TechTarget News - Week of Feb 05, 2023
Mon Feb 6, 2023
Australian organisations underinvesting in cyber security
Over half of Australian organisations failed to invest enough in cyber security over past three years, though awareness is improving in aftermath of high-profile data breaches
Mon Feb 6, 2023
How artificial intelligence is playing a role in insect farming
An AI engine developed by Singapore startup EntoVerse is helping cricket farmers improve yield by optimising environmental and other conditions
Mon Feb 6, 2023
Operator 5G revenue to 2027 to soar while 6G development emerges
Research reveals hot streak for fifth-generation mobile communications, with revenues from networks set to double over the next four years, and identifies work needed to make sixth-generation a viable prospect
Mon Feb 6, 2023
Ransomware operator turns their fire on two-year-old VMware bug
A vulnerability in VMware ESXi servers that users should have patched in 2021 is now being exploited to spread ransomware
Mon Feb 6, 2023
MoD needs to transform to succeed with digital strategy, says PAC
A Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report says the department is ‘not well setup’ to effectively implement its digital change, and calls for both a cultural and organisational shift at the Ministry of Defence (MoD)
Mon Feb 6, 2023
Post Office branches struggling after Royal Mail cyber attack
Royal Mail has restored almost all of its international services to some extent, but remains unable to accept parcels bought over the counter in a Post Office branch
Mon Feb 6, 2023
FinOps, co-innovation could unlock cloud business benefits
Industry studies underscore businesses' continuing struggle to obtain cloud computing benefits. A greater focus on strategy, financial management and co-innovation could help.
Mon Feb 6, 2023
Printer volumes and revenues up in Q4
Market analysis from Context indicates that channel promotions have had an impact
Mon Feb 6, 2023
Government urged to address ‘broken’ apprenticeship levy system
The apprenticeship levy was developed in 2017 to boost access to skills for UK business, but many are concerned it isn’t fit for purpose
Mon Feb 6, 2023
Estonian anti-money laundering platform used to fight APP fraud
A real-time data-sharing platform originally built to identify money laundering is also being applied to the fight against authorised push payment fraud
Mon Feb 6, 2023
Widespread ransomware campaign targets VMware ESXi servers
The attacks exploited a two-year-old heap overflow vulnerability in VMware ESXi. Many questions remain about the scope of the campaign and the threat actor behind it.
Mon Feb 6, 2023
Vastaamo hacking suspect arrested in France
The suspect in the infamous cyber attack, Julius Kivimäki, is a 25-year-old Finnish man who was arrested after being remanded in absentia in October 2022.
Tue Feb 7, 2023
Online banks still riddled with cyber security flaws, report says
Online bank Virgin Money was found to have the weakest online and application security measures in a Which? study but Nationwide, TSB and The Co-Operative Bank all failed on multiple points, too.
Tue Feb 7, 2023
Dell to lay off 6,650 workers, cites economy, slow PC sales
Dell joined Microsoft in cutting 5% of its workforce due to slowing PC sales. The company said the action will better position it for future growth.
Tue Feb 7, 2023
Cops make arrests and seize drugs after hacking Exclu encrypted messaging app
Police in the Netherlands, Belgium and Poland raided 80 addresses after covertly intercepting messages from the Exclu encrypted messaging app
Tue Feb 7, 2023
TSB pilots pods as branch replacements
TSB joins Barclays in adopting banking pods to ensure customers have access to physical banking services as the number of high street branches declines
Tue Feb 7, 2023
Benelux CIO interview: Marijn Grevink, leader of digital transformation, Mars
In an interview with Computer Weekly, the digital head at Mars, Marijn Grevink, takes the wrapper off digital transformation at the company in the Netherlands
Tue Feb 7, 2023
Research: Server farm size influences how concerned UK firms are with datacentre energy efficiency
ASUS research highlights differing attitudes towards datacentre energy efficiency by UK firms depending on how big their server farm estate is
Tue Feb 7, 2023
UK altnets slam Ofcom BT wholesale tariff approval
UK’s independent full-fibre providers express fear that likely regulatory green light for new wholesale pricing from market leader threatens competitiveness of UK gigabit sector
Tue Feb 7, 2023
NetApp adds QLC C-series, new A-series and subscription upgrades
NetApp C-series QLC-based array family offers flash speed with capacity, while Advance adds subscription upgrades to owned hardware, as well as a new entry-level A-series array
Tue Feb 7, 2023
‘Profound’ digital pound decision faces policymakers
The UK Treasury has launched a consultation paper to help lay the foundations for a ‘profound decision’ over a digital currency
