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Google's new investment in Dutch data centre brings total to €1.5b

Wed, 21st Mar 2018
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Google is investing a further €500m into its Dutch data centre that ran on 100% renewable energy from day 1 to further expand the facility.
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Expert explains fighting cloud's 'biggest security risk' – the user

Tue, 20th Mar 2018
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Routed's director says while cloud providers are responsible for securing the cloud, only the organisation can secure how they use it.
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Cryptomining malware affected 42% organisations worldwide in Feb

Tue, 20th Mar 2018
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This persistent threat not only continues to chip away at enterprise CPU power, but once inside a network can carry out other malicious acts.
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Schneider Electric's 'vendor neutrality' main draw for colocation startup

Tue, 20th Mar 2018
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​​A London-based startup and new entrant to the UK colocation data centre market is due to open later this month after opting with EcoStruxure IT.
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Facebook breach of 50 MILLION profiles: What we know so far

Mon, 19th Mar 2018
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A whistleblower has uncovered the practices of his illicit company, which include stealing the details of 50m Facebook users to help Trump's campaign.
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Cybercriminals laundering $200b in ill-gotten gains – here's how

Sat, 17th Mar 2018
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crypto
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blockchain
​A new report from Bromium has landed with a number of startling findings, including the confirmation of a bustling cybercrime laundry market.
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Is Microsoft opening data centres in Germany? Here's what we know

Fri, 16th Mar 2018
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public cloud
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Reports have emerged stating Microsoft to be investing more than €100 million in two data centres in Germany, but the company remains non-committal.
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Palo Alto Networks forks out $300m cash to acquire Evident.io

Fri, 16th Mar 2018
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network infrastructure
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network security
In a move to extend its cloud security offerings, Palo Alto Networks has entered into a definitive agreement with Evident.io.
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Is there an answer for soaring numbers of cyberbullying cases?

Fri, 16th Mar 2018
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smart home
In the wake of the mass digitisation taking homes by storm, cyberbullying and online harassment has accelerated 60 percent with no signs of slowing.
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Trends in data centres in 2018: What matters to IT managers

Fri, 16th Mar 2018
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edge computing
Rittal's Clive Partridge shares his insights on 2018 for the data centre industry, including edge computing, multi cloud and energy efficiency.
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New report finds race to the cloud in EMEA outpacing cybersecurity

Fri, 16th Mar 2018
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network infrastructure
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network security
The relentless rush to cloud adoption is coming at the detriment to cybersecurity with some countries in EMEA worse than others.
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Channel dominated infrastructure shipments in 2017 with 74%

Thu, 15th Mar 2018
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storage
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
The value of global infrastructure shipments hit an all-time high last year with 3 vendors and the channel dominating, but direct sales are catching.
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Sophos unveils new phishing attack simulation solution

Thu, 15th Mar 2018
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
The new solution from Sophos allows organisations to run trial phishing 'attacks' on employees to see who is most susceptible and offer training.
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New study details how easy it is for hackers to steal your data

Thu, 15th Mar 2018
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cybersecurity
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hackers
It's no secret that web browsers store a substantial amount of sensitive information about their users - hackers are taking advantage of this.
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Infinera unveils data centre industry's first 2.4Tb/s optical engine

Wed, 14th Mar 2018
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
​Infinera has released an industry-first with its latest addition to the company's family of Infinite Capacity Engines.
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NHS staff breaking data security policies every day with WhatsApp

Wed, 14th Mar 2018
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cybersecurity
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whatsapp
The 'unsustainable' issue of NHS staff using consumer instant messaging services is actually much bigger than has been previously reported.
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Shortlisted vendors announced for 2018 Datacloud Asia Awards

Wed, 14th Mar 2018
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colocation
They are in the running for the 15 awards that recognise innovation and excellence in the flourishing Asian digital IT infrastructure market.
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Park Place Technologies snaps up Irish data centre maintenance company

Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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colocation
After acquiring Origina Technology Services, Park Place is now the largest 3rd party maintenance provider in Ireland with aims to expand in Europe.
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RSA Security director dissects identity & access management industry

Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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As well as emerging technologies, Steve spoke about the future, the implications of GDPR, & strategies that businesses can use to overcome challenges.
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Musk says AI 'more dangerous than nukes' - expert stays optimistic

Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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cybercrime
Elon Musk spoke at SXSW and used examples of AI's rapid advancements to show why it 'scares the hell' out of him - Kolochenko remains optimistic.