Europe (European) stories - Page 73
Microsoft buys all power from Irish wind farm for 15 years to power cloud
Tue, 10th Oct 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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renewable energy
Microsoft is buying every single kilowatt of energy that is produced from GE’s new 37 megawatt wind farm in Ireland to support growing cloud demand.
Expert says Germany’s ‘hack back’ proposal is a slippery slope
Mon, 9th Oct 2017
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ai security
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cybersecurity
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russia
German intelligence has urged to be granted legal authority to ‘hack back’ in the event of international cyberattacks - is it the right idea though?.
How North Korea’s nuclear aggression masks a deeper threat
Mon, 9th Oct 2017
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ransomware
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malware
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cybersecurity
According to Carbon Black's national security strategist, the rogue nation has been carrying out a stealth campaign that threatens even worse mayhem.
Russian hackers steal from US government again – expert says US at fault
Fri, 6th Oct 2017
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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kaspersky
Piers Wilson says that in some ways, it is genuinely shocking that the NSA has allowed a contractor to expose vital US cyber-defence data like this.
DataCentres Ireland: Free to attend with more than 1,000 industry experts
Fri, 6th Oct 2017
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hyperscale
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dc
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data privacy
The largest and longest-running national event of its kind is fast approaching to explain why leading multinationals choose Ireland.
DATASIX accelerates performance and redundancy of Vienna data centre
Thu, 5th Oct 2017
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hyperscale
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dc
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telia carrier
Telia Carrier has announced it has been working with data centre DATASIX to boost connectivity and greatly increase redundancy in Vienna.
Report finds email is the go-to weapon in hackers’ arsenals
Thu, 5th Oct 2017
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email security
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cybersecurity
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scams
Symantec has revealed malicious emails are on the rise, racking up over US$5 billion and costing businesses more than $115,000 a year.
Yahoo's colossal security breach - experts give their opinions
Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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data breach
Yahoo's latest news of a breach of 3m accounts is certainly nothing to cheer about, but experts from the industry give their insights on the matter.
Investment in Nordic data centre sector surpasses US$3b
Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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dc
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hyperscale
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investment
New research from BroadGroup shows the data centre sector in the Nordic region continues its growth in leaps and bounds.
Study reveals boardroom to be chink in cybersecurity armour
Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
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board of directors
Leadership and board of director teams are proving to be the weak link in cybersecurity for organisations, according to new research from ISACA.
Is this SDN 2.0? Apstra founder reveals new innovation
Tue, 3rd Oct 2017
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
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sdn
Apstra's newest release delivers the first intent-based integrated underlay and overlay solution for the data centre network.
Avaya’s midmarket platform surpasses 600,000 users
Tue, 3rd Oct 2017
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uc
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hybrid cloud
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avaya
Avaya has hit a new milestone for its IP Office Platform after surpassing 600,000 systems issued to businesses and organisations around the world.
GÉANT partners with Microsoft to enable Azure for European research
Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
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public cloud
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datacentre infrastructure
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iaas
The end-goal, according to GÉANT, is to make powerful cloud computing environments more accessible to the research and education communities.
2017 Equifax breach: Impact and lessons learned
Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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cybercrime
Digital Shadows VP, Rick Holland discusses the recent breach, its impact to Equifax and what other organisations can learn from it.
Europol: Legislation overhaul needed as cybercrime is ‘unprecedented’
Sat, 30th Sep 2017
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ddos
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ransomware
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malware
A new report from Europol has revealed cybercrime is running rampant with ransomware reigning supreme - and a crackdown on criminals is essential.
VIRTUS reveals plans for biggest data centre campus in London
Fri, 29th Sep 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
VIRTUS Data Centres has announced its rapid expansion continues with plans for two new adjacent facilities on a single campus near Stockley Park.
Republic of Sierra Leone to become Africa’s first ever ‘smart country’
Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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virtualisation
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smart cities
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data analytics
Sierra Leone has entered a nationwide digitisation program that its president is asserting will forever change its global digital standing.
New data logging service allows actionable cybersecurity insights
Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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storage
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
Palo Alto's new service is for machine learning & advanced analytics in order to correlate potential threats & prevent successful cyber breaches.
Cloud services growing faster than any IT market today – and tomorrow
Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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public cloud
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iaas
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cloud services
The global infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) public cloud market surged 31 percent in 2016 to reach US$22.1 billion, up from $16.8 billion in 2015.
Hackers steal data through ‘easy back door’ in massive Deloitte breach
Wed, 27th Sep 2017
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firewalls
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casb
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breach prevention
In just the last few weeks we’ve had three major breaches go public, and experts say this one could have been easily prevented.