Internet traffic grows by 25 percent, more disruption and malicious activity
Global Internet traffic increased again in 2023, Cloudflare researchers state in their annual 2023 Cloudflare Radar Year in Review. Google was the most visited website or service. Unfortunately, Internet outages and malicious traffic are also on the rise.
Cloudflare's annual survey found that gl... Read more
Cloud Security Alliance expands into AI security
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) is now expanding its work to encompass AI security. The CSA recently launched the AI Safety Initiative for this purpose.
Many major (cloud) tech companies are collaborating on standards and best practices for cloud security within the CSA. The group argues that ... Read more
More AI means more liquid cooling in datacenters, says Equinix
Equinix is going to equip more of its own IBX datacenters with liquid cooling technology. The datacenter provider recently announced it would be leaning more heavily on this solution. In addition to using liquid technology for air cooling, Exquinix is now going to deploy direct-to-chip liquid cooli... Read more
VMware kills off perpetual licenses, only subscriptions remain
Broadcom has taken another step in its reorganizing of VMware. The sales policy has been shaken up; as expected, the company will stop offering perpetual licenses. In the future, it will only be possible to purchase licenses in a subscription form. Right now, we're still waiting for those to become... Read more
Alliance between ASML, Samsung and SK Hynix to combat reliance on China
A new alliance between ASML and South Korea's Samsung and SK Hynix is intended to fight against the existing reliance on China in the chip industry. Together they will construct a research lab for advanced chip technologies in South Korea. The cooperation was announced during South Korean President... Read more
Adobe sued in mass claim for illegal tracking
Stichting Data Bescherming Nederland is launching a lawsuit against Adobe. According to the Dutch foundation, the tech company illegally placed tracking cookies and shared the data of millions of Dutch citizens with companies.
The data collection would affect virtually every Dutch Internet user.... Read more
Share of LockBit 3.0 ransomware attacks hardly drops in Europe
The share of ransomware attacks by the infamous LockBit 3.0 hackers is slowly declining. This is the conclusion of researchers from security specialist ZeroFox in a recent study. A slow decline is also visible in Europe, but it is almost negligible.
According to ZeroFox researchers, the number o... Read more
EU lets AI developers determine whether to comply with strictest AI Act rules
General-purpose AI (GPAI) will have transparency policies imposed within the AI Act. Systems that hold a higher risk will have additional rules imposed on them. It is, however, completely unclear for whom those rules are intended.
The content of the EU AI Act still has to clarify many details. ... Read more
AI assistant Fortinet Advisor should streamline threat detection
Fortinet recently introduced its generative AI assistant Fortinet Advisor. With this tool, companies can investigate and counter cyber threats faster, the company claims.
Fortinet's now-released generative AI assistant works closely with other security solutions from the security and networking ... Read more
Google loses case against Epic Games as jury sees ‘illegal monopoly’
Game maker Epic Games recently won a legal dispute with Google that has been dragging on since 2020. In a recent ruling, the jury confirmed that the tech giant has an illegal monopoly on payment methods through its app store, Google Play, thwarting other payment systems.
Epic Games, known for Fo... Read more