TechTarget News - Week of May 21, 2017
Mon May 22, 2017
Australian government ICT spending under fire
The opposition Labor party has called for a review of the government’s higher ICT spending and digital transformation programme
Mon May 22, 2017
APAC accounted for 10% of global WannaCry infections
While damage caused by the ransomware attack in the region is subdued for now, its emergence has brought the issue of software patching to the fore
Mon May 22, 2017
Denmark's Spar Nord bank in app dispute with Apple
Danish bank Spar Nord considers legal dispute with Apple over the supplier’s rejection of mobile app
Mon May 22, 2017
Processing system glitch hits airports across Australia
Flights delayed by outage in the passenger processing system that clears travellers for international travel
Mon May 22, 2017
Windows 7 accounts for most WannaCry infections
Statistics show that computers running Windows 7 accounted for the biggest proportion of machines infected with the WannaCry ransomware, while NHS suppliers are blamed for hampering patching by NHS trusts
Mon May 22, 2017
Middle East largely unscathed after WannaCry cyber attack
The impact of WannaCry on the Middle East was reduced due to the attack falling on a weekend, but it is a stark warning
Mon May 22, 2017
HSBC voice authentication tricked by twins
Twin brothers managed to trick HSBC’s voice recognition security system into giving account access to the wrong person
Mon May 22, 2017
Dutch railway uses IoT to reduce people jams
Railway stations in The Netherlands are monitoring the movement of travellers to manage traffic flow and reduce people jams
Mon May 22, 2017
Only 9% of parents want kids to be tech entrepreneurs
Study shows UK parents would prefer their children to have a traditional job such as doctor, teacher or lawyer
Mon May 22, 2017
Atlassian spurs DevOps adoption for the enterprise
Atlassian adds new features to Bitbucket and Bamboo to enhance DevOps security and reliability, as well as to simplify the build process for developers.
Mon May 22, 2017
Infinite io clusters its network storage controller
The Infinite io network storage controller 'bump on the wire' proxy scans storage to capture metadata in flight and speed movement of inactive files to the cloud.
Tue May 23, 2017
Singapore to waive frequency fees for 5G trials
Frequency fees will be waived to lower regulatory barriers and optimise deployment of 5G networks in Singapore
Tue May 23, 2017
EternalRocks worm combines seven leaked NSA attack tools
Hard on the heels of the WannaCry ransomware attacks, a researcher has found a worm that combines four NSA exploits and associated attack tools, including EternalBlue used by WannaCry
Tue May 23, 2017
SAP Leonardo positioned as digital transformation catalyst
SAP’s leadership explains how it has devised Leonardo as a cloud-based product plus services concept for moving organisations beyond mode 1 IT to mode 2, drawing on AI, ML, IoT and blockchain
Tue May 23, 2017
Almost a quarter of UK and US firms likely to miss GDPR deadline
Some 24% of companies polled in the UK and US expect to miss the GDPR compliance deadline of 25 May 2018
Tue May 23, 2017
Economic and political uncertainty drives organisations to rethink IT strategies
CIO job satisfaction reaches a three-year high as organisations hire more IT staff and invest in innovative digital technology
Tue May 23, 2017
Audit Scotland shares lessons learned from failed IT projects
In a ‘lessons learned’ report, Scottish auditor sets out five principles that should be considered when managing government IT programmes
Tue May 23, 2017
Three-quarters of internet of things projects are at risk of failure
At Cisco’s IoT World Forum in London, the network supplier releases statistics suggesting that most IoT projects are at risk of, or doomed to, failure
Tue May 23, 2017
Racetrack Memory products in five years, says IBM fellow
Millennium Prize winner Stuart Parkin says flash and 2D methods of storage are fatally limited – Racetrack Memory offers 100x the capacity without flash’s wear issues
Tue May 23, 2017
ChefConf 2017: How DevOps sets enterprises on course for digital transformation success
To mark the start of the ChefConf 2017 user summit in Austin, Texas, Chef CTO Adam Jacob shares his thoughts on how early DevOps adopters are now on course to become “high-velocity” technology companies
Tue May 23, 2017
Veritas HyperScale storage software extends OpenStack
Veritas expands beyond data protection with HyperScale storage software to give OpenStack users added quality of service, data protection and management capabilities.
