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This Christmas, Covid-19 heightens retail security risks for all
Do you think it’s