NEWS
Nutanix partners with Udacity to offer hybrid
cloud nanodegree programme
Nutanix, a leader in enterprise cloud
computing, has announced a partnership
with Udacity, the global online learning
platform, resulting in a new hybrid cloud
nanodegree programme. This programme
will enhance learning opportunities in the
emerging cloud technologies market that are
essential for organisations to uplevel their IT
infrastructure. As part of the collaboration,
Nutanix will also sponsor 5,000 scholarships
to help IT professionals advance their
knowledge with this initiative. As more
services move to the cloud, IT teams require
the knowledge and expertise it takes to
properly manage these infrastructures that
increasingly stretch across on-premises and
public cloud in a hybrid model. Although
hybrid cloud technology continues to grow
and evolve, educational opportunities in this
field remain at a standstill.
To fill this educational gap, Udacity and
Nutanix have collaborated closely to develop
a nanodegree programme that will advance
the knowledge of seasoned IT professionals.
To strengthen professional development in
this space, the nanodegree programme will
cover modern private cloud infrastructure and
the design of hybrid application deployment.
Wendy M Pfeiffer, CIO at Nutanix
Udacity is opening applications to
the Nutanix hybrid cloud scholarship
programme. For the first phase of the
scholarship programme, Udacity will select
5,000 applicants to participate in the
hybrid cloud fundamentals course. From
those 5,000 students, 500 high-performing
students will be awarded a full scholarship to
the hybrid cloud nanodegree programme.
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Coronavirus-related phishing email attacks up 600%
KnowBe4, a provider of the world’s
largest security awareness training
and simulated phishing platform, revealed
the results of its Q1 2020 top-clicked
phishing report.
The results found that phishing email
attacks relating to COVID-19 were up
600% in Q1 2020. Covering the entire
first quarter, simulated phishing tests with
an urgent message to check passwords
immediately was most popular at 45%.
Following this was a Coronavirus-related
message as the second most popular at
10%. Social media messages are another
area of concern when it comes to phishing.
Within the same report, KnowBe4’s topclicked
social media email subjects reveal
new login alerts, password resets and
someone may have accessed your account
messages are coming onto the radar.
“The bad guys are opportunists and they will
use every chance they get to take advantage
of people’s heightened emotions during
crisis situations such as this one by trying
to entice them to click on a malicious link
or download an attachment laced with
malware,” said Stu Sjouwerman, CEO,
KnowBe4. “It’s no surprise that we’re seeing
an explosion of phishing attacks related to
the Coronavirus because people are actively
seeking more information about it. End
users should be especially careful with any
email they receive related to COVID-19 and
immediately report suspicious-looking emails
to their IT department.”
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