Sep 30, 2017 | Cloud Consultancy News
Apple’s first update for its just released iOS 11 upgrade is here. The new update irons out some of the early bugs found in the GM (golden master) release. There are no new features, but there is a strong focus on fixing security issues in this release. Several areas...
Sep 29, 2017 | Cloud Consultancy News
Microsoft have announced a new and improved OneDrive with a cleaner interface and improved sharing options. The OneDrive web client user interface (UI) will include new icons and colours whilst also being cleaner and more intuitive. It’s also getting a performance...
Sep 28, 2017 | Cloud Consultancy News
Toshiba’s auction to sell its semiconductor business is nearing its conclusion as the company today signed the $18bn deal with a consortium of companies led by Bain Capital, which will see Toshiba retain a 40.1 per cent stake. Bain’s consortium includes...
Sep 28, 2017 | Cloud Consultancy News
New research has claimed that an alarming amount of organisations have not allocated specific budget for information security and data protection. A survey by Mimecast found that a fifth of organisations do not have a dedicated budget set aside for these areas,...
Sep 27, 2017 | Cloud Consultancy News
Announced at Microsofts Ignite conference this week Skype for Business, Microsoft’s dedicated communications client, will no longer be Skype for Business. Instead, the firm will switch over to its existing Teams product. Teams is less than a year old, but is set...
Sep 26, 2017 | Cloud Consultancy News
UK councils are a popular target for cyber criminals, according to a new report by Barracuda Networks. Based on a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, sent to 430 UK councils, the report says more than a quarter (27 per cent) have fallen victim to ransomware attack....
Sep 25, 2017 | Cloud Consultancy News
Five per cent of all small and medium-sized companies in the entire world were victims of a ransomware attack in 2016 alone, with the money paid out to reclaim data reaching new highs, research has revealed. Datto’s new State of the Channel Ransomware Report,...
Sep 22, 2017 | Cloud Consultancy News
Apple Inc. was one of the winners Wednesday when Japanese tech giant Toshiba said it would sell its lucrative chip business for $18 billion to a a group that also includes Bain Capital, Dell Technologies and Cupertino-based hardware company Seagate Technologies....
Sep 20, 2017 | Cloud Consultancy News
iPhone and iPad owners can now download iOS 11, a major update that brings with it augmented reality (AR) apps, Siri improvements and a completely overhauled App Store. iOS 11 was first announced at this year’s WWDC and has been in the hands of those on...
Sep 19, 2017 | Cloud Consultancy News
Equifax, the credit reference agency at the centre of a major data breach in the US, is said to have been the victim of a hack in March – nearly five months before the date it has disclosed. That’s according to Bloomberg, who quote three people familiar...
Sep 18, 2017 | Cloud Consultancy News
Now this is an ironic flub-up. Popular utility tool CCleaner (short for ‘Crap Cleaner’), which promises to clean up your system for enhanced performance, was hacked to distribute malware directly to its users, Cisco Talos reports. The app, which touts more than two...
Sep 15, 2017 | Cloud Consultancy News
A Russian-speaking hacker is using a new variant of the RouteX malware to infect Netgear routers and further launch attacks against Fortune 500 firms. The malware hijacks vulnerable routers and turns them into SOCKS proxies, which the attacker then leverages in...
Sep 14, 2017 | Cloud Consultancy News
Password Policies If anything in the cybersecurity industry can be called an epidemic, it has to be bad password habits. It’s a serious problem, and one that has been poorly addressed. People are using poorly designed passwords, and they’re using them for a multitude...
Sep 12, 2017 | Cloud Consultancy News
Google Chrome will warn users about potential ‘man in the middle’ (MitM) attacks, in which third-party software tries to hijack an internet connection. A MitM attack happens when a communication between two systems is intercepted by a malicious actor...
Sep 9, 2017 | Cloud Consultancy News
Hackers are feared to have stolen personal data from millions of British customers of companies, including BT and British Gas, in a cyber attack on US credit rating firm Equifax. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said it is investigating and has urged...
Sep 8, 2017 | Cloud Consultancy News
Equifax, the credit ratings agency, has warned that it has been hacked, losing the personal details of some 143 million Americans – 44 per cent of the adult population – in a data breach that outsiders suggest was the result of a simple SQL injection...
Sep 7, 2017 | Cloud Consultancy News
A new strain of ransomware called Defray has recently appeared. Defray is targeting specific verticals such as healthcare, education, manufacturing, and technology. Defray is being spread with phishing emails including a document that contains the ransomware with a...
Sep 6, 2017 | Cloud Consultancy News
A group of technology companies including Microsoft and EY is working with shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk and marine insurers MS Amlin and XL Catlin on a blockchain-based marine insurance platform planned for release in 2018. There has been much interest in the...
Sep 6, 2017 | Cloud Consultancy News
Ransomware is now the most likely cyber threat to UK businesses, with a quarter of all major cyber attacks involving an attempt to make businesses pay a ransom to get their data back, according to City-headquartered law firm, RPC. RPC has released data analysing more...
Sep 5, 2017 | Cloud Consultancy News
Apple has sent out invites for its next big event on September 12th, where the company is expected to reveal the next iPhone, along with updates to the Apple Watch, Apple TV, and iOS software. Apple is widely expected to announce three new iPhones at the event: a...
Sep 5, 2017 | Cloud Consultancy News
Security researchers are warning of another major crypto-ransomware campaign which has so far been observed attacking 20 million user inboxes. The threat, discovered in the second half of this week, arrives as many similar ransomware attacks do in the form of an...
Sep 4, 2017 | Cloud Consultancy News
Every business enterprise using information technology and benefiting from the networking power of the internet, regardless of industry or size, has a major headache to contend with that can’t be ignored or avoided: security. More specifically, cybersecurity....
Sep 2, 2017 | Cloud Consultancy News
Second-hand electronics retailer CeX said on Tuesday (29 August) it suffered a massive “online security breach” compromising the personal data and passwords of up to two million customers. The UK retailer said customers’ names, physical addresses,...
Sep 1, 2017 | Cloud Consultancy News
Microsoft and Amazon are expected to deliver integration between their respective digital assistants Cortana and Alexa later this year. Alexa will be available within Cortana on Windows 10, allowing users to call up and make requests, set reminders, calendar...