TechTarget News - Week of Apr 16, 2023
Mon Apr 17, 2023
Public cloud adoption set to surge in Australia
New and existing workloads are increasingly being migrated to public cloud, with two-thirds of Australian organisations already running cloud workloads in production in 2022
Mon Apr 17, 2023
Zayo expands connectivity with fastest direct network from Manchester to New York City
Future-ready network and tailored edge services provider adds to 16 fibre and route miles, marking additional transatlantic cable connection
Mon Apr 17, 2023
Valoo taps Nokia to offer multi-gig fibre broadband in Finland
As part of its mission to make Finland an information society that meets international standards, digital service provider becomes global tech firm’s first comprehensive XGS-PON solution in home territory
Mon Apr 17, 2023
Charity data stolen in ransomware attack on supplier
A number of charities in Ireland and the UK have had their data compromised following a ransomware attack on an IT supplier
Mon Apr 17, 2023
Government launches Smart Data Council to lower utility bills
The council aims to find ways to use and encourage uptake of smart data to make it easier to switch utility providers and save money
Mon Apr 17, 2023
Restaurants hit by IT problems after BlackCat attack on supplier NCR
Ransomware attack on systems of payments giant causing service outages for restaurants around the world
Mon Apr 17, 2023
HMRC defends removing names of known tax avoidance schemes from public list
HMRC under fire over 'ridiculous' legislation that means it has to remove names of known tax avoidance scheme operators 12 months after publication
Mon Apr 17, 2023
Cellcom, Parallel Wireless pilot independent 5G network in Israel
Leading Israeli cellular provider and Open RAN software platform launch what they claim is a unique, first-of-its-kind experiment to deploy a standalone fifth-generation network for autonomous 5G applications
Mon Apr 17, 2023
Resellers urged to get involved with cloud accountancy
Customers are shifting away from legacy technology and expecting the channel to meet those needs
Mon Apr 17, 2023
A rise in workplace violence gets a tech response
Mass shootings in the U.S. are rising, with workplaces being common targets. This has led to the development of advanced weapon detection and employee threat identification tools.
Mon Apr 17, 2023
Zoom looks to bolster employee experience with Workvivo acquisition
Latest part of continued expansion of communication and engagement platform sees acquisition of employee experience company to offer hybrid workers new ways to stay connected
Mon Apr 17, 2023
RWTH Aachen looks for educational edge with private 5G
Global IT infrastructure and services company announces a live private 5G installation for a leading university in Germany to support and develop research, innovation and education
Tue Apr 18, 2023
Tech spending in India to grow by 9.6% in 2023
Digital initiatives in the public sector along with investments in telecoms and other areas are expected to spur technology spending in India this year
Tue Apr 18, 2023
Women looking for new roles want equal progression opportunities
According to Skillsoft, many women in tech are happy at their current employer, but those seeking new roles are mainly doing so to gain equal opportunities
Tue Apr 18, 2023
UK presses on with post-Brexit data protection reform
The revised version of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill has had its second reading in Parliament as the government presses on with post-Brexit changes, but critics remain sceptical that the EU will be convinced to maintain the UK's data adequacy agreement
Tue Apr 18, 2023
Industry 4.0 usage matures across industrial campuses
Nokia and ABI Research announce results of study highlighting the progress and plans for enterprise infrastructure investments in several key sectors made over the past year
Tue Apr 18, 2023
Qualcomm unveils solutions to enable new industrial applications, scale IoT ecosystem
Chip giant’s latest IoT solutions designed to deliver superior performance, advanced connectivity and next-gen processing for a wide range of use cases for smart buildings, enterprises, retail and industrial automation
Tue Apr 18, 2023
Focus on these three risky behaviours to boost cloud security
Some 80% of cloud security alerts are triggered by just 5% of security rules. Security teams can substantially improve their resilience by zeroing in on a small set of risky behaviours, according to a report
Tue Apr 18, 2023
Tech companies and NGOs urge rewrite of Online Safety Bill to protect encrypted comms
The Online Safety Bill faces amendments in the House of Lords amid concerns that it could weaken the security of end-to-end encrypted communications for UK citizens
Tue Apr 18, 2023
CyberUK 23: NCSC conference centres cyber collaboration
The NCSC’s annual CyberUK conference gets underway in Belfast this week, with collaboration and cooperation high on the agenda
Tue Apr 18, 2023
Qlik launches new pricing options for data integration suite
The longtime independent vendor now offers three capacity-based cost options for its data integration platform, and plans to soon add the same options for its analytics platform.
