TechTarget News - Week of Jan 08, 2023
Mon Jan 9, 2023
Vulnerable organisations to get free Cyber Essentials support
Charities and legal aid firms are among those to be offered free security checks and certifications from the National Cyber Security Centre
Mon Jan 9, 2023
How to identify a strategic technology platform
A strategic platform has to be broad enough to support a range of business functions while being open, extensible and modular at the same time, according to Forrester
Mon Jan 9, 2023
JPMorgan ordered to face lawsuit over cyber attack on Ray-Ban maker
US banking giant JPMorgan forced to respond to accusations that it failed to inform a business customer about suspicious transactions
Mon Jan 9, 2023
Edge computing key for rapid Industry 4.0 adoption
As edge computing is set to disrupt many sectors in the Industry 4.0 era, study finds edge computing holds a promise to dramatically improve data processing for mission-critical applications and accelerate uptake
Mon Jan 9, 2023
Channel roundup: Who's gone where?
A fresh year starts in familiar fashion with a set of staff moves across the industry
Mon Jan 9, 2023
Qualcomm enters space race with Snapdragon Satellite
Mobile platform giant teams with satellite operator to claim world’s first satellite-based service, providing global coverage from pole to pole
Mon Jan 9, 2023
AI platform helps medical company screen babies' eyes
Startup Iris Technology unveils its new platform for 200 users. Medical AI company Pr3vent uses the platform to train its AI model and remove bias from its model.
Mon Jan 9, 2023
Microsoft acquires DPU maker Fungible
Microsoft has acquired Fungible, possibly giving Azure its own data processing units.
Mon Jan 9, 2023
Qlik acquisition of Talend adds data fabric capabilities
Through its latest purchase, the longtime analytics vendor adds data fabric and self-service data pipeline development capabilities to its existing suite of data integration tools.
Mon Jan 9, 2023
AI risks shadow software development security trend
The rise of AI-assisted workflows will facilitate software development security amid growing open source vulnerabilities, but comes with the threat of AI-generated attacks.
Tue Jan 10, 2023
Former subpostmaster Alan Bates, who ‘pulled up trees and moved mountains’, turns down OBE offer
Alan Bates, who fought for decades to expose the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, says it would be inappropriate to accept an OBE when former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells still holds her CBE
Tue Jan 10, 2023
Belfast Harbour sails out with Oracle cloud applications
Belfast Harbour spies a more efficient and flexible future on the horizon as it sets sail with Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP
Tue Jan 10, 2023
Launch window opens for UK’s first orbital mission
All systems go for first space mission in UK as project partners announce the official opening of the Start Me Up launch window
Tue Jan 10, 2023
TD Synnex and Arrow bolster security options
Distributors TD Synnex and Arrow actively increasing support and vendor options for channel cyber security specialists
Tue Jan 10, 2023
How to find winning artificial intelligence use cases
Choosing use cases for artificial intelligence requires organisations to take a hard look at business value, risk, data and other capabilities required to realise the technology’s full potential
Tue Jan 10, 2023
Tech firms failing to address forced labour in supply chains
Subpar due diligence processes in the tech sector – including poor purchasing practices, sparsely implemented collective bargaining coverage, and a lack of redress for workers – is leaving supply chain workers open to abuse, says KnowTheChain
Tue Jan 10, 2023
‘Anomaly’ sees first UK space mission fail to reach orbit
Despite optimism surrounding historic first attempt to launch satellites from UK, mission reaches space but falls short of reaching target orbit
Tue Jan 10, 2023
Insurer Beazley introduces catastrophe bond to ease cyber risk
Insurance company Beazley says that its $45m cyber catastrophe bond will help to protect its balance sheet and enable it to offer more cyber insurance cover
Tue Jan 10, 2023
Latest Innovate Finance report reveals decrease in UK fintech investment, but like-for-like increase
Innovate Finance’s latest figures on fintech investment show reduction in UK, but report methodology leaves this open to change
Tue Jan 10, 2023
New year, new partner go-to-market strategy
The partner ecosystem continues to evolve as companies deal with emerging technologies and business models. Here's what SoftwareOne, Johnson Controls and IBM are pursuing.
