TechTarget News - Week of Nov 27, 2022
Sun Nov 27, 2022
Nominations open for Computer Weekly Innovation Awards APAC 2023
Computer Weekly is looking for nominations for the annual Innovation Awards to honour digital transformation initiatives in Asia-Pacific that have transformed organisations in six industries
Mon Nov 28, 2022
Plexal inducts six into cyber leadership scheme
Tech innovation hub Plexal is expanding its Cyber Runway programme with a new Ignite strand dedicated to supporting high-potential security leaders
Mon Nov 28, 2022
STC Kuwait and BICS complete world’s first live 5G standalone roaming connection
Mobile connectivity enabler teams with MENA region telecoms provider for successful test of what is claimed to be the first of its kind to be completed in a non-lab environment and a major milestone for global 5G adoption
Mon Nov 28, 2022
UKISUG 2022: S/4 skills deficit worsens but SAP Rise use increases
On the opening day of its 2022 conference, the UK and Ireland SAP User Group unveils member research showing concerns that an S/4 Hana skills deficit appears worse than it was 12 months ago
Mon Nov 28, 2022
AWS pledges to become a water-positive entity by 2030
Amazon Web Services has marked the first day of its Re:Invent partner and customer conference by going public with its pledge to become a water-positive entity
Mon Nov 28, 2022
1&1, Orange seal worldwide international roaming agreement
German startup telco and global operator take advantage of 5G OpenRAN technology to offer users seamless automatic network performance and quality, even when outside home territory
Mon Nov 28, 2022
Panzura partners with AWS on ransomware counter-measures
Panzura might have slipped beneath the waves, but it’s come back reinvigorated, and now boasts integration with AWS with ransomware protection and Outposts hardware
Mon Nov 28, 2022
Public safety 5G networks represent $700m opportunity
Research on public safety broadband and mission-critical communications over 3GPP networks predicts that cumulative spending on deployable network assets in sectors will exceed $700m between 2022 and 2025
Mon Nov 28, 2022
RM slims down with MIS sale
Education player continues to review the business as it looks to put itself in a position to support schools
Mon Nov 28, 2022
SAP security requires specific skills, teamwork
Critical SAP vulnerabilities are a constant concern and are increasing as SAP systems open more due to digital transformation and integration with other systems.
Mon Nov 28, 2022
Small open source projects pose significant security risks
Open source security initiatives might prevent large-scale vulnerabilities such as Log4j, but smaller projects pose risks without more maintainer support, industry experts say.
Mon Nov 28, 2022
Healthcare firm builds SaaS analytics tools with ThoughtSpot
The healthcare consulting firm used the analytics vendor's platform to develop tools that enable customers to reduce risk and increase efficiency related to the auditing process.
Mon Nov 28, 2022
Infosec researcher reports possible 'massive' Twitter breach
The alleged Twitter breach involves a data set from late 2021 and includes the phone numbers and personal information of millions of users in the U.S. and Europe.
Mon Nov 28, 2022
Alation Connected Sheets extends data intelligence platform
The data intelligence vendor's Connected Sheets lets spreadsheet users directly pull in data sets from a data catalog to improve data governance and visibility.
Mon Nov 28, 2022
Ciena acquires Benu and Tibit for PON, edge
Ciena acquires Benu for advanced subscriber management and Tibit for pluggable PON technology that connects to existing hardware. Acquisitions bring engineers during shortage.
Mon Nov 28, 2022
AWS eyes mission-critical workloads in ASEAN
Cloud giant AWS is eyeing more business from mission-critical workloads and the financial services industry in Southeast Asia as it readies itself for the next phase of growth
Tue Nov 29, 2022
How MongoDB is driving growth in ANZ
MongoDB, which counts the likes of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank as clients, has been driving skills development and investing in local manpower in Australia and New Zealand
Tue Nov 29, 2022
Government needs to do more for UK semiconductor industry, say MPs
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee report says the government is putting the UK chip industry at ‘significant risk’ by failing to support it sufficiently, and calls on Whitehall to publish its semiconductor strategy immediately
Tue Nov 29, 2022
Brother and Epson giving channel more business print options
Vendors add more business printers to their ranges and look to channel to start selling to customers
Tue Nov 29, 2022
‘Legal but harmful’ clause dropped from Online Safety Bill
Online Safety Bill’s ‘legal but harmful’ provision will be dropped by the UK government in favour of public risk assessments, tools to help users control the content they consume, and new criminal offences around self-harm
Tue Nov 29, 2022
Starburst adds features to further data mesh approach
The data and analytics vendor advanced its SaaS platform with data discoverability and governance features and its enterprise platform with support for AWS Lake Formation.
