TechTarget News - Week of Jul 24, 2016
Mon Jul 25, 2016
Estonia seeks UK datacentre to protect citizens' personal data from hackers - report
The Baltic state is reportedly in early stage talks with the UK and Luxembourg governments about setting up a backup site in either country to protect citizens’ data from risk of hackers
Mon Jul 25, 2016
BT says it's "absolutely willing" to create independent board to run Openreach
BT Group chairman Michael Rake says the organisation is willing to let an independent board oversee Openreach’s spending and strategy decisions
Mon Jul 25, 2016
Cisco vCenter plug-in bridges physical, virtual data center networks
Cisco has launched a vCenter plug-in for connecting the VMware management tool to applications running on non-virtualized servers.
Mon Jul 25, 2016
Yahoo confirms nearly $5bn sale deal with Verizon
Verizon Communications to boost its advertising business by acquiring Yahoo's client database in a $4.83bn deal
Mon Jul 25, 2016
ZeroStack taps channel partners to host private cloud appliances
ZeroStack has entered partnerships with T5 Data Centers and Colovore, which will host the company's cloud appliance technology in their colocation facilities.
Mon Jul 25, 2016
Australia’s security software spending sees growth spurt
Australian enterprises are increasingly investing in security software as the threats to data continue to multiply
Mon Jul 25, 2016
Skills shortage and poor IT infrastructure hinder tech adoption by Asean governments
EIU report highlights governments’ desire for better use of data, including cloud access
Tue Jul 26, 2016
Government tests use of social media accounts for verifying online user identity
Online public service users may be asked to allow access to their Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter accounts to help prove they are who they say they are
Tue Jul 26, 2016
O2 denies data breach
Cyber criminals have accessed some O2 customer accounts to steal personal details and offer them for sale, but O2 says it was not breached and password re-use is to blame
Tue Jul 26, 2016
Date set for landmark hearing into EU-US data transfers
Irish court hearing triggered by Austrian law student Max Schrems could have huge implications for EU-US trade and the data privacy rights of millions of EU citizens
Tue Jul 26, 2016
No barrier to trial in UK, Lauri Love extradition hearing told
British hackers, including members of Anonymous, have been tried in the UK, despite causing serious damage to US computer systems, a court hears
Tue Jul 26, 2016
Ofcom and BT set out separate plans to increase Openreach independence
BT Group’s plans to give Openreach greater independence share some common ground with Ofcom’s recommendations, but will this be enough to ease its rivals’ anti-competitive concerns?
Tue Jul 26, 2016
Sky announces tech insight day to attract new candidates
Media company will give undergraduates a taster day at its headquarters to attract the best tech talent
Tue Jul 26, 2016
Cloud adoption still outpacing security capability, study finds
Many companies are still not applying the best technologies, policies and procedures to ensure sensitive data is protected in the cloud
Tue Jul 26, 2016
UK government paves way for Amazon Prime Air trials
Amazon is working with regulator CAA to enable trials of Amazon’s Prime Air drone to take off in the UK
Tue Jul 26, 2016
Business unprepared for future ransomware, says Cisco report
Next wave of ransomware expected to be more pervasive, resilient and capable of spreading quickly and effectively throughout networks by capitalising on vulnerabilities
Wed Jul 27, 2016
Gov.uk Notify notifications system starts to be used for live digital services
Status updates system is latest part of the government-as-a-platform strategy from the Government Digital Service
Wed Jul 27, 2016
Apple highlights services revenue and future bets as iPhone sales decline
Apple share price up on strong performance in services and investments in augmented reality and artificial intelligence, despite 27% year-on-year decline in quarterly profit
Wed Jul 27, 2016
UK firms miss out on lucrative data science exploitation
The Economist Intelligence Unit finds UK companies struggling to cash in on data exploitation, in a SAS-sponsored research study
Wed Jul 27, 2016
European scientific community seeks support for €5.3m hybrid cloud build
Research organisations from across Europe want to build a hybrid cloud platform to support their HPC and big data projects
Wed Jul 27, 2016
Warwickshire and West Mercia police select Saab to update shared control room
Warwickshire and West Mercia combine emergency and contact centre systems using Saab Group’s Safe unified control room system
Wed Jul 27, 2016
Broadband providers urge UK firms to have their say on Ofcom’s BT-Openreach proposals
Nationwide campaign seeks to enable UK businesses to make their views known as regulator considers the future of BT-Openreach
Wed Jul 27, 2016
Privacy Shield good to go for at least a year, say EU regulators
Transatlantic data transfer framework approved, but will need more fine-tuning in the first joint review in a year’s time
Wed Jul 27, 2016
Accenture to move HMRC tax system to private cloud
HMRC has awarded Accenture a contract that will run until 2020 to digitise the UK tax system
Wed Jul 27, 2016
UK security startup discovers one-stop-shop for cyber crime businesses
Setting up a cyber criminal business is easier than ever believed, according to UK information security startup Digital Shadows
Wed Jul 27, 2016
Digital Greenwich joins forces with University of Surrey for 5G smart city tests
Collaboration will investigate “smarter” ways to cope with challenges related to transport, health, energy and the built environment
Wed Jul 27, 2016
UK education system failing to support cyber security profession
Countries and companies must act quickly to address the cyber security skills shortage through improvements in education, workforce diversity, training opportunities, security technology and data collection, a report says
Wed Jul 27, 2016
A10 buys Appcito to bolster cloud-based ADC services
A10 has acquired Appcito to improve its portfolio of ADC services for enterprises adopting cloud computing.
