TechTarget News - Week of Apr 09, 2023
Mon Apr 10, 2023
How India’s Cropin is tapping the groundswell in agritech
Cropin, one of the first movers in agriculture technology, has built an industry cloud platform that is now used by the likes of PepsiCo to maximise crop yields
Mon Apr 10, 2023
Patch management not enough to secure SAP systems
Security is critical to SAP customers, and third-party tools can help seek out and monitor vulnerabilities in areas that SAP patches miss, such as custom code and access control.
Mon Apr 10, 2023
IT services market size expands amid mixed economic signals
Market watchers forecast continued growth in the tech services sector, while U.S. payrolls expand, albeit at a slower pace.
Tue Apr 11, 2023
DWP appoints former Boots IT chief Richard Corbridge as CDIO
In his new role as the chief digital and information officer for the Department for Work and Pensions, Corbridge will be responsible for a £1.4bn annual budget
Tue Apr 11, 2023
Ericsson: flexibility the new work-life currency
Study from Ericsson’s Consumer & IndustryLab reveals how employees and employers navigate the current work environment and their views on the future of work shaped by the pandemic, digitisation and the fluctuating labour market
Tue Apr 11, 2023
UK broadband industry to see huge increases in tariffs in April 2023
Days after regulator begins scheme to make service switching easier, majority of UK’s largest broadband providers announce double-digit price increases in April 2023 leading to calls that UK broadband is broken.
Tue Apr 11, 2023
NTT flies with SES for satellite-based enterprise edge and private 5G network
Global IT infrastructure and services company teams with satellite operator to combine expertise in networking, enterprise managed services and O3b mPOWER satellites to deliver reliable connectivity to enterprises
Tue Apr 11, 2023
Aetheros looks to add edge intelligence to US smart meter market
Scalable, open IoT operating system introduced to US market to unlock distributed intelligence at the edge
Tue Apr 11, 2023
Experian names AWS as preferred cloud partner for multi-year off-premise migration project
Credit reporting agency Experian is embarking on a multi-year cloud migration project with AWS
Tue Apr 11, 2023
Controversial Fujitsu contract with Post Office extended after technical challenges moving to cloud
The Post Office has extended a contract with Fujitsu after being unable to resolve technical issues related to migrating its IT to the cloud
Tue Apr 11, 2023
Scotland links its tech scaler programme with the NHS
As part of the deal, firms part of the tech scaler programme aimed at helping startups scale up will be given access to NHS regional test beds
Tue Apr 11, 2023
UKtech50 2023: Help us find the most influential people in UK IT
Computer Weekly’s annual search for the 50 most influential people in UK IT is back – let us know who you would like to nominate for this year’s list
Tue Apr 11, 2023
UK government announces plans and investment to evolve future telecoms
As part of a national mission to connect all communities, government unveils an investment package worth almost £150m to put the UK at the forefront of future research and £40m to boost 5G tech take-up
Tue Apr 11, 2023
KFC, Pizza Hut data stolen in January ransomware attack
Yum!, the parent organisation behind KFC and Pizza Hut in the UK, has disclosed that employee data was accessed and exfiltrated in a January 2023 ransomware attack
Tue Apr 11, 2023
Anne Keast-Butler named as new director of GCHQ
The government has appointed current MI5 deputy director general Anne Keast-Butler to head signals and cyber agency GCHQ
Tue Apr 11, 2023
Recorded Future launches OpenAI GPT model for threat intel
The new OpenAI GPT model was trained on Recorded Future's large data set and interprets evidence to help support enterprises struggling with cyberdefense.
Tue Apr 11, 2023
NatWest supports tech training for displaced Ukrainian women
NatWest bank joins scheme to give tech training to displaced Ukrainian women in Scotland
Tue Apr 11, 2023
PC sales head south as users look for reasons to buy
PC sales continue to sag as business users and consumers remain conservative in spending and wait to see if the macroeconomic trends improve or deteriorate.
Tue Apr 11, 2023
Far North Fiber plots route for pan-Arctic connectivity
Route study begins to define the fastest and most secure route for Submarine cable system directly connecting Japan, North America, and Ireland and Scandinavia through Arctic region
Tue Apr 11, 2023
AMRC demos UK’s first, fully operational standalone 5G factory of the future
Centre for research into advanced manufacturing technologies used in the aerospace, automotive, medical and other high-value manufacturing sectors shows transformative effect of standalone 5G in £10m+ UK government-backed project
Tue Apr 11, 2023
FTX bankruptcy filing highlights security failures
Debtors claim that defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX lacked any dedicated security personnel and failed to implement critical access controls for billions of dollars in assets.
Tue Apr 11, 2023
Quantum containerizes file, object storage
In a shift for Quantum Corp., the vendor is now competing in the file and object storage market with its all-flash, software-defined, scale-out Myriad offering.
Wed Apr 12, 2023
Microsoft mends Windows zero-day on April Patch Tuesday
What's old is new again as multiple security updates from the past made a comeback this month to push the total number of vulnerabilities addressed to 102.