Tue Jan 10, 2023
Cloudflare unveils suite to maximise remote work collaboration and productivity
Internet application acceleration and infrastructure provider introduces digital experience monitoring system to provide visibility and insights to businesses in the age of remote work
Tue Jan 10, 2023
Aliter Capital seals move for ITM Communications
Networking and managed services player is snapped up as Aliter looks to bolster its market position
Tue Jan 10, 2023
Juniper Networks and NEC charge up Wi-Fi user experience for Powerco
Leading global IT and network transformation services provider and AI-driven networks selected by leading New Zealand gas and electricity distributor to design and deploy new Wi-Fi network infrastructure across nationwide sites
Tue Jan 10, 2023
BitSight, Schneider Electric partner to quantify OT risk
The new partnership aims to provide organizations with increased visibility and risk detection capabilities for operational technology environments and critical infrastructure.
Wed Jan 11, 2023
Nvidia, Intel team up on energy efficient AI server
Nvidia and Intel go from competitors to partners by jointly developing a system designed to push heavy AI workloads and offer users significant energy savings.
Wed Jan 11, 2023
Microsoft resolves Windows zero-day on January Patch Tuesday
The company also issues five corrections, all with a rating of important, to address vulnerabilities on its on-premises Exchange Server email platform.
Wed Jan 11, 2023
New APT group targets ASEAN governments and militaries
The Dark Pink advanced persistent threat group used custom malware to exfiltrate data from high-profile targets through spear-phishing emails last year, according to Group-IB
Wed Jan 11, 2023
Davos 2023: Pervasive cyber crime and cyber security gaps pose severe risk to organisations
Governments and organisations face tough trade-offs as they balance immediate problems caused by economic recession, energy shortages and rising interest rates with longer-term risks, including the impact of global warming
Wed Jan 11, 2023
NHS data platform costing £480m to supersede Covid-19 data store underway
NHS England has invited suppliers to tender for a data platform that will supersede the Covid-19 data store controversial for the involvement of data analytics firm Palantir
Wed Jan 11, 2023
Microsoft fixes EoP zero-day on January Patch Tuesday
On the first Patch Tuesday of 2023, Microsoft fixed an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Advanced Local Procedure Call, which has been actively exploited in the wild and may be co-opted into ransomware campaigns
Wed Jan 11, 2023
Internet shutdowns cost global economy $24bn in 2022
Deliberate disruption of people’s access to the internet by governments is having a substantial economic impact and contributing to a range of human rights abuses, primarily against protestors
Wed Jan 11, 2023
eSIM market to be worth over $4bn globally by end of 2023
2023 set to be the year of embedded subscriber identity module as Google and Samsung look likely to emulate rival Apple, leading to a drastic increase in the number of smartphones with eSIM connectivity
Wed Jan 11, 2023
PC market struggles in 2022 but future positivity remains
Canalys has shared its analysis of the fourth quarter and the full year, with it clear that although times are challenging now, there are reasons why that should change
Wed Jan 11, 2023
Sisense unveils integration with ChatGPT
The analytics vendor designed a new UI that enables customers to engage with the chatbot and use its capabilities to dramatically speed data preparation and enhance data analysis.
Wed Jan 11, 2023
SMEs eye moving business to challenger bank
Known for their consumer banking success, challenger banks are now winning over hearts and minds in the small business sector
Wed Jan 11, 2023
Royal Mail services hit by major cyber attack
UK postal service Royal Mail is asking customers not to send any overseas letters or parcels while it deals with the impact of an ongoing cyber attack
Wed Jan 11, 2023
Mid-market customers evaluating cloud options
Research from MSP Node4 has indicated that users are starting to question their strategy in the face of inflationary pressures and budget limitations
Wed Jan 11, 2023
Thousands of Citrix, Tibco employees laid off following merger
Cloud Software Group lays off 2,250 workers following major changes to sales and product development after merging Citrix Systems with Tibco Software.