Tue Nov 29, 2022
Cyber criminals exploiting naked TikTok ‘challenge’
Malware operators lured targets by promising them they would be able to view nude videos of TikTok users
Tue Nov 29, 2022
Amazon enhances QuickSight with added NLQ capabilities
The platform's latest update includes the ability to ask "why" of data and do forecasting without writing code as well as new cloud migration and paginated reporting capabilities.
Tue Nov 29, 2022
Amazon Connect users get Contact Lens AI chat analytics
Contact Lens expands into chat channels. Also on tap in Amazon Connect: Agent performance monitoring and expanded, machine learning-driven workforce management tools.
Tue Nov 29, 2022
Rubrik Cyber Recovery adds plan testing, forensics to mix
To be released as part of its security cloud, Rubrik Cyber Recovery provides recovery plan testing, snapshot cloning for vulnerabilities and investigations of infected data.
Tue Nov 29, 2022
Amazon boosts CodeWhisperer, AI and ML tools
AWS rolled out updates to a series of AI tools and services, highlighted by improvements to its CodeWhisperer coding system and Textract AI service for extracting document text.
Tue Nov 29, 2022
AWS expands cloud data options with Amazon DataZone
The cloud computing giant at its AWS re:Invent 2022 conference introduced a series of new capabilities to help organizations better integrate and manage data across services.
Wed Nov 30, 2022
AWS doubles down on data management
Cloud giant Amazon Web Services declares a bold vision to eliminate the need to extract, transform and load data alongside other efforts to address business problems in domains like cyber security and logistics
Wed Nov 30, 2022
MoD signs three-year deal with AWS to bolster defence sector’s digital skills
UK Ministry of Defence is joining forces with Amazon Web Services to boost the defence sector’s cloud capabilities
Wed Nov 30, 2022
Scotland launches national digital platform for health and care
The online platform aims to give people access to their health and social care data, as well as provide staff with access to data to inform decisions about care
Wed Nov 30, 2022
eSIM proves green credentials
Independent study by provider of adapted system integration technologies at wafer, chip and board level confirms eSIM as an environmentally friendly SIM solution
Wed Nov 30, 2022
NIS regulations to be extended to cover MSPs
The UK government is moving ahead with plans to update the Network and Information Systems regulations to bring outsourcers and MSPs into scope
Wed Nov 30, 2022
AWS commits to becoming the ‘cleanest’ cloud to run enterprise workloads
AWS CEO Adam Selipsky used the opening keynote at this year’s Re:Invent partner and customer conference in Las Vegas to outline the company’s commitment to becoming the greenest place for enterprises to run their IT and applications
Wed Nov 30, 2022
Nearly $1bn in mobile trade-ins and upgrades in third quarter of 2022
Just more than halfway into what is always the market’s busiest quarter, quarterly analysis of smartphone trade-in and upgrade industry reveals a third quarter of 2022 with the amount returned estimated at $970m, making this the highest third quarter recorded
Wed Nov 30, 2022
SMEs put faith in communications technology
Study from orchestration and digital platform provider shows a ‘new’ kind of small and medium-sized enterprise market, with companies already adopting connectivity technology for business resilience
Wed Nov 30, 2022
Latest LockBit ransomware versions have wormable capabilities
Sophos researchers have reverse-engineered the Lockbit 3.0 ransomware, shedding new light on its evolving capabilities and firming up links with BlackMatter
Wed Nov 30, 2022
South Staffs Water customer data leaked after ransomware attack
Personal data of water utility’s direct debit customers exposed on the dark web following a Clop ransomware attack
Wed Nov 30, 2022
Tenable: 72% of organizations remain vulnerable to Log4Shell
New research shows the attack surface remains wide for the Log4j vulnerability, known as Log4Shell, which caused significant problems for organizations over the past year.
Wed Nov 30, 2022
AWS CEO urges enterprises to do more in the cloud in the face of economic uncertainty
AWS CEO Adam Selipsky says enterprises should be looking to do more, not less, in the cloud during times of economic uncertainty
Wed Nov 30, 2022
HPE’s earnings reveal a shift back to less pricey servers
HPE has been focused on higher-end servers due to supply chain issues, but as these ease and memory costs fall, it is set to readjust pricing
Wed Nov 30, 2022
Subpostmaster federation deliberately kept public in dark over computer problems
The federation representing subpostmasters deliberately suppressed information about computer errors that could have saved its members from devastating life-changing events
Wed Nov 30, 2022
AWS expands backup, disaster recovery services
AWS adds new features and capabilities to its backup and disaster recovery services as third-party vendors look to secure hybrid and multi-cloud customers.
