McAfee researchers test WannaCry recovery method

Although there is evidence that some victims of the WannaCry ransomware attack on 12 May have paid the attackers, there is no evidence that they are getting their data back

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Manx Telecom streamlines its business with VMware NFV

After deploying an NFV platform to replace its IMS service, Isle of Man-based telco has seen substantial improvements to its business agility and processes

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Command and control communications key to detecting threats

Malware command and control (C&C) communications are key to detecting advanced threats, according to a security researcher

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How to simplify IT integration

Pressure on IT is mounting and point-to-point integration does not scale. Opening up APIs is one of the approaches now being considered

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Interview: Claude Moraes, MEP and EU Civil Liberties Committee chair

Claude Moraes, chair of the European Parliament's Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee shares his views, concerns, reservations about EU-US data transfers, encryption and Brexit

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This Week in Space: From Paranal to Proxima B

In this issue: SpaceX's most recent launch, something unexpected about Mars, and scientific speculation on whether Proxima b might be habitable. Plus, some bonus ESO eye candy.

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Intel Puts the Kibosh on Reports It Will License AMD GPU Technology

Intel has directly refuted rumors of an AMD-Intel graphics team-up. Doesn't look like we'll see the two firms working together any time soon.

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