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The biggest cyber attacks of 2022 | BCS - 0 views

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  • In a year of global inflation and massive rises in energy costs, it should come as no surprise that the cost of a data breach has also reached an all-time high.
  • average total cost of $4.5m
  • Amongst the 550 companies that IBM contacted that had experienced a data breach, a disappointing 83% had experienced more than one in the same period
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  • common attack vector remains credential theft (19%) then phishing (16%), misconfigured cloud (15%) and vulnerabilities in third-party software (13%).
  • Russia has, for many years, attacked Ukrainian infrastructure such as power grids, internet infrastructure and banks. Since the outbreak of physical hostilities, this has extended to systems related to government administration and the military.
  • The Russia-linked cyber gang known as Conti managed to cause major disruption to financial operations throughout Costa Rica in April.
  • Ransomware, while not the overwhelming headline grabber it was a year ago, is still a major and terrifying threat to many companies
  • A group known as Lapsus$ began 2022 with a string of high profile targets including Nvidia, Ubisoft, Samsung and Microsoft. In each case, data was stolen and in many cases leaked online. Their operating model is extortion where access is most often gained through phishing and then they seek out the most sensitive data they can find and steal it. Often, they do not deploy encrypting software at all.
  • Hacking back is where offensive security experts will attempt to compromise attacker’s machines. This can be legally murky as often the attacking machines are compromised third parties.
  • June this year, a former Amazon employee, Paige Thompson, was convicted for her role in the 2019 Capital One breach. While working for Amazon Web Services (AWS), she exploited her knowledge of cloud server vulnerabilities and stole personal information of over 100 million people.
  • cripple Costa Rica’s import/export business.
  • The main attack vectors continue to be credential theft and phishing emails so it is vital to continue to raise awareness through corporate training and public ad campaigns. Finally, the conflict in Ukraine is showing how effective cyber weapons can be in disrupting command and control in a war.
  • anaferia on 04 Oct 22
     
    To summarize, this article states that, it should not come as a surprise that the cost of a data breach has also increased to an all-time high in a year marked by significant increases in energy prices and worldwide inflation. According to IBM's Cost of Data Breaches Report 2022, the average overall cost is $4.5 million. Additionally, even if ransomware isn't garnering as much attention as it did a year ago, it still poses a serious danger to many businesses. Credential theft and phishing emails are still the major threat vectors, therefore it's critical to keep spreading awareness through public awareness campaigns and business training. Finally, the situation in Ukraine is demonstrating the potency of cyber weapons in sabotaging command and control in a fight.
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How E-Waste Affects the Environment - Human-I-T - 1 views

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  • As the world’s fastest-growing waste stream for almost a decade now, e-waste affects the environment in truly detrimental ways. And it’s not slowing down
  • e-waste generated annually has grown by over 7% since 2020
  • 59.4 million metric tons projected by the end of 2022
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  • expected to grow 26% by 2030 and double by 2050
  • two big factors contributing to its current acceleration.
  • first is growing incomes in low- and middle-income countries which allow more people than ever to access consumer electronics
  • second is the increasing availability of previously unthought-of electronic products to consumers in middle- and high-income countries
  • Products like e-cigarettes and electric vehicles are just two examples of products that, due to their increased popularity, have begun contributing more e-waste to landfills over the past decade.
  • electronics which power our lives are composed of substances which are harmful to the environment and our health.
  • e-waste negatively impacts the environment: air, water, and soil.
  • E-waste pollutes the air primarily as a consequence of improper recycling processes that are typical at informal e-waste processing plants located in developing economies
  • E-waste workers dismantle and shred electronics at these plants, which flings large amounts of dust and other particulates into the air.
  • e-waste workers use acids, desoldering materials, and other chemicals to dissolve e-waste with high-value materials like gold and silver . These techniques then release additional damaging fumes into local communities.
  • Recyclers dispose of acids and other chemicals they rely on to strip precious metals from e-waste into streams, ponds, and rivers. Then, the heavy metals inside of e-waste – like lead, arsenic, and cadmium – then compound this damage by seeping into water tables from landfills and e-waste dumps.
  • Increased acidification of waterways leads to more marine life and fish dying.
  • The heavy metals that are present then leach into those same waterways where they damage fishes’ tissues and gills.
  • two contaminants – acid and heavy metals – decimate biodiversity. This creates a domino effect where some organisms – previously constrained by predators – are then able to flourish and dominate the area
  • increased exposure to e-waste leads to ecosystem collapse in and around our waterways.
  • the dismantling, shredding, or burning of e-waste can also release large, coarse particles into the air.
  • due to their size and weight, these particles then quickly fall back to Earth where they subsequently contaminate soil. Shredding and burning of e-waste also produces toxic ash containing heavy metals and flame retardants which then leach into soil.
  • If we want to protect our planet from scourge e-waste, we’re going to have to start prioritizing reuse above all. By embracing this central principle of the circular economy, we can begin diverting valuable electronics away from landfills and back into the hands of people who need them
  • anaferia on 28 Sep 22
     
