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Digital marketing is continually changing to meet the needs of its users. The arrival of Covid in 2020 turned the digital marketplace on its head, with lockdowns and changing shopping patterns. Allied with this has been the breakdown of many shipping chains and a virtual collapse of just-in-time delivery. These changes have made digital marketing more critical than ever, making clear digital marketing trends evident in this post-Covid world and beyond.

With more people doing their research online, combined with a reluctance by many to go in-store, there has been a notable increase in the use of Chatbots over the last couple of years. 
Of course, this isn’t just due to increased demand. Chatbots have become more realistic and lifelike in recent years, giving people a much-improved user experience. In addition, advances in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), natural language processing (NLP), and customer sentiment analysis have all improved the ability of chatbots to interact in a more human-like manner. As a result, firms are enhancing their customer service experience for customers without a sizable increase in investment.
Tidio reported that 88% of customers had at least one conversation with a chatbot during 2021. Their survey found that in addition to customer service and marketing, chatbots are used in other areas such as data collection, human resources, and operations. They are now an attractive option for eCommerce stores, B2B companies, real estate, and even healthcare.
Customer experience (CX) is becoming increasingly more important. Many consumers are willing to pay more for goods and services if they receive a quality experience than merely paying firms selling at the lowest price. Conversational commerce can help improve the customer experience. 
Conversational commerce (aka conversational marketing or chat commerce) uses communication platforms and messaging apps, for example, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, to market products, communicate with consumers and offer support at each stage of the sales funnel. 

Businesses are discovering how much their customers use messaging apps. Many people consider it a natural evolution to communicate with brands this way, just as they do many of their personal conversations. WhatsApp alone had about 2 billion active users as of early 2022.
Generation Z, in particular, has never been huge fans of typing. Sure, they have grown up using digital devices, but if they can avoid using a keyboard, they will. Voice search capabilities are increasing to the point that this is now the preferred input method for many. Amazon’s Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple Siri have increasingly become part of everyday life. As far back as 2018, PWC found that people used voice commands on their smartphones (57%), tablets (29%), laptops (29%), desktops (29%), speakers (27%), TV remotes (21%), car navigation (20%), and wearables (14%). And voice search has undoubtedly increased significantly since then. 

Surprisingly, it isn’t just the younger generations discovering the ease of voice search. For example, 65% of 25-49-year-olds with voice-enabled devices talk to them at least once per day, as do 57% of those aged 50+.
Gartner discovered that in 2020, 30% of web browsing sessions were screenless. This clearly indicates a shift in how consumers interact with brands online.
Voice search users are increasingly searching for local results. According to Google, searches for “near me” business have increased dramatically over the past few years. Google reports that 58% of consumers have found local businesses using voice search.
Therefore, firms need to adjust their SEO to optimize for voice search. Methods include using natural language with direct answers to specific questions, schema markup and rich snippets, keeping My Business listing and eCommerce store data up-to-date, and ensuring all content is optimized and current.
Brands are discovering the benefits of creating campaigns that cover a range of digital marketing channels. This helps them reach a wider audience. In addition, most people don’t restrict themselves to a single digital channel, and omnichannel marketing allows brands to utilize the strengths of multiple channels.
The key to omnichannel marketing is to use all your channels to create a unified experience for each customer. Indeed, true omnichannel marketing doesn’t restrict itself to digital marketing. Instead, it includes some traditional marketing channels in its mix, recognizing that people aren’t 100% digital yet. Each channel interacts to create a unified voice and message for the brand.
Omnichannel marketing recognizes that consumers use a variety of channels at different stages of their day. For example, they may begin their day looking at Facebook before shifting to Instagram. Then they may check their emails. By this point, it’s time to go to work, with the radio playing as they go. On the way home, they may stop at the supermarket, see point-of-sale advertising, and listen to Spotify on their travels. Finally, they may stream a TV program or surf the net on their phone or tablet in the evening. This gives many potential touchpoints for a brand to reach consumers, delivering a unified but not identical message.
Note that omnichannel marketing subtly varies from multichannel marketing. Omnichannel marketing requires a transparent integration of your marketing efforts between your channels. For example, you’re not going to use identical PPC ads on all your social platforms, boring consumers with repetition. Yet nor are your messages so different that they may as well be separate campaigns. All marketing by a brand to a customer coordinates and tells part of a larger story in a seamless, unified way.
In 2021 Facebook (the company) rebranded to Meta. Considering the size and influence of Facebook’s assets that weren’t Facebook (the platform), separating the naming of the platform and the company made sense. At the time of the rebranding, Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company would be placing its future on its metaverse.
Bloomberg predicts that metaverse-related exchange-traded funds could balloon to $80 billion in assets under management by 2024, with annual fees of $600 million. 
The metaverse includes live entertainment, social networks, hardware, user-generated content, and technology infrastructure. It’s a shared virtual space where megatrends converge. It incorporates a multitude of virtual and augmented experiences. In the metaverse, users create avatars and move through a 3D world, interacting with others and the environment around them. The metaverse includes platforms such as Roblox, Minecraft, and Fortnite.
As people spend more time in the metaverse, the line between the real and virtual world is increasingly blurred. As a result, people are beginning to experience brands and even buy virtual products. For example, Vans collaborated with Roblox to create a virtual skate park. Here, they could practice their virtual skateboarding skills and then buy Vans products without leaving the metaverse.
Google rolled out a significant Page Experience update in 2021. This update integrated a new set of metrics known as Core Web Vitals into what Google traditionally referred to as “page experience.” Core Web Vitals are the baseline requirements for a site’s technical health. They effectively measure the user experience (UX) of a webpage, covering three main areas: loading, interactivity, and visual stability. These metrics measure how long it takes a user to get to your page, how easily the user initially interacts with it, and whether the user becomes disoriented due to inconsistencies in your page design.
The Page Experience update combined core web vitals with more traditional factors such as being mobile-friendly, safe browsing, HTTPS (as compared to merely HTTP), and having no intrusive interstitials.
Google has also highlighted the importance of the “People also ask” part of its search results. Indeed, it now shows up in about 48.6% of searches, often prominently placed above position one in a search. Therefore, as a marketer, you should include answers to common questions in your content. 
You might notice that quite a few of the more established pages on the Influencer Marketing Hub include FAQs. And Google is smart enough to select appropriate answers, even if the wording of what people ask is different from the exact wording on the page. So, for example, at the time of writing, if you search for “influencer marketing,” our Ultimate Guide tops the list. 

However, you will notice that Google has also included a “People Also Ask section,” and the first question is “What is an example of influencer marketing?” Google has selected a section from the FAQ in our 15 Influencer Marketing Examples to Power Your Influencer Campaign Planning post as the best answer for this question. However, when you look closely at the post, you can see that the actual question in the FAQ is “What brands use influencer marketing?” Despite being worded differently, Google’s algorithm is clever enough to recognize the similarity between the two questions.

