TechTarget News - Week of Aug 29, 2021
Mon Aug 30, 2021
Mainland Chinese businesses lead tech adoption in APAC
Chinese firms are more likely than others in Asia-Pacific to tap on artificial intelligence and business intelligence among other technologies to drive innovation
Mon Aug 30, 2021
New 'ProxyToken' Exchange Server vulnerability disclosed
The Exchange Server vulnerability could allow an attacker 'to copy all emails addressed to a target and account and forward them to an account controlled by the attacker.'
Mon Aug 30, 2021
Facebook, Microsoft bet on collaborative virtual reality
Microsoft and Facebook think virtual reality collaboration could help companies save on office space and travel. But the tech needs more development to be ready for general use.
Mon Aug 30, 2021
Microsoft to offer online-only Office, Outlook on Chromebooks
Starting on Sept. 18, Chromebook users will have to rely on the web-based versions of the popular Microsoft apps. Google welcomed the move as better for Chromebook users.
Tue Aug 31, 2021
Singtel counts on telco edge to crack enterprise 5G market
Singtel is counting on its investments in its multi-access edge compute platform to stand out in the enterprise market for 5G services
Tue Aug 31, 2021
GovTech launches vulnerability rewards programme
Vulnerability rewards programme will offer rewards ranging from $250 to $5,000 to white hat hackers who find vulnerabilities in critical government systems
Tue Aug 31, 2021
The Raxio Group sets out Pan-African colocation datacentre expansion plans
Pan-African datacentre developer The Raxio Group has embarked on a collaboration that will pave the way for it to increase its colocation footprint within the continent
Tue Aug 31, 2021
Subpostmasters demand more clarity on Horizon public inquiry before committing their support
Subpostmaster campaign group founder demands that financial redress for members be included in public inquiry before it ‘willingly’ participates
Tue Aug 31, 2021
NHSX sets out digital guidelines for NHS organisations
The What Good Looks Like framework provides instructions on how NHS leaders should improve the use of digital in their organisations
Tue Aug 31, 2021
Submarine cable network nears 500 companies over 1.3 million km
New interactive map of sub-sea connectivity industry shows how providers are enhancing the user experience with new cables, landing stations, and upgraded search and select functionalities
Tue Aug 31, 2021
Computacenter positive about second half
Channel player has seen robust trading over the past couple of months, which should give analysts following the business some food for thought
Tue Aug 31, 2021
More NAND SSD in fewer hands as WD $20m Kioxia bid likely
The NAND flash market could soon go from six major players to four, but the fusion of Kioxia into WD and SK Hynix with Intel’s NAND business will still leave Samsung atop the pile
Tue Aug 31, 2021
Channel roundup: Who’s gone where?
Bank holidays barely cause a pause in the continual move by firms to hire more expertise to support growth
Tue Aug 31, 2021
2nd Watch blends cloud offerings, pro services amid growth
The professional services and managed cloud company has set its sights on M&A in 2022. The firm also seeks to develop an integrated service experience under new leadership.
Tue Aug 31, 2021
Zoom posts first billion-dollar revenue quarter
Pandemic conferencing breakout star sees revenues and subs maintain robust growth track in second quarter.
Tue Aug 31, 2021
Nokia presses pause on O-RAN Alliance
Citation of leading Chinese technology firms by US government department leads to Finnish comms tech giant halting activities in open comms software body
Tue Aug 31, 2021
Apache Drill improves big data SQL query engine
Open source SQL query engine gets new release that will expand the number of data sources that can be queried, including Elasticsearch, Splunk and Apache Cassandra.
Tue Aug 31, 2021
Docker Desktop pricing changes in bid to boost revenue
Docker Desktop is now part of all Docker subscriptions, including a new Business tier with added security, but enterprise users of the free version will have to start paying.
Tue Aug 31, 2021
TigerGraph aims to take graph technology mainstream
As relational databases struggle with scale, one graph database vendor says a paradigm shift is underway and aims to make graph technology the standard approach for data storage.
Tue Aug 31, 2021
College students targeted by money mule phishing techniques
Back to fool: University students with little security training are being targeted by Nigerian scammers to move fraudulent funds with the lure of quick bucks and flexible hours.
Tue Aug 31, 2021
SEC sanctions financial firms for cybersecurity failures
Three financial services firms were charged with failing to implement proper cybersecurity policies after cyber attacks led to the exposure of customer data.
Tue Aug 31, 2021
Databricks raises $1.6B more to boost data lakehouse
Investors are super confident in the growth potential for cloud data management and analytics as the impact of the Snowflake IPO continues to ripple through the industry.
Tue Aug 31, 2021
Western Digital OptiNAND stretches HDD capacity, performance
Western Digital unveiled a new storage drive architecture for hard drives that improves capacity, performance and reliability via an embedded flash drive to store metadata.
Tue Aug 31, 2021
Governments continue to eye data privacy, forcing CIOs to adapt
With new data privacy regulations like China's personal data protection law coming down the pike, CIOs need to make privacy and security the central focus of their overall IT strategies.
