The AWS Solutions team recently updated AWS WAF Security Automations, a solution that automatically deploys a set of AWS WAF (web application firewall) rules that filter common web-based attacks. Users can select from preconfigured protective features that define the rules included in an AWS WAF web access control list (web ACL). Once deployed, AWS WAF protects your Amazon CloudFront distributions or Application Load Balancers by inspecting web requests.

AWS Storage Gateway  now makes it easier and faster for you to search, view, and manage your virtual tapes stored in AWS using Tape Gateway. From the Tapes page in the Storage Gateway management console, you can now quickly search for tapes using common filters such as tape barcode and status. You simply select the desired filter from the drop-down menu and quickly narrow down your search to the relevant set of tapes, saving you time and management overhead. For example, to delete archived tapes exceeding your defined retention period, you can use the Archived filter, select the desired date range, and delete all tapes that match your specified filter in just a few clicks.

With AWS IoT Device Defender , customers can now verify an alarm based on their investigation of detected behavior anomalies. They can verify an alarm as True positive, Benign positive, False positive, or Unknown and provide a description of their verification. Users, such as a security or operational team, can use this to manage alarms and improve response time.

Norway is the big spender on education, according to an OECD report,  spending 6.7%  of its GDP on education, while Russia is the worst of the analysed countries spending 3.4%. The  OECD states: “The willingness of policy makers to expand access to educational opportunities and to provide high-quality education can translate into higher costs per student and …

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18 years ago, Europe was having the same discussions as it’s having now. “R&D is the key discriminating factor for our industry,” said the new chairman of MEDEA+, Arthur van der Poel, formerly CEO of Philips Semiconductors, arguing that Europe must spend as much as its competitors in the US and Asia. Fellow board member …

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NeoCortec, the Copenhagen manufacturer  of  bi-directional wireless mesh network modules, has announced a family of breakout prototyping and development boards that provide a simple and easy way for designers to begin working with NeoMESH, the self-forming wireless mesh network. Designed to operate either as a stand-alone development board, or in Feather Wing mode for compatibility …

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NASA has chosen Aerojet Rocketdyne, the aerospace and defence rocket engine manufacturer, to build the primary propulsion element for its Orion spacecraft, the Orion Main Engine (OME). Under the terms of the contract, which runs to April 2032, with a maximum value of $600 million, Aerojet Rocketdyne will deliver up to 20 new OME engines …

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OneWeb, the satellite company partially owned by the UK government, is using drones to carry out an antenna validation campaign at the Telespazio teleport in Scanzano, Italy. The low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company has turned to QuadSAT, a Danish startup that does the test and measurement of satellite antennas by the use of …

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Xilinx and NEC are co-operating on  5G radio units (RUs) for deployment in 2022.  Xilinx will be contributing its 7nm Versal AI Core series devices, which are currently shipping. These latest NEC 5G massive MIMO RUs utilise digital beamforming for more efficient communication and wider bandwidth. Designed to address worldwide markets, NEC RUs will support …

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Car-makers will lose $210 billion in sales this year because of the chip shortage, according to a report from AlixPartners, who reckon that 7.7 million vehicles will not get built this year because of lack of chips. It is AlixPartners’ third estimate this year. In January, it estimated that lost car sales would be worth $61 billion …

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