Businesses are putting customer and other confidential company data at risk because they’re not properly securing their Box cloud storage accounts, a report by security firm Adversis has revealed. The problem lies in the way links are shared between Box users. Employees are able to share public links to files in the Box folders, which […]

Okta has announced it will buy Seattle-based automation business Azuqua in a deal worth $52.5 million. The startup has developed the technology to integrate data stored on different databases into one system; for example, CRM platforms, employee management or other places where data often sits without being used or analysed. Okta’s CEO, Todd McKinnon hasn’t […]

Google has revealed the ‘highly severe’ Chrome flaw patched last Friday was being actively exploited in conjunction with a Windows 7 vulnerability that has still not been fixed. The first flaw, found in Chrome and dubbed CVE-2019-5786, was a use-after-free memory mismanagement error that was being actively exploited in the wild to pull off remote […]

Google has confirmed that a Chrome browser patch released last week was a fix for a critical flaw that was being exploited by criminals to inject malware onto a user’s device. The company is urging Chrome users to immediately update their web browsers to the latest version, released last week, in light of the discovery of […]

The Department for Transport (DfT) is embracing digital transformation by migrating its first in-house developed application to Google’s Cloud Platform. The department has moved its Latest Earnings Networked Nationally Overnight (LENNON) application to Google’s public cloud platform in an attempt to move away from legacy data centres into a more flexible and scalable environment. LENNON is […]

Microsoft has unveiled its first data centre in Africa, showcasing new facilities in Cape Town and Johannesburg for customers wanting to access the company’s Azure cloud service. The move will enable local businesses to take advantage of Microsoft’s cloud for building apps and services, while also attracting significant revenues for the global tech firm as […]

The majority of police forces are still heavily reliant on legacy infrastructure to access and manage their apps and services, according to new data. Although the government has pushed for all of its divisions to take a cloud-first attitude, the police service has seemingly not taken this advice and 75% are yet to migrate to […]

ScienceLogic has pledged its support for innovation in the cloud industry by signing up as headline sponsor of this year’s UK Cloud Awards.  Established by the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF), in association with Cloud Pro, the awards are designed to celebrate the cloud-based success of vendors and end-user organisations across the UK.  Judging – led by Jez […]

Lancaster University has launched a chatbot for students to help them navigate their way through the university world, including serving up information about their studies and social life. Built on AWS, the chatbot allows students to ask questions and receive contextual replies, as if they’re chatting to a human. They can ask questions about their […]

Salesforce has launched myTrailhead, a branded learning experience platform to help businesses offer their employees enhanced skills training. myTrailhead builds upon Salesforce’s Trailhead, but allows organisations to brand the platform with their own logo, tone of voice and resources in just a few clicks. Employees can learn the skills they want, when they wish, developing […]