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Stories by Ashton - Page 40

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Report finds legacy cybersecurity a cinch for modern cybercrime
Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
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malware
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ransomware
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phishing
Data collected in 2017 shows that attacks like ransomware and cryptojacking are easily bypassing legacy security solutions due to lax businesses.
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IBM betting big on multi-cloud with raft of new technologies
Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
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public cloud
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multi-cloud
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cloud services
At its annual THINK event, IBM has made its intentions clear with the tech colossus investing heavily to bolster its multi-cloud strategy.
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Zuckerberg admits “we made mistakes” in Facebook data breach
Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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facebook
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has released a statement following the revelation that data from 50 million people was misused.
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Expert says thriving IoT security market “shouldn’t surprise anyone”
Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
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iot security
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iot
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cybersecurity
After Gartner forecast IoT security spending to hit US$3.1b in 2021, Huntsman's Piers Wilson says IoT vulnerabilities are being found all the time.
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Kiwi's 3D printing hobby turns into thriving business
Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
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fuji xerox
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printing
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3d printing
Within three months of buying his 3D printer, Hayden had to buy another one simply to keep up with the demand he'd generated.
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Report uncovers big business of cybercrime – but just how big?
Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
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ddos
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cybersecurity
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dark web
'Would you like anything else with your $10 DDoS attack-as-a-service sir?' Armor's report paints a disturbing picture of the cybercrime market.
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Nlyte releases new solution to help data centres comply with GDPR
Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
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hyperscale
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data privacy
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colocation
The DCIM software company announced the global availability of its new GDPR solution for managing and monitoring IT infrastructure.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Opening stages of one of EU’s biggest tech events
Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
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cloud security
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iot
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cloud security expo
The mammoth event opened intoday with the combination of Cloud Expo Europe, Cloud Security Expo, Big Data World, Smart IoT, and Data Centre World.
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Smartwatches forecast to dominate wearables market by 2022
Wed, 21st Mar 2018
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wearables
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healthtech
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personal computing devices
It’s been hyped about for years, but according to IDC smartwatches are finally beginning to make an impact on the wearables market.
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UK lags behind EU in tech investment, but strong in hybrid cloud
Wed, 21st Mar 2018
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network infrastructure
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hybrid cloud
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hpc
A new survey from Dell Technologies has revealed the UK is lagging behind its EU counterparts in tech investment like AI, VR and HPC.
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Not a Bitcoin owner? You're still fair game for a cryptomining attack
Wed, 21st Mar 2018
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cryptocurrency
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blockchain
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cybersecurity
Check Point has released a 'cryptomining 101' document that details how cybercriminals hack into devices to steal their CPU power for illicit mining.
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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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hyperscale
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dc
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power / energy
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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cloud security
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
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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AR/VR headset market forecast to rocket 48.5% in 2018
Tue, 20th Mar 2018
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network infrastructure
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ar, vr & metaverse
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lenovo
​After its brief hiccup in 2017, the augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headsets market is set to offer opportunities aplenty.
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Cryptomining malware affected 42% organisations worldwide in Feb
Tue, 20th Mar 2018
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malware
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cybersecurity
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cybercrime
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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Huawei Australia appoints new CTO & CEO within a month
Tue, 20th Mar 2018
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uc
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5g & beyond
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wireless networks
Nokia's global head of 5G has been welcomed into the ranks of Huawei Australia as its new CTO to head up its own 5G research and development.
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Schneider Electric's 'vendor neutrality' main draw for colocation startup
Tue, 20th Mar 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
​​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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data analytics
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martech
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planning
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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Empired/Intergen wins big at annual Episerver partner awards
Sat, 17th Mar 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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public cloud
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partner programmes
Empired (and by extension Intergen as a subsidiary) laid some big bets a few years ago which have obviously now paid off.
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Cybercriminals laundering $200b in ill-gotten gains – here’s how
Sat, 17th Mar 2018
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cryptocurrency
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blockchain
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cybersecurity
​A new report from Bromium has landed with a number of startling findings, including the confirmation of a bustling cybercrime laundry market.