Other ICT spending declined in 2020. While the enterprise spending on most ICT solutions in Malaysia declined in 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis, the communications and collaboration software market in the country bucked the trend and registered a year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth of 19.1 per cent, finds GlobalData, a leading…
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Vietnam Government agency suffered cyber attack
Reports the Vietnam Government Certification Authority suffered supply chain attack. It has been reported that in early December 2020, the Vietnam Government Certification Authority (VGCA) was the victim of a supply-chain attack, similar to the Able Desktop software attack. According to cyber security firm, ESET, researchers uncovered this new supply-chain…
Read MoreIndia’s software market achieved a revenue of US$6.48 billion in 2019
However in 2020 software implementations, upgrades, or migrations will be delayed by a few quarters, unless extremely critical. Analyst and research firm IDC reports India’s software market grew by 16.0 per cent year over year (YoY) in the second half of 2019, compared to the same time in 2018. For…
Read MoreManaging the right data sets to drive digital transformation
CIOs need to implement collaborative infrastructure design for their organisations. Deploying the right integration tools to help business get a good overview of different data sets, can help drive the success of digital transformation. Organisations will now think of ways to have more efficient use of data and how it…
Read MoreCyber threats rapidly expanding
APAC organisations suffering threat fatigue Since COVID-19 began having a substantial impact on working practices, companies like Cisco have noticed an increased “uptake” of “security products”. Steve Moros, director of cybersecurity for Cisco Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ) told CIO Tech Asia organisations have realised how vulnerable their data and security…
Read MoreDigital strategy core to surviving pandemics
Not identifying how business is changing leaves them vulnerable COVID-19 has become the global pandemic that has taken shaken organisations, without a digital strategy to the core and put a sharp focus on areas that businesses have not prioritised enough investment in emerging technologies. Disruption is being felt across all…
Read MoreRobotic support for front-line services fighting COVID-19
Digital workers and services donated to font line service organisation Robotic process automation software company Blue Prism has come up out with a COVID-19 Response Program for customers. Blue Prism has initiated dozens of projects by donating digital workers and services to assist front lines like health emergency and across other…
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