Intelligent Tech Channels Issue 31 | Page 10

NEWS McAfee collaborates with Atlassian to provide advanced security capabilities in the cloud McAfee, a device-to-cloud cybersecurity company, has announced a collaboration with Atlassian, a leading provider of team collaboration and productivity software, to bring advanced data security and threat protection to customers looking to accelerate their move to the cloud. As a result of this collaboration, Atlassian customers can now leverage the power of McAfee MVISON Cloud to apply its security policies to their use of Atlassian services. MVISION Cloud provides visibility and control for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) environments, across content management systems and DevOps environments, via a unified security platform which helps customers get comprehensive control over their cloud services from managed and unmanaged devices. The need for solutions that are designed to secure the cloud are further validated within a recent McAfee report that found the average enterprise organisation uses 1,400 different cloud services. As more organisations move their operations to the cloud and to remote work environments, they must evolve their security measures to meet the challenges of unintentional data uploads, device usage outside traditional network parameters, insider threats from rogue employees, application misconfiguration and more. Further, industry analyst firm Gartner warns that, “through 2025, 99% of cloud security failures will be the customer’s fault.” This has caused enterprises to look for ways to enforce additional security controls on their cloud solutions beyond Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) or Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS). Acronis announced as official AI partner for Toyota Gazoo racing WEC team Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection, has announced a new technology partnership with Toyota Gazoo racing WEC team, becoming its official Artificial Intelligence partner. Acronis will design AI/ML solutions to assist the team’s performance both on and off the racetrack. The name, Toyota, is synonymous with motorsport and with endurance racing. It’s a field where the famous Japanese marque has excelled in recent years, claiming the prestigious World Endurance Championship (WEC) in 2014 with Anthony Davidson and Sebastien Buemi at the wheel and more recently in 2018/19, when Buemi again was triumphantly partnered by Fernando Alonso and home hero, Kazuki Nakajima. Unquestionably one of the most prestigious of motorsport championships, the WEC races on some of the most iconic circuits around the globe, including Silverstone, Fuji, Sebring, Spa- Francorchamps and, of course, the 24 hours of Le Mans. It was at this most iconic of venues where Toyota has won on the last two occasions and will be looking for a hattrick of titles this year in the TS050 Hybrid. Toyota Gazoo Racing will use Acronis’ expertise in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to process large amounts of racing data for the development of cars. Acronis will also assist with the analysis of the wind tunnel data, accelerating aerodynamics projects across the team’s race car lineup. • 10