Tue Feb 7, 2023
APP fraud reimbursement proposal is ‘fundamentally flawed’, say MPs
MPs claim the involvement of a bank-sponsored organisation in reimbursing victims of APP fraud would be a conflict of interest
Tue Feb 7, 2023
LockBit cartel finally claims Royal Mail ransomware attack
The LockBit ransomware gang claims it has stolen sensitive data from Royal Mail and will leak it later this week if its demands go unmet
Tue Feb 7, 2023
Jaguar Land Rover to offer almost 300 apprenticeships
Jaguar Land Rover has announced new apprenticeship programmes to help the firm to develop future automobile technologies
Tue Feb 7, 2023
NetSuite enjoys decent EMEA channel growth
Vendor provides update on how 2022 went for its channel business across the region
Tue Feb 7, 2023
IBM channel boss relishes opportunity to grow ecosystem
IBM’s UK and Ireland channel lead is excited by the prospect of making a difference in the role and helping the vendor increase its partner business
Tue Feb 7, 2023
UK government sets up dedicated department for science and technology
For the first time, the UK has a Cabinet-level role responsible for all science and technology policy, as part of prime minister Rishi Sunak’s departmental reshuffle
Tue Feb 7, 2023
NetApp adds storage buying options, arrays
NetApp introduces a myriad of buying options and hybrid cloud capabilities for VMware workloads on Google Cloud. Soon-to-come: new QLC all-flash arrays.
Tue Feb 7, 2023
Cisco samples OpenTelemetry-based observability tool blends
Updates set to ship this week and next quarter will unify data collection for Cisco's observability and security tools and catch them up with full-stack competitors.
Tue Feb 7, 2023
ChatGPT bursts into Microsoft Bing as Google Bard rises
The AI search race heated up as Microsoft infused its struggling Bing search engine with OpenAI technology and Google introduced Bard, a lightweight version of its LaMDA chatbot.
Tue Feb 7, 2023
Western Digital releases dual-actuator HDDs
WD has quietly released a dual-actuator HDD, bringing dense drives with higher transfer rates, but customers can't reap the full benefits just yet.
Tue Feb 7, 2023
Zoom lays off 15% of its workforce, cuts executive salaries
Zoom cuts 1,300 jobs due to the current economic downturn, saying it can no longer support the number of workers it hired during the pandemic. It also cut executive salaries.
Wed Feb 8, 2023
India launches homegrown BharOS
The homegrown Android-based mobile operating system could reduce India’s reliance on foreign software, but uncertainties around market adoption and software updates remain
Wed Feb 8, 2023
Rakuten targets big edge deployments with Symworld Cloud
Japanese giant Rakuten bought Kubernetes management platform Robin.io and put it in 50,000-plus telco antennas. Now it aims Symworld Cloud at enterprise edge deployments
Wed Feb 8, 2023
Campaigners lament lack of movement on Computer Misuse Act reform
Westminster has opened a new consultation on proposed reforms to the Computer Misuse Act of 1990, but campaigners who want the law changed to protect cyber professionals have been left disappointed
Wed Feb 8, 2023
MoD issues revised cloud strategy as it prepares to move top-secret data off-premise by 2025
The Ministry of Defence has updated its cloud strategy, as it prepares to move more of its highly classified data and workloads off-premise in the years to come
Wed Feb 8, 2023
Acceldata raises $50M to boost data observability platform
The vendor plans to invest in attracting new Global 2000 customers and enhancing tools that enable users to monitor the health of their data throughout the analytics process.
Wed Feb 8, 2023
Starburst targets data discoverability with new capabilities
The vendor unveiled three new tools during its virtual user conference, including an automated catalog and a tool that automatically indexes and caches data.
Wed Feb 8, 2023
Cisco unveils toolkit for greater network visibility and control
Tech giant introduces cloud services in Operations Dashboard to increase industrial asset visibility and provide industrial IoT customers with path to cloud automation for Operational Technology
Wed Feb 8, 2023
Griffin steps into Exertis CEO role
Distributor shuffles senior management and looks to experience as it starts a fresh chapter
Wed Feb 8, 2023
Prolific social media fraudster jailed for three years
Ramzan Abubakarov of Hendon will serve three-year prison sentence after using Telegram to coordinate series of frauds which netted almost £2m
Wed Feb 8, 2023
Russian hacking group Seaborgium targets SNP MP Stewart McDonald
Scottish National Party MP Stewart McDonald says his personal emails have been hacked by a group linked to the Russian state in a targeted phishing attack
Wed Feb 8, 2023
Biden pushes big tech agenda in 2023 State of the Union
Biden wants bipartisan legislation strengthening antitrust enforcement and stopping big tech companies' collection of personal data.