Tue May 23, 2017
Mobile C-level executives are major risk to business security
C-suite executives logging on to unsecured public Wi-Fi hotspots seem to present one of the biggest security risks to enterprise networks
Tue May 23, 2017
Consultant firm pins enterprise cloud storage on HCI
TBConsulting picked Nutanix hyper-convergence to tame virtual desktop problems, then quickly expanded its use for enterprise cloud storage in place of its three-tier architecture.
Tue May 23, 2017
Q&A: Time to get GDPR compliant, CSPi's Gary Southwell says
Companies doing business in EU face challenge to get GDPR compliant as enforcement of the strict new General Data Protection Regulation is just one year away.
Wed May 24, 2017
Juniper touts autonomous ‘self-driving networks’
Network security systems supplier Juniper is envisioning a network smart enough to adapt to usage patterns and anticipate cyber attacks
Wed May 24, 2017
Digital-only business bank gets regulatory approval
The latest challenger bank gets its regulatory approval and puts modern technology at the core of its offering
Wed May 24, 2017
US retailer Target agrees $18.5m data breach settlement
A breach settlement with 47 US states has taken the cost of the 2013 data breach at retailer Target to more than $220m
Wed May 24, 2017
Singapore government to spend S$2.4bn on technology initiatives
Funding will go towards building a national sensor platform, boosting the government’s cyber security capabilities and driving the use of robots
Wed May 24, 2017
Twenty years of online banking has increased financial awareness
Online banking is helping people manage their finances better and reduce their debt as a result
Wed May 24, 2017
Identity, authentication and authorisation becoming risk-led
Identity management, and authentication and authorisation governance are shifting away from being purely IT initiatives, according to RSA
Wed May 24, 2017
Iceland IT firm gets Cohesity hyper-converged backup boxes
Thekking scraps ageing IBM and HPE iron for Cohesity hyper-converged nodes with hybrid flash capacity to power deduplication for Veeam backups
Wed May 24, 2017
Q&A: GDPR compliance tips from CSPi's Gary Southwell
With one year left, it's time to prioritize GDPR compliance; Gary Southwell, CSPi's general manager, offers advice for protecting personal data under the EU's new privacy regulation.
Wed May 24, 2017
WannaCry ransomware decryptor brings hope to victims
Security researchers uncovered more info on how WannaCry spread, and a ransomware decryptor emerged to save files for those affected.
Wed May 24, 2017
Seven NSA cyberweapons used in EternalRocks exploit
Following the worldwide impact of WannaCry, EternalRocks arrived abusing seven NSA cyberweapons but holding back on its malicious intent.
Wed May 24, 2017
GDPR compliance help is on the way for Microsoft cloud customers
With GDPR compliance set to be mandatory in one year, Microsoft will help get its cloud customers ready for the new data protection regulation.
