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GCP – From data lakes to user applications: How Bigtable works with Apache Iceberg
The latest version of the Bigtable Spark connector opens up a world of possibilities for Bigtable and Apache Spark applications, not least of which is additional support for Bigtable and Apache Iceberg, the open table format for large analytical datasets. In this blog post, we explore how to use the Bigtable Spark connector to interact […]
GCP – Hello, Operator? A Technical Analysis of Vishing Threats
Written by: Nick Guttilla Introduction Organizations are increasingly relying on diverse digital communication channels for essential business operations. The way employees interact with colleagues, access corporate resources, and especially, receive information technology (IT) support is often conducted through calls, chat platforms, and other remote technologies. While these various available methods enhance both efficiency and global […]
GCP – The Cost of a Call: From Voice Phishing to Data Extortion
Introduction Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) is tracking UNC6040, a financially motivated threat cluster that specializes in voice phishing (vishing) campaigns specifically designed to compromise organization’s Salesforce instances for large-scale data theft and subsequent extortion. Over the past several months, UNC6040 has demonstrated repeated success in breaching networks by having its operators impersonate IT support […]
AWS – ENA Express for AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
AWS announces ENA Express, a purpose-built network interface powered by the SRD (scalable reliable datagram) protocol, for EC2 instances in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. ENA Express is an ENA feature that uses the SRD protocol to improve network performance in two key ways: higher single flow bandwidth and lower tail latency for network traffic between […]
AWS – AWS Site-to-Site VPN introduces three new capabilities for enhanced security
AWS Site-to-Site VPN, a fully managed service that allows you to create a secure connection between your data center or branch office and your AWS resources using IP Security (IPSec) tunnels, is adding three new capabilities for enhanced security and ease of configuration. AWS Secrets Manager Integration: With the AWS Secrets Manager integration, when customers […]
AWS – Amazon Athena announces managed query results to streamline analysis workflows
Amazon Athena announces managed query results, a new feature that automatically stores, encrypts, and manages the lifecycle of query results for you at no additional cost. Managed query results streamlines analysis and administration workflows by providing temporary query results storage, removing the requirement for Amazon S3 buckets to store results and separate processes to clean […]
AWS – Amazon API Gateway introduces routing rules for REST APIs
Amazon API Gateway now supports routing rules for REST APIs using custom domain names. This new capability enables you to dynamically route incoming requests based on HTTP header values, URL base paths, or a combination of both. This flexibility enables various use cases, including A/B testing, API versioning, and dynamic backend selection. To use this […]
AWS – AWS Backup adds support for SNS notifications and EventBridge events for backup indexes
Today, AWS Backup announces the addition of notification support for backup indexes in AWS Backup. You can now subscribe to Amazon SNS notifications and Amazon EventBridge events for backup indexing, allowing you to proactively monitor the status of your backup indexes. You can now receive notifications when a backup index is created, deleted, or fails […]
AWS – Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink adds IPv6 endpoints
Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink now supports dual-stack endpoints for both IPv4 and IPv6 traffic. When you make a request to a dual-stack endpoint, the endpoint URL resolves to an IPv6 or an IPv4 address. You can access dual-stack endpoints using the SDK, a configuration file, or an environment variable. The continued growth of […]
AWS – Near real-time matching available in AWS Entity Resolution
Today, AWS Entity Resolution introduces near real-time rule-based matching to enable customers to match new and existing records within seconds. With this launch, organizations can match records in near real-time to support use cases across multiple industries that require low-latency, time-sensitive matching on consumer records. For example, travel and hospitality companies can match consumer records […]