VMware and industry leaders collaborate to accelerate adoption of confidential computing

VMware has joined forces with AMD, Samsung, and members of the RISC-V Keystone community to simplify the development and operations of confidential computing applications. These industry and community leaders will work together to ease the transition to practical confidential computing by collaborating on and contributing to the open source Certifier Framework for Confidential Computing project.  …

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What are the cloud computing challenges for security leaders?

Cloud computing security challenges remains a concern for business leaders. (Source – Shutterstock) Gigamon reported 93% predict more cloud breaches. 52% say boards/CISOs struggle to comprehend shared cloud security role. Cloud computing brings its own set of challenges, such as data security, compliance issues, and management of multi-cloud environments, which organizations must address as they…

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5 Things to Know Before Markets Open

The U.S. is looking to restrict Chinese companies’ access to U.S. cloud computing services and minutes of the latest Federal Reserve meeting could provide clues into how it will treat upcoming rate hike decisions. Here’s what investors need to know today. 1. US Looks to Restrict Chinese Access to Cloud Computing The Biden administration is…

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Pay Attention To Very Positive Positioning, Critical Metals And Cloud Computing Restrictions – VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH)

To gain an edge, this is what you need to know today. Very Positive Positioning Please click here for a chart of semiconductor VanEck Semiconductor ETF SMH. Note the following: The chart is a weekly chart to give you a longer term perspective. Semiconductors are the leading sector as we have previously written.  Semiconductors have…

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US Considering Cutting China’s Cloud Computing Access

Reuters reports that the Biden administration is considering tightening its export restrictions to China even further, following China’s legislative move that allows it to essentially bottleneck exports of rare earth metals – gallium and germanium) required for semiconductor fabrication. Except now, the dance isn’t about hardware or tech exports: it’s actually about access to US-based…

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Tit-for-tat: After China restricts metals export, US mulls ban on access to cloud computing

Escalating the tit-for-tat battle with China, the US is planning to restrict Chinese access to US cloud-computing services, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the situation.  The Biden administration’s new rules, if adopted, would mean that US cloud providers such as Amazon and Microsoft will have to seek government permission…

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