In 2022, Google is all about user intent, rather than relying too closely on the words they use in their search.
With email marketing being one of the oldest forms of digital marketing, it is perhaps inevitable that people have been predicting its demise for some years. Yet email marketing isn’t going anywhere in a hurry. 
According to The Radicati Group, the total number of business and consumer emails sent and received per day exceeded 293 billion in 2019 and is forecast to grow to over 347 billion by year-end 2023. Worldwide email users are expected to reach 4.3 billion by that time. In addition, Litmus reports that email drives an ROI of $36 for every dollar spent, higher than any other channel.

However, personalization is now vital for successful email marketing. People have to opt-in for email marketing and are very conscious about their privacy. Therefore, they don’t take kindly to generic, irrelevant emails. They receive many emails each day – indeed, DMR reports show that the average office worker receives 121 emails daily – so it takes something special to entice somebody to open your emails. Personalizing your marketing emails helps you to improve their effectiveness. Some businesses are now using AI to create custom and tailored emails for specific clients.
We have been covering the rise of TikTok since the days when Musical.ly still existed as a stand-alone platform. However, it has sometimes been difficult to convince brands that it is a serious social media platform. We regularly update our TikTok Statistics article and have noticed how rapidly TikTok has grown in popularity. 
If you still doubt TikTok’s worthiness for serious digital marketing, consider some of these figures:

Like Facebook (and Instagram), TikTok now has a formal advertising marketplace, making it easy for brands to advertise on the platform.
And yes, TikTok is still most popular with the younger generations, with 32.5% of its US users aged 10-19, but its audience is gradually aging. TikTok users don’t appear to be “growing out” of the platform any more than Facebook users have grown out of that app.
Amazon continues to reign supreme as eCommerce’s leader. Although visitors to Amazon.com fell to 2.2 billion in February 2022, this really just reflected fewer Covid-related lockdowns around the world, increasing shoppers’ choices. 
However, Amazon is not loyal to any brand other than its own. Virtually anybody can sell on Amazon, giving many opportunities for brands wishing to market online. Amazon Advertising continues to grow and is essential to the company’s revenue. Amazon’s ad revenue was more than $31 billion in 2021, three times its 2018 ad revenue. Amazon continues to refine its ads platform to give more options and data to improve your Advertising Cost of Sales (ACoS).
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October 25, 2021 03:09 ET | Source: Fortune Business Insights Fortune Business Insights
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Pune, India, Oct. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The global document management services market is likely to reach USD 57.56 billion by 2027 owing to rapid adoption of cloud-based technologies. Besides, the market will register a CAGR of 6.9% between 2020 and 2027 according to Fortune Business Insights, latest report, titled “Document Management Services Market Size, Share, Growth, Insights & COVID-19 IMPACT Analysis, By Services (Archiving and Storage, Imaging and Scanning, Printing, Mailroom Services and Others), By End-user (Medical, Financial, Government, Audit & Consulting, Corporate, Telecommunication, and Insurance & Re-insurance) and Regional Forecast, 2020-2027” 
The emergence of COVID-19 has brought the world to a standstill. We understand that this health crisis has brought an unprecedented impact on businesses across industries. However, this too shall pass. Rising support from governments and several companies can help in the fight against this highly contagious disease. There are some industries that are struggling and some are thriving. Overall, almost every sector is anticipated to be impacted by the pandemic.
We are taking continuous efforts to help your business sustain and grow during COVID-19 pandemics. Based on our experience and expertise, we will offer you an impact analysis of coronavirus outbreak across industries to help you prepare for the future.
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Document Management Services Market Share Report Scope and segmentation:
Document management services are vital to organize all the important document and data in one place. In addition to this, these services efficiently keep a track on all the important documents, while speeding up the performance of an organization. Furthermore, it is accurate and provides access to the documents at any given time from any part of the globe. Today, there has been a paradigm shift towards digitalization that is propelling the companies to move beyond paper document and adopt electronic document management systems (EDMS). Moreover, the electronic system has automated the complete work process, thereby, saving time and effort.
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Presence of Major Companies in North America to Bolster Growth
Geographically, the market comprises of several regions affecting the market growth during the forecast period. They are:
North America: The region held the largest share at USD 13.76 Billion in 2019 and is expected to dominate the market during the projected horizon. This is ascribable to factors such as presence of major companies such as Oracle Corporation and Access. Furthermore, rising adoption of the services by the end-user industries such as healthcare and BFSI is expected to propel North America to hold highest document management services market revenue between 2020 and 2027.
Asia-Pacific: The market in this region is likely to rise significantly during the forecast period. This is attributable to factors such as improved IT infrastructures in countries such as China, and India. Furthermore, advancement in business process services in Asia-Pacific will positively affect the market growth in the forthcoming years.
Europe: On the other hand, Europe is anticipated to register augmented growth owing to adoption of strategies such as collaboration by the companies to expand their business during the forecast period.
Drivers and Restraints:
Adoption of Technology Such as Cloud-Based amid COVIID-19 to Spur Demand
Technological advancement has led to emergence of efficient and reliable services such as cloud-based management. Additionally, cloud-based applications provide a seamless user experience and provides high-level flexibility to manage work for the organizations across the globe. The global pandemic, COVID-19 has gripped the whole world with widespread effects over several economies. Several governments around the world have called for lockdown to contain the disease and majority of people are working remotely. This has surged the demand for cloud-based services manifold in this testing times. Major companies are adopting the services that are robust and reliable to keep continuing the operational activities of their businesses. For instance, in May 2020, King & Wood Mallesons, a global international law firm, announced its adoption of iManage Cloud for its offices in Europe, Middle East, and United States. Darren Brown, IT Head of the company, said on the sidelines of the development, “Our firm is a strong believer of the future belonging to cloud, and are impressed with iManage cloud’s tremendous impact on our productivity, significant reduction in operational overheads, and its ability to access remotely.”
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The Document Management Services Market report includes an exhaustive study of several factors such as drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities that will affect the growth of the market in the forthcoming years. The report covers regional demographics that include qualitative and quantitative information about the regions that are further divided into nations that are contributing to the growth of the market between 2019 and 2026. Furthermore, the competitive landscape has been discussed in-depth that include information of several players operating in the market. Moreover, information on the adoption of strategies such as merger and acquisition, collaboration, partnerships, and joint ventures by the companies that will drive the growth of the market has been included during the projected horizon.
Competitive Landscape:
Merger and Acquisition by the Companies to Stoke Demand
According to the report, there are several companies operating in the market striving to gain major market share and outshine their rivals in the competitive marketplace.  They are doing so by adopting strategies such as merger and acquisition, collaboration, and joint ventures, among others and maintain market stronghold in the forthcoming years. For instance, in April 2018, Exela Technologies Inc., a U.S.-based automation provider, announced its acquisition of the German-based document management company, Asterion International Group. This acquisition is expected to expand the company’s operation and product offering across Europe. Furthermore, it will enable access to Asterion’s consumers to Exela’s document management solutions.
