TechTarget News - Week of Aug 05, 2018
Sun Aug 5, 2018
The rise of humanoid robotics in the Middle East
Middle East CIOs are planning to roll out intelligent automation technologies such as artificial intelligence and humanoid robotics
Mon Aug 6, 2018
Channel should use the summer to improve strategy planning
There is plenty that could be done in the summer weeks when business is traditionally that bit slower
Mon Aug 6, 2018
Alibaba Cloud makes deeper inroads into Malaysia
The Chinese cloud supplier’s second availability zone and upcoming DDoS scrubbing centre in Malaysia comes on the heels of growing investments in the Southeast Asian nation
Mon Aug 6, 2018
Virus outbreak at iPhone chip plant could delay shipments
A computer virus at an iPhone chip manufacturing plant could delay shipments of Apple’s latest smartphones, but the impact will be limited, say analysts
Mon Aug 6, 2018
Half of UK consumers to exercise GDPR rights within a year
More than half of UK consumers will exercise their General Data Protection Regulation rights within a year and almost two-thirds will retract or review data use because of the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal, a study shows
Mon Aug 6, 2018
Centrica invests in software for electric vehicle charging
Investment will help Centrica provide a fully managed electric vehicle charging service for businesses
Mon Aug 6, 2018
DfT pledges to spend one-third of its procurement budget on SMEs by 2022
Department for Transport’s SME action plan promises to increase its spend with small and medium-sized enterprises to 33% by the end of this parliament
Mon Aug 6, 2018
Only 11% of employers do not expect a tech skills shortage in the next year
The majority of employers in the UK believe they will be facing a shortage of skilled technology professionals in the next year
Mon Aug 6, 2018
Sweaty Betty revamps website to cater for digital customers
Activewear brand has partnered with e-commerce firm Tryzens to launch a responsive site that is better suited to its increasingly digital customers
Mon Aug 6, 2018
Highlands and Islands broadband roll-out extended
The Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband roll-out is targeting 25,000 additional homes and businesses in the Highlands and Islands region
Mon Aug 6, 2018
Mobile banking Trojans reach all-time high
Mobile banking Trojans topped the list of cyber threats in the second quarter of the year, according to research by Kaspersky Lab
Mon Aug 6, 2018
Coinhive malware infects tens of thousands of MikroTik routers
The cryptominer Coinhive malware has infected tens of thousands of MikroTik routers around the world, as malicious actors take advantage of poor patching habits by users.
Mon Aug 6, 2018
Starling raises the fintech stakes with banking-as-a-service
Challenger bank enables companies outside the financial sector to offer their customers savings and current accounts via the bank’s APIs
Mon Aug 6, 2018
Enterprise IT struggles with DevOps for mainframe
Mainframe automation tools are nascent, and many mainframe experts are reluctant to embrace DevOps. But large enterprises must address legacy platforms to realize app delivery goals.
Mon Aug 6, 2018
New Nakivo update supports more platforms
Light on new functions, Nakivo's new update focuses on playing nicely with others, adding software support for VMware vSphere 6.7, Netgear ReadyNAS and Dell EMC Data Domain Boost.
Mon Aug 6, 2018
SAP S/4HANA Cloud update adds functionality for two industries
SAP focuses on manufacturing and professional services with the new features it's adding to S/4HANA Cloud. The enhancements are a continuation of what SAP calls 'intelligent ERP.'
Mon Aug 6, 2018
Quest launches QoreStor for appliance-free dedupe
Quest strips the data deduplication software out of DR appliances, launching it as the independent QoreStor application, which supports any vendor's backup hardware.
Mon Aug 6, 2018
BGP hijacking attacks target payment systems
Researchers discovered a wave of BGP hijacking attacks aimed at DNS servers related to payment-processing systems in an apparent effort to steal money from unsuspecting users.
