TechTarget News - Week of Jan 15, 2017
Mon Jan 16, 2017
The evolution of smart Dubai
Aisha Bin Bishr, director general at Smart Dubai Office, discusses how Dubai is evolving as a smart city with the support of local telecoms provider Du.
Tue Jan 17, 2017
Australian government technology suffers failure after failure
Former government IT leader says Australia’s IT is so bad that if the government were a private sector organisation, it would fail
Tue Jan 17, 2017
3D printing proves a disruptive force in Asean manufacturing
3D printing adoption is set to accelerate in Southeast Asia after a delayed start
Tue Jan 17, 2017
HSBC appoints technology advisers to keep pace with IT changes
Bank hopes to gain knowledge about technologies such as artificial intelligence and biometric security through its new technology advisory board
Tue Jan 17, 2017
Blockchain can cut investment bank infrastructure costs by 30%
Investment banks can make huge cuts to their IT infrastructure costs through blockchain, according to analysis
Tue Jan 17, 2017
Qumulo Core data-aware arrays help researchers manage sequencer data
Carnegie Institution for Science's embryology department
manages research data with Qumulo Core data-aware NAS storage, taking advantage of advanced analytics.
Tue Jan 17, 2017
Gmail phishing campaign uses real-time techniques to bypass 2FA
Researchers saw a Gmail phishing campaign in the wild using clever tricks to access accounts including a difficult 2FA bypass only possible in real time.
Wed Jan 18, 2017
Facebook chief reveals real cost of Oculus in court testimony
Testifying in an IP-theft case against Facebook-owned Oculus, Mark Zuckerberg reveals the acquisition cost $3bn, not $2bn as originally announced
Wed Jan 18, 2017
Better use of data can improve government delivery of services, says John Manzoni
Civil service chief John Manzoni highlights the potential and need for the government’s use of data to improve public services
Wed Jan 18, 2017
Nutanix, Simplivity and Pivot3 lead hyper-converged pack: Forrester
Forrester rates 12 hyper-converged infrastructure providers according to products, company strategy and market presence, with Nutanix, Simplivity and Pivot3 coming out on top-line
Wed Jan 18, 2017
GDS declares public cloud secure enough for "vast majority" of public sector
Government Digital Service moves to allay public sector concerns about using off-premise services in a bid to speed up cloud adoption beyond Whitehall
Wed Jan 18, 2017
DARPA project could help with mobile security in the enterprise
A DARPA project seeks researchers from academia and business to improve security for mobile networks and devices. The program could bring better tools for the enterprise.
Wed Jan 18, 2017
Quip acquisition of Unity&Variety beefs up subsidiary
Salesforce hopes to add visual and creative elements to its document tool, while Commerce Cloud's integration with Facebook Ads hopes to make buying easy.
Thu Jan 19, 2017
HPE buys hyper-converged pioneer Simplivity for $650m
Hardware giant pays out for hyper-converged market number two, and says it will keep existing Simplivity products, moving them all to its ProLiant servers by the end of 2017
Thu Jan 19, 2017
Southampton FC signs up to cloud-based e-commerce
The cloud-based system by Advanced supports fan engagement and is able to handle peaks in traffic on Southampton FC’s website
Thu Jan 19, 2017
US-CERT reminds users that Windows SMB v1 needs to die
Experts say US-CERT is taking advantage of a potential -- but unverified -- vulnerability in Windows SMB v1 to remind enterprise users the outdated service should be disabled.
Thu Jan 19, 2017
Viasat builds IoT network for connected vehicle insurance
Satellite connectivity services supplier’s worldwide internet of things network will support customers operating connected vehicles
Thu Jan 19, 2017
Enterprise storage market poised for more disruption in 2017
CTOs share enterprise storage predictions for 2017. Cloud, server-based storage, HCI, and growing use of containers and analytics will spur further disruption.
Thu Jan 19, 2017
Enterprises finding high value in 25 GbE, 100 GbE switches
Research finds shipments of 25 GbE and 100 GbE switches are outpacing 10/40 GbE hardware, as companies find more value in the higher-bandwidth gear.
Thu Jan 19, 2017
A hybrid deployment gives organizations UC flexibility
Two factors are driving the hybrid deployment of unified communications: infrastructure needs and business value. But enterprises need to navigate certain deployment turbulence.
Thu Jan 19, 2017
Trigger gets props among hot next-gen network automation tools
This week, bloggers look into network automation tools, incident response, and the new reality of MPLS and SD-WAN.
Thu Jan 19, 2017
Windows 10 security tackles exploits, while Windows 7 gets a warning
As Microsoft touted its Windows 10 security features defeating unpatched zero-day vulnerabilities, it also warned customers about security issues with Windows 7.
Fri Jan 20, 2017
West Middlesex University Hospital pilots wireless vital signs tech
West Middlesex University Hospital trials technology that allows the checking of vital signs through wearable patches on patients
Fri Jan 20, 2017
Lords ‘deeply concerned’ about Digital Economy Bill data-sharing clauses
Digital Economy Bill comes under fire again for its data-sharing principles, this time from the House of Lords Delegated Powers Committee
Fri Jan 20, 2017
BT draws fire over broadband price hike
Consumer broadband groups have hit out after BT put up its broadband prices
Fri Jan 20, 2017
Vulnerable Adobe extension downloads covertly to Chrome
News roundup: A flawed Adobe extension was secretly installed on 30 million Chrome browsers. Plus, the Mirai author has been identified; Google releases security details; and more.
Fri Jan 20, 2017
Carbanak gang using Google services for command and control
Researchers find the Carbanak gang has evolved its attacks on financial institutions to use Google services for command and control infrastructure in malware.
Fri Jan 20, 2017
Future of the federal CISO position in question as Touhill steps down
Retired Brig. Gen. Gregory Touhill stepped down as the federal CISO, leaving questions surrounding the future of the position and the work he has done.
Sat Jan 21, 2017
Tatu Ylonen: Bad SSH security practices are exposing enterprises
SSH creator Tatu Ylonen talks with SearchSecurity about how the cryptographic network protocol has grown over the years and why poor SSH security is jeopardizing enterprises today.