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December 06, 2019
06
Dec'19
Dutch government must facilitate and coordinate a broad eID system
The Dutch government should push for an electronic ID system for its citizens that works across the public and private sectors, according to a report
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December 06, 2019
06
Dec'19
Qualcomm claims world first for 5G mixed reality
5G-supported extended reality platform is claimed to offer more immersive, intelligent and connected experiences
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December 05, 2019
05
Dec'19
Cyber Girls First volunteers encourage girls to think high-tech
More than 80 schoolgirls spent a day learning about computer hackers and rocket science – Cyber Girls First hopes they will become the next generation of technologists
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December 03, 2019
03
Dec'19
General Election 2019: Which manifesto is best for the UK’s tech sector?
Computer Weekly breaks down each political party’s technology policies ahead of the upcoming General Election to see how they compare
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December 03, 2019
03
Dec'19
Survey finds most firms don’t respond to GDPR requests in time
Most organisations do not respond to requests for GDPR data in the one month allowed, while many return incorrect data. The education sector does best, but the public sector lags behind
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December 02, 2019
02
Dec'19
Private sector warned off delaying IR35 reform prep as Conservative Party promises review
The Conservative Party has followed in the footsteps of the Liberal Democrats, The Labour Party and the Scottish National Party by committing to a review of the IR35 reforms
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November 28, 2019
28
Nov'19
Finnish tech firm aims to create scalable general-purpose quantum computer
University spin-off is attempting to take quantum computing capabilities to multiple business sectors
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November 22, 2019
22
Nov'19
England manager Gareth Southgate tells how data analytics and cloud have helped the FA modernise
England football manager tells Google Cloud Next UK conference how the FA is using big data and cloud collaboration tools to change the organisation's culture and improve players’ performances on the pitch
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November 15, 2019
15
Nov'19
Loan charge under review: The 20-year retroactive tax policy pushing IT contractors to the brink
Thousands of IT contractors are at risk of financial ruin as HMRC pursues them for tax it claims they owe on work they did up to two decades ago and were reimbursed for via loan remuneration schemes. Computer Weekly investigates
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October 31, 2019
31
Oct'19
IR35 reforms: Concerns raised over private sector’s lack of preparedness for April 2020 start date
As the countdown towards the IR35 reforms coming into force in the private sector continues, research by recruitment firm Hays draws concerns over an apparent lack of awareness and preparation amongst enterprises
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October 29, 2019
29
Oct'19
Reykjavik: An IT ecosystem beyond the ice
Iceland is a small island between Europe and the US, and that is one of several reasons why it is attracting tech startups to its capital
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October 24, 2019
24
Oct'19
Verizon to give 5G, Fios customers a year’s worth of free Disney content
US comms giant will offer all new and existing 4G LTE and 5G unlimited wireless customers access to the forthcoming Disney+ direct-to-consumer service
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October 16, 2019
16
Oct'19
CIO interview: Michael Cole, CTO, PGA European Tour
Younger generations are turning away from golf – so golf is turning to technology to revolutionise the sport and improve engagement with fans and players
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October 10, 2019
10
Oct'19
UK and Middle East PR firm ditches NetApp for Nutanix and Talon Fast
Four Communications needed better connectivity for collaboration between the UK and its gulf sites, so dumped server/storage for hyper-converged and a distributed file system
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October 08, 2019
08
Oct'19
CIO interview: Matt Harris, head of IT, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport
The IT chief at the world-leading Formula 1 team is focused on using technology to support and deliver marginal gains in performance for the team’s drivers
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October 07, 2019
07
Oct'19
UKtech50 2019 – help us find the most influential people in UK technology
Computer Weekly’s annual search for the 50 most influential people in UK technology reaches its 10th anniversary – let us know who you would like to nominate for this year’s list
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September 24, 2019
24
Sep'19
Google pushes back on scale of YouTube phishing threat
Millions of YouTubers may be at risk after some high-profile influencers reported their accounts were compromised in an apparent phishing attack, but the platform’s owner, Google, is not so sure
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September 23, 2019
23
Sep'19
Walt Disney Studios signs five-year cloud-focused deal with Microsoft Azure
Microsoft added to the host of “innovation partners” that Walt Disney Studios relies upon to ensure its creative teams have access to the latest and greatest technologies
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September 18, 2019
18
Sep'19
Emotet phishing botnet returns from summer vacation
The Emotet phishing trojan-turned-botnet is back in action after a three-and-a-half month break, say threat researchers
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September 17, 2019
17
Sep'19
Ecuador citizens’ data breach holds lessons for enterprises
What caused the mass breach of Ecuadorian citizens’ data, and what can businesses learn from it?