Wed Feb 8, 2023
Dell OneFS adds security, some performance to PowerScale
Through a software-only update, Dell gives its OneFS operating system more security layers and some added performance to its PowerScale NAS line.
Wed Feb 8, 2023
CISA battles ESXiArgs ransomware campaign with recovery tool
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency published a decryptor script intended to assist VMware customers affected by ESXiArgs ransomware.
Wed Feb 8, 2023
Tech company layoffs end tech's growth streak
For the first time in two years, tech employment didn't grow in January, thanks to tech company layoffs. But the shift to digital services may keep tech employment growing.
Thu Feb 9, 2023
How Check Point is keeping pace with the cyber security landscape
Check Point Software CEO Gil Shwed talks up the company’s growth areas, its approach to cloud security and the impact of generative AI on cyber security
Thu Feb 9, 2023
Consumers want tech-driven clothing stores
As consumers increasingly visit stores as the pandemic subsides, NTT Data finds that technology in shops could persuade consumers to return to physical shopping
Thu Feb 9, 2023
Cisco looks to Full-Stack Observability Platform to address demands of experience economy
Experience is everything in the new world of work, as organisations disrupt their own business to get a full view on how networks ensure operations will be more important
Thu Feb 9, 2023
EDF increases GIS software use at Hinkley Point C nuclear power site
EDF is increasing its use of a geographic information system from Esri to get a central view of construction data in the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station project
Thu Feb 9, 2023
Banking regulatory body wants a ‘tripwire’ to flag APP fraud
Banking code of practice organisation wants banks to monitor where authorised push payment scammers are sending stolen money
Thu Feb 9, 2023
Atlassian Jira updates aim to democratize product discovery
Atlassian Jira's new tools help to organize projects, provide better visibility, and align the goals of software delivery, operations and product teams.
Thu Feb 9, 2023
Twitter CEO Elon Musk pauses datacentre downsizing push in wake of outage
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has called a temporary halt to the company’s push to cut costs by downsizing its infrastructure expenditure after an outage left users around the world unable to post tweets
Thu Feb 9, 2023
SPTel launches Singapore’s first LoRaWAN network
The LoRaWAN network and its solar-powered gateways will alleviate the need for businesses and IoT service providers to build their own network to hook up sensor devices
Thu Feb 9, 2023
Cost-of-living crisis creates appetite to switch banks
As millions of Brits struggle with their finances, many view tailored financial services as beneficial
Thu Feb 9, 2023
Deutsche Bӧrse signs decade-long deal with Google Cloud
German financial exchange firm Deutsche Bӧrse is expanding its long-standing partnership with Google Cloud as part of a push to ‘economise and concentrate’ its cloud strategy
Thu Feb 9, 2023
SCC joins HP on tree-planting drive
Channel partner adds its backing to vendor’s goal of planting a million tress globally this year
Thu Feb 9, 2023
AdEPT picked up for £50.3m
MSP AdEPT becomes a target of acquisition due to the potential spotted by fresh owners for further growth
Thu Feb 9, 2023
Cohesity's 7.0 update adds protections against rogue admins
New capabilities in 7.0 update to Cohesity Data Cloud harden against human error or malice with split administrator key privileges and granular restorations.
Thu Feb 9, 2023
UK imposes sanctions on Conti ransomware gang leaders
Seven Russian nationals associated with the Conti and Ryuk ransomware operations have been sanctioned by the UK
Thu Feb 9, 2023
Extreme extends network fabric to the edge with enhanced SD-WAN
With ever-increasing threat blanket in wide-area network, cloud networking provider announces automated workflows, user experiences and 10Gbps throughput to boost application performance, lower operating cost and reduce mean time to resolution
Thu Feb 9, 2023
New Border Force unit to deploy more surveillance tech in Channel
Newly established Small Boats Operational Command (SBOC) will deploy a range of surveillance technologies in the English Channel in an attempt to deter crossings
Thu Feb 9, 2023
Thousands of victims apparently hit by ESXiArgs ransomware
A joint security advisory from CISA and the FBI said the ESXiArgs ransomware campaign has claimed over 3,800 servers globally since attacks first emerged last week.
