News 23 Aug, 2019 Daniel Todd Move will help protect users from malware spread through shared drives, security firm claims
Archives for August 2019
Why VMware is acquiring Pivotal and Carbon Black
Analysis 23 Aug, 2019 Jane McCallion A surprise announcement on Thursday evening sees the company boost its security and container credentials
Texas ransomware attacks: to pay or not to pay? | TECH(feed)
Nearly two dozen cities in Texas have been hit by a ransomware attack executed by a single threat actor. These attacks beg the question: Is it ever worth it to pay a cyber attacker’s ransom? In this episode of TECH(feed), Juliet discusses the pattern of ransomware attacks on local governments, how municipalities have responded and […]
Flexport Tackles Trump Tariffs with Data and Analytics
In business for just 6 years, newcomer Flexport is disrupting the freight forwarding and import/export global shipping logistics arena with data and analytics.
Don’t worry about shadow IT. Shadow IoT is much worse.
For years, IT departments have been railing about the dangers of shadow IT and bring-your-own-device. The worry is that these unauthorized practices bring risks to corporate systems, introducing new vulnerabilities and increasing the attack surface. That may be true, but it’s not the whole story. As I’ve long argued, shadow IT may increase risks, but […]
Preview of custom content in Azure Policy guest configuration
Today we are announcing a preview of a new feature of Azure Policy. The guest configuration capability, which audits settings inside Linux and Windows virtual machines (VMs), is now ready for customers to author and publish custom content. The guest configuration platform has been generally available for built-in content provided by Microsoft. Customers are using […]
Plan migration of your Hyper-V servers using Azure Migrate Server Assessment
Azure Migrate is focused on streamlining your migration journey to Azure. We recently announced the evolution of Azure Migrate, which provides a streamlined, comprehensive portfolio of Microsoft and partner tools to meet migration needs, all in one place. An important capability included in this release is upgrades to Server Assessment for at-scale assessments of VMware […]
Tech giants assemble to tackle cloud and data security
News 22 Aug, 2019 Bobby Hellard Google Cloud, IBM, Intel, Microsoft and more join forces for the Confidential Computing Consortium project
IoT Plug and Play is now available in preview
Today we are announcing that IoT Plug and Play is now available in preview! At Microsoft Build in May 2019, we announced IoT Plug and Play and described how it will work seamlessly with IoT Central. We demonstrated how IoT Plug and Play simplifies device integration by enabling solution developers to connect and interact with […]
Box Shield brings security controls to lockdown cloud collaboration
News 22 Aug, 2019 Bobby Hellard Box Shield is geared for threat detection and preventing data leaks and file access misuse