TechTarget News - Week of Aug 27, 2023
Mon Aug 28, 2023
India gets ready for new data protection regime
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act will shape the way businesses collect, secure and use personal data as India looks to protect data privacy while driving innovation and economic growth
Mon Aug 28, 2023
Google unveils generative AI integrations for data tools
Integrations between Duet AI and both Looker and BigQuery are among the features and integrations the tech giant is planning for its data and analytics tools.
Mon Aug 28, 2023
Ukraine IT outsourcing dips, but startups bring new energy
Ukrainian IT services exports declined 9.3% in the first half of 2023 amid war and global economic slowdown. Resilient infrastructure and AI startups offer bright spots, however.
Mon Aug 28, 2023
The compute problem AI startup Modular is targeting
The vendor is looking to enable developers be more efficient in their training and inferencing of machine learning models. It uses a programming language called Mojo.
Tue Aug 29, 2023
More Aussie apartments to get high-speed fibre
NBN will enter into Area Switch Agreements with corporate bodies to deliver high-speed fibre to some 700,000 apartments across Australia
Tue Aug 29, 2023
BT, Nokia team to boost 5G SA capabilities to meet future demand
Offering a boost in performance for its future 5G standalone network, leading UK telco teams with comms tech provider to demonstrate enhanced 5G SA uplink performance through aggregation of two spectrum carriers
Tue Aug 29, 2023
5G Redcap, private networks gain momentum in IoT connectivity
Telenor IoT’s annual report into the state of the internet of things finds that poor technology choices can result in inferior performance, higher cost and a hindrance of long-term scalability and future readiness
Tue Aug 29, 2023
Baicells delivers LTE connectivity with Tohono O'odham Utility authority
Arizona-based tribal community based around small and remote villages teams up with network equipment vendor to deploy an LTE network to gain access to emergency services, telehealth and remote learning
Tue Aug 29, 2023
SCC outlines ambitious Scottish growth targets
Investment in fresh HQ is accompanied by an update on the growth plans for the business both this year and beyond
Tue Aug 29, 2023
Top-performing CISOs reserve time for professional development
Survey of chief information security officers conducted by Gartner sheds light on habits shared by the top-performing members of the profession
Tue Aug 29, 2023
Huawei, Ericsson ink long-term patent cross-licensing agreement
Rival tech firms and contributors of standard essential patents for mobile communication recognise value of each other’s intellectual property in agreement designed to create stronger patent environment
Tue Aug 29, 2023
Nats resorts to fail-safe manual process after technical hitch
Just a few hours of manual processing has resulted in a massive backlog in flights
Tue Aug 29, 2023
ChatGPT Enterprise targets some enterprise concerns, not all
While the new product does not use customer prompts or company data in training OpenAI products, it fails to address other concerns surrounding hallucinations and copyright.
Tue Aug 29, 2023
Bulk of IT spending going through the channel
The amount of money spent on technology might have been hit by macroeconomic conditions, but the majority of what is being transacted is going through partners
Tue Aug 29, 2023
Zero-day that forced Barracuda users to bin kit was exploited by China
Mandiant has published details of how a Chinese threat actor targeted high-profile users of Barracuda Networks' Email Security Gateway appliances, including government agencies of interest to Beijing's intelligence goals
Tue Aug 29, 2023
Premium shines as mid- to low-end smartphone market trends down in H1
Research group’s study of smartphone arena confirms general downward trend among major suppliers for the first half of 2023, with premium market holding up and slump in the mid- to low-end market expected to continue
Tue Aug 29, 2023
R&M expands industrial networking application portfolio
Swiss cabling specialist expands portfolio to support network solutions for mining, municipal utilities, power plants, transport systems and construction
Tue Aug 29, 2023
Google releases Duet AI for Workspace; new Meet, Chat tools
The tech giant released its collaboration suite virtual assistant and unveiled new tools to help users summarize and translate meetings and enable teleprompts for presentations.
Tue Aug 29, 2023
Cisco VPNs under attack via Akira, LockBit ransomware
Cisco and Rapid7 say ransomware actors LockBit and Akira have apparently been targeting Cisco VPNs not configured for multifactor authentication.