Thu Feb 9, 2023
Kubernetes platforms and the hazy fate of cloud portability
Whatever happened to Kubernetes for cloud portability? Some market research suggests the dream still lives, but platform engineering further complicates matters.
Thu Feb 9, 2023
Hypervisor patching struggles exacerbate ESXiArgs attacks
Ransomware hit a high number of unpatched VMware ESXi servers by exploiting two- and three-year-old flaws, which has put hypervisor patching difficulties in the spotlight.
Thu Feb 9, 2023
Microsoft boosts Teams Premium tools with OpenAI's GPT-3.5
Microsoft leverages OpenAI's large language model in Teams Premium to draw meaningful information from recorded meetings. More AI features are on the roadmap.
Thu Feb 9, 2023
U.S., U.K. hit TrickBot cybercrime gang with sanctions
TrickBot malware has caused considerable damage to U.S. organizations, particularly in the healthcare industry, and was used in Conti and Ryuk ransomware attacks.
Thu Feb 9, 2023
DBT Labs acquires Transform to enhance Semantic Layer tool
The data transformation vendor plans to use the acquisition to enhance the functionality of its semantic modeling tool, which launched in public preview in late 2022.
Fri Feb 10, 2023
Qualcomm looks to new wave of 5G devices with Snapdragon X35 5G Modem-RF
Comms tech giant intros world’s first 5G NR-light Modem-RF system with lower cost, reduced complexity, decreased power consumption and smaller form factors
Fri Feb 10, 2023
Telefónica checks in with Meliá Hotels to advance hotel of the future with 5G
Hotel Meliá Madrid Serrano becomes the first establishment in Spain with 5G SA indoor coverage and network slicing supporting segmented network, which will allow guests to enjoy simultaneous translation and video streaming services, among others
Fri Feb 10, 2023
Social media platform Reddit breached in phishing attack
An unspecified threat actor obtained access to internal documents, code and business systems at Reddit after stealing employee credentials in a phishing attack
Fri Feb 10, 2023
Average monthly broadband usage nears 600GB
After a sharp rise in broadband speed clipping, with many subscribers hitting upper-speed limits, research finds year-on-year gigabit tier adoption more than doubled in the fourth quarter of 2022
Fri Feb 10, 2023
BNPL accounted for 12% of UK online spending in January
Buy now, pay later products from fintech providers accounted for 12% of the £8bn spent online in the UK in January, according to analysis
Fri Feb 10, 2023
Shift to Partner Plus more than a programme refresh for IBM
Big Blue’s recent update to its channel programme was a couple of years in the making, and is about more than the usual tiers, rebates and enablement
Fri Feb 10, 2023
QAD adds Redzone connected worker platform
ERP vendor QAD acquires vendor Redzone, providing a foothold in the market for connected worker software that helps manufacturers improve productivity.
Fri Feb 10, 2023
More than 30% of girls in tech don’t become tech undergrads
Research by McKinsey found that 31% of girls who are studying tech-based subjects at school in Europe then drop out of the pipeline before making it to university
Fri Feb 10, 2023
Committee launches digital exclusion inquiry
The Lords Communications Committee has launched an inquiry to investigate how the UK can tackle digital exclusion during the cost-of-living crisis
Fri Feb 10, 2023
Employee monitoring notification laws gain steam
The increasing use of productivity-measuring tools is giving rise to employee monitoring notification laws. Legislation is gaining in the states, and Congress now has a bill.
Fri Feb 10, 2023
Insight CEO talks of M&A options
As the firm shared full-year numbers, it also revealed its willingness to grow the business through acquisition
Fri Feb 10, 2023
InfluxData raises $81M to advance time series capabilities
The vendor is the creator and lead sponsor of the open source InfluxDB database and plans to use the new funding to further product development as it aims for profitability.
Fri Feb 10, 2023
U.S. AI research goal is to innovate and stay ahead of China
The U.S. government has released a report outlining plans to build a National AI Research Resource democratizing access to AI research and development resources.
Fri Feb 10, 2023
New ESXi ransomware strain spreads, foils decryption tools
Since the onset of the widespread attacks last week, the ESXiArgs ransomware strain appears to have undergone updates that make it harder for enterprises to recover data.
Fri Feb 10, 2023
GitHub to lay off 10% of workforce, sparks remote work debate
GitHub's plan to cut jobs and move to fully remote work sparks more discussion on whether remote workers will be first on the next tech chopping block.