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The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has observed and taken actions to disrupt campaigns launched by SEABORGIUM, an actor Microsoft has tracked since 2017. SEABORGIUM is a threat actor that originates from Russia, with objectives and victimology that align closely with Russian state interests. Its campaigns involve persistent phishing and credential theft campaigns leading to intrusions and data theft. SEABORGIUM intrusions have also been linked to hack-and-leak campaigns, where stolen and leaked data is used to shape narratives in targeted countries. While we cannot rule out that supporting elements of the group may have current or prior affiliations with criminal or other nonstate ecosystems, MSTIC assesses that information collected during SEABORGIUM intrusions likely supports traditional espionage objectives and information operations as opposed to financial motivations.
This blog provides insights into SEABORGIUM’s activities and technical methods, with the goal of sharing context and raising awareness about a significant threat to Microsoft customers. MSTIC would like to acknowledge the Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and the Proofpoint Threat Research Team for their collaboration on tracking and disrupting this actor. Microsoft’s ability to detect and track SEABORGIUM’s abuse of Microsoft services, particularly OneDrive, has provided MSTIC sustained visibility into the actor’s activities and enabled us to notify impacted customers. As an outcome of these service abuse investigations, MSTIC partnered with abuse teams in Microsoft to disable accounts used by the actor for reconnaissance, phishing, and email collection. Microsoft Defender SmartScreen has also implemented detections against the phishing domains represented in SEABORGIUM’s activities.
SEABORGIUM is a highly persistent threat actor, frequently targeting the same organizations over long periods of time. Once successful, it slowly infiltrates targeted organizations’ social networks through constant impersonation, rapport building, and phishing to deepen their intrusion. SEABORGIUM has successfully compromised organizations and people of interest in consistent campaigns for several years, rarely changing methodologies or tactics. Based on known indicators of compromise and actor tactics, SEABORGIUM overlaps with the threat groups tracked as Callisto Group (F-Secure), TA446 (Proofpoint) and COLDRIVER (Google). Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has associated Callisto with Gamaredon Group (tracked by Microsoft as ACTINIUM); however, MSTIC has not observed technical intrusion links to support the association. 
Since the beginning of 2022, Microsoft has observed SEABORGIUM campaigns targeting over 30 organizations, in addition to personal accounts of people of interest. SEABORGIUM primarily targets NATO countries, particularly the US and the UK, with occasional targeting of other countries in the Baltics, the Nordics, and Eastern Europe. Such targeting has included the government sector of Ukraine in the months leading up to the invasion by Russia, and organizations involved in supporting roles for the war in Ukraine. Despite some targeting of these organizations, Microsoft assesses that Ukraine is likely not a primary focus for this actor; however, it is most likely a reactive focus area for the actor and one of many diverse targets.
Within the target countries, SEABORGIUM primarily focuses operations on defense and intelligence consulting companies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), think tanks, and higher education. SEABORGIUM has a high interest in targeting individuals as well, with 30% of Microsoft’s nation-state notifications related to SEABORGIUM activity being delivered to Microsoft consumer email accounts. SEABORGIUM has been observed targeting former intelligence officials, experts in Russian affairs, and Russian citizens abroad. As with any observed nation-state actor activity, Microsoft directly notifies customers of Microsoft services that have been targeted or compromised, providing them with the information they need to secure their accounts.
Over many years of tracking, Microsoft has observed a consistent methodology from SEABORGIUM with only slight deviations in their social engineering approaches and in how they deliver the initial malicious URL to their targets. In this section, we provide detailed analysis of SEABORBIUM’s operational tactics as well as several examples of their campaigns.
Before starting a campaign, SEABORGIUM often conducts reconnaissance of target individuals, with a focus on identifying legitimate contacts in the targets’ distant social network or sphere of influence. Based on some of the impersonation and targeting observed, we suspect that the threat actor uses social media platforms, personal directories, and general open-source intelligence (OSINT) to supplement their reconnaissance efforts. MSTIC, in partnership with LinkedIn, has observed fraudulent profiles attributed to SEABORGIUM being used sporadically for conducting reconnaissance of employees from specific organizations of interest. In accordance with their policies, LinkedIn terminated any account (including the one shown below) identified as conducting inauthentic or fraudulent behavior.
SEABORGIUM also registers new email accounts at various consumer email providers, with the email address or alias configured to match legitimate aliases or names of impersonated individuals. While the creation of new consumer accounts is common, we have also observed SEABORGIUM returning to and reusing historical accounts that match the industry of the ultimate target. In one case, we observed SEABORGIUM returning to an account it had not used in a year, indicating potential tracking and reusing of accounts if relevant to targets’ verticals.
After registering new accounts, SEABORGIUM proceeds to establish contact with their target. In cases of personal or consumer targeting, MSTIC has mostly observed the actor starting the conversation with a benign email message, typically exchanging pleasantries before referencing a non-existent attachment while highlighting a topic of interest to the target. It’s likely that this additional step helps the actor establish rapport and avoid suspicion, resulting in further interaction. If the target replies, SEABORGIUM proceeds to send a weaponized email.
MSTIC has also documented several cases where the actor focuses on a more organizational approach to phishing. In these cases, the actor uses an authoritative approach in their social engineering and typically goes to directly sending malicious content.
These examples serve to demonstrate the actors’ capability to be dynamic and to adapt their social engineering approach to gain the trust of their victims.
Microsoft has identified several variations in the way that SEABORGIUM delivers a link that directs targets to their credential stealing infrastructure. 
URL in body of email
In the simplest case, SEABORGIUM directly adds a URL to the body of their phishing email. Occasionally, the actor leverages URL shorteners and open redirects to obfuscate their URL from the target and inline protection platforms. The email varies between fake personal correspondence with a hyperlinked text and fake file sharing emails that imitate a range of platforms.
PDF file attachment that contains a URL
MSTIC has observed an increase in the use of attachments in SEABORGIUM campaigns. These attachments typically imitate a file or document hosting service, including OneDrive, and request the user to open the document by clicking a button.
OneDrive link to PDF file that contains a URL
SEABORGIUM also abuses OneDrive to host PDF files that contain a link to the malicious URL. This activity does not represent any security issues or vulnerabilities on the OneDrive platform. The actors include a OneDrive link in the body of the email that when clicked directs the user to a PDF file hosted within a SEABORGIUM-controlled OneDrive account. As seen in the previous example, the victim is presented with what appears to be a failed preview message, enticing the target to click the link to be directed to the credential-stealing infrastructure. Occasionally, SEABORGIUM makes use of open redirects within the PDF file to further disguise their operational infrastructure. In the example below, SEABORGIUM uses a Google URL for redirection.
