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EMEA CISOs must address human factors behind cyber incidents

The 17th annual Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report makes for sobering reading for security pros, urging them to do more to address the human factors involved in cyber incidents, and highlighting ongoing issues with zero-day patching
Australia’s Qantas apologises for mobile app data breach

Australian flag carrier Qantas has apologised to fliers after a glitch in its mobile application temporarily enabled some customers to view the flights and booking details of other frequent fliers on two separate occasions.
TomTom maps out support for Qualcomm IoT

Mobile platform giant to use location technology firm’s global map data to help provide asset tracking solutions to meet asset visibility needs and challenging use cases across industries
Secure coding benchmark to increase standards among developers

Developer security advocate Secure Code Warrior has launched what it claims is the industry’s first benchmark designed to quantify the security competence of its customers’ software developer teams
Google Cloud accelerates asteroid discovery for US non-profit

Google Cloud opens up about the work it is doing with a US-based planetary science non-profit to help map the solar system
Google ups investment to improve Hawaiian internet infrastructure

Hawaii receives major financial fillip from Google to develop critical internet infrastructure across the state, connecting to Japan and mainland US

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
Five reasons why – and when – cloud storage is the answer

We look at when cloud storage can be the best choice, with considerations that include performance, scalability and agility, cost, management simplicity, and security and resilience
Securing the edge: A new battleground in mobile network security

Edge computing is transforming approaches to mobile network infrastructure, but failure to secure it can expose networks and data to cyber threats. Learn more about the dangers and potential solutions

From cradle to cradle: Why industry must embrace the circular economy- Green Tech

In this guest post, Lisa Wee, global head of sustainability at IT consultancy AVEVA, outlines the environmental benefits of embracing the circular economy The World Economic Forum has referred to ... Continue Reading
Catchpoint Peak: IT Performance Summit: Live report- CW Developer Network

Directly labelling itself as the ‘Internet Resilience Company’, US-headquartered Catchpoint joined the growing band of enterprise technology companies eschewing the traditional conference circuit ... Continue Reading
Catchpoint helps Google Cloud customers improve Internet resilience- CW Developer Network

The web is online. It’s such a basic truism that sometimes we don’t question this core technology proposition. Yes, the web is (generally speaking, even when flaky service results) mostly always ... Continue Reading
Drop in the ocean? OVHcloud open sources schematics for water-cooled datacentres- Open Source Insider

Euro cloud company OVHcloud is taking part in the 2024 Open Compute Project (OCP) EMEA Regional Summit this month in Lisbon. Drawing upon (pun not necessarily intended) the organisation's some 20 ... Continue Reading

Are we ready for the era of the ‘sentient’ document?

This year is set to be the automation of documents since the invention of the printing press. Content control is key
IT Sustainability Think Tank: Calculating IT equipment capacity

CIOs and IT leaders must take action now to ensure they have an accurate overview of the carbon emissions, energy use and sustainability of their organisation's overall activities. But how should they go about this?
Ransomware payment bans need universal buy-in

In the wake of renewed calls for lawmakers to consider enacting legal bans on ransomware payments, the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank weighs in to share their thoughts on how to tackle the scourge for good.