Wed Nov 30, 2022
Channel cranking up GreenLake sales for HPE
Firm reveals the impact partners have made around its as a service portfolio as it shares its fourth-quarter numbers
Wed Nov 30, 2022
Microsoft 365 banned in German schools over privacy concerns
German schools cannot legally use Microsoft Office 365 over lack of clarity about how data is collected, shared and used, as well as the potential for unlawful transfer of European citizens’ personal data to the US
Wed Nov 30, 2022
AWS joins Microsoft in providing supply chain visibility
AWS found that the core reason companies find supply chains challenging to manage is the lack of visibility across complicated networks.
Wed Nov 30, 2022
Exchange Server bugs caused years of security turmoil
The four high-profile sets of security vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server, disclosed by researcher Orange Tsai, are set to remain a major concern for organizations.
Wed Nov 30, 2022
Lockbit 3.0 has BlackMatter ransomware code, wormable traits
LockBit 3.0 or 'LockBit Black' includes anti-debugging capabilities, the ability to delete Volume Shadow Copy files and the potential ability to self-spread via legitimate tools.
Wed Nov 30, 2022
AWS adds governance, geospatial tools to Amazon SageMaker
The cloud computing giant added data governance and geospatial tools to its machine learning platform and provided 40 new data connectors to Data Wrangler.
Wed Nov 30, 2022
A rising space industry will create new jobs and products
A growing space industry is creating business opportunities in space, ranging from Earth observation and communications to space tourism and, eventually, asteroid mining.
Wed Nov 30, 2022
AWS adds data quality, scalability services for cloud data
The cloud giant expanded its data portfolio with a series of features designed to help organizations more easily scale database and data warehouse deployments.
Thu Dec 1, 2022
LinkedIn's belief in skills-based hiring reshapes its tech
LinkedIn is using a new technology approach to find relationships between skills, which it expects will deliver better results to job seekers and recruiters.
Thu Dec 1, 2022
Global 5G market defies macroeconomic challenges
Research from Ericsson shows 5G continues to scale faster than any previous mobile generation, with subscriptions expected to reach five billion by the end of 2028 and fixed wireless access forecast set to grow more quickly than previously expected
Thu Dec 1, 2022
Expectation gap appears between users and managers with hybrid working IT
Research from Canon Europe finds that while more than three-quarters of IT decision-makers believe their company provides the right technology to enable people to do their jobs regardless of location, a fifth are providing their own IT equipment and struggling to get remote IT support
Thu Dec 1, 2022
Wi-Fi ‘essential’ to bridge the digital divide in rural areas
Report from trade association for wireless communications sets out strategies for mobile operators, fibre providers and cable companies to serve the estimated billion people unconnected to Wi-Fi
Thu Dec 1, 2022
Google Cloud lands five-year deal with DIY specialist retailer Kingfisher
The owner of the B&Q and Screwfix brands has enlisted the help of Google Cloud to overhaul its digital proposition for customers
Thu Dec 1, 2022
UK government accelerates satellite, fibre gigabit broadband access to remote regions
Mountain rescue base and 12th century abbey set to gain from government test of satellites to connect remote locations, while work also begins to connect 60,000 rural premises in North West England
Thu Dec 1, 2022
Financial benefits of government’s shared services strategy remain unclear, says NAO
Cabinet Office needs to do more to avoid previous failings, as several barriers remain to a successful implementation of the strategy to deliver shared back-office services for government, according to National Audit Office report
Thu Dec 1, 2022
LastPass probes new cyber incident related to August attack
The August 2022 cyber attack on LastPass seems to have begat another incident, according to company CEO Karim Toubba
Thu Dec 1, 2022
MI6 chief’s hacked emails attacked MI5 and betrayed British spy operations in China
Former UK spy boss Richard Dearlove leaked names of MI6 secret agent recruiters in China to back an aggressive right-wing US campaign against tech company Huawei. His emails were hacked and then leaked – probably by Russian intelligence
Thu Dec 1, 2022
Ignition holding on to identity post-Exclusive acquisition
A year and a half on from the deal, the distributor is finding that life has remained positive under fresh ownership
Thu Dec 1, 2022
Archive files become preferred format for malware delivery
The team at HP Wolf Security found that cybercriminals are using archive files as the preferred method for spreading malware, beating Microsoft Office for the first time.