Tue Apr 18, 2023
IT Priorities 2023: Cloud and disaster recovery top storage and backup plans
Cloud storage still the biggest project planned in data storage in 2023, with disaster recovery the most important area in data protection cited by TechTarget/Computer Weekly survey respondents
Tue Apr 18, 2023
Rockset adds vector embedding support to real-time database
The real-time database vendor now enables users to search and combine unstructured data with structured and semi-structured data to provide more in-depth modeling and analysis.
Tue Apr 18, 2023
Mandiant: 63% of breaches were discovered externally in 2022
Mandiant said the 2022 increase is most likely affected by the threat intelligence firm proactively investigating threat activity targeting Ukraine last year.
Tue Apr 18, 2023
Reduced spending on cloud services weighs European IT services market down
Reduced spending on cloud services in the EMEA region meant a year-on-year drop in total IT and BPO services spend
Tue Apr 18, 2023
Security disties e92plus and Distology expanding options
As threats evolve, so does the need for distributors to keep expanding their vendor portfolios
Tue Apr 18, 2023
Fintechs get more certainty about open banking’s future direction
Fintechs have welcomed the UK open banking regulators recommendations for the future of the sector
Tue Apr 18, 2023
Enterprise networking sees age of SASE and network as a service
Report reveals complexity of third workspace has transformed how modern IT organisations view network and security, with 98% of IT executives planning to increase investment in cloud services
Tue Apr 18, 2023
New Microsoft AI chip pressures Nvidia and hardware market
The tech giant's new chip reflects a need to cut costs while scaling large models. The move could force AI hardware providers such as Nvidia to make changes.
Wed Apr 19, 2023
How organisations can succeed with zero trust
By starting small, taking a long-term view and prioritising the most critical assets in their zero-trust implementations, organisations will be able to reap returns from their investments in the security paradigm
Wed Apr 19, 2023
QlikWorld 2023: Capone asserts expanded economic mission for data analytics
Mike Capone, chief executive of data analytics supplier Qlik, marks company’s 30-year anniversary with claim for a mission expanded beyond data visualisation, at the supplier’s global conference in Las Vegas
Wed Apr 19, 2023
Oracle dials up supply chain automation, adds ‘Grow’ to HCM
Oracle announces enhancements to Fusion for supply chain automation and employee experience, coincident with Oracle CloudWorld Tour in London
Wed Apr 19, 2023
2022 becomes ‘graduation year’ as 5G reaches global tipping point
Seventh annual 5G progress report from provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions finds 47 of world’s 70 largest economies now have active 5G networks, with diverse and widespread interest in mmWave across the globe
Wed Apr 19, 2023
CyberUK 23: Alert over mercenary Russian threat to CNI
Russian hacktivists supportive of their government’s war on Ukraine are turning their attention to disruptive or destructive attacks on critical infrastructure in the UK, the NCSC has warned
Wed Apr 19, 2023
Cisco urges users to keep its network hardware up-to-date
In the wake of a campaign of threat activity targeting a six-year-old Cisco router vulnerability, the networking giant has warned users to be on high alert and update their hardware
Wed Apr 19, 2023
Global finance firms take part in NATO cyber attack simulation
Global financial services organisations take part in NATO annual event which simulates cyber attacks on critical infrastructure
Wed Apr 19, 2023
IR35 a ‘threat’ to UK’s bid to become science and tech superpower, contracting authority warns
After the government set out plans to become a science and tech superpower, Qdos CEO warns its ambitions could come to nothing if fundamental flaws in IR35 remain unfixed
Wed Apr 19, 2023
CyberUK 23: NCSC CEO calls for collaboration and warns against complacency
NCSC boss Lindy Cameron kicked off the annual CyberUK conference in Belfast with a plea for collaboration and a warning against complacency
Wed Apr 19, 2023
IT Priorities 2023: Budget optimism among EMEA IT leaders
IT leaders across the EMEA region are optimistic that their budgets will increase over the coming year
Wed Apr 19, 2023
CyberUK 23: NCSC launches Cyber Advisor service for SMEs
The UK’s NCSC has launched an industry assurance scheme designed to address the needs of SMEs, and is calling for potential advisors to step up and help out
Wed Apr 19, 2023
VMware encouraging more managed services sales
Vendor launches Cross-Cloud managed services to make it easier for partners to dip their toes in MSP waters
Wed Apr 19, 2023
Salesforce integrates Einstein GPT and Data Cloud into Flow
The CRM giant updated Flow, its automation toolkit, with generative AI and Data Cloud capabilities to trigger automatic responses using natural language prompts and real-time data.