Tue Aug 29, 2023
Mandiant reveals new backdoors used in Barracuda ESG attacks
Further investigations show threat actors were prepared for Barracuda Networks' remediation efforts, including an action notice to replace all compromised devices.
Tue Aug 29, 2023
Microsoft Teams attack exposes collab platform security gaps
Criminal and state-sponsored hackers are ramping up cyberattacks on instant messaging platforms and other workplace collaboration tools. Meanwhile, enterprises' readiness lags.
Tue Aug 29, 2023
Google updates Vertex AI with new models, expands reach
The cloud provider updates Vertex AI with models from Meta, a better PaLM 2 LLM, and adds features to its text-to-image product. It also expands an alliance with AI vendor Nvidia.
Wed Aug 30, 2023
Google Cloud ups ante in generative AI
Google CEO Sundar Pichai kicked off Google Cloud Next 2023 by underscoring the company’s efforts to make generative AI tools more accessible to businesses and workers
Wed Aug 30, 2023
Supersport Park stadium introduces OpenWiFi to drive connectivity experience
Deployment at the 22,000-seater Supersport Park cricket ground in South Africa marks the first use of TIP infrastructure and software capabilities to enable increased business opportunities as well as improved customer experience
Wed Aug 30, 2023
Zurich Insurance slashes ServiceNow application development time
Insurance giant cuts time it takes to complete development of ServiceNow applications by days
Wed Aug 30, 2023
Met police data platform deployed with data protection issues
Met Police deploys integrated record management system despite data protection ‘compliance issues' that would inhibit its ability to retrieve data, meet its statutory logging requirements, and respond to subject access requests
Wed Aug 30, 2023
CityFibre passes three million UK premises with full-fibre network
Independent provider’s nationwide full-fibre network has more than 2.6 million premises passed as ready for service to ISPs, with penetration on target across locations
Wed Aug 30, 2023
K3 Business Technology transition continues
Channel player focused on fashion industry shares H1 progress indicating that it is making progress
Wed Aug 30, 2023
July sees huge jump in open banking payments
The number of open banking payments in the UK have doubled over the past year, according to latest figures
Wed Aug 30, 2023
Couchbase intros generative AI feature for its Capella DBaaS
The database vendor's new tool -- now in private preview -- uses LLM technology to make application developers more efficient by helping them more easily generate code.
Wed Aug 30, 2023
NCSC warns over possible AI prompt injection attacks
The UK’s NCSC says it sees alarming potential for so-called prompt injection attacks driven by the large language models that power AI chatbots
Wed Aug 30, 2023
TD Synnex focused on taking market share
Distributor’s UK boss updates on progress made so far this year and the prospects for an improved 2024
Wed Aug 30, 2023
Google Cloud gunning for enterprise growth with generative AI push
This year's Google Cloud Next conference in San Francisco has seen the company announce a slew of generative AI-focused products and services
Wed Aug 30, 2023
Cyber world hails downfall of Qakbot trojan
A multinational law enforcement hacking operation disrupted the botnet infrastructure used to distribute the Qakbot trojan at the weekend, in a major setback for the cyber criminal underworld
Wed Aug 30, 2023
8x8 adds to AI self-service capabilities with voice interactions for customer assistant
Open beta programme sees launch of service based on conversational artificial intelligence designed to allow contact centre customers to add voice self-service capabilities
Wed Aug 30, 2023
5G network slicing value hits $19bn but growth stalls
Research finds that much anticipated and increasingly investigated aspect of next-gen mobiles has hit complexity headwinds, leading to slowdown in expansion market that is nearing $20bn in value
Wed Aug 30, 2023
CrowdStrike CTO: 'Rookie mistakes' are hurting cloud security
CrowdStrike's Elia Zaitsev discusses the rise in credential-based attacks, as well as the common errors organizations make in the cloud that often lead to breaches.
Wed Aug 30, 2023
NetApp cloud storage evolving for stateful K8s, AI
Stateful Kubernetes storage, faster storage for AI data ingestion and more are all important features NetApp seeks to support for first-party cloud storage among the hyperscalers.
