Govt. of Brazil, ACTO unhappy with ICANN over Amazon gTLDs
ICANN finds itself in a diplomatic crisis after South American governments and ACTO disapprove of
- Government authorities claim they have sole right over the geographic string of Amazon
- ICANN are trying to figure out a way to comply with the IRP (Independent Review Process) and at the same time appease with GAC and ACTO countries
- Despite Amazon’s efforts, ACTO have cooled the situation by putting it on standby
Israeli cloud security company Avanan raises USD 25 million
The investment seeks to boost the deployers of traditional and hybrid cloud environments with security services to combat cyber risks.
- Avanan say that users will be able to choose their preferred security technology on the back of a system it uses in the cloud
- The cloud security company will not only deploy a faster environments for customers but also secure the same with minimum add-ons
Adtech cybersecurity firm Devcon raises USD 4.5 million in seed funding
The investment seeks to prevent attempts made by hackers that use
- Devcon say that they will be boosting their adtech cybersecurity platform’s ability to block malicious ads like pop-ups, redirects or unauthorized tags on an individual basis
- Thesecurity firm claims that a white-hat hacking approach has allowed them to counter attacks and stay ahead of the potential cyber risks that can occur in the adtech space
Nokia partners with Telenor to deploy cloud solution ‘
The partnership aims to transform mobile network for Scandinavian countries by leveraging Nokia’s ‘AirFrame’ data
- Telenor say that the alliance will facilitate quick deployment of virtualized network functions across cloud-based networks
- Nokia believe that they will provide their expert services and use their Cloud Collaboration Hubs to optimize the deployment and support network operations across Europe
The domain, security and cloud industry has been buzzing with alliances, fundings and regulations as you can see. It will be interesting to see how these events develop over time.
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