Regardless of the method of delivery, when the target clicks the URL, the target is directed to an actor-controlled server hosting a phishing framework, most often EvilGinx. On occasion, Microsoft has observed attempts by the actor to evade automated browsing and detonation by fingerprinting browsing behavior. Once the target is redirected to the final page, the framework prompts the target for authentication, mirroring the sign-in page for a legitimate provider and intercepting any credentials. After credentials are captured, the target is redirected to a website or document to complete the interaction.  
SEABORGIUM has been observed to use stolen credentials and directly sign in to victim email accounts. Based on our experience responding to intrusions from this actor on behalf of our customers, we have confirmed that the following activities are common:
Based on the specific victimology, documents stolen, conversations fostered, and sustained collection observed, we assess that espionage is likely a key motivation of the actor.
In May 2021, MSTIC attributed an information operation to SEABORGIUM based on observations and technical overlaps with known phishing campaigns. The operation involved documents allegedly stolen from a political organization in the UK that were uploaded to a public PDF file-sharing site. The documents were later amplified on social media via known SEABORGIUM accounts, however MSTIC observed minimal engagement or further amplification. Microsoft was unable to validate the authenticity of the material.  
In late May 2022, Reuters along with Google TAG disclosed details about an information operation, specifically using hack and leak, that they attributed to COLDRIVER/SEABORGIUM. Microsoft independently linked SEABORGIUM to the campaign through technical indicators and agrees with the assessment by TAG on the actor responsible for the operation. In the said operation, the actors leaked emails/documents from 2018 to 2022, allegedly stolen from consumer Protonmail accounts belonging to high-level proponents of Brexit, to build a narrative that the participants were planning a coup. The narrative was amplified using social media and through specific politically themed media sources that garnered quite a bit of reach.
While we have only observed two cases of direct involvement, MSTIC is not able to rule out that SEABORGIUM’s intrusion operations have yielded data used through other information outlets. As with any information operation, Microsoft urges caution in distributing or amplifying direct narratives, and urges readers to be critical that the malicious actors could have intentionally inserted misinformation or disinformation to assist their narrative. With this in mind, Microsoft will not be releasing the specific domain or content to avoid amplification.  
The techniques used by the actor and described in the “Observed actor activity” section can be mitigated by adopting the security considerations provided below:
For Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Customers:
The below list provides IOCs observed during our investigation. We encourage our customers to investigate these indicators in their environments and implement detections and protections to identify past related activity and prevent future attacks against their systems.
NOTE: These indicators should not be considered exhaustive for this observed activity.
Intelligence gathered by the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) is used within Microsoft security products to provide protection against associated actor activity.
Microsoft Defender for Office offers enhanced solutions for blocking and identifying malicious emails. Signals from Microsoft Defender for Office inform Microsoft 365 Defender, which correlate cross-domain threat intelligence to deliver coordinated defense, when this threat has been detected. These alerts, however, can be triggered by unrelated threat activity. Example alerts:
Aside from the Microsoft Defender for Office 365 alerts above, customers can also monitor for the following Microsoft 365 Defender alerts for this attack. Note that these alerts can also be triggered by unrelated threat activity. Example alerts:
Microsoft 365 Defender customers should also investigate any “Stolen session cookie was used” alerts that would betriggered for adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) attacks.
Microsoft Defender SmartScreen has implemented detections against the phishing domains represented in the IOC section above.
Microsoft Sentinel customers can run the following advanced hunting queries to locate IOCs and related malicious activity in their environments.
The query below identifies matches based on domain IOCs related to SEABORGIUM actor across a range of common Microsoft Sentinel data sets:
https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/MultipleDataSources/SEABORGIUMDomainsAugust2022.yaml
Microsoft 365 Defender customers can run the following advanced hunting queries to locate IOCs and related malicious activity in their environments.
This query identifies matches based on domain IOCs related to SEABORGIUM against Microsoft Defender for Endpoint device network connections
https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Hunting%20Queries/Microsoft%20365%20Defender/Campaigns/SEABORGIUMDomainIOCsAug2022.yaml
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Are you in search of information on how to enable scan to a computer in Windows 11? Well, the OS is enabled to scan an image, document, and any other compatible files to your computer.
They can then be saved anywhere you prefer and probably uploaded to the cloud, hence, accessible from anywhere you want.
Dedicated software controls most scanners. They are made available by their manufacturers.
It is also possible to control them using an application provided by Microsoft itself or one of the best scanner apps for Windows 11. But then, users have complained that they experience some problems while trying to scan.
Generally, the reason for Windows scanners not being detected can be broadly categorized into two: situations when the computer does not detect the printer at all, and instances when the printer is detected but scanning does not work.
These issues especially the latter can be caused by one of the following reasons:
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Instead of updating drivers manually, you can use another method to manage all your drivers more efficiently.
With a dedicated driver updater, you have full support to install or update old drivers on your system. Not only this, you can handle drivers’ errors and repair them right away.
The software will scan your Windows 11 PC for outdated driver files and detect them rapidly. Afterward, you can choose one driver or many others to start the update.
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This method is recommended in case your PC is low on can device memory. It would also work for readers in search of solutions on how to enable scan to computer on Windows 10.
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Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) enables unhindered communication between graphic software on the computer and imaging hardware like scanners. The solution above can also work for readers looking for guides on how to scan to a computer in Windows 7.
In the second section of this solution guide, we listed the common reasons why Windows may not enable scan to computer in Windows 11. Also, not all printers are designed with scanners, so, it is important to ascertain if yours possess the feature.
Users who have just upgraded their Windows 11 usually face hiccups with scanning. Sometimes, to fix this, you will need to go and download the official software for the scanner on the manufacturer’s website.
Another thing that could make your computer not detect the scanner is when the scanner software is not compatible with the PC.
Make sure that your VPN is disconnected when visiting your printer manufacturer’s official website to get the best recommendation for your need.
Meanwhile, there are lots of free scanning software tools for Windows 11 on the market today that work seamlessly with any computer with the required compatibility.
One of them is the Windows scan developed by Microsoft and available for download in the Microsoft Store.
If you are looking for alternatives that are both effective and free, we have a review on free scanning software for Windows 11/10 to help you decide which to choose.
Literally, all printers with scanners are expected to be compatible with Windows 11, but some of our readers have reported that after contacting Microsoft Support when they had issues, they were told the latest Windows OS version is not compatible with all printers.
The reason for this is many, but one specific one is that the manufacturer hasn’t updated their drivers to synergize with Windows 11. This is a move many big boys in the printing industry don’t hesitate to act upon.