Wed Aug 30, 2023
New set of Domo tools enables generative AI development
The analytics vendor's new artificial intelligence suite includes integrations with ChatGPT and other LLMs along with text-to-code translation that simplifies development.
Wed Aug 30, 2023
UAW's push for 32-hour workweek might have roots in AI
The auto industry's shift to electric vehicles, automation and AI could redefine labor roles -- and it might be a driver behind the United Auto Workers' push for a 32-hour workweek.
Wed Aug 30, 2023
Google AI plans could spur low-code/no-code faceoff with AWS
Google's generative AI products play catch-up with Copilot and others, but the upcoming addition of Duet AI to AppSheet might fill a market gap as AWS scraps Honeycode.
Wed Aug 30, 2023
StorCentric winds down, Nexsan stands out
StorCentric's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing pushed the storage conglomerate and the companies it acquired into limbo. Now one of those companies might find new footing.
Wed Aug 30, 2023
FBI, Justice Department dismantle Qakbot malware
The FBI operation, one of the largest U.S.-led botnet disruption efforts ever, included international partners such as France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Wed Aug 30, 2023
Walmart: Generative AI tool will assist workers, not replace them
Walmart said its new generative AI tool aims to free employees from repetitive tasks. Officials said that while AI boosts efficiency, it has limitations.
Wed Aug 30, 2023
Businesses should prepare for climate risk reporting
California lawmakers have proposed legislation requiring climate risk reporting from businesses as the U.S. SEC also works on a final climate risk disclosure rule.
Thu Aug 31, 2023
MPs say UK at real risk of falling behind on AI regulation
MPs in charge of scrutinising the UK government’s proposals for regulating artificial intelligence have warned that time is running out for the introduction of new AI legislation before 2025
Thu Aug 31, 2023
GenAI outranks cloud as business IT strategic priority
Enterprise Strategy Group research on the use cases for generative AI shows it as strategic for corporate IT, with impacts on customer experience, software development and IT Ops
Thu Aug 31, 2023
Cisco expands customer experience services portfolio
Lifecycle services technology launched to give businesses ability to align priorities with clear and measurable outcomes to ensure their technology investments support their business, technology and operational goals
Thu Aug 31, 2023
Post Office to provide in-person identity checks for One Login
Partnership between the Government Digital Service and the Post Office will see postmasters and staff provide face-to-face identity checks for those unable to use the One Login app or website
Thu Aug 31, 2023
Teams unbundled in European economic community
Following the European Commission’s antitrust investigation, the tech giant will offer cheaper Office 365 and Microsoft 365 suites without Teams
Thu Aug 31, 2023
SES furthers Asian satellite broadband services reach with Telemor
Satellite operator’s medium-Earth orbit system chosen to enable mobile operator in Timor-Leste to deliver improved broadband services across the island country in Asia
Thu Aug 31, 2023
Home Office and MoD seeking new facial-recognition tech
The UK’s Defence and Security Accelerator is running a ‘market exploration’ exercise on behalf of the Home Office to identify new facial-recognition capabilities for security and policing bodies in the UK
Thu Aug 31, 2023
Industrial gateways gain as global satellite IoT subscriber base gains higher orbit
Studies reveal growing importance of satellite platforms in propelling growth in uptake of IoT technology for which essential devices in industry are steadily growing in number
Thu Aug 31, 2023
Centerprise extends Welsh commitment with Newport-based datacentre
Cloud player Centerprise adds a second datacentre location in Wales as it continues to expand operations in the country
Thu Aug 31, 2023
Thousands of Klarna staff access ChatGPT Enterprise
Fintech unicorn Klarna has become an early adopter of the enterprise version of ChatGPT as it continues to focus on artificial intelligence
Thu Aug 31, 2023
Scottish government readies cloud platform to aid public sector take-up of AWS and Microsoft Azure
Details of a launch event for the Scottish government's push to encourage wider use of public cloud services by public sector organisations have emerged
Thu Aug 31, 2023
Vodafone begins volume deployment of OpenRAN across England and Wales
In the largest deployment of the technology in the country, leading UK operator announces that it is replacing legacy technology with virtualised OpenRAN on 2,500 sites across Wales and South-West England
Thu Aug 31, 2023
Ducktail social media marketing malware rears its head again
Use of the Ducktail infostealer, which first popped up in 2022 targeting Meta Business accounts, seems to be increasing
Thu Aug 31, 2023
Border Target Operating Model gives update on digital border plans
The model aims to make smarter use of data and technology at the border, including a digital gateway for users to provide data and apply for licences and authorisations
Thu Aug 31, 2023
8x8 releases conversational AI tools for the contact center
The cloud-based UC vendor releases voice technology to enable CX workers to connect self-service and agent-assisted workflows and receive conversation context from voicebots.
