Industry News: March 7 – 11

Every week we highlight cloud computing and technology news of interest. This week we’re covering the latest cyberattacks targeting Ukraine, cloud spending among small and midsized businesses, what could be Google’s second-largest acquisition ever, how mid-market organizations are faring against cyberattacks, and a reminder for federal agencies on software supply chain security.

Ukraine remains the target of numerous cyberattacks as the situation with Russia develops. Now Google, Amazon and Microsoft are shedding light on exactly what types of threats the country is facing, beyond a bombardment of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Hear what each tech giant is saying about the cyber situation in Ukraine in VentureBeat here.

Major enterprises have led the way when it comes to cloud adoption and spending. How do small and midsized businesses (SMB) fare? According to new research, 53% of SMBs polled are spending more than $1.2 million annually on the cloud. But what are the challenges they’re facing? Find out in ZDNet here.

Google made a major move in the security space this week announcing a deal to acquire Mandiant for $5.4 billion—which would be the company’s second-largest acquisition ever. By folding Mandiant into its Google Cloud division, what does Google hope to achieve? Read more in Ars Technica here.

How are mid-market organizations faring against cyberattacks? New research out of the UK indicates that nearly a third of mid-market organizations there experienced an outage that forced them offline for more than a day. What are the biggest security challenges facing these companies? Learn more in Help Net Security here.

The White House is reminding federal agencies that they must adopt software supply chain security guidance from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). What exactly does the Secure Software Development Framework require? Get more details in FCW here.