Cybersecurity
A Russian spy simply dialled into a sensitive German military call on WebEx - and went unnoticed
"Unfortunately, there are indications that a Russian participant has obviously dialed into the WebEx"
earnings
Dell COO: AI will move to the data
"We believe the long-term AI action is on-prem"
HMRC
Digital dinosaur? HMRC slammed over “extraordinary” tech failings
“Digitisation is only a solution if it works for the users… HMRC are failing the taxpayer population."
Sustainability
Sustainability software sales to top $1 billion in 2024: Deloitte
"It’s clear that ESG reporting is going to fall under greater scrutiny — which means that the dotted line that exists between finance, sustainability and audit teams needs to be strengthened"
Nutanix
Nutanix delivers record quarter as VMware hikes hit – but CIOs are loath to make hasty decisions
Nutanix CEO sees some cloud repatriation as well as VMware refugees, as rumours of an $8 million > $100 million renewal circulate.
CNI
Less talk, more action on CNI cyber resilience, say White House advisors
"Almost no information is currently available to indicate how an organization is preparing for future cyber-physical challenges. This has to change."
Rust
“Rewrite it in Rust”? Joe Biden is living the meme -but is a focus on memory corruption healthy?
New White House report cites a 2019 Microsoft paper. But analysis this month showed that memory corruption accounted for just 19.5% of “known exploited” vulnerabilities in 2023
Kubernetes
Kubernetes clusters are typically using just 13% of CPU: CIOs could save a small fortune
Overprovisioning CPU and memory will keep the lights on, but it is costly. Underprovisioning them risks CPU throttling and out-of-memory kills, which cause applications to perform poorly or even crash."
NIST
NIST’s CSF 2.0: Governance now at the heart of new cybersecurity framework. Is it helpful?
Some CIOs and CISOs use customised versions of NIST's CSF as a tool to communicate cybersecurity progress to the board.
News
Does Microsoft's Mistral deal take wind out of EU's sails on AI regulation?
Sometimes one AI player just isn't enough
retail
Wendy’s to use AI to bring “surge-pricing” to burgers
"Beginning as early as 2025, we will begin testing more enhanced features like dynamic pricing and day-part offerings along with AI-enabled menu changes"
Russia
Beat the bear's cloud incursions with canaries says Five Eyes
Service accounts, MFA bombing and residential proxies are being widely deployed by APT29.