ITPro

#ICYMI - Microsoft reached a settlement with CISPE over alleged anti-competitive cloud licensing practices this week. The settlement brings to a conclusion a long-running dispute with regulators and European cloud industry stakeholders - but Microsoft competitors aren’t happy 👀 #Cloud | #Microsoft | #CISPE | #CloudComputing

❓ Do you use WhatsApp business? You could be in for a price hike from next month onward. 📈 WhatsApp Business users will face higher costs later this year as the platform increases the price of marketing messages. ✔️ But it's not all bad news. The new price adjustments mean users will see a drop in the cost of utility messages. 📝 ITPro's George Fitzmaurice has more on the changes. #WhatsApp | #Meta | #Business

🚨 GitLab has patched a critical vulnerability that allows attackers to run pipeline jobs as any other user, recommending that users upgrade immediately. 🔎 Tracked as CVE-2024-6385, the flaw could lead to supply chain compromise, data breaches, or a denial of service incident, the advisory warned. ⚠️ The flaw was given a CVSS severity rating of 9.6 out of 10, and was discovered by "yvvdwf" through GitLabs' HackerOne bug bounty program. 📝 Emma Woollacott looks at everything you need to know about the new flaw in her latest for ITPro. #Security | #InfoSec | #GitLab

🧠 Cyber attacks can be incredibly harmful for businesses – but they can also have a major impact on the wellbeing of staff. After a breach, workers can be left feeling scared or ashamed, and may even seek to leave their role. 🎙 On today's episode of the ITPro Podcast, Jane McCallion and Rory Bathgate speak to Parisa Bazl, head of user experience at Commvault, to discuss how leaders can foster a more supportive environment for their staff in the wake of attacks – and why mental health is important for cyber security. 💬 “There's a lot of guilt associated, either with somebody who admits the vulnerability, or even those who were set up to defend the organization. Listen at the link below, or on your podcast platform of choice. #CyberAttacks #MentalHealth #CyberSecurity

📉 IT service providers are concerned that ongoing economic uncertainty will hit their spending over the next year, according to new research from Kaseya. 📝 In its new 2024 Future of IT Survey report, the company found that four-in-ten service providers expect economic pressures to hit spending on software, with 36% saying that hardware spending would be affected. 🔎 Kaseya said economic concerns may be behind a trend towards shorter, more adaptable contract periods with vendors, something that four-in-ten respondents said they were implementing. 💬 “This shift suggests a desire for greater control and agility in responding to emerging challenges and opportunities." #IT | #Economy | #Business

🌐 The Security Awareness Handbook: Six essential topics every user should know — and every organization should teach 🌐 Threat prevention and detection technologies can’t stop every attack. The reason? People are unconsciously susceptible to social engineering campaigns. Cyber attackers exploit users' fears, curiosity, helpfulness, greed, and urgency to access their target’s network. Companies must educate staff on how to consciously identify cyber threats. This whitepaper reveals six essential topics every user should know. It then explores the common risks people face in today’s cyber landscape. The asset will give you an overview of: ▪ Social engineering tricks ✔ ▪ Business email compromise schemes ✔ ▪ Ransomware campaigns ✔ Download now https://trib.al/yeEdEFK #sponsored #whitepaper#ITPro #Proofpoint

☁️ Microsoft has reached a settlement with CISPE over alleged anti-competitive cloud licensing practices, bringing to a conclusion a long-running dispute with regulators and European cloud industry stakeholders. 🔎 The pair have agreed to a settlement that will see Microsoft agree to licensing changes that opens up its Azure Stack for European hosters, as well as to co-establish an oversight body. Microsoft has nine months to make the changes, or the complaint will be revived. ❌ While both Microsoft and CISPE may be keen to see the back of this dispute, industry rivals including AWS and Google Cloud aren't happy. 💬 A senior exec at Google Cloud described the deal as a "pay off" while an AWS spokesperson told ITPro the settlement "does nothing" for customers that still want to use the cloud of their choice in Europe. 📝 Nicole Kobie has a full run down of the news and everything that's happened so far in this dispute for ITPro. #Cloud | #CloudComputing | #Microsoft | #CISPE

❄️ Snowflake has announced new security policies to allow admins to enforce mandatory multi-factor authentication for customers. 📝 In an advisory to customers this week, Snowflake CISO Brad Jones said MFA will now be enabled by default for new accounts. The changes will also include new prompts on the Snowsight platform to encourage users to enable MFA. 🔓 The move comes after Snowflake customers - including Ticketmaster and Santander - were impacted by a major breach earlier this year. ⚠️ While the changes have been welcomed as a positive step, Javvad Malik, lead security awareness advocate at KnowBe4, said that policies such as these can only go so far. Businesses have to do more to encourage security best practice. 💬 “Simply implementing a control like MFA is sometimes not enough. Social engineering can still bypass the best of controls. Therefore, a strong security culture needs to be created whereby people understand the importance of MFA and how to ensure they are using it correctly." #Snowflake | #MFA | #InfoSec | #Cybersecurity

♻️ Amazon has announced it reached its 100% renewable energy goal seven years earlier than previously forecast in a major push toward more sustainable operations. 🔎 In 2019, the company set a goal to match all electricity consumed across its operations by 2030. These plans included improving sustainability across data centers, corporate offices, fulfillment centers, and grocery stores. 📈 Figures from Amazon’s 2023 Global Sustainability Report show the tech giant has made significant progress in bolstering sustainability across global operations over the last five years. #Amazon | #Sustainability | #AWS

🌐 Driving real behavior change 🌐 Ransomware spreads when unsuspecting victims click on malicious links. Security awareness training is one of the most effective ways a company can protect itself from socially engineered attacks. Unfortunately, traditional awareness training requires staff to sit through hours of lectures and slideshows. This doesn't have to be the case anymore. This whitepaper from Proofpoint shares tips that will help you create an effective cybersecurity education program that engages staff with testing training. Here’s what you’ll learn: ▪ Why engagement is critical in your security awareness training ✔ ▪ The essential role of data in focusing training where it’s needed most ✔ ▪ How to measure the success of your security awareness training ✔ Download now: https://trib.al/Xz7Ml6h #sponsored #whitepaper #ITPro #Proofpoint