TechTarget News - Week of Aug 13, 2017
Mon Aug 14, 2017
Higher IT salaries in Australia and New Zealand amid talent crunch
IT professionals in Australia and New Zealand are earning more compared with last year, a TechTarget survey has found, but more needs to be done to address the gender gap
Mon Aug 14, 2017
Nordic CIO interview: Anna Eriksson, Swedish National Land Survey
Swedish land registry’s CIO tells Computer Weekly about the organisation’s approach to digital transformation
Mon Aug 14, 2017
Film maker shuns cloud storage for Spectra Logic tape
Smoke & Mirrors replaces Quantum tape library with 7PB of Spectra Logic tape and decides the cloud lacks security and would be too costly for the 16TB it archives every day
Mon Aug 14, 2017
CIO interview: Mike Proudlock, interim head of IT, The Royal College of Surgeons
The Royal College of Surgeons has started a cloud-centric transformation programme to ensure the organisation is fit for the working challenges of the 21st century
Mon Aug 14, 2017
Bristol hosts successful test of 5G mobile edge computing
Participants in the three-week trial of mobile edge computing technology took part in a virtual treasure hunt around the city centre
Mon Aug 14, 2017
HBO stands firm as hackers release more stolen content
HBO appears to be standing firm and refusing to negotiate with hackers as more stolen television content is released
Mon Aug 14, 2017
Most consumers think they are more digitally savvy than some retailers
Consumers are becoming increasingly digital in the way they shop, and a survey shows nearly 60% think they are more digitally innovative than some retailers
Mon Aug 14, 2017
Everton FC works with Netskope to safeguard cloud-stored data
Cloud provider’s Active Platform will help football club secure player and fan data as GDPR deadline approaches
Mon Aug 14, 2017
NHS Digital signs cyber security agreement with Microsoft
Support contract comes three months after NHS hit by global ransomware attack that targeted Windows computers
Mon Aug 14, 2017
Statistics show retailers need to improve data security
Data breach statistics show retailers need to address customer data security ahead of the GDPR compliance deadline, a law firm has warned
Mon Aug 14, 2017
Nimbus Data ExaDrive tunes into OEM channel
Nimbus Data claims ExaDrive can replace traditional disk in data centers. The 3.5-inch SSDs package flash and intelligent software, including data features in multiple ASICs.
Mon Aug 14, 2017
Middle East insurance broker migrates backup to the cloud
Middle East finance firm is increasingly moving to the cloud as the business grows
Tue Aug 15, 2017
How companies can fend off cyber attacks
Organisations should map IT assets to business strategy and adopt a proactive cyber security programme, says Centurylink’s chief security officer Dave Mahon
Tue Aug 15, 2017
WannaCry hero Marcus Hutchins under house arrest
Briton, 23, pleads not guilty to charges of writing and distributing malware
Tue Aug 15, 2017
Hulu joins the BBC, Channel 4 and Netflix in opting to run its streaming services on AWS
US streaming firm Hulu is opting out of investing in its own datacentres by moving more of its workloads to the AWS public cloud
Tue Aug 15, 2017
AI tipped as top tech trend of next decade
In 2010, social, cloud, analytics and mobile were tipped as megatrends – now Gartner sees artificial intelligence as the emerging tech trend with the biggest potential
Tue Aug 15, 2017
Exploit leaks are a cyber security game changer, says Kaspersky Lab
Leaked exploits became the game changer of the cyber threat landscape in the second quarter of 2017, say security researchers
Tue Aug 15, 2017
Openreach withdraws plans for wholesale dark fibre product
After a successful appeal against conditions laid down by Ofcom, Openreach has withdrawn plans to launch a wholesale dark fibre product
Tue Aug 15, 2017
Mobile data theft a risk from shared app libraries
Researchers claim malicious actors could commit mobile data theft by using shared third-party libraries and abusing elevated privileges that the permissions granted.
