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How To Know If An E-Mail Is Trustworthy

By Louis Columbus on March 22, 2020

Bottom Line: Phishing is the leading cause of all breaches, succeeding because impersonation, redirection, and social engineering methods are always improving. And, phishing is only one way emails are used in fraud. Businesses need to understand if an email address can be trusted before moving forward with a transaction. Microsoft thwarts billions of phishing attempts […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged BitDefender, citrix, Comodo, CyberRoam, cybersecurity, E-mail security, Imperva, Kaspersky, Kount, Kount Real-Time Identity Trust Network, lastpass, Louis Columbus' blog, microsoft, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, phishing

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Why Your Biometrics Are Your Best Password

By Louis Columbus on March 18, 2020

Bottom Line: Biometrics are proving to be better than passwords because they’re easier to use, provide greater privacy and security, and are gaining standardization across a broad base of mobile, desktop, and server devices that users rely on to access online services. In keeping with the theme of this year’s RSA Conference of Human Element, […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Apple Biometrics, Apple Face ID, Apple’s Touch ID, Biometrics, Centrify, Entrust Datacard, FIDO2, HID Global, Idaptive, ImageWare, Louis Columbus' blog, microsoft, MobileIron, Passwordless authentication, passwords, RSA Conference, Thales, Windows Hello, Zero Trust Security

SAP's Integration Urgency

SAP’s Integration Urgency

By Vinnie Mirchandani on March 3, 2020

Talking about the heady days in the late 90s, one of SAP’s best salespeople had reminisced: “It was a truly transformational time for the technology industry. We replaced thousands of departmental and mainframe systems. We put MSA, M&D, and many…

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software (IBM, microsoft, oracle, SaaS, sap

The Most Innovative Tech Companies Based On Patent Analytics

The Most Innovative Tech Companies Based On Patent Analytics

By Louis Columbus on December 23, 2019

Microsoft, Apple, and IBM lead the world in hardware & software patent innovation according to PatentSight. Samsung, Johnson & Johnson, LG Electronics. Alphabet, Qualcomm, Ford, Intel, Microsoft, Sony, and VW are the ten most innovative companies in the world, according to PatentSight’s patent analytics research. Ford leads the global automotive industry in patent innovation, due […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged apple, Fanuc, ford, ibm, intel, Johnson & Johnson, LG Electronics. Alphabet, Louis Columbus' blog, microsoft, Most innovative companies of 2019, Patents, PatentSight, Qualcomm, samsung, Sony, VW

Why Cybersecurity Needs To Focus More On Customer Endpoints

Why Cybersecurity Needs To Focus More On Customer Endpoints

By Louis Columbus on December 10, 2019

Cloud-based endpoint protection platforms (EPP) are proliferating across enterprises today as CIOs and CISOs prioritize greater resiliency in their endpoint security strategies going into 2020. Gartner predicts that Global Information Security and Risk Management end-user spending is forecast to grow at a five-year CAGR of 9.2% to reach $174.5 billion in 2022, with approximately $50B […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Absolute Persistence, Absolute Resilience, absolute software, Absolute Software (TSE: ABT), asset management, Christy Wyatt CEO of Absolute Software, Cloud-based endpoint protection platforms (EPP), cybersecurity, endpoint security, gartner, IT Asset Management, Louis Columbus' blog, microsoft, Morgan Stanley Research, Palo Alto Networks

The Best IoT Companies To Work For In 2019 Based On Glassdoor

The Best IoT Companies To Work For In 2019 Based On Glassdoor

By Louis Columbus on September 3, 2019

Employees would most recommend the following companies to their friends looking for a job in IoT:  IGEL, SAP, ARM, Fortinet, Google, Microsoft, Bosch, Samsara, Schneider Electric, Siemens, Dell Technologies, Red Hat, Cisco Systems and Trend Micro. These 14 companies are the highest rated by employees working for them based on a comparison of Computer Reseller News’ Internet of Things 50, 2019  with their respective Glassdoor scores as of today, Sunday, August 18, […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged arm, Bosch, Cisco Systems, Dell Technologies, Fortinet, google, IGEL, iiot, industrial internet of things, Internet of Things, IoT, iot best companies to work for, Louis Columbus' blog, microsoft, Red Hat, Samsara, sap, schneider electric, siemens, Trend Micro

