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May 28, 2025 28May2025 News

UK biometric surveillance exists in ‘legal grey area’

The rapid proliferation of ‘biometric mass surveillance technologies’ throughout the UK’s public and private sectors is taking place without legal certainty or adequate safeguards for the public Continue Reading

May 28, 2025 28May2025 In Depth

AI and compliance: What are the risks?

We look at the areas of risk in artificial intelligence. Potential exposures abound, and include security and privacy issues, bias, accuracy and complete fabrication of results Continue Reading

May 28, 2025 28May2025 Blog Post

FinOps Foundation lays down 2025 Framework for Cloud+ cost control

The nonprofit FinOps Foundation has announced news of American Express, Nvidia, AMD, ServiceNow and Snowflake all now joining as new ‘Premier Members’ as part of news related to the FinOps X ... Continue Reading

May 28, 2025 28May2025 News

Adidas confirms customer data was accessed during cyber attack

Sportswear manufacturer Adidas has confirmed its systems were infiltrated by an unauthorised third party Continue Reading

May 28, 2025 28May2025 Blog Post

Bit Cloud offers Hope AI for developers

A new AI-powered development model enables developers to build complex platforms quickly with composable architecture, maintainability and enterprise-grade standards. Bit Cloud has announced Hope ... Continue Reading

May 28, 2025 28May2025 News

HPE Aruba Networking expands distributed services switch platform

Leading network tech and services provider extends offer with distributed services switches, and expanded wired and wireless portfolio, to meet increasing AI and high-performance computing demands Continue Reading

May 28, 2025 28May2025 Blog Post

Putting a price on the value of IP

The government sees artificial intelligence (AI) as a high octane fuel to boost productivity and drive the economy forward. The Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) aims to cut bureaucracy to ... Continue Reading

May 28, 2025 28May2025 News

UK government upgrades over 50 existing mobile masts across nations

UK government claims mobile signal boost across UK countryside covering area larger than 66,000 football pitches, with masts across England, Scotland and Wales, including natural parks such as Snowdonia and Lake District Continue Reading

May 28, 2025 28May2025 News

DSIT tells Ofcom to prepare to expand regulatory remit to include datacentres

During a recent audience with the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, Ofcom confirmed preparations are underway for it to start regulating the datacentre sector Continue Reading

May 28, 2025 28May2025 News

VMware and Oracle licensing: Time to consider alternatives

With so much Java code running enterprise IT, we consider the benefits of adapting existing systems to make them more cloud-native Continue Reading

May 28, 2025 28May2025 News

Jersey Telecom goes live with 5G Standalone network

Full-service telecommunications company switches on first sites of its 5G Standalone network, built in partnership with Ericsson Continue Reading

May 28, 2025 28May2025 News

Remote purchase fraud surges 14%, says banking industry

Brits lost over £1bn to payment fraud in its many forms last year, according to the latest banking industry numbers Continue Reading

May 28, 2025 28May2025 News

ANZ firms spending more on data management

Nearly nine in 10 organisations in Australia and New Zealand increased their overall spend on data management last year to cope with higher data volumes and growing use of artificial intelligence, study finds Continue Reading

May 28, 2025 28May2025 Opinion

Four successful strategies for public sector technology recruitment

Four key strategies public bodies can adopt to attract talented IT professionals Continue Reading

May 28, 2025 28May2025 News

Infor bets on ‘micro-verticalisation’, sees uptick from SAP customers

Infor’s head honcho in Asia-Pacific and Japan details how the company's deep industry focus and cloud-native business applications are driving growth and attracting customers, including those rethinking their SAP roadmaps Continue Reading

May 27, 2025 27May2025 News

Salesforce pays $8bn for Informatica to underpin agentic AI play

Salesforce is to pay approximately $8bn for cloud data management specialist Informatica as it looks to shore up the foundations of its developing agentic AI strategy Continue Reading

May 27, 2025 27May2025 News

Maturing UK fintechs increase tech and cyber security hiring

Increased hiring reflects that fintechs are maturing and now require more cyber security and compliance experts Continue Reading

May 27, 2025 27May2025 News

US makes fresh indictments over DanaBot, Qakbot malwares

US charges the operators of two malwares, DanaBot and Qakbot, whose actions led to millions of dollars worth of cyber theft and fraud Continue Reading

May 27, 2025 27May2025 News

Government launches search to link UK to European supercomputers

As part of Horizon 2020, the UK recently signed up to an EU initiative to support the expansion of high-performance computing for AI Continue Reading

