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August 12, 2020
12
Aug'20
EU and US start discussions on ‘enhanced’ Privacy Shield data-sharing agreement
Talks begin on a successor to the Privacy Shield EU-US data-sharing agreement declared unlawful in July 2020 – a decision by the European Court of Justice that left thousands of businesses facing legal uncertainty
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August 11, 2020
11
Aug'20
Nutanix launches Clusters in AWS for hybrid cloud hyper-converged infrastructure
HCI pioneers launches Nutanix Clusters, which will provide hyper-converged deployments across customer datacentres and the Amazon cloud, but only in Acropolis and on AWS for now
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August 11, 2020
11
Aug'20
French data protection authorities to probe TikTok as suitors circle
France’s CNIL has confirmed a new investigation into TikTok’s data protection practices
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August 07, 2020
07
Aug'20
Virgin Media customers targeted in Twitter phish
Customers seeking help from the ISP are being targeted by a scam Twitter account
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August 07, 2020
07
Aug'20
Challenger bank sees huge growth during pandemic
Starling Bank has seen a big increase in its business amid the Covid-19 slowdown
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August 07, 2020
07
Aug'20
TikTok to be banned in US in 45 days
Trump says his Executive Orders against Chinese mobile apps are in the interests of dealing with a national emergency
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August 06, 2020
06
Aug'20
TikTok to open first European datacentre in Ireland during early 2022
The CISO of TikTok has confirmed the social video company's plans to open its first European datacentre in early 2022, as its data security processes come under increased scrutiny from the US government
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August 06, 2020
06
Aug'20
GCHQ seeks researchers to tackle deep fakes and misinformation
A GCHQ research fellowship based at its Manchester office will explore various national security priorities such as deep fakes, fake news and the impact of AI
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August 05, 2020
05
Aug'20
Inside Juniper’s radical IT transformation
Western Australia’s aged care provider Juniper embarked on an aggressive strategy to completely transform its IT operations in just two years
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August 03, 2020
03
Aug'20
Microsoft offers way out of TikTok impasse
Microsoft offers to buy TikTok from its Chinese parent to ease security fears in the US
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July 31, 2020
31
Jul'20
Parents accuse Amazon of inaction in combatting child abuse material online
Parents protest over Amazon Web Services’ alleged inaction in dealing with child sexual abuse material hosted on its servers
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July 31, 2020
31
Jul'20
Amazon reports Q2 profit and revenue surge as Covid-19-induced uptick in online sales continues
Amazon sees profit and revenue surge in the wake of the coronavirus, but growth of its cloud business slows as IT buyers re-prioritise investments because of pandemic
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July 31, 2020
31
Jul'20
US lawmakers grill big tech chiefs over market power
Sixth antitrust hearing sees CEOs of major technology companies face combative questioning from members of Congress over their market power and dominance
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July 31, 2020
31
Jul'20
Twitter confirms it was hit by targeted spearphishing attack
Investigation into 15 July 2020 hack of a number of high-profile accounts by cryptocurrency scammers has found evidence of a targeted spearphishing incident
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July 29, 2020
29
Jul'20
Campaigners urge government to resist big tech lobbying pressure
Lobbyists for big tech, supported by senior US politicians, have rallied against stricter regulation of technology companies, and threatened the US-UK trade deal unless Britain scraps plans to levy a digital services tax
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July 29, 2020
29
Jul'20
Cosmetics firm Avon faces new cyber security incident
Technical information relating to Avon’s web and mobile sites was inadvertently left exposed on an unsecured Microsoft Azure server
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July 28, 2020
28
Jul'20
Backblaze takes aim at ‘costly and complex’ AWS cloud storage
Backblaze offers free transfer to its S3-based cloud storage – which it claims costs a fraction of AWS et al – as long as it’s more than 50TB and you commit to at least 12 months
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July 28, 2020
28
Jul'20
UK government aims fintech industry at Africa
UK government is building fintech relationships with developing countries, beginning with a pilot programme in Africa
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July 28, 2020
28
Jul'20
Vector and AWS team up on ‘new energy platform’
New Zealand-based energy supplier Vector partners AWS to develop an IoT and analytics platform to speed up processing of smart meter data and to tailor products and pricing for customers
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July 27, 2020
27
Jul'20
MI6 apologises after attempt to interfere with intelligence court
The UK Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, has apologised after attempting to persuade the secretary of Britain’s most secret court to withhold documents from senior judges in a case about crimes by undercover agents
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July 27, 2020
27
Jul'20
UK fintech investment down by more than 30%
Less-established fintechs have been hit the hardest by the drop in investment capital, but there is light ahead for those that survive
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July 24, 2020
24
Jul'20
China doubles up on ‘new infrastructure’ investments
China is shoring up investments in cloud computing, datacentres and the internet of things, among other areas, to ready itself for the post-Covid-19 world
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July 23, 2020
23
Jul'20
Twitter announces crackdown on QAnon accounts
In a bid to stem the spread of disinformation and prevent real-world harm, Twitter is taking action against QAnon conspiracists
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July 23, 2020
23
Jul'20
APAC firms in early stages of digital transformation
More than three-quarters of APAC firms struggle to revise their financial plans amid the Covid-19 pandemic, with many still lacking agile systems and processes, a new study finds
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July 21, 2020
21
Jul'20
Why now could be the right time to launch a digital bank
Launching a bank during a global crisis is fraught with risk, but an established customer base, experience, agility and diversification could help Zopa do just that
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July 21, 2020
21
Jul'20
