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South Korea ’ s KT develops AI-based COVID-19 research
“ KT ’ s new project will help combat the pandemic globally ,” said Kim Chae-Hee , Head of KT ’ s AI / Big Data division . “ We at KT will do our best to help prevent COVID-19 from further spreading and raise the efficacy of medical service , using our AI and Big Data technologies for the sake of humanity .”
KT , South Korea ’ s largest telecommunications company , is developing a COVID-19 infection risk assessment model , using its AI and Big Data-based digital contact tracing technology , adding to global efforts to tackle the escalating pandemic .
The Korean telecom leader ’ s new pilot project is supported by the Research Investment for Global Health Technology Fund , better known as RIGHT Fund . The global research fund accepted the promising proposal by KT to develop AI-based technology that assesses COVID-19 infection risks .
KT plans to use the pilot project results to apply for a larger-scale , RIGHT Fund-supported project in 2021 . RIGHT Fund is a global health research funding agency established in 2018 with contributions from Korea ’ s Ministry of Health and Welfare , the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Korean life science companies to promote global public health .
For the pilot project , KT plans to assess COVID-19 infection risks by using AI and Big Data to analyze data on the movement of smartphone users and those who have been tested positive for COVID-19 and made public by the government .
Mimecast earns 2020 top rated award from TrustRadius
Mimecast Limited , a leading email security and cyber-resilience company , has announced it has been presented with a TrustRadius 2020 Top Rated Award .
Based entirely on customer feedback , the Mimecast Secure Email Gateway was named a valuable player in the category , receiving a trScore of 8.7 out of 10 .
According to Mimecast ’ s State of Email Security 2020 Report , 60 % of organizations expect to suffer from an email-borne attack in the coming year . Mimecast Secure Email Gateway is a cloud-based solution that is designed to use sophisticated , multiple detection engines and intelligence to protect organizations and employees from spear-phishing , malware , spam and zero-day attacks .
Customers often cite Mimecast ’ s reliability and ease-of-use as a top differentiator .
“ More than 38,000 organizations rely on Mimecast to keep their employees and data safe , their success is at the heart of everything we do . We like to think that our team is an extension of their team ,” said Heather Bentley , Senior Vice President of Customer Success and Support .
“ This award is a reflection that the work we do to keep employees and data safe is working . We take pride in the teams ’ dedication to continue to strengthen customers ’ cyber-resilience strategies .”
Heather Bentley , Senior Vice President of Customer Success and Support www . intelligentcio . com INTELLIGENTCIO
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