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Absolute Security to unveil cyber resilience at Black Hat USA 2024
Firewalls

Absolute Security to unveil cyber resilience at Black Hat USA 2024

Absolute Security will unveil its innovative Cyber Resilience Platform at Black Hat USA 2024, addressing rising security threats amidst hybrid work challenges.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Aug 2024
Cybercriminals exploit CrowdStrike outage with fake support sites
Malware

Cybercriminals exploit CrowdStrike outage with fake support sites

Cybercriminals capitalised on a CrowdStrike Falcon outage by creating over 180 fake support websites, targeting 8.5 million affected devices worldwide.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 1st Aug 2024
CrowdStrike's major IT outage prompts call for infrastructure investment
DevOps

CrowdStrike's major IT outage prompts call for infrastructure investment

An IT outage caused by a faulty update from CrowdStrike halted 8.5 million Windows PCs, disrupting airlines and the NHS; a fix and reboot are now advised.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Sat, 27th Jul 2024
CrowdStrike outage fuels rise in phishing scams, experts argue
Supply Chain

CrowdStrike outage fuels rise in phishing scams, experts argue

Experts are warning of phishing scams exploiting the CrowdStrike Falcon disruption, urging vigilance against fake fixes targeting impacted systems.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Jul 2024
Microsoft Azure outage causes global disruption across industries
Supply Chain

Microsoft Azure outage causes global disruption across industries

The Microsoft Azure outage, triggered by a faulty CrowdStrike update, disrupted banking, aviation, and healthcare globally, highlighting cybersecurity flaws.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Mon, 22nd Jul 2024
Critical unauthorised RCE vulnerability in MSMQ service
Cybersecurity

Critical unauthorised RCE vulnerability in MSMQ service

The CVE-2023-21554  vulnerability allows an attacker to potentially execute code remotely and without authorisation.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Apr 2023
Hitachi Vantara Names Sheila Rohra as Chief Business Strategy Officer
Storage

Hitachi Vantara Names Sheila Rohra as Chief Business Strategy Officer

Sheila Rohra appointed as Chief Business Strategy Officer at Hitachi Vantara, responsible for creating transformative strategies and solutions for customers.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Mar 2023
FIs failing to adequately secure cloud, leading to huge losses
EduTech

FIs failing to adequately secure cloud, leading to huge losses

Not moving to more reliable cloud options is costing FIs 21%-50% of revenue on average yet only 2% of financial institutions are planning to change providers.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Jun 2022
Finance sector's tolerance of poor cloud connectivity costly
Fintech

Finance sector's tolerance of poor cloud connectivity costly

Financial institutions are tolerating poor cloud connectivity despite significant revenue losses, according to new research by BSO.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 2nd Jun 2022
Hands-on Review: Sennheiser Ambeo Sound Bar
Gaming

Hands-on Review: Sennheiser Ambeo Sound Bar

The thirteen drivers will have your sound bouncing off your walls while placing you in the centre of all the action.

By Owen McCarthy • 4 min read • Tue, 14th Jan 2020
Hands-on Review: A month with the Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch
Apple

Hands-on Review: A month with the Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch

Apple fans rejoice, the 16-inch MacBook Pro, will feature a 16-inch Retina display, a new Magic Keyboard, and six -and eight-core Intel processors.

By Lama Farhat • 6 min read • Mon, 13th Jan 2020
Ransomware infection? Here's how you control the damage
Malware

Ransomware infection? Here's how you control the damage

Ransomware has evolved to be more sophisticated and targeted, and remains a threat to businesses of all sizes.

By Michael Marcos • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Nov 2018
TIBCO works with ASX to 'interconnect' rich data transformation
Data Analytics

TIBCO works with ASX to 'interconnect' rich data transformation

TIBCO is bringing its transformational touch to the Australian market, as the company announced its expansion to help enterprises leverage rich data.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 10th Aug 2016

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BSO launches DataOne, Europe's first giga-scale AI centre
Clean technologies

BSO launches DataOne, Europe's first giga-scale AI centre

BSO has unveiled DataOne, Europe's first giga-scale AI hosting data centre in France, aiming for a 400MW capacity by 2028, powered by renewable energy.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Dec 2024
CBSO selects iplicit for enhanced financial management
Orchestration

CBSO selects iplicit for enhanced financial management

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) has chosen iplicit's cloud accounting software to enhance its financial operations, streamlining processes for its busy team.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Jul 2024
Crowdstrike update causes global IT outage across industries
Disaster Recovery

Crowdstrike update causes global IT outage across industries

A faulty update from Crowdstrike has triggered a global IT outage, disrupting healthcare, broadcasting, and more, raising urgent questions about security dependencies.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Sun, 21st Jul 2024
Ransomware: What to do if your business is hit
Malware

Ransomware: What to do if your business is hit

Ransomware has evolved to be more sophisticated, crafty and targeted and remains a threat to businesses of all sizes.

By Michael Marcos • 5 min read • Thu, 8th Nov 2018