Wed Apr 12, 2023
Okta integrates with Singapore’s national digital ID system
The integration with Singpass will let Okta customers authenticate consumers using Singapore’s national digital ID system and is expected to expand the company’s reach in regulated industries
Wed Apr 12, 2023
CloudCasa brings GUI to open source backup tool Velero
A new SaaS offering from CloudCasa by Catalogic offers adds functionality such as infrastructure monitoring tools to Velero, a popular open source Kubernetes backup tool.
Wed Apr 12, 2023
Deutsche Bank to close Russian software operations
German bank has been winding down its Russia-based software development operations and is close to shutting them down
Wed Apr 12, 2023
Bank of England starts recruiting Britcoin team
The Bank of England is recruiting people to join its team focused on the development of a digital pound
Wed Apr 12, 2023
Gartner: Rebalance cyber investment towards human-centric elements
Security decision-makers need to reprioritise their investment outlooks towards people, rather than technology, according to the latest market forecast from Gartner
Wed Apr 12, 2023
April Patch Tuesday fixes zero-day used to deliver ransomware
A zero-day in the Microsoft Common Log File System that has been abused by the operator of the Nokoyawa ransomware is among 97 vulnerabilities fixed in April’s Patch Tuesday update
Wed Apr 12, 2023
Stemmer Distribution optimises communications infrastructure
Largest distributor of dental products in France standardises communications through UCaaS to help meet all its needs of reachability and mobility, while rationalising costs for the present and future
Wed Apr 12, 2023
UK police double down on ‘improved’ facial recognition
The Met and South Wales Police have doubled down on their use of facial recognition technology after research found improved accuracy in their algorithms when using certain settings, but civil society groups maintain that the tech will still be used in a discriminatory fashion
Wed Apr 12, 2023
Jigsaw24 inspiring female channel participation
Channel player has indicated that after a couple of events promoting diversity, it’s making it a major theme this year
Wed Apr 12, 2023
Schneider Electric bolsters ecommerce partner support
Vendor adds collaborative partner programme to deliver tailored resources and rewards for participants
Wed Apr 12, 2023
Enterprises downgrade ESG investments amid economic uncertainty, Google Cloud study finds
The second annual Google Cloud sustainability study reveals that economic uncertainty is forcing some enterprises to cut corners on their sustainability strategy to save money
Wed Apr 12, 2023
Governments worldwide attempting to regulate generative AI
Countries worldwide are monitoring the generative systems with their own unique rules and laws. For example, China proposed new laws, and the U.S. requested public comments.
Wed Apr 12, 2023
Netskope claims hybrid work ‘revolution’ with SASE client and endpoint SD-WAN
Netskope looks to deliver consistent security and superior user experience for hybrid workers through reduced costs and complexity from extended borderless SD-WAN and SASE
Wed Apr 12, 2023
Cisco provides extra-secure Webex for U.S. government
Cisco will provide a higher-security cloud-based unified communications platform for U.S. national security and defense personnel to monitor classified data, starting in 2024.
Wed Apr 12, 2023
Cohesity, Microsoft Azure bring OpenAI to backup software
Analysts believe the potential exists for generative AI in data backups, but new features shouldn't distract from core competencies and customer demands.
Wed Apr 12, 2023
Nokoyawa ransomware exploits Windows CLFS zero-day
The Nokoyawa ransomware attacks highlight the growing use of zero-day exploits by a variety of threat groups, including financially motivated cybercriminals.
Wed Apr 12, 2023
OpenAI launches bug bounty program with Bugcrowd
ChatGPT publisher OpenAI said its new Bugcrowd bug bounty program will not accept submissions involving "issues related to the content of model prompts and responses."
Thu Apr 13, 2023
ReadyLinks brings cloud-managed G.hn access networking knowledge to HomeGrid Forum
Industry alliance to promote globally recognised networking technology providing multi-gig access and in-building services for enterprise, industrial, smart grid and residential use cases welcomes cloud networking specialist to ranks
Thu Apr 13, 2023
Gartner: Europe sees 36% drop in PC sales as spending tails off
Inflation and recessionary pressures have forced many businesses to defer buying new PCs – meanwhile, manufacturers are hiking up prices
Thu Apr 13, 2023
ICO responds to UK government AI regulation plans
The ICO has officially responded to the government’s plans for regulating artificial intelligence as outlined in its recent whitepaper, but called for clarity on certain aspects before the proposals are taken further
Thu Apr 13, 2023
Sweden and Finland make advances in quantum computing
Separate Swedish and Finnish quantum computing projects make promising advances in the technology of the future
Thu Apr 13, 2023
How Agoda is shaping up to be a technology powerhouse
Agoda’s CTO Idan Zalzberg explains why the online travel agency with a massive technology footprint prefers to run things in-house and not rely too much on public cloud services
Thu Apr 13, 2023
AstraZeneca launches African healthtech hub
AstraZeneca has launched its latest healthcare innovation hub, which will focus on using digital technology to improve healthcare in Africa
Thu Apr 13, 2023
Italy to lift ChatGPT ban subject to new data protection controls
Italian regulator will lift its ban on OpenAI’s ChatGPT subject to a strict new data protection regime
Thu Apr 13, 2023
Snowflake launches data cloud designed for manufacturers
The vendor's latest industry-specific platform -- its sixth -- is aimed at manufacturers and comes with best practices, a set of prebuilt applications and access to external data.
