TechTarget News - Week of Apr 09, 2023
Wed Apr 12, 2023
Netskope claims hybrid work ‘revolution’ with SASE client and endpoint SD-WAN
Netskope looks to deliver consistent security and superior user experience for hybrid workers through reduced costs and complexity from extended borderless SD-WAN and SASE
Wed Apr 12, 2023
Governments worldwide attempting to regulate generative AI
Countries worldwide are monitoring the generative systems with their own unique rules and laws. For example, China proposed new laws, and the U.S. requested public comments.
Wed Apr 12, 2023
Enterprises downgrade ESG investments amid economic uncertainty, Google Cloud study finds
The second annual Google Cloud sustainability study reveals that economic uncertainty is forcing some enterprises to cut corners on their sustainability strategy to save money
Wed Apr 12, 2023
Schneider Electric bolsters ecommerce partner support
Vendor adds collaborative partner programme to deliver tailored resources and rewards for participants
Wed Apr 12, 2023
Jigsaw24 inspiring female channel participation
Channel player has indicated that after a couple of events promoting diversity, it’s making it a major theme this year
Wed Apr 12, 2023
UK police double down on ‘improved’ facial recognition
The Met and South Wales Police have doubled down on their use of facial recognition technology after research found improved accuracy in their algorithms when using certain settings, but civil society groups maintain that the tech will still be used in a discriminatory fashion
Wed Apr 12, 2023
Stemmer Distribution optimises communications infrastructure
Largest distributor of dental products in France standardises communications through UCaaS to help meet all its needs of reachability and mobility, while rationalising costs for the present and future
Wed Apr 12, 2023
April Patch Tuesday fixes zero-day used to deliver ransomware
A zero-day in the Microsoft Common Log File System that has been abused by the operator of the Nokoyawa ransomware is among 97 vulnerabilities fixed in April’s Patch Tuesday update
Wed Apr 12, 2023
Gartner: Rebalance cyber investment towards human-centric elements
Security decision-makers need to reprioritise their investment outlooks towards people, rather than technology, according to the latest market forecast from Gartner
Wed Apr 12, 2023
Bank of England starts recruiting Britcoin team
The Bank of England is recruiting people to join its team focused on the development of a digital pound
Wed Apr 12, 2023
Deutsche Bank to close Russian software operations
German bank has been winding down its Russia-based software development operations and is close to shutting them down
Wed Apr 12, 2023
CloudCasa brings GUI to open source backup tool Velero
A new SaaS offering from CloudCasa by Catalogic offers adds functionality such as infrastructure monitoring tools to Velero, a popular open source Kubernetes backup tool.
Wed Apr 12, 2023
Okta integrates with Singapore’s national digital ID system
The integration with Singpass will let Okta customers authenticate consumers using Singapore’s national digital ID system and is expected to expand the company’s reach in regulated industries
Wed Apr 12, 2023
Microsoft mends Windows zero-day on April Patch Tuesday
What's old is new again as multiple security updates from the past made a comeback this month to push the total number of vulnerabilities addressed to 102.
Tue Apr 11, 2023
Quantum containerizes file, object storage
In a shift for Quantum Corp., the vendor is now competing in the file and object storage market with its all-flash, software-defined, scale-out Myriad offering.
Tue Apr 11, 2023
FTX bankruptcy filing highlights security failures
Debtors claim that defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX lacked any dedicated security personnel and failed to implement critical access controls for billions of dollars in assets.
Tue Apr 11, 2023
AMRC demos UK’s first, fully operational standalone 5G factory of the future
Centre for research into advanced manufacturing technologies used in the aerospace, automotive, medical and other high-value manufacturing sectors shows transformative effect of standalone 5G in £10m+ UK government-backed project
Tue Apr 11, 2023
Far North Fiber plots route for pan-Arctic connectivity
Route study begins to define the fastest and most secure route for Submarine cable system directly connecting Japan, North America, and Ireland and Scandinavia through Arctic region
Tue Apr 11, 2023
PC sales head south as users look for reasons to buy
PC sales continue to sag as business users and consumers remain conservative in spending and wait to see if the macroeconomic trends improve or deteriorate.