Thu Jul 28, 2016
Facebook’s revenue rockets on strong growth
Facebook has reported a 186% year-on-year increase in second-quarter profits driven by a 63% rise in advertising revenue boosted by demand for video ads
Thu Jul 28, 2016
UK’s top security judges struggle to assess privacy threats
Technological advancements make it difficult for the Investigatory Powers Tribunal to assess privacy threats, say the tribunal’s own judges
Thu Jul 28, 2016
Using a #hashtag to take diversity awareness global
Recruiter Structur3dpeople utilises the power of social media to spread the word about women in the technology industry
Thu Jul 28, 2016
Smartphone sales boost Samsung’s second quarter
Samsung has reported a 27% rise in operating profit for its mobile division in the second quarter, driven by strong demand for Galaxy smartphones, which the company expects to continue
Thu Jul 28, 2016
Al Murooj Rotana increases guest satisfaction with updated Wi-Fi network
Dubai-based Rotana Hotels sees guest satisfaction rates rise on back of 802.11ac wireless roll-out at its Al Murooj Rotana property
Thu Jul 28, 2016
BT sales increase 35% in 2016 Q2 with EE and broadband boosts
BT Group reported a 35% increase in revenue as it benefits from its EE acquisition and a large share of the broadband market
Thu Jul 28, 2016
Most cloud applications not GDPR-ready, report reveals
Just 2% of more than 15,000 enterprise cloud application analysed are GDPR-ready, according to a cloud risk report
Thu Jul 28, 2016
MI5 accused of compromising security court
Judges at the UK's most secret court were persuaded not to disclose the existence of secret intrusive data on the population after briefings and lunch with MI5's deputy director general
Thu Jul 28, 2016
Cisco DNA means goodbye to CLI?
This week, bloggers look at Cisco's shift from CLI, Savvius' packet capture appliance and cybersecurity as a vertical industry.
Thu Jul 28, 2016
Almost 60% of millennials search for jobs through company websites
Research by Monster finds the younger generation react strongly to what they find on an employer’s website when looking for work
Thu Jul 28, 2016
Revealed: The battle for GDS – how Whitehall mandarins are trying to carve up digital strategy
Insiders say senior civil servants want to break up the Government Digital Service and return IT to its previous departmental model
Thu Jul 28, 2016
Oracle buys NetSuite, but vows to respect independence
Oracle has agreed to buy NetSuite but the acquired company will retain autonomy says Oracle
Fri Jul 29, 2016
German digital bank Fidor acquired by French banking giant
Fidor CEO says merger with BPCE will allow challenger to continue its international expansion
Fri Jul 29, 2016
Universities give free cloud services to UK medical researchers
The Universities of Bath, Birmingham, Cardiff, Swansea and Warwick are giving researchers free access to cloud-based compute resources to speed up scientific discovery process
Fri Jul 29, 2016
A quarter of UK developers are self-taught
As the skills gap leaves firms scrambling for tech talent, self-taught developers are taking advantage of the need for skilled workers
Fri Jul 29, 2016
Mobile and video pay off for Google’s parent company Alphabet
Alphabet ascribes strong second quarter financial results to long-term investments in mobile and video as demand for advertising through these channels increases
Fri Jul 29, 2016
Amazon rides high on sales growth, especially in cloud services
Amazon's share price climbed 2% on news of strong second-quarter sales growth boosted by a 58% year-on-year rise in sales of cloud services
Fri Jul 29, 2016
CIO interview: Gary Steen, chief technology officer, TalkTalk
TalkTalk has overhauled security since its controversial data breach in 2015, according to CTO Gary Steen, and is investing in technology to beat its rivals on customer service
Fri Jul 29, 2016
AWS vs Google vs Microsoft: How the enterprise cloud war is hotting up
With Amazon, Google and Microsoft all reporting strong growth on the back of cloud, we take a closer look at how they have achieved it
Fri Jul 29, 2016
Researcher uncovers UK government threat to privacy
Despite concerns about the draft Investigatory Powers Bill, a legal researcher has highlighted that existing legislation is a much bigger threat to privacy than most UK citizens realise
Fri Jul 29, 2016
Verizon launches virtualized services for enterprises
ICYMI: Verizon launches VNF service to enterprises; Ethernet organizations plan 2.5, 5 GbE plugfest for fall and Riverbed beefs up SteelCentral.