Wed Sep 1, 2021
Remote workers routinely bypassed security tools during pandemic
New data from Palo Alto Networks reveals that over 25% of UK security leaders saw their employees circumventing or switching off security measures at the height of the pandemic
Wed Sep 1, 2021
Experts warn on Office 365 phishing attacks
Newly observed campaign is particularly dangerous because it appears to neutralise one of the most widely known anti-phishing techniques
Wed Sep 1, 2021
Makers announces winners of 2021 Women in Software Power List
Software engineering bootcamp Makers has announced its third annual list of up-and-coming women in the software sector
Wed Sep 1, 2021
Tech sector spends nearly €100m a year lobbying the EU
Study on technology firms’ lobbying efforts in the European Union shows the sector spends more than any other in trying to influence policies and legislation
Wed Sep 1, 2021
University of Sunderland applies technology through robot dog
Students will apply technologies such as artificial intelligence to robotic dog as part of their learning
Wed Sep 1, 2021
New features coming for Salesforce Sales Cloud
Salesforce adds CRM features to support remote-work models for sales teams born in the pandemic and continuing -- possibly permanently -- through 2022 and beyond.
Wed Sep 1, 2021
NTT Group to grow global datacentre footprint by 20% over next 18 months
Carrier-neutral colocation giant has set out plans that will see it continue to add datacentre capacity across all of the major markets it operates in
Wed Sep 1, 2021
Tech Data and Synnex complete merger
Time to welcome in a fresh brand and get up to speed with a new-look board of directors
Wed Sep 1, 2021
Microsoft announces release date for Windows 11
Windows 11 will include integration with unified communications platform Teams but won't initially include the option to download Android apps.
Wed Sep 1, 2021
Catastrophes may shift hiring, remote work policies
As natural disaster numbers increase, remote work policies may be examined for how they keep workers online. But beyond temporary employee relocations, HR may be curbed by options.
Wed Sep 1, 2021
Education still spending on laptops
Sales figures might not be at the levels of last year, but Q2 saw decent activity in the market, according to Context research
Wed Sep 1, 2021
Beware of proxyware: Connection-sharing services pose risks
Cisco Talos warns that sharing internet connections with random people via third-party app like Honeygain and Peer2Profit could lead to malware installations and other threats.
Wed Sep 1, 2021
VMware Tanzu Application Platform reflects PaaS shifts
VMware plans a developer on-ramp to Kubernetes with Tanzu Application Platform, a more flexible take on PaaS than Cloud Foundry that could heighten competition with OpenShift.
Wed Sep 1, 2021
Google Cloud and SAP forge ahead with Rise offerings
As SAP moves away from Microsoft Azure as its preferred public cloud provider, Google looks to fill the void. Customers should benefit from the competition.
Wed Sep 1, 2021
Atlassian Confluence flaw under active attack
Administrators are advised to patch immediately after security experts confirmed mass scanning and exploits against a critical remote code execution vulnerability.
Thu Sep 2, 2021
HPE signs 10-year GreenLake HPC deal worth $2bn with US National Security Agency
The US National Security Agency has enlisted the help of HPE and its GreenLake platform to aid the delivery of its data management strategy
Thu Sep 2, 2021
NUS researchers develop brain-inspired memory device
A team of researchers led by the National University of Singapore have developed a brain-inspired molecular memristor that can be configured to perform a range of computing tasks
Thu Sep 2, 2021
National Highways sets out data-driven plan for Strategic Road Network
Digital twins, data sharing, predictive analytics and the use of drones all get a mention in Digital Roads five-year strategic plan
Thu Sep 2, 2021
Twitter tests auto-block feature for accounts at risk of abuse
Latest Twitter feature automatically blocks abusive users, and is intended to help victims regain control of their experience on the platform
Thu Sep 2, 2021
Global smartphone sales grow 10.8% in Q2 2021
Research finds global smartphone arena showing double-digit growth despite supply constraints, production disruption, component shortages, factory shutdowns and closure of retail businesses
Thu Sep 2, 2021
Air IT makes another double acquisition
Managed service player likes to make two deals at a time and has added a couple more MSPs to its growing collection
Thu Sep 2, 2021
Tableau platform update focuses on broad analytics adoption
Tableau 2021.3 doesn't include fancy new AI or machine learning features, instead focusing on capabilities that enable enterprises to scale their analytics programs to more users.
Thu Sep 2, 2021
Finance firms faced up to £760,000 costs per DNS attack during pandemic
Financial services firms have been the focus of attacks by cyber criminals during the Covid-19 crisis
Thu Sep 2, 2021
WhatsApp fined €225m over GDPR breaches
Irish data protection watchdog has issued one of the largest GDPR fines to date against Facebook-owned WhatsApp
Thu Sep 2, 2021
Post-Covid home Wi-Fi consumer needs, expectations fundamentally altered
Study finds remote workers encounter significantly more home Wi-Fi issues than before the pandemic, with most reporting daily issues with their home wireless networks
Thu Sep 2, 2021
How high can the contactless card limit go without two-factor authentication?
