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BianLian cyber gang drops encryption-based ransomware

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The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) and the United States’ Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), have published updated intelligence on the activities of the dangerous BianLian ransomware operation, after observing a rapid evolution in the gang’s tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs). One of a number of gangs that first came to prominence alongside…

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IAM within the framework of defence in depth

7 minutes of reading / AI, Amazon, Azure, Cloud, cloud computing, machine learning, Microsoft, Tech / By

IT leaders should address their internal processes to minimise their organisations’ IT security risk exposure and attack surface. This becomes ever more complex as business IT environments evolve. Leaders not only need to consider which employees and job roles require access to which IT systems, but also non-human access controls where either an internal or…

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Microsoft Ignite: AI capabilities double every six months

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During his keynote presentation at the start of Microsoft’s annual Ignite conference in Chicago, CEO Satya Nadella discussed artificial intelligence (AI) scaling, through which the capabilities of the tech is doubling every six months. “Just like Moore’s Law, we saw the doubling in performance every 18 months with AI. We have now started to see…

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Police cloud project raises data protection concerns despite legal reforms

20 minutes of reading / API, AWS, Azure, Cloud, compliance, Computer, GDPR, Microsoft, NEC, Tech / By

Nine police forces are seeking to replace their common records managements system (RMS) with a cloud-based alternative – but despite upcoming changes to the UK’s data laws, experts say the strong likelihood of a US-based hyperscaler winning the contract presents continued risks. Under the UK’s current data regime, moving sensitive police records to one of…

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More data stolen in 2023 MOVEit attacks comes to light

5 minutes of reading / Amazon, AWS, Azure, Computer, HP, Lenovo, Tech, threat intelligence / By

Eighteen months after a major cyber incident in which hundreds of organisations were victimised by a ransomware gang that exploited a zero-day SQL injection vulnerability in Progress Software’s MOVEit Transfer file transfer product, multiple new victims have come to light, including tech giant Amazon, which has confirmed that data on more than two million of…

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Server manufacturers ramp-up edge AI efforts

5 minutes of reading / AI, Amazon, API, Azure, Cloud, cloud computing, Dell, edge computing, Google, HP, internet of things, Kubernetes, Lenovo, machine learning, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, Tech / By

Server manufacturers have long recognised the niche in public cloud computing that physical servers neatly fill. This has evolved over time to IT leaders and the industry recognising that some workloads will always be run on-premise; some may run both on the public cloud and on-premise; and some may be wholly cloud-based. Artificial intelligence (AI)…

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Even AI laggards can see triple return on investment

3 minutes of reading / AI, Azure, Microsoft, Tech / By

Boosting employee productivity is regarded as one of the big wins when deploying generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technology, a survey has reported. However, in the next 24 months, a greater focus will be placed on functional and industry use cases. The study from IDC, based on a poll of 3,476 people, reported that 43% believe…

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IAM best practices for cloud environments to combat cyber attacks

4 minutes of reading / AI, AWS, Azure, Cloud, cloud computing, compliance, cybersecurity, Tech, Technology / By

Organisations are constantly looking to identify different use cases to integrate AI into their business processes and accelerate the adoption of generative AI technologies. Companies are also finding ways to build innovative AI solutions to meet this demand. As a result, the usage of cloud infrastructure and, thereby, the global cloud computing footprint continues to…

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Data classification: What, why and who provides it

5 minutes of reading / AI, API, AWS, Azure, Cloud, compliance, Google, Google Cloud, IBM, internet of things, machine learning, Microsoft, Oracle, Oracle Cloud, risk management, SAP, Tech / By

When it comes to managing data, we need to know where it is – but we also need to know what it is. With the rise in regulatory controls, enterprises now pay more attention to data sovereignty, especially when it comes to data in the cloud, but to know exactly what information they hold is…

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AI becomes Microsoft’s fastest-growing business

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Microsoft’s artificial intelligence (AI) business is set to hit an annual run rate for subscription renewals of $10bn. For the quarter that ended September 30, the company reported revenue of $65.6bn, up 16%. The Microsoft Cloud business posted revenue of $38.9bn, an increase of 22%, while its productivity and business processes business reported a 12%…

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