The first wave of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) solutions has already achieved considerable success in companies, particularly in the area of coding assistants and in increasing the efficiency of existing SaaS products. However, these applications only show a small glimpse of what is possible with large language models (LLMs). The real strength of this technology is now unfolding in the second generation of AI-powered applications: agent-based systems that build on the solid foundation of LLMs…

The majority of ransomware attacks target small businesses, according to Verizon’s latest Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), with extortion malware appearing in 88% of SMB breach incidents compared to just 39% at larger organizations. The 2025 edition of the annual report, published on April 23, showed that ransomware was involved in 44% of all attacks for the reported period – a total of 12,195 data breaches, between November 1, 2023, and October 31, 2024. This…

Ransomware attacks plummeted by 32% month-over-month in March 2025, with a total of 600 claimed incidents, according to NCC Group’s latest Threat Pulse report. Despite the drop compared to February 2025, the firm noted that ransomware cases in March increased by 46% year-over-year. Commenting on the findings, Matt Hull, Head of Threat Intelligence at NCC described the month-over-month fall in March as a “red herring,” as it followed unprecedented levels of attacks in the preceding…

Ensure your data has actionable value The most monetizable data types provide insights that can’t be found elsewhere, ISG’s Rudy says. “This includes benchmark data for comparison to peers to help drive actionable change, competitive intelligence that’s specific, predictive analytics to help drive fact-based decisions, and AI-driven insights that pull from multiple sources of data that are typically siloed.” User behavior data is one of the most monetizable data types, says Agility Writers’ Yong, pointing…

“The goal is to have a best of breed to be able to quickly handle and adapt to changes,” he says. “It also enables other types of efficiency improvements, such as building good conditions for a data platform, which is a prerequisite for using new technology like AI.” Some might say that making a cloud journey now is quite late, and there might be something to that, admits Caddeo, but positioning is good and he’s…