TechTarget News - Week of Mar 12, 2017
Mon Mar 13, 2017
Danish shipping company uses blockchain in IBM partnership
Maersk and IBM test out the application of blockchain technology to track and manage the paper trail of shipping containers around the world
Mon Mar 13, 2017
NCSC to educate UK politicians on the cyber threat
The National Cyber Security Centre is to deliver tailored seminars for politicians on how to protect their email communications and voters’ data to defend against cyber threats to the political system
Mon Mar 13, 2017
Nearly 2,000 Lloyds bank IT jobs set to move to IBM in £1.3bn outsourcing deal
Around 2,000 IT staff at Lloyds Banking Group are set to transfer to IBM as part of a seven-year IT outsourcing deal, says union
Mon Mar 13, 2017
Vodafone brings offshore contact centre work to UK
Mobile operator Vodafone is creating 2,100 jobs in the UK by reducing the amount of call centre work done offshore
Tue Mar 14, 2017
Portakabin’s biggest-ever IT investment unifies CRM
Modular construction firm is moving to a single source of business information through cloud technology and services
Tue Mar 14, 2017
HPE, Dell and IBM suffer Q4 server sales slumps, as demand for ODM hardware grows
IDC's latest EMEA-wide server market sales tracker suggests soaring demand for ODM servers is hitting tier-one manufacturers hard
Tue Mar 14, 2017
CIO interview: Simon McCalla, Nominet
Nominet, the registry for more than 10 million of the UK’s internet domains, is expanding into the internet of things and internet security services
Tue Mar 14, 2017
Tomlin takes on combined Azlan and Technology Solutions role
With the Avnet Technology Solutions acquisition all tied up the scope of Rob Tomlin's role has expanded
Tue Mar 14, 2017
Digital Economy Bill amended to protect Openreach pensions
The government introduces an amendment to the Digital Economy Bill to protect the pensions of BT employees transferring into the newly independent Openreach business
Tue Mar 14, 2017
IR35 research: 85% of contractors will quit public sector if tax status changed
Research by tax advisers QDos Contractor suggests few public sector off-payroll workers would be willing to stick around if made to pay the same tax as salaried staff
Tue Mar 14, 2017
Android ransomware and more pre-installed on devices
Security researchers found Android ransomware and malware pre-installed on popular devices, putting users at risk for information theft, tracking and more.
Tue Mar 14, 2017
Deprecated SHA-1 certificates trip up SAP Ariba
SHA-1 certificates are still in play, despite browser deprecation, as SAP Ariba advises legacy users to use unpatched browsers to avoid error messages, blocked access.
Tue Mar 14, 2017
Pure Storage flash array fuels Lifescript's DevOps strategy, CDM
Women's health website Lifescript 'transformed into a DevOps shop after implementing Pure Storage all-flash arrays from and Actifio copy data management..
Tue Mar 14, 2017
Is the antivirus industry dead? Experts weigh in
RSAC 2017: With malware-detecting software increasingly coming under fire for vulnerabilities, find out what the experts had to say about the future of the antivirus industry.
Tue Mar 14, 2017
Nine critical Windows security bulletins in Patch Tuesday
After its cancelled February Patch Tuesday, Microsoft's March 2017 Patch Tuesday includes nine critical Windows security bulletins targeting remote code execution flaws.
Wed Mar 15, 2017
Google Hangouts apps for business carry uncertainties
The latest Google Hangouts apps are a competitive team collaboration offering from a vendor with a spotty track record in enterprise technology.
Wed Mar 15, 2017
Assessing the Google Cloud security strategy
This week, bloggers assess the Google Cloud security strategy, Cisco's lessons from OpenStack and Arista's new containerized network operating system.
Wed Mar 15, 2017
Bumpy ride predicted as HPE storage absorbs Nimble SANs
Merging the Nimble Storage product line with HPE gear and engineering teams creates overlap and competition for its R&D budget. Other storage startups see an opening.
Wed Mar 15, 2017
Users of Avaya networking products could benefit from Extreme purchase
Users of Avaya networking products would be in a strong negotiating position if Extreme Networks bought the portfolio.
Wed Mar 15, 2017
DOJ indicts suspected Yahoo hackers from Russia; extradition unclear
The U.S. Department of Justice indicted four men -- including two Russian Federal Security Service officers -- accused of being the Yahoo hackers, but only one person was arrested.
Wed Mar 15, 2017
APAC topped the world in number of cyber attacks in 2016
The prevalent use of pirated software is one of the possible reasons for the APAC region’s poor showing in Trend Micro’s annual study on the state of cyber security
Thu Mar 16, 2017
US accuses Russian spies of directing Yahoo breach
US authorities have arrested a man in Canada who has been charged alongside two Russian intelligence officers and a Russian hacker in connection with a 2014 data breach at Yahoo affecting 500 million accounts
Thu Mar 16, 2017
Government to ramp up help for UK cyber security industry
Government, in partnership with industry, is pursuing a range of initiatives aimed at establishing a UK cyber security ecosystem, developing skills and products and boosting exports, says DIT’s Conrad Prince
Fri Mar 17, 2017
Singapore startup partners IBM to pilot blockchain technology
Invictus’ distributed ledger prototype will offer financing options for small and medium-sized enterprises
Fri Mar 17, 2017
Patched Apache Struts vulnerability exploited in the wild
News roundup: An Apache Struts vulnerability is still being exploited, despite being patched. Plus, WhatsApp and Telegram release patches; Assange contacts Microsoft; and more.
Fri Mar 17, 2017
Will the Yahoo breach indictments be an effective hacker deterrent?
The Department of Justice indicted suspects in the 2014 Yahoo breach, but experts are unsure if this will prove to be an effective hacker deterrent moving forward.
Fri Mar 17, 2017
Barefoot Networks' Ethernet switch chip wins Network Innovation Award
Tofino, a high-speed programmable chip that brings software-defined networking capabilities to the forwarding plane, aims to revolutionize the network.
Fri Mar 17, 2017
Yahoo fallout: Minted authentication cookies raise concerns
Although minting authentication cookies is not widely understood, the Yahoo hacker indictments has brought it to the forefront and shown it can be very dangerous.