Coronavirus: Government drags its feet on online misinformation
Online misinformation about Covid-19 continues to spread unchecked, according to a DCMS committee report which has accused the government of dragging its feet over online harms
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July 20, 2020
20
Jul'20
Businesses underestimate negative impact of bot traffic
Research from Netacea finds that although awareness of malicious bot activity is high, many are underestimating its true impact
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July 17, 2020
17
Jul'20
Twitter hack fallout: Investigators on trail of cyber criminals
Investigators are hunting the cyber criminals who broke into Twitter’s systems to hijack prominent accounts, amid concerns that more attacks may come
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July 16, 2020
16
Jul'20
Public sector not considering the elderly in development of digital services
A study by software firm Civica found public sector leaders have admitted to not targeting digital services at those over 70, despite many people this age claiming to use digital technology
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July 16, 2020
16
Jul'20
Schrems v Facebook: European court strikes down EU-US Privacy Shield agreement
The European Court of Justice has struck down Privacy Shield, the EU-US data-sharing agreement, creating uncertainty for European countries that share data with the US and pressuring the US to reform surveillance laws
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July 16, 2020
16
Jul'20
Room for improvement in Dutch digital skills
The Netherlands has good telecommunications and IT networks that can be used safely and reliably, but there is room for improvement in digital skills among the Dutch
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July 16, 2020
16
Jul'20
Cryptocurrency scammers attack Twitter in insider breach
Apparent insider breach at Twitter saw so-called “blue tick” accounts of business people, politicians and celebrities hijacked to promote a Bitcoin scam
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July 16, 2020
16
Jul'20
Ocado hired 300 tech workers over past six months
Online supermarket Ocado has hired a significant number of technology workers over the past six months to cope with coronavirus demand, it announced in its half-year results
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July 15, 2020
15
Jul'20
Video providers slammed by credential stuffing attacks
Attacks on the media sector are spiking as cyber criminals try to gain access to valuable consumer accounts
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July 14, 2020
14
Jul'20
Check Point unearths critical SigRed bug in Windows DNS
SigRed vulnerability is highly dangerous, but is being fixed as part of the July 2020 Patch Tuesday update
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July 14, 2020
14
Jul'20
European court to decide legality of EU-US data sharing in dispute between Schrems and Facebook
A ruling by the European Court of Justice will have ramifications for hundreds of thousands of companies that share data with the US. The case aims to balance US surveillance laws with the rights of EU citizens to keep their data private
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July 14, 2020
14
Jul'20
Standard Chartered latest bank to explore quantum computing
Standard Chartered is working with researchers to establish use cases for quantum computing in the banking sector
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July 10, 2020
10
Jul'20
Facebook iOS SDK flaw linked to onset of Spotify app outage blighting Apple device users
Apple device users are reporting usability issues with the Spotify app, which coincides with the onset of a partial outage affecting the Facebook iOS SDK
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July 10, 2020
10
Jul'20
Universal Credit still struggles with digital issues, says NAO
The cost of rolling out Universal Credit continues to rise, while only 20% of new claimants attempt to verify their identity online and digital skills remain an issue, according to the National Audit Office
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July 09, 2020
09
Jul'20
Tencent Cloud teams up with ADBC on banking services
Singapore’s Asia Digital Bank Corporation could leverage Tencent Cloud’s financial cloud platform to provide banking services to small businesses
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July 08, 2020
08
Jul'20
Oracle ups ante in cloud wars with dedicated customer regions
Oracle’s Dedicated Region Cloud at Customer will let enterprises run an entire cloud region in their own datacentres in a potentially game-changing move
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July 08, 2020
08
Jul'20
Use of spyware apps linked to domestic abuse soars in lockdown
The rise in domestic violence during the pandemic has been linked to increase use of stalkerware apps by abusers
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July 08, 2020
08
Jul'20
Over 15 billion credentials for sale on dark web
Research by Digital Shadows reveals the scale of the security threat facing consumers as it uncovers 15 billion usernames and passwords stolen in more than 100,000 different data breaches
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July 08, 2020
08
Jul'20
Succeeding with hybrid cloud deployments
Where IT complexity is a given, a policy-driven approach and effective monitoring are vital for success
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July 07, 2020
07
Jul'20
Fujifilm software allows S3 access to LTO tape libraries
Fujifilm Software Defined Tape allows tape libraries to act as an S3-based object storage archive accessible as a tier of storage on-premise or in the cloud
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July 07, 2020
07
Jul'20
Nutanix claims growth in ASEAN amid growing cloud adoption
Nutanix’s business in ASEAN grew by over 40% as the region’s enterprises warm to hybrid and multi-cloud services
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July 06, 2020
06
Jul'20
How Infor Nexus is helping to digitalise Asia’s supply chain
Infor’s Nexus unit has been supporting digitalisation efforts in Asia’s supply chain industry before the Covid-19 pandemic, which has accelerated adoption of cloud-based offerings in the region
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July 03, 2020
03
Jul'20
Bergen’s tech hub seeking to scale after positive start
Norway's second largest city is building a tech ecosystem that is beginning its development with a focus on the city's industrial heritage
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July 03, 2020
03
Jul'20
CIO interview: Nick Burton, chief information and digital officer, Avon International
The international beauty brand faced a major problem when the UK went into lockdown – how could its door-to-door sales model adapt to a socially distanced world?
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July 01, 2020
01
Jul'20
Qumulo hybrid cloud NAS provides special effects for Cinesite
Hybrid cloud scale-out NAS from Qumulo used to offload Active Directory lookups and other workloads to the AWS cloud that had suffered in peak times when on Isilon