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May 22, 2025 22May2025 News

Former ICAEW operations chief heads up BCS

BCS CEO Sharon Gunn wants to open up membership to broadest range of people to promote professional and ethical practices Continue Reading

May 22, 2025 22May2025 News

Lack of practical learning bad for STEM careers

A lack of hands-on learning could prevent children from being interested in science and tech careers in the future Continue Reading

May 22, 2025 22May2025 News

HMRC begins escape from Fujitsu’s grip through £500m contract

HMRC looking for a supplier to support its planned exit from three Fujitsu datacentre contracts Continue Reading

May 22, 2025 22May2025 News

How to tackle your infrastructure technical debt

Gartner analysts explain how infrastructure and operations teams can address the accumulation of outdated systems and make a compelling business case for upgrades Continue Reading

May 22, 2025 22May2025 News

Google gets in gear with Volvo to drive connected vehicle AI

Swedish car giant and IT behemoth expand partnership with integration of Gemini artificial intelligence to accelerate automotive innovation Continue Reading

May 22, 2025 22May2025 News

Agentic AI to drive heavy infrastructure demands

As organisations begin to explore agentic AI, Dell’s Soo Mei May warns that scaling these intelligent systems will have higher compute, memory, storage and networking requirements, far exceeding those for generative AI Continue Reading

May 21, 2025 21May2025 News

M&S cyber attack disruption likely to last until July

M&S says it has moved into recovery mode after a ransomware attack, but expects some disruption to persist throughout the coming weeks Continue Reading

May 21, 2025 21May2025 News

Sapphire 2025: SAP mints business AI flywheel with Palantir on board

SAP CEO Christian Klein put economic and geopolitical uncertainty at the centre of the opening keynote at the supplier’s global Sapphire event in Orlando Continue Reading

May 21, 2025 21May2025 News

NCSC: Russia’s Fancy Bear targeting logistics, tech organisations

The NCSC and its partner agencies have blown the whistle on an extensive campaign of malicious cyber attacks orchestrated by the Russian state Fancy Bear operation Continue Reading

May 21, 2025 21May2025 News

Google I/O: LLM capabilities power agentic AI search

As Google strives to make AI universal, it is starting to integrate agentic AI into Google Search to fast-track purchasing on websites Continue Reading

May 21, 2025 21May2025 News

Interview: Rom Kosla, CIO, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

The IT chief of one of the world's biggest tech companies still has to get the technology right - and he's building on cloud, application consolidation and data to bring new capabilities in AI to his users Continue Reading

May 21, 2025 21May2025 Podcast

Podcast: RSA 2025 – AI’s risk surface and the role of the CISO

We review RSA 2025 with Vigitrust CEO Mathieu Gorge who looks at the impacts on compliance of AI’s expanding risk surface, the role of the CISO, and a changed supplier approach Continue Reading

May 21, 2025 21May2025 News

Fujitsu raked in £80m from HMRC in March alone, despite Post Office scandal

HM Revenue & Customs described as a UK ‘cash cow’ for the Japanese IT giant at the centre of the Post Office Horizon scandal Continue Reading

May 21, 2025 21May2025 Opinion

UK Fraud Bill targets benefit claimants for mass surveillance

The UK government’s proposed Fraud Bill will disproportionately place millions of benefit claimants under constant surveillance, creating a two-tier system where people are automatically suspected of wrongdoing for seeking welfare Continue Reading

May 21, 2025 21May2025 News

Vast Data launches into AI stratosphere with AgentEngine

Vast has built out into data management from its roots and will now offer customisable agentic AI agents that can tap into its existing storage, database and messaging capabilities Continue Reading

May 21, 2025 21May2025 Blog Post

Microsoft entices developers to build more Windows AI apps

Microsoft’s annual developer conference is rather like a litmus test, showing the general direction of travel of the software industry. Given the massive footprint of Windows in desktop computing, ... Continue Reading

May 21, 2025 21May2025 News

Nokia trials 5G during Norway military exercise, gains award for private wireless

Global comms tech provider reveals its part in test of 5G technology in a defence scenario during a Norwegian military exercise and scoops top rating for private 5G by leading analyst Continue Reading

