Imperial College London embarks on cloud security research push with Abu Dhabi tech hub

Imperial College London is working with the Abu Dhabi-based Technology Innovation Institute to create an operating system (OS) that is intended to change the way datacentre operators secure their cloud technology stacks. The two organisations are embarking on a three-year programme of research that they claim will culminate in the creation of a “trustworthy” cloud… Continue reading Imperial College London embarks on cloud security research push with Abu Dhabi tech hub

Cyber skills gap affecting data privacy practice, finds ISACA

Thousands of technical privacy roles are going unfilled all over the world, leaving organisations dangerously exposed to breaches of compliance laws and cyber security incidents, according to an ISACA study marking the annual Data Privacy Day cyber supplier marketing opportunity. The technology association’s latest Privacy in practice 2022 report draws together data gathered in a… Continue reading Cyber skills gap affecting data privacy practice, finds ISACA

Refrigeration firm freezes legacy backup for one Cohesity cluster

Backup can become complex as the years go by, especially when your data is expanding by 20% a year. That’s what had happened to France-based industrial refrigeration specialist Clauger, which rationalised three complex legacy backup systems onto a single Cohesity multi-node backup system and gained rapid search and restore, with much smoother management processes overall.… Continue reading Refrigeration firm freezes legacy backup for one Cohesity cluster

Data on children of armed forces personnel exposed in breach

The personal data of 4,142 children and families of serving UK armed forces personnel was exposed last year in a data breach at the Ministry of Defence (MoD), one of seven personal data-related incidents reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) during the 2020-2021 reporting year. The breach, which was revealed in the MoD’s Annual… Continue reading Data on children of armed forces personnel exposed in breach

Leeds NHS Trust moves millions of patient records to the Microsoft Azure public cloud

One of the UK’s largest NHS Trusts is in the throes of migrating the digital records of millions of its patients to the Microsoft Azure public cloud, as part of a push to bolster the performance and resilience of its IT infrastructure. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT), which employs 20,000 staff across seven sites… Continue reading Leeds NHS Trust moves millions of patient records to the Microsoft Azure public cloud

How to Create EC2 Instance in AWS Linux: Step by Step Tutorial

What is Amazon EC2 Instance? EC2 can be considered as one of the most important and widely used AWS service. An EC2 instance in AWS is same as a virtual server in VMWare terminology. It stands for Elastic Compute Cloud. By using EC2 service an AWS subscriber can request and provision a compute server in… Continue reading How to Create EC2 Instance in AWS Linux: Step by Step Tutorial

ECS vs. Fargate: What’s the difference?

When discussing options to run Docker on AWS, I’m often asked about the differences between ECS and EKS or Kubernets. However, lately, a new question arises: What’s the difference between ECS and AWS Fargate? In this blog post, you get the answer. You also learn about the advantages and disadvantages of both options. To understand the difference, let’s divide… Continue reading ECS vs. Fargate: What’s the difference?