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Exclusive: Venafi talks weaponisation of machine identities

Wed, 29th Aug 2018
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As companies integrate more digital tools into their business, many of them remain unaware of the risk code-signing certificates are exposing them to.
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NEXTDC data centres 'leading the market in the southern hemisphere'

Wed, 29th Aug 2018
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NEXTDC's Brisbane data centre has becoming the first in the southern hemisphere to be awarded a new certification from Uptime Institute.
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Microsoft officially awarded with “Protected” data certification

Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
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25 of Microsoft Azure services and 10 Office 365 services have received the certification from the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD).
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Global Switch awarded certification for Amsterdam data centre

Tue, 6th Mar 2018
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​Global Switch has announced that its Amsterdam data centre has achieved ISO 50001:2011 certification for its energy management system.
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Blunder by Trustico revokes 23,000 website certificates

Sat, 3rd Mar 2018
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23,000 customers of Trustico recently received an email informing them their website security certificates will be rendered useless within 24 hours.
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Web Werks data centers gain security certification

Tue, 12th Dec 2017
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The aim of a SOC 2 Type 1 audit is to confirm the security controls of an association's system, infrastructure, and strategies.
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LinkedIn's outage blunder left users exposed and was 'easily preventable'

Fri, 1st Dec 2017
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LinkedIn went down yesterday in countries across the world due to an SSL certificate expiry, leaving some users' data at risk with no encryption.
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Spark gains three new TaaS certifications

Wed, 1st Nov 2017
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The certification by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) comes after Spark signed up its 100th TaaS customer earlier this year.
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Symantec urges customers to replace SSL/TLS certificates before deadline

Wed, 11th Oct 2017
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Symantec has been preparing its PKI and certificate-signing business for the handover to DigiCert in December.
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Web Werks: Mumbai data center steps up game with new certification

Wed, 21st Jun 2017
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The Open-IX Association, a non-profit industry association, promotes better standards for data center interconnection and Internet exchanges.
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IDCA Exclusive Interview with BICSI Chairman of International Standards Committee

Tue, 7th Mar 2017
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Hear the Chairman of BICSI's International Standards Committee and Vice Chair of BICSI 002,which is a data center design and operations standard and b.
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DigiCert & Cybertrust partner to bring SSL/TLS security to Japan

Wed, 22nd Feb 2017
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DigiCert and Cybertrust Japan unite to fortify online security across Japan, offering advanced SSL/TLS certs and localised support.
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CompTIA zeroes in on behavioural analytics with new global security certification

Tue, 21st Feb 2017
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CompTIA introduces CSA+ certification, pioneering behavioural analytics in global IT security to tackle advanced cyber threats.
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'Pearl of the East' HKCOLO.NET data center gains Tier IV certification

Tue, 18th Oct 2016
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HKCOLO.NET's Telehouse Hong Kong CCC data center has achieved Tier IV certification, the first data center in the region to achieve the top rating.
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NTT Com now first Japanese provider to receive Cloud Foundry certification

Fri, 16th Sep 2016
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NTT Communications is now the first organisation in Japan to receive its first Cloud Foundry Foundation certification for its multi-cloud platform.
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Dimension Data tops for employment conditions

Tue, 1st Mar 2016
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Dimension Data has been certified as one of the top employers in the world by Top Employers Institute, and lauded for its 'creative initiatives'.
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Blackboard gets certified and completes edtech first

Wed, 29th Jul 2015
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Blackboard leads the edtech sector by becoming the first to have its SaaS-based LMS, Blackboard Learn, certified under the new IMS Caliper v1.0 standard.
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Andrew Moss of Atlas Gentech talks distribution and Huawei solutions deal

Fri, 21st Nov 2014
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From law to security to Huawei Enterprise – Andrew Moss has traversed an interesting path to his current position.
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Profits boost as Trend Micro revamps global program

Mon, 7th Jul 2014
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Trend Micro unveils a revamped global partner program aimed at boosting profits for over 50,000 channel partners with enhanced training, tools, and support.
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CloudEthernet Forum to fight cloud fragmentation

Mon, 2nd Jun 2014
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Every cloud provider has its own technologies, its own buzzwords, its own APIs – and that's a challenge for enterprises.