Qlik acquires data management startup Mozaic
Qlik has acquired Mozaic to simplify data management for large enterprise organizations.
Mozaic features the Data Product Experience platform based on a decentralized architecture. The platform supports organizations in building, securing, deploying and managing data products. It also provides a... Read more
Temporary fix for Wi-Fi connection issues after Windows 11 updates available
Update, Laura Herijgers, 20/12/2023, 5:40 PM: Microsoft acknowledges the problems the latest Windows 11 updates can cause. Corporate networks also appear to be affected by the latest problems. The company also proposes a solution: Known Issue Rollback.
It is not a patch to end the connection pr... Read more
Salesforce acquires commission tracker Spiff
Salesforce recently announced its acquisition of Spiff. That company provides a platform for automating commission management for sales teams. The platform will be integrated into Salesforce Sales Performance Management.
The acquisition of Spiff gives Salesforce a platform to easily automate com... Read more
Kubernetes adoption is only driving up cloud costs further
Kubernetes adoption is raising cloud costs even more than before for most organisations. More employees should be aware of their expenses, respondents to a survey by the CNCF claim.
Nearly half (49 percent) of respondents say they are spending more money on cloud services since adopting Kubernet... Read more
Decades after its debut, SMTP still enables new phishing techniques
A new form of e-mail spoofing was revealed this week: "SMTP Smuggling." The vulnerability allows threat actors to produce highly believable phishing emails. Although it seems decades past the time to move away from the ancient protocol, SMTP is here to stay.
The new method bypasses email protect... Read more
No agreement, but EC sticks to introduction of client-side scanning
The European Commission stands by its proposal to introduce client-side scanning to check messages from EU residents. This is despite the fact that no agreement has been reached within the EU for the time being.
According to Swedish EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson, it remains important that the E... Read more
Okta acquires Spera, which aims to secure the “identity jungle”
Okta recently acquired Israeli start-up Spera Cybersecurity for between $100 million and $130 million. With this, Okta aims to expand into the so-called identity threat detection and response (ITDR) market segment.
Okta has recently been significantly expanding its business in the identity threa... Read more
macOS patch now prevents random window sharing
Apple has made new releases available for macOS Sonoma and iOS 17. Release 14.2.1 fixes a vulnerability issue for macOS Sonoma around screen sharing with others.
Release 14.2.1 of macOS Sonoma addresses an issue when sharing screens with others. This recently discovered bug can share content fro... Read more
Remote ransomware on the rise: great danger to data
Major ransomware groups are increasingly using remote encryption in their attacks. Also called remote ransomware, this form of cybercrime has increased 62 per cent year-on-year
This is according to data from Sophos. The groups Akira, ALPHV/BlackCat, LockBit, Royal and Black Basta are now using r... Read more
‘European AI start-ups need guidance on how to use supercomputers’
The European plan to give AI start-ups access to supercomputers first appears to face another challenge. It appears the start-ups lack the knowledge to harness the capabilities of a supercomputer.
In September, Europe launched the initiative to make supercomputers accessible for AI start-ups fr... Read more