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How Does 5G Impact Business Cybersecurity?
The rollout of 5G networks is helping business operations and opening new opportunities for innovation and a better customer experience. However, these advancements also bring cybersecurity considerations.
More organizations are prioritizing the adoption of 5G, and they face several challenges and evolving threats. Without the right security policies in place, several risks can compromise sensitive data and disrupt operations. Fortunately, knowing about the potential downsides and benefits of 5G can help businesses invest with safety in mind.
Should You Use AI in Employee Performance Reviews?
The way performance reviews have been handled for years is broken. Managers can spend countless hours preparing ones that feel biased, outdated and disconnected from performance. Meanwhile, employees typically dread the annual ritual of subjective evaluations that may not reflect their real contributions. With artificial intelligence (AI) promising to automate routine work, eliminate bias and deliver data-driven insights, it may be tempting to let it handle your performance review tasks.
However, there's more to consider. Before you hand over this critical HR function to algorithms, there are crucial benefits, risks, and implementation strategies business and IT leaders need to understand.
Addressing 6 Common CRM Implementation Challenges
Implementing a new customer relationship management (CRM) system can be an excellent way to increase conversions and retain customers. It offers a platform for improving sales pipeline visibility and enhancing customer engagement.
However, the road to a successful CRM rollout can be difficult. Many organizations encounter obstacles that delay adoption or prevent them from fully extracting the value from their investment. These challenges can be due to various factors, but fortunately, many solutions exist to overcome them.
How to Implement Zero Trust for SMBs
Today’s digital landscape poses significant cybersecurity threats to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). In the past, the castle-and-moat network security model — a protected perimeter to safeguard a company’s information and assets from cybercriminals — was sufficient. However, the rise of remote work and cloud-based applications calls for a zero-trust approach.
Zero trust is typical among larger enterprises and government bodies. Although SMBs can implement it, doing so may seem daunting. The following is an overview of the zero-trust security model, its importance and the steps brands must take to strengthen their online defenses.
How to Mitigate Insider Threats With Behavior Analytics
Insider threats can be challenging to deal with. Their prominence demands attention, but they can be hard to identify, and businesses don’t want to interrupt people’s work because of false positives. User and entity behavior analytics offers a solution.
What Is Behavior Analytics?
Behavioral analytics is a subset of machine learning focused on identifying how users or devices tend to act. In a security context, that means setting a baseline for normal behavior to detect suspicious activity.
How to Achieve Compliance in a Multicloud Environment
Regulatory compliance is an ever-evolving field for technology professionals. As cybercrime continues to grow, so do standards around acceptable data practices. This is a positive trend concerning cybersecurity and consumer privacy, but it can feel at odds with multicloud environments. Here are ways multicloud challenges regulations and strategies organizations can take to overcome compliance obstacles.
What Are the Implications of Quantum Computing for the Future of Data Security?
Quantum computing has the potential to change the data security landscape permanently. In as little as five years, it could make the most relied-upon encryption schemes ineffective — making businesses vulnerable to breaches.
Quantum Computing’s Impact on Data Security
Quantum computing can make some of the most common data security measures ineffective. While experts haven’t reached a consensus on how soon it will happen, many agree it will become an issue within the next few decades.