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IT consulting spending is ‘wasteful,’ says US Defense Secretary – Computerworld
The memo ordered the termination of 11 more contracts for consulting services supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), climate, COVID-19 response, and other activites Hegseth described as non-essential. Accenture, Deloitte, and Booz Allen did not immediately respond to requests for comment. AI: automation, internally? Pareekh Jain, CEO at EIIRTrend & Pareekh Consulting, said he expects the Defense Department to follow…
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36 US schools report data breaches following ransomware attack on Carruth Compliance Consulting
Ransomware gang Skira today claimed responsibility for a December 2024 data breach at Carruth Compliance Consulting. The breach led to at least three dozen school districts and colleges across the US–Carruth’s clients–reporting data breaches that compromised the personal data of more than 110,000 school employees. Carruth administers the retirement savings plans for these school districts. It started notifying victims of…
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Cutting cloud complexity without losing the rewards via cloud tech consulting
Reliance on enterprise cloud offerings is on the rise, as firms seek to capitalize on the benefits of the best cloud computing services and keep up with competition doing the same. Enterprises around the world are expected to spend $805 billion on cloud services in 2024, with that number expected to double by 2028, according to analyst firm IDC. Some…
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Young Consulting notifies 954K people of data breach that compromised SSNs and other info
Young Consulting, a medical SaaS company that recently rebranded to Connexure, yesterday confirmed it notified 954,177 people of an April 2024 data breach that compromised names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, insurance policy and claim info, and prescriptions. Ransomware gang BlackSuit claimed responsibility for the attack shortly after it occurred. BlackSuit gave Young 72 hours to make contact and…
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