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Microsoft disrupts ONNX phishing-as-a-service infrastructure
Microsoft has seized 240 domains used by customers of ONNX, a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform, to target companies and individuals across the United States and worldwide since at least 2017. According to Microsoft’s Digital Defense Report 2024, ONNX (previously known as Caffeine) was the top Adversary in the Middle (AitM) phishing service by volume of phishing messages during the first half…
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The CIO’s quantum leap into the cloud: Integrating quantum computing into cloud infrastructure
As a CIO, I’ve always believed in transformation through innovation. This is more than a buzzword to put in your technology bingo card. Transformation through innovation involves a change in mindset as to how we action information, resolve complex problems, and improve organizational processes and objectives. We are at a time of another technological revolution with respect to the understanding…
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Data centers will be critical to UK economic growth in the coming decade – but researchers have warned of a ‘data doomsday’ unless energy infrastructure is improved
The UK’s data center industry could grow tenfold by 2035, according to new analysis from techUK, but only if the government takes action on energy supply and planning reforms. A new report from the trade body found data centers are already contributing £4.7 billion in Gross Value Added (GVA) annually to the UK economy, £640 million in tax revenue, and…
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Google Cloud Expands AI Infrastructure With Sixth-Gen TPUs
Google Cloud will enhance AI cloud infrastructure with new TPUs and NVIDIA GPUs, the tech company announced on Oct. 30 at the App Day & Infrastructure Summit. Now in preview for cloud customers, the sixth-generation of the Trillium NPU powers many of Google Cloud’s most popular services, including Search and Maps. “Through these advancements in AI infrastructure, Google Cloud empowers…
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Iranian hackers act as brokers selling critical infrastructure access
Iranian hackers are breaching critical infrastructure organizations to collect credentials and network data that can be sold on cybercriminal forums to enable cyberattacks from other threat actors. Government agencies in the U.S., Canada, and Australia believe that Iranian hackers are acting as initial access brokers and use brute-force techniques to gain access to organizations in the healthcare and public health…
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Huawei targets ‘intelligent industrial transformation’ with AI-ready infrastructure
The tech sector has entered a new stage of digital transformation, according to Huawei, with AI, 5G, and quantum computing all fueling a new ‘intelligent transformation’ in industries around the world. At Gitex Global in Dubai, Huawei hosted its Industrial Digital and Intelligent Transformation showcase, in which Lee Chen, corporate SVP and president of Enterprise Sales at Huawei, outlined what…
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Microsoft and DOJ disrupt Russian FSB hackers’ attack infrastructure
Microsoft and the Justice Department have seized over 100 domains used by the Russian ColdRiver hacking group to target United States government employees and nonprofit organizations from Russia and worldwide in spear-phishing attacks. In December, the United Kingdom and its Five Eyes allies linked this threat group to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), the country’s internal security and counterintelligence service.…
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NetApp lands its ‘intelligent data infrastructure’ rebrand at Insight 2024
NetApp Insight 2024 picked up where the company left off in 2023, recommitting itself to building a bridge between AI platforms and enterprise data, hammering its new mantle as the intelligent data infrastructure firm. George Kurian, CEO at NetApp, was emphatic about this promise during his opening keynote presentation, stating that with NetApp businesses will have the best data architecture…
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NetApp could corner AI infrastructure at Insight 2024 – but customer hype will ride on its messaging
NetApp has made a raft of AI-minded updates to its product line within the last year, leaning into hybrid and multi-cloud models as the future of enterprise IT infrastructure. Last year’s NetApp Insight set out to show how the firm has been an early trailblazer in the AI-ready infrastructure market, seeking to lead the way in helping businesses transform their…
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Data centers will now be classed as critical national infrastructure in the UK
The UK’s Department of Science, Information, and Technology (DSIT) has announced that data centers are to be designated as critical national infrastructure (CNI) as part of the government’s drive for economic growth. With this new classification, data centers responsible for “powering the economy” will receive government support in the event of “critical incidents”, according to a statement issued by DSIT.…
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