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Equinix Cloud Exchange Fabric expansion in EMEA helps simplify hybrid and multicloud infrastructures
Equinix, the global interconnection and data center company, announced one of its largest expansions of Equinix Cloud Exchange Fabric in seven new EMEA markets to help global businesses simplify hybrid and multicloud infrastructures. In response to this market shift, Equinix is extending its ECX Fabric service in EMEA to help digital businesses simplify hybrid multicloud deployments and expand their global interconnection opportunities on Platform Equinix®.
The Wired article argued that it is essential to engineer a way to provide remote access to control system environments for critical infrastructure services such as water, electricity, and fuel refining during the coronavirus crisis. Through server replication, critical infrastructure sites enable 100% real-time visibility into protected networks, 100% protection from remote attacks, with a number of options for truly secure remote access in this time of crisis.
The Information Security Forum predicts the coming threats with a very good track record so far. The ideal choice would be to find someone who can predict future threats and to prepare for them in the present.
Fewer people working onsite due to the pandemic means critical infrastructure is at greater risk in industries like oil and gas, manufacturing, and utilities-and most organizations don't have the right tools in place, according to Dave Weinstein, chief security officer at Claroty, a provider of OT software. Dave Weinstein: A lot of the blocking and tackling of remote access management isn't happening, so there's clearly a need for that; certainly in the coronavirus age, but even before the pandemic occurred and even after it goes away.
Working with VMware, Vodafone Group has completed the roll-out of network virtual infrastructure across all of its European business and 21 markets in total. Operating a reliable, agile network that can be more efficiently upgraded to maintain the quality of coverage has never been more important as Vodafone customers across Europe rely on the operator to provide critical connectivity and communications services during the COVID-19 crisis.
Consulting giant Accenture announced this week that it has acquired critical infrastructure protection firm Revolutionary Security for an undisclosed sum. A privately held startup, Philadelphia-based Revolutionary Security provides security solutions for both information technology and operational technology environments.
Robert Lee, founder & CEO of Dragos, Inc., speaks with Dan Patterson about which countries pose a threat to US industrial infrastructures.
Robert Lee, founder and CEO of Dragos, discusses the dangers cyberattacks pose to critical industrial infrastructures. Dan Patterson: What do we mean when we talk about this abstract idea of infrastructure and connected infrastructure?
Robert Lee, founder and CEO of Dragos, discusses the dangers cyberattacks pose to critical industrial infrastructures.
Dan Patterson speaks with cybersecurity expert Robert Lee about how Russia, Iran, China, and North Korea pose a threat to US industrial infrastructures. Robert Lee: The [countries] we've seen over the years would be Russia, Iran, China, North Korea-the normal players.