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IT operations management and IT support
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July 14, 2022
14
Jul'22
Gartner: Software sales defy economic outlook
With spending on IT going up, there is no better time to be a head of IT as software drives new revenue-making opportunities
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July 13, 2022
13
Jul'22
July Patch Tuesday brings more than 80 fixes, one zero-day
While some admins can put their feet up and let Windows Autopatch do the hard work of updating their Microsoft estates, for the rest of us, the Patch Tuesday bandwagon keeps on keeping on
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July 13, 2022
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Jul'22
Goldman Sachs hires Google incubator founder
Bank recruits co-founder of Google’s incubator as it continues to transform its business through digital technology
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July 13, 2022
13
Jul'22
ICO calls for review into government use of private email and WhatsApp messages
Information Commissioner’s Office reprimands Department of Health and Social Care after ministers and officials conducted government business on their own email accounts and messaging apps
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July 12, 2022
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Jul'22
Is time running out for legacy payments technology used by banks?
The company bringing Google-like processing to core banking for banks has added the same proposition in payments
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July 12, 2022
12
Jul'22
Microsoft Windows Autopatch now generally available
Microsoft customers with Windows Enterprise E3 and E5 licences can now take full advantage of its new automated patching service
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July 11, 2022
11
Jul'22
Microsoft VBA macro block will return
Microsoft provides more details about its sudden decision to rollback a landmark security policy, and reassures users it is a temporary measure
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July 11, 2022
11
Jul'22
SMEs lagging on multifactor authentication
Only 46% of small business owners say they have implemented multifactor authentication, and just 13% mandate its use, according to a report
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July 08, 2022
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Jul'22
Stop telling clients to pay ransomware gangs, solicitors told
The NCSC and the ICO are calling on solicitors to help tackle the rising number of ransomware payments being made, and to stop giving erroneous advice to victims
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July 08, 2022
08
Jul'22
Sweden and GDPR – four years on
Swedish data protection coordinator talks to Computer Weekly four years into the General Data Protection Regulation
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July 08, 2022
08
Jul'22
Microsoft appears to reverse VBA macro-blocking
Microsoft quietly reverses VBA macro-blocking across its Office portfolio in a move that has left security experts puzzled
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July 07, 2022
07
Jul'22
MI5, FBI chiefs warn of Chinese cyber espionage threat
In a joint appearance in London, MI5 director general Ken McCallum and FBI director Chris Wray warn of the growing threat posed by the Chinese government to UK and US interests
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July 06, 2022
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Jul'22
Most APAC banks to spend more on cloud this year
More than nine in 10 banks across Asia-Pacific are increasing their cloud spending in 2022 after years of hesitation due to initial regulatory hurdles
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July 05, 2022
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Jul'22
Legacy UK customs system stops accepting registration requests
HMRC closes new applications to legacy customs system as its shutdown nears
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July 05, 2022
05
Jul'22
Prepare for long-term cyber threat from Ukraine war, says NCSC
The NCSC has published refreshed guidance on cyber preparedness as the war on Ukraine continues, urging organisations to pay attention to the state of their security teams
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July 05, 2022
05
Jul'22
Netherlands’ AMdEX seeks to democratise the internet
Last year, five Dutch organisations launched an initiative to set up the Amsterdam Data Exchange to simplify data sharing and help democratise the internet
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July 05, 2022
05
Jul'22
NCSC CEO: Why we should run towards crises to elevate cyber security
National Cyber Security Centre CEO Lindy Cameron, the 2022 Computer Weekly UKtech50 Most Influential Person in UK IT, reflects on a career immersed in crisis management, and how she is using this to elevate cyber security standards across the country
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June 30, 2022
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Jun'22
Subpostmaster campaigning forces government to set up compensation scheme and make interim payments
Subpostmaster campaign group is a step closer to achieving what it was originally set up to do as government launches compensation scheme for its members who did not receive fair payouts
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June 29, 2022
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Jun'22
Government sets NHS digital transformation plan
The government expects to save billions of pounds and improve patient outcomes through digital transformation
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June 28, 2022
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Jun'22
Russia-aligned hacktivists behind Lithuania DDoS attack
Killnet hacktivist collective targeted Lithuania with distributed denial of service attacks after its government angered the Kremlin
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June 28, 2022
28
Jun'22
Executive interview: Chris Conradi, chief digital officer, FSN Capital
Chris Conradi is taking his learnings at Google into the private equity industry at Norway’s FSN Capital
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June 24, 2022
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Jun'22
US cyber agency in fresh warning over Log4Shell risk to VMware
Many VMware Horizon and UAG servers remain defenceless against Log4Shell, and organisations continue to fall victim to the vulnerability
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June 23, 2022
23
Jun'22
Ukraine cyber agency enlists Radware to protect government networks
Ukraine’s State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection is using Radware cloud DDoS protection and web application firewall services to protect the government from persistent Russian attacks
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June 23, 2022
23
Jun'22
PagerDuty expands Japan presence with joint venture
PagerDuty forms joint venture with Japan Cloud and is eyeing business from financial, telecoms and e-commerce companies as it seeks to grow its footprint in Japan
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June 22, 2022
22
Jun'22
NatWest files under whistleblower’s bed contain live customer data
Former Royal Bank of Scotland worker wants bank to take back customer files and provide an ‘adequate receipt’
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June 22, 2022
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Jun'22
How TDCX is building a people-centric business
Every digital tool deployed by the Singapore-based services firm is aimed at augmenting the performance and experience of its employees, says TDCX’s group CIO, Byron Fernandez
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June 21, 2022
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Jun'22
Post Office IT investigator to be released from confidentiality obligations for inquiry
Forensic accounting firm that ‘knows where the bodies are buried’ will be released from confidentiality obligations by the Post Office to give evidence to public inquiry
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June 21, 2022
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Jun'22
CNI leaders’ attitude to ransomware lackadaisical at best
A survey of security decision-makers in sectors regarded as critical national infrastructure reveals a disappointing attitude to ransomware threats
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June 20, 2022
20
Jun'22
Lords move to protect cyber researchers from prosecution
A cross-party group in the House of Lords has proposed an amendment to the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill that would address concerns about security researchers or ethical hackers being prosecuted in the course of their ...
