TikTok To Overtake Facebook In Influencer Marketing Spend
According to analysts at Insider Intelligence, TikTok is on track to overtake Facebook in terms of spending on influencer marketing this year and is expected to overtake YouTube by 2024. Facebook now occupies fourth place in terms of spending on influencer marketing with US$739 million. TikTok occupies third place with US$774 million. YouTube came in […]
RPA Software Sales To Reach US$2.9 Billion By The End Of 2022: Gartner
According to Gartner, robotic process automation (RPA) software will reach $2.9 billion by the end of 2022, a 19.5% jump in growth, but well below the 31% in 2021. Gartner expects global sales of RPA software to grow by 17.5% annually through 2023. RPA is an automation technology that relies heavily on artificial intelligence. It […]
Microsoft Launches Updates for Teams Users
Microsoft has introduced new features for Teams users, including new Polls app to conduct quick surveys and updates to Teams on the iPad. The Polls app will make it easier for users to find and add polls to chats and meetings. The poll user interface will also allow users to move the list of proposed […]
Microsoft’s New Security Offerings Will Help Businesses Improve Security
Microsoft has unveiled two new security service offerings that will help improve the intelligence capabilities of an organization’s security operations: Defender Threat Intelligence and Defender External Attack Surface Management (EASM). The new intel service is based on the merger of RiskIQ, Microsoft’s nation-state tracking team, Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC), and the Microsoft 365 Defender […]
Chip Stocks Fall Amid Taiwan Tensions
Chip stocks recorded a decline amid tensions between the U.S. and China caused by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. Taiwan is home to some of the largest contract manufacturers, including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC). As a result of the tensions, the companies “shares fell 2.4% and 3% respectively. […]
AMD Forecasts Q3 Revenue Below Analyst Estimates
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) on Tuesday forecast third-quarter revenue slightly below Wall Street estimates. For the third quarter, AMD expects revenue of US$6.7 billion, which is slightly below analysts’ estimate of US$6.82 billion. For the full year, AMD expects between US$26 billion and US$26.6 billion, compared to about US$26.3 billion earlier. Analysts had forecast US$26.18 […]
Michigan Courts Manufacturers After Congress Passes US$52 Billion Chip Law
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer outlined the state’s willingness to attract new investment in semiconductor manufacturing after the passage of the US$52 billion chip bill last week. “The state of Michigan is uniquely positioned. We want to make sure that our potential partners in this chips manufacturing moment are ready to move as fast as we […]
Researchers Discover 3,207 Mobile Apps That Reveal Twitter API Keys
Researchers from cybersecurity firm CloudSEK have uncovered about 3,207 mobile apps that reveal Twitter API keys, which is dangerous because it could allow attackers to gain unauthorized access to accounts associated with those keys. To gain access to the Twitter API, secret keys and access tokens must be generated. These keys act as usernames and […]
Malware Hijacks Facebook Business Accounts Via Phishing
Vietnamese threat actors are using a malware called Ducktail to hijack high-profile Facebook Business and advertising platform accounts. The campaign was uncovered by security researchers at WithSecure. The malware uses browser cookies from authenticated user sessions to take over accounts and steal data. “The malware is designed to steal browser cookies and take advantage of […]
Attackers Try To Bypass Microsoft’s Default Blocking Of Macros In Office Suite
Attackers are exploring tactics to bypass Microsoft’s defense strategy, one of which involves turning to file types as vessels for malware. So far, attackers have relied on macros-enabled attachments, but the number of attackers using this tactic dropped after Microsoft began blocking XL4 macros by default for Excel users. Microsoft also blocked VBA macros by […]
