Singaporean small businesses which leverage technology are more likely to experience business growth, according to global professional accounting body CPA Australia. Around one-third (36.4 per cent) of Singapore's small businesses grew in 2021, a slight increase from 35.5 per cent in 2020. This result was affected...
Pattern has polled 1,000 Chinese shoppers who shopped on the largest cross-border marketplace Tmall Global in the past 12 months. The polling is set to understand these cross-border shoppers' online buyer behaviour, and how their buying decisions for Western brands and products were influenced in...
Sophos has published a new sectoral survey report, The State of Ransomware in Retail 2022, which found that retail had the second highest rate of ransomware attacks last year of all sectors surveyed after the media, leisure, and entertainment industry.   Globally, 77% of...
In this current economy, ASEAN’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) remain upbeat about their economic prospects. Many businesses are excited about the ongoing tech revolution, with plans to double down on technology investments to increase efficiency, enhance the customer experience and future-proof their operations.
After surviving the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and facing a global economic recession, what is the best strategy to ensure development goals are met in a country like Malaysia? The answer: nurture new technological skills in the workforce to ensure the country remains digitally...
OpenText™ has released the results of the 2023 OpenText Cybersecurity Threat Report which explores the latest threats and risks to the small and medium business (SMB) and consumer segments. The OpenText Cybersecurity annual report breaks down a broad range of threat activity, offers insight into...
Veritas Technologies has announced new research that indicates half of consumers (49%) think it's the responsibility of the organizations that store their information online to delete it when it's no longer needed. They're also prepared to vote with their feet if businesses don't cut back on...
Even in the context of a cooling hiring market, the role of the chief information security officer (CISO) is maturing as organizations' technological needs and risks become greater and multiply, according to the 2023 Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Survey, released by Heidrick & Struggles. To ensure...
Kaspersky’s latest statistics for Singapore revealed that small and medium businesses (SMBs) continue to be the target for cyber criminals in the city state.Between the period of 1H 2023, SMB employees here encountered malware or unwanted software disguised as business applications with approximately 50 unique files being...
The 8th edition of the e-Conomy SEA report3 - Reaching new heights: navigating the path to profitable growth, released by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company shows that, despite global macroeconomic headwinds, the region’s gross merchandise value (GMV) continues an upward trajectory and is set to reach...