Tue Aug 7, 2018
How Indonesia’s Go-Jek scales the heights with cloud
The unicorn’s microservices-based application architecture on the cloud has been key in supporting its growth in Indonesia – and now Southeast Asia
Tue Aug 7, 2018
A quarter of Brits expect their jobs to be replaced by tech
A quarter of UK workers are worried their jobs will disappear because of automation and a third expect the technology to change their jobs for the worse
Tue Aug 7, 2018
Industrial control systems a specialised cyber target
Cyber attackers specialising in industrial control systems are fast, efficient and able to move between IT and OT environments, a study has revealed
Tue Aug 7, 2018
Arista settles patent dispute with Cisco
Cisco gets $400m from rival, but experts say it still has some way to go to build a cloud networking strategy as complete as Arista’s
Tue Aug 7, 2018
Lack of Dmarc email validation puts brands and customers at risk
There is a worldwide lack of Dmarc email validation to defend against fraud and phishing attacks, putting organisations and customers at risk, a study shows
Tue Aug 7, 2018
Mode Print Solutions gets private investment backing for MBO
The print management specialist has capped off five decent years of growth with an MBO
Tue Aug 7, 2018
In-flight Wi-Fi availability drives passenger loyalty
A report published by Inmarsat appears to suggest that airlines which make on-board Wi-Fi more easily available are seeing more loyal customers as a result
Tue Aug 7, 2018
AI security hype putting businesses at risk
The hype around artificial intelligence may be putting businesses at risk, according to a study that found most IT decision-makers believe AI is the answer to all cyber security challenges
Tue Aug 7, 2018
Epson signs Network Group up to ReadyInk programme
Print vendor extends reseller numbers able to deliver its pay-as-you-go ink replenishment service
Tue Aug 7, 2018
Starbucks to advise on development of bitcoin trading platform
Coffee giant Starbucks has joined a group of firms advising Intercontinental Exchange on the development of a digital assets platform
Tue Aug 7, 2018
Elite Group talks acquisitions after securing refinancing
The unified comms specialist is looking to expand the business further after getting more backing from Lloyds
Tue Aug 7, 2018
Frequency and severity of datacentre outages on the rise, Uptime Institute research suggests
The Uptime Institute’s eighth annual datacentre survey reveals operators across the world are suffering more outages, as the complexity of the environments they manage continues to grow
Tue Aug 7, 2018
IT must prepare for an IoT-enabled digital workplace
Smart lighting, intelligent speakers and screen-mirroring are among the technologies that are moving from the home into the office – and all have an impact on IT
Tue Aug 7, 2018
Government invests £3m in Wales-based Stem hub
A science centre in Wales will be given £3m to develop a Stem hub, which will reach more diverse audiences for its delivery of science and technology teaching content
Tue Aug 7, 2018
M&S partners with Doddle for easier click-and-collect returns
Retailer is using Powered by Doddle on its in-store devices to allow returns of online items, as well as the use of click-and-collect services
Tue Aug 7, 2018
Bank opts for AI-infused data storage platform over cloud
A storage vendor that bills itself as a software company is baking AI management into its all-flash arrays. Read why IT execs like Dan King sees the innovation as a game changer.
Tue Aug 7, 2018
Newisys NVMe flash array chases hyperscale market
Sanmina-owned Newisys is known as a white-label server OEM to array vendors. The NSS-2560 NVMe flash provides storage density with hot-pluggable SSDs and Intel Broadwell servers.
Tue Aug 7, 2018
InsightSquared unveils marketing analytics tools
At Ramp 2018, marketing technology vendor InsightSquared unveiled new software modules for gauging the effectiveness of marketing and sales efforts.
Wed Aug 8, 2018
Australia calls for interventionist approach in new cyber agenda
The Australian government is forming a cyber defence network comprising security agencies and private sector partners to support a more interventionist approach towards cyber security
Wed Aug 8, 2018
Nordic fintech becomes a significant global player
The Nordic region accounted for three of the 10 biggest financial technology deals in the first half of 2018
Wed Aug 8, 2018
Dutch healthcare institutions need to think like tech sector
The healthcare industry needs to approach technological innovation in a different way if it is to maximise the benefits for staff and patients
Wed Aug 8, 2018
Cyber security double agents most common in the UK
Cyber security professionals who alternate between criminal and legitimate activities or move full-time into cyber criminal activity are more common in the UK than other countries, a report reveals
Wed Aug 8, 2018
Users feel restricted by vendor contracts and tech choices
There seems to be a gap between the vendor ambitions to make everything simple and what is happening on the ground
Wed Aug 8, 2018
Check Point warns of WhatsApp vulnerabilities
Researchers are warning of vulnerabilities in WhatsApp that allow threat actors to intercept and manipulate messages sent in a group chat
Wed Aug 8, 2018
Liam Maxwell to swap government for AWS
Government tech adviser Liam Maxwell is understood to be leaving government for a role at Amazon Web Services
Wed Aug 8, 2018
Infinity SDC sells Here East Olympic Park datacentre to fund development of Romford facility
The colocation provider continues to scale-back its datacentre footprint in London, with the news it has exited its much-hyped facility in the former Olympic Park in Stratford
Wed Aug 8, 2018
Extreme Networks signals data centre channel changes coming
The firm has indicated in its Q4 results that further steps will be taken to bed in the acquired Brocade's data centre business
Wed Aug 8, 2018
Western Digital OpenFlex composes storage infrastructure
Western Digital delivers OpenFlex architecture, an ambitious attempt to foster open standards for composable compute, network and storage as an alternative to hyper-convergence.
