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Maximizing multi-cloud benefits could be a hit-or-miss until the on-premises cloud is fully optimized for a modern cross-cloud environment As leading IT analyst IDC notes in their Technology Spotlight, “cloud is the leading operating model for digital transformation…..and many IT organizations seek to extend the benefits and capabilities associated with as-a-service infrastructure even deeper into their enterprise”. Local or dedicated cloud is the next big thing. It is reshaping the way customers order, consume, and…

Thousands of passengers of Canadian low-cost airline, Sunwing Airlines Inc, face a fourth day of flight delays after a third-party system the airline uses was hacked, according to the CEO. It has been widely reported this week that passengers remain stranded abroad and vacations have been delayed for others because of the technical issues that began on Sunday afternoon. During an interview with CP24, Sunwing Airlines CEO, Mark Williams, revealed that the system the airline…

Those little links can pose big dangers. Getty By now, you’ve surely gotten at least one: an unexpected SMS message carrying a tiny link just begging to be clicked on. Do so and you might be handing cyber thieves valuable information they can use to swipe your bank account balance, fake your identity or even track your whereabouts.  Dubbed smishing, a contraction of SMS and phishing, some texts are clearly spammy. They tout obvious bait…

Oracle addresses 221 CVEs in its second quarterly update of 2022 with 520 patches, including 27 critical updates. Background On April 19, Oracle released its Critical Patch Update (CPU) for April 2022, the second quarterly update of the year. This CPU contains fixes for 221 CVEs in 520 security updates across 31 Oracle product families. Out of the 520 security updates published this quarter, 14.8% of patches were assigned critical severity. Medium severity patches accounted…

The US government has warned that North Korean state-sponsored cyber actors are targeting organizations in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industries. A joint advisory issued this week by the FBI, CISA and the US Treasury revealed that the notorious Lazarus APT group is targeting organizations operating in this sector using trojanized cryptocurrency applications. These include crypto exchanges, cryptocurrency trading companies, venture capital funds that have invested in cryptocurrency and individuals known to hold large amounts of cryptocurrency or…