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What is an initialization vector (IV)? An initialization vector (IV) is an arbitrary number that can be used with a secret key for data encryption to foil cyber attacks. This number, also called a nonce (number used once), is employed only one time in any session to prevent unauthorized decryption of the message by a […]

The Natural History Museum has enlisted the help of public cloud giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) to bolster its scientific research capabilities. The museum said the partnership will pave the way for it to bring together and store a broad range of UK biodiversity and environmental data in one place to encourage cross-disciplinary research […]

In the lead-up to chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s first fiscal statement, or mini-budget, on Friday 23 September, I had three main requests for prime minister Liz Truss’s new government when it came to the IT sector. These were: Address the ambiguity for how suppliers are assessed against the IR35 tax avoidance rules. End the reliance […]

Many banks and corporate IT systems force users to use SMS one-time passwords to secure their accounts, but these can easily be bypassed for most users. Imagine making a trip to the gym or swimming pool. Before heading to your activity, you lock your valuables away in a locker, meaning your phone and wallet […]

Ten times less latency than other storage solutions and one million IOPS from a single node – those are the claims of StorPool, which sells distributed and virtualised software-defined storage, for datacentre deployment to date, but now also available on the AWS cloud. “It was AWS that came to us to propose the offer […]

What is adiabatic cooling? Adiabatic cooling is the process of reducing heat through a change in air pressure caused by volume expansion. In data centers and other facilities, adiabatic processes have enabled free cooling methods, which use freely available natural phenomena to regulate temperature. The principle of adiabatic cooling has been harnessed to develop cooling […]

Three-quarters of retailers report a fall in online payment fraud since the mandatory introduction of Strong Customer Authentication (SCA). According to Barclaycard figures, in the 200 days since SCA became mandatory, 73% of retailers have seen a decline in online payment fraud. Under the SCA rules, any online payments of more than €30 require […]

Large, monolithic datacentres at the heart of enterprises could give way to hundreds or thousands of smaller data stores and devices, each with their own storage capacity. This driver for this is organisations moving their processes to the business “edge”. Edge computing is no longer simply about putting some local storage into a remote […]

The mission of Heineken’s “digital and technology” department is to provide “data at our fingertips”, according to Elizabeth Osta, the company’s director of data management. The hope is for employees, partners and customers to have easy access to the data they need – within policy and regulatory frameworks, of course. Osta’s job is to […]