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Cyber Attacks Increased 50% in 2021 and Peaked in December due to Log4J Exploits

Cyber Attacks Increased 50% in 2021 and Peaked in December due to Log4J Exploits

To start the new year, Check Point Research (CPR) is sharing global statistics of cyber attack increases observed in 2021 by region, country and indus..

Businesses to face disruption as contractors vote with their feet

Businesses to face disruption as contractors vote with their feet

Business continuity is at risk in 2022 as contractors become increasingly unwilling to take inside IR35 roles. That is according to th..

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VSS Capital Partners Completes Growth Investment in GLOBO Language Solutions

VSS Capital Partners Completes Growth Investment in GLOBO Language Solutions

Transaction Positions Provider of Unified Translation Services for Next Chapter of Growth and Enhanced Customer Experience NEW YORK – VSS Capital Part..

UK orders housebuilders to come up with $5 billion plan to remove cladding

UK orders housebuilders to come up with $5 billion plan to remove cladding

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has given housebuilders around two months to come up with a fully-funded plan to remove dangerous cla..

Orange’s board selects three candidates for new CEO – sources

Orange’s board selects three candidates for new CEO – sources

By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) – The search for a new CEO at France’s state-controlled telecoms firm Orange has boile..

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NICE Actimize Augments Cloud Native X-Sight Financial Crime Platform with Sparkling Logic’s Decision Management Technology

NICE Actimize Augments Cloud Native X-Sight Financial Crime Platform with Sparkling Logic’s Decision Management Technology

Sparkling Logic’s decision management platform leverages data insights and authors   business rules to define automated decisions NICE Actimize, a NIC..

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Malware Exploits Microsoft’s e-Signature Verification to Target 2,000+ Victims in 111 Countries, and Counting

Malware Exploits Microsoft’s e-Signature Verification to Target 2,000+ Victims in 111 Countries, and Counting

Check Point Research (CPR) spots new malware campaign exploiting Microsoft’s digital signature verification to steal user credentials and sensitive in..

Gazprom books no Yamal-Europe gas transit capacity for Dec. 30

Gazprom books no Yamal-Europe gas transit capacity for Dec. 30

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian gas company Gazprom has not booked natural gas transit capacity for exports via the Yamal-Europe pipe..

Oil prices stay firm on fuel demand despite COVID-19 surge

Oil prices stay firm on fuel demand despite COVID-19 surge

By Florence Tan and Sonali Paul SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Thursday to extend several consecutive days of gains, buoyed b..

Successful deals are down to the composite of the Board

Successful deals are down to the composite of the Board

By  Karen Thomas-Bland, founder of Seven Transformation Certain things have contributed to the recent explosion of activity in M&A..

Oil prices keep climbing even as Omicron COVID-19 variant fans out

Oil prices keep climbing even as Omicron COVID-19 variant fans out

By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Thursday for a third straight day, underpinned by a weaker dollar on opt..

Tesla CEO Musk says he is ‘almost done’ with stock sales; shares rally

Tesla CEO Musk says he is ‘almost done’ with stock sales; shares rally

By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday he was “almost done” with hi..

UK retail sales growth slides as Omicron hits – CBI

UK retail sales growth slides as Omicron hits – CBI

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British retail sales growth fell sharply in the first half of December as concerns about the Omicr..

Boeing, Airbus executives urge delay in U.S. 5G wireless deployment

Boeing, Airbus executives urge delay in U.S. 5G wireless deployment

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun and Airbus Americas CEO Jeffrey Knittel on Monday urged ..

Barclays gets Australian banking licence in expansion push

Barclays gets Australian banking licence in expansion push

(Reuters) – UK-based Barclays Plc said on Monday it had received approval from Australia’s prudential regulator to operate..

End of an era: Airbus delivers last A380 superjumbo

End of an era: Airbus delivers last A380 superjumbo

By Tim Hepher and Fabian Bimmer PARIS/HAMBURG (Reuters) -Airbus delivered the final A380 superjumbo on Thursday, to Dubai’s Emir..

Boohoo warns on outlook, blaming higher returns and pandemic costs

Boohoo warns on outlook, blaming higher returns and pandemic costs

LONDON (Reuters) -British online fashion retailer Boohoo warned on Thursday that expectations for its 2021-22 year will be lower than ..

Schroders in talks to buy stake in green investor Greencoat

Schroders in talks to buy stake in green investor Greencoat

LONDON (Reuters) -British fund manager Schroders said on Thursday it was in advanced talks to buy a significant stake in renewables in..

Our journey to becoming a remote-first company

Our journey to becoming a remote-first company

How Cactus Communications has embraced remote first employment   Over the past 12 years, rates of remote working have grow..

