High inventory and low demand lead to PC decline

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 55,2-million units in the first quarter of 2023, a 30% decrease from the first quarter of 2022, according to Gartner. An unfavourable combination of oversupply and continued low PC demand due to economic uncertainties and a lack of...

Top cybersecurity trends for 2023

Security and risk management (SRM) leaders must rethink their balance of investments across technology and human-centric elements when creating and implementing cybersecurity programmes in line with nine top industry trends, says Gartner. “A human-centered approach to...
Half of executives are experiencing a ‘resiliency gap’

Half of executives are experiencing a ‘resiliency gap’

Despite three straight years of ongoing disruption and economic ambiguity, when it comes to resiliency, 53% of executives admit their company is not where it should be, according to new research by SAS. The analytics company’s latest report – Resiliency Rules...

Spend on IT and business services proves resilient

Global IT and business services revenue is expected to grow (in constant currency) from $1,13-trillion in 2022 to $1,2-trillion in 2023, or 5,7% YoY, according to IDC’s latest Worldwide Semiannual Services Tracker. In nominal dollar denominated revenue based on...

Zero-day in Windows used in Nokoyawa ransomware attacks

In February, Kaspersky experts discovered an attack using zero-day vulnerability in the Microsoft Common Log File System (CLFS) whereby a cybercriminal group used an exploit developed for different versions and builds of Windows OS – including Windows 11 –...

Dispelling myths in the lithium supply chain

Rare earth minerals finds in India and falling prices could inform future lithium demand, but one should never underestimate the resilience of the supply chain. That’s the view of Oliver Chapman, CEO of supply chain specialist OCI, who says: ““Supply chains adjust,...