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Traditional IT infrastructure spending surpasses cloud – for now

Traditional IT infra spending surged past cloud in late 2018, despite cloud IT revenue growth hitting USD $16.8 billion. Will cloud reclaim the lead?.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 29th Mar 2019

Data Analytics

Salesforce accused of sex trafficking in lawsuit by 50 women

The 50 'Jane Does' allege that Salesforce built customised services for the web forum Backpage while publicly boasting about fighting sex trafficking.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Mar 2019

Hyperscale

Data centre titans blazing green energy trail – AWS under fire

Data from Cloudscene has revealed tech giants like Google and Apple are setting a precedent in renewable energy, but AWS has come under fire.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Mar 2019

DataCentre infrastructure

IT pros call on AU government to decentralise data centres

Australian IT leaders urge Federal Government to decentralise data centres with AU$100m regional initiative, aiming for economic and technological growth.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 27th Mar 2019

Cybersecurity

Europol makes 61 arrests & nets €6.2 million in dark web crackdown

Europol's international operation against dark web crime sees 61 arrests, seizes EUR €6.2 million, and closes 50 accounts; drugs and firearms also confiscated.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 27th Mar 2019

Distributed Denial of Service

Largest DDoS-for-hire websites responsible for 11% of attacks worldwide – Nexusguard

FBI crackdown on 'booters' reduces global DDoS attacks by 11%, but booter websites may make a comeback, says Nexusguard.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 26th Mar 2019

Gaming

Apple mania! A brief look at Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and Apple News+

Whether you're after news, TV, or gaming, it seems like Apple is pulling out all the stops to get your attention.

By Sara Barker • 5 min read • Tue, 26th Mar 2019

Firewalls

Aerohive achieves ISO/IEC 27001 cloud platform certification

Aerohive is the first cloud-managed networking vendor recognized by a global standard for commitment to information security management systems.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 26th Mar 2019

Apple

Why 'Right to Repair' legislation could be a new lease on life for broken devices

New California legislation could give consumers the right to repair their electronic devices, challenging manufacturers' control over repairs.

By Sara Barker • 5 min read • Fri, 22nd Mar 2019

Unified Communications

How SD-WAN changes the game for 5G networks

5G/SD-WAN mobile edge computing and network slicing will enable and drive innovative NFV services, according to Kelly Ahuja, CEO, Versa Networks.

By Kelly Ahuja • 4 min read • Thu, 21st Mar 2019

Firewalls

Worldwide spending on security to reach $103.1bil in 2019 - IDC

Global security spending is set to hit USD $103.1 billion in 2019, up 9.4% from 2017, driven by industries like banking and government, says IDC.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 21st Mar 2019

Marketing Technologies

Instagram: The next big thing in online shopping?

This week Instagram announced a new feature called checkout, which allows users to buy products they find on Instagram.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 21st Mar 2019

Risk & Compliance

Geopolitics, economy motivating cyber activity in APAC-AN/Z

Flashpoint's Aaron Shraberg says economic tensions between the US, China, and North Korea are influencing risk management decisions in APAC.

By Aaron Shraberg • 4 min read • Wed, 20th Mar 2019

DataCentre infrastructure

Intel building US's first exascale supercomputer

Intel and the Department of Energy are building potentially the world's first exascale supercomputer, capable of a quintillion calculations per second.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Mar 2019

Security Operations Centres

Ensign and IronNet partner to create cyber analytics capabilities

The Singapore-based joint venture will form a Cyber Analytics Center for Excellence focused on securing regional enterprises from sophisticated cyber threats.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Mar 2019

Data Analytics

Clinicians network to address IT in healthcare

New Zealand clinicians form the Clinical Informatics Leadership Network to tackle IT issues in healthcare, fostering clinical leadership and sharing expertise.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Mar 2019

Cloud Security

Cloud application attacks in Q1 up by 65% - Proofpoint

Proofpoint found that the education sector was the most targeted of both brute-force and sophisticated phishing attempts.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Mar 2019

IoT Security

Aussies too lax about IoT security - McAfee

Nearly a third of Australians don't secure their IoT devices, even fearing they might be eavesdropping, says McAfee research, exposing homes to cyber risks.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 18th Mar 2019

Stories from Other Regions

United States (US) stories

Cartech

Your car is watching: Volvo to deploy tech to curb drink drivers

The company is introducing a driver monitoring and intervention technology capable of taking control of the car if it detects the driver is drunk or tired.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 27th Mar 2019