Wed Apr 19, 2023
Surrey and Sussex police spared fines after recording 200,000 phone calls without people’s knowledge
Police forces escape potential £1m fines following change of policy by ICO to protect the finances of public sector bodies
Wed Apr 19, 2023
Partnerships key to supporting channel sustainability
Research from Agilitas IT Solutions reveals the importance of choosing the right collaborator if a VAR or MSP is going to hit their ESG targets
Wed Apr 19, 2023
UK plc sees fewer cyber breaches and attacks, but lacks resilience
Latest government figures reveal UK businesses and charities reported lower volumes of cyber breaches and attacks over the past 12 months, but the statistics mask widespread underreporting and the true state of cyber readiness and resilience appears poor
Wed Apr 19, 2023
Server-side Wasm boosts K8s bonds, devx ahead of key update
Early adopters await a WASI update this year before server-side Wasm can be ready for wider production use. For now, PaaS vendors have begun to bridge some of the gaps.
Wed Apr 19, 2023
Orange joins forces with industry, academia to build French quantum comms
Leading telco joins industry leaders, start-ups and academic players announce the official launch of a programme in charge of deploying Quantum secure communications networks in France.
Wed Apr 19, 2023
TUC says government is failing to protect workers from AI harms
TUC issues warning about artificial intelligence leading to more widespread workplace discrimination if the right checks are not put in place
Wed Apr 19, 2023
Volvo gets into gear with Qualcomm to drive connectivity for EX90 Excellence
Mobile chip and platform provider’s Snapdragon Digital Chassis deployed by car giant to enable highly connected driving experiences in EX90 and EX90 Excellence vehicles
Wed Apr 19, 2023
Atlassian demos ChatGPT tie-ins for Confluence, Jira Cloud
Atlassian teased early previews of cloud platform AI that supports natural language queries and automated links between Jira, Confluence and third-party products.
Wed Apr 19, 2023
Atlassian unveils generative AI-backed tools for Confluence
The collaboration software vendor incorporated a virtual assistant supported by OpenAI technology to summarize meetings and draft tweets in Confluence, its collaboration space.
Wed Apr 19, 2023
CyberUK 23: Irresponsible use of commercial hacking tools a rising threat
Commercial cyber tools and hackers-for-hire pose a growing threat to organisations and individuals worldwide, according to an NCSC report
Wed Apr 19, 2023
Zadara taps new CEO as founder moves to CTO role
Yoram Novick, the second CEO for cloud startup Zadara, brings decades of IT executive experience to the role and talks about private cloud competition in this Q&A.
Wed Apr 19, 2023
Calif. lawmakers might mandate active shooter training
California lawmakers are advancing legislation to require active shooter training for all businesses. The bill aims to better prepare employees for workplace violence.
