Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

AI is revolutionizing our lives in terms of productivity, automation, customer service, and more. AI is becoming so important that organizations increased spending on compute and storage hardware infrastructure for AI deployments by 37% year-over-year in the first half of 2024, reaching $31.8 billion. However, like most technological advances, the good often comes with the bad.

With the growing cyberattacks threatening business and customer data, Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) are working to implement the NIS2 Directive into their organization to strengthen their digital security. NIS2 is mandatory for all medium-sized and large organizations within vital sectors in the EU.

Internxt is proud to be one of the first cloud storage companies to protect business and individual data with the world’s most advanced encryption, post-quantum cryptography. Our post-quantum encryption protects your files and data from the potential threats of quantum computers that hold the power to break current encryption protocols due to their superior ability to solve complex algorithms in minutes or even seconds.

Since the birth of ChatGPT in 2022, the AI boom has affected our lives dramatically. AI technology is becoming so crucial in our work and daily lives that it is projected to contribute $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030. A recent addition to the AI market is Grok AI, a generative AI chatbot based on xAI, launched in 2023 by Elon Musk.

Businesses are generating more data than ever, with 60% of company data being stored in the cloud, and businesses are storing 48% of their most important and sensitive data using some form of cloud storage. Even though businesses are using cloud storage, the risk of data breaches or attacks on company data is at the highest it's ever been, with 24% of breaches involving personal data and costing companies, on average, $4.88 million.

Spam isn’t just an annoyance to your email inbox; it's also becoming a problem for our phones. Last year, the average American received 9 monthly spam calls, totaling 3 billion spam and unwanted calls nationwide, costing $25.4 billion. Spam risk encounters people will likely receive are through: Out of people who fell for these kinds of scams, the most common amount people lost was between $100 - $249, and a smaller group said they lost over $1,000.

Factors such as scalability, budget, and security must be considered for businesses considering their cloud storage and data management needs. Still, one of the most crucial factors that must be accounted for is what compliance standards must be met. Compliance with GDPR, HIPPA, SIEM, or other bodies ensures the organization adheres to legal, regulatory, and industry standards that are met to protect sensitive data.

Businesses face many dangers like never before in this age of technology. In 2024 alone, ransomware's financial impact is higher than ever, with data backup and recovery costs averaging $2.74 million—nearly $1 million more than in 2023. Ransomware also impacts company costs due to downtime, with businesses facing an average of 21 days of disruption when (and if) a ransomware attack is identified.

As of 2024, 2.96 billion unique WhatsApp users are trusting the messaging service to send chats, videos, and photos with WhatsApp. However, due to its parent company, Meta, many wonder: is WhatsApp safe for sending private photos? Security and privacy are totally different when it comes to protecting the data of your files and private photos with others.

Thanks to the rise of cloud storage, businesses now have a secure platform to store confidential files, client data, and customers' personal information. However, due to the sensitive data businesses store, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was formed on May 25, 2018. The GDPR protects individuals' privacy and personal data in the EU.