To a lot of IT leaders, quantum computers sound closer to science fiction than something that can be implemented in their data centers. But it’s on the way; IBM last month introduced System Two, the first quantum computer that connects three processors to work together. Last year’s small steps on the quantum roadmap are turning […]
The information of more than 45,000 people was leaked because of a cyberattack late last month at a federally run nuclear research lab. In filings with regulators in [Maine](https://apps.web.maine.gov/online/aeviewer/ME/40/ff925db5-9987-4a47-a5bc-a89c94f794f5.shtml, Montana and Oregon, the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), said 45,047 employees, former employees, spouses and dependents had sensitive information stored on an “off-site data center” that […]
Hyper-converged infrastructure technology has taken big strides since emerging more than a decade ago, finding a home in data centers looking to ease procurement headaches and management chores. Vendors originally positioned the technology as a simple-to-deploy, all-in-one offering that combined compute, storage and networking with a hypervisor. The essential selling points around simplicity remain the […]
Hyper-converged infrastructure technology has taken big strides since emerging more than a decade ago, finding a home in data centers looking to ease procurement headaches and management chores. Vendors originally positioned the technology as a simple-to-deploy, all-in-one offering that combined compute, storage and networking with a hypervisor. The essential selling points around simplicity remain the […]
Hyper-converged infrastructure technology has taken big strides since emerging more than a decade ago, finding a home in data centers looking to ease procurement headaches and management chores. Vendors originally positioned the technology as a simple-to-deploy, all-in-one offering that combined compute, storage and networking with a hypervisor. The essential selling points around simplicity remain the […]
The New York City Bar Association confirmed that the data of more than 27,000 members and employees was leaked during a cyberattack nearly a year ago. In filings with regulators in Maine and Vermont, the organization said an investigation completed on October 18 confirmed that hackers broke into its systems and had access to internal […]
Less than two months after a ransomware attack impacted St Helens Borough Council in northwest England, most services at the council are running again. Located between Liverpool and Manchester, the council — the local government authority in an area with about 180,000 residents — announced a “suspected ransomware incident” toward the end of August. It […]
Hackers stole more than $100 million from cryptocurrency trading platform Poloniex on Friday, taking off with millions worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum. The platform confirmed on social media that it is investigating the theft and that it plans to fully reimburse those who were affected by the hack. Poloniex said it would pay 5% of […]
A cyberattack continued to affect operations at Tri-City Medical Center more than 24 hours after it began Thursday morning. In a short statement sent Friday afternoon, hospital management said that it has temporarily halted all elective medical procedures as it works “to restore our systems to full functionality,” after taking its information systems offline when […]