Tue Aug 15, 2017
Leaked SMB exploits make malware powerful, warns Cylance
Four key exploits at the heart of hacking tools leaked by the Shadow Brokers have given malware authors a lot of power, say security researchers
Tue Aug 15, 2017
Middle East salary survey reveals major challenges to close IT skills gap
Organisations in the Middle East are not offering IT staff enough training and don’t employ enough women in IT
Wed Aug 16, 2017
Microsoft to open new Azure regions in Australia in public sector push
Hosted by Canberra Data Centres, Microsoft’s additional Azure datacentre regions will provide the necessary security controls for handling government data in Australia
Wed Aug 16, 2017
RBS to cut 880 IT staff in London
Royal Bank of Scotland aims to reduce London-based IT workforce by 40%
Wed Aug 16, 2017
Hackers hit Holyrood with Westminster-style brute-force attack
The Scottish parliament has been hit by a cyber attack similar to the one that struck Westminster in June
Wed Aug 16, 2017
ClickMechanic uses GitHub to streamline coding to production
Digital service that connects car mechanics and garages to customers sees GitHub as a core part of its coding lifecycle
Wed Aug 16, 2017
Fiat joins BMW's autonomous car platform initiative
Car makers Fiat and BMW are working in collaboration with Intel and Mobileye to develop a scalable platform for self-driving vehicles
Wed Aug 16, 2017
GDPR drives cloud firm’s Cloudian S3 object storage deployment
Interoute deployed Cloudian Hyperstore because it believes customers want object storage to help gain compliance with the forthcoming European GDPR regulations
Wed Aug 16, 2017
Regulation and impact of cyber attacks driving security spending
Awareness of the impact of cyber attacks on business and regulation are expected to be the top drivers of continued and increased spending on cyber security, according to research firm Gartner
Wed Aug 16, 2017
CIO interview: Tarah Lourens, chief technology officer, Wonga UK
Payday loan company’s CTO is continuing the evolution of its technology platform and helping IT to create business value
Wed Aug 16, 2017
Nordic IT professionals content in current roles
Most Nordic IT professionals are happy at their current employer, receiving competitive training and pay packages
Wed Aug 16, 2017
Female students less likely than male students to consider tech roles
Research by KPMG finds many female students have never considered applying for a graduate tech role, and male students are more confident in their tech skills
Wed Aug 16, 2017
UK workers interested in cyber security, survey shows
Many UK workers are interested in cyber security and would consider a career in the field, a survey has revealed, which could help close the skills gap
Wed Aug 16, 2017
NotPetya attack cost up to $300m, says Maersk
Danish shipping line Maersk estimates that the NotPetya cyber attack in June cost the company up to $300m
Wed Aug 16, 2017
A decade of IT change since banking meltdown
With 10 years passing since Northern Rock had to be bailed out by the government, we look at how banking IT has changed since the financial crisis
Wed Aug 16, 2017
Docker-supported OS list expands with Enterprise Edition update
Docker Enterprise Edition fired back at Kubernetes with new support for mixed clusters and applications, as well as advanced security features that target large enterprises.
Thu Aug 17, 2017
Barclays ring-fencing project means downtime for customers
Many Barclays services will be unavailable this weekend as part of the bank's project to separate retail and investment operations
Thu Aug 17, 2017
Microsoft acquires Cycle Computing to lower barriers to HPC using cloud
Microsoft hits cloud acquisition trail to make high-performance computing accessible to a wider pool of enterprises
Thu Aug 17, 2017
Developers lack skills needed for secure DevOps, survey shows
The growing demand for developers with security skills is outpacing supply, but a survey reveals that a lack of formal security education and training by employers is contributing to the growing skills gap
Thu Aug 17, 2017
World's largest’ data center planned in Norway
Norway will soon have the biggest datacenter in the world which will harness the countries rich natural resources
Thu Aug 17, 2017
Cisco pivots strategically but still loses money
Cisco is betting big on intelligent, automated networking, but its revenues are dropping as it makes the strategic shift
Thu Aug 17, 2017
LG Electronics hit by suspected WannaCry attack
LG Electronics have been hit by ransomware that uses malicious code that could signal another WannaCry attack
Thu Aug 17, 2017
Facebook sets out plans to open 10th datacentre by 2019
Social media giant to build new datacentre in New Albany, Ohio, to future-proof its infrastructure in the face of growing user demand
Thu Aug 17, 2017
Cyber criminals command top-level attacks, warns Check Point
Businesses need to rethink cyber defences with nation-state attack tools in the hands of ordinary cyber criminals, warns Check Point
Thu Aug 17, 2017
UK rail passengers don’t trust on-board Wi-Fi
YouGov survey commissioned by Cobham Wireless finds UK commuters are increasingly frustrated with connectivity standards on the rail network
Thu Aug 17, 2017
Enterprises will need more bandwidth than public internet
As enterprises continue to digitise their operations over the next few years, their demand for data and bandwidth capacity will massively increase, says Equinix
Thu Aug 17, 2017
Boys outperform girls in 2017 computing A-levels
This year’s A-level results show more male students gaining higher grades than female students, but girls continue to steam ahead in ICT
Thu Aug 17, 2017
Microsoft Exchange Online UM drops third-party PBX support
Some Microsoft customers must quickly re-evaluate their UC strategy after the vendor announced its intent to end third-party PBX support for Exchange Online Unified Messaging in 2018.
