Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the Pentagon will no longer allow Chinese nationals to work as coders on Department of Defense (DoD) cloud systems, ending a controversial practice that critics warned carried security risks. For years, a programme loosely modelled on Microsoft’s internal arrangements let foreign nationals, including developers in China, contribute […]
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Broadcom is expanding VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) with new AI and security features as more companies move to modernise their private cloud setups. At VMware Explore 2025, Broadcom said VMware Private AI Services will now come as a standard part of VCF 9.0, which is now available. Broadcom says nine of the top 10 Fortune […]
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Cybercriminals know something that many businesses are still learning: people remain the weakest link in any security system. Human error accounts for up to 95% of security breaches, making employees both the greatest vulnerability and the most powerful defence against cyber threats. The government’s latest Cyber Security Breaches Survey reveals that half of all UK businesses […]
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Microsoft has stopped letting engineers based in China provide technical support for US military cloud systems. The company made the change following concerns about security risks tied to its work with the Department of Defense. The shift came just days after ProPublica published a detailed report describing how Microsoft relied on its team in China […]
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AIS has teamed up with Oracle to launch a new cloud platform in Thailand, aimed at supporting businesses and government agencies that need more control over how their data is stored and managed. The platform, called AIS Cloud powered by Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, runs entirely on servers located in Thailand and follows local data laws. […]
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Dell is offering a private cloud product that doesn’t behave like the private clouds people are used to. Instead of tying customers to one software stack or platform, the new service lets them build private clouds using tools from VMware, Nutanix, and Red Hat on Dell’s hardware. The company calls this Dell Private Cloud, though […]
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Organisations in Singapore are reporting a sharp rise in cyberattacks and cybersecurity concerns, according to new research from Rubrik Zero Labs. In its latest report, The State of Data Security in 2025: A Distributed Crisis, Rubrik found that 91% of IT and security leaders experienced cyberattacks over the past year, highlighting growing concerns around hybrid […]
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The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is urging organisations and individuals to take precautions amid concerns about a potential compromise involving a legacy Oracle cloud environment. In an alert issued Wednesday, CISA acknowledged ongoing reports of suspicious activity targeting Oracle customers. While the full scope of the threat remains unclear, the agency flagged […]
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Amid rising global trade tensions, European companies are reassessing their cloud provider choices, weighing geopolitical risks alongside technical capabilities. According to OVHCloud CEO Benjamin Revcolevschi, these concerns are starting to shift from IT departments to boardrooms. “In the current geopolitical context, we are seeing a shift in the concerns of private companies and public organisations […]
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Dr. Mary Aiken stands at the forefront of cyberpsychology, exploring the intricate relationship between technology and human behaviour. As a professor and chair of the Department of Cyberpsychology at Capitol Technology University in Washington D.C., and a Professor of Forensic Cyberpsychology at the University of East London, she has dedicated her career to understanding the […]
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