5 Ways To Demystify Zero Trust Security

5 Ways To Demystify Zero Trust Security

By Louis Columbus on March 24, 2019

Bottom Line: Instead of only relying on security vendors’ claims about Zero Trust, benchmark them on a series of five critical success factors instead, with customer results being key. Analytics, Zero Trust Dominated RSA Analytics dashboards dominated RSA from a visual standpoint, while Zero Trust Security reigned from an enterprise strategy one. Over 60 vendors claimed […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Akamai, Capgemini, Centrify, Cisco, Ledios Cyber, Louis Columbus' blog, microsoft, MobileIron, Palo Alto Networks, RSA Conference, Symantec, Trend Micro, Zero Trust Privilege, Zero Trust Security, ZTP

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Vodafone’s 2019 IoT Barometer Reflects Robust Growth In The Enterprise

By Louis Columbus on March 3, 2019

85% of enterprises who develop deep expertise with IoT succeed at driving revenue faster than competitors. 81% of enterprises say Artificial Intelligence streamlines interpreting and taking action on data insights gained from IoT systems and sensors. 68% of enterprises are using IoT to track the security of physical assets, making this use case the most […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged 5G, Artificial intelligence, iiot, industrial internet of things, Internet of Things, IoT, IoT Enterprise Adoption, IoT Forecast, IoT Growth Rate, Louis Columbus' blog, machine learning, Manufacturing, microsoft, Vodafone IoT Barometer 2019

Top 10 Ways Internet Of Things And Blockchain Strengthen Supply Chains

Top 10 Ways Internet Of Things And Blockchain Strengthen Supply Chains

By Louis Columbus on February 2, 2019

The majority of enterprises are prioritizing their blockchain pilots that concentrate on supply chains improvements (53%) and the Internet of Things (51%) according to Deloitte’s latest blockchain survey. By 2023, blockchain will support the global movement and tracking of $2T of goods and services annually based on a recent Gartner By 2020, Discrete Manufacturing, Transportation & Logistics […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged blockchain, Blockchain forecasts, Blockchain use cases, Ethical Supply Chains, IBM Food Trust, iiot, industrial internet of things, Internet of Things, IoT, Logistics, Louis Columbus' blog, microsoft, Supply Chain Costs, supply chain management, World Health Organization

Event Report: Retailers Navigate Exponential Tech Amidst New Business Model Shifts #NRF2019

Event Report: Retailers Navigate Exponential Tech Amidst New Business Model Shifts #NRF2019

By R "Ray" Wang on January 19, 2019

Retail Innovation Continues To Improve As Budgets And Margin Grow Over 40,000 attendees gathered at Jacob Javitz convention center in New York City for the annual big show (see Figure 1.) The show kicked off with a keynote from BJ’s Wholesale Club Chairman, President, and CEO Chris Baldwin. Chris conveyed the impact of retail on […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged #NRF2019, 2019, Apps Strategy, best practices, Business Transformation, C-Suite, CDO, CEO, CFO, Chief Collaboration Officer, Chief Creative Officer, Chief Customer Officer, Chief Data Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Chief executive officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief information officer, Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief People Officer, Chief procurement officer, Chief Revenue Officer, Chief Sales Officer, Chief Security Officer, Chief Service Officer, Chief Technology Officer, CHRO, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, CMO, Constellation Research, COO, CRM, Digital Business, Digital Disruption, Digital Strategy, Digital Transformation, DigitalBiz, digitaltransformation, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, event report, experience management, google, google cloud platform, growth, innovation, jump start growth, Leadership, microsoft, Microsoft Azure, National Retail Federation, R “Ray” Wang;, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, The Big Show, trends

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