May 27, 2025 27May2025 News

Armed forces charity steps in to address cyber mental health crisis

CIISec and military charity PTSD Resolution hope to address a gathering mental health crisis among frontline cyber professionals Continue Reading

May 27, 2025 27May2025 Opinion

Building resilient cyber threat intelligence communities

Cyber threat intelligence is no longer a luxury: intelligence sharing communities must mature, and there are many common lessons to learn. Continue Reading

May 27, 2025 27May2025 Opinion

Security vs. usability: Why rogue corporate comms are still an issue

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 27, 2025 27May2025 News

Satellite connectivity service keeps airports online

Air transport industry’s IT provider launches space-based comms system to deliver ‘reliable, secure communication’ in more than 130 countries, even during blackouts and emergencies Continue Reading

May 27, 2025 27May2025 News

Interview: Richard Masters, vice-president of data and AI, Virgin Atlantic

The airline’s data chief is applying his expertise as a PhD in astrophysics to the nitty-gritty details of using artificial intelligence to improve customer experience Continue Reading

May 27, 2025 27May2025 News

Imec ITF World 2025: The hardware horizon for AI

At its recent ITF World 2025 conference in Antwerp, Belgian research institute Imec delivered a pointed message: as AI accelerates, the world needs new thinking – not just in software, but in the hardware ecosystems underpinning it Continue Reading

May 27, 2025 27May2025 News

Norway’s autonomous bus moves into the fast lane

In a small but ambitious project in Stavanger, Norway, autonomous buses are proving they might one day solve a critical problem: the chronic shortage of bus drivers Continue Reading

May 27, 2025 27May2025 News

Immersive content to stretch wireless networks to breaking point

Research finds video accounts for 69% of all internet data traffic, far surpassing social media and gaming, and that by 2031, limitations of current networks are already apparent Continue Reading

May 27, 2025 27May2025 Opinion

When leaders ignore cyber security rules, the whole system weakens

The US ‘Signalgate’ debacle is a case study in how security collapses when leadership treats basic rules as optional Continue Reading

May 27, 2025 27May2025 In Depth

Preparation and appreciation – the human factor in incident response

A typical incident response effort is highly technical, so where do soft skills come in and how do you know how effective your team is? We look at a measurement option and the human consideration in these scenarios Continue Reading

May 27, 2025 27May2025 News

CTO and ESA cooperate to launch European space-based 5G connectivity

Forward-looking agreement signed to test 5G mmWave telecoms infrastructure in low Earth orbit, paving the way for hybrid, universal and autonomous connectivity Continue Reading

May 27, 2025 27May2025 E-Zine

UK eVisa: Ethical or harmful?

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the criticism being levelled at government proposals to use electronic visa data and biometrics to surveil migrants living in the UK. We also hear from a noted cyber pro about why he thinks the Computer ... Continue Reading

May 26, 2025 26May2025 In Depth

What are the best practices for securing AWS tech stacks?

An AWS tech stack can aid business growth and facilitate efficient operations, but misconfigurations have become all too common and stall this progress Continue Reading

May 26, 2025 26May2025 In Depth

AI for network admins

Industry experts discuss how artificial intelligence is being used to support network management Continue Reading

May 26, 2025 26May2025 News

Gartner: VMware users face multi-hypervisor future

With two-thirds of organisations reportedly negative about Broadcom’s VMware licensing changes, Gartner analyst Michael Warrilow advises IT leaders of multi-year migrations and an inevitable shift towards multiple hypervisors Continue Reading

May 26, 2025 26May2025 News

Gprnt platform to ease sustainability reporting

Singapore businesses can now automatically generate basic sustainability reports free of charge using Gprnt, a platform aimed at simplifying reporting and unlocking green financing Continue Reading

May 25, 2025 25May2025 E-Handbook

Innovation Awards APAC 2025

From leveraging cloud services to improve customer experience to tapping artificial intelligence (AI) to unearth hidden revenue opportunities, organisations across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region have been doubling down on digital transformation ... Continue Reading

May 25, 2025 25May2025 E-Handbook

Digital Transformation Unleashed: Smart Industries, AI & the 5G Revolution

2025 is emerging as a defining year for industrial transformation, with artificial intelligence (AI)-driven systems, cloud-powered analytics and ultra-fast connectivity all converging to reshape business operations across different industries.
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May 25, 2025 25May2025 E-Handbook

The pros & cons of AI in cybersecurity

The cybersecurity landscape is undergoing a significant transformation with artificial intelligence (AI) emerging as both a powerful defensive tool and a potential threat vector. For IT security leaders, success in this evolving landscape requires a... Continue Reading