Wed Jan 11, 2023
Amazon S3 now encrypts data by default
AWS has changed a setting for new Amazon S3 buckets to encrypt data by default, a move that increases data protection and places more emphasis on customer security.
Wed Jan 11, 2023
Vulnerable software, low incident reporting raises risks
Beneath the buzz around tech innovations at CES were discussions about cybersecurity and how to prevent the next generation of tech from being just as vulnerable as the last.
Wed Jan 11, 2023
The chances of Microsoft using ChatGPT to challenge Google
The tech giant likely is looking to incorporate OpenAI's platform into Bing to rival Google. While the AI platform has been popular among consumers, many believe it needs work.
Thu Jan 12, 2023
How Indian banks can drive automation in corporate banking
Banks should prioritise their processes for automation based on the level of human intervention, understand their processes thoroughly and put employees at the centre of their automation efforts
Thu Jan 12, 2023
Guardian confirms Christmas 2022 cyber attack was ransomware
Guardian Media Group bosses confirm the 20 December cyber attack that left staff locked out of its London office and disrupted several key systems was an untargeted ransomware attack
Thu Jan 12, 2023
Cloudflare completes SASE offer with Magic WAN Connector
Software-defined wide-area network functionality released by online application acceleration and infrastructure provider Cloudflare to complete single-supplier secure access service edge offering
Thu Jan 12, 2023
UK net neutrality regulation failing all stakeholders
Leading analyst releases study showing net neutrality regulation is failing consumers, innovators and investors, calling for evidence-based broadband policy
Thu Jan 12, 2023
Channel marketers looking to work more closely together
Collaboration seen as a key way for marketers to improve their ability to deal with key issues emerging in 2023
Thu Jan 12, 2023
Chrome vulnerability could have led to widespread data theft
A dangerous vulnerability in Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers could have put billions of users’ files at risk of being stolen
Thu Jan 12, 2023
Insights on Nordic artificial intelligence strategies
Report provides overview on how Nordic countries are dealing with challenges and opportunities brought on by artificial intelligence
Thu Jan 12, 2023
Government accused of leaving umbrella company regulation in limbo by shelving enforcement body
The UK government is coming under pressure to reveal the state of its plans to regulate umbrella companies after it emerged that the enforcement body it promised to create is unlikely to materialise
Thu Jan 12, 2023
Eccleston looking for growth at Exclusive Networks
The recently installed UKI managing director views the market as one presenting opportunity for the business to grow
Thu Jan 12, 2023
UK government completes trials of age estimation technology
Government-led trials of age estimation and verification technologies for the sale of alcohol in nightlife venues and supermarkets have been completed, with both government and retail lobbyists pushing for legislation that would allow retailers to adopt the tools for alcohol sales
Thu Jan 12, 2023
PC industry sees biggest decline ever, says Gartner
Gartner figures show an industry stuck between high levels of inventory and a lack of affordable products to tempt buyers in the PC market
Thu Jan 12, 2023
Micron's 9400 U.3 SSD aimed at AI, ML workloads
Micron has expanded its NVMe SSD portfolio with the 9400 U.3, a TLC drive designed to provide high-performance storage for high-performance use cases.
Thu Jan 12, 2023
Companies warned to step up cyber security to become ‘insurable’
Investing in better IT security to protect against cyber crime will make businesses more resilient against other risks
Thu Jan 12, 2023
CityFibre continues gigabit roll-out to non-metro south of England
UK’s largest independent full-fibre platform begins work on £50m digital transformation project in Kent
Thu Jan 12, 2023
Nvidia intros new workflows to stem retail theft
Retailers such as Target and Rite Aid have reported huge losses due to theft. Computer vision and image recognition tools can help identify and track products.
