TechTarget News - Week of Jul 23, 2017
Sun Jul 23, 2017
Singtel bolsters LTE network as Singapore gears up for 5G
Southeast Asia’s largest telco is delivering peak data transmission speeds of up to 800Mbps in Singapore’s prime shopping belt
Mon Jul 24, 2017
UK government wants to give 6,000 teenagers cyber security training
Government launches £20m Cyber Schools Programme aimed at students aged between 14 and 18
Mon Jul 24, 2017
European Commission calls for free flow of data after Brexit
EC digital leader says EU must avoid “data nationalisation” after the UK leaves – but also warns EU states
Mon Jul 24, 2017
IR35 reforms: IT contractor fleshes out details of potential HMRC legal challenge
Following the early-stage success of efforts to crowd-fund a legal challenge against the IR35 reforms, one of the IT contractors behind the campaign outlines details of what could happen next
Mon Jul 24, 2017
Daimler and Bosch show off autonomous valet parking
A test of an app-based autonomous valet service is to take place at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart over the next few months
Mon Jul 24, 2017
What are Amazon Web Services’ Nordic plans?
Amazon Web Services' head in the Nordic tells Computer Weekly about the region's increasing demand and use of the cloud
Mon Jul 24, 2017
Tesco expands reach for same-day grocery delivery
Supermarket retailer Tesco announces it will be extending its offering of same-day delivery for groceries to across the UK
Mon Jul 24, 2017
Chief data officer jobs call for nurturing data ethos in companies
In many organizations, chief data officer jobs centered on defense against risk are giving way to ones emphasizing innovation. To do so, CDOs must nurture a data culture, MIT panelists said.
Mon Jul 24, 2017
Tech disruption forces CEOs to rethink leadership
Headline figures from KPMG’s Outlook 2017 survey of 1500 CEOs shows that 40% expect technology innovation to cause major disruption
Mon Jul 24, 2017
Ericsson-Cisco partnership activity expected to slow until 2020
The Ericsson-Cisco partnership is likely to produce little in the way of sales or technology, as carriers wait to rearchitect networks for 5G broadband.
Mon Jul 24, 2017
Mastercard outlines future digital payment platforms after improvements to Qkr
Mastercard has developed its mobile app, Qkr, for spectators at The Open Championship. The improvements further demonstrate new digital payment platforms offered by the company
Mon Jul 24, 2017
Red Hat Ceph, Gluster roadmaps focus on HCI, containers
Red Hat's Ceph and Gluster storage roadmaps reflect increased focus on hyper-converged infrastructure, containers and big data, in addition to performance improvements.
Mon Jul 24, 2017
UAE hotel upgrades wireless network and internet connectivity
Beach resort completes major project to revamp its wireless infrastructure with TP-Link technologies
Tue Jul 25, 2017
Nordea deploys AI to speed up customer service
Nordea is reaping the rewards of its fintech investments through its latest project to use artificial intelligence to support customers
Tue Jul 25, 2017
APAC public cloud market to surpass $10bn in 2017
Led by growing demand for cloud infrastructure services, the public cloud market is now dominated by Microsoft, Amazon and Alibaba, which is expanding its footprint outside China
Tue Jul 25, 2017
BP broadens public cloud strategy by adopting Microsoft Azure for data analytics
Oil and gas giant reveals details of plans to move its proprietary data lake to Microsoft Azure for data processing purposes
Tue Jul 25, 2017
London security centre handed £14.5m to get off the ground
The government is to fund a new cyber security innovation centre in the capital and has launched a competition to develop and design it
Tue Jul 25, 2017
Big data means big risk, Swedish Transport Agency leak shows
The Swedish Transport Agency exposed sensitive information by transferring its databases to a third party cloud provider without following data protection procedures
Tue Jul 25, 2017
North Korean web users enjoy Amazon, Facebook and YouTube, report claims
Threat intelligence specialist Recorded Future claims that the North Korean elite are as plugged in to the worldwide web as any western citizen
Tue Jul 25, 2017
Ransomware as a service is a game changer, warns Sophos
The advent of ransomware as a service heralds a new era in malware, which means security suppliers and user organisations will have to adapt
Tue Jul 25, 2017
Hyper-converged infrastructure architecture changes IT admin role
IT leaders who have adopted a hyper-converged architecture say it streamlines costs and eliminates silos and finger-pointing, but also brings a fear of the unknown to their staffs.