May 23, 2025 23May2025 News

Essex Police discloses ‘incoherent’ facial recognition assessment

An equality impact assessment of Essex Police live facial recognition deployments is plagued by inconsistencies and poor methodology, undermining the force’s claim that its use of the technology will not be discriminatory Continue Reading

May 23, 2025 23May2025 News

Data embassies and US embargo halt give Saudi AI hope

Gulf autocracy gets access to powerful AI chips subject to export ban and pursues legal reforms to make foreign computing firms feel comfortable about putting their data there Continue Reading

May 23, 2025 23May2025 Opinion

Microsoft's ICC email block reignites European data sovereignty concerns

Why Microsoft's rhetoric on protecting European users from US government actions does not quite ring true Continue Reading

May 23, 2025 23May2025 News

Three UK doubles Glasgow mobile speeds in UK-first Open RAN trial

UK mobile operator claims successful completion of landmark trial of open radio access network in the UK’s first deployment of the technology in a dense urban environment, with 4G and 5G speeds doubled at peak times Continue Reading

May 23, 2025 23May2025 News

Labour puts Humphrey AI to work for council admin

A tool built on the government’s Humphrey AI toolset is being piloted by 25 councils to take notes during meetings Continue Reading

May 23, 2025 23May2025 In Depth

AI storage: NAS vs SAN vs object for training and inference

Artificial intelligence operations can place different demands on storage during training, inference, and so on. We look at NAS, SAN and object storage for AI and how to balance them for AI projects Continue Reading

May 23, 2025 23May2025 News

Police Digital Service board director quits several months after CISO departs

The Police Digital Service has confirmed it’s in the process of recruiting a new CISO, as Companies House documents confirm one of its board members left the organisation earlier this month Continue Reading

May 23, 2025 23May2025 News

Enterprise to the fore as Zoom claims strong Q1

First quarter of 2026 financial year sees AI-first work platform provider break $1bn revenue barrier, with especially strong rise in enterprise business and AI Companion usage, up nearly 40% Continue Reading

May 23, 2025 23May2025 Blog Post

SAP Sapphire 2025: Developers take centre stage as AI integration deepens

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Amanda Razani, a technology journalist and podcast host with a strong background in technology media. As the CWDN team was ... Continue Reading

May 23, 2025 23May2025 News

Grab opens AI centre of excellence, bets on home-grown AI

Southeast Asian super app Grab has launched an AI centre of excellence in Singapore, aiming to develop its own specialised foundation model, bolster developer productivity and create 50 new roles, among other goals Continue Reading

May 23, 2025 23May2025 News

HMRC’s hunt for hyperscaler to lead £500m datacentre exit project deemed ‘anti-competitive’

HMRC is seeking a hyperscaler to manage a decade-long migration of its server workloads to the cloud, but the proposed deal is raising eyebrows among UK IT market experts Continue Reading

May 22, 2025 22May2025 News

Virgin Media O2 Business offers Microsoft Teams Phone Mobile

UK operator’s business division looks to offer companies seamless, secure collaboration to support flexible working and gain enhanced productivity Continue Reading

May 22, 2025 22May2025 News

BT returns to capital spending for full-fibre expansion

UK’s leading communications group lifts investment in order to beat previous build target and connect customers faster as part of mass transformation of UK’s Digital Infrastructure Continue Reading

May 22, 2025 22May2025 News

European Wi-Fi firms make their call for 6GHz spectrum

Trade body for Wi-Fi community calls on European Commission to grant access to coveted wireless spectrum band to ensure digital society objectives and support Europe’s Digital Decade Continue Reading

May 22, 2025 22May2025 News

Microsoft raises posse to target dangerous Lumma malware

Microsoft, along with a consortium of partners, has seized and disrupted a significant part of the Lumma malware-as-a-service network used to steal data and funds Continue Reading

May 22, 2025 22May2025 News

DSIT makes £5.5m of funding available to new projects

The government is focusing on easing the regulatory burden that can often hamper the introduction of innovative technologies in the public sector Continue Reading

May 22, 2025 22May2025 News

Lloyds and Nationwide to use UK finance sector LLM

Industry-specific large language models could improve customer services, strengthen security and support regulatory compliance Continue Reading

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 Opinion

Enterprise AI: Best-in-class or best-of-breed?

With generic chatbots underperforming in sectors like travel and telecoms, CIOs must decide if consolidating with one best-in-class provider outweighs the benefits of specialised, best-of-breed AI solutions 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

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