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June 20, 2022
20
Jun'22
Complex Russian cyber threat requires we go back to basics
The situation in Russia is anything but simple, but it is the fundamentals of cyber security hygiene that pose the best defence against the country’s digital threat, as Mandiant’s Jamie Collier explains
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June 20, 2022
20
Jun'22
Minister says compensation offer to 555 subpostmasters close
Government minister says an announcement on subpostmaster compensation could be made within weeks
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June 17, 2022
17
Jun'22
British businesses to recognise Google skills certificates
Google training programmes are being made available to more people in the UK as part of an initiative from the supplier and major UK businesses
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June 17, 2022
17
Jun'22
Tech sector sustainability efforts need full ecosystem approach
Reorienting the tech sector around collaboration rather than competition and reassessing the industry’s conventional wisdom around economic growth is essential to improving sustainability on the timescale needed, London Tech Week attendees are told
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June 17, 2022
17
Jun'22
Fintech firm chooses Salesforce software to support growth
Revolut is to use Saleasforce software to support sales and marketing as part of its expansion plans
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June 17, 2022
17
Jun'22
Finnish recruiter says cultural fit is the key ingredient for executive positions
Job skills are important, but a good match of personality traits is a better predictor of long-term success in a company
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June 16, 2022
16
Jun'22
Office 365 loophole may give ransomware an easy shot at your files
Researchers at Proofpoint have discovered potentially dangerous Microsoft Office 365 functionality that they believe may give ransomware a clear shot at files stored on SharePoint and OneDrive
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June 15, 2022
15
Jun'22
$2k to access your organisation on the dark web
Dark web brokers will sell access to company networks and systems for an average of $2,000 to $4,000
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June 15, 2022
15
Jun'22
Patch Tuesday dogged by concerns over Microsoft vulnerability response
The last Patch Tuesday in its current form is overshadowed by persistent concerns about how Microsoft deals with vulnerability disclosure
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June 15, 2022
15
Jun'22
Virgin Money slashes loan application time through fintech
Business loan application process at Virgin Money cut from days to minutes through fintech platform
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June 15, 2022
15
Jun'22
UK tech job opportunities at 10-year high
Rapid adoption of digital technology, along with the sector’s growing success, has driven tech hiring to heights not seen since the London Olympics
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June 14, 2022
14
Jun'22
CIO interview: Morten Holm Christiansen, Haldor Topsoe
There’s no point digitising if there is no benefit to the customer, says the Danish chemicals giant’s head of IT
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June 14, 2022
14
Jun'22
MS Azure Synapse vulnerability fixed after six-month slog
Microsoft patched a critical Azure Synapse vulnerability twice, but each time the researcher who discovered it was able to bypass it with ease, leading to a lengthy saga
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June 14, 2022
14
Jun'22
Digitising the future of Nordic energy
Finland calls for digital intervention as part of the global transition to renewable energy
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June 14, 2022
14
Jun'22
Swedish recruiters prepare for a tsunami of AI projects
Several programmes are underway in Sweden to attract and retain AI talent to meet a swelling demand in the job market
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June 13, 2022
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Jun'22
New warning over tech suppliers in thrall to hostile governments
Ukraine war could lead to shakeup of dual-use tech exports, says former UK intelligence officer
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June 13, 2022
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Jun'22
Qatar bolsters cyber security in preparation for World Cup
With hackers honing their cyber weapons to target the upcoming football World Cup, Qatar is busy developing countermeasures and raising awareness
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June 10, 2022
10
Jun'22
Researchers find eight CVEs in single building access system
A series of eight vulnerabilities in Carrier LenelS2 building access panels could enable malicious actors to obtain physical access to their targets
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June 09, 2022
09
Jun'22
SolarWinds CEO offers to commit staffers to government cyber agencies
A new proposal from SolarWinds’ outspoken CEO, Sudhakar Ramakrishna, could see software companies commit key staff to work with government cyber agencies to improve cooperation and incident response
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June 09, 2022
09
Jun'22
IBM winding down its Russian business
After three months in suspension, IBM’s operations in Russia are being wound down, CEO tells staff
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June 08, 2022
08
Jun'22
NHS invites suppliers to apply to join latest tech marketplace
Health service launches new IT framework for suppliers offering technologies that can transform GP operations