David Laceys IT Security Blog

June 2015

In praise of the Digital Catapult
David Lacey 17 Jun 2015

I admit to being a long-standing critic of past UK government research initiatives. Having sponsored and managed several partly-funded research projects I've been disappointed with the decreasing ...

What's new in Cyber security?
David Lacey 15 Jun 2015

I missed the opening of this year's Infosecurity Europe as I was speaking in Zurich. I did however catch the end, though there was little to fire my attention. The theme was dated, the slogans on ...

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Hyperautomation technology speeds digital transformation
To businesses plotting a digital transformation course, ServiceNow's Yoav Boaz says hyperautomation is instrumental in ...
Planning key to navigating a U.S. government shutdown
Federal contractors and IT vendors should brush up on plans to navigate a government shutdown as a Dec. 3 funding deadline ...
Top 10 edge computing use cases and examples
The move to edge computing will increase over the next few years. Here, we list the areas where it's proving to deliver high ...

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Enterprise password security guidelines in a nutshell
In this concise guide to passwords, experts at Cyber Tec outline the security problems that put enterprises at risk and offer ...
How to create a company password policy, with template
Use these guidelines and our free template to ensure your company's password policy sets the ground rules for strong and ...
Windows Installer zero-day under active exploitation
McAfee said the Windows Installer vulnerability is being exploited in 23 countries around the world, including the United States,...

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Cable management software enhances documentation, visibility
Even a timeworn networking discipline like cabling can undergo a renaissance. See how cable management software helps ...
3 lessons from the 2021 Facebook outage for network pros
Even in hyperscalers like Facebook, one errant finger can take down a network. The takeaway, experts said, is to expect and plan ...
SecOps' need for traffic data drives NetSecOps collaboration
Security teams want to analyze network traffic data to identify anomalies and threats. As a result, network and security teams ...

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Honeywell, Cambridge Quantum form new quantum computing firm
Honeywell is merging its internal quantum computing divisions with Cambridge Quantum, forming a new company that promises to ...
Best practices for data center risk assessment
Data centers contain risks such as height, environmental and electrical hazards. Keep your staff safe by assessing the level of ...
Get started with green energy for your data center
Running a sustainable data center requires organizations to consider factors such as facility sustainability, efficient storage ...

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AWS Lake Formation advances cloud data lake control
AWS added new features to its cloud data lake service, featuring Governed Tables to manage consistency of data and row-level ...
American Airlines flies its data warehouse to the cloud
The pandemic hit American Airlines hard, but its management took an optimistic view, seeing at as an opportunity to use data more...
LogicMonitor introduces centralized log management platform
The data observability platform vendor's new platform enables enterprises to use AIOps and automation to find anomalies with ...

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June 2015

In praise of the Digital Catapult

What's new in Cyber security?