Machine Learning Automates Carbon Calculation for Construction

Machine Learning Automates Carbon Calculation for Construction

Quebec Wood Export Bureau works with Brainpool.ai to create CarbonFixer, a building design tool to show benefits of using sustainable ..

Company climate disclosures jump in 2021 as board pressure builds

Company climate disclosures jump in 2021 as board pressure builds

By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – The number of companies sharing climate data with CDP, the world..

Organisations Facing Greater Risk of Ransomware Cyberattacks This Festive Season as More Workers Shop on Company-Owned Devices

Organisations Facing Greater Risk of Ransomware Cyberattacks This Festive Season as More Workers Shop on Company-Owned Devices

New research from Menlo Security reveals that 80 per cent of workers in the UK and US. are concerned about personal data being stolen ..

Why Creating Experiences that Matter is Key for Customer Attention

Why Creating Experiences that Matter is Key for Customer Attention

By Neal McMahon, Regional Sales Leader UK&I Employees across the UK are once again free to work from where they please, meaning th..

Lancia to mimic Mercedes in pursuit of a future inside Stellantisv

Lancia to mimic Mercedes in pursuit of a future inside Stellantisv

By Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s Lancia will pursue profitability over volume to secure a long-term home in the 14 ..

Here’s How You Zoomed Over the Past Year

Here’s How You Zoomed Over the Past Year

By Rhonda Hughes, Global Content & Social Advocacy Lead at Zoom If you’re like me and everyone else across the globe, you’ve spent..

AB Foods says Primark trading ahead of expectations

AB Foods says Primark trading ahead of expectations

LONDON (Reuters) -Associated British Foods said on Friday trading to date at its Primark fashion business had been ahead of expectatio..

Nestle sale of L’Oreal shares pleases investors on both sides

Nestle sale of L’Oreal shares pleases investors on both sides

By Gwénaëlle Barzic and Silvia Aloisi PARIS (Reuters) -Shares in Nestle and L’Oreal rose on Wednesday after the Swiss food grou..

An opportune time for IT employees to look for their dream job and focus on the long term

An opportune time for IT employees to look for their dream job and focus on the long term

By: Rishi Agrawal, Global Delivery Head & SVP – Application, Automation and Analytics Services, 3i Infotech  Recently, I got a pan..

Changing the way people collaborate with teammates anywhere, Avocor announces its new E Series, with optimized touchscreens and superior glass technology.

Changing the way people collaborate with teammates anywhere, Avocor announces its new E Series, with optimized touchscreens and superior glass technology.

E Series is the ideal solution for a wide range of collaboration scenarios demanding fluid performance and meeting equity Wilsonville..

Rydoo and TravelPerk join forces to automate and optimise expenses for business travellers

Rydoo and TravelPerk join forces to automate and optimise expenses for business travellers

Mechelen, Belgium, 02 December 2021 – Rydoo, a leading international SaaS software solution for managing business travel and expense r..

China Nov export growth slows but imports accelerate

China Nov export growth slows but imports accelerate

BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s exports growth lost steam in November, pressured by a strong yuan, weakening demand and higher costs,..

UBS gives Hong Kong staff COVID quarantine cash -memo

UBS gives Hong Kong staff COVID quarantine cash -memo

HONG KONG (Reuters) – UBS Group AG has offered its Hong Kong staff up to HK$2000 ($256.45) a day to help cover mandatory hotel q..

AB InBev aims for core profit growth of 4% to 8% over medium term

AB InBev aims for core profit growth of 4% to 8% over medium term

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Anheuser-Busch InBev set a target under its new leadership on Monday of delivering core profit growth of be..

Entrepreneurs perform better if able to choose ideas OR team members – but not both

Entrepreneurs perform better if able to choose ideas OR team members – but not both

Entrepreneurial teams perform better if able to choose their own team members or their own ideas, finds new research from ESMT Berlin...

Swiss chocolate makers focus on incomes to end child labour

Swiss chocolate makers focus on incomes to end child labour

By Silke Koltrowitz ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss chocolate makers Barry Callebaut and Lindt & Spruengli said improving cocoa far..

Allianz aims for 5-7% annual EPS growth for 2022-24

Allianz aims for 5-7% annual EPS growth for 2022-24

BERLIN (Reuters) – Allianz raised its targets for shareholder returns for 2022-24 on Friday, aiming for 5-7% annual growth in ea..

If we are to tackle racism and sexism in the workplace, we need to stop shutting down debate around unconscious bias training

If we are to tackle racism and sexism in the workplace, we need to stop shutting down debate around unconscious bias training

By: Dr Jo Kandola, business psychologist and head of digital solutions at Pearn Kandola We’re all biased. It’s important for everyone ..