TechTarget News - Week of Jan 01, 2023
Tue Jan 3, 2023
China and India governments among top targets for cyber attackers
Chinese and Indian governments targeted by hacktivists and ransomware groups out to make statement or expose flaws in their respective security postures
Tue Jan 3, 2023
Batam datacentre to capture spillover demand from Singapore
NeutraDC’s new datacentre facility in Batam will enable it to meet the spillover demand for datacentre services from neighbouring markets
Tue Jan 3, 2023
Test of digital ID tech at Surrey nightclub proclaimed success
The majority of visitors to a Camberley venue who piloted a digital identification app developed by 1account said they found it easy to use and preferred it to standard physical ID
Tue Jan 3, 2023
Remote workers shun return to work
Study from UK gigabit broadband service provider reveals that despite received wisdom of home workers wanting to make at least partial return to pre-Covid working practices, stark contrast exists between employers and employees in their desire for staff to hit the office once more
Tue Jan 3, 2023
Many Exchange servers still vulnerable to ProxyNotShell flaw
A new exploit chain using one of the ProxyNotShell vulnerabilities has bypassed Microsoft's URL Rewrite mitigations from September and put Exchange servers at risk.
Tue Jan 3, 2023
Multi-cloud networking trends to watch in 2023
As multi-cloud networking becomes an industry standard, enterprises increasingly seek tools to wrangle data, services and security in a sprawling network that can span countries.
Tue Jan 3, 2023
Companies focus on UCaaS consolidation
Replacing redundant collaboration tools with a UCaaS platform is the focus of many companies looking to cut unified communications costs as the possibility of a recession looms.
Wed Jan 4, 2023
How Tencent Cloud is cracking ASEAN’s cloud market
The Chinese cloud supplier is playing to its strengths in platform services, media streaming and communications to grow its business in Southeast Asia
Wed Jan 4, 2023
Diversity and inclusion figures high in New Year Honours List 2023
The New Year Honours List 2023 hailed those in the technology community who promote diversity and inclusion
Wed Jan 4, 2023
Why India’s Mphasis chose West Yorkshire for tech hub
IT services firm Mphasis is moving more service delivery to the UK with around 1000 tech recruits planned for Northern England
Wed Jan 4, 2023
CityFibre and Vodafone complete first UK 2Gbps residential trial
Leading UK independent full-fibre broadband provider teams with comms operator and leading anchor tenant for trial of 2Gbps services, with scope to scale for introduction of services up to 10Gbps, made possible by recent upgrade to XGS-PON
Wed Jan 4, 2023
Qualcomm goes up a gear in driver assistance and autonomous driving
Mobile tech giant sees flagship platform adopted by leading automotive companies to rapidly create safe, scalable and updateable advanced driver assistance and automated driving systems
Wed Jan 4, 2023
St Helens Council plumps for Unit4 ERP to forward automation plans
St Helens Borough Council has replaced an in-house system with Unit4 and Proactis enterprise applications technologies to advance its digital transformation plans
Wed Jan 4, 2023
SAP's future hinges on opening up its IT stack
SAP's first 50 years centered on core ERP systems for internal business operations, but the years ahead must focus on extending functionality outside of the enterprise.
Wed Jan 4, 2023
Salesforce 2023 layoff plans follow recent executive exodus
Changes continue to shake up Salesforce, with a 10% workforce reduction and office space closures this year following recent departures of top executives.
Wed Jan 4, 2023
December ransomware disclosures reveal high-profile victims
Cloud provider Rackspace was just one of several major enterprises to suffer a ransomware attack, according to public disclosures and reports in December.
Wed Jan 4, 2023
Telus completes WillowTree acquisition in $1.2B CX deal
Telus acquired the developer of customer experience products, including mobile apps and unified web interfaces, and strengthened its position in the custom CX and UI market.
Wed Jan 4, 2023
Nvidia adds generative AI suite to Omniverse platform
The AI hardware/software vendor released new generative AI tools for developers. It also updated its Omniverse Enterprise platform and introduced registration for avatar builders.
Wed Jan 4, 2023
Rackspace: Ransomware attack caused by zero-day exploit
The exploit that led to the Rackspace ransomware attack, referred to as OWASSRF, combines two Exchange Server flaws -- CVE-2022-41080 and a ProxyNotShell flaw, CVE-2022-41082.
Wed Jan 4, 2023
Intel releases Raptor Lake chips for laptops, mobile devices
Hoping to gain back market share from AMD, Intel debuted what it believes is the fastest processor for mobile devices. The new processor contains a record 24 cores.