Thu Jan 12, 2023
Companies put commercial gain ahead of sustainability, says Software AG research
The vast majority of a surveyed tranche of UK and other western companies are prioritising commercial goals over sustainability, according to research from Software AG
Thu Jan 12, 2023
Updates to GitHub Actions add efficiency, risk of friction
GitHub Actions required workflows and configuration variables can reduce duplicate configuration code and shore up policy compliance but may add to developer frustration.
Thu Jan 12, 2023
Windows zero day patched but exploitation activity unclear
Avast threat researchers detected exploitation of a Windows zero-day flaw in the wild, and organizations are being urged to patch the flaw immediately.
Thu Jan 12, 2023
Startup's eBPF APM tools turn up heat on Datadog
Lemonade plans to put tools from eBPF startup Groundcover in production this year in a bid to reduce instrumentation work and other overhead for its small DevOps team.
Thu Jan 12, 2023
DOE's clean energy tech goals include easy-to-install solar
At CES 2023, The Dept. of Energy highlighted its efforts to research emerging clean energy technologies as well as federal incentives for businesses to adopt the technology.
Thu Jan 12, 2023
Republicans prioritize curbing federal remote work
Now that they control the U.S. House, Republicans may try to either restrict or end federal remote work, which they see as impediment to government service delivery.
Thu Jan 12, 2023
Slowing PC sales spark lower prices
PC prices are dropping as manufacturers lower prices to move inventory. Market saturation following the pandemic is a significant factor in the drop in sales.
Fri Jan 13, 2023
AWS opens first Australian Local Zone in Perth
AWS’s first Local Zone in Australia will bring low-latency performance to companies such as Woodside Energy and Nearmaps
Fri Jan 13, 2023
BBC assures UK Parliament that digital transformation plans are on track
UK Parliamentary accounts watchdog probes British Broadcasting Corporation senior management regarding plans to reconstruct organisation to be fit for purpose in modern media industry and satisfy multiplatform needs of licence fee payers
Fri Jan 13, 2023
Tech firms add to private 5G offer, but ABI warns of no mass take-off in 2023
Even as comms tech providers announce partnership to extend technical capability of private 5G platform, analyst warns private 5G will not yet take off in 2023, even if outdoor use cases drive private cellular in general
Fri Jan 13, 2023
LockBit cartel suspected of Royal Mail cyber attack
The still-developing cyber incident at Royal Mail may be the work of the infamous LockBit ransomware operation
Fri Jan 13, 2023
Unionised contract workers who train Google’s AI win pay rise
Google contract workers employed at artificial intelligence training supplier RaterLabs have secured their first-ever pay rise, following collective demands that Google fulfil its own commitment to pay its extended workforce a minimum of $15 an hour
Fri Jan 13, 2023
Thirdera and Aptum use acquisition to bolster reach and skills
Firms go into M&A market to support ambitions, with both deals having implications for the UK channel
Fri Jan 13, 2023
Cabinet Office looks to expand public data sharing for digital ID
Cabinet Office seeks feedback on proposed legislation to enhance data sharing across the public sector, in support of the UK government’s ambition to have a single sign-on identity-check system for all public services
Fri Jan 13, 2023
Government given until autumn 2023 to create technology roadmap to support net-zero strategy
Review into the government’s progress in hitting its 2050 net-zero greenhouse gas emissions goal highlights need for more action on the technology front
Fri Jan 13, 2023
Ellison-founded sailing league SailGP plumps for Oracle NetSuite to expand
SailGP, a sailing racing league co-founded by Oracle chairman and CTO Larry Ellison, has picked Oracle NetSuite to expand its business
Sat Jan 14, 2023
Experts concerned over silence around government obligation to review UK surveillance laws
The government is required to review the UK’s surveillance law, the Investigatory Powers Act, but experts say they are in the dark about its plans. The National Crime Agency’s operation Venetic has highlighted the need for urgent reforms