Wed Aug 8, 2018
Financial services firms lack the culture to innovate fast
Finance firms appear to be struggling to release new software quickly, a study from Contino has found
Wed Aug 8, 2018
IPSE warns government off private sector IR35 reform, as 'no deal' Brexit fears grow
As the government prepares to close its consultation on extending the IR35 reforms to the private sector, IPSE airs concerns over the economic impact the move could have, as talk of a "no deal" Brexit for the UK continues
Wed Aug 8, 2018
Confluent Platform 5.0 aims to mainstream Kafka streaming
Confluent Platform updates seek to bring data streaming with Apache Kafka to a wider audience. A new GUI and user-defined functions are part of the 5.0 release.
Wed Aug 8, 2018
How API-based integration dissolves SaaS connectivity limits
Oracle's vice president of integration, Vikas Anand, explains how SaaS app silos occur, drivers for API integration adoption and how DevOps can avoid integration project obstacles.
Wed Aug 8, 2018
Arista, Cisco agree to stop patent suits for five years
The Arista-Cisco agreement includes Arista paying $400 million to end their patent infringement dispute. The companies also agreed to a lawsuit moratorium on existing products.
Wed Aug 8, 2018
Cisco Viptela integrated with IOS XE on ISR, ASR
Companies unhappy with iWAN on ISR can switch to Cisco Viptela. The networking company has integrated the Viptela SD-WAN with IOS XE, the ISR network operating system.
Wed Aug 8, 2018
NAND flash shortage end could lead to dramatic price drop
Impending NAND flash oversupply will lead to price collapse of NAND flash chips and higher capacity enterprise SSDs, according to semiconductor analyst Jim Handy.
Wed Aug 8, 2018
Recruiting platforms see large VC investments
VC dollars continue to flow to recruiting platforms, all of which approach the hiring problem in different ways. Their methods illustrate the difficulty of finding candidates.
Wed Aug 8, 2018
Parisa Tabriz's Black Hat 2018 keynote challenges infosec's status quo
In her Black Hat 2018 keynote, Google's Parisa Tabriz celebrated the unrecognized, long-term work that can cause real change in security and challenge the status quo.
Thu Aug 9, 2018
Incomplete visibility a top security failing
Incomplete visibility of IT environments is among the most common basic enterprise security failings, as most organisations are still failing to achieve basic cyber security hygiene, a survey reveals
Thu Aug 9, 2018
Government sets out vision for better use of rail data
The government and the rail industry have developed a joint action plan to remove barriers to better data use by improving access to data, developing better standards, increasing skills and encouraging collaboration
Thu Aug 9, 2018
Brace for more Triton-like attacks, researchers warn
The world has not seen the last of industrial control system (ICS) attacks like Triton, researchers have warned
Thu Aug 9, 2018
Smart cities a tempting target for cyber attackers
Smart cities are an attractive target for cyber attackers because of the growing number of connected systems embedded throughout their infrastructure
Thu Aug 9, 2018
Nutanix says fresh programme will benefit more partners
Nutanix drops ‘one-size-fits-all’ programme and rewards partner investment over revenue targets
Thu Aug 9, 2018
UK above average on strategic use of analytics
The UK has slightly more chief data officers than the global average, which helps drive strategic initiatives – but security is still seen as a major hurdle
Thu Aug 9, 2018
NTT bringing comms, security and Dimension Data together
The Japanese based firm hopes that by bringing its various operations under one roof it can pitch harder for digital transformation business
Thu Aug 9, 2018
Ex-HMRC tax inspector sounds alarm over suitability of IR35 online status checker tool
As the private sector consultation on IR35 draws to a close, a former HM Revenue & Customs inspector calls into further question the suitability of the government's online tool for assessing contractors’ tax status
Thu Aug 9, 2018
ICO fines Emma’s Diary £140,000
The UK’s privacy watchdog has fined a marketing company for illegally collecting and selling personal information for political campaigning
Thu Aug 9, 2018
Under half of firms use vulnerability assessments
Less than half of organisations base their cyber defences on strategic vulnerability assessments, and a third of these do the bare minimum to meet compliance requirements, a study shows
Thu Aug 9, 2018
Facebook targets WhatsApp business messaging at large enterprises
WhatsApp business messaging is the latest social channel to enter the contact center, coming on the heels of Apple's beta release of the consumer-to-business iOS messaging service Apple Business Chat.
Thu Aug 9, 2018
Education secretary urges tech industry to transform classrooms
Education secretary Damian Hinds has called upon large technology firms to use tech to tackle some of the biggest issues in schools
Thu Aug 9, 2018
Juniper boosting performance of SRX5000 firewall for IoT, 5G
Juniper Networks has released an acceleration card for its SRX5000 line of firewalls. The SPC3 card readies the product for IoT, 5G and multi-cloud applications.
Thu Aug 9, 2018
Meltdown and Spectre disclosure suffered "extraordinary miscommunication"
During a panel discussion at Black Hat 2018 on Meltdown and Spectre, Google explained how miscommunication left the company's incident response out of the early disclosure process.
