FIFA provides World Cup players with analytics app to view performance
Every football player at the 2022 World Cup will be provided with an analytics app to gain insight into personal performance.
Top football clubs are familiar with big data, but some teams lack the budget for analytics and software licensing. Football association FIFA hopes to level the playing ... Read more
Netgear launches USB-A adapter that brings WiFi 6E to Windows PCs
Netgear is attempting to promote WiFi 6E adoption by releasing a USB adapter that makes laptops and desktops compatible with WiFi 6E through a USB 3.x Type-A connection.
WiFi 6E devices are already accessible to customers, although you wouldn't know it if you glanced around the ordinary home. De... Read more
Europol’s data practices attract lawsuit from EU’s top data authority
The EDPS, which supervises the data privacy of European institutions, has asked Europe's highest court to overturn regulation changes that allow Europol to retroactively legalize personal data storage on individuals with no ties to criminal activity. The EDPS argues that the changes weaken its auth... Read more
Equinix to test hydrogen as datacenter energy source
Equinix is collaborating with the National University of Singapore (NAS) to use hydrogen as a sustainable energy source for datacenter infrastructures.
Equinix provides datacenter and colocation services. According to the organization, the joint research should determine whether hydrogen can ser... Read more
Salesforce CEO wants to double revenue by 2026
Salesforce co-CEO Marc Benioff told Bloomberg that the organization intends to acquire more companies in the near future. In addition, Salesforce disclosed an ambitious revenue strategy and plans to further integrate previously acquired companies into its portfolio.
At a Q&A with Bloomberg ... Read more
Attackers abuse OAuth applications to hack Microsoft Exchange servers
Microsoft warned of malicious OAuth applications attacking cloud users by hijacking Exchange servers. The cybercriminals aim to spread large amounts of spam.
According to Microsoft, cybercriminals have launched credential-stuffing attacks against users with Exchange accounts that lack multi-fact... Read more
DataGuard raises $61 million to improve data protection
DataGuard raised $61 million in capital to enhance its SaaS services, enabling clients to improve data privacy and protection.
Numerous businesses are facing multi-million dollar fines due to their negligence in maintaining data privacy and protection. Regulation is an unquestionable part of the... Read more
Google Cloud launches analytics and security updates
Google Cloud introduced additional analytics capabilities for BigQuery. In addition, the public cloud platform is getting new security functionality.
Most of the analytics updates focus on BigQuery, a managed data warehouse. The newly-introduced Analytics Hub makes it easier for BigQuery users t... Read more
Users sue Meta for dodging Apple’s privacy rules to spy on customers
Meta has been sued for purportedly creating a secretive work-around for Apple's iPhone consumer privacy rules launched last year.
A class-action complaint was filed by two Facebook users in federal court on Wednesday. The users allege that Meta dodged Apple’s 2021 privacy protocols and violate... Read more
GitHub warns of phishing campaign with ‘many victims’
Several GitHub users were hit by a phishing campaign over the past few days. “While GitHub itself was not affected, the campaign has impacted many victims", the organization warned.
The attackers send emails in the style of CircleCI, a popular DevOps platform. The cybercriminals claim that the... Read more