This Week's Gurus

Using CTI to support a back to basics approach   Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) can be defined in many different ways and it can simply be a threat feed. In the coming year, it will be important to use threat intelligence to provide an early warning system to customers and context to threats. In short, by doing the hard work, so customers don’t have to be dependent on the service and level of access, suppliers...

As an estimated 3.5 million Britons packed their suitcases and flew home for the winter break, the airline industry was working hard to ensure the holiday travel season ran smoothly. Airport delays are no one’s idea of holiday fun, and flight disruption is a major financial and reputational risk for airlines worldwide. However, the aviation sector’s high-profile visibility and wealth of customers’ sensitive personal data appeal to the agendas and motivations of a wide range...

Mobile There is no way around it: the mobile story will just get bigger and bigger.  As mobile wallet adoption continues to rise globally, the message for merchants is a simple one: get your mobile strategy right or get left behind.  In many Asian and Latin American countries, mobile wallets are now the dominant payment platform. In China consumers, have adopted mobile almost exclusively as their payment channel of choice. Consumers want to buy products...

Despite the rise of alternative energy sources, the oil and gas (ONG) sector remains integral to the global economy. The success of the ONG sector is intertwined with the success and viability of other sectors -- particularly those that are dependent upon natural resources, from shipping to plastic production. This correlation seems set to continue for the foreseeable future. However, the ONG sector’s success is also influenced by a critical yet lesser-known variable: cyber threats....

David Ferbrache, chief technology officer in KPMG’s cyber security practice, highlights ten cyber security trends we can look out for in 2018. He said:   Everyone will be waiting for 25th May “This is the day that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force. Most firms have taken time to understand what GDPR may mean for them, and in many cases have reviewed (or even partially disposed of) their holdings of personal data....

Businesses are under constant pressure to improve operational efficiency. Overheads are continuously scrutinised, with departments tasked with reducing margins year-on-year, and it is the IT department that is under the most pressure to deliver these efficiencies. Digital transformation is hyped as the answer to deliver increased efficiencies, gain competitive advantage and change, for the better, how businesses interact and communicate with customers and employees. But taking a business on a digital transformation journey is a...

During my college days, I played guitar in a band and it was rarely easy. Practicing in my bedroom so that I could learn how to play the song correctly was difficult, but with time I sounded pretty good. However, delivering that same song in a harmonious way when playing with the entire band was another story. We had to adjust a lot in order to create the perfect sound, and so we spent a...

Just a few years ago, not many predicted cloud computing would reach the heights we’ve seen in 2017 – 79 percent of companies now run workloads in the cloud (split almost evenly between public and private clouds). With the cloud bar constantly being raised, where do we go from here? Here are five predictions for the future of Cloud Computing in 2018.   True Hybrid Clouds Emerge Hybrid cloud is all the buzz. The ability...

Black Friday is a chaotic time for both consumers and retailers. Customers scramble over one another to get the best deals and collectively spend more and more money each year. Last year, UK consumers spent over £1.2bn on Black Friday alone; over the whole week period it is thought to be more than £6bn. Meanwhile, in the U.S., online Black Friday sales exceeded $3 billion in 2016 for the first time in history. This is...

Businesses need to be absolutely clear about terms and definitions if they are to achieve compliance with the new General Data Protection Regulation. Semantics is rarely a matter of life and death, but a misunderstanding over a couple of words could do serious damage to your business. When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force in May 2018, businesses will need to have a precise and thorough understanding of the various terms and...