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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 15 – 21 April 2024

IT Governance

million records from World-Check, a screening database used to screen potential customers for links to illegal activity and government sanctions. Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight Criminal hackers threaten to leak World-Check screening database A criminal group known as GhostR claims to have stolen 5.3

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Public cloud vs. private cloud vs. hybrid cloud: What’s the difference?

IBM Big Data Hub

According to a Gartner report (link resides outside ibm.com), worldwide end-user spending on public cloud spending is forecasted to total $679 billion and is projected to exceed $1 trillion in 2027. These tools reduce the need for human intervention and make self-service resource delivery possible.

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