Tag: pro
Exposed AWS credentials stolen within minutes by Github hackers
GitHub has a unique security feature – it scans the code for exposed Amazon Web Services (AWS) keys (among other things) and if it finds them, it reports them to AWS which can act to prevent misuse – all within minutes. However, it doesn’t work with 100% accuracy, and sometimes…
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AI-powered development delivering a great developer experience
Being a software developer isn’t easy. Although developers are – rightly – increasingly seen as innovators, their new-found status comes with a new set of challenges. Not only are developers expected to keep up with technologies that evolve at a rapid pace, but they are also dealing with ever-growing demands…
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Developing a nuclear strategy to power data centers
Microsoft is looking to recruit a “Principal Program Manager Nuclear Technology” with the view to this person developing a strategy for how Microsoft’s own data centers hosting cloud and AI can be operated with small nuclear reactors. Other public and private operators of large cloud infrastructure are facing the same…
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US government sues SolarWinds for security failings
Three years after the major cyber-incident at SolarWinds, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is suing the firm. In the lawsuit, the government agency alleges that the company and its executive staff knew their systems’ security was an utter disaster for months, if not years before the data breach…
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US government orders financial firms to report data breaches in less than 30 days
All non-banking financial institutions in the United States will soon have 30 days to report a data breach, something that apparently they weren’t obliged to do before, under new regulations from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC recently amended its Safeguards Rules to include non-banking financial institutions such…
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Part of an executive team? You might be the biggest security risk to your business
New research has found that executive leaders are putting their businesses at risk with much looser security practices than their underlings. The study from Ivanti found executives are the most likely to be targeted by threat actors, making the possibility of a successful phishing campaign or malware attack even higher.…
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