Women in Cybersecurity: bridging the gender gap
According to a survey by ISC2, women working in cybersecurity currently account for about one quarter (24%) of the overall workforce. This then shows that although men significantly outnumber women…
News
Amazon shut down its cloud infrastructure due to NSO Group
It was recently announced that Amazon Web Services (AWS) has completely shut down all its infrastructure and accounts that were…
Vodafone & Nokia to use AI in their network
It was recently announced that Vodafone and Nokia would be using artificial intelligence (AI) in their network to detect issues.…
53% of the world’s population to be using digital banking by 2026
A recent report by Juniper Research found out that 53% of the world’s population will be using digital banking by…
Women in Cybersecurity: bridging the gender gap
According to a survey by ISC2, women working in cybersecurity currently account for about one quarter (24%) of the overall…
Product news
New Google features for remote collaboration
Google’s G Suite has been rebranded as Google Workplace in order to further unify Gmail, Meet and Chat as well as introducing new features. This was done to strengthen its…
NeuVector’s security policy as code for Kubernetes workloads built for DevOps and DevSecOps teams
DevOps and DevSecOps teams can now more quickly deliver secure cloud-native apps by using Kubernetes Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) to define, manage, and automate application security policies throughout the CI/CD…
New WSO2 identity server release provides a hassle-free configuration model and RESTful APIs for self-service IAM
The leader in open source IAM, WSO2 Identity Server adds RESTful APIs, new adaptive authentication options, cross-protocol single logout, multi-domain federation support for Microsoft Azure AD and Office 365, and…
Research identifies the DevOps practices that see the highest ROI
Companies that implement a DevOps strategy could see a return investment of up to $5 million when investing in certain firms, new research has shown. The independent report, sponsored by…
WSO2 API Manager 3.0 brings a new level of ease to monetising, productising, securing, and managing APIs
New release of the fully open source, cloud-native WSO2 API Manager offers native Kubernetes support; simplifies billing, API product creation, bot detection, access management, API validation, and GraphQL API design…
From cloud to AI, here’s what’s new in IT this week.
Autumn is a time of year that always sees a plethora of wonderful tech-based conferences. These places tend to have great opportunities to check out the latest releases and products…
Security
Women in Cybersecurity: bridging the gender gap
According to a survey by ISC2, women working in cybersecurity currently account for about one quarter (24%) of the overall workforce. This then shows that although men significantly outnumber women…
Chinese government to be blamed for the hack of Microsoft Exchange
It was recently reported that a group of Western countries has accused China of being behind the hacking of Microsoft Exchange. Indeed, the statement made by these countries is blaming…
Spyware Pegasus to continue to be in use
It was recently reported that the spyware Pegasus might still be in use… Indeed, a year and a half after the hacking software supplied by the Israeli’s NSO Group caused…
Android apps users to be targeted by cryptomining scam
It was recently reported that more than 170 android apps have been trying to scam people using cryptomining. Indeed, it was found out that these apps didn’t do anything malicious…
Data security is a main concern for Brazilian users
A recent survey by Datafolha Institute revealed that many Brazilians are concerned about the security of their data. Indeed, 92% of respondents reported being aware that companies keep some type…
Ransomware attack to potentially hit more than 200 organizations
It was recently found out that a successful ransomware attack on a company has put in jeopardy at least 200 organizations. It was reported that the attack was associated with…
Finance
Digital transformation market to reach $2.3 trillion by 2023
Spending on technology and services that enable digital transformation (DX) is expected to reach $2.3 trillion (£1.8 trillion) by 2023, findings from an updated worldwide spending guide reports. The International Data Corporation’s (IDC)  Worldwide Semi-annual Digital Transformation Spending Guide focused on looking at DX within business practices, products, and organisations.…
Multicloud to edge firm celebrates 70% business growth
NoSQL database company Couchbase has announced it has seen record growth in the first half of fiscal year 2020. As part of the growth, the database organisation say they have experienced 100% increase in total contract value, 55% billings growth and a 50% rise in average deal sizes. Increased drive…
GitLab Raises $268M in round E fundingÂ
A DevOps based company that is known for delivering on a single application has announced its completion of a $268 million Series E round of funding. This has led to the firm being valued at a huge $2.75 billion. The recent subsidy for the DevOps enterprise, Gitlab, was forwarded by…
Agile market to reach $18.19 billion by 2026
The US agile transformation market has been estimated to reach $18.19 billion (£15 billion) by 2026 according to one report. Taken out by Allied Market Research, the study also predicts that the sector will have a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 17.9% in the next 7 years. The report…
Public Sector
Amazon shut down its cloud infrastructure due to NSO Group
It was recently announced that Amazon Web Services (AWS) has completely shut down all its infrastructure and accounts that were connected to the Israeli NSO Group. Indeed, this initiative was taken after it was found out the NSO Pegasus spyware was involved in successful hacks of smartphones of journalists, government…
Vodafone & Nokia to use AI in their network
It was recently announced that Vodafone and Nokia would be using artificial intelligence (AI) in their network to detect issues. Indeed, the Anomaly Detection Service autonomously will be able to identify if a mobile cell area is showing unusual behaviour and automatically address 80% of all anomalous mobile network issues…
53% of the world’s population to be using digital banking by 2026
A recent report by Juniper Research found out that 53% of the world’s population will be using digital banking by 2026. Indeed, the digital transformation caused by the pandemic has led banks to become more innovative in order to stay ahead of the competition. It was then reported that 4.2 billion…
Women in Cybersecurity: bridging the gender gap
According to a survey by ISC2, women working in cybersecurity currently account for about one quarter (24%) of the overall workforce. This then shows that although men significantly outnumber women in cybersecurity, more and more women are starting to join this field and asserting themselves in the profession. Yet, there…
Smart Cities
IoT market will be dominated by CCTV in the next three years
CCTV using 5G will be the most dominant technology in the IoT solutions market over the next three years, ICT analyst Gartner has predicted However, the firm also believes that after the year 2023, connected cars will be the most prevalent in the Internet of Things market. The figures Next…
What cloud computing means for the future of smart cities
The latest in phone technology, 5G, has been causing controversy since its announcement last year. Some believe that its fast speeds of 10 Gbps will revolutionise the future of mobile tech, whilst others fear for the impact it will have on bandwidth and general signaling issues. However, whatever the opinion,…
