interviews
Directive on Security of Network and Information systems, the first EU-wide legislation on cybersecurity
9 May was the deadline for the Member States to transpose into national laws the Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (NIS Directive) that entered into force in August 2016. The NIS Directive is the first EU-wide legislation on cybersecurity
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Dell predicts 2018 as the year of open networking, digital transformation, merchant Silicon
Tom Burns, Senior Vice President of Dell EMC Networking: “The trend that I think that will continue into 2018 and even beyond is around digital transformation” more
How to bring web-scale networking to the enterprise
Not everything is moving to the cloud. In fact, the very technology developed for the cloud’s massive data centers is now being used to bring web-scale networking and automation to enterprise data centers
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Less clutter. More clout
Primary storage is the privileged data, held close to the processor on costly rapid access chips, allowing lightning fast availability for on-going critical computing. Secondary storage plays the Cinderella role, holding less urgent data that will or might sometimes be wanted on whatever storage media are available. It’s the difference between having a textbook open on your desk, versus knowing there is a copy in the library should it be needed
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Power in the hand that holds the card
“The people have the power. All we have to do is awaken the power in the people” said John Lennon more
The Mind of the Hacker - Insights from GCHQ, MI6 and Israeli Intelligence
It used to be the trickery of the disinterested joker – bright youngsters pulling the data strings just to see what would happen. Then came criminals, adapting old con-trickery and thieving skills to the new cyber environment. Then it escalated to international gangs and now we are faced with political interest and rival shaping a post-truth world. Where are we heading? What is already happening? Vital questions must be addressed in this opening session before we turn to the technologies, solutions and strategies for securing the Cloud and Internet of Things. Brian Lord, OBE – former GCHQ Deputy Director for Intelligence and Cyber Operations – begins by describing the big picture, how it is evolving and where we could be heading. How is the balance of knowledge and power changing? And how will this affect our industry, business and society?