Nearly a quarter of businesses have suffered a ransomware attack, with a fifth occurring in the past 12 months, according to a latest annual report from cybersecurity specialist Hornetsecurity.

The 2022 Ransomware Report, which surveyed over 2,000 IT leaders, revealed that 24% have been victims of a ransomware attack, with one in five (20%) attacks happening in the last year.

Cyberattacks are ha...

Extreme heat causes labour productivity to fall. Supply shortfalls caused by this have an impact on global trade: Less is exported and importers have to accept the losses of affected exporters or switch to other exporters, which causes additional costs. A study by ZEW Mannheim and Frankfurt School of Finance & Management shows for the first time that substantial parts of the trade-related econ...

Companies that include ESG metrics in their executive compensation schemes experience more tangible improvements in their CO2 emissions, research from the University of Mannheim, Business School reveals.

According to Professor Stefan Reichelstein, Director of the Mannheim Institute for Sustainable energy Studies and Professor of Business Administration at the University of Mannheim, Business Scho...

Two-thirds of the companies in Boston Consulting Group's 2022 global innovation survey rank climate and sustainability (C&S) as a top corporate priority, while more than half report that they are committed C&S innovators, ranking both innovation and C&S among their top three priorities. However, according to a new report released by Boston Consulting Group (BCG), only about one in ...

A recent survey conducted by Constella Intelligence and commissioned by ASIS International revealed that organizations are confronting a staggering increase in threats against employees, executives and physical locations. Amid tensions exacerbated by political, social and economic issues, cyber-physical threats constitute considerable vulnerabilities for organizations. Reported risks included incr...

Alteryx, Inc. ( NYSE: AYX), the Analytics Automation company, issued findings from Alteryx-commissioned IDC research, "4 Ways to Unlock Transformative Business Outcomes from Analytic Investments," revealing that 73 percent of organizations expect analytics spend will outpace other software investments in the next 12-18 months. As organizations increase their spending on analytics, the gl...

A new survey conducted by CoreNet Global, the premier association for corporate real estate professionals, has found that the high inflationary environment is having an impact on corporate real estate decision making.

According to the survey, 62 percent say that the current rate of inflation is having an impact on real estate decisions.

Of those:

- More than half, 54 percent, are consolidat...

IT talent acquisition challenges are now heavily influencing technology investment decisions, according to new research released by Salesforce's MuleSoft. The 2022 IT Leaders Pulse Report reveals that almost three quarters (73%) of senior IT leaders agree that acquiring IT talent has never been harder, and nearly all (98%) respondents say attracting IT talent influences their organization'...

CareerBuilder, a global talent acquisition leader and job marketplace, released findings from their latest Harris Poll survey revealing that the majority of employed adults (52%) are content in their roles and not engaged in a job search right now whereas 23% of Gen Z, 24% of Millennials and 14% of Gen X are among those actively looking for a new job. As part of the survey, employees also shared w...