Many Cloud Connectivity Providers (CCPs) have a multitude of options available when it comes to cloud connectivity, however, the complete lack of industry standards and often confusing terminology can make things rather difficult to understand. Do you know the difference between cloud connect, IP connect, direct connect, dedicated interconnect, fast connect or direct link? Are there any differences?
Huawei is focusing on its budding cloud business, which still has access to US chips despite the sanctions against the company, to deliver profits. The Chinese group’s cloud computing business, which sells computing power and storage to companies, including giving them access to AI, is far behind Alibaba and Tencent, the market leaders in China.
http://51.132.39.250/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/huawei-cloud.jpg8001600Sebastian Jesson-Ward/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ServiceteamITLogo250.pngSebastian Jesson-Ward2021-11-18 17:12:002021-11-01 13:25:30Should Huawei look to its cloud business to be a cash rainmaker?
Microsoft Security have issued a detailed report on a massive phishing-as-a-service operation named BulletProofLink that offered as a subscription all the tools needed to conduct a campaign. The phishing-as-a-service, or PHaaS, model differs from the phishing kits that many gangs have used in that it is more expansive and handles many of the small details that could befuddle a less tech-savvy attacker.
http://51.132.39.250/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/phishing-as-a-service.jpg8001600David McGee/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ServiceteamITLogo250.pngDavid McGee2021-11-10 12:43:002021-11-01 13:26:07Microsoft casts net to phish for crooks
A Nigeria-based ransomware gang is conducting a campaign that dangles a $1 million bribe – or a portion of any ransom collected – to employees of targeted organisations if they will install DemonWare ransomware on their corporate network.
Microsoft has indefinitely postponed plans to bring workers back to its US offices, making it one of the first high-profile companies to scrap a definitive return-to-office date because of uncertainties created by the continued spread of COVID-19.
http://51.132.39.250/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/return-to-office.jpg8001600Cara Williams/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ServiceteamITLogo250.pngCara Williams2021-10-28 10:32:002021-11-01 13:28:27Return-to-Office: Microsoft shelves plans for post-COVID
Security researcher Bob Diachenko has discovered an unsecured database containing personal information of 106 million foreign nationals who have visited Thailand in the past decade.
http://51.132.39.250/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/unsecured-database.jpg8001600Sebastian Jesson-Ward/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ServiceteamITLogo250.pngSebastian Jesson-Ward2021-10-20 14:19:002021-11-01 13:07:50He stumbled upon unsecured details of 106 million people!
The days when we would be energised by a new Windows operating system launch are long gone, but Microsoft’s Surface hardware announcements today could create a frisson of excitement around the Windows 11 debut.
http://51.132.39.250/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/windows-11.jpg8001600David McGee/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ServiceteamITLogo250.pngDavid McGee2021-10-12 12:08:002021-11-01 12:17:54Dozing off or dazzled by Windows 11?
The US Treasury Department is set to announce sanctions and similar guidance designed to disrupt the financial infrastructure that has enabled ransomware attacks. The agency is considering levying fines and other penalties on businesses that cooperate with hackers – including exchanges and mixer services that may allow cybercriminals to launder illicit funds.
http://51.132.39.250/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/biden-ransomware.jpg8001600David McGee/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ServiceteamITLogo250.pngDavid McGee2021-10-05 16:04:002021-11-01 13:35:44Plans to clampdown on ransomware attacks
Researchers say they have demonstrated how exploits of Microsoft Jet Database Engine vulnerabilities could lead to remote attacks on Microsoft Internet Information Services and Microsoft SQL Server to gain system privileges. Microsoft says it recently patched the flaws.
Forests in the US that generate the carbon offsets bought by Microsoft are on fire as summer blazes rage in North America. Corporate net-zero emission pledges rely on such projects to compensate for the carbon dioxide generated by companies that are unable to make sufficient cuts to their actual emissions.
http://51.132.39.250/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/carbon-off-set.jpg8001600Cara Williams/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ServiceteamITLogo250.pngCara Williams2021-09-22 15:36:002021-11-01 13:26:51Microsoft carbon off-set pledges go up in smoke
Cloud Connect: An evolving path to cloud
Many Cloud Connectivity Providers (CCPs) have a multitude of options available when it comes to cloud connectivity, however, the complete lack of industry standards and often confusing terminology can make things rather difficult to understand. Do you know the difference between cloud connect, IP connect, direct connect, dedicated interconnect, fast connect or direct link? Are there any differences?
Should Huawei look to its cloud business to be a cash rainmaker?
Huawei is focusing on its budding cloud business, which still has access to US chips despite the sanctions against the company, to deliver profits. The Chinese group’s cloud computing business, which sells computing power and storage to companies, including giving them access to AI, is far behind Alibaba and Tencent, the market leaders in China.
Microsoft casts net to phish for crooks
Microsoft Security have issued a detailed report on a massive phishing-as-a-service operation named BulletProofLink that offered as a subscription all the tools needed to conduct a campaign. The phishing-as-a-service, or PHaaS, model differs from the phishing kits that many gangs have used in that it is more expansive and handles many of the small details that could befuddle a less tech-savvy attacker.
Would you accept $1m to plant ransomware?
A Nigeria-based ransomware gang is conducting a campaign that dangles a $1 million bribe – or a portion of any ransom collected – to employees of targeted organisations if they will install DemonWare ransomware on their corporate network.
Return-to-Office: Microsoft shelves plans for post-COVID
Microsoft has indefinitely postponed plans to bring workers back to its US offices, making it one of the first high-profile companies to scrap a definitive return-to-office date because of uncertainties created by the continued spread of COVID-19.
He stumbled upon unsecured details of 106 million people!
Security researcher Bob Diachenko has discovered an unsecured database containing personal information of 106 million foreign nationals who have visited Thailand in the past decade.
Dozing off or dazzled by Windows 11?
The days when we would be energised by a new Windows operating system launch are long gone, but Microsoft’s Surface hardware announcements today could create a frisson of excitement around the Windows 11 debut.
Plans to clampdown on ransomware attacks
The US Treasury Department is set to announce sanctions and similar guidance designed to disrupt the financial infrastructure that has enabled ransomware attacks. The agency is considering levying fines and other penalties on businesses that cooperate with hackers – including exchanges and mixer services that may allow cybercriminals to launder illicit funds.
Microsoft Jet Database is vulnerable
Researchers say they have demonstrated how exploits of Microsoft Jet Database Engine vulnerabilities could lead to remote attacks on Microsoft Internet Information Services and Microsoft SQL Server to gain system privileges. Microsoft says it recently patched the flaws.
Microsoft carbon off-set pledges go up in smoke
Forests in the US that generate the carbon offsets bought by Microsoft are on fire as summer blazes rage in North America. Corporate net-zero emission pledges rely on such projects to compensate for the carbon dioxide generated by companies that are unable to make sufficient cuts to their actual emissions.