Tue Jul 25, 2017
Fancy Bear C&C servers taken down by Microsoft lawsuit
Experts applaud Microsoft for clever use of a lawsuit to claim command and control server domains used by malicious Russian APT group Fancy Bear.
Tue Jul 25, 2017
Ransomware threat escalating, warns Europol
Europol warns that the threat of ransomware continues to escalate as it marks the anniversary of a cross-industry anti-ransomware initiative
Tue Jul 25, 2017
Unilever signs partnership deal with Accenture to drive sales for ‘digitally savvy’ consumers
Unilever enters tech partnership with Accenture to help maintain consumer loyalty and drive sales
Tue Jul 25, 2017
GSK hires ex-Walmart CIO Karenann Terrell as chief digital officer
Pharmaceutical giant GSK is building out its executive tech team with the appointment of its first chief digital officer
Wed Jul 26, 2017
Australian businesses bullish on AI
Demand for artificial intelligence technology is growing in Australia amid looming fears over job losses
Wed Jul 26, 2017
Adobe to kill off Flash Player by end of 2020
Adobe has announced it is to stop updating and distributing Flash Player in just over three years’ time
Wed Jul 26, 2017
RSA president calls for business-driven security
A business-centric rather than one-size-fits-all approach to cyber security will help organisations mitigate cyber attacks that have become bolder than ever
Wed Jul 26, 2017
Google Cloud Platform reaches new heights in Alphabet results
GCP is establishing itself as a viable revenue stream for the search engine giant
Wed Jul 26, 2017
UK firms see employees as top risk to GDPR compliance
Most UK companies consider their staff as the biggest threat to compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, a survey has revealed
Wed Jul 26, 2017
Outcome of judicial review into Apple's Irish datacentre dispute delayed until 12 October
Apple faces a further three-month delay to see if it will be given the go-ahead to proceed with its much-delayed bid to build an €850m datacentre in Athenry, County Galway
Wed Jul 26, 2017
UK police forces taking action to quash data misuse
With nearly 800 reported incidents of potential data misuse by police in less than 16 months, at least 34 police forces are taking steps to improve monitoring systems to address this problem
Wed Jul 26, 2017
Relational databases relatively poor at running digital transformation projects
Digital projects aren’t living up to expectations, with many only delivering incremental improvements to the status quo, survey reveals
Wed Jul 26, 2017
Radiation detection devices open to cyber attack, researcher finds
A security researcher has discovered numerous security flaws in multiple devices that are used to detect radiation in critical facilities
Wed Jul 26, 2017
GDS wants IT suppliers to use its GaaP products – but won’t offer service guarantees
The Government Digital Service encourages tech firms to adopt the platform services it has developed – but can’t offer any service or support guarantees
Wed Jul 26, 2017
Update expands Mist Wi-Fi management platform use cases
The latest update to the Mist Wi-Fi management platform makes it more useful for divvying up network access in hotels, college dormitories and apartment buildings.
Wed Jul 26, 2017
Ctera Networks' enterprise file-sharing services gain intelligent cache
The latest version of Ctera's file-sharing software takes the sync out of sync-and-share with intelligent caching built into Enterprise File Services Platform 6.
Wed Jul 26, 2017
At Black Hat 2017, an industry hits a milestone and finds new directions
Long a conference that has thrived on technical sophistication and nuanced attacks, Black Hat USA 2017 in Las Vegas also found room for softer themes.
Wed Jul 26, 2017
Stamos preaches defensive security research in Black Hat keynote
Facebook's Alex Stamos used his Black Hat 2017 keynote to address a wide variety of issues, including defensive security research and diversity in the infosec community.