May 21, 2025 21May2025 Blog Post

Red Hat launches llm-d community & project

Red Hat has announced the launch of llm-d, a new open source project designed to address generative AI’s future with inference at scale. Powered by a native Kubernetes architecture, llm-d features ... Continue Reading

May 21, 2025 21May2025 News

Capital One pushes out data tokenisation

Organisations using the Databricks and Snowflake platforms will be able to use Capital One’s Databolt tool to secure their data Continue Reading

May 21, 2025 21May2025 News

Extreme Networks ups networking AI ante with Platform One

Leading cloud networking provider announces limited availability of next-gen networking platform attributed with reducing manual tasks by up to 90% Continue Reading

May 21, 2025 21May2025 News

Red Hat touts OpenShift Virtualization momentum

Enterprises are increasingly adopting Red Hat’s OpenShift Virtualization, driven by Broadcom’s VMware licensing changes and a desire for a stable, AI-ready platform, company executives revealed at the Red Hat Summit this week Continue Reading

May 21, 2025 21May2025 News

Strong fintech security posture at risk via third-party weak links

Despite having a strong security posture, the financial technology sector could be open to attack via third parties Continue Reading

May 21, 2025 21May2025 News

Ransomware attacks dropped by a third last month

Reported ransomware attacks eased off during April following a dramatic spike in the first quarter of 2025 Continue Reading

May 20, 2025 20May2025 Blog Post

Mobile Pixels Glance monitor range

There’s a lot of really way-out product development happening in the monitor space. We’re now at a point in the industry when companies like Mobile Pixels are creating large curved monitors, ... Continue Reading

May 20, 2025 20May2025 Blog Post

RAD RHEL, Red Hat Advanced Developer Suite

Red Hat used its annual developer gathering this month to detail a new offering that combines platform engineering tools with enhanced security capabilities. The company says it wants to help ... Continue Reading

May 20, 2025 20May2025 News

Dell unveils disaggregated infrastructure strategy

Dell makes push for disaggregated infrastructure, aiming to offer enterprises the independent scaling of three-tier architectures with the operational benefits of hyperconverged systems Continue Reading

May 20, 2025 20May2025 News

Hacking contest exposes VMware security

In what has been described as a historical first, hackers in Berlin have been able to demo successful attacks on the ESXi hypervisor Continue Reading

May 20, 2025 20May2025 News

Botched Post Office IT projects continue to drain public purse

Millions more pounds of public money spent by the Post Office as a result of an IT error that exposed the personal details of Horizon victims Continue Reading

May 20, 2025 20May2025 News

Retail cyber attacks hit food distributor Peter Green Chilled

Cold chain services provider Peter Green Chilled, which supplies the likes of Aldi, Sainsbury’s and Tesco, has been forced to halt operations after succumbing to a ransomware attack Continue Reading

May 20, 2025 20May2025 News

Ireland sets out chip plan

Ireland has a long history of attracting high-tech firms. Building on the EU Chip Act, it now aims to be a leader in semiconductors Continue Reading

May 20, 2025 20May2025 News

Interview: Driving tech innovation at the BBC

Computer Weekly speaks to Jatin Aythora, director of BBC Research and Development, about self-belief and learning from different industries Continue Reading

May 20, 2025 20May2025 News

Build 2025: Microsoft opens up Windows machine learning

Windows machine learning is one of the highlights of this year’s Microsoft annual developer event. The company is also paving the way to multi-agent artificial intelligence in Windows Continue Reading

May 20, 2025 20May2025 News

DigiCert and Panasonic team to accelerate adoption of Matter smart home devices

Partnership between industrial arm of technology giant and digital trust security firm aims to embed security into the DNA of metering devices during manufacturing for ‘swift’ and ‘seamless’ certification Continue Reading

May 20, 2025 20May2025 News

Qualcomm boosts UAE presence with AI, IoT, Edge development

AI-first platform provider bolsters UAE activity in collaboration with leading operator for AI at the edge, and expands global engineering centres to Abu Dhabi to spearhead technological innovation in AI, datacentres and industrial IoT Continue Reading

May 20, 2025 20May2025 Opinion

Microsoft’s wartime pact with the EU rings hollow - and could spell trouble for UK IT buyers

Microsoft has moved to assure its European customers that it will fight any attempt by President Trump to disrupt their ability to access its services, but can UK customers take the company at its word? Continue Reading

May 20, 2025 20May2025 News

Rio Tinto overhauls IT operations with platform model

Rio Tinto’s head of technology platforms outlines the mining giant’s move to an IT platform model designed to escape a reactive cycle of critical incidents and improve service quality for internal and external customers Continue Reading

May 20, 2025 20May2025 E-Zine

Tackling the UK’s cyber threats

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we report from the National Cyber Security Centre’s annual update on the state of UK security and examine the emerging threats. The chief data officer of Standard Chartered bank discusses preparing for artificial ... Continue Reading

May 19, 2025 19May2025 In Depth

Connectivity kicks in for Sunderland at the Stadium of Light

Sunderland AFC enhances high-demand density connectivity coverage, capacity and performance across stadium involving leading operator, shared network infrastructure provider, UK government and local city council Continue Reading

May 19, 2025 19May2025 News

Chinese cyber spooks lure laid-off US government workers

A Washington DC-based think tank has published evidence that Chinese intelligence services have been running a network of digital ‘front’ companies targeting laid-off government workers as recruits Continue Reading

May 19, 2025 19May2025 News

Trump visit bolsters Saudi AI

A new AI datacentre is among the initiatives the White House announced during the president’s Middle East visits Continue Reading

May 19, 2025 19May2025 News

Legal Aid Agency breach may encompass millions of people

Legal Aid Agency says the data of anybody who applied for legal aid over the past 15 years has been compromised in a cyber attack Continue Reading

May 19, 2025 19May2025 Blog Post

Starburst chews into the fruits of agentic

Bostonian data platform company Starburst has updated its flagship software services, known as Starburst Enterprise Platform and Starburst Galaxy, with the additional boost that every other ... Continue Reading

May 19, 2025 19May2025 Blog Post

Calm settles over digital identity market - for now... (Hark, is that Big Tech on the horizon?)

A relative calm has settled over the digital identity sector after months of worry and vitriol – for now, at least. Digital ID players have largely welcomed the government’s announcement of the ... Continue Reading

May 19, 2025 19May2025 In Depth

Post Office Horizon scandal explained: Everything you need to know

Computer Weekly has investigated the Post Office Horizon scandal since 2008 and is, in fact, part of the story. This guide contains essential information about the scandal Continue Reading

May 19, 2025 19May2025 News

Dutch universities call for reduced dependence on Big Tech

Dutch universities are calling for greater digital autonomy as more research and educational data is stored in American clouds, posing risks to academic freedom, privacy and accessibility Continue Reading

May 19, 2025 19May2025 News

Government sets up guidance for 10-year R&D commitment

Research and development is one of the main areas of focus for Labour’s Plan for Change as it readies its Industrial Strategy Continue Reading

May 19, 2025 19May2025 News

Keepit to expand SaaS backup footprint and intelligent automation

Danish cloud backup provider will add Atlassian and Okta support and has plans for intelligent automated restores to customer RPOs and RTOs as well a threat library Continue Reading

May 19, 2025 19May2025 E-Zine

CW APAC – Trend Watch: API management

Application programming interfaces are subject to the pros and cons of emerging technologies. In this handbook, focused on API management in the Asia-Pacific region, Computer Weekly looks at governance and security, gateway tools, and strategic ... Continue Reading

May 19, 2025 19May2025 Opinion

Jump in cyber attacks should put businesses on high alert

Three principles to help businesses get on top of cyber security Continue Reading

May 19, 2025 19May2025 News

Gartner: Most firms not tapping cloud’s full potential

Organisations have not fully leveraged the full potential of cloud and must navigate emerging trends such as artificial intelligence, multicloud complexity and security perceptions to stay competitive Continue Reading

May 19, 2025 19May2025 News

Post Office performs costly 30-year U-turn on Horizon

Post Office Horizon replacement magnifies missed opportunity as move from the controversial Horizon system to an off-the-shelf alternative is going back to a plan it rejected in the 1990s Continue Reading

May 19, 2025 19May2025 In Depth

Gartner: Considerations when using GPUs in the datacentre

Deploying artificial intelligence workloads that use graphics processing units in datacentres requires specific network hardware and optimisations Continue Reading

May 18, 2025 18May2025 News

AI’s thirst for power pushing enterprises into supercomputing

The compute and energy demands of large-scale AI are turning enterprise AI infrastructure into supercomputing, though the search for a killer app and concerns over initial infrastructure costs remain Continue Reading

May 16, 2025 16May2025 News

Mid-career professionals must learn to understand and use AI as GenAI tips balance

Whether in the finance, IT or legal sectors, artificial intelligence will change the way businesses operate and how their people work Continue Reading

May 16, 2025 16May2025 Blog Post

CIQ chips out Rocky Linux for AI

CIQ is the founding support and services partner of Rocky Linux. The company has now come forward with the preview launch of the somewhat laboriously named Rocky Linux from CIQ for AI (RLC-AI). The ... Continue Reading

May 16, 2025 16May2025 News

5GAA claims first-ever satellite, 5G-V2X direct vehicle connectivity

Leading car manufacturers demonstrate what is said to be a world-first for emergency messaging and hazard warnings showing the ability for vehicles to connect over non-terrestrial networks, complementing terrestrial 4G and 5G Continue Reading

May 16, 2025 16May2025 News

ITS claims UK first for 50G-PON business trial

What is described as ‘pioneering’ test with Lancashire-based technology group said to have shown early demand for next-generation fibre speeds through passive optical network Continue Reading

May 16, 2025 16May2025 News

No workaround leads to more pain for VMware users

There are patches for the latest batch of security alerts from Broadcom, but VMware users on perpetual licences may not have access Continue Reading

May 16, 2025 16May2025 News

Security tests reveal serious vulnerability in government’s One Login digital ID system

A ‘red teaming’ exercise to simulate cyber attacks on the government’s flagship digital identity system has found that One Login can be compromised without detection Continue Reading

May 16, 2025 16May2025 Opinion

How digital identity will empower people and drive economic growth

The government has finally plotted out the future of digital identity in the UK in a way that makes sense for private sector, public sector, and citizens. Now let's make it happen Continue Reading

May 16, 2025 16May2025 News

BT to bring gigabit broadband to hard-to-reach Swansea Bay areas

UK’s leading comms provider inks £10m contract to deliver full-fibre to nearly 1,800 sites across the south coast of Wales, bridging connectivity gaps in Pembrokeshire, Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire Continue Reading

May 16, 2025 16May2025 News

The Security Interviews: David Faugno, 1Password

David Faugno, co-CEO of 1Password, discusses how his background led to him joining the company and why maintaining profitability is a key factor in overcoming the challenges of switching markets. Continue Reading

May 16, 2025 16May2025 News

Com4 selects Nokia 5G standalone core to power global IoT

Norwegian managed internet of things connectivity provider installs 5G Standalone Core to power global IoT services with a flexible architecture to enable company to meet demand for connected devices Continue Reading

May 16, 2025 16May2025 News

Kissflow finds its place in low-code market

The supplier of low-code software development tools that cater to both citizen developers and IT professionals is experiencing rapid growth in Southeast Asia where it has been doubling its revenue over the past four years Continue Reading

May 15, 2025 15May2025 News

NHS asks suppliers to sign up to cyber covenant

NHS digital and security leaders call on their suppliers to commit to a cyber security charter as the health service works to improve its resilience in the face of growing threat levels Continue Reading

May 15, 2025 15May2025 News

GSMA calls for governments to prioritise affordable mobile spectrum

Global Spectrum Pricing Report from mobile trade association finds spectrum costs have risen sharply, increasing the cost burden on operators and constraining critical network investment Continue Reading

May 15, 2025 15May2025 News

How close is quantum computing to commercial reality?

At a recent event, experts explored the progress towards logical qubits and how these will be applied to empower business IT Continue Reading

May 15, 2025 15May2025 Blog Post

GraphQL as an ‘essential protocol’ for AI-API orchestration

A new product will establish the graph-based industry standard for secure, orchestrated access to APIs in the age of AI… so says Apollo GraphQL, a graph-based API orchestration company. The ... Continue Reading

May 15, 2025 15May2025 News

Lancashire Police extends use of Pronto tech for faster, more effective response

Northwest of England force unveils next-gen approach to policing with voice-activated systems in vehicles and livestream body cameras that give the control room real-time visibility of incidents Continue Reading

May 15, 2025 15May2025 News

Government starts private sector engagement on digital ID and Gov.uk Wallet

Following concerns from the digital identity industry that Gov.uk Wallet would dominate the market, the government has offered private sector providers a ‘critical role’ in its future, as it revealed further details on the wallet Continue Reading

May 15, 2025 15May2025 News

Myriota and ETSI team to boost NTN IoT satellite comms standardisation

Global IoT-optimised satellite connectivity provider becomes associate member of leading communications standards body to boost delivery to mobile devices Continue Reading

May 15, 2025 15May2025 In Depth

Is IPSIE the game changer that SaaS security demands?

It started with an announcement in October 2024, and now it seems the vision of secure identity in the enterprise is becoming a reality. We look at the prospects for IPSIE Continue Reading

May 15, 2025 15May2025 News

Smart ball analytics proves value in rugby

Welsh professional rugby player Dan Biggar gives his thoughts on the role of data analytics in his sport, at an event where the Sportable smart ball was demonstrated Continue Reading

May 15, 2025 15May2025 News

Post Office scandal inquiry to publish first findings this summer

Inquiry announces that findings on compensation and human impact will be presented in the next few months Continue Reading

May 15, 2025 15May2025 Opinion

Can 'god-like technologies' be prevented from harming a generation of children?

US lawyers representing families of children harmed by social media are at the vanguard of fighting back against the impact of technologies that may be causing lifelong damage Continue Reading

May 15, 2025 15May2025 Opinion

Quantum computing signals the coming of the API storm

With insecure APIs creating vast blind spots and quantum computing poised to break current encryption, organisations will need to overhaul their cyber defences Continue Reading

May 14, 2025 14May2025 News

Scattered Spider retail attacks spreading to US, says Google

Google’s threat intel analysts are aware of a number of in-progress cyber attacks against US retailers linked to the same Scattered Spider gang that supposedly attacked M&S and Co-op in the UK Continue Reading

May 14, 2025 14May2025 Blog Post

Mind the insight-to-impact gap, Qlik captures analytics ‘in the moment’

Data integration, data quality and data analytics Qlik has brought forward an n expanded set of capabilities in its Qlik Cloud Analytics service. All fuelled with AI (as you would expect), an ... Continue Reading

May 14, 2025 14May2025 News

London Fire Brigade improves emergency response network

UK’s largest fire service turns to advanced comms tech – including real-time data analytics and social media integration – to make it easier and quicker for the public to contact it and improve its response to emergencies across UK capital Continue Reading

May 14, 2025 14May2025 News

Fibre, 5G continue to expand global footprint

Core ‘future-proof’ communications technologies are steadily expanding their reach as wireless applications gain ground in key territories Continue Reading

May 14, 2025 14May2025 News

Enisa launches European vulnerability database

The EU’s new vulnerability database is designed to offer a broader, more transparent source of information on new cyber vulnerabilities Continue Reading

May 14, 2025 14May2025 Opinion

It's time to get to grips with DORA

It's not really a surprise so many organisations missed the EU's DORE compliance deadline, but there's no excuse for delaying, says Azul EMEA VP James Johnston Continue Reading

May 14, 2025 14May2025 News

Why we must reform the Computer Misuse Act: A cyber pro speaks out

Britain’s outdated hacking laws are leaving the UK’s cyber practitioners hamstrung and afraid. Security professional Simon Whittaker reveals how he nearly ran afoul of the Computer Misuse Act, and why he’s speaking out for reform Continue Reading

May 14, 2025 14May2025 News

Openreach connects first customers under Project Gigabit partnership

UK’s leading broadband provider reveals initial customers in hardest-to-reach communities gaining gigabit access as part of partnership with government’s £5bn deployment scheme Continue Reading

May 14, 2025 14May2025 Blog Post

Safer Sharknado: Sysdig donates Stratoshark to Wireshark Foundation

Sysdig has donated Stratoshark, the company’s open source cloud forensics tool, to the Wireshark Foundation. This contribution is part of Sysdig’s commitment to the community and building in the ... Continue Reading

May 14, 2025 14May2025 News

UK government outlines plan to surveil migrants with eVisa data

Electronic visa data and biometric technologies will be used by the UK’s immigration enforcement authorities to surveil migrants living in the country and to ‘tighten control of the border’, attracting strong criticism from migrant support groups Continue Reading

May 14, 2025 14May2025 News

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