Thu Aug 17, 2017
Openreach adds 26 locations to G.fast roll-out
Openreach has added 26 more locations to its fibre-based G.fast broadband network, bringing the total number of properties served to half a million
Thu Aug 17, 2017
School leavers urged to look at cyber security apprenticeships
Cyber security apprenticeships are a good alternative to ‘clearing’ and debts, according to security certification body, Crest
Thu Aug 17, 2017
ManageEngine launches OpManager Plus deep packet inspection tool
ManageEngine launches OpManager Plus, a new deep packet inspection tool; Nyansa broadens analytics for Voyance; and Aerohive premieres a new combined switch-access point.
Thu Aug 17, 2017
Tintri Cloud Connector writes VM backups to AWS, IBM
Tintri Enterprise Cloud enhances VMstore snapshots to cloud and expands predictive analytics for compute and storage. Cloud Connector treats the cloud as a tertiary repository.
Thu Aug 17, 2017
Authorities can't force smartphone access in iOS 11
IOS 11 will allow users to avoid authorities attempting to force smartphone access by temporarily disabling biometric unlocking of mobile devices.
Thu Aug 17, 2017
NotPetya ransomware impact costs Maersk hundreds of millions
Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk said the NotPetya ransomware attacks severely damaged business processes and the impact has been estimated at as much as $300 million in lost revenue.
Fri Aug 18, 2017
Singapore women in tech have level-playing field
Women IT leaders who have proved their mettle in the city-state say they have been given the same opportunities as their male counterparts
Fri Aug 18, 2017
Contactless payments through mobile phones no longer a novelty
The amount of contactless payments made through mobile devices increased by 336% compared with 2016, according to figures from Worldpay
Fri Aug 18, 2017
Researchers find potentially lethal car hack with no quick fix
Security researchers have discovered a supplier-neutral and stealthy smart car hack that can drastically affect the performance and function of the vehicle
Fri Aug 18, 2017
Box uses Google’s AI to support image recognition in the enterprise
Optical character recognition and automated generation of image metadata is now possible, thanks to Google Cloud AI
Fri Aug 18, 2017
Benelux organisations must ensure IT staff are content or else risk exodus
Organisations in the Benelux region could face IT staff leaving in large numbers if they don't remain attractive to employees
Fri Aug 18, 2017
Best of VMworld 2017 Awards nominations now open until 31 August
Read the criteria for the Best of VMworld Europe User Awards and find out how to submit your nomination
Fri Aug 18, 2017
WatchGuard launches new firewall appliances, 5G focus of MWC
Bloggers examine WatchGuard firewall appliances, explore transparency as a vendor virtue and assess the role of 5G in future SD-WAN deployments.
Fri Aug 18, 2017
Cisco revenues fall, likely to go lower
Top-line Cisco revenues fell in the July quarter, as the company's legacy switching business continued to weaken. Cisco could soon reach two straight years of revenue declines.
Fri Aug 18, 2017
Hijacked Chrome extensions infect millions of users
News roundup: Hackers leveraged eight hijacked Chrome extensions to attack 4.8 million browser users. Plus, Cloudflare stopped protecting a neo-Nazi website from DDoS attacks, and more.
Fri Aug 18, 2017
Offensive cyberweapons from enemies may be re-engineered
The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency wants to isolate, study, customize and re-engineer malware from adversaries to be used as its own offensive cyberweapons.
Sat Aug 19, 2017
Top UK directors lack training to deal with cyber attacks
The UK’s top firms and charities urgently need to do more to protect themselves from online threats, according to a government-backed audit