Wed Apr 19, 2023
Point32Health confirms service disruption due to ransomware
A ransomware attack interrupted access to services provided by one of New England's largest healthcare insurers, though the scope of affected customers and data remains unknown.
Wed Apr 19, 2023
CyberUK 23: Ukraine offers masterclass in withstanding cyber war
Russian cyber activity has seen an unprecedented evolution in scale and pace over the past year, but Ukraine’s resilience has enabled it to mount a masterful response, says the NCSC
Thu Apr 20, 2023
Halfords tools up for consistent experiences with AI-driven wired and wireless access
Motoring and cycling retailer reduces network-related trouble tickets and improves uptime in garages and stores after deploying artificial intelligence-driven network access
Thu Apr 20, 2023
EE claims ‘monster’ 4G connectivity for further 1,500 UK rural communities
BT-owned mobile operator claims milestone under government’s Shared Rural Network programme and announces expansion of 4G network to 1,500 rural communities across UK
Thu Apr 20, 2023
Capita customer data was stolen in March ransomware attack
Capita says it has uncovered evidence of data exfiltration from a small proportion of its server estate following a cyber attack at the end of March
Thu Apr 20, 2023
Huawei: rethinking approaches to networks and computing is critical
Comms tech giant Huawei kicks off 20th Global Analyst Summit affirming commitment to connectivity, computing, storage and cloud and how strategic objectives of industry should drive digital transformation
Thu Apr 20, 2023
‘Inadequate data’ holding enterprises back from making progress on ESG goals, IBM study finds
IBM survey shines light on barriers stopping enterprises from realising their ESG goals, as well as how consumer attitudes are affected
Thu Apr 20, 2023
UK SMEs are the most tech savvy in Europe
UK SMEs have taken to contactless payments faster than their counterparts in continental Europe
Thu Apr 20, 2023
New GovAssure cyber regime launches across UK government
An enhanced cyber security regime is being put in place to better protect UK government IT systems from growing threats
Thu Apr 20, 2023
SDIA applauds EU-led push to make datacentres reuse waste heat and report environmental data
The European Parliament and European Council have finalised the text of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), which will see datacentre operators in member states forced to publicly disclose more environmental data and pressured to reuse their site's waste heat
Thu Apr 20, 2023
Mandiant: 3CX breach caused by second supply chain attack
Trading Technologies said in a statement it had 'not had the ability to verify the assertions in Mandiant's report' that its software played a role in the 3CX supply chain attack.
Thu Apr 20, 2023
Good Friday Agreement key to growth of Northern Ireland cyber hub
Now 25 years since the historic Good Friday Agreement ended the Troubles, Northern Ireland has become a flourishing centre of cyber security excellence and has ambitions to grow further
Thu Apr 20, 2023
Banks don’t want to develop fintech in-house
Banks are increasingly partnering with fintechs to gain access to their platforms, with few interested in developing such capabilities in-house
Thu Apr 20, 2023
3CX incident may be world’s first double supply chain attack
It’s supply chain attacks all the way down as Mandiant publishes information suggesting that the 3CX software supply chain compromise was initiated via a prior software supply chain compromise
Thu Apr 20, 2023
DC Health Link breach caused by misconfigured server
Mila Kofman, executive director of the District of Columbia Health Benefit Exchange Authority, blames "human error" for the DC Health Link breach.
Thu Apr 20, 2023
#MumsWhoCode recognises tech employers supporting new parents
Campaign #MumsWhoCode, made up of Code First Girls and the MotherBoard Movement, has published a list of tech firms making an effort to support employees with families
Thu Apr 20, 2023
Google needs to ramp up AI-powered search to keep Samsung
The search giant faces tough challenges as it squares off against Microsoft and its newly re-emergent search engine powered by OpenAI's GPT technology.
Thu Apr 20, 2023
HPE brings multi-protocol Alletra storage to GreenLake
HPE's newest addition to its Alletra portfolio supports block, file and object protocols. It reflects a shift toward simplification and commoditization in storage hardware.
