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Tech sector steams ahead in face of Brexit
Salaries and hiring in the UK have remained stagnant since the announcement the UK would be leaving the EU, but the tech sector has not followed this trend
Horizon trial suspended after Post Office accuses judge of bias
The Post Office legal team in the case brought by more than 500 subpostmasters has called for the judge to be recused after questioning his impartiality
Police should not use live facial recogntion technology, MPs told
The Science and Technology Committee has heard from the information and biometrics commissioners about the flawed use of live facial recognition technology by UK police
London launches open data cultural map
The collated data on the capital's cultural locations is hoped to support local authorities, property developers and associations develop existing clusters and build creative infrastructure
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New Met Police database raises concerns of Gangs Matrix repeat
The Metropolitan Police Service has been secretly developing a new database, but similarities to the controversial Gangs Matrix have raised concerns among data protection and racial equality activists
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Facebook security policy and practices unfit, say infosec pros
Confidence in Facebook’s ability to keep users’ data safe has once again been shaken by revelations of poor password protection practices, prompting calls for a security review
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Manchester City Council CIO steps down
In a return to the private sector, Bob Brown joins healthcare technology firm EMIS as chief solutions officer
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Government cyber security strategy is ‘chaotic’
Responding to potential threats at a national level is unfeasible given the time ministers are currently dedicating to Brexit negotiations, says shadow Cabinet Office minister
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Interview: How the DWP Dojo innovates
Juan Villamil, director of enterprise infrastructure and production operations at DWP Digital, discusses how the Department for Work and Pensions tests out new tech ideas
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Towards a full-fibre Britain: the view from inside Openreach
Openreach chairman Mike McTighe discusses progress on the national full-fibre broadband roll-out, the impact of Brexit, how to better engage with the CSP community, and why dark fibre isn’t the cure-all they might want it to be
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Amazon S3 storage 101: Object storage in the cloud
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) has emerged as a de facto standard for accessing data in the cloud. We run the rule over S3, its key attributes and what you need to know to use it with your applications
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5G in ASEAN still a way off despite optimism
Spectrum is yet to be assigned in many ASEAN nations, while applications and services are still being tested in pilot projects across the region
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Layer your approach to web security
Combining unified threat management with other security systems and a strategic CISO is essential to defend against threats
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E-Handbook | March 2019
T-Systems cuts size of datacentre estate by 85% through technology refresh
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Multi-pronged approach to cyber security professional development
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How IT leaders should work with marketing
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ASEAN CIO trends
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Blogs
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Infor tunes into (and visualises) high-fidelity self-orchestrated data- CW Developer Network
Infor builds business cloud software, this much we know. But this is software that is ‘specialised by industry’... a term used to convey its custom-aligned tuning to specific industry use cases ... Continue Reading
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Is open source lock-in possible?- Eyes on APAC
Earlier this week, open source software company SuSE announced that it is strengthening its presence in the Asia-Pacific region following its acquisition by growth investor EQT from Micro Focus. ... Continue Reading
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Remainers accidentally DDoS the British government- The Full Spectrum
With eight days until the UK's scheduled exit from the European Union, a prime minister who has lost control, a paralysed political system, and Britain reduced to a laughing stock on the world ... Continue Reading
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What to expect from SUSECON 19- Open Source Insider
The Computer Weekly Developer Network and Open Source Insider team enjoy hardcore programming discussion, truly vibrant open communities where code commits fly around in a swarm, well-cooked ... Continue Reading
Opinion
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Growing board focus on cyber risk challenges current thinking
As digital transformation continues to drive change in the business and risk landscape, business and cyber security leaders need to improve discussions around this topic
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Map your own important risk metrics
What should be the key cyber security risk indicator for any business?
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Financial loss as a key security risk indicator
What should be the key cyber security risk indicator for any business?
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Delivering Diversity in Technology: What does inclusion mean to you?
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Delivering Diversity in Technology: startup panel
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Delivering Diversity in Technology: Emily Forbes, Seenit
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Delivering Diversity in Technology: Jess Wade, Imperial College
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Amali de Alwis, most influential woman in UK IT 2018 - winner’s speech
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CW500 interview: Boris Spremo discusses blockchain
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