arXiv's Historic Migration: Leading Scientific Repository Moves to Google Cloud
arXiv, the world's premier open-access scientific preprint platform, announces major infrastructure transition from Cornell University to Google Cloud Platform. The move aims to modernize the platform's aging codebase and enhance capabilities for its 5 million monthly users accessing over 2.6 million papers.
Browser-Based Ransomware: The Invisible Threat Targeting Cloud Data
Modern ransomware attacks have evolved beyond traditional file encryption to target cloud and SaaS applications through sophisticated browser-based techniques. Organizations face increasing risks from OAuth vulnerabilities, malicious extensions, and advanced social engineering that bypass conventional security tools.
Google Cloud Pioneers Quantum-Safe Digital Signatures to Combat Future Encryption Threats
Google Cloud introduces quantum-resistant digital signatures in Cloud KMS, implementing NIST's post-quantum cryptography standards through ML-DSA-65 and SLH-DSA-SHA2-128S algorithms. This proactive measure helps organizations protect against future quantum computing threats while maintaining robust encryption standards.
PSN's 24-Hour Outage Disrupts Gaming Services and Sparks Network Reliability Concerns
A major PlayStation Network outage left millions of players unable to access online gaming services for nearly 24 hours, impacting all platforms and core features. Sony cited an 'operational issue' and offered compensation to subscribers, while the incident raised questions about network dependability in cloud gaming.