
CrowdStrike incident could cost Fortune 500 companies over $5 billion
Fortune 500 companies faced a total direct financial loss of approximately $5.4bn as a result of the July Microsoft – CrowdStrike outage. Parametrix, a cloud

Content configuration update blamed for CrowdStrike outage
CrowdStrike, a cyber security firm that recently faced criticism, has released a detailed review of an incident that caused millions of Microsoft devices to crash

SAP’s Klein places confidence in the lasting appeal of cloud services
In the second quarter of 2024, SAP reported cloud revenue of €4.2bn, marking a 25% increase. This growth was primarily driven by a 33% increase

Court hears WhatsApp and Signal messages may be vulnerable to surveillance after EncroChat ruling
According to a recent court hearing, the UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal ruled that police can lawfully use bulk surveillance techniques to access messages from encrypted

Enterprises Urged to Take Protective Action Following CrowdStrike Chaos Due to Botched Software Update
Following the botched CrowdStrike software update that caused millions of Windows devices to go offline on July 19, 2024, Microsoft users worldwide are urged to

The Delay in Quantified Emissions Reductions: Exploring IT Sustainability
Despite the availability of precise proxy metrics such as energy consumption, converting to CO2 emissions in metric tonnes proves to be a challenging task. Project

The Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) Explained
The Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (DPPA), a federal law enacted in 1994, aims to safeguard the personal information of licensed drivers in the United States

Improving mobile app security using behavior-based biometrics
Seventy-five percent of security vulnerabilities are estimated to go undetected due to the limitations of traditional biometric authentication methods like fingerprint scans and facial recognition.

Ex-Minister believed she was battling with department during Post Office scandal
A former business minister has accused the government department responsible for the Post Office of losing objectivity while handling inquiries from MPs regarding the Horizon

Google Privacy Sandbox changes spare Chrome cookies from extinction
Google has decided to change its direction regarding the deprecation of third-party cookies in its Chrome web browser. This new approach aims to provide users

New advancements in technology to enhance secure-by-design development
Security leaders and software developers can now gain deeper visibility into their organizations’ software development security posture with the introduction of the industry-first solution, SCW

Podcast: Strategies for Achieving Sustainable Data Storage
In this podcast episode, Grant Caley, UK and Ireland solutions director at NetApp, discusses the importance of sustainable storage. He explains that the demand for