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By Lucas Budman, CEO, TruU As old years end and new ones begin, it’s natural to look ahead at the promise and possibility that lie in front of us. What’s new? What’s near? What’s next? But in cybersecurity, we already know what to expect in 2022: more breaches. Why? Because loss or theft from data leaks has grown substantially year-over-year for so many consecutive years now we’d be fooling ourselves to think 2022 will be…

With an undergraduate degree in political science and time spent as a Peace Corps and AmeriCorps volunteer, Lain McGrath hardly envisioned a career in software engineering. Yet after onboarding at HR SaaS provider Gusto in a customer experience (CX) role, exposure to coding sparked McGrath’s interest in shifting professional tracks. The problem: She had no formal training and experience in computer science. What might be a hurdle for many did not stop McGrath or her…

Researchers have spotted what they believe is the first recorded instance of Android malware distributed by prolific state-sponsored Russian hacking group Turla. Also known as Venomous Bear among many other monikers, the APT group is linked to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), a successor to the KGB. As such, it’s currently involved in operations targeting Ukrainian forces and pro-Ukrainian activists, many of whom have been encouraged to enlist in a volunteer “IT army” to DDoS…

Legal experts have expressed serious misgivings about aspects of the UK government’s proposed changes to data protection legislation, claiming it may risk ending streamlined data flows with EU countries. The long-awaited and much-trailed Data Protection and Digital Information Bill has been billed as the UK’s attempt to update its legal framework post-Brexit. However, the balance between improving on the GDPR and diverging too far away from it is key. If the latter happens, then the…

In an effort to minimize grant fraud, the Swedish government is establishing a new authority to consolidate all payments from several agencies and services, and CIOs and IT leaders are central to its mission and success. Due to an estimated $1.8 billion being paid out erroneously every year, the need for the government to act has become urgent, highlighting this payments channel and its robust oversight as an important weapon against organized crime. The payments…

The digital transformation of the Middle East’s retail sector in the last five to seven years has brought immense value in crafting more agile supply chains that accommodate demand. In a recent PwC study, retail CEOs in the region cited key factors to achieve this being their ability to manage faster delivery times, support easier product returns, and balance stock volumes. “It would be naïve to underestimate the pandemic’s influence on many companies’ digital transformation,”…

Technologies such as wireless, mobile apps and digital payments have given consumers more options than ever for purchasing products and services. This ongoing evolution in technology-based payment choices is both creating opportunities for and putting pressure on merchants to meet the expectations of these newly empowered digital consumers. Research by Cybersource, a Visa solution, shows that today’s consumers are 63% more likely to shop with merchants that offer their preferred payment options.[1] Unfortunately, the proliferation…