    To summarize, E-waste has been the fastest-growing waste stream in the world for nearly a decade, and it has a really negative impact on the environment. And the pace is not decreasing. E-waste is made of the materials that make up the electronics that run our life which are bad for the environment and for our health. Additionally, the three primary impacts are air, water, and soil that negatively affects the environment. Finally, to protect our planet from e-waste is prioritizing reuse of products.
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Proximity Marketing: How It Can Help Your Small Business in 2022 | Beambox - 0 views

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  • Mobile technology has transformed the world of restaurant and bar marketing, taking it to new heights of precision and effectiveness that go beyond anything seen before
  • nowadays carries a smartphone in their pocket has changed the marketing landscape beyond recognition.
  • with almost 6.5 billion smartphone users worldwide, there’s simply never been a better time to look into location-based marketing and advertising technique
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  • This tactic has been proven hugely effective for a wide array of businesses and industries, and is especially well-suited for drawing in punters to your restaurant, cafe or bar
  • Proximity marketing hones in on potential customers in your area, and lets them know what you do best.
  • proximity marketing is set to become part of the ‘new normal’ for restaurant bar promotion.
  • Making Use of WiFi for Proximity Marketing
  • proximity-based marketing is part of the rising trend for hyper local marketing - both the oldest and newest form of marketing there is.
  • The benefits of this approach are abundantly clear, and many businesses of many types are leaping on board the proximity marketing bandwagon
  • This approach is also great for boosting engagement levels with existing customers. Nothing tempts diners back to a restaurant they’ve already enjoyed like the promise of a discount, free appetiser, or loyalty program, and proximity marketing techniques will achieve that swiftly, efficiently and with all the power that hyper local advertising can achieve.
  • proximity advertising comes in several different forms, each with their own advantages which may suit your business better.
  • proximity marketing is all about making use of your customers’ and potential customers’ location in order to market your business.
  • Beacon Marketing
  • Proximity Marketing with GPS
  • RFID - The Cutting Edge of Proximity Marketing
  • almost everybody is a potential customer
  • By increasing your potential traffic in this way, proximity marketing techniques generally bring about a strong ROI that cannot be overlooked.
  • With plenty of savvy planning, a keen knowledge of your customer base and their various needs and desires, and a bit of modern technical wizardry, proximity marketing for restaurants can boost your bottom line.
  • a trend likely to continue growing for the foreseeable future.
  • anaferia on 20 Sep 22
     
    To summarize, this article is based on how proximity marketing is a new trend that is likely to continue growing for the foreseeable future. Also, the benefits allow for companies to boost their traction with customers as well as boosting engagement levels with existing ones. Moreover, there are different types of proximity marketing and each have their own advantage that may suit a specific business better.
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AI Robots: 18 Top Examples of Artificial Intelligence in Robotics 2022 | Built In - 0 views

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  • Artificial intelligence is a branch of computer science that seeks to develop technology to simulate the workings of the human brain.
  • AI has been used to develop and innovate intelligent machines that can be used for everything from manufacturing to assisting healthcare providers.
  • Robotics dates back to 1898, when Nikola Tesla used radio waves to remotely direct the movement of a robot boat in a miniature man-made pond during an electrical exhibition at Madison Square Garden in New York
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  • British polymath Alan Turing explored the mathematical potential of AI. He believed if people could use information and reason to solve problems, why couldn’t computing machinery do the same thing,
  • Top Companies Using AI Robot Technology
  • AI robot Shakey
  • marked the first mobile robot that could reason about its actions, according to the Computer History Museum
  • Companies Using AI Robot Technology
  • Miso Robotics creates AI robots for use in commercial kitchens.
  • Piaggio Fast Forward’s AI robot acts as an extra set of hands
  • Cruise combines AI with machine learning and robotics to develop self-driving, autonomous cars.
  • Starship creates autonomous robots that help to deliver items within a 4-mile radius.
  • Brain Corp’s proprietary technology makes AI robots adaptable and flexible so they can navigate unstructured environments like warehouses and store floors.
  • Outrider produces autonomous, zero-emission systems for yard operations to promote safety, efficiency and sustainability.
  • Skydio is a drone manufacturer using AI to develop technology for autonomous flight
  • Diligent Robotics uses AI to build robotic assistants for the healthcare industry.
  • AMP Robotics puts AI to work to automate recycling.
  • Perceptive Automata uses machine learning to help autonomous vehicles predict human behavior.
  • Hanson Robotics creates AI robots that not only have a human appearance, but also operate with human-like characteristics.
  • Autonomous aircrafts play a role in delivering goods to remote locations, where it’s difficult to get vehicles into the area or cost prohibitive to attempt the delivery.
  • Elroy Air uses AI in its autonomous Vertical Take-Off and Landing cargo aircraft called Chaparral. The AI robot can carry 300 to 500 pounds over a 300-mile range. 
  • UiPath’s Robotic Process Automation software instills AI into robots to help them perform repetitive tasks more efficiently and learn while they go.
  • Neurala created “The Neurala Brain,” AI software that makes an array of devices more intelligent.
  • Sea Machines creates autonomous technology for the marine and maritime industry.
  • Veo Robotics creates industrial robots with 3D sensing, AI and computer vision capabilities that enhance manufacturing operations.
  • iRobot uses AI in engineering home robots like the Roomba robot vacuum and Braava mopping robots.
  • Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot looks like an AI dog robot, and it “has an inherent sense of balance and perception” that’s a product of an AI style the company refers to as “athletic intelligence.”
  • anaferia on 13 Sep 22
     