Tue Apr 11, 2023
NatWest supports tech training for displaced Ukrainian women
NatWest bank joins scheme to give tech training to displaced Ukrainian women in Scotland
Tue Apr 11, 2023
Recorded Future launches OpenAI GPT model for threat intel
The new OpenAI GPT model was trained on Recorded Future's large data set and interprets evidence to help support enterprises struggling with cyberdefense.
Tue Apr 11, 2023
Anne Keast-Butler named as new director of GCHQ
The government has appointed current MI5 deputy director general Anne Keast-Butler to head signals and cyber agency GCHQ
Tue Apr 11, 2023
KFC, Pizza Hut data stolen in January ransomware attack
Yum!, the parent organisation behind KFC and Pizza Hut in the UK, has disclosed that employee data was accessed and exfiltrated in a January 2023 ransomware attack
Tue Apr 11, 2023
UK government announces plans and investment to evolve future telecoms
As part of a national mission to connect all communities, government unveils an investment package worth almost £150m to put the UK at the forefront of future research and £40m to boost 5G tech take-up
Tue Apr 11, 2023
UKtech50 2023: Help us find the most influential people in UK IT
Computer Weekly’s annual search for the 50 most influential people in UK IT is back – let us know who you would like to nominate for this year’s list
Tue Apr 11, 2023
Scotland links its tech scaler programme with the NHS
As part of the deal, firms part of the tech scaler programme aimed at helping startups scale up will be given access to NHS regional test beds
Tue Apr 11, 2023
Controversial Fujitsu contract with Post Office extended after technical challenges moving to cloud
The Post Office has extended a contract with Fujitsu after being unable to resolve technical issues related to migrating its IT to the cloud
Tue Apr 11, 2023
Experian names AWS as preferred cloud partner for multi-year off-premise migration project
Credit reporting agency Experian is embarking on a multi-year cloud migration project with AWS
Tue Apr 11, 2023
NTT flies with SES for satellite-based enterprise edge and private 5G network
Global IT infrastructure and services company teams with satellite operator to combine expertise in networking, enterprise managed services and O3b mPOWER satellites to deliver reliable connectivity to enterprises
Tue Apr 11, 2023
Aetheros looks to add edge intelligence to US smart meter market
Scalable, open IoT operating system introduced to US market to unlock distributed intelligence at the edge
Tue Apr 11, 2023
UK broadband industry to see huge increases in tariffs in April 2023
Days after regulator begins scheme to make service switching easier, majority of UK’s largest broadband providers announce double-digit price increases in April 2023 leading to calls that UK broadband is broken.
Tue Apr 11, 2023
Ericsson: flexibility the new work-life currency
Study from Ericsson’s Consumer & IndustryLab reveals how employees and employers navigate the current work environment and their views on the future of work shaped by the pandemic, digitisation and the fluctuating labour market
Tue Apr 11, 2023
DWP appoints former Boots IT chief Richard Corbridge as CDIO
In his new role as the chief digital and information officer for the Department for Work and Pensions, Corbridge will be responsible for a £1.4bn annual budget
Mon Apr 10, 2023
IT services market size expands amid mixed economic signals
Market watchers forecast continued growth in the tech services sector, while U.S. payrolls expand, albeit at a slower pace.
Mon Apr 10, 2023
Patch management not enough to secure SAP systems
Security is critical to SAP customers, and third-party tools can help seek out and monitor vulnerabilities in areas that SAP patches miss, such as custom code and access control.
Mon Apr 10, 2023
How India’s Cropin is tapping the groundswell in agritech
Cropin, one of the first movers in agriculture technology, has built an industry cloud platform that is now used by the likes of PepsiCo to maximise crop yields
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