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Stories by Ashton - Page 43

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Cybercriminals likely to attempt GDPR extortion for greater ROI
Thu, 1st Mar 2018
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malware
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ransomware
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phishing
Trend Micro says cybercriminals are becoming more business-minded and are likely to target organisations that are trying to comply with GDPR.
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Rittal launches an edge data centre ‘to go’ solution
Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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hyperscale
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edge computing
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Rittal unveils its Edge Data Centre, offering a ready-to-use, scalable IT infrastructure solution tailored for rapid deployment and IoT efficiency.
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Alibaba Cloud commits to EU with launch of 8 new products at MWC18
Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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uc
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data analytics
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hyperscale
The Chinese giant announced the launch of the new products for Europe at MWC 18, stressing its commitment to the region for the future.
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2017 sees smartphone shipments decline for the first time ever
Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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smartphones
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personal computing devices
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apple
Smartphone shipments fell in 2017 for the first time since their inception with some regions worse than others, but IDC remains optimistic.
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Ericsson CEO declares 5G “open for business” at MWC 2018
Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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uc
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hyperscale
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5G has long been in development with no shortage of hype surrounding the term - but Ericsson's CEO said at MWC it is officially in the here and now.
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Unwanted cybercrime awards: Russia tops ‘dark web medals’ table
Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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email security
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cybersecurity
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dark web
RepKnight published an 'alternative olympics' medal table that details the countries that feature most heavily on the dark web - infographic included.
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Traditional data centres won’t cut it for future energy consumption
Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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edge computing
Policy Connect's report has revealed there are grim concerns that the demand for data and digital service will exceed energy efficiency gains.
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Cybercrime becomes most common form of fraud in UK
Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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cybersecurity
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pwc
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online fraud
PwC's study has found for the first time ever cybercrime has become the most common form of fraud with nearly a quarter resulting in a loss of £700k.
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Google’s data centre investments in EU since 2007 exceed EUR 4.3b
Mon, 26th Feb 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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google
Google's data centre investments in EU have reaped widespread benefits according to a recent report from Copenhagen Economics - but change is needed.
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Netwise Hosting launches workplace recovery at its data centre
Sat, 24th Feb 2018
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dr
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hyperscale
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edge computing
Workplace recovery allows businesses to protect their operations from a systems and IT infrastructure perspective as well as their physical work area.
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Not-for-profit Bug Bounty project surpasses major milestone
Fri, 23rd Feb 2018
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malware
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application security
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devsecops
​The Open Bug Bounty project has reached 100,000 fixed vulnerabilities and is showing no signs of slowing down with changes on the horizon.
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Are UK councils prioritising data collection over security?
Fri, 23rd Feb 2018
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firewalls
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
A slamming report found 1 in 4 UK councils experienced a security breach in the last 5 years and more than half didn't even report the incident.
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Expert discusses HPC and benefits of moving data storage out of the city
Fri, 23rd Feb 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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cloud services
For those looking to cut costs, moving non-critical IT requirements outside of their existing Tier 1 location could be an extremely effective measure.
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Cisco launches new network automation portfolio for service providers
Thu, 22nd Feb 2018
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it automation
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partner programmes
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cisco
The tech giant says the new release will help improve how global service providers run their large-scale networks.
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Check Point releases January’s ‘most wanted’ malware
Wed, 21st Feb 2018
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malware
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cryptocurrency
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blockchain
23% of organisations around the world were affected by Check Point's 'most wanted' malware in January, a 'lucrative' revenue stream for criminals.
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Expert says smart cities will require significant data centre infrastructure
Wed, 21st Feb 2018
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smart cities
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hyperscale
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dc
London was recently named as one of the smart city leaders, but there is still a long way to go as it requires huge amounts of computing power.
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Apple or Android? Smartphone sales surge 11% in AU
Wed, 21st Feb 2018
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smartphones
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wearables
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martech
9.2m smartphones were sold in 2017, a big increase from last year that was largely driven by a 'replacement cycle' from one of the major OS.
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Mandatory data breach law comes into force THIS Thursday - are you ready?
Wed, 21st Feb 2018
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breach prevention
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
Despite the imminent law with crippling fines that affects almost every significant sized AU business, a Canon study has found 3 in 5 are unaware.
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INTERVIEW: What Google’s decision to distrust Symantec certificates means
Wed, 21st Feb 2018
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devops
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apm
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cybersecurity
Last year Chrome announced a formal plan to remove trust from Symantec-issued certificates - Venafi's Walter Goulet discusses the implications.
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INTERVIEW: Kao Data celebrates new London data centre and chairman
Tue, 20th Feb 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
After launching a data centre campus in London and hiring a new chairman, we spoke to Kao's COO about some of the technical aspects of the facility.