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Open Source Document Management Software is necessary for any enterprise or organization to manage all the documents in an efficient manner. If you are a startup or small and medium business and not want to spend the money on paid Document Mangement solution then you can go for an Open-source. There are some well known enterprise-grade Document management systems software available those are not only free but also a reliable and scalable Document management system. But things those come free at no cost also have some disadvantage. There are some features that you can only find in the paid one and especially the support. Another useful article: List of Open Source Mail servers
What is Document Management Software? 
Document Management Software is meant to manage and organize the digital copy of all documents generated by a company. The large organizations generate lots of e-documents on a daily basis and it bit difficult to manage them manually. The DMS software comes with an intuitive interface to track, store and manage files in a hassle-free manner. The electronic document management software helps to get rid of storing the documents physically and saves storage space. Also, they support all types of File Formats that is the other reason why companies using them.
OpenKM is an electronic document management system and record management system EDRMS ( DMS, RMS, CMS ). The OpenKM is based on open technology like Java, Tomcat, GWT, Lucene, Hibernate, Spring and jBPM. The OpenKM works well with Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, and Safari as it based on Web 2.0. It supports all major DBMS databases such as Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and others.
It allows users to set different rules and logic to automate the documentation process. For example, you can set a rule,  document move to a new destination, change security, applying document transformations (converting to PDF with group4 compression) among others. This document management system has OpenKM plug-in architecture that makes it so easily extensible.
The  OpenKM DMS can handle all common files types such as text, Office, Office 2007, OpenOffice, PDF, HTML, XML, MP3, JPEG, etc. It is one of the best opensource document management system.
There are two versions of OpenKM one is Open source community version and other is a professional edition.
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LogicalDOC is another Open source Document management system (DMS) software available in both Community Edition and Professional editions. The Open source LogicalDOC is distributed under the GNU license and source code is available for the entire community, it means anyone can modify, redistribute and free to use it. The downside of its community edition is no client sync a local directory with the repository.
Features:
VIENNA Advantage is an enterprise-level document management system tightly integrated with ERP and CRM. It can install either on your own private cloud to create a cloud-based document management system or on the Enterprise Cloud offered by VIENNA Advantage. It also covers Sales Force Automation, Order Management, Materials Management, HR, Payroll, Workflow Management and much more. It is written in C#.Net with an HTML5 UI. This project is divided into two parts one is the Application Development Framework and second is Functional modules. The thing which needs to be noted that the core ERP of the VIENNA is free but DMS is supplementary and user have to shell out some money to add DMS. Because of the features and knowledge purpose, it is here.
VIENNA Advantage DMS Features
SeedDMS is an Opensource PHP based DMS that supports MySQL or sqlite3 as the database. It is an enterprise-ready DMS platform for sharing and storing documents. It was known as LetoDMS.  The Seeddms also supports mobile interface and can use on Smartphone in a much efficient manner due to bootstrap and optimized UI.
Seeddms PHP DMS features:
The Alfresco is another good but complex open-source DMS that is designed for enterprises. The company provides the software to enterprises with a content repository, image management, web content management, document management and more. The Alfresco open-source DMS is easy to deploy but the community edition will not get any direct support from the Alfresco.
The Alfresco community edition runs on the variety of operating system because it deployed as a Java web application But the common operating used to install the Alfresco are Ubuntu and SUSE. It supports 64bit systems, runs on Apache Tomcat and JDK 8, and supports MySQL and PostgreSQL databases.
Alfresco community edition Features
Nuxeo is an Open source Knowledge and Document management system. You can download it free in the multiple formats such as Windows .exe package, VMware images, Virtual Box Images and Multi-platform packages. Once you have downloaded the platform you can use the 30-days free trial of Nuxeo online services for additional guidance and support. Nuxeo has a marketplace for a large section of ready to use plugins and packages to extend the functionality of your application.
Nuxeo ECM Features
Casebox is an Apache web-based document management system and 100% open source. It is a customizable application and can extend overtime as contact management, project management, and human resource management.
It allows you to read any documents such WOrd, JPEG, PDF online without downloading them or using any other external application. As it is a web-based application, so there is no need for sync which increases security and privacy.
Casebox Web DMS Features
Feng is another well open-source document management system and project manager. It is not only a DMS platform but more than that, it comes with Task Management, Workspace Management, Time Tracking, Knowledge Management and other productivity features makes it one of the best open-source document management software.
Feng Office community edition Features:
Maarch Courrier is a PHP based Document Management System that includes electronic mail processing, scan connectors, mailroom management, workflow, content management, version control, workflow, office templates, statistics, etc.
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OpenDocMan is an open-source document management system written in PHP and can run inside of any PHP5- enabled web server such as Apache2. It supports MySQL 5  as database and can use on any type of operating system using the browser. It 100% web-based document management system and features an automatic installer and updater.
OpenSource DMS Features
Mayan EDMS is a Free Open Source Electronic Document Management System written in Python. It uses Django web application framework and provides an electronic vault or repository for electronic documents. It allows saving securely all documents from floods, fire, theft, sabotage, fungus or decomposition. It comes with advanced search and categorization capabilities.

Kimios is a lightweight document management software and can be an alternative to heavy ECM systems (Enterprise Content Management).
The Kimios provides direct Windows Desktop and Microsoft environment integration but under the commercial license. Kimios is based on a fully Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). The Kimios works on the client-server model. All the supported third-party client’s such Web client, Kimios Explorer, Kimios for Office connected to Kimios central server that exposes the web service layer to covers all DMS features.
Kimios Document Management Features:
Note: The Kimios last updated around 3 years ago…
Recently, I got a mail from a person looking for a simple document management system, he tried all above given DMS but he thought they all are complex but he needs something very basic and after a couple of days, he suggested us to add a simple File sharing software works for his NGO. So, I thought, I should have to mention it here…
The Filerun is a simple file-sharing software that comes with server and client architecture and totally free. It is not a complete and full-fledged document management system but it can be used for basic file and media management. It supports docs, pictures, and music. The server part can install on Ubuntu, CentOS, Synology, and Docker. For the client, it has options for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.
To extend the compatibility and functions, it has plugins for Google Docs Editor,  Zoho Editor, ONLYOFFICE, Google Docs Viewer, Office Web View, Pixlr, Adobe Creative Cloud, Autodesk- Preview CAD files, CloudConvert to convert files from one format to another, Zamzar, Google Earth- Plott KML & KMZ files and Bing Maps.
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I suggest removing Kimios from the list. Checking the site, there has been no new versions in at least 3 years, and the forum has had no messages in 6 years.
Worth mentioning that Vienna Advantage DMS is not free. The core ERP is, but the DMS module requires a paid Professional subscription. You can’t even install it without one, so I’m not sure why it’s covered in this article.
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Springfit is one of the leading luxury mattress brands in India. Managed by two generations of entrepreneurs, Springfit is one of the fastest-growing mattress brands in India, occupying a strong product leadership position. Headquartered in Delhi, VFI has 5 manufacturing plants spread across a combined plant area of 30 acres, with a total capacity to produce 4 lakh mattresses annually. Springfit makes all its mattresses and major components such as foam, spring, etc., in-house.
