19Jan/23

SecurityGen identifies the cybersecurity priorities for mobile operators in 2023

January 19, 2023SecurityComputer security, Crime prevention, Cybercrime, Cyberwarfare, E-commerce, Information governance, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Prevention, Security, Security engineering, Sigma Telecomadmin

SecurityGen, the award-winning global provider of security solutions and services for the telecoms industry, today announced its cybersecurity priorities for telecom operators in 2023. Continue reading

19Jan/23

How to spot a cyberbot – five tips to keep your device safe

January 19, 2023ScienceAdrian Winckles, Andrew Moore, Antivirus software, Artem, Botnets, Computer network security, Computer virus, Computing, Creative Commons, Cybercrime, Internet security, Multi-agent systems, Rootkit, Security, Security breaches, SHUTTERSTOCK, Spammingadmin

How to spot a cyberbot – five tips to keep your device safe

Adrian Winckles, Anglia Ruskin University and Andrew Moore, Anglia Ruskin University

You may know nothing about it, but your phone – or your laptop or tablet – could be taken over by someone else who has found their way in through a back door. They could have infected your device with malware to make it a “bot” or a “zombie” and be using it – perhaps with hundreds of other unwitting victims’ phones – to launch a cyberattack.

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19Jan/23

How the Fifa20 video game reproduces the racial stereotypes embedded within football

January 19, 2023GamesCreative Commons, Culture, Cultures, Esports, FIFA, Gamer, germain s, Marcus Maloney, Paul Ian Campbell, Raheem Sterling, Samantha Kerr, SHUTTERSTOCK, Soraya Murray, Stereotype, United Kingdom, Video game, Video game culture, Video gaming, Vinnie Jonesadmin

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Paul Ian Campbell, University of Leicester and Marcus Maloney, Coventry University

EA Sports’ Fifa football videogame series is arguably the most successful sports gaming franchise of all time. Since its debut in 1993, it has sold over 260 million copies across 29 iterations. This position was reaffirmed in 2022, with its latest instalment, Fifa23, reported as the UK’s highest selling videogame at Christmas.

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18Jan/23

Tech downturn slashes billions from value of world’s top brands

January 18, 2023TechnologyAmazon, Brand, Brand Finance, Brand management, Brand valuation, Business, Identification, Marketing, Product managementadmin

Amazon has reclaimed top spot as the world’s most valuable brand despite its brand value falling 15% from US$350.3 billion to US$299.3 billion, according to a new report from leading brand valuation consultancy, Brand Finance. Continue reading

18Jan/23

US financial institutions brace for soaring financial crime, with 100 percent re-evaluating their approach to risk

January 18, 2023SecurityEconomy, Financial crises, Inflation, Macroeconomics, Recession, Social groups, Ukraine, United Statesadmin

As war rages in Ukraine and inflation impacts the economy, financial institutions in the United States expect a subsequent economic downturn to drive a rise in financial crime. Continue reading

18Jan/23

Matteo Messina Denaro: arrest of mafia boss after 30 years on the run is the end of an era – but not the end of the Cosa Nostra

January 18, 2023CrimeAntonino Giuffrè, Bernardo Provenzano, Capo dei capi, Corleone, Corleonesi Mafia clan, Creative Commons, Crime, Denaro, Felia Allum, Giovanni Falcone, Giuseppe Di Matteo, Italy, Matteo Messina Denaro, Organized crime, Paolo Borsellino, Riina, Sicilian Mafia, Sicilian Mafia Commissionadmin

Felia Allum, University of Bath

Matteo Messina Denaro, one of the leaders of the Sicilian mafia, the Cosa Nostra, has finally been detained after 30 years on the run. His arrest came as around 100 police officers surrounded the private Maddalena clinic in Palermo where they had discovered he was receiving treatment.

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18Jan/23

Infosys Ranked in the Top 3 IT Services Brands in the World; Among the Top 150 Most Valued Brands

January 18, 2023TechnologyBrand, Brand Finance, Brand management, BSE SENSEX, Business, CNX Nifty, Economy of India, Infosys, Infosys Consulting, Marketing, Product managementadmin

Infosys (NSE, BSE, NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, today announced that it has been recognized as the top 3 most valuable IT services brands globally, according to Brand Finance, the world’s leading brand valuation firm, in its Brand Finance Global 500 2023 report. Continuously accelerating brand growth, marked by 84% increase in its brand value since 2020, Infosys is now among the top 150 most valuable brands in the world. Continue reading

17Jan/23

New ETC Insights Briefing

January 17, 2023LegalArticles, Bright green environmentalism, Low-carbon economy, Renewable energy, Renewable energy technology, Technological changeadmin

In its latest Insights Briefing, “Streamlining planning and permitting to accelerate wind and solar deployment”, the ETC highlights how governments, civil society and wind and solar developers can take action to reduce unnecessary delays caused by common planning and permitting barriers in renewables deployment whilst maintaining strong environmental, bio-diversity and social safeguards. Continue reading*———

17Jan/23

Trip.com Group participates in World Economic Forum 2023, reaffirming crucial role of travel in global economy

January 17, 2023EconomyArticles, Ctrip, Davos, Jane Sun, Organizations, Switzerland, Trip, Trip.com, Trip.com Group, World, World Economic Forumadmin

Leading online global travel service provider, Trip.com Group, is driving the ongoing recovery of travel at the prestigious World Economic Forum (WEF). Trip.com Group Chief Executive Officer, Jane Sun, attended the in-person forum held in Davos, Switzerland that brings together leaders from government, business, and civil society to address the state of the world and discuss priorities for the year ahead. Continue reading

17Jan/23

Tredence Launches ATOM.AI, an Integrated Accelerator Ecosystem for Retailers and CPGs at NRF 2023

January 17, 2023InnovationGuitarists, Joe Louis Walker, Musicians, National Retail Federationadmin

Tredence, the Data Science and AI Solutions company, today announced the launch of ATOM.AI, an intelligently engineered platform that leverages AI to accelerate data and analytics modernization. Tredence announced the launch of ATOM.AI for retailers and consumer goods companies at NRF, the leading retail industry show hosted by the National Retail Federation. Continue reading