Thu Jan 5, 2023
Traditional banking under threat from platform-based alternatives
Banking as a service embedded in non-banking business offerings will take large chunks from traditional banks
Thu Jan 5, 2023
How technology is fuelling CommBank’s customer experience
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has built up capabilities in cloud and microservices while empowering engineering teams to solve complex customer problems
Thu Jan 5, 2023
Cashless Denmark has no bank robberies in a year for first time
Denmark saw no bank robberies in a single year for the first time ever, but online fraud continues to increase
Thu Jan 5, 2023
Fallout from Guardian cyber attack to last at least a month
The Guardian newspaper’s offices remained shut into the New Year following a supposed ransomware attack, with disruption likely to last some time
Thu Jan 5, 2023
AWS channel boss views partners as critical to strategy
Public cloud giant recently wrapped up its annual Re:Invent event with the spotlight shining brightly on its channel activities
Thu Jan 5, 2023
Warning over ransomware attacks spreading via Fortinet kit
Following the disclosure of a critical vulnerability in October 2022, Fortinet VPN devices were exploited in two known ransomware attacks, with access likely sold on the dark web
Thu Jan 5, 2023
Cyber gang abused free trials to exploit public cloud CPU resources
A South Africa-based cyber crime gang exploited free trials and introductory offers to run cryptominers via public cloud services, then did a runner without paying
Thu Jan 5, 2023
IBM launches enhanced partner programme
IBM looks to reward those backing its vision by making work quicker and life easier for the channel
Thu Jan 5, 2023
Qualcomm, Salesforce team up to provide connected automotive experiences
Mobile tech giant uses CES to reveal more of automotive tech slate in partnership with leading customer relationship management company
Thu Jan 5, 2023
LG announces technical collaboration for the future of mobility
Global CE giant unveils infotainment slate, including partnership to develop next-generation autonomous driving solution proof of concept, and launches TV featuring real-time video and audio wireless transmission at up to 4K 120Hz
Thu Jan 5, 2023
FTC proposed ban on noncompetes seen as boldest possible
The Federal Trade Commission wants to end the use of noncompete agreements in the U.S. Its proposed noncompete rule will also force employers to rescind existing contracts.
Thu Jan 5, 2023
Micro credentials could stave off software engineer layoffs
Software developers can take measures to protect their jobs with micro credentials tailored to their company’s needs within hot trends such as cloud computing and AI.
Thu Jan 5, 2023
CES 2023 highlights enterprise push toward sustainability
CES 2023, the annual consumer electronics show, is giving attention to sustainability and tech, including blockchain, that can track and reduce carbon emissions.
Fri Jan 6, 2023
How cloud technology is supporting space missions
Cloud-based machine learning and other services are finding their way into space to analyse satellite imagery and monitor space debris, among other space applications
Fri Jan 6, 2023
Meta to appeal £345m fine for Facebook and Instagram privacy breaches
Social media company Meta is to appeal after the Irish Data Protection Commission fined the company for breaching GDPR
Fri Jan 6, 2023
New UK laws to see homeowners, tenants get better access to fast broadband
UK government mandates that almost all new homes in England must be built with gigabit broadband connections during construction, making it easier for homebuyers, renters and some leaseholders to upgrade to ultrafast services
Fri Jan 6, 2023
Vice Society cyber gang targeted multiple UK schools
The Vice Society ransomware gang has made a habit of attacking educational institutions, and now appears to have struck multiple schools, colleges and universities in the UK
Fri Jan 6, 2023
‘More with less’ the mantra for the year ahead
The channel is expecting customers to lean on them to deliver more IT with less impact on the budget in the face of economic headwinds
Fri Jan 6, 2023
Russia’s Turla falls back on old malware C2 domains to avoid detection
Mandiant says it has observed the Russian APT UNC2410, also known as Turla, re-registering expired or sinkholed domains previously used by financially motivated cyber criminals
Fri Jan 6, 2023
ERP needs relevant functionality in 2023
ERP systems are becoming increasingly critical to help organizations mitigate changing business issues. But ERP needs to include new technology and capabilities to stay relevant.
Fri Jan 6, 2023
Salesforce layoffs evidence Tableau has lost independence
The analytics vendor was significantly affected by the CRM giant's latest staff cut, which comes on the heels of an exodus of executives from Tableau that included its former CEO.
Fri Jan 6, 2023
Rackspace: Ransomware actor accessed 27 customers' data
Rackspace said Personal Storage Tables of 27 customers were accessed in the attack last month, but added there was no evidence threat actors viewed, obtained or misused the data.
Fri Jan 6, 2023
10 of the biggest ransomware attacks of 2022
Like last year, ransomware attacks in 2022 caused prolonged disruptions and saw stolen data leaked to public sites. Here are 10 of the biggest attacks from last year.
Fri Jan 6, 2023
AMD doubles down on AI with new Ryzen 7000 chips
Looking to take on market leader Nvidia, AMD unveiled its first Ryzen 7000 series chip that includes a built-in AI engine to speed artificial intelligence content creation.
Fri Jan 6, 2023
Enterprise potential of the metaverse takes shape at CES 2023
There were plenty of warnings about metaverse hype, but at CES 2023 there's business interest in its potential to build 3D digital twins and models of things like factory floors.
Fri Jan 6, 2023
Hiring still outpaces tech layoffs, but cuts leave scars
Employees affected by tech layoffs should have good job prospects given the strength in hiring, but the experience could make them less loyal at their next place of employment.
Sat Jan 7, 2023
Proposed digital fraud refund rules risk excluding many victims
Proposals to establish a fraud refund mechanism in the UK risk excluding many victims of digitally enabled fraud, a major bank has warned