Good sleep has been an undervalued concept in the Indian household, but Springfit mattress for the last 14 years has been making a constant effort to make people aware of the importance of good sleep. It has been innovating sleep solutions through its range of mattresses and pillows. To spread the awareness of the need and importance of good sleep, Springfit has recently announced that actress Kareena Kapoor will be their brand ambassador.
Speaking to Adgully for their Marketing Minds column, Satish Kumar Malhotra, Director- Sales & Marketing, Springfit, spoke about the importance of sleep and how they keep innovating and bringing in new products in the market keeping in mind the health requirements of consumers.
There are several brands from the organised and unorganised sectors that are fighting for their market share. How are Springfit mattresses bringing in that differentiation in their products to be in the consideration set?
The mattress industry is currently split between the organised and the unorganised sectors. While it is dominated by the unorganised sector, we are now seeing a shift towards the organized sector. It shows the evolution of a buyer who is more aware and willing to pay for top-notch quality. They are also digitally smart, using technology to meet all their needs.
Every industry faces fierce competition, and the Indian mattress industry is no exception. To make our brand and product stand out, we prioritize quality and our customers’ needs. Springfit has made an effort to introduce CertiGaurd, an antibacterial mattress, helping people maintain safety and hygiene standards. We have international technology like Certipure, Certigard and Areo Sleep that none of the other brands have.
Tell us more about your innovations. What are some of the revolutionary products that you have introduced that will help your audience?
We are always working on something new and innovative to improve the quality of our products. We use cutting-edge technology such as Aero Sleep technology, innovative foams, and the Coil system. We have a smart mattress, IO Sleep, based on Sleepcell Motion Adjust Technology, which analyses sleep and monitors heart rate, breathing, movement, and much more. Using the latest technology, the firm has enhanced the natural latex properties and qualities, well known for its enhanced air ventilation, motion resistance and its organic properties makes it the best option for people. To advance our innovation quest, we have launched India’s first fitness mattress, the Super Active Mattress series. This is the first time in India any company in this segment has launched a product that promises to give consumers with not just the most pleasant sleeping experience possible, but also to aid in their fitness and well-being.
What prompted you to align with Karena Kapoor as the brand ambassador? How does she fit with the overall personality of brand Springfit?
Good sleep has been an undervalued concept in the Indian household, but Springfit mattress for the last 14 years has been making a constant effort to make people aware of the importance of good sleep, for physical & mental well-being and therefore, has been innovating and promoting sleep solutions through its range of mattresses and pillows. While we were looking for a brand ambassador, our focus was on a face who could identify with our motto and help us spread the right message among the masses. Kareena Kapoor Khan is not only a youth icon, but also a fitness enthusiast who believes that it is important to adopt a correct sleep pattern for a healthy state of mind.
Why have you planned to enter the Metaverse space and what’s going to be your strategy and how will you excite your audience?
We run several digital marketing campaigns to connect and interact with our customers. As our customer base is technologically savvy and digitally engaged and uses the Internet to acquire anything – from a needle to vehicles. Initially, we plan to let the customers and our market associates see our products and display system, known as Springfit Lounge. It will give them an opportunity to interact with our team virtually. The Metaverse is the future of digital marketing, because it has the ability to interact with a much broader audience beyond geographical boundaries and time limits.
How do you plan to engage with your audience and leverage the appointment of Kareena Kapoor Khan as the brand ambassador?
We intend to create a 360-degree media strategy, we will soon be launching our TVC campaign, Print Ads or Radio advertisements to promote this collaboration. This association will enable us to connect with people from all over India and beyond. Kareena Kapoor Khan has a large fan base; people listen to and follow her, and through this association, we hope to make people more aware of their sleeping habits and hygiene, as well as to bring Springfit into every home in India. All the marketing campaigns of Springfit revolve around the motto of the brand, which is good sleep. This helps us in reaching out to the target audience, promoting our product, and educating our customers. So, rather than just saying it, we believe in expressing it through creativity, our message, and our products for our consumers easily connect with our campaigns.
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This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition, run on behalf of the Defence Science and Technology Futures (DSTF) programme, aims to identify and develop novel, early stage research ideas that may have a significant and disruptive impact on the future of Defence. A disruptive impact is something that radically alters how we do things – this can be positive (e.g. a new capability becomes available) or negative (e.g. a new type of threat arises).
This competition is funded by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl).
The outcome of this competition is anticipated to be a pool of novel Science and Technology (S&T) ideas / concepts that may be disruptive. These ideas / concepts may then be used as the basis for further research within the DSTF Programme.
Midday on Wednesday 12th October 2022
Via the DASA Online Submission Service for which you will require an account. Only proposals submitted through the DASA Online Submission Service will be accepted.
You must not submit any information classified above OFFICIAL. If you wish to add supporting information that may be above OFFICIAL you must contact DASA in advance and we will discuss solutions with you.
The total funding available for this competition is approximately £750k (ex VAT).
The value of each submission must be for a fixed amount of £50k. Failure to submit a proposal for this amount will result in the proposal being sifted out as non-compliant.
Contracts will be awarded for a duration of up to 4 months from 3rd January 2023 and must complete with an executive summary delivered by 31st March, a 5000-7000 word report delivered by 24th April 2023, followed by a 20-minute presentation to a MOD Board on either the 3rd or 4th May 2023 in London. Dstl would prefer that the presentation is given in person. However, an option to present virtually will be made available if attendance in person is not possible. A confirmed date and time will be provided to you in April 2023.
Friday 16th September 2022 – A dial-in session providing further detail on the problem space and a chance to ask questions in an open forum. If you would like to participate, please register on the Eventbrite page . To get the most out of this session, we strongly advise that you attend with a good knowledge of the competition document.
The Defence Science and Technology Futures (DSTF) Programme identifies novel early stage research which may have a significant game-changing or disruptive impact on future military capability, concepts of operation, threats or other areas of relevance to Defence. We are looking for ideas that may underpin generation-after-next technology, concepts or approaches and could disrupt traditional technologies or ways of thinking. The intention of this competition is to maximise the opportunities for exploiting innovation and reduce the likelihood of technological surprises caused by changes to the science and technology landscape. The programme is not about identifying incremental changes.
The ideas sought for this competition may not fulfil any current Defence requirement. Geo-politics, environmental issues, economics and many other factors will shape future scenarios and Defence requirements. The DSTF Programme has to consider what various futures might look like and speculate on how current novel Science and Technology (S&T) might develop and impact on what Defence needs to do in those various futures. This will enable Defence to better understand and plan for the future, helping to combat threats and take advantage of opportunities.