Thu Dec 1, 2022
Italy’s biggest datacentre campus to enjoy €500m growth spurt
Aruba SpA raises funding to help realise ambitions to further grow mega-datacentre campus in Italy
Thu Dec 1, 2022
Westcon-Comstor on its journey to decarbonise
Distributor has invested in its ESG team and is committed to making a positive difference
Thu Dec 1, 2022
LastPass warns some customer data accessed in new breach
LastPass disclosed a new breach, related to the previously disclosed attack in August, that resulted in a threat actor obtaining access to some customer data.
Thu Dec 1, 2022
Mozilla, Microsoft drop Trustcor as root certificate authority
Mozilla and Microsoft removed support for TrustCor certificates after a Washington Post report revealed the company's ties to government contractors specializing in spyware.
Thu Dec 1, 2022
Rise in Nutanix revenue driven by subscription renewals
Nutanix revenues jumped 15% thanks to more users renewing their subscriptions. The company also reported positive quarterly non-GAAP income for the first time.
Fri Dec 2, 2022
AWS DevOps tools expand low-code features, focus on devx
Many of the features of AWS CodeCatalyst and Application Composer were technically possible before, but the new services package them accessibly via a low-code UI.
Fri Dec 2, 2022
Communications runs in his blood
Symbio Connect CEO Giorgio Mihaila has spent more than two decades in a career dotted with roles at major communications technology providers
Fri Dec 2, 2022
NBN Co, Ericsson team to transform fixed wireless access network
Ericsson and company that manages national broadband infrastructure in Australia announce new 10-year partnership to secure the supply of next-generation 5G technology that will deliver enhanced coverage and speed across the fixed wireless access portion of network
Fri Dec 2, 2022
Siemens, Qualcomm collaborate on 5G smart building networks
Leading wireless platform provider teams with intelligent, adaptive infrastructure division of German technology giant mobile chip giant to show how firms working in the built environment can intelligently use 5G for building automation
Fri Dec 2, 2022
Twitter ‘replacement’ Hive Social shuts off service in privacy alert
Hive Social, a recently established social media network, has temporarily closed its servers to address deep structural privacy issues identified by ethical hackers
Fri Dec 2, 2022
Top AWS cloud consultants earn 6-to-1 revenue multiplier
AWS ecosystem research suggests partners generate more services dollars when they invest in a broader portfolio of offerings; other partner developments at re:Invent.
Fri Dec 2, 2022
NFON increasing channel support
Vendor has seen its IT partner levels increase and has a fresh portal and products that will support resellers
Fri Dec 2, 2022
Post Office boosted its ‘coffers’ as Horizon system threw up unexplained shortfalls, inquiry told
The Post Office was ‘keen’ to make subpostmasters cover unexplained accounting shortfall as its business struggled, public inquiry hears
Fri Dec 2, 2022
Civil servants want more digital skills training, survey finds
Civil servants are keen to learn more about how to use technology, including artificial intelligence (AI) to improve public services, yet only 5% have received AI training
Fri Dec 2, 2022
Tableau CEO Mark Nelson steps down, no successor to be named
Nelson ascended to the leadership role in March 2021 after the departure of Adam Selipsky. Salesforce, which acquired the analytics vendor in 2019, will now take on its leadership.
Fri Dec 2, 2022
AWS' Kevin Miller talks S3 in 2023 and beyond
Amazon S3 has become a massive portfolio of products, which only grew at re:Invent 2022. Here, the vice president and general manager of S3 talks about what's next.
Fri Dec 2, 2022
EDB brings new tools to open source PostgreSQL database
The database vendor released new extensions designed to help PostgreSQL users with best practices for storage, user access and performance optimizations for database operations.
Fri Dec 2, 2022
Federal, private work spurs Earth observation advancements
Earth observation is a primary driver of the global space economy and something federal agencies are partnering with commercial companies to advance.
Fri Dec 2, 2022
Experts argue 'sludge' could muck up cyber attacks
Network defenders can supplement their security postures with additional settings and policies that frustrate and discourage attackers, according to a new research paper.
Fri Dec 2, 2022
EEOC $8M settlement with Circle K seeks culture change
Circle K's settlement this week with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission includes monitoring provisions, including employee surveys.