Latency and reliability concerns set car rental company Sixt on a path to rearchitect its WAN. That led the global company, which has locations in more than 100 countries, to become an early adopter of the network-security architecture dubbed secure access service edge (SASE) by research firm Gartner. Tech Spotlight: Security 4 ways to keep […]
Archives for March 2021
‘Hundreds of thousands’ of victims in Microsoft Exchange Server attacks
There are potentially hundreds of thousands of victims from cyber attacks exploiting newly-discovered Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities, with the White House urging businesses to patch their systems immediately. US-based victims exceed 30,000 including small businesses, towns and cities as well as local government organisations, according to security researcher Brian Krebs, with Chinese hackers determined to steal their email communications. […]
Massive Supply-Chain Cyberattack Breaches Several Airlines
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D-Link, IoT Devices Under Attack By Tor-Based Gafgyt Variant
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WhatsApp adds voice and video calling to desktop app
WhatsApp has updated its desktop app with new video and voice calling features, adapting its offering to the age of remote working. The new tools will make it easier for users to answer or make calls directly from their computers, without having to reach for their mobile phones. In order to enable desktop calling, users […]
Xero to acquire Planday for £159 million
Cloud-based accounting software firm Xero has announced the acquisition of workforce management platform Planday for €183.5 million (£158.5 million), considered the biggest deal for the company yet. The sum includes an upfront payment of €155.7 million (£134.5 million), as well as a subsequent earnout payment estimated at €27.8 million (£24 million), based on product development and revenue […]
Google launches Flutter 2 for cross-platform app development
Google has upgraded its Flutter toolkit to allow mobile developers to seamlessly port native apps across a breadth of operating systems and web browsers, as well as devices such as TVs, cars, and smart home appliances. Flutter, an open source software development kit (SDK) launched by Google in December 2018, allows developers to build mobile apps across both Android […]
Okta agrees to buy rival Auth0 for $6.5 billion
Identity access management firm Okta has agreed to purchase its main industry competitor Auth0 in a deal worth $6.5 billion (roughly £5.6 billion). This merger will eventually see the two businesses’ expertise and products unify under a single brand, with Okta’s cloud-based platform expected to combine with Auth0’s device and app-based identity management suite. Auth0 […]
How We’ll Conduct Algorithmic Audits in the New Economy
Today’s CIOs traverse a minefield of risk, compliance, and cultural sensitivities when it comes to deploying algorithm-driven business processes. Image: Montri – stock.adobe.com Algorithms are the heartbeat of applications, but they may not be perceived as entirely benign by their intended beneficiaries. Most educated people know that an algorithm is simply any stepwise computational procedure. Most […]
Racial, gender diversity in tech improving at a glacial pace
Anyone who has been to a tech conference has seen the imbalance of men vs. women and the disproportionate percentage of white IT pros compared with minorities. It’s been that way for decades, and the balance hasn’t shifted much. When protests against racial discrimination became more widespread in 2020, many big tech companies were forced […]