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September 13, 2019
13
Sep'19
Ditch hoodies and hackers to encourage diverse security recruitment
The cyber security industry needs to address a systemic image problem if it is to succeed in recruiting more diverse teams
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September 13, 2019
13
Sep'19
When AIs go to war: Autonomous cyber weapons ‘inevitable’
CISOs must start thinking about how to engage with intelligent, adaptive, non-human attackers, says Trend Micro’s Rik Ferguson
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September 13, 2019
13
Sep'19
Industry opposition to no-deal Brexit hardens, says TechUK
A survey of TechUK members has found that 71% believe a no-deal Brexit at the end of October will negatively affect them in spite of their preparations
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September 12, 2019
12
Sep'19
Mirai descendants dominate IoT threat environment
Attacks leveraging compromised IoT devices are growing in size, scale and frequency, report security experts at F-Secure and Trend Micro, with Mirai-related botnets a major source of trouble
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September 11, 2019
11
Sep'19
GDPR non-compliance worse than feared
Over half of UK businesses do not yet appear to be fully GDPR-compliant, and many have de-prioritised their compliance efforts
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September 10, 2019
10
Sep'19
Ctera launches hybrid cloud HC2400M at media use cases
Edge filer specialist hits up the media and entertainment market with its NAS-like hardware that caches data locally, syncs with other nodes and stages data to the cloud
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September 09, 2019
09
Sep'19
Social engineering a factor in virtually all cyber attacks, report claims
Almost every single cyber attack will, at some stage, require a human to be tricked into doing something, according to research by Proofpoint
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September 09, 2019
09
Sep'19
Loyal Dutch IT professionals not being rewarded enough, survey shows
Companies warned they could lose loyal IT staff because salary rises do not match those on offer from rival employers
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September 05, 2019
05
Sep'19
Tide Foundation aims to boost password security
While passwordless security remains just out of reach, a non-profit organisation has developed a mechanism that it says makes passwords exponentially more difficult to crack
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September 05, 2019
05
Sep'19
Latest Facebook security lapse exposes millions to account hijack
18 million UK users are among the more than 400 million at risk of account hijacking after phone numbers linked to their Facebook accounts were found in an open online database
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August 23, 2019
23
Aug'19
IR35 reforms: HMRC defends off-payroll rules guidance against "woeful" IPSE jibes
HMRC promises there are more preparatory materials in the pipeline to help the private sector prepare for the April 2020 IR35 rules, after IPSE brands its current guidance "woeful"
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August 22, 2019
22
Aug'19
A helping hand from the Nordics in the eye of the GDPR storm
Nordic IT companies are well suited to supporting enterprises in their data protection projects, even though openness is more natural to them
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August 20, 2019
20
Aug'19
Buyers think SD-WAN is too expensive and complicated
Building and maintaining an SD-WAN is perceived as a complicated endeavour, and the industry’s messages are not getting through, says a new report
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August 08, 2019
08
Aug'19
Cyber criminals hijacking legitimate website comms
Criminals are exploiting firms’ use of online feedback methods to distribute spam and phishing emails, security researchers warn
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August 07, 2019
07
Aug'19
FireEye identifies dual nature Chinese cyber threat group
Security researchers have identified a China-based cyber threat group engaged in state-spored espionage in parallel with cyber criminal activities targeting multiple industries worldwide
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July 31, 2019
31
Jul'19
Middle East businesses welcome Amazon Web Services region launch
Bahrain AWS region, with three datacentres, links Middle East to AWS's global network and will help to accelerate digital transformation
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July 25, 2019
25
Jul'19
Facebook shrugs off $5bn fine, reports strong quarter
Investors responded positively after social networking firm reported better-than-expected second-quarter results after budgeting for FTC fine, but the company faces a further antitrust investigation
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July 18, 2019
18
Jul'19
Free tool reveals the true cost of ‘free’ online services
New data discovery portal developed by Finnish security firm F-Secure helps to uncover what Facebook, Amazon, Google and other tech giants know about consumers
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July 15, 2019
15
Jul'19
Organisations turn to AI in race against cyber attackers
Businesses are racing to automate their defences as hackers and nation states launch increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks
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July 12, 2019
12
Jul'19
SD-WAN in play: How software-defined solves core business challenges
For foodservice business HMSHost International and chemical products firm Element Solutions, both customers of networking supplier Aryaka, software-defined wide area networking technology is proving its mettle when it comes to solving core business ...
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July 11, 2019
11
Jul'19
Draft finance bill dims hopes of private sector reprieve on April 2020 roll-out of IR35 reforms
Publication of the draft IR35 private sector reform legislation dims hopes the government might announce a delay to rolling out the changes in April 2020
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July 08, 2019
08
Jul'19
CIO interview: Lee Wilmore, data intelligence director, TI Media
The media company formerly know as Time Inc. UK has put data at the heart of its business strategy, integrating silos of information to bring greater value to the business
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July 04, 2019
04
Jul'19
Implementing IoT – overcoming barriers to commercial adoption
Tim Wright from the Institute of Telecoms Professionals reports from a recent seminar exploring questions around the barriers to commercial, at-scale adoption of the internet of things, and how to overcome them
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July 02, 2019
02
Jul'19
CPS faces legal ruling over refusal to disclose emails with US on WikiLeaks and Assange extradition
A court will decide whether the Crown Prosecution Service can refuse to neither confirm nor deny the existence of correspondence with US on investigations into Julian Assange and WikiLeaks
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July 02, 2019
02
Jul'19
UK consumers still concerned about personal data security
Most UK consumers are still concerned about the security of their personal data, indicating that organisations need to do more to gain consumer trust, such as implementing biometric controls
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June 27, 2019
27
Jun'19
Isles of Scilly among first UK locations to get 5G
The Isles of Scilly are to be included in Vodafone’s 5G network roll-out from day one, with the aim of supporting local community organisations
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June 25, 2019
25
Jun'19
Half of Dutch IT decision-makers can’t explain blockchain technology
IT decision-makers in the Netherlands know that blockchain has significant benefits, but half don’t understand how to apply it
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June 19, 2019
19
Jun'19
Looming private sector IR35 reforms prompts calls for gig economy-focused tax system overhaul
The growth of the gig-based economy has exposed weaknesses in the UK tax system – exacerbated by the IR35 reforms – that mean an overhaul is needed, panel claims
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June 19, 2019
19
Jun'19
Luxembourg tech startups get premium connections
Luxembourg is at the centre of a continent with ambitious plans to develop a thriving tech industry, but what makes it different?
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June 18, 2019
18
Jun'19
Openreach trials will speed up broadband upgrade
Tests to focus on process of migrating households and businesses to fibre to the premise and voice over IP