Thu Apr 20, 2023
Dell: Channel can help plug innovation gap
Vendor’s research reveals a large number of customers are not taking a lead in innovation, which is where the channel can step in to help
Thu Apr 20, 2023
UK Emergency Alert Test sparks cyber fraud warning
Fraudsters and scammers are likely to use the upcoming test of the UK's new mobile Emergency Alert system as bait in their attacks, while misinformation and conspiracy theories spread
Thu Apr 20, 2023
Bumblebee malware flies on the wings of Zoom and ChatGPT
Bumblebee malware, often used as a stepping stone to ransomware, is now spreading via trojanised installers for popular software applications
Thu Apr 20, 2023
IT spending will grow and the channel will take a major share
IDC is expecting growth across Europe in 2023 and is anticipating that around a third of spending will go through partners
Thu Apr 20, 2023
Online Safety Bill could pose risk to encryption technology used by Ukraine
CEO of encrypted messaging service Element says Online Safety Bill could pose a risk to the encrypted comms systems used by Ukraine
Thu Apr 20, 2023
Sidecarless eBPF service mesh sparks debate
As cloud-native service meshes expand beyond Kubernetes, open source community members raise concerns about the security and suitability of eBPF in sidecarless architectures.
Thu Apr 20, 2023
U.S. senator says pausing AI development a risk to U.S.
Pausing AI development would hinder U.S. competitiveness and cede advancement to foreign adversaries, according to experts speaking during a Senate subcommittee hearing.
Thu Apr 20, 2023
Fortra completes GoAnywhere MFT investigation
An investigation around the zero-day attack that affected a growing number of victims revealed that activity started earlier than Fortra initially reported.
Thu Apr 20, 2023
Oracle HCM adds new career development tool
Oracle HCM says its new HR tool, Oracle Grow, helps employees develop skills by providing career options, paths and training amid a rapidly changing job market.
Fri Apr 21, 2023
Prototype cyber tech has revolutionary potential
The so-called CHERI protection model developed at the University of Cambridge is showing great promise for future cyber security technologies
Fri Apr 21, 2023
CyberUK 23: New advice on smart city security issued
The NCSC and key allies have drawn up new guidance to help communities balance the cyber security risks involved with creating smart cities
Fri Apr 21, 2023
Swedish university demos quantum chemistry simulation
A quantum computer, named after a slaughtered pig, is being used to test a new approach to modelling quantum chemistry
Fri Apr 21, 2023
Fulcrum IT adds UK depth with Viadex Global buy
Ambitions to get to $1bn revenues includes adding managed service players to the portfolio
Fri Apr 21, 2023
UK biometrics watchdog questions police cloud deployments
The UK biometrics commissioner has warned that policing and justice bodies must be able to demonstrate ‘immediately and unequivocally’ that their cloud deployments are lawful
Fri Apr 21, 2023
Tech’s gender pay gap begins to return to pre-pandemic levels
The pandemic has eased some of the pay gaps that exist in the UK’s technology sector, including those between men and women, and the north and the south
Fri Apr 21, 2023
Biases keep Dutch girls out of STEM and IT
Unconscious stereotypes and bias still ensure few girls in the Netherlands choose to study engineering or IT. Government, education and businesses need to make significant steps to turn this around
Fri Apr 21, 2023
A weak ESG stance will lose channel business
Research from OVHcloud and the Cloud Industry Forum adds to growing evidence that sustainability is becoming a business maker or breaker
Fri Apr 21, 2023
The effect of Reddit’s decision to charge for data use
The sprawling social media platform's decision to charge for the commercial use of data will not only affect AI vendors but also enterprises and consumers.
Fri Apr 21, 2023
Sustainability strategy must focus on energy consumption
In this Q&A, Greg Cudahy of EY discusses why more efficient energy consumption helps companies meet sustainability goals and how public-private investment drives energy transitions.
Fri Apr 21, 2023
SAP's new San Francisco office sets its hybrid work approach
SAP's new San Francisco office encourages in-person interaction and community building among its diverse workforce. Its design was informed by employee input.