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Verdict lists the top five terms tweeted on cloud computing in Q4 2020, based on data from GlobalData’s Influencer Platform. The top tweeted terms are the trending industry discussions happening on Twitter by key individuals (influencers) as tracked by the platform.

The biggest cybersecurity threats of 2020 and the creation of the global privacy control (GPC) by technological companies were popularly discussed in Q4 2020. According to an article shared by Giuliano Liguori, a digital transformation leader, some of the biggest cybersecurity threats of 2020 include the deployment of more emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and 5G, which lead to more security blind-spots.

The article also elucidated how the roll out of internet of things (IoT) devices will increase the attack surface of risks and vulnerabilities across devices. It could also lead to phishing attacks, cloud jacking, and the malicious use of deepfakes to commit fraud thereby increasing the complexity of attacks.

The use of cloud and AI to accelerate digital transformation and the application of the technology for manufacturers with heavy assets were popularly discussed topics in the fourth quarter. According to an article shared by Ronald van Loon, a top technology influencer, cloud and AI can help accelerate the pace of digital transformation.

In a discussion with Jacqueline Shi, president of the international business and marketing department of Huawei Cloud and AI business group, Voon explains how digital transformation will be absolutely necessary for all industries to cope with the pandemic and the new normal of live and work.

Consequently, the telecommunications equipment company has proposed to provide ubiquitous cloud and the intelligence for all scenarios by officially announcing the Intelligent Twins architecture, a first-time systematic reference allowing Huawei customers and partners including governments and enterprises to build their own intelligent solutions.

AI was also discussed with reference to companies with heavy assets improving their profit and energy consumption with customised AI solutions in an article shared by Guiliano Liguori, a digital transformation leader. For instance, cement companies have recently started exploring how their operations can benefit from the technology.

The article further added that despite the cement industry being an early adopter of automation and digitised sensors and signals, it has not yet deployed AI solutions in production or has not realised the potential of AI in analytics and decision-making like other companies with heavy assets.

Ways to defend against malware, phishing, and scams during the Covid-19 crisis and cloud storage provider Wasabi knocked offline for hosting malware were popularly discussed during the quarter. According to an article shared by Bob Carver, vice president of cloud inventory solutions at DSI, the coronavirus health crisis has led to an exponential rise in malware attacks, and phishing scams in recent times.

The use of top technologies in global trade and the comparison tables for IoT, cloud, AI, and data science were popularly discussed in Q4 2020. According to an article shared by Dr Robin Kiera, an insurtech and digital transformation expert, the top transformative technologies for trade will be IoT, digital payments, e-commerce platforms, cloud computing, 5G, AI, digital documentation, and smart border systems, among others.

According to the Covid-19 Cybercrime Analysis Report, fake news, malicious domains, and fraud have become the biggest threats to digital platforms during the pandemic. One of the main reasons for the rise in malware attacks are the increased use of digital platforms by people for work, shopping, and learning, during the pandemic. As a result, cyber criminals are using the pandemic to cheat people with malicious emails and domains.

Malware also trended in terms of ways to tackle and fight it, in an infographic shared by Giuliano Liguori. Some of the ways include browser, plugin and OS updates, using the necessary security tools, and updating all software on a timely basis.

Other discussions related to malware was shared by Mike D Kail, a technology executive, on the Wasabi cloud storage service suffering an outage after a domain used for storage endpoints was put off for hosting malware. An abuse report never reached Wasabi from the domain registrar, who wanted to communicate with the cloud storage provider about malicious content being hosted on the wasabisys.com domain, the article noted.


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