Wed Jul 26, 2017
Nordic digitisation brings unwanted consequence of heightened cyber security risks
The Nordic region is becoming highly connected – which has not gone unnoticed by cyber criminals
Thu Jul 27, 2017
Facebook share price hits record high
Social networking giant reports revenue up 45% and profits up 71% in second quarter compared with Q2 2016, as share price hits $173
Thu Jul 27, 2017
Tribunal strikes down Ofcom rulings on business broadband
The telecoms regulator will have to go back to the drawing board as it seeks to establish regulation for the business broadband market, following a successful appeal by Openreach
Thu Jul 27, 2017
Meg Whitman steps down from HP Inc board
Whitman has served as chairperson of HP since the separation of HP Inc and Hewlett Packard Enterprise in November 2015
Thu Jul 27, 2017
Sky to create 300 tech jobs to bolster capabilities of streaming services
Broadcasting giant outlines plans to ramp up its software engineering capabilities in the face of growing competition
Thu Jul 27, 2017
Unified communications supplier Mitel buys competitor ShoreTel
The deal will create a market leading unified communications business and adds strength to Mitel’s cloud offering
Thu Jul 27, 2017
EE’s dominance in mobile network quality no longer a given
EE has retained its overall lead as the top-performing mobile network in the country, but is facing increasingly stiff competition from O2, Three and Vodafone
Thu Jul 27, 2017
Industroyer malware a turning point for ICS security
Security researchers at Black Hat 2017 analyzed the Industroyer malware, the attack on Ukraine's power grid and what it means for industrial control system security in the U.S.
Thu Jul 27, 2017
Cyber security not a priority for most sectors, study finds
Despite data breaches costing UK firms nearly £30bn in 2016, cyber security is still not a priority for most UK industry sectors, a study has revealed
Thu Jul 27, 2017
Phishing research shows troubling trends for enterprise users
Karla Burnett of Stripe presented sobering results of phishing research from her company at Black Hat 2017, suggesting phishing training is ineffective against today's threats.
Fri Jul 28, 2017
Singapore to review personal data protection rules
If given the green light, the proposed changes to the Personal Data Protection Act will require organisations to notify the authorities of data breaches
Fri Jul 28, 2017
Intel reports record second quarter
Intel chief claims to have raised the bar on performance and predicts record year for the chip maker after record second-quarter revenue
Fri Jul 28, 2017
DVLA trials Amazon’s Alexa for MOT and vehicle tax updates
Intelligent voice service will enable motorists to check whether their vehicle tax and MOT are up to date
Fri Jul 28, 2017
CIA hacking tools for Mac OS and Linux exposed by WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks has exposed hacking tools targeting the Mac and Linux operating systems in the latest of its series of leaks allegedly from the US Central Intelligence Agency
Fri Jul 28, 2017
AWS emerges as a bright spot in Amazon’s ‘mixed’ Q2 results
Amazon.com’s earnings per share failed to meet analyst expectations, but the retail giant’s cloud arm continues to go from strength to strength
Fri Jul 28, 2017
BT hands over £225m to ward off legal action over accounts scandal
BT has had to pay out £225m to avoid being dragged through the courts by EE’s old owners
Fri Jul 28, 2017
Hyperoptic targets two million properties with gigabit broadband
Full-fibre broadband supplier wants to pass two million homes and businesses with a gigabit service by 2022 after receiving a £100m funding injection
Fri Jul 28, 2017
Cyber-risk analysis, time are keys to infosec says game theory
Analyzing infosec through the lens of game theory shows that cyber-risk analysis and wasting attacker time may be highly effective cybersecurity strategies.
Fri Jul 28, 2017
Who are the Shadow Brokers? Signs point to an intelligence insider
At Black Hat 2017, security researcher Matt Suiche analyzed the Shadow Brokers dumps, postings and behavior to get to the bottom of one of the infosec industry's biggest questions.
Fri Jul 28, 2017
Adobe's Flash end of life scheduled, finally, for 2020
News roundup: Adobe announced that Flash end of life will happen by the end of 2020. Plus, Microsoft expands its bug bounty program, the 2017 Pwnie Awards winners, and more.
Fri Jul 28, 2017
2017 cybersecurity trends at the Black Hat conference
This week, bloggers look into 2017 cybersecurity trends leading up to the Black Hat conference, Movidius deep learning and Mist's approach to WLAN.
Fri Jul 28, 2017
No code platform: Verité manages big projects via Quick Base
Verité, a non-profit organization focusing on labor conditions in international supply chains, turned to a no code product to boost efficiency and manage complex projects.