March Security Update

March Security Update

The concept of awareness refers to someone’s perception and knowledge of any given situation. Awareness serves many different purposes and is often applied to multiple use cases.   For example, it’s common for various entities to raise public awareness, usually...
Featured Article: Emotnet: A Million Bucks per Incident

Featured Article: Emotnet: A Million Bucks per Incident

In the light of a reported recent victory by Europol in trying to stop the particularly dangerous Emotet malware, we look at what it is, how it is spread, and how to try and guard against it. What Is Emotet? Emotet is a computer malware program, believed to be Russian...
Google’s Record Advertising and Cloud Sales Due To Pandemic

Google’s Record Advertising and Cloud Sales Due To Pandemic

Alphabet Inc’s (Google’s) quarterly sales for its advertising and cloud businesses exceeded expectations to hit record levels, helped by the pandemic driving retail and clients online. Figures Google’s advertising business, which includes YouTube, made up 81 per cent...
‘Custom Neural Voice’ Available From Microsoft

‘Custom Neural Voice’ Available From Microsoft

Microsoft has announced the general availability of a one-of-a-kind customised, synthetic voice for brands, generated using Custom Neural Voice, the Text-to-Speech (TTS) feature of Speech in Azure Cognitive Services. What Is It? The Custom Neural Voice from Microsoft...