Tag: Cloud Security
‘Security continues to be our top priority,’ according to Microsoft. Microsoft will make the controversial “recall” feature for its artificial intelligence-powered Copilot+ PCs available to Windows Insiders users in October. The Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant added the new release date to a previous blog post about recall, which was billed as a way for users…
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‘Nothing is safe anymore. The more layers of protection we can have, the better I sleep,’ Randy Jorgensen, managing member of South Jordan, Utah-based RJNetworks, tells CRN. Microsoft will take a phased approach to its requirement that all Azure users adopt multi-factor authentication, starting with Azure portal, Microsoft Entra administration center and Intune admin center…
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‘This acquisition opens many doors for customers of both organizations, offering a full spectrum of technology solutions and services through one provider. Bailiwick will be a wonderful complement to our business and our Services portfolio and we welcome them to the team,’ says ePlus CEO and President Mark Marron in a statement. Global IT solution…
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‘These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors,’ CISA says in a post online. A government agency is warning about threat actors exploiting a Java deserialization remote code execution vulnerability in SolarWinds Web Help Desk. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added the exploit to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog under the code…
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Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins cited ‘several $100 million-plus transactions in the quarter.’ Deep cuts at Cisco Systems appear aimed at readying the 40-year-old networking giant for increased customer demand to modernize technology for improved security and artificial intelligence growth – areas where Cisco partners can see business gains in the new fiscal year. These are…
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‘There is a certain amount of cloud repatriation that is happening, and that’s happening purely from a cost perspective,’ Cognizant’s Naveen Sharma tells CRN in an interview. Naveen Sharma compares the classic public cloud vendor business model to buying wine. The seller loves for a customer to try a glass, and then maybe drink another,…
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When tech companies look for ways to optimize operations, respond to changing market conditions, re-adjust priorities, or even shut down their operation, the impact on employee livelihood can be big. CRN looks at 10 of the most significant tech layoffs that have made their mark so far in 2024. IT Sector Layoffs Still Happening In…
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Iranian hackers tied to recent U.S. presidential campaign cyberattacks abuse services like Google Workspace, Dropbox and OneDrive, says Google in a new cybersecurity report. Google’s Theat Analysis Group found an Iranian government-backed hacking group, known as APT42, has conducted phishing cyberattacks targeting “accounts associated with the U.S. presidential election.” “In May and June, APT42 targets…
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Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins says his team is “shifting hundreds of millions of dollars into AI,” including AI networking for cloud, AI infrastructure, silicon and cybersecurity. Cisco Systems crossed $1 billion to date in AI orders with webscale customers and predicts another $1 billion in AI product orders this fiscal year. On the San Jose,…
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Cisco will spend between $700 million and $800 million in the first quarter of its 2025 fiscal year. Cisco Systems confirmed massive layoffs Wednesday with plans to cut about 7 percent of its global workforce, which should cost up to $1 billion. The San Jose, Calif.-based networking giant said in a regulatory filing that the…
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