The research firm is working with a coalition of business, government, and academic leaders, including SmartCitiesWorld, on the study of 200 cities, which will probe their strategies, investments and plans for becoming future-ready.

New research shows that environmental, social, and governance issues top corporate agendas in every sector. Earlier this month the S&P 500 ESG Index, which highlights businesses working to address environmental, social, and governance issues, made some high-profile additions and subtractions to its list. The index added Twitter, Modern, and Expedia, and removed several heavy hitters, including […]

Periods of rapid innovation test an enterprise’s mettle and reveal vulnerabilities. As businesses adopt new digital tools and platforms, they also widen their attack surface. The proof is in the numbers: Cyber incidents rose sharply between 2020 and 2021, with organizations averaging nearly 25 attacks last year. How can businesses protect themselves while digitizing their […]

Federica Buricco, senior associate at CRTKL, explores the important role of collaboration, innovation and technology in smart cities of the future With the global smart cities market forecasted to reach £2.9 trillion by 2026, the race is already on to deliver smarter, better places that improve the quality of life for all. As an industry, by […]

ThoughtLab, a leading global research firm, today announced the findings of its 2022 cybersecurity benchmarking study, Cybersecurity Solutions for a Riskier World. The study analyzed the cybersecurity strategies and results of 1,200 large organizations across 14 different sectors and 16 countries, representing $125.2 billion of annual cybersecurity spending. The research revealed that the pandemic has […]

A couple of times per year, I take a deep dive on writing about the newly reported cybersecurity statistics and trends that are impacting the digital landscape. Unfortunately, despite global efforts, every subsequent year the numbers get worse and show that we are far from being able to mitigate and contain the numerous cyber-threats targeting […]

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ThoughtLab, a leading global research firm, has joined forces with a broad coalition of business, government, and academic leaders to launch its fourth urban research program, Building a Future-Ready City. This ground-breaking study, conducted together with Hatch, a global engineering company, will examine how cities around the world plan to reinvent their urban environments […]

Four in 10 chief information security officers (CISOs) admit their companies are unprepared to stop cyber attacks despite a surge in cybersecurity spending – but with just 29 per cent of CEOs saying the same, it seems many chief executives remain dangerously overconfident. The findings, which emerged in a major new ThoughtLab survey of 1,200 large companies […]

A full 40% of chief security officers, and 29% of chief executives and chief information security officers (CISO) do not believe that their organizations are sufficiently prepared to handle the rapidly changing cyber landscape, a new report from think tank ThoughtLab said in a new study. The report, entitled Cybersecurity Solutions for a Riskier World, analyzed the cybersecurity […]

ThoughtLab, the global research firm, has announced the findings of its 2022 cybersecurity benchmarking study, Cybersecurity Solutions for a Riskier World. The study analysed the cybersecurity strategies and results of 1,200 large organisations across 14 different sectors and 16 countries, representing $125.2 billion of annual cybersecurity spending. The research revealed that the pandemic has brought […]