Thu Aug 31, 2023
Embedded analytics a way for organizations to broaden BI use
By delivering data to workers within their workflows in an easily digestible form, inserting BI into other applications is one way organizations can broaden the use of analytics.
Thu Aug 31, 2023
Sandworm attacks Ukraine with Infamous Chisel malware
The UK and its allies have attributed a novel malware campaign against Ukrainian state targets to the Russian intelligence-backed Sandworm APT
Thu Aug 31, 2023
Schumer's AI policy objectives prioritize innovation
The SAFE Innovation Framework proposed by Sen. Chuck Schumer names explainability, accountability and innovation as some of the top policy objectives for AI in the U.S.
Thu Aug 31, 2023
Microsoft 365 Backup sign of SaaS dependence, complexity
Microsoft 365 Backup marks a first for a major SaaS provider as the SaaS market continues to explode and the backup market rethinks how to design its offerings.
Thu Aug 31, 2023
Hitachi Energy-Google Cloud make energy data accessible
Hitachi Energy Velocity Suite Power Prices is now available on Google Cloud Marketplace, enabling access to energy data that can help with power consumption.
Thu Aug 31, 2023
IFS snaps up industrial AI provider Falkonry
On the heels of buying Poka, IFS has acquired industrial AI software company Falkonry to help manufacturers detect and resolve anomalies in processes.
Thu Aug 31, 2023
Hiring remains competitive, despite cooling labor market
The labor market is seeing fewer quit rates than during the COVID-19 pandemic peak. The Conference Board's survey reveals a decline in hiring expectations among CHROs.
Thu Aug 31, 2023
Google Cloud Next enlists partner ecosystem for AI push
Google Cloud Next rallied consultancies, systems integrators and other service provider partners to help customers effectively deploy generative AI in the enterprise.
Fri Sep 1, 2023
Google Cloud eyes bigger market share with AI
Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian is confident the company’s generative AI capabilities will enable it to grow faster than the market and narrow the gap with rivals
Fri Sep 1, 2023
Threat actors exploiting unpatched Juniper Networks devices
A series of vulnerabilities in Juniper Networks firewalls and switches appear to be being exploited in the wild to enable remote code execution, with thousands of devices thought to be exposed
Fri Sep 1, 2023
TDC taps Ericsson to launch first 5G Standalone network in Denmark
Danish operator switches on 5G Standalone network to offer consumers, enterprises and industries opportunities across self-driving cars, remote work, healthcare and mission-critical operations
Fri Sep 1, 2023
IT experts issue new warnings over Online Safety Bill plans to weaken end-to-end encryption
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, argues the government is seeking a technical fix to terrorism and child abuse without understanding the risks and implications
Fri Sep 1, 2023
Dell shows AI is already generating an impact
Vendor’s Q2 numbers show demand for AI servers, and executives talk up the future benefits on the PC front
Fri Sep 1, 2023
Police Scotland five-year digital strategy approved
Police Scotland’s new strategy outlines how the force will approach and invest in its digital transformation over the next five years, but notes its ability to achieve its ambitions is subject to the availability of funding
Fri Sep 1, 2023
Zoom takes Notes to collaboration suite
Collaboration and comms technology firm unveils workspace technology to offer clean user experience that allows users to create agendas and notes while staying in core conferencing platform