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Small Security Teams Face Greater Risks, Turn to XDR, Cynet Finds

Organizations with small security teams continue to face staffing, skills, resource challenges that place them at a greater risk than large enterprises and drives them to consolidate their platforms with advanced technologies such as extended detection and response (XDR), a recent Cynet survey found. Read more.

Oracle Opens Sovereign EU Cloud Regions Amid Spend Boom

Oracle will launch its Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) sovereign cloud regions in the European Union (EU) next year, targeting regulated or strategic data and application hosting amid a projected increase in European public cloud services spending. Read more.

Microsoft Digital Twin Integration Supports Sustainable Decisions, Net-Zero Goals

Microsoft and Cosmo Tech are joining their digital twin platforms to provide actionable insights that help organizations reach net-zero carbon emissions. Read more.

Homeland Security Warns Log4j’s 'Endemic' Threats for Years to Come

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a report this week to warn of the continued risk posed by the Log4j vulnerability discovered in late 2021 and called it an “endemic vulnerability.” Read more.

Ericsson’s Vonage Approval Covers Meh Q2

Ericsson finally gained U.S. government approval for its long-gestating Vonage Holdings acquisition, which provided a nice distraction to uninspiring second quarter financial numbers. Read more.

SDxCentral 2-Minute Weekly Wrap: AWS, Microsoft, Google Target Telecom’s NaaS Lead

Telecom operators have a tenuous NaaS lead; Amazon and Google target bare metal Kubernetes; and Cloudflare updates its zero-trust and SASE platform. Stream now.