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61 Percent of Business Leaders Think Hackers Are Winning War Against Cybercrime, But Many are Ignoring Problem: RSM Survey

Six in 10 business leaders believe that in the war against cybercrime, hackers are more sophisticated than software developers, according to a new RSM cybersecurity survey. The pan-European survey of board members at nearly 600 successful businesses by the European Business Awards also revealed that 73% consider themselves at risk from cybercrime and only 31% believe their security strategy will protect them from a cyberattack.

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Next-Gen Technology Adoption Pushes Global Military Cybersecurity Market Toward $16 Billion by 2023: Frost & Sullivan

Global defense industries are transforming their operations and capabilities through significant investments in disruptive technologies and platforms, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan. Driven by changes in military cybersecurity requirements, the analyst firm anticipates global military cybersecurity to grow to $16.01 billion by 2023 -- reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.6% from 2018-2023.

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Connected and Vulnerable: Deloitte Shares Top Five Tips for IoT Device Security

As Internet of Things (IoT) devices continue to proliferate, the onus is on organizations to put security at the forefront of their IoT priorities according to new recommendations from Deloitte. From cameras to toothbrushes, thermostats to hospital infusion pumps, connected devices are actively being targeted by cyber adversaries determined to compromise corporate and individual privacy, construct botnets, place malicious software and steal intellectual property.

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Vitria's Chris Menier and Cognizant's Tiran Dagan Explore How Digital Operations and AIOps Help NSPs Create Customer-Centric IT Ecosystems

In an ongoing effort to identify the metrics that matter for improving customer engagement, companies must leverage the latest technologies to monitor and measure the key elements that affect the user experience.

In an audio interview for journalists covering Mobile World Congress 2019 in LA on October 22-24, Tiran Dagan, Chief Digital Officer for Media and Communications for Cognizant, and Chris Menier, Vice President and Transformation Strategist for Vitria, discuss how Digital Operations and Artificial Intelligence supported operations (AIOps) can enable network service providers (NSPs) to improve the experience of their subscriber bases by mining data to gain better insights from operational activities.

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Investments Spurring Aggressive Expansion of Food Delivery Companies to Thrust Global Revenues to $200 Billion, Predicts Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan predicts online food delivery industry revenues to rise from $82 billion in 2018 to a staggering $200 billion in 2025. That translates into a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14% as a result of increasing global penetration, strategic mergers and acquisitions, and adoption of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, AR/VR, drones and autonomous vehicles.

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European Wearables Market More than Doubled in 2Q19, Says IDC

Shipments of wearable devices in Europe grew 154.4% year over year to 13.4 million units in the second quarter of 2019, according to data from International Data Corporation's (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. In 2Q19, earwear accounted for 52.3% of shipments in the region, followed by watches (26.7%) and wristbands (20.7%).

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New IDC Spending Guide Sees Consumer Spending on Technology Reaching $1.69 Trillion in 2019: IDC

Consumer spending on technology is forecast to reach $1.69 trillion in 2019, an increase of 5.3% over 2018, according to the latest Worldwide Semiannual Connected Consumer Spending Guide from International Data Corporation (IDC). Consumer purchases of traditional and emerging technologies will remain strong over the 2019-2023 forecast period, reaching $2.06 trillion in 2023 with a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.1%.

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Multiple Technologies Converge to Boost the Wireless Infrastructure Market to $32 Billion by 2025: ABI Research

The global RAN (Radio Access Network) baseband and small cell equipment market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of over 8% to exceed $32 billion in 2025, according to a new report published by ABI Research. These sales take into account both outdoor and indoor RAN equipment including macro basebands, outdoor small cells, indoor small cells, and DAS (Distributed Antenna Systems).

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Regtech Spending to Reach $127 Billion by 2024, As AI Drives Cost Savings: Juniper Research

New data from Juniper Research forecasts that the value of regulatory technology or “regtech” spending will exceed $127 billion by 2024, up from $25 billion in 2019. This growth will be driven by a dramatic rise in the automation of resource-intensive tasks, such as those involved in KYC (Know Your Customer) checks and increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in transaction monitoring.

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