Splunk spots Monero crypto-mining malware on Windows Servers on AWS
Splunk, the data analysis firm, reported a resurgence of the Crypto botnet, a type of malware that attacks virtual servers running Windows Server inside Amazon Web Services. Splunk’s Threat Research Team (STRT) posted an analysis of the attack on Monday
In the report, it is thought that the at... Read more
Amazon Transcribe Call Analytics adds AI and ML to customer care
Amazon Web Services is enhancing its AWS Contact Center Intelligence by adding a new transcription analytics tool designed to make insights surfaced from customer conversations significantly better.
Amazon Transcribe Call Analytics is the given name for the machine learning-powered application p... Read more
Stack Overflow Survey reveals developer preferences
The survey revealed the most popular programming languages, web frameworks, databases, and cloud platforms, among other choices.
Stack Overflow recently published their latest developer survey, which highlighted the overwhelmingly large share occupied by Microsoft Development tools.
Trends fo... Read more
AWS WorkSpaces can now be accessed from a browser, except on Linux
Microsoft’s cloud desktop plans are in the crosshairs after Amazon Web Services added browser access to its WorkSpaces desktop-as-a-service offering. Browser access will only work for WorkSpaces running Windows.
Linux users have been left out in the cold and AWS has not said when or if the OS ... Read more
Amazon shuts down accounts and cloud infrastructure related to NSO Group
Amazon Web Services has shut down cloud infrastructure and accounts linked to the Israeli-based NSO group according to a news report by VICE on Monday.
Recent reports from The Washington Post and other publications revealed that NSO Group’s spyware was used in attempted and successful hacks of... Read more
AWS announces general availability for Amazon HealthLake
The service will help healthcare providers to pool information from disparate data sources.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) this week announced the general availability of Amazon HealthLake, a HIPAA-eligible offering that helps healthcare and life sciences entities collect and generate insights from l... Read more
OpenSearch, Amazon’s Elasticsearch alternative is now available
Six months after revealing that it planned to fork Elasticsearch, Amazon has delivered a production-ready version called OpenSearch. The Java-based open-source search and analytics engine is used for large volumes of data, in conjunction with a visualization dashboard called Kibana.
Elasticsearc... Read more
The Pentagon scraps $10B JEDI cloud contract for new initiative
The US Department of Defense announced on Tuesday that it is canning the controversial JEDI contract that was meant to fund a cloud computing effort. The $10 billion contract will be replaced by a new procurement program that could see more than one provider contracted.
The new program has been ... Read more
AWS acquires Wickr for its encrypted messaging service
Amazon Web Services is making its foray into the encrypted messaging industry. The company has announced the acquisition of the secure communications service Wickr. The messaging app has positioned itself as the go-to service for government, military groups, and enterprises.
It claims to be the ... Read more
AWS and Salesforce join forces to make application projects easier
The tech giants recently announced that they are building integrations that will connect many of their cloud products with one another.
Amazon Web Services have unveiled their collaboration with Salesforce Inc. to develop integrations for connecting their cloud products. This collaboration serve... Read more