Cost of a data breach hits record high during pandemic

Average total cost of a data breach increased by nearly 10 per cent year over year. Data breaches now cost surveyed companies USUS$4.24 million per incident on average – the highest cost in the 17-year history of IBM’s annual Cost of a Data Breach Report. Based on in-depth analysis of real-world data…

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MAS want FIs to adopt data analytics appropriate to the business

By Loo Siew Yee assistant MD (Policy, Payments & Financial Crime) at MAS. Technology can be a powerful enabler in the fight against money laundering. The right solutions support financial institutions, and I will refer to them as FIs, to more sharply and quickly detect higher risk customers and activities,…

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Companies to spend almost US$342B on AI solutions in 2021

From 2023 onwards, AI services is forecast to become the fastest growing category. Worldwide revenues for the artificial intelligence (AI) market, including software, hardware, and services, is estimated to grow 15.2 per cent year over year in 2021 to US$341.8 billion, according to the latest release of the International Data…

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Developing the MVP for AI governance

Testing Framework aims to help AI system-owners and or developers . Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and the PDPC are working with like-minded partners to develop a credible Minimum Viable Product (MVP) that will allow industry to achieve greater transparency around AI systems, and enable organisations to deploy AI…

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Two-thirds of Indian organisations in the early stages of AI adoption

More than half of the organizations are still in the opportunistic stage of AI adoption . With digital transformation (DX) being a key objective, many Indian organisations in every industry are exploring AI technologies to enhance customer experience, improve operations, and enhance decision-making. “Only 8.4 per cent of the Indian…

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Singapore to unlock full potential of digital

SGTraDex to digitalise the supply chain ecosystem. Singapore Government has announced that the country will be stepping up investments to unlock the full potential of the digital revolution through collective action. Building “digital infrastructure” for the future – SGTraDex The pandemic has accelerated the overall shift to digital. Building a…

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AI/ML to be the critical skill in Indian organisations

Skill to be obtained within the next six months Organizations plan to acquire or develop critical skills such as Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML), cloud, and data analytics within their businesses in the next six months. International Data Corporation (IDC) recently published report provides an overview of Indian organisations’ skill development…

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