Global technology intelligence firm ABI Research evaluated the impact politics, regulation, the economy, supply chain, ESG, and technology are having on manufacturers of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), pharmaceuticals, producers of steel, chemicals, pulp and paper, as well as the mining and oil & gas sectors. 
Trend Micro Incorporated has predicted that ransomware groups will increasingly target Linux servers and embedded systems over the coming years. It recorded a double-digit year-on-year (YoY) increase in attacks on these systems in 1H 2022.Tony Lee, Head of Consulting, Hong Kong & Macau, of Trend Micro, said: "New and...
Nine out of 10 accounting and financial professionals in Mainland China believe their employer will increase technology use over the next 12 months. However, there is a digital divide between large and small businesses according to CPA Australia's Business Technology Survey 2022.Eighty per cent...
Kroll has launched its 2022 Cyber Risk and CFOs report titled “Over-Confidence is Costly”. The report found chief financial officers (CFOs) woefully uninformed about their company’s cyber security risks, despite being confident in their company’s ability to respond to an incident.
A global talent shortage is limiting the take-up of new technology for more than a third of businesses in Hong Kong, according to a CPA Australia's survey. A regional survey of business technology adoption by CPA Australia found 73 per cent of respondents in...
Over the last few years, we have seen seismic shifts in consumer behaviours and expectations in the wake of the pandemic and its related lockdowns. As COVID becomes endemic, we see life resuming with some sense of normality and a renewed interest by people to do more...
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...
Micro, small, and medium enterprises' (MSMEs) contributions to the economy and exports have steadily increased over the last few years due to technological advances, government policies, and increasing levels of entrepreneurship across Asia-Pacific (APAC). MSMEs contribute an impressive amount ($15 trillion in 2021) to APAC's gross domestic...
Artificial intelligence (AI) will create new revenue and growth opportunities for start-ups and global information and communication technology (ICT) companies, finds Frost & Sullivan's analysis, Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) Market. The adoption of AI technologies across industries unleashes innovative business models, drives operational efficiencies, and...
Start-ups, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), and youth will get more resources to innovate using their Intellectual Property (IP). They will be able to tap on free IP legal advice, patent drafting and/or prosecution services, resources, and training. A release...