The DSTF Programme recognises the need to look beyond the current, developed science and technology landscape and beyond the traditional defence enterprise to explore emerging ideas and evaluate their future value. This DASA competition has been launched to support this need.
The aim of this competition is to identify new ideas and ways of doing things that are potentially disruptive to Defence and then to further develop the understanding of the ideas and their future impact. It is likely that further research will be required to develop the understanding of the ideas. It may be necessary to consider multiple capability areas and multiple future scenarios to assess where the developed idea could have the most impact in future Defence. The outcome of the work should be an exciting flavour of what might be possible and what the affects might be, rather than a detailed study developing the understanding of the science.
We are interested in low Technology Readiness Level (TRL) ideas (TRL 1-2) from any discipline that you believe may, in the future, disrupt the current ways of innovating and have the potential to lead to radical change^{[footnote 1]}. Proposals may derive from horizon scanning or technology watching, the bidders own internal research activities or via any other mechanism. Ideas need to have theoretical basis, supported by reasoned explanation.
DASA provides fixed funding of £50k per project to advance these ideas and to assess how they might impact on the future of Defence.
The DSTF programme recognises that investigation of low TRL S&T has a high risk of failure. This is accepted. Should it be discovered during the work that the original concept is not likely to be valid or an alternative low TRL idea / concept / technology would likely be more important, this would be considered to be a valid outcome of the work. However, we would still expect the work that led to this conclusion to be comprehensive, described in detail in the report and the findings to be presented, as described below.
This competition has 1 requirement.
This DASA competition will award each successful bidder £50k to:
take one or more novel very low TRL idea, as identified in the proposal, and further develop them to better understand the science behind them and their potential to form a disruptive technology in the future – this might be through laboratory research, modelling, or other approaches
develop concepts of how the idea might be deployed in the future – for example, could it only be used in particular circumstances or could it have impact across Defence?
describe the circumstances in which the idea might be disruptive and the potential impact on the future of Defence
The intention of this requirement is to develop an understanding of ideas to help determine their potential to be disruptive. Bidders should think about how the idea / concept / technology may fit within the future Defence landscape, and the technological landscape of the world in general, rather than the confines of contemporary technologies and capabilities.
Please note, the awarded amount, contract length, deliverables and milestone payments have all been set as part of this requirement.
Ideas that might help solve this requirement include:
your own very early stage science and technology that you did not initially see as having a Defence application
ideas identified through your own horizon scanning or technology watch, that you believe could be disruptive and should be investigated further
ideas that you have developed through brainstorming or other workshopping approaches that you believe have the potential to disrupt the future Defence landscape but are at a very low TRL level (TRL 1-2)
Any ideas submitted to this requirement must have a theoretical basis supported by reasoned explanation.
Your proposal should provide an outline description of the idea or ideas and their potential significance to Defence. The proposal should describe how the project funding of £50k would be used to expand upon the idea(s) and further develop an understanding of their:
fundamental scientific or theoretical basis
future viability and the potential development paths
potentially disruptive impacts and use cases (both positive and negative, opportunity and threat) within future Defence
The following deliverables are required:
a 2 page ‘executive summary’ to present the findings of your research to date. This must be submitted by 31st March 2023
a short report describing the low TRL S&T, the further development work you have undertaken and how this has improved the understanding of the potential impact of the idea on Defence in the future. If more in-depth research is required to further develop Defence’s understanding of the disruptive potential of the S&T, this should be described. The report should comprise 5000-7000 words excluding the title page, contents list and reference list. It should be written in plain English and the use of specialist terminology should be minimised. The extensive use of images and figures is encouraged where they will aid in readability of the document. This mandatory report must be delivered before the 24th April 2023.
a 20 minute briefing to an MOD Board, describing the outputs of the research and highlighting what you believe the MOD could do to further understand the potential of the low TRL ideas or concepts. It is the intention that this Board will identify the topics of most interest to be taken forward for further investigation by the MOD research programme^{[footnote 2]}. Dstl would prefer that the presentation is given in person. However, an option to present virtually will be made available if attendance in person is not possible. The event will be held in London on 3rd or 4th May 2023. A confirmed date and time will be provided to you in April 2023. Note, the costs of attending the presentation should be included in the £50k budget for funded ideas; no further funding with be provided for travel and subsistence.
We are interested in novel, very low TRL S&T ideas which could either benefit Defence in the future or form the basis of a threat. We would like you to provide us with an exciting flavour of what might be possible and be disruptive. Your proposal should include evidence of:
creative ideas / concepts / technology that have the potential to cause a significant game-changing or disruptive impact on Defence
ideas which are at an early stage of development (equivalent to TRL 1-2)
ideas that have a theoretical basis supported by reasoned explanation
the development of those ideas through research to understand their potential to be disruptive in the future
development of concepts of how the ideas might be deployed in the future to become either an opportunity or threat to Defence
clear demonstration of how the proposed work applies to Defence
We are not interested in proposals that:
include innovation that is TRL 3 and above. Any proposed ideas that are judged to be TRL 3 and above will be viewed as non-compliant and sifted out. Please refer to the TRL guide or contact a DASA Innovation Partner for guidance here
suggest ideas that are not likely to be disruptive, are likely to only lead to incremental change and/or offer no real prospect of out-competing existing technological solutions
suggest ideas that cannot apply to Defence
include ideas that have no form of theoretical basis which can be described by reasoned explanation
constitute consultancy, paper-based studies or literature reviews which just summarise the existing literature without further development
an unsolicited resubmission of a previous DASA proposal
do not include an evaluation of how the ideas could be disruptive in the future and impact on Defence
Your proposal would not be expected to deliver a proof of concept capable of validation in a laboratory-style environment.
The deliverables of this competition should indicate if more research should enable Defence to gain the greatest benefit.
It is the intention that the MOD Board, discussed above, will identify the topics of most interest to be taken forward for further investigation by the MOD research programme. However, it is not guaranteed that any idea will be picked up and developed further. Any decisions on research programme content, structure and funding at that stage would be independent of this DASA call. Further research at that stage may be placed through competition.
Midday on Wednesday 12th October 2022
You must submit your proposal via the DASA Online Submission Service for which you will be required to register.
Only proposals submitted through the DASA Online Submission Service will be accepted.
This Themed Competition uses a different application form compared to previous DASA Themed Competitions. The application is shorter. For those proposals that meet the mandatory criteria, 30 minutes will be allocated for assessment. Please ensure your proposal can be read, in its entirety, within this time.
You must not submit any information classified above OFFICIAL. If you wish to add supporting information that may be above OFFICIAL you must contact DASA in advance and we will discuss solutions with you.
The total possible funding available for this competition is approximately £750k (ex VAT).
The value of each submission must be for a fixed amount of £50k. Failure to submit a proposal for this amount will result in the proposal being sifted out as non-compliant.
