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Ivanti , the automation platform that discovers, manages, secures and services IT assets from cloud to edge, has found that keeping up with digital transformation (32%) and keeping talent in technical roles (26%) are the two biggest challenges that IT professionals say their organisations face today. Source: Ivanti infographic. Over six in 10 executive teams consider the IT department critical to their organisation's success. Additionally, the study found that IT departments are viewed as critical to an organisation’s growth and business strategy by 61% of respondents. However, 72% of respondents reported losing team members, with 41% of respondents citing a high workload as the top reason why. Other reasons included: - Unrealistic expectations placed on the team (34%)  - Lack of executive support (32%)  - Remote work was not a possibility (28%)  - Executive hesitancy to adopt automation (26%)  - Lack of critical technology to effectively do their job (24%) Ivanti...

Fibocom, a global supplier of wireless communication modules and solutions headquartered in Shenzhen, China, has selected Keysight Technologies' 5G solutions to perform testing, verification and optimisation of wireless modules developed for 5G and internet of things (IoT) applications. Keysight Technologies delivers advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world. The manufacturer has expanded its use of Keysight's 5G test platforms to design, develop and make solutions for both domestic and international markets. Keysight's 5G test solutions have enabled Fibocom to develop modules integrated with 5G customer premises equipment (CPE), routers, mobile hotspots, personal computers (PCs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and gaming consoles. "Keysight appreciates Fibocom's continued confidence in our 5G test solutions, allowing the company to develop wireless modules that device manufactures implement into co...

Source: Ensign. Ng. Organisations must take immediate steps to protect themselves against exploitation and mitigate the impact of the Log4Shell vulnerability, found in the Log4j2 Java library, said Ensign.  "As Log4j is one of the most popular open-source Java logging libraries, it is integrated into many applications and services. Due to its widespread usage, this vulnerability impacts many organisations across various sectors globally. Furthermore, as the vulnerability is easy to exploit, the ramifications of this vulnerability are expected to be extensive," said Steven Ng, CIO and EVP of Managed Security Services, Ensign.  Ensign advises organisations to:  Identify   "The vulnerability is highly exploited in the wild, with massive reconnaissance activity. Organisations should assess the use and impact of Apache Log4j2 library services in their environment and infrastructure as soon as possible, and identify affected assets, starting with externally-facing ser...