Thu Apr 13, 2023
Webex brings cloud collaboration to US security and defence
Leading collaboration technology provider announces air-gapped trusted cloud for defence industry use case allowing teams to work together through modern meeting, chat and calling experiences on Webex app
Thu Apr 13, 2023
UK joins key allies to launch secure-by-design guidelines
The UK has joined international partners in sharing new advice to help technology companies embed security into the product design and development process
Thu Apr 13, 2023
Three charged over banking fraud for hire website
UK authorities have charged three men in connection with the operation of a website that sold social engineering tools to cyber fraudsters
Thu Apr 13, 2023
Thousands at risk from critical RCE bug in legacy MS service
Thousands of organisations worldwide are at risk from three vulnerabilities – one critical – in a legacy Microsoft service that they may not be aware they are running
Thu Apr 13, 2023
Nokia expands industrial edge applications to accelerate Industry 4.0 transition
Four digital enablers designed to expand operational technology edge applications to connect, collect and analyse data from disparate sources – including video cameras – unlocking value
Thu Apr 13, 2023
ChatGPT craze hits infrastructure as code
From GitHub's Copilot to a purpose-built product from Pulumi, generative AI is emerging for infrastructure as code, with the same potential benefits and risks it presents for apps.
Thu Apr 13, 2023
HP channel-driven education trade-in scheme rolls into second year
Vendor looks to get more resellers involved as it embarks on a more ambitious scheme
Thu Apr 13, 2023
Adobe adds new Acrobat extension PDF tools in Google Chrome
The updates let Google Chrome users alter PDF documents by adding comments, markups, highlights, signatures and image cropping all from the browser window.
Thu Apr 13, 2023
FinancialForce update may pique enterprise customer interest
The latest release of FinancialForce SaaS PSA software has more automation and a simplified UX that could move the platform beyond its mid-sized market to larger enterprises.
Thu Apr 13, 2023
Hacking Policy Council launches, aims to improve bug disclosure
Founding members for the Hacking Policy Council, launched Thursday by the Center for Cybersecurity Policy and Law, include HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Google and others.
Thu Apr 13, 2023
AI rules take center stage amid growing ChatGPT concerns
As countries grapple with regulating artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT, businesses should prepare for the likelihood of future regulations.
Thu Apr 13, 2023
Western Digital restores service; attack details remain unclear
While Western Digital confirmed that it suffered a data breach on March 26, the storage company has not offered details about the attack scope or whether ransomware was involved.
Fri Apr 14, 2023
RAI Amsterdam deploys Wi-Fi 6, OpenRoaming to enhance conferencing experiences
OpenRoaming technology sees deployment in one of Europe’s largest exhibition facilities to connect delegates, exhibitors and attendees automatically and secure Wi-Fi with faster attach rates
Fri Apr 14, 2023
Former TSB CIO fined for migration meltdown
Both TSB and its CIO have now been fined for the catastrophic migration of TSB’s core banking system
Fri Apr 14, 2023
Global spending on IT and BPO down as cloud deals slow
Spending on IT and BPO services drops as demand for cloud services slows
Fri Apr 14, 2023
BAE Systems partners with Microsoft Azure to revamp data use across defence sector
Defence contractor BAE Systems and Microsoft are taking a cloud-centric approach to changing how data is used in various parts of the defence sector
Fri Apr 14, 2023
Alibaba Cloud unveils cheaper cloud options, new language model
Alibaba has introduced cheaper instances of its compute and storage services in China and is jumping on the generative AI bandwagon with its Tongyi Qianwen language model
Fri Apr 14, 2023
3D print players set to see revenue growth and shipment decline over the next year
The 3D print market closed out the fourth quarter of 2022 with flat or falling shipments, with the focus now turning to improving revenues
Fri Apr 14, 2023
Ciena makes Wave with purpose-built router for converged metro
Networking systems provider announces debut of what it calls industry-first platform architecture optimally designed for converged metro network
Fri Apr 14, 2023
San Francisco Giants hits home run for Extreme Networks with Wi-Fi 6E first
Technology implementation at the home of renowned baseball team set to improve fan experience and create operational efficiencies
Fri Apr 14, 2023
Tech pricing dips slightly in March as broader PPI declines
Servers, storage and professional services all saw decreases in the U.S. government's latest inflation update. Will prices continue to drop or repeat last year's volatility?
Fri Apr 14, 2023
Qlik aims to enable outcomes with data and analytics tools
The longtime BI and data integration vendor doesn't only want to enable customers to analyze data and reach insights but also enable actions that result in real outcomes.
Fri Apr 14, 2023
AWS' new generative AI service fills need in market
The cloud giant partnered with startups including Stability AI and AI21 Labs to offer a service that enables enterprises to create their own foundation models without leaving AWS.
Fri Apr 14, 2023
Zendesk teams with OpenAI for new AI-backed CX tools
The CX giant's partnership with OpenAI brings new tools to help CX personnel summarize content, create knowledge bases and macros, and quickly compose ticket responses.