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Amazon Web Services opens AWS Europe Region in Italy
2020-04-28 23:00

Amazon Web Services, an Amazon.com company, announced the opening of the AWS Europe Region. "AWS customers in Italy are among the most creative and innovative organizations that we support anywhere in the world, and we are always inspired by the work they do with our technology," said Peter DeSantis, Senior Vice President of Global Infrastructure and Customer Support, Amazon Web Services.

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Orders Down in Italy
2020-03-20 21:18

"A Dissenting View on Covid-19 Response Considering that the great majority of Covid-19 infections don't require special medical treatment, and that we have a good picture of the small percentage of the population that is most vulnerable, the optimal strategy is to a. provide strong protections for the people known to be most likely to get acutely ill". "Bell curves are the dominant trait of outbreaks. A virus doesn't grow linearly or exponentially forever. It accelerates, plateaus, and then declines. Whether via environmental factors or our own efforts, viruses accelerate and quickly decline. This fact of nature is represented in Farr's law. CDC's recommendation of"bend the curve" or "flatten the curve" reflects this natural reality A low probability of catching COVID-19 The World Health Organization according to their report if you come in contact with someone who tests positive for COVID-19 you have a 1-5% chance of catching it as well.

Italy's UniCredit: Breach Went Undetected for Four Years
2019-11-04 19:33

Incident Exposed Contact Information for 3 Million Italians, Bank ReportsUniCredit, an Italian banking and financial services company, sustained a data breach exposing information on 3 million...

US Warns Italy Over China and 5G
2019-10-02 14:19

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Italy Wednesday of China's "predatory approach" to trade and investment, but Rome insisted its special powers over 5G supply deals would protect it. read more

Italy Fines Facebook $1 Million Over Cambridge Analytica
2019-07-01 09:03

Social Network Still Faces Reckoning With US Federal Trade CommissionItaly's data protection regulator has slapped a $1 million fine on Facebook for mismanaging user data and precipitating the...

Italy Fines Facebook Over Cambridge Analytica Case
2019-06-28 15:47

Italy's data protection watchdog slammed Facebook Friday with a fine of one million euros ($1.1 million) for violating privacy laws over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. read more

Police Bust 20 Phishing Suspects in Italy, Romania
2018-03-30 16:33

Arrests Came After a Two-Year Investigation of 'Highly Organized' Crime GroupPolice have charged 20 Romanian and Italian nationals with running spear-phishing attacks that stole more than $1...

20 Arrested in Italy and Romania for Spear Phishing Scam
2018-03-30 10:36

Authorities this week arrested 20 individuals in Italy and Romania for their role in a banking phishing scam that defrauded bank customers of €1 million ($1.23 million). The arrests were the...