Wed May 24, 2017
SAP aligns with Saudi Arabia’s IT transformation agenda
Global software giant SAP sees an opportunity for its wide portfolio in Saudi Arabia as the Middle Eastern country transforms
Wed May 24, 2017
Dubai financial services regulator launches temporary licence aimed at fintechs
Dubai is making it easier for financial technology companies to test out their ideas through a temporary licence
Thu May 25, 2017
Finding customer data is big hurdle to meeting GDPR right to erasure
Global organisations do not know where customer data is stored and use unreliable data removal methods to erase content, a study shows
Thu May 25, 2017
Rackspace senior management reshuffle continues with new CEO appointment
Rackspace confirms new CEO appointment, six months after being acquired by private equity house Apollo Global
Thu May 25, 2017
Gatwick launches augmented reality airport navigation
Gatwick has installed 2,000 beacons to help passengers find their way around the airport using augmented reality maps
Thu May 25, 2017
Aggreko powers predictive maintenance with Azure machine learning
Temporary power company moves from reactive to proactive, and now predictive maintenance
Thu May 25, 2017
Debit card transactions to overtake cash payments, thanks to contactless
The number of payments made using debit cards will exceed the number made by cash three years earlier than expected, as a result of the success of contactless technology
Thu May 25, 2017
Old foes, new friends: Nordic banks and startups increase collaboration
Banks and startups in the Nordic region are working together to develop new ideas in financial technology
Thu May 25, 2017
UK businesses urged to prepare for GDPR
With one year to the compliance deadline, the Information Commissioner’s Office has urged UK firms to seize the business benefits of being GDPR-ready
Thu May 25, 2017
Mobile users’ expectations are sky high, says Gemalto
Consumers have extremely high expectations for rapid mobile development in the coming years, according to a Gemalto report
Thu May 25, 2017
Open19: LinkedIn's bid to lower barriers to open source datacentre tech adoption gathers pace
The Open19 Foundation's mission to create new open industry standards for 19-inch servers continues apace
Thu May 25, 2017
IT firm gets Scality object storage to boost S3-based offerings
Blue Chip deploys Scality Ring object storage on commodity hardware with S3 connectivity to enable new cloud, backup and archiving product offerings at “a few pence a gigabyte”
Thu May 25, 2017
CBRE: Demand for colocation space in London holds firm in face of Brexit
The latest CBRE quarterly report, charting the performance of the European colocation market, shows demand for capacity in London has so far been unaffected by the triggering of Article 50
Thu May 25, 2017
HPE flash upgrade covers 3PAR, MSA, new Nimble array
Hewlett Packard Enterprise previews flash upgrades to 3PAR StoreServe and hybrid MSA systems, plus its first Nimble Storage array for reusing backup and copy data.
Fri May 26, 2017
China’s aviation industry to boost demand for 3D printing
The maiden flight undertaken by the China-made C919 commercial airliner marks the start of growing demand for 3D printing in the country
Fri May 26, 2017
EternalRocks author throws in the towel after media attention
Security researcher who discovered worm that could have bigger impact than WannaCry says the author seems to have given up
Fri May 26, 2017
Estonian e-Residency programme partners Finnish tech startup
Government’s partnership with fintech firm Holvi aims to provide online business banking services to entrepreneurs who take up eResidency
Fri May 26, 2017
BDUK broadband roll-out hits 8,000 homes per million pounds spent
The latest government statistics on the progress of the BDUK broadband roll-out has delivered fresh insight into the value for money being offered by the scheme
Fri May 26, 2017
Swedish government agencies join IT spending benchmarking service
Government agencies in Sweden are using a tool by Apptio to help them gain a better understanding of IT costs
Fri May 26, 2017
People can be strongest link in cyber security, says NCSC
People are often seen as the weakest link when it comes to cyber security, but that must change, says the National Cyber Security Centre
Fri May 26, 2017
Voting machine hacking to be taken on at DEFCON 2017
Possible voting machine hacking has been a topic of conversation since before the 2016 election and at DEFCON 2017; professional pentesters will find out what damage can be done.
Fri May 26, 2017
Genband-Sonus merger spotlights real-time communication tools
In UC news this week, Genband and Sonus are set to merge; Polycom and Zoom combine forces; and Genesys updates its contact-center platform with artificial intelligence tools.
Fri May 26, 2017
Target data breach settlement requires security improvements
News roundup: The Target settlement following the 2013 data beach requires the company to adopt a stronger security program. Plus, experts knock the FCC's DDoS claim, and more.
Fri May 26, 2017
Artificial intelligence data privacy issues on the rise
End users are in the crosshairs of business data privacy issues, especially when it comes to information gleaned from artificial intelligence technologies.
Fri May 26, 2017
Samba vulnerability brings WannaCry fears to Linux/Unix
A widespread Samba vulnerability has raised the possibility of attacks similar to WannaCry hitting Linux and Unix systems, but mitigation options are available.
Fri May 26, 2017
GDPR requirements: Channel should educate U.S. customers
GDPR will go into effect in May 2018, yet many U.S. organizations are only now understanding how the regulation may apply to them; other news from the week.