    As you read and examine the article, you will find that there have been many technological developments in AI and robotics. It has intrigued many on how applying intelligence to robotics will further innovations. Additionally, the article mentions how robotic dates back to 1898 and Nikola Tesla/s story and how fifty years later, Alan Turing, a mathematician explored the potential of AI. Moreover, as the two were combined together to create an AI robot currently many top companies have adapted the use of AI or AI robot technology to help in different industries with different services and duties.
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Global Distribution System [GDS] Market to Rise at CAGR of 4.3% during Forecast Period ... - 0 views

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  • The value of global distribution system [GDS] market was clocked at US$ 4.7 Bn in 2021. The global distribution system [GDS] market is estimated to develop at a CAGR of 4.3% during the forecast period, from 2022 to 2031.
  • tremendous saturation of data has been a result of digital revolution in many industries.
  • identifying patterns or trends to optimize business operations, this is anticipated to lead to a rise in the usage of global distribution system (GDS) software across a variety of sectors.
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  • better GDS connectivity with hotels enables real-time access to the hotel's reservation system. In order to expand their clientele, businesses in the hotel industry are heavily spending in marketing initiatives. The use of GDS can assist cut down on marketing expenses. As a result, the incorporation GDS with hotels aids in offering a more affordable option to marketing.
  • Increasing GDS-Hotel connection enables real-time access to the hotel's reservation system.
  • Many industries, including the civil, airline, hotel, and auto rental industries, have benefited from GDS's high operational efficiencies, higher profit margins, and improved customer experience.
  • hold a major global distribution system market share 2022 in the forthcoming years. Europe and North America are anticipated to hold onto their positions during the forecast timeline. Leading providers of GDS are present in the U.S., while SMEs and the travel businesses are present in Europe, which is expected to boost the market in both of these regions.
  • key market players are SiteMinder Distribution Limited TravelSky Technology Limited Kiu System Solutions Amadeus IT Group SA, infini Travel Information, Inc. Sabre Corporation Pegasus GDS
  • Global Distribution System [GDS] Market: Segmentation Component Software/Platform Service Application Aviation Cruise Hotels and Resort Car Rental Others
  • anaferia on 07 Sep 22
     
    To summarize, during the projected period, the hotel and tourist industry is estimated to account for a worldwide distribution system market share. In 2021, the global distribution system [GDS] market is expected to be worth US$ 4.7 billion. During the forecast period, from 2022 to 2031, the global distribution system [GDS] market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.3%.The digital revolution has resulted in tremendous data saturation in many industries, and identifying patterns or trends to optimize business operations is expected to lead to an increase in the use of global distribution system (GDS) software across a variety of sectors, opening up new opportunities.
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Cloud Trends That Will Shape 2022 and Beyond - 3 views

