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CyrusOne appoints new chief information officer

CyrusOne has promoted industry veteran Bill Williams to chief information officer. Formerly vice president of Network Services, Williams has helped transform the...

Hackers are able to guess 60% of passwords, new research reveals

73% of breaches now involve stolen passwords, more than half of which (60%) are able to be cracked by hackers through simple guesswork, a...

Mercury and CNet Training gear up to get more people into network infrastructure industry

Mercury plans to put 50 trainee data technicians through the Certified Network Cable Installer (CNCI) technical education program over the next three years, as...

US lawmakers’ view on cryptocurrency ‘out-dated and negligent’

US lawmakers’ stance on cryptocurrencies is out-dated and bordering on negligent, affirms Nigel Green, founder and CEO of deVere Group, one of the world’s...

BA and Marriott fines ramp up pressure to up cybersecurity

The UK ICO’s move last week to hit British Airways (BA) and the Marriott hotel group with proposed fines totalling almost £300m for breaking...

Over half of Brits don’t trust European companies with their data

New online research has found that less than half of people in the UK trust European companies with their data, with only 49% of...

From 5G to Brexit, new data centre survey highlights key industry issues

Continuing unprecedented demand for new data centres, fears around the shortage of skilled professionals, concerns about the future disruption of 5G, and the limited...

Microsoft finally takes the passwordless leap

Microsoft has taken the leap into moving towards a passwordless society. Used by over 83% of companies in the UK, the...

AI, IoT and data centres key drivers of M&A deals

According to GlobalData, artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT) and data centres were the key drivers behind mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity...

€4m project under way to train next generation of 5G experts

A new generation of experts in 5G networks will be trained by the University of Huddersfield, which has been awarded funding of more than...

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