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As companies lean into data-first modernization to deliver best-in-class experiences and drive innovation, protecting and managing data at scale become core challenges. Given the diversity of data and range of data-inspired use cases, it’s important to align with a robust partner ecosystem. This can help IT teams map the right set of services to unique workflows and to ensure that data is securely managed and accessible regardless of location. Data volume has become a challenge…

Security experts from online platform Zscaler have published an analysis of the new variant of the known Raccoon Stealer malware. Writing in an advisory last Friday, Zscaler said the new version of the malware is written in C, unlike previous versions which were mainly written in C++. Raccoon Stealer 2.0 features a new back-end and front-end, and code to steal credentials and other data more efficiently. The novel version of the credential stealer can also…

Only a minority of companies who are either current SAP customers, or plan to become SAP ERP users, have completed their migration to the company’s S/4HANA system, even though support for its ECC on-premises suite will end in 2030, according to a report from digital transformation services provider LeanIX. Just 12% of current and intended SAP ERP users responding to a LeanIX survey have completed the transition to S/4HANA, SAP’s cloud-based ERP suite that runs…

Cybersecurity firm Volexity spotted new activity from a threat actor (TA) allegedly associated with North Korea and deploying malicious extensions on Chromium-based web browsers. A recent advisory from the security researchers dubbed this new TA SharpTongue, despite it being publicly referred to under the name Kimsuky. Volexity said it frequently observed SharpTongue targeting individuals working for organizations in the US, Europe and South Korea.  Particularly, the TA would reportedly victimize individuals and companies who work…

Most organizations realize that using data to better understand customer needs and preferences is vital to creating consistently great customer experiences. The challenge many face is how to put all of the data they’re collecting to work toward that goal.  We asked the CIO Experts Network, a community of IT professionals, industry analysts, and other influencers, how businesses can make better use of their data to improve customer experiences. Here are four key takeaways from…

For the healthcare sector, siloed data comes across as a major bottleneck in the way of innovative use cases such as drug discovery, clinical trials, and predictive healthcare. An Aster DM Healthcare, an Indian healthcare institution, has now found a solution to this problem that could lead to several cutting-edge solutions. A single patient generates nearly 80MB of data annually through imaging and electronic medical records. RBC Capital Market projects that the annual growth rate…

Image: Adobe Stock Malware exists in different flavors. Most of the time, malware consists of malicious files stored in computers operating systems, just like any other file, and running as software with or without high privileges. When found, they generally can be easily deleted from the file system or removed when the operating system is being reinstalled. However, rootkits are yet different malware. What are rootkits? Rootkits are designed to provide access to a computer…