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Watch out Windows — Linux market share could hit a major milestone soon
After the Crowdstrike incident shone a light on Windows’ utter dominance across enterprise in late July 2024, users may be relieved to hear perennial up-and-comer Linux may be on course to hit 5% market share by 2025. While new data from StatCounter, providing data for July 2024, shows that Windows…
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Tech giants are looking to repurpose old power stations for data center demand
The rising demand for AI is driving leading tech companies to explore alternative solutions for powering their data centers. Microsoft, in particular, is considering the potential use of nuclear energy to meet these needs. The challenges confronting firms like Microsoft, Google, and Amazon extend beyond securing affordable and green energy…
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Outdated processes mean nearly all IT teams are ill-equipped to combat outages
New research has revealed 92% of IT leaders have to deal with obstacles in their response to incidents, putting businesses at risk of outages and even more serious incidents. Over 500 IT leaders were surveyed in the study by PagerDuty, with almost 60% saying digital incidents are on the rise.…
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Microsoft Copilot could have been hacked by some very low-tech methods
Cybersecurity researchers have found a way to force Microsoft 365 Copilot to harvest sensitive data such as passwords, and send them to malicious third parties using “ASCII smuggling” The ASCII smuggling attack required three things: Copilot for Microsoft 365 reading the contents of an email, or an attached document; having…
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Patelco confirms thousands of customers hit in ransomware attack
The ransomware attack on Patelco Credit Union appears to have meant the company lost sensitive data on hundreds of thousands of customers. The firm confirmed the news via a new filing submitted with the Maine Office of the Attorney General, stating 726,000 of its customers have had their data taken.…
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IBM closes China R&D operations, cutting hundreds of jobs
IBM has announced it is shutting down its research and development operations in China, with hundreds of workers set to lose their jobs. The closure will impact more than 1,000 IBM workers across the country, with most of the employees affected working in R&D and testing labs. In a statement,…
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