State Of AI And Machine Learning In 2019
Marketing and Sales prioritize AI and machine learning higher than any other department in enterprises today. In-memory analytics and in-database analytics are the most important to Finance, Marketing, and Sales when it comes to scaling their AI and machine learning modeling and development efforts. R&D’s adoption of AI and machine learning is the fastest of […]
5 Key Insights From Absolute’s 2019 Endpoint Security Trends Report
Endpoint security tools are 24% of all IT security spending, and by 2020 global IT security spending will reach $128B according to Morgan Stanley Research. 70% of all breaches still originate at endpoints, despite the increased IT spending on this threat surface, according to IDC. To better understand the challenges organizations have securing the proliferating number and […]
How AI Is Protecting Against Payments Fraud
80% of fraud specialists using AI-based platforms believe the technology helps reduce payments fraud. 63.6% of financial institutions that use AI believe it is capable of preventing fraud before it happens, making it the most commonly cited tool for this purpose. Fraud specialists unanimously agree that AI-based fraud prevention is very effective at reducing chargebacks. […]
Why going straight to digital from your legacy outsourcing engagement is like buying a Tesla
As we discussed last week, the 2019 State of Operations data shows a strong appetite from enterprises to dump legacy outsourcing practices and reinvest in operating models that can take them straight to digital. While the desire to invest in an outsourcing model nose-dived from 62% in 2018 to 28% this year, it’s also worth looking at […]
Why Manufacturing Supply Chains Need Zero Trust
According to the 2019 Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report, manufacturing has been experiencing an increase in financially motivated breaches in the past couple of years, whereby most breaches involve Phishing and the use of stolen credentials. 50% of manufacturers report experiencing a breach over the last 12 months, 11% of which were severe according to Sikich’s […]
The Best IoT Companies To Work For In 2019 Based On Glassdoor
Employees would most recommend the following companies to their friends looking for a job in IoT: IGEL, SAP, ARM, Fortinet, Google, Microsoft, Bosch, Samsara, Schneider Electric, Siemens, Dell Technologies, Red Hat, Cisco Systems and Trend Micro. These 14 companies are the highest rated by employees working for them based on a comparison of Computer Reseller News’ Internet of Things 50, 2019 with their respective Glassdoor scores as of today, Sunday, August 18, […]
Absolute’s CEO Christy Wyatt On Leading A Cybersecurity Company And The Power Of Resilience
Christy Wyatt’s career exemplifies what you would expect from a high-performing tech leader who thrives on turning challenges into growth. Showing persistence, resiliency, and tenacity – she has a long history of scaling high-growth technology companies and infusing them with greater creative energy, ingenuity, and intensity for results. As CEO of Absolute, she’s leading the company […]
If Rebranding’s the Answer, What was the Question?
From time to time, every CMO faces a key question: to brand or not to rebrand? Often, it’s right after joining a company and you want to make a big splash. Sometimes, it’s after you’ve been with a company for a while and you and some told-timers are bored with the current branding and want […]
Mobile Identity Is The New Security Perimeter
86% of enterprise executives say that mobile threats are growing faster than any other according to Verizon’s Mobile Security Index 2019 and 67% of enterprise execs are less confident about the security of their mobile devices compared to other IT assets. Mobile devices are hackers’ favorite platform to target, with over 905,000 malware packages installed in Q1 […]
As 47% of enterprises seek to reduce their reliance on outsourcing… we’re going straight to digital
It’s taken more than 12 years – ever since the first-ever blog post written right here – but the outsourcing marketing is on the cusp of its most seismic change since the offshore revolution… the majority of enterprises are seeking to pull away from their stale outsourcing relationships and replace people with intelligent cognitive workers […]