We anticipate that we will fund around 15 proposals all of which will be £50k in value.
Click here for more information on our competition process. This competition is using specific assessment criteria, so, click here, for more information on how your proposal is assessed. Please be advised that the time allocated for assessment will be 30 minutes and not the traditional 90 minutes.
Queries should be sent to the DASA Help Centre – accelerator@dstl.gov.uk
the proposal should focus on the competition requirements – it should include recommendations for further research, if necessary, to better understand the potential of the S&T idea(s)
when submitting a proposal, you must complete all sections of the online form, including an appropriate level of technical information to allow assessment of the proposal and a completed finances section
completed proposals must comply with the financial rules set for this competition. The fixed amount for each proposal is £50k (ex VAT). Proposals will be rejected as non-compliant if the financial cost is not for this fixed amount
you must include a list of other current or recent government funding you may have received in this area if appropriate, making it clear how this proposal differs from this work
a project plan that clearly includes only the 3 deliverables must be provided. These deliverables have been defined in the competition document and are designed to provide evidence of progress against the project plan and the end-point for this competition; they must only include; an executive summary, a final report and final presentation. Proposals with any deliverables less than or more than the 3 required for this competition will be rejected as non-compliant
a maximum of 2 payment milestones. The final payment milestone must be at least 20% of the overall project cost, as outlined in the terms and conditions
you should also plan for attendance at a kick-off meeting at the start of the project, and a presentation to the MOD Board as your final deliverable. Please also plan for regular reviews with the appointed Technical Partner and Project Manager at the end of month 1 and month 2; all meetings will be in the UK. Meetings may also take place virtually
your proposal must demonstrate how you will complete all activities / services and provide all deliverables within the competition timescales (4 months). Proposals with the final report deliverable outside the competition timeline will be rejected as non-compliant
Your resourcing plan must identify, where possible, the nationalities of proposed employees that you intend to work on the project.
In the event of a proposal being recommended for funding, the DASA reserves the right to undertake due diligence checks including the clearance of proposed employees. Please note that this process will take as long as necessary and could take up to 6 weeks in some cases for non-UK nationals. This will take place during November and December to allow for contracts to start on 03 January.
As contracts are of 4 months is duration, any ethical / legal / regulatory factors identified within your proposal will not be accepted.
MODREC approvals can take up to 5 months therefore any proposals identifying the need for MODREC approval will be sifted out as non-compliant. Please contact your Innovation Partner for further guidance.
Requirements for access to Government Furnished Assets (GFA), for example, information, equipment, materials and facilities, may not be included in your proposal. Given the timescales and nature of the competition, no GFA will be available.
All relevant export control regulations will apply if a company ultimately wants to sell a developed solution to a foreign entity. All innovators must ensure that they can obtain, if required, the necessary export licences for their proposals and developments, such that they can be supplied to the UK and other countries. If you cannot confirm that you can gain the requisite licences, your proposal will be sifted out of the competition.
Additionally, if we believe that you will not be able to obtain export clearance, additional checks may be conducted, which may also result in your proposal being sifted out of the competition.
On receipt of a ‘Fund’ decision, suppliers must submit a Supplier Assurance Questionnaire (SAQ). The SAQ allows suppliers to demonstrate compliance with the specified risk level and the corresponding profile in Def Stan 05-138, the levels of controls required will depend on this risk level.
Successful suppliers will be emailed a Risk Assessment Reference (RAR) number and corresponding risk level, and must use this to complete a SAQ here. The completed SAQ form and resulting email response from Defence Cyber Protection Partnership (DCPP) must be downloaded and returned to DASA. Further guidance can be found at: DCPP: Cyber Security Model industry buyer and supplier guide.
If the SAQ reveals deficiencies then a Cyber Implementation Plan (CIP) is needed and requires approval before a contract can be awarded.
If you have any questions please contact accelerator@dstl.gov.uk
When submitting your proposal, you will be required to include a title and a short abstract. The title and abstract you provide will be used by DASA, and other government departments, to describe your project and its intended outcomes and benefits. They may be included at DASA events in relation to this competition and in documentation such as brochures. The proposal title will be published in the DASA transparency data on GOV.UK, along with your organisation name, the amount of funding, and the start and end dates of your contract. As this information can be shared, it should not contain information that may compromise Intellectual property.
At Stage 1, all proposals will be checked for compliance with the competition document and may be rejected before full assessment if they do not comply. Only those proposals that demonstrate compliance against the competition scope and DASA mandatory criteria for this competition will be taken forward to full assessment.
Proposals that pass Stage 1 will then be assessed against this assessment criteria (Desirability, Feasibility and Viability) by subject matter experts from the MOD (including Dstl), other government departments and the front-line military commands. You will not have the opportunity to view or comment on assessors’ recommendations.
DASA reserves the right to disclose on a confidential basis any information it receives from innovators during the procurement process (including information identified by the innovator as Commercially Sensitive Information in accordance with the provisions of this competition) to any third party engaged by DASA for the specific purpose of evaluating or assisting DASA in the evaluation of the innovator’s proposal. In providing such information the innovator consents to such disclosure. Appropriate confidentiality agreements will be put in place.
After assessment, proposals will be discussed internally at a Decision Conference where, based on the assessments, budget and wider strategic considerations, a decision will be made on the proposals that are recommended for funding.
Bidders are not permitted to attend the Decision Conference.
Proposals that are unsuccessful will receive brief feedback after the Decision Conference.
Please read the DASA terms and conditions which contain important information for innovators. For this competition we will be using the Innovation Standard Contract (ISC) Terms and Schedules. We will require unqualified acceptance of the terms and conditions; if applicable, please ensure your commercial department has provided their acceptance.
Funded projects will be allocated a Project Manager (to run the project) and a Technical Partner (as a technical point of contact).
We will use deliverables from DASA contracts in accordance with our rights detailed in the contract terms and conditions.
For this competition, £750k is currently available to fund proposals. There may be occasions when additional funding becomes available to allow us to revisit proposals deemed suitable for funding. Therefore, DASA reserves the right to keep such proposals in reserve. In the event that additional funding becomes available, DASA may ask whether you would still be prepared to undertake the work outlined in your proposal under the same terms.
Competition queries on process, proposal application, commercial, technical and intellectual property aspects should be sent to the DASA Help Centre at accelerator@dstl.gov.uk, quoting the competition title. If you wish receive future updates on this competition, please email the DASA Help Centre.
While all reasonable efforts will be made to answer queries, DASA reserves the right to impose management controls if volumes of queries restrict fair access of information to all potential innovators.
Note – While we refer to Technology Readiness Levels – the outputs do not have to relate to technology and equipment. Any early stage research or idea of relevance to Defence is within scope. ↩
Note – this is not a guarantee of further funding for any particular organisation. Any decisions on funding at that stage would be independent of this DASA competition and may be through further competition. ↩
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