Thu Aug 9, 2018
Oracle Autonomous Database Cloud gets transaction processing
Oracle launched a transaction processing version of Autonomous Database, a cloud-based platform that automates configuration and management of Oracle databases.
Thu Aug 9, 2018
News roundup: Manage employee resource groups and more
A new tool from Espresa could help improve employee engagement. Reach remote workers with a new version of StaffConnect. And Fitbit looks at health coaching.
Thu Aug 9, 2018
Irregularities discovered in WinVote voting machines
At Black Hat 2018, security researcher Carsten Schuermann unveiled the results of a forensic analysis of eight WinVote voting machines that had been used in Virginia elections.
Fri Aug 10, 2018
Microsoft looks at a Windows VM to sandbox rogue code
A feature revealed in the Windows Insider programme may appear in a future Windows 10 update for enterprises
Fri Aug 10, 2018
Channel roundup: Who's gone where?
Summer holidays might be in full swing but that does not stop the channel appointments coming thick and fast
Fri Aug 10, 2018
NCR patches ATM vulnerabilities
NCR has patched ATM vulnerabilities discovered by Positive Technologies
Fri Aug 10, 2018
OCSL becomes Cancom's UK hub
The German firm is looking to reassert itself in the UK and the acquisition of OCSL provides it with a hub to push further into the market
Fri Aug 10, 2018
Atos sets out vision for a digital Scotland
Scotland has the potential to create a competitive advantage in the global economy through digital technologies, and could even become a cloud datacentre hub, according to Atos
Fri Aug 10, 2018
Butlin’s warns of potential personal data breach
Holiday camp chain blames cyber breach on a phishing attack, implying that attackers were able to steal user credentials to access customer data – and underlining the need for security awareness training
Fri Aug 10, 2018
CrowdStrike Falcon platform gains more partners
CrowdStrike has added categories to its partner program, including MSSP partners and platform partners that build apps using data from CrowdStrike Falcon; more news from the week.
Fri Aug 10, 2018
Dell EMC launches Enterprise Preferred Channel Programme
Dell EMC take collaborative approach to channel enterprise sales with new programme
Fri Aug 10, 2018
Improving CISO-board communication: Partnership, metrics essential
With data breaches threatening the bottom line, CISO-board partnership is crucial. A new report by Kudelski Security looks at how to improve security communication with the board.
Fri Aug 10, 2018
Mimecast extends core email security to enable cyber resilience
Mimecast continues to widen its cyber security capability through in-house development and strategic acquisition, as well as extend its core email security technologies to all other areas it applies
Fri Aug 10, 2018
IBM Power9 servers add reliability, reduce maintenance costs
IBM looks to grab high-end hardware market share from archrival Intel with the introduction of two Power9 servers that offer greater uptime and reduced maintenance costs.
Fri Aug 10, 2018
Microsoft Dynamics 365 updates add AI features to CRM
Microsoft has introduced new updates to its Dynamics 365 CRM platform, including AI-driven business intelligence tools for sales, marketing and service.
Fri Aug 10, 2018
AIOps platforms delve deeper into root cause analysis
AIOps tools offer fresh insights into the root cause of IT incidents, triangulating between application outages, code changes and infrastructure issues.
Fri Aug 10, 2018
Report on Alexa-enabled devices puts spotlight on voice commerce
Not many people buy things using Amazon's Alexa-enabled devices, a new report contends. What does that say about voice commerce and how the enterprise uses voice computing technology?
Fri Aug 10, 2018
WhatsApp vulnerabilities let hackers alter messages
News roundup: New WhatsApp vulnerabilities enabled hackers to alter messages sent in the app. Plus, the PGA was hit with a ransomware attack, and more.
Fri Aug 10, 2018
Web cache poisoning attacks demonstrated on major websites, platforms
PortSwigger's James Kettle doesn't believe web cache poisoning is theoretical and to prove it, he demonstrated several attacks on major websites and platforms at Black Hat 2018.
Fri Aug 10, 2018
Avaya earnings show cloud, recurring revenue growth
The latest Avaya earnings report shows the company is increasing cloud sales and hitting revenue targets, even as it continues to operate at a loss.
Fri Aug 10, 2018
2018 Pwnie Awards cast light and shade on infosec winners
The Meltdown and Spectre research teams won big at the Pwnie Awards this year at Black Hat, while the late-entry Bitfi Wallet team overwhelmingly won for Lamest Vendor Response.
Fri Aug 10, 2018
Mist Systems gives VMware NSX SD-WAN a boost
Arista Networks and VMware are focusing on Wi-Fi to bolster products for the wireless LAN. Wi-Fi vendor Mist is strengthening VMware's NSX SD-WAN and Arista has acquired Mojo.