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WEEK IN IT SECURITY – Just as we were reporting last week on our sister site The Evolving Enterprise that ransomware is behind 1 in 3 cyber security attacks on organisations, news was breaking of another major ransom attack, reports Jeremy Cowan.  “Cloud software provider Blackbaud pays ransom, as incidents rise globally”

Singtel Group has advanced its commitment to environmental stewardship by setting more ambitious science-based targets to significantly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. These targets align with the objectives of the Paris Climate Agreement, which aims to limit global warming to 1.5°C.

Over the last few years, corporations across multiple sectors have prioritised sustainability in their operations and set ambitious greenhouse gas reduction targets; many aligned to keep global warming within 1.5 degrees pre-industrial levels. To meet their targets, these corporations expect their technology vendors, and the entire ecosystem, to do their part as well, says Helen Xenos, senior director of portfolio marketing, Ciena.

Ericsson and Optus have created a RAN solution leveraging lightweight, new generation radios and basebands which reduce the consumption of energy.

Optus, in collaboration with Ericsson, announced the deployment of Australia’s latest energy-efficient radio access network (RAN) site at Optus’ Moorebank site in Sydney, New South Wales. Ericsson and Optus have created a RAN solution leveraging lightweight, new generation radios and basebands which reduce the consumption of energy.

In the latest Trending Tech Podcast Jeremy Cowan talks to Shaun Cooley about using machine learning to map buildings and get the best from them.

As the COP26 climate conference gets underway it’s good to report that some of the main telco and IT players are making an effort to show what they’re doing to tackle environmental targets, although they could do some other obvious things to make even more of a difference. Business technology journalist Antony Savvas takes a closer look.

Vodafone is launching Eco-SIM cards made from recycled plastic as part of the company’s commitment to reduce its impact on the environment.

Vodafone confirmed that its entire European operations including mobile and fixed networks, data centres, retail and offices will be 100% powered by electricity from renewable sources from 1 July 2021, marking a key step towards Vodafone’s goal of reducing its own carbon emissions to ‘net zero’ by 2030 and across the company’s entire value chain by 2040.

 Nokia announced that its AirScale 5G mMIMO Base Station will achieve an average power consumption reduction of 50% by 2023, outlining its commitment to climate change and zero emissions. “Nokia to halve 5G base station power consumption by 2023”