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Gov’t IT energy use falls 10%, but e-waste surges
And the MOD accounts for 36% of all gov't ICT energy consumption.
Cybersecurity
Infosys leak: IT firm left “god mode” AWS S3 key exposed on PyPi
"Our infrastructure has not been impacted by this incident and there is no loss of data."
Policy
Searching for search: UK Gov wants to dump GOV.UK Elasticsearch
"We would also like to reduce the long term maintenance work..."
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Iran-backed group breaches US agency via Log4Shell, mines crypto
"In some cases the state may ignore the crime to tap capabilities outside the public sector."
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UK to block sale of Newport Wafer Fab
“The decision is wrong, and we will appeal to overturn this divestment order."
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Linux Foundation launches open source telco project
Sylva to provide solution to "edge/cloud continuum" challenges.
Enterprise IT
UKCloud liquidation: Arguably became inevitable when AWS won the spooks
The "vast majority" of government customers using UKCloud services have "already moved" onto alternatives a Cabinet Office spokesperson said as the homegrown cloud services company went into liquidation. "Those who remain on UKCloud will find alternative arrangements as soon as possible... "We do not
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Wanted: Chief Data Officer for the US intelligence community
Enjoy dealing with projects with “ill-defined requirements, ambiguity and high risks."
Enterprise IT
Extra $800m energy costs zap Microsoft earnings forecasts
Rising energy costs will sting Microsoft for $800 million this financial year according to the firm, as it saw slightly slower growth of its Azure cloud business in its Q1 results. In its earnings call CFO Amy Hood noted Microsoft's energy costs will escalate throughout the year, saying
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“Complacency” leads to fourth-largest ICO fine – and a stark warning for other firms
Firm was running Microsoft Server 2003 R2 on 18 servers; domain admin group had 280 users.
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49 suppliers make it onto UK's £2bn new Big Data shopping list
BAE, Palantir, Splunk among those making the cut
Cybersecurity
Microsoft data breach "BlueBleed" exposes 2.4TB of customer data
Customers being told GDPR disclosure unnecessary