Month: June 2016
Citrix orders customers to change passwords after GoToMyPC data breach
Citrix customers using the firm's GoToMyPC tool will have to change their passwords after the service was hit by a "very sophisticated attack". Citrix has issued a report on the incident and apologised...
Microsoft unveils Azure Premium Storage using SSDs for enterprise workloads
Microsoft has added a new tier to the Azure Storage service, using flash-based drives to meet the needs of applications and services that call for high speed and low latency, enabling customers to lift-and-shift...
StorageOS tackles shortcomings of container storage
Developer shortage biggest block to DevOps
Firms are struggling to create their ideal DevOps teams because of difficulties in recruiting skilled developers and designers. That's one of the findings from Computing's latest research into the area...
China takes top spot in supercomputer charts with Sunway TaihuLight machine
China has taken top spot in the TOP500 supercomputer rankings with a home-grown machine and now outnumbers the US for supercomputers for the first time. The Sunway TaihuLight supercomputer took the crown...
Third of UK councils fell victim to ransomware attacks in 2015
Thirty per cent of UK councils fell victim to ransomware attacks in 2015, according to a recent Freedom of Information request. The request, made by security firm Avecto, found that companies were targeted...
Brexit will make UK more vulnerable to cyber attack, say security pros
Send data thieves to jail for up two years, say MPs
People who obtain and sell personal data illegally should be sent to prison for up to two years, according to a new report by the Culture, Media and Sport Committee that was triggered by the disastrous...