David Laceys IT Security Blog

January 2014

Let's get real about cyber security
David Lacey 23 Jan 2014

This week I was speaking at FIC 2014, a leading French International Conference attended by 3,000 people, including Ministers, privacy experts and leading CSOs. It was refreshing, prompted by a ...

Farewell Sir Christopher Chataway
David Lacey 19 Jan 2014

Sir Christopher Chataway who died today was a great athlete and a famous sports commentator. Not many security professionals will recognise the valuable contribution he made to cyber security as ...

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A buyer's guide to PPM tools, features, benefits and vendors

Explore all the factors that go into purchasing a project portfolio management platform, including analysis features, ...

The urgent need for enterprise AI governance -- and where to start

By 2022, 65% of CIOs will be tasked with modernizing governance policies to reflect the risks and opportunities posed by AI ...

Trump 2020 budget calls for more RPA, better CX

The Trump 2020 budget calls for ways to upgrade the consumer experience with RPA and user-friendly interfaces. But legacy systems...

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Despite reservations about NSA's Ghidra, experts see value

The NSA's reverse-engineering tool, Ghidra, was released to the public and despite some initial concerns experts are generally ...

Nine email security features to help prevent phishing attacks

Check out nine email security features that can help protect you from phishing attacks. First, make sure they're enabled on your ...

Election security threats loom as presidential campaigns begin

Fragile electronic voting systems and the weaponization of social media continue to menace U.S. election systems as presidential ...

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Facebook unveils data center overhaul at OCP 2019

Facebook's two-year data center overhaul, discussed at OCP 2019, included two new switches: the Facebook-designed Minipack and ...

Automation connects 5G, Wi-Fi 6 and other networking trends

At IDC Directions, analyst Rohit Mehra discussed the role of automation in some of 2019's most talked about trends, including 5G,...

Facebook Minipack joins other advancements at OCP 2019

Facebook launches the power-saving Minipack switching platform, and Arista unveils the 7368X4 for hyperscalers at the OCP 2019 ...

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IBM quantum computing may arrive sooner than expected

If IBM continues doubling the performance of its quantum computers, as recent benchmarks indicate, it could deliver the first ...

Nvidia acquires Mellanox against growing AI, data competition

Nvidia acquires Mellanox for $6.9 billion, as competition increases for platforms that can handle AI and other data-intensive ...

IBM quantum computer roadmap moves full speed ahead

With IBM releasing its latest benchmark, the company's quantum computer appears to be consistently, if not slowly marching toward...

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Big data management practices gain attention amid risks

Many data professionals have yet to solidify traditional data management practices, but they have a new set of challenges to ...

Aerospike database garners Spark, Kafka connectors

Apache Kafka and Apache Spark connectors ease use of the Aerospike NoSQL data store in high-speed applications such as analytics ...

Data catalog software takes on data lakes, privacy laws

Data catalog systems form a hub for managing a company's data. New products are focusing on machine learning and AI add-ons that ...