A new report from Forrester forecasts global technology spending to grow by 5.6% in 2025, reaching an impressive $4.9 trillion—up from $4.7 trillion in 2024. This growth is attributed to several key factors, including the rapid adoption of software, IT services, generative artificial intelligence (genAI), and cloud technologies, with Asia Pacific and North America leading … Read more
Security experts have warned that a cybercriminal group has been running a malicious and inventive phishing campaign since August 2024 to break into organizations across Europe, North America, Africa, and the Middle East. The Russian group, known as Storm-2372, has targeted government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), as well as firms working in IT, defence, telecoms, … Read more
What will the world look like in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s latest trade war? At best, it will see a collection of contrite nations trying to restore mutual economic relations in the wake of a great economic fiasco. At worst, it will be a world that makes the devastation wrought by the … Read more
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at SCOR and AXIS Capital Holdings. A summary of these new hires follows here. SCOR Taps Allianz’s Schaefer as Global Head of Casualty & EIL, Succeeding Carerras SCOR announced the appointment of Holger Schaefer as global head of Casualty & EIL, within SCOR Business Solutions, effective March … Read more
Xiaomi has published a new set of proposed global standards aimed at bolstering security of its consumer IoT products. “Users’ security and privacy is the top priority of Xiaomi, and we promise that this applies to all markets where we operate,” said Cui Baoqiu, Xiaomi vice president and chairman of Xiaomi Security and Privacy Committee. … Read more