You can now access AWS CloudTrail from within a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) using AWS PrivateLink. This enables you to securely connect to and route data from AWS CloudTrail over the AWS network without ever accessing the public internet.

Amazon DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX) now supports encryption at rest for new DAX clusters to help you accelerate reads from Amazon DynamoDB tables in security-sensitive applications that are subject to strict compliance and regulatory requirements.

DAX provides you a fully-managed, highly available, in-memory cache that is capable of accelerating reads from DynamoDB tables by up to 10x, even at millions of requests per second. You can use DAX without making changes to your existing application logic and using your existing DynamoDB APIs calls. DAX manages cache invalidation and data population on your behalf. With the new encryption at rest support, you can also encrypt the storage for your DAX clusters to help you protect data on your DAX nodes, such as configuration and log files. This data is encrypted using AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS).

DAX is available in the US East (N. Virginia), US East (Ohio), US West (Oregon), US West (N. California), South America (São Paulo), EU (Ireland), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Asia Pacific (Sydney), and Asia Pacific (Mumbai) Regions.

To learn more about DAX and encryption at rest, see DAX Encryption at Rest .
 

Amazon Inspector expanded security assessments to include Debian 8 and Debian 9 for Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures (CVE) and Security Best Practices. To run security assessments, simply install the Amazon Inspector Agent on the desired Amazon EC2 instances, configure your assessment in the Inspector console, and run your assessment.
 

Mouser has signed a global distribution agreement with Fanstel of Scottsdale Arizona which  develops and manufactures Wi-Fi- and Bluetooth–enabled modules including Nordic Semiconductor-based BlueNor and Toshiba-based BlueFan modules. BlueNor are BLE modules that incorporate a Nordic  nRF52 system-on-chip (SoC) and an Arm Cortex microcontroller. The BlueNor BT832 Series modules combine a Nordic nRF52832 SoC and an Arm …

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£5.5m has been distributed amongst projects that address equality, diversity and inclusion in engineering and the physical sciences in the UK by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). “Anyone who has recently walked into a university engineering department or STEM employer knows that the workforce does not reflect the UK’s wider population,” said …

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“We are being exposed to blue light continuously, and it’s no secret that blue light harms our vision by damaging the eye’s retina,” said University of Toledo researcher Dr Ajith Karunarathne (pictured). “Our experiments explain how this happens, and we hope this leads to therapies that slow macular degeneration.” The mechanism identified involves a vitamin …

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Display specialist,  Review Display Systems, has opened a branch in the USA. The UK supplier of displays and embedded systems and design solutions, has opened offices in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Headed by Alan Beale, the company will serve clients in the US. Alan has a business and engineering background, having worked in graphics, computing and renewable energy sectors for …

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According to the University of Toledo, it has found a mechanism for a direct link between blue light exposure and age-related macular degeneration. A quick look at the scientific report revealed that when the researchers tried light at 445, 488, 515 and 594nm,  only light at 445nm did any damage. The university is mentions sunlight …

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    Designers can used the integrated development environment (IDE) to quickly go from C++ to FPGA using the HLS and Achronix’s ACE design tools. The combination can reduce the development effort for 5G wireless and other design applications that require high performance FPGA technology in SoCs, configured using a proven C‑based design flow. Ellie Burns, director of marketing, Calypto Systems division, …

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