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  • Cloud adoption has been on an upward trajectory for over a decade now
  • forced many employees to go digital and adapt to the work-from-home model. The workforce change heavily relies on the cloud model for continuity and growth.
  • Anything-as-a-Service (XaaS) model.
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  • wo reasons continue to be the major driving factors set to further bolster the growth of cloud adoption in 2022 onwards
  • global public cloud services are expected to grow by over 22% ($482 billion US dollars) in 2022.
  • expect better and more robust automation and AI
  • cost efficiency and accuracy of AI and ML
  • Cloud technologies are moving away from linear evolution and preparing for exponential evolution, adoption, and growth.
  • Cloud computing has been a very effective catalyst in enabling and developing AI, ML, and automation. Cloud computing can also offset the upfront project costs associated with AI and automation. It’s also helping businesses make efficient, data-driven decisions using AI and driving companies to adopt, implement, and scale automation services. That’s all helping achieve better data management, insights, security, and scale.
  • crucial driving factors in adopting AI and automation as they can deliver low latency and services-on-demand along with better data handling capabilities and processing power.
  • fraction of the price.
  • cybersecurity is growing, along with the demand for fast, efficient, and robust cloud applications through cloud-native apps
  • cloud delivery models are ever-evolving.
  • confined to infrastructure, platform, or software as services
  • has numerous delivery models.
  • Hybrid cloud infrastructure provides improved scalability and control, allowing businesses to deploy multiple delivery models
  • Businesses can then achieve increased agility and innovation, while also improving security and risk management.
  • A multi-cloud infrastructure empowers companies to uniformly distribute their workloads across multiple cloud environments.
  • enables optimized ROI, superior security, service autonomy, and low latency
  • serverless cloud computing and XaaS are also pivotal to the future IT landscape change.
  • Businesses are now more concerned about the security and safety of their digital resources.
  • Maintaining disaster recovery and data compliance is becoming more complex.
  • Secure Access Service Edge is a cybersecurity concept that creates a secure connection between applications/services and organizational entities, like users, systems, and devices. SASE is a framework that combines network security functions (like SWG and FWaaS).
  • industry experts believe SASE can assist companies in warding off cyber attacks.
  • Cloud disaster recovery is a cloud-based service that combines several strategies and services to back up resources, like data, applications, and configuration.
  • restore any affected data and resume normal operations after a disaster.
  • cloud-native apps have reached the next evolution stage
  • only increasing
  • more portability and agility
  • help companies focus on several key constraints to business development including challenges, maturity, expectations, and opportunities.
  • High speed and quick deployment.
  • Advanced data security and compliance.
  • Reduced latency
  • Disaster recovery.
  • Collaboration.
  • AI adoption has always been an optimization problem for companies worldwide. The cloud can be a solution for issues with cost, performance overhead, workload management, and data processing
  • Proper due diligence, scoping, and the right tools can also reduce these challenges.
  • Containerization is a form of virtualization.
  • added complexity and implementation challenges
  • They can reduce costs, provide tailor-made solutions, and allow for cross-platform environments.
  • To mitigate these challenges, you can establish well-defined identity and access management solutions. You can also monitor the cloud environment and watch for misconfigurations.
  • It’s helping streamline the IT landscape, and will likely continue to do so well beyond 2022.
  • safe, streamlined cloud adoption.
  • ensure you’re making the most out of these cloud trends, and minimizing any negative impacts.
  • forgo the tools individual clouds offer. Instead, implement unified cloud aggregator services to collect the data from multiple vendors
  • Hybrid cloud helps organizations further reduce costs, and helps increase agility and innovation
  • It’s an information security concept that enforces giving the lowest possible privileges/permissions level possible to minimize the threats associated.
  • A denial of service (DoS) attack is a cyberattack that shuts down a computer or a server.
  • XaaS is a modern and collective term that refers to the delivery of anything as a service.
  • anaferia on 31 Aug 22
     
    To summarize, the article talks about how cloud use has been increasing for over a decade, forcing many employees to embrace digital and adapt to the work-from-home concept. For continuity and expansion, the workforce transformation strongly relies on the cloud model. Given the extensive development, acceptance, and cloud deployment in corporate IT in recent years, the anticipation of stronger and more robust automation and AI has grown and should expect cloud delivery strategies to shape the cloud ecosystem in 2022 and beyond. Also, the demand for cybersecurity is rising, as is the desire for cloud-native programs that are quick, efficient, and robust.
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Capital expenditure management to drive performance | McKinsey - 0 views

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  • companies that reduce spending on capital projects can both quickly release significant cash and increase ROIC
  • As the cost of capital goes up, discipline in managing large projects will become increasingly important.
  • organizational drivers that impede capital expenditure management affect all stages of a project life cycle, from portfolio management to project execution and commissioning.
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  • essential to identify strengths, areas of improvement, and the value at stake.
  • capital expenditure management leaders face similar challenges to those in other functions that have already undergone major productivity improvements: often these challenges are not technical problems but instead relate to how people work together toward a common goal
  • organizations have a significant opportunity to fundamentally improve project outcomes by rethinking traditional approaches to project delivery
  • anaferia on 26 Aug 22
     
    Businesses may optimize the life cycle of a capital expenditure project by concentrating on three areas: capital strategy and portfolio optimization, project development and value enhancement, and project delivery and construction. Organizations must develop a transparent and carefully evaluated baseline and capital budget that provides a clear knowledge of the total capital expenditure budget for the next years, as well as realistic cost and time predictions for the organization's portfolio of capital projects. While claims on capital projects are relatively prevalent, smart management may keep them under control and allow owners to retain considerable value.
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