TechTarget News - Week of Jun 25, 2017
Mon Jun 26, 2017
Court ruling on Apple’s Irish datacentre planning dispute delayed by ‘shortage of judges’
The outcome of a judicial review into Apple's plans to build a datacentre in County Galway was delayed on Friday 23 June because of a shortage of judges, it has emerged
Mon Jun 26, 2017
News UK dumps tape for backup with Zadara cloud storage
News publishing corporation saves up to 40% on hardware and software costs by switching in-house hardware for a cloud-first policy, using Zadara cloud storage as a backup target
Mon Jun 26, 2017
Interview: Louise McCarthy and Valeria Della Rosa, EBRD
Two women are at the helm of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development’s technology change programme – the bank’s first-ever digital transformation
Mon Jun 26, 2017
Security code reviews by Russian agencies cause concern
Demands for security code reviews by Russia have been on the rise, and not all experts or U.S. companies want to comply with the requests.
Mon Jun 26, 2017
Palo Alto Networks confident of taking security into SaaS era
Security platforms could make it easier to take products to market and improve firms’ security posture by making innovative products easier to consume, but the biggest winners could be the platform providers
Mon Jun 26, 2017
Panzura cloud NAS gets performance jolt from NVMe
Panzura's enhancements to its cloud NAS include support for NVMe flash and increased capacity limit on VMware deployments. The cloud file system works with object storage.
Tue Jun 27, 2017
To gain diversity we must ‘redefine’ how tech is perceived
To encourage more minorities into IT, Google’s head of diversity and inclusion in Europe claims the industry needs to redefine the stereotypes around what a job in tech entails
Tue Jun 27, 2017
Co-op digital chief Mike Bracken quits to focus on digital government consultancy
The former GDS chief is leaving the Co-op to work on advising governments around the world on their digital strategy
Tue Jun 27, 2017
Another global ransomware attack underway as reports of Petya exploit spread
Latest cyber attack appears to be based on the same EternalBlue exploit used by the WannaCry ransomware that hit the NHS in May
Tue Jun 27, 2017
Cisco and Apple alliance deepens, targets security and Wi-Fi projects
With Cisco's Ericsson partnership on hold for now, the Cisco and Apple CEOs hinted at joint work on Wi-Fi and security at Cisco annual customer conference.
Tue Jun 27, 2017
Windows Defender bug could allow full-system takeover
A newly disclosed Windows Defender bug, which could allow an attacker to fully take over a target system and create admin accounts, marks yet another major antivirus vulnerability.
Wed Jun 28, 2017
Singapore authorities issue alert on Petya ransomware
The country’s emergency response team has called for users to boost their cyber defences as the Petya ransomware rages through IT systems in Asia and Australia
Wed Jun 28, 2017
Finnish government scraps paper and digitises archives
The government in Finland is digitising 94 shelf kilometres of documents to save millions of euros and make the information easier to access
Wed Jun 28, 2017
DVLA aims to slash IT costs by moving to public cloud and open standards
Agency’s IT strategy for 2019/20 will see a concerted move to deprecate legacy systems, deploy applications in the cloud and develop in-house IT
Wed Jun 28, 2017
Cisco DNA Center headed for central enterprise network management
The new Cisco DNA Center policy software may become the central enterprise management console for data center and campus networks, integrating Cisco's APIC controller.
Wed Jun 28, 2017
Petya-like global ransomware attack can be mitigated
A new global ransomware attack has been spreading quickly using the same exploits as WannaCry, but researchers have already found ways to protect users from the damage.
Wed Jun 28, 2017
Two Tegile storage tiers highlight IntelliFlash update
Tegile Systems updates IntelliFlash with two tiers of flash. The 6U Tegile configuration supports 72 SAS SSDs for capacity and NVMe flash drives for performance.
Wed Jun 28, 2017
Petya ransomware scam: Lost files can't be restored
Researchers discovered the rash of Petya-like attacks are nothing more than a ransomware scam, and list files are impossible to restore.
Wed Jun 28, 2017
Nutanix makes hybrid cloud push with Calm and Xi Cloud
Hyper-converged pioneer to extend on-premise OS to the cloud with plans to span the datacentre and public cloud using Calm, plus forthcoming hybrid cloud services via Xi Cloud
Thu Jun 29, 2017
How Vegas is using IoT and Cisco to improve the city experience
Las Vegas’s chief innovation officer explains how the city has partnered with Cisco to deliver internet of things technologies that will help improve visitor experiences
Thu Jun 29, 2017
Petya ransomware hits Aussie businesses
The latest ransomware attack has reached Australia’s shores, prompting calls to dump on-premise IT infrastructure for the cloud
Thu Jun 29, 2017
Project management is key to driving business success
Project managers are struggling to keep up with the fast pace of business development, leading to project failures
Thu Jun 29, 2017
Policing should embrace IoT opportunities
The internet of things brings more opportunities than challenges for the UK’s police forces, according to a TechUK report that urges the police to embrace digital technologies
Thu Jun 29, 2017
App-based banking continues its ascent in the UK
The number of people banking from their mobile phones is increasing as more services are made available through the channel
Thu Jun 29, 2017
Key lessons from ‘Petya’ ransomware attack
While the cyber security community is still working to understand the latest ransomware attack that has reportedly hit 60 countries, there are key lessons to be learned
Thu Jun 29, 2017
IBM, Lightbend team up on cognitive application development platform
IBM and Lightbend join forces to help bring microservices to IBM's WebSphere platform, with new Scala- and Java-based tools for cognitive application development.
Thu Jun 29, 2017
Formation Data Systems exits crowded software-defined market
Formation Data's recent demise shows the challenges startups face in differentiating products in a crowded software-defined storage market, industry analysts say.
Fri Jun 30, 2017
Danish shipping giant Maersk recovering from major Petya cyber attack
Company confirms attack took down its IT system across multiple sites and business units, but has now been contained
Fri Jun 30, 2017
Dreamscape to merge with Singapore hosting provider in regional expansion
The Australian hosting provider will tap Vodien’s infrastructure to address the needs of mobile-first businesses in Southeast Asia that are going online for the first time
Fri Jun 30, 2017
Q&A: How the Cyber Threat Alliance solved threat intelligence sharing
Palo Alto Networks CSO Rick Howard talks with SearchSecurity about his experiences with the Cyber Threat Alliance and how the group approaches threat intelligence sharing.
Fri Jun 30, 2017
NotPetya ransomware trend moving toward sophistication
NotPetya represented advanced malware compared to its cousin WannaCry, but also showed sophistication that experts worry may be a ransomware trend.
Fri Jun 30, 2017
The ELSA project enables hackers to track and store geolocation data
News roundup: The ELSA project -- one of the released CIA hacking tools -- can track device locations. Plus, Senators move to ban Kaspersky Lab products from the military, and more.