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Nation state cyberthreats are growing in prevalence, persistence, and scale across the globe. As evidenced by the latest activity in Ukraine, nation state actors are emboldened to take action via cyberspace. In fact, Trellix’s most recent Threat Labs Report: April 2022 detailed an upsurge in cyber threats likely from a Russian-backed actor in the fourth quarter of 2021.

With climate change and overtourism affecting our daily lives, sustainability and mindfulness have entered the travel discussion. Acting in ways to better our communities has shifted from environmental concern to activism in specific spaces, including the tourism industry. So, precisely what is sustainable travel? In its basic form, sustainable tourism is travel that has a positive long-term and short-term impact on a local community, environment, and economy.

With cyberattacks on the rise around the globe and IT systems becoming more complex, zero-trust has become a hot topic within the technology space. However, zero-trust is not new and has been a continuation of a principle that’s been around for years. To better understand why more business leaders are looking into zero-trust as a secure backup solution, let’s explore the history, challenges and why such projects are never really over.

Forescout’s Vedere Labs unveiled research into the riskiest IT, IoT, OT and IoMT devices across enterprise networks. The study uncovers what makes them risky and how to mitigate cyber risks affiliated with them. The growing number and diversity of connected devices in every industry presents challenges for firms to manage the risks they are exposed to.

SugarCRM, provider of AI-driven CRM platform, announced the winners of the 2022 SugarCRM Customer Breakthrough Awards for the Americas and Asia Pacific regions. The global awards program returns for its second year to recognize customers and partners worldwide investing in the Sugar platform - Sugar Sell for the modern sales warriors, Sugar Market for the marketing mavericks, and Sugar Serve for the customer service heroes - for breakthrough customer experiences and business growth.​

As the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) opens its 22nd Global Summit in Riyadh, a new global consumer survey has revealed that the appetite for international travel is now at its highest point since the start of the COVID 19 pandemic with consumers planning many trips.

Over the last 40 years, mobile phones have vastly improved in size and functionality. The first handheld phone was affectionately called 'the brick' because it was large and clunky. In recent years, however, the smartphone has become high-tech and streamlined, with a rapid internet connection, tons of apps, and a fabulous integrated camera. You can also buy extra accessories to improve your smartphone camera.

Forescout’s Vedere Labs released its latest research report, the first systematic study into deep lateral movement: how advanced adversaries can move laterally among devices at the controller level – known as Purdue level 1 or L1 – of Operational Technology networks. Deep lateral movement lets attackers gain deep access to industrial control systems and cross often overlooked security perimeters, allowing them to perform highly granular and stealthy manipulations as well as override functional and safety limitations.

Fluent Commerce has partnered with customer experience firm Merkle, a dentsu company, to implement a new distributed Order Management System (OMS) for VF Corporation. Founded in 1899, VF is one of the world’s largest apparel, footwear and accessories firms. It is home to brands including the North Face®, Vans®, Timberland® and Dickies®.

Pet peeves. We all have them. But mention the phrase and add in ‘ZOOM meeting’, and you’re sure to launch into a rant about online conferencing frustrations that you have had to endure over the past two years thanks to ZOOM calls becoming a norm of every work day. ZOOM fatigue is relatable. Many of us had to work from home during the first two years of the pandemic and many are still doing so, even as we move into the third year of COVID life.