Thought LeadershipSlack outage at Disney: Media giant reacts to data leak
Following a serious security incident in the summer of 2024, Disney has now taken drastic measures.
The company will stop using the popular communication platform Slack completely.
Lars Becker
Kaspersky replaced overnight by “UltraAV” – users taken by surprise
US customers of the Russian cyber security company Kaspersky found themselves in an unusual situation last Thursday: Their trusted antivirus software had disappeared and a new program called UltraAV had been installed instead.
Huge hacking operation by Iran against Sweden
Thousands of mobile phone customers in Sweden received text messages in the summer of 2023 calling for revenge for the Koran burnings at the time.
It is now clear who is behind the text messages.
US plans to ban Chinese and Russian auto systems
Cyberattacks in road traffic?
To prevent this, the USA is targeting certain Chinese and Russian vehicle components.
This could also have an impact on German manufacturers.
260,000 devices: Huge botnet uncovered
Various cyber security agencies and authorities such as the FBI, the Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), the NSA and the NCSC have uncovered a botnet with more than 260,000 devices worldwide.
US reactor to be reconnected to the grid for Microsoft’s data centers
Microsoft is an AI pioneer, but the technology requires an enormous amount of electricity.
In order not to jeopardize its climate targets, the software company relies on nuclear power - from a plant with a history.
Crowdstrike outage: many companies ceased operations
A faulty update from IT security company Crowdstrike paralyzed around 8.5 million computers in July. The glitch had a significant impact, a survey shows.
Oracle Java 17 will soon be chargeable
Free support for Oracle Java 17 will end in September 2024, and anyone who wants to continue using the version commercially will have to take out a paid subscription.
But this can be expensive.
What alternatives are there?
VMware customers: More than half are considering switching platforms
A new survey by cloud computing company Civo shows that more than half of VMware customers are considering switching.
Business process outsourcing: time for the core business
Staff shortages and cost pressure continue to rise.
This makes it all the more important for companies to use their resources for value-adding activities.
Business services create space for the essentials.
However, it is important to keep an eye out when choosing a provider and when outsourcing itself.