Europe (European) stories - Page 45

Facebook fights fake news ahead of Africa elections
Thu, 14th Feb 2019
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Facebook Africa is deploying local fact-checkers and improving digital literacy to combat misinformation ahead of elections across the continent.

4 Ransomware trends to watch in 2019
Thu, 14th Feb 2019
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
Recorded Future's Allan Liska looks at the past big ransomware attacks thus far to predict what's coming this year.

Red Box gains compliance boost with new partnership
Wed, 13th Feb 2019
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cloud services
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voice
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voice analytics
By partnering with Global Relay, voice platform provider Red Box is improving the security of its offerings for high-value and risk voice data.

Microsoft, DigiCert, Utimaco tackle quantum computing threats
Wed, 13th Feb 2019
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iot
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quantum computing
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Microsoft, DigiCert, and Utimaco have piloted a quantum-safe algorithm, 'Picnic', to secure the Internet of Things against future quantum computing threats.

OneSpan uses AI to tackle financial account fraud
Wed, 13th Feb 2019
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fintech
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risk & compliance
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ai
Its new solution uses machine learning to protect online and mobile channels, as well as meet compliance requirements for transactional risk analysis.

617 million stolen records up for sale on dark web
Wed, 13th Feb 2019
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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data breach
617 million records from sites like MyFitnessPal, Whitepages, and Fotolog are being sold on the dark web for BTC $20,000. Passwords are encrypted.

Legacy applications a ‘healthcare cybersecurity nightmare’
Wed, 13th Feb 2019
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cybersecurity
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healthtech
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personal computing devices
A new whitepaper launched today that sought to bring light to just how dire the cybersecurity situation with hospitals really is.

DigiPlex launches new colo hall in Stockholm data centre
Wed, 13th Feb 2019
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
DigiPlex unveils a new colocation hall at its Stockholm data centre, enhancing capacity to meet the rising demand for secure, eco-friendly IT services.

88% of businesses breached in the last year - Carbon Black
Tue, 12th Feb 2019
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malware
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endpoint protection
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edr
A staggering 88% of UK businesses have experienced breaches in the past year, reveals Carbon Black's UK Threat Report, spotlighting escalating cyber threats.

Uganda Police Force uses biometrics to catch criminals
Tue, 12th Feb 2019
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biometrics
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gemalto
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palm
Police in Uganda are using biometric data and solutions to help them identify suspects and solve crimes in a more efficient way.

Frost & Sullivan: Big data is key to preventing cyber breaches
Tue, 12th Feb 2019
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data analytics
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blockchain
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martech
Frost and Sullivan highlights big data as the cornerstone for cutting-edge cybersecurity, emphasising its predictive capabilities in thwarting future breaches.

Kao Data secures financial injection to expand operations
Tue, 12th Feb 2019
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
London wholesale colocation data centre services provider Kao Data has sealed a deal with a significant investment partner.

The top technologies shaping future ‘proactive’ cybersecurity
Tue, 12th Feb 2019
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data analytics
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blockchain
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martech
Frost & Sullivan has highlighted emerging technology trends that are set to change the way enterprises protect themselves against cybercrime.

Interview: Emerging trends for a sustainable data centre industry
Mon, 11th Feb 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
SPIE UK's Peter Westwood discusses the various technologies emerging both now and in the future to boost energy efficiency among data centres.

Talent revenue goes up after a strong financial year
Mon, 11th Feb 2019
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healthtech
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microsoft
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microsoft dynamics
Talent delivers strong growth in H2 2018, with global revenue up 20%, gross margin up 22%, and EBITDA up a massive 94%.

Report finds average DDoS attack volumes have trebled in past year
Mon, 11th Feb 2019
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ddos
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cybersecurity
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cybercrime
DDoS attack volumes have tripled in the past year, with average attack volumes growing by 194% to 5Gbps, according to cloud anti-DDoS vendor Link11.

Park Place jumps aboard girls in STEM initiative
Sat, 9th Feb 2019
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hyperscale
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colocation
It’s no secret that the IT industry and data centre circles are short of female representation, and this trio hopes to help overcome that issue.

How SD-WAN changes the game for 5G networks
Sat, 9th Feb 2019
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uc
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
Versa Network's Kelly Ahuja says 5G/SD-WAN mobile edge computing and network slicing will enable and drive innovative NFV services.

Webroot to be sold for $618.5m
Fri, 8th Feb 2019
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data protection
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ai security
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ai
Webroot is about to be sold to data protection firm Carbonite for US$618.5 million after the two companies entered into a definitive agreement this week.

Huawei to Poland: 'We'll build a cybersecurity centre if that's what it takes'
Fri, 8th Feb 2019
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uc
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5g & beyond
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wireless networks
Huawei says it will build a cybersecurity centre in Poland if that’s what it takes to convince the world that it’s a trustworthy organisation.