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UPDATE. The virulent malware known as Emotet - one of the most prolific malware strains globally - has been dealt a blow thanks to a takedown by an international law-enforcement consortium. "One of the things that makes Emotet so dangerous is that Emotet opens the door to other types of malware, as it were. Large criminal groups were given access to some of those systems for payment to install their own malware. Concrete examples of this are the financial malware Trickbot and the ransomware Ryuk.".
Austria-based crane manufacturer Palfinger on Monday informed customers that its IT infrastructure suffered serious disruptions as a result of an "Ongoing global cyber attack." "Currently, the PALFINGER AG and the majority of its sites are the target of an ongoing global cyber-attack with massive effects on its IT infrastructure. The extent and consequences of the attack cannot be assessed at this time, but intensive efforts are being made to find a solution," reads a message currently greeting users who access the company's website.
Private LTE/5G infrastructure is any 3GPP-based LTE and/or 5G network deployed for a specific enterprise/industrial customer that provides dedicated access. Private LTE/5G infrastructure carries traffic native to a specific organization, with no shared resources in use by any third-party entities.
Vendor revenue from sales of IT infrastructure products for cloud environments, including public and private cloud, increased 9.4% year over year in the third quarter of 2020, according to IDC. Investments in traditional, non-cloud, IT infrastructure declined -8.3% year over year in 3Q20. These growth rates show the market response to major adjustments in business, educational, and societal activities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the role IT infrastructure plays in these adjustments. Spending on public cloud IT infrastructure increased 13.1% year over year in 3Q20, reaching $13.3 billion.
IBM announced the appointment of Martin Schroeter as Chief Executive Officer of the independent company that will be created following the separation of IBM's Managed Infrastructure Services business, effective January 15. Mr. Schroeter served as IBM's Senior Vice President, Global Markets, where he was responsible for IBM's global sales, client relationships and satisfaction, and worldwide geographic operations, before leaving IBM in June 2020.
Simple to use and deploy offensive security tools, making it easier than ever for criminals with little technical know-how to get in on cybercrime are seeing a significant rise, researchers say. Recorded Future's 2020 Adversary Infrastructure Report explained that researchers anticipate increased adoption of open-source tools because they're easy to use and accessible to criminals without deep technical expertise.
Daimler and Infosys announced a long-term strategic partnership for a technology-driven IT infrastructure transformation. After the receipt of all regulatory approvals, Daimler AG will transform its IT operating model and infrastructure landscape across workplace services, service desk, data center, networks and SAP Basis together with Infosys.
IT leaders shared that their primary challenges for the upcoming year primarily center around adapting infrastructure and networking strategies for remote work or returns to the office. "At every level of the economy and society, IT infrastructure and the professionals tasked with operating it are keeping the world moving in 2020," said Michael Sicoli, President and CEO, INAP. "The results of our survey indicate that the hybrid infrastructure future is becoming a reality a lot sooner for many organizations. As we enter 2021, the technology challenges presented by remote work and accelerated digital transformation initiatives will remain at the forefront for IT infrastructure managers, and as a result, technology professionals have solidified their position as an essential workforce."
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released a Private Industry Notification to warn of DoppelPaymer ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure. DoppelPaymer emerged as a forked version of BitPaymer, both believed to be the work of TA505, the threat actor best known for the infamous Dridex Trojan and Locky ransomware families.
Amazon Web Services announced that Twitter has selected AWS to provide global cloud infrastructure to deliver Twitter timelines. Millions of people and organizations use Twitter to share and react to what's happening and what people are talking about right now, and Twitter will leverage AWS infrastructure and services to continue improving performance and security for them.