The spending limit for contactless cards has reached an eyebrow-raising triple-digit figure – £100 – raising questions about the need for user authentication
Thu Sep 2, 2021
Applications for Tech Nation Global Talent Visa hit 4,000
Tech Nation, the endorsing body for the digital technology route of the UK’s Global Talent Visa, has reached a total of 4,000 visa applications since 2014
Thu Sep 2, 2021
Beyond Identity building up UK channel
Password management player is keen to add more partners and keep its recently signed distributors busy
Thu Sep 2, 2021
Apple workers challenge company on toxic workplace culture
Workers participating in the #AppleToo movement say they have collected nearly 500 testimonies from employees about their experiences of discrimination, harassment and abuse at Apple
Thu Sep 2, 2021
Autodesk targeted in SolarWinds hack
Autodesk said in its 10-Q filing released Wednesday that it believes 'no customer operations or Autodesk products were disrupted' in the SolarWinds supply chain attack.
Thu Sep 2, 2021
Accellion-related breach disclosures continue to unfold
Beaumont Health disclosed some patient data was exposed through an attack on Accellion's FTA product, nine months after the attack on the legacy file transfer software occurred.
Thu Sep 2, 2021
Verizon, Microsoft partner on 5G edge
The alliance connects Verizon's 5G Edge mobile edge computing platform with Microsoft's Azure Stack Edge cloud computing product. Verizon has a similar deal with AWS.
Thu Sep 2, 2021
FACE Act aims to improve government CX
The bipartisan bill that would codify the measurement of customer experience for federal agencies cleared the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs.
Thu Sep 2, 2021
Amazon offers NetApp OnTap for managed AWS file storage
Amazon rolled out new AWS features and improvements at its Storage Day 2021, including a file storage service with NetApp's OnTap, the first managed service for AWS files.
Thu Sep 2, 2021
South Korea law upends app store practices
A new law in South Korea enables developers to use payment systems outside those offered by app store platform providers. One expert said other governments may follow suit.
Thu Sep 2, 2021
Dremio partner program launches in data lakehouse market
Amid growing interest in data lakehouses, Dremio will target a range of partners, including consultants and systems integrators, to boost its platform; other news.
Thu Sep 2, 2021
With New Orleans mostly dark, a coworking office lights up
Coworking offices may help remote workers deal with prolonged power outages. They are often located in business districts, which may get power restored before residential areas.
Thu Sep 2, 2021
Video conferencing miscues can get you fired
A survey found that miscues during video conferences cost businesses money and got employees fired. Most companies have punished employees for video meeting errors.
Thu Sep 2, 2021
FTC drops the hammer on SpyFone for privacy violations
The FTC has decried SpyFone, a remote tracking app for mobile phones, as stalkerware and ordered it to notify all individuals who were tracked by the app.
Fri Sep 3, 2021
China accused of cyber attacks on Norwegian IT systems
China-based cyber attackers have been blamed for multiple assaults on IT systems in Norway
Fri Sep 3, 2021
Equinix acquires two Mumbai datacentres to expand colocation operations into India
Colocation giant Equinix has acquired a physical presence in India for the first time, following the completion of its acquisition of two Mumbai datacentres
Fri Sep 3, 2021
5G-ENCODE reveals next phase of network slicing for industrial 5G
UK government backed next-generation network project 5G-ENCODE switches on the second phase of its network at the National Composites Centre, as it bids to move a step closer to realising the commercial benefits of 5G in manufacturing
Fri Sep 3, 2021
HPE revenue boosted by digitisation drive
Company says it has experienced strong growth thanks to demand accelerating during the pandemic
Fri Sep 3, 2021
Taking a strange route to the channel
Next time you sit in front of a channel executive, remember that they might have started in a very different industry
Fri Sep 3, 2021
Vodafone taps Ericsson to halve 5G energy consumption, reinforces 4G network
Vodafone announces update to its network strategy, in particular how it is transitioning and refarming 3G spectrum to 4G, and deployment of a new 5G radio that saw energy consumption decrease
Fri Sep 3, 2021
Mandiant, Sophos detail dangerous ProxyShell attacks
Threat researchers and incident responders continue to track threat activity around the dangerous ProxyShell Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities, including impactful ransomware hits
Fri Sep 3, 2021
GreenLake revenues shine in HPE’s Q3
Vendor’s latest quarterly numbers include details of the progress of its as-a-service approach
Fri Sep 3, 2021
Wirepas gains €10m injection to accelerate first non-cellular 5G tech development
Increased client demand ramps up commercial launch of new enterprise IoT and 5G standard technology, now slated for 2022
Fri Sep 3, 2021
Hybrid work boom sees 170% increase in TalkTalk full-fibre footprint
Business growth and new ways of working have contributed to increasing investment in UK operator’s FTTP offering and wider business network over the past year as demand for reliable, gigabit broadband soars
Fri Sep 3, 2021
Full Fibre to light up 13 UK market towns with gigabit broadband
Altnet reveals next series of ‘forgotten towns’ to benefit from its fibre-optic broadband infrastructure
Fri Sep 3, 2021
Berlin court reverses ban on use of EncroChat evidence in criminal trials
Berlin Superior Court allows use of EncroChat evidence in criminal trials but lawyers say the question will ultimately need to be decided by the German Supreme Court