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The Microsoft Exchange Server hack: A timeline
Research shows plenty of unpatched systems remain. Here s how the attacks unfolded, from discovery of vulnerabilities to today s battle to close the holes. Credit: Dreamstime
On March 2, 2021 Microsoft detected multiple zero-day exploits being used to attack on-premises versions of Microsoft Exchange Server.
Over the next few days, over 30,000 organisations in the US were attacked as hackers used several Exchange vulnerabilities to gain access to email accounts and install web shell malware, giving the cyber criminals ongoing administrative access to the victims servers.
Vaccine alert services that use CoWIN API may see 30 minute delay
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The government on Wednesday updated its policy around CoWIN public APIs saying that data may now be up to 30 minutes old. This directly impacts the usefulness of numerous third-party apps and services that have sprung up in the last week to help people find vaccination slots. APIs, or Application Programming Interfaces, help third parties connect to a service; in the case of CoWIN, APIs have been used to automatically fetch data on newly opened vaccine slots. This may soon not happen as easily as it has been so far:
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Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provides organisations with enterprise-level scalability and a rich environment via a cost-effective model, allowing smaller businesses access to technology that typically used to be bespoke for enterprise customers.
While SaaS was initially designed to service the Small and Medium Business (SMB) market, it has subsequently evolved to a point where large enterprises are seeing the value of this model. The fact that the model lends itself to scale up or down means that organisations of all sizes can benefit from SaaS or Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS).
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The main benefit of adopting SaaS or BaaS is that companies typically gain on economies of scale, while the cost to entry is lower than an outright purchase. It also eliminates the need for smaller companies to obtain resources to install and maintain the technology.
By Max Miller2021-05-05T10:53:00+01:00
Vena is compatible with existing systems and supply chains, as well as future platforms and technologies.
BT Media & Broadcast has launched Vena, a smart broadcast network that supports needs across production and distribution for live, streaming and data and integrated Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).
Aimed at major sports broadcasters, broadcast service providers and production companies, Vena tries to bring resilience and reliability to users by proactively looking after high-definition broadcast video and high-volume data feeds through analysing the greatest levels of availability, re-routing where and when necessary to ensure content reaches its destination and faults are addressed quickly.