| | Tech News Flash November 11, 2021 | | To all those who have served, and those who continue to serve... Happy Veterans Day! | | SMBs Report Sense of Security Despite Rise in Cyberattacks | | Entrepreneurs might well be the latest heroes in cyberwarfare. Despite increasing odds of malicious attacks, SMB owners are forging ahead with a newfound sense of security. Untangle's fourth annual SMB IT Security Report shows that SMBs have adapted to a changing work environment, addressed an influx of cyberattacks, and defined their approach to IT Security. | | Pandemic, Compliance Driving Increased Privacy Spending | | The Privacy Governance Report for 2021 produced by the International Association of Privacy Professionals, EY and EY Law discovered through a survey of privacy professionals around the world that privacy spending has increased significantly over 2020, with the average privacy spend amounting to $873,000 and the median budget $330,000. | | A D V E R T I S E M E N T | 365 Threat Monitor: scan all emails as they reach your user mailboxes to detect ransomware, phishing, and spam. Get real-time phone alerts and security breach updates & delete threats instantly. | | Why Microsoft Again Became the World's Most Valuable Company | | Microsoft on Oct. 29 once again surpassed Apple to take the top spot as the most valuable publicly traded company in the world. This week let's talk about why Microsoft is so well balanced and deserving of the top honors. Then we'll close with the product of the week, the AMD Radeon RX 6600 graphics card. | | Apple Privacy Rule Cost Tech Titans Estimated $9.85 Billion in Revenue | | During Facebook's most recent earnings call, Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Meta Platforms, which operates Facebook, acknowledged that Apple's actions had created some "headwinds" for the social network which, by some estimates, depends on targeted advertising for 98 percent of its revenue. | | Microsoft Enters Metaverse With Mesh for Teams and Dynamics 365 Connected Spaces | | Microsoft's announcement of its two new metaverse apps comes on the heels of Facebook announcing a name change to Meta, a sign that it sees building out the metaverse as the key to its future success. | | TRENDING ON TECHNEWSWORLD | | Facebook's Nervy Wrist Controller for AR Glasses and More Creating a smooth functioning interface for smart glasses that allows its wearers to operate in an augmented reality world has proven to be a challenging task, but Facebook believes it may have a solution on the human wrist. Read more www.technewsworld.com | | | | | | How Qualcomm Can Seize the Smartwatch Market From Apple Qualcomm, which owns the dominant hardware platform for non-Apple smartwatches, has articulated a plan to replace the Apple Watch at the top of the smartwatch segment. Let's talk about the Apple vs. Qualcomm smartwatch war for 2022. Read more www.technewsworld.com | | | | | | Get the day's top e-business and technology news from ECT News Network delivered to your inbox as stories break. Sign up today. | | We welcome your feedback. To share your thoughts or ideas, please use our online form. | | This newsletter was sent in response to your request on an ECT News Network website. To update your settings, or to receive other newsletters from ECT News Network: Manage My Subscriptions. | | To advertise in this newsletter or elsewhere on ECT News Network, please call our sales department (818) 461-9700 or follow these links:
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