TechTarget News - Week of Aug 21, 2016
Mon Aug 22, 2016
Torbay and South Devon NHS to roll out integrated care records
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust will join up and share digital health and social care records across the region
Mon Aug 22, 2016
DWP digital experts brought in to help assess plans for Government Digital Service
The new GDS chief Kevin Cunnington has turned to his former DWP colleagues to help as he prepares his plans for the team
Mon Aug 22, 2016
Mixed reaction to Anderson review of bulk surveillance powers
While the Anderson review’s recommendation of a technical advisory panel has been welcomed, human rights groups say the opportunity to move to more targeted surveillance has been missed
Mon Aug 22, 2016
How Middle East CIOs can steer business strategy
The perception of the role of CIO at organisations in the Middle East is gradually shifting from back-end support to business enabler
Mon Aug 22, 2016
Australian census website failure spreads skepticism
The public post-mortem of the Australian census website meltdown continues as the IT industry gives its opinions
Mon Aug 22, 2016
Bangkok Hospital recognised for its use of electronic records
Private hospital in Thailand is recognised for its effective use of IT by a global accreditation body
Tue Aug 23, 2016
There is life in Finland’s IT sector despite Nokia and Microsoft layoffs
Regional development organisations in Finland describe how despite massive job cuts Nokia and Microsoft have provided the foundations for IT industry development
Tue Aug 23, 2016
Microsoft and Lenovo deepen strategic ties
Microsoft announces another cross-licensing deal that will see its software pre-installed on millions of Android devices
Tue Aug 23, 2016
Zahid Group uses ERP to revolutionise business
As Saudi Arabia sets out to diversify its economy away from oil, the kingdom’s companies are undergoing rapid transformation
Tue Aug 23, 2016
Interim Gov.uk Verify boss sets out future priorities
Jess McEvoy looks at potential for re-use of the government’s identity assurance platform in both public and private sector
Tue Aug 23, 2016
Aviva partners with Silicon Valley accelerator to kick-start innovation
Insurance firm Aviva is partnering with Silicon Valley startup accelerator Plug and Play to gain access to new innovations
Tue Aug 23, 2016
Cyber criminals target holiday-related P2P media platforms
Cyber criminals capitalise on the popularity of holiday-related media sites to spread malware
Tue Aug 23, 2016
Simplivity debuts all-flash CN-5400-F hyper-converged product
Simplivity all-flash hyper-converged infrastructure appliance aims at high-performance datacentre workloads, with MLC drives from Intel
Tue Aug 23, 2016
400 security events a second monitored on Olympics network
IT records as well as sporting records were set at the recent Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro
Tue Aug 23, 2016
Web host opts for Nutanix hyper-converged after supplier nightmares
Finger-pointing between suppliers in server/SAN environment led Yorkshire-based ticketing web host Millennia to opt for Nutanix hyper-converged infrastructure
Tue Aug 23, 2016
Trend Micro confirms rise of ransomware and whaling
Ransomware is confirmed as a pervasive threat and whaling emerges as a strong trend, according to the latest security report by Trend Micro
Tue Aug 23, 2016
IBM flash storage expands with midrange all-flash products
IBM's all-flash portfolio grows, with a new midrange and entry-level option, and the vendor adds a migration program aimed at EMC-Dell customers.
Tue Aug 23, 2016
Singapore models entire country in 3D with smart map
Singapore authorities are creating 3D maps of the entire country to help organisations in the public and private sector make better planning decisions.
Wed Aug 24, 2016
UK second only to US in DDoS attacks
Distributed denial of service attacks on UK organisations have eased from a peak in the fourth quarter of 2015, but the UK remains the world’s second most targeted country
Wed Aug 24, 2016
London datacentre market enjoys pre-Brexit surge in demand for colocation space
CBRE's pre-Brexit look at the European datacentre market sees London reap the benefits of a surge in demand for colocation space during the second quarter
Wed Aug 24, 2016
UK organisations still not taking ransomware seriously
Security experts say UK organisations are not taking ransomware attacks seriously enough, after two studies reveal that tens of UK universities and NHS Trusts have been attacked
Wed Aug 24, 2016
IT professionals aim to operationalize threat intel in the enterprise
This week, networking bloggers look into operationalizing threat intel, Google Fiber's deployment and home lab spending.
Thu Aug 25, 2016
Forum to drive cloud adoption in the Philippines
An online forum has been set-up in the Philippines to promote cloud take-up in the country
Thu Aug 25, 2016
French submarine maker data breach highlights challenges of IP security
French naval contractor data breach proves that protecting intellectual property is challenging, say security experts
Thu Aug 25, 2016
A quarter of financial sector data breaches linked to lost or stolen devices
Financial sector breaches in the US doubled in 2015 over the year before, according to a report by security firm Bitglass
Thu Aug 25, 2016
Apple iPhones plagued by device failure and crashing apps, report claims
A report on mobile device performance produced by Blancco Technology Group says the performance of Apple iPhones is flagging compared with Android-based devices
Thu Aug 25, 2016
SDN, open source nexus to accelerate service creation
What's new in the SDN blog world? One expert says SDN advancements will be accelerated, thanks to SDN and open source convergence, while another points out the influence SDN has in the cloud industry.
Fri Aug 26, 2016
Apple patches triple iOS security threat
Businesses and consumers are being urged to update their versions of Apple's iOS to fix three critical, zero-day vulnerabilities that enable attackers to spy on victims
Fri Aug 26, 2016
EE pushes further into content delivery with Apple Music tie-up
Mobile network operator will offer six months of Apple Music free to new and upgrading customers as it expands into content provision
Fri Aug 26, 2016
Computing GCSE continues to rise in popularity, but grades drop
The number of girls taking computing at GCSE level has more than doubled with more students taking the subject than ever before, but grades are dropping
Fri Aug 26, 2016
Law firms planning litigation market for GDPR
Businesses should be preparing for the storm of litigation that is likely to be unleashed when the GDPR goes into force, warns Stewart Room of PwC Legal
Fri Aug 26, 2016
Samsung Pay used for 100 million transactions
Samsung reports that its mobile payments app, which will soon be available in the UK, has transacted 100 million payments in its first year of availability
Fri Aug 26, 2016
Ramnit Trojan targeting UK banks reactivated
IBM X-Force researchers advise banks to use adaptive malware detection and real-time endpoint malware intelligence to counter the latest evolution of Ramnit banking malware
Fri Aug 26, 2016
Rackspace sold to private equity house Apollo Global for $4.3bn
After weeks of speculation about its acquisition status, Rackspace confirms definitive agreement with private equity buyer
Fri Aug 26, 2016
Department for Work and Pensions to recruit chief data officer
The Department for Work and Pensions is looking to hire a chief data officer with a potential salary of around £130,000