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Global cybersecurity talent gap widens

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“Skill requirements are shifting faster than many practitioners can keep up, which is causing the cybersecurity talent gap to widen once again,” said Will Markow, vice president of applied research at Lightcast, in a statement. There are an estimated 1.25 million professionals who are working in cybersecurity in the U.S.

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Palo Alto Networks firewalls have UEFI flaws, Secure Boot bypasses

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Researchers have discovered that next-generation firewalls from Palo Alto Networks contain years-old known vulnerabilities in their UEFI firmware a finding that provides yet more evidence of a broader issue with specialized devices today.

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Attackers probing backdoor flaw in popular Cisco Smart Licensing Utility, warns SANS

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According to a March 19 warning by Dean of Research Johannes Ullrich, SANS has detected some exploit activity aimed at the flaws, first made public by Cisco last September. For hackers (and researchers), this would be too tempting to pass over. Finding and exploiting backdoors is almost a sport in some quarters.

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IBM: 78% of mainframe shops are piloting, operating AI apps

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New research from IBM finds that enterprises are further along in deploying AI applications on the big iron than might be expected: 78% of IT executives surveyed said their organizations are either piloting projects or operationalizing initiatives that incorporate AI technology. “By

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How to Overcome the Pain Points of Your CRM

Leveraging research and commentary from industry analysts, this eBook explores how your sales team can get back valuable time by overcoming some pain points with your CRM, such as low adoption rates, integrations, and data quality.

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Study: All jobs are tech jobs

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and recent research from online learning provider Pearson finds that high-tech skills will infiltrate many professions in the future. Pearson’s research shows that healthcare, education, and manufacturing will remain top employers in 2028 as all the sectors evolve with technology advancements. increase.

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Sustainability, grid demands, AI workloads will challenge data center growth in 2025

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The data center industry is up against significant challenges due in part to the rapid expansion of large data centers, according to Andy Lawrence, executive director of research at Uptime. For instance, AI systems are already reaching power levels of 100-120kW per rack, far exceeding typical data center densities, Uptime reports.

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12 Considerations When Evaluating Data Lake Engine Vendors for Analytics and BI

451 Group’s research indicates 57% of the enterprises currently using a data lake cite improved business agility as a benefit. To do so, modern enterprises leverage cloud data lakes as the platform used to store data for analytical purposes, combined with various compute engines for processing that data.

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The Forrester Wave™: B2B Marketing Data Providers, Q2 2021

In our 24-criterion evaluation of B2B marketing data providers, we identified the 11 most significant vendors — Data Axle, Dun & Bradstreet, Enlyft, Global Database, InsideView, Leadspace, Oracle, SMARTe, Spiceworks Ziff Davis, TechTarget, and ZoomInfo Technologies — and researched, analyzed, and scored them.

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TCO Considerations of Using a Cloud Data Warehouse for BI and Analytics

According to the study conducted by Wakefield Research in 2021, only 22% of the data leaders surveyed have fully realized ROI in the past two years, with most data leaders (56%) having no consistent way of measuring it.

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How ZoomInfo Helps Overcome the Top Pain Points of Inside Sales

With more access to user reviews, analyst opinion, and industry research, decision-makers are more informed than ever while navigating what is now known as the “buyer’s journey.”. Recent digital transformation has shifted the B2B landscape by ushering in the era of buyer empowerment.

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3 Sizzling Ways to Warm Up Cold Calls

Dig into this eBook to find out how to make cold calling a thing of the past with: Powerful sales engagement and automation Insights, signals, and deep prospect research Alternative touchpoints that keep the conversation alive

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4 AI Hacks to Make Sales Teams More Efficient

In other words, the research that takes reps hours, AI can do in seconds. Over the last two years, there’s been a 76 percent increase in AI adoption across sales organizations. The reason for its rise? AI increases teams’ productivity by predicting and automating actions that require manual effort.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations. This frees up valuable time for sellers to focus more on building relationships and closing deals.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks.