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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Britain’s outdated hacking laws are leaving the UK’s cyber practitioners hamstrung and afraid.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

BBVA creates ChatGPT Store and expands use of the GenAI tool

Data reveals that bank employees are saving an average of almost three hours every week by using ChatGPT Continue Reading

May 14, 2025 14May2025 In Depth

Roundtable: Why did customers sail away from VMware?

At Nutanix’s recent .Next event in the US, customers talked about why they migrated away from VMware and the pain points that accelerated their decision to switch hypervisor Continue Reading

May 14, 2025 14May2025 News

Humphrey AI tool powers Scottish Parliament consultation

AI-powered Consult tool has helped the Scottish Parliament to organise feedback from a public consultation into themes Continue Reading

May 14, 2025 14May2025 News

New security paradigm needed for IT/OT convergence

Industry leaders and policymakers highlight growing cyber threats from the integration of IT and operational technology systems, calling for collaboration and regulatory frameworks to protect critical systems, among other measures Continue Reading

May 14, 2025 14May2025 News

Australian public cloud spending to hit A$26.6bn in 2025

Gartner forecasts strong growth in cloud infrastructure and platform services even as Australian organisations grapple with scaling AI initiatives and managing rising cloud expenditure Continue Reading

May 13, 2025 13May2025 News

UKRI must do more to drive innovation agenda and avoid fraud

UKRI’s funding of research and innovation to support the government’s growth strategy has room for improvement Continue Reading

May 13, 2025 13May2025 News

May Patch Tuesday brings five exploited zero-days to fix

Microsoft fixes five exploited, and two publicly disclosed, zero-days in the fifth Patch Tuesday update of 2025 Continue Reading

May 13, 2025 13May2025 News

Surrey Search & Rescue taps Ericsson and UK Connect for critical connectivity

Advanced connectivity solution that includes vehicle router and ruggedised devices deployed under SARNET initiative helps search and rescue teams respond faster, improving survival outcomes Continue Reading

May 13, 2025 13May2025 News

M&S forces customer password resets after data breach

M&S is instructing all of its customers to change their account passwords after a significant amount of data was stolen in a DragonForce ransomware attack Continue Reading

May 13, 2025 13May2025 News

KDDI, DriveNets team to accelerate open network architecture

Strategic partner to see leading carrier and software-based network services provider promote openness, disaggregation and innovation from the core network to the edge and aggregation layers Continue Reading

May 13, 2025 13May2025 Blog Post

NordVPN goes full GUI on Linux

Arguably best-known VPN company around right now NordVPN has updated its Linux application. Updates feature the launch of a full graphical user interface (GUI). For Linux users, this should make ... Continue Reading

May 13, 2025 13May2025 Blog Post

The ongoing AI-automation convergence, and what this means for the enterprise

This is a guest blogpost by Matthew Roberts, Ansible Platform Lead, EMEA, Red Hat Enterprises are being led to believe that their success with AI hinges on whether they use the largest model (or ... Continue Reading

May 13, 2025 13May2025 News

O2 upgrades Wembley Stadium connectivity

Upgrade around major UK sporting arena to see fans gaining access to dedicated distributed antenna system-based 5G standalone network inside the stadium, in addition to small cells and upgraded masts in surrounding area Continue Reading

May 13, 2025 13May2025 News

Private cellular business deployments to reach more than 7,000 by 2030

Research finds enhanced security features and neutral host deployments will be central to expediting growth across all sectors for key sector of mobile industry Continue Reading

May 13, 2025 13May2025 News

Controversial Post Office Horizon system could stay until 2033

Post Office seeks off-the-shelf Horizon replacement as part of £492m tender that includes ongoing support for Horizon up to 2033 Continue Reading

May 13, 2025 13May2025 News

Gov.uk One Login loses certification for digital identity trust framework

The government’s flagship digital identity system has lost its certification against the government’s own digital identity system trust framework Continue Reading

May 13, 2025 13May2025 News

NHS trust cloud plans hampered by Trump tariff uncertainty

Essex NHS wants to move some capacity to the Nutanix cloud, but can’t be certain prices will hold between product selection and when procurement plans gain approval Continue Reading

May 13, 2025 13May2025 News

Evidence reveals Post Office scandal victims short-changed in compensation payouts

Subpostmasters who appealed compensation payments have significantly increased ‘worryingly undervalued’ settlements Continue Reading

May 13, 2025 13May2025 Opinion

How sovereign AI will reshape APAC’s digital future

Asia-Pacific countries are developing sovereign AI capabilities to address unique cultural, economic, security and data sovereignty needs of the region Continue Reading

May 13, 2025 13May2025 News

Australian data breaches hit record high in 2024

More than 1,100 data breaches were reported in Australia last year, a 25% jump from 2023, prompting calls for stronger security measures across businesses and government agencies Continue Reading

May 12, 2025 12May2025 News

Nokia looks to light up in-building enterprise connectivity with Aurelis

Fibre-based LAN solution designed to deliver simple, reliable and future-proof local area connectivity for enterprises, using up to 70% less cabling and 40% less power than copper-based technologies Continue Reading

May 12, 2025 12May2025 News

Wi-Fi 7 trials show ‘significant’ performance gains in enterprise environments

Wireless technology consortium reveals industry trials of latest Wi-Fi standard in enterprise scenarios revealing increased throughput, lower latency and enhanced efficiency for high-demand applications Continue Reading

May 12, 2025 12May2025 News

Italian bank signs 10-year deal with Google Cloud

UniCredit will transform operations through cloud, AI and data analytics technologies from Google Cloud Continue Reading

May 12, 2025 12May2025 News

Virgin Media O2, Daisy Group merge to form B2B comms company

Comms provider and IT services company unite to offer digital-first connectivity and managed services Continue Reading

May 12, 2025 12May2025 News

University will ‘pull the plug’ to test Nutanix disaster recovery

University of Reading set to save circa £500,000 and deploy Nutanix NC2 hybrid cloud that will allow failover from main datacentre Continue Reading

May 09, 2025 09May2025 Blog Post

Rev speaks out on the big future of small language models

This is a guest post written by Miguel del Rio Fernandez, senior speech scientist at Rev, a company known for its speech-to-text service for the legal trade and elsewhere. If you were to stop a ... Continue Reading

May 09, 2025 09May2025 In Depth

Threats versus potential benefits: Weighing up the enterprise risk of embracing AI

Technological opportunities typically come with a certain amount of risk – and generative AI adoption is no exception Continue Reading

May 09, 2025 09May2025 Blog Post

Nutanix puts agentic AI anytime, any place (cloud) & anywhere

Nutanix has come forward with the latest version of its Nutanix Enterprise AI (NAI) service. This release is said to add deeper integration with capitalisation-focused GPU company Nvidia AI ... Continue Reading

May 09, 2025 09May2025 News

UK broadband hits 2025 target with strong first quarter

Study from UK communications regulator finds gigabit broadband on track to become virtually universally available across country by 2023, with the number of full-fibre broadband connections in particular increasing to nine million in past six months Continue Reading

May 09, 2025 09May2025 News

Ransomware: What the LockBit 3.0 data leak reveals

An administration interface instance for the ransomware franchise's affiliates was attacked on 29 April. Data from its SQL database has been extracted and disclosed Continue Reading

May 09, 2025 09May2025 News

Interview: Amanda Stent, head of AI strategy and research, Bloomberg

Hallucinating AI, which lies through its teeth, keeps Amanda Stent busy at data analytics and intelligence giant Bloomberg Continue Reading

May 09, 2025 09May2025 News

Broadcom letters demonstrate push to VMware subscriptions

The owner of VMware is reminding customers on perpetual licences that they will longer be able to buy support for their VMware products Continue Reading

May 09, 2025 09May2025 In Depth

How GenAI-driven knowledge management can enhance customer experience

Generative AI’s use for knowledge management (KM) is growing in customer experience programmes, suggesting a new vocation for KM. We find out how Continue Reading

May 09, 2025 09May2025 News

Government calls on tech companies to join crime-cutting campaign

The justice secretary met with 30 tech companies to discuss how technology can help to tackle prison violence and reduce reoffending rates Continue Reading

May 09, 2025 09May2025 News

Apple to play modest role after datacentre heat breakthrough in Denmark

Country at forefront of industrial heat recycling expects datacentres will take only modest role in heating homes after government paved way with widely celebrated law Continue Reading

May 09, 2025 09May2025 News

Government launches £8.2m plan to encourage girls into AI

The government is investing in teacher training and student support to get more girls into maths classes, ultimately leading to AI careers Continue Reading

May 09, 2025 09May2025 News

AI training gap puts Europe at a disadvantage

Forrester study finds that workers in the US are more likely than their European counterparts to have received AI training to support their job roles Continue Reading

May 09, 2025 09May2025 Blog Post

UK government set to finally meet with digital identity providers - but will anything change?

Wednesday 14 May is set to be an important day in the long, slow, painful evolution of the use of digital identity in the UK. For the first time since the government announced its digital wallet ... Continue Reading

May 09, 2025 09May2025 News

Nordic countries plan offline payment system for disaster backup

Board member of the Bank of Finland reveals plan as likelihood of losing internet connectivity increases amid geopolitical tensions Continue Reading

May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

Government will miss cyber resiliency targets, MPs warn

A Public Accounts Committee report on government cyber resilience finds that the Cabinet Office has been working hard to improve, but is likely to miss targets and needs a fundamentally different approach Continue Reading

May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

Preparing for post-quantum computing will be more difficult than the millennium bug

The job of getting the UK ready for post-quantum computing will be at least as difficult as the Y2K problem, says National Cyber Security Centre CTO Ollie Whitehouse Continue Reading

May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

US tells CNI orgs to stop connecting OT kit to the web

US authorities have released guidance for owners of critical national infrastructure in the face of an undisclosed number of cyber incidents Continue Reading

May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

UK Digital Services Tax survives US trade negotiations

The UK will retain its Digital Services Tax on tech giants in a landmark US trade agreement that paves the way for a future digital tech deal Continue Reading

May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

Nutanix opens up to all external storage

CEO Rajiv Ramaswami says Nutanix will open its platform to all external storage, allowing it to profit from customers wanting to move away from VMware, as well as the hyper-converged curious Continue Reading

May 08, 2025 08May2025 Blog Post

Risk of corporate hospitality to IT teams

The practice of making deals on golf courses seems to be alive and well. And it is IT leaders and their teams that are having to pick up the pieces following the agreed purchase of unsuitable tech ... Continue Reading

May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

SAP sales tactic fuels IT disconnect

Business heads are being targeted by SAP as it pushes out its Rise cloud ERP system Continue Reading

May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

NHS launches digital tool to improve cancer care

Cancer 360 tool aims to bring together data on cancer patients in one place, allowing clinicians access to all the information through the Federated Data Platform Continue Reading

May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

AI adoption: AWS addresses the skills barrier holding back enterprises

The AWS Summit in London saw the public cloud giant appoint itself to take on the task of skilling up hundreds of thousands of UK people in using AI technologies Continue Reading

May 08, 2025 08May2025 In Depth

Early days for small language models and AI at the edge

Small language models could be more cost-effective to deploy than LLMs, offering greater privacy and performing specific tasks better. But is it too early for SLMs? Continue Reading

May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

Leading European telcos call for exclusive access to 6GHz band

Open letter from Europe’s leading telcos demands exclusive access to key wireless spectrum band for the benefit of Europe’s economy and to ensure successful roll-out of 6G, underpinning digital societies Continue Reading

May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

Girls more concerned about AI bias than boys

When asked their opinions on the growing use of AI, girls expressed concerns about possible biases it will perpetuate, while boys were worried about cyber security Continue Reading

May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

Oracle NetSuite’s Goldberg: Autonomous AI next applications phase

Speaking with Computer Weekly at SuiteConnect 2025 in London, Evan Goldberg, executive vice-president of Oracle NetSuite, discussed how artificial intelligence in ERP is evolving Continue Reading

May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

Data streaming matures, cultural shift is key

Confluent’s Tim Berglund warns that a cultural transformation towards creating valued data products is vital even as the technology for data streaming is maturing Continue Reading

May 08, 2025 08May2025 News

UK government websites to replace passwords with secure passkeys

Government websites are to replace difficult-to-remember passwords with highly secure passkeys that will protect against phishing and cyber attackers Continue Reading

May 08, 2025 08May2025 Opinion

Navigating geopolitical risks of cloud deployments

Familiar cloud concerns are being overshadowed by geopolitical volatility, pushing IT strategy into the boardroom. Organisations must now assess the full spectrum of cross-border dependencies to build true resilience Continue Reading

May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

Meta awarded $167m in court battle with spyware mercenaries

WhatsApp owner Meta is awarded millions of dollars in damages and compensation after its service was exploited by users of mercenary spyware developer NSO’s infamous Pegasus mobile malware Continue Reading

May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

Chaos spreads at Co-op and M&S following DragonForce attacks

No end is yet in sight for UK retailers subjected to apparent ransomware attacks Continue Reading

May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

Europe leads shift from cyber security ‘headcount gap’ to skills-based hiring

Research from Sans Institute reveals European organisations are leading a global shift in hiring priorities, driven by regional regulatory frameworks Continue Reading

May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

Oxford Uni adds cyber resilience module to MBA programme

Oxford University’s Saïd Business School is working with cyber response specialist Sygnia to help future business leaders get on top of security Continue Reading

May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

UK at risk of Russian cyber and physical attacks as Ukraine seeks peace deal

UK cyber security chief warns of ‘direct connection’ between Russian cyber attacks and physical threats to the UK Continue Reading

May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

Nutanix breaks the bounds of HCI again with Pure Storage linkup

Hyper-converged infrastructure pioneer adds external Pure Storage arrays in a move that it touts as a way for customers to get off VMware, but which also helps them scale for AI Continue Reading

May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

Nutanix escapes the datacentre with Cloud Native AOS

Hyper-converged infrastructure provider offers its operating system independently of a hypervisor to allow containerised apps to run at the edge or on Kubernetes runtimes in the Amazon cloud Continue Reading

May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

Global broadband growth slows at end of 2024

Fourth quarter 2024 update of global connectivity market shows subscribers pass 1.5 billion barrier as fibre, non-terrestrial and fixed wireless gain popularity, especially in emerging markets Continue Reading

May 07, 2025 07May2025 In Depth

Cloud storage for AI: Options, pros and cons

We look at cloud vs on-premise for AI workloads, why cloud is sometimes best, and the technologies speeding AI in the cloud such as parallelism and GPUDirect Continue Reading

May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

Nokia supplies 1.2Tbps backbone in Pakistan and private wireless to Maersk fleet

Comms tech provider lands large-scale contracts for optical fixed network in Pakistan and IoT connectivity platform with mobile network to enhance operational efficiency at shipping firm Continue Reading

May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

Schools pilot exam results app that could save £30m

Exam results and certificates will be provided digitally in a pilot the government hopes will lead to huge financial savings Continue Reading

May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

UK hands Indian IT suppliers competitive boost in trade deal

Trade deal will exempt IT workers from India from paying National Insurance contributions for three years Continue Reading

May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

Cisco lays out plans for networking in era of quantum computing

The network equipment provider has opened a new lab and developed a prototype chip as it fleshes out its quantum networking strategy Continue Reading

May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

Datacentre outages decreasing in frequency, Uptime Institute Intelligence data shows

Datacentre outages are becoming less common and severe, but power supply issues remain enduring cause of most downtime incidents Continue Reading

May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

DSIT aims to bolster expertise with year-long secondments

To drive forward its Plan for Change, the Labour government is looking to hire 25 experts for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Fellowship programme Continue Reading

May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

Bill Gates hails ‘stunning’ AI progress, urges focus on global equality

The Microsoft co-founder underscored AI’s transformative potential in healthcare, education and agriculture while highlighting the need to ensure its benefits reach lower-income nations Continue Reading

May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

DCC signs contracts for major smart meter network upgrade

UK energy and utilities data company inks major contract with industry partners in IT and communications sector to enable modernisation of Data Service Provider platform Continue Reading

May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

UK critical systems at risk from ‘digital divide’ created by AI threats

GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre warns that a growing ‘digital divide’ between organisations that can keep pace with AI-enabled threats and those that cannot is set to heighten the UK's overall cyber risk Continue Reading

May 07, 2025 07May2025 News

ServiceNow K25: McDermott vaunts agentic AI platform as revolutionary

At its Knowledge 25 customer and partner conference in Las Vegas, ServiceNow painted an orchestrated agentic AI future for its Now platform and targeted CRM as prime field for growth Continue Reading

May 06, 2025 06May2025 News

Government industrial strategy will back cyber tech in drive for economic growth

With over 2,000 cyber security businesses across the UK, the government plans to target cyber as a priority to grow the economy Continue Reading

May 06, 2025 06May2025 News

Options for Google as DoJ seeks divestiture

The US Department of Justice is calling for Google to divest its adtech business. Google says it’s impossible. But is there an alternative? Continue Reading

May 06, 2025 06May2025 Opinion

Unspoken risk: Human factors undermine trusted platforms

A leak of information on American military operations caused a major political incident in March 2025. The Security Think Tank considers what can CISOs can learn from this potentially fatal error. Continue Reading

May 06, 2025 06May2025 News

Belfast Digital Twin Centre to fast track industrial adoption of deep tech

Tech centre designed to create conditions for digital twins to be better understood, more easily developed and more meaningfully applied, giving businesses real-time capabilities to make smarter decisions Continue Reading

May 06, 2025 06May2025 News

Fintech summit reveals what’s next for sector

The UK’s fintech sector attracted $3.6bn investment last year, which was only bettered by the US, but how will UK fintech continue to grow? Continue Reading

May 06, 2025 06May2025 News

EU acts to mend ailing AI competitiveness

Lack of private investors, malformed markets and over-regulation present a big challenge for European officials trying to turn the continent into a global AI superpower Continue Reading

May 06, 2025 06May2025 News

UK altnets’ long-term survival ‘in question’ as 96% consider M&A

Study from business connectivity firm warns that while alternative broadband providers have fuelled full-fibre expansion and delivered much-needed competition, many are having to explore strategies for survival Continue Reading

May 06, 2025 06May2025 News

Defra taps BT to connect workers, sensors across UK

UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs inks deal to provide 34,000 mobile connections to support real-time reporting on issues from flooding to farming disease outbreaks, and improve connectivity and safety for remote workforce Continue Reading

May 06, 2025 06May2025 News

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