Doug Bonderud

1 week ago | blog.barracuda.com | Doug Bonderud

Artificial intelligence (AI) has arrived. According to a recent Deloitte report,  78% of companies plan to increase their AI spending this year, with 74% saying that generative AI (GenAI) initiatives have met or exceeded expectations. Accessibility is the cornerstone of AI success. Large or small, digitally native or brick-and-mortar, any business can benefit from intelligent tools. But this accessibility isn't inherently ethical.

1 month ago | biztechmagazine.com | Doug Bonderud

Self-service is no longer expected; it’s the standard. According to data from PYMNTS, 84% of U.S. consumers enjoy using self-service options, and 66% of customers prefer this technology to traditional staffed checkouts. But what makes one self-service solution better than others? And what features do users want in order to improve their experience?

1 month ago | ibm.com | Doug Bonderud

According to the IBM Cost of a Data Breach 2024 report, the average global breach cost has reached USD 4.88 million — a significant increase over last year’s USD 4.45 million and the biggest jump since the pandemic. For financial industry enterprises, costs are even higher. Companies now spend USD 6.08 million dealing with data breaches, which is 22% higher than the global average. Here’s what financial organizations need to know about this year’s Cost of a Data Breach report.

2 months ago | blog.barracuda.com | Doug Bonderud

In February 2022 Russian state threat group APT28, also called Fancy Bear, Forest Blizzard, and GrusomeLarch, attacked a U.S. company with ties to Ukraine. The motive was familiar: intelligence gathering. The method, however, was novel — a new approach that combined remote risks with next-door networks. Known as a nearest neighbor attack, it's a wake-up call for companies that lock digital doors but leave Wi-Fi windows open.

2 months ago | ibm.com | Doug Bonderud

Misconfigurations remain a popular compromise point — and routers are leading the way. According to recent survey data, 86% of respondents have never changed their router admin password, and 52% have never adjusted any factory settings. This puts attackers in the perfect position to compromise enterprise networks. Why put the time and effort into creating phishing emails and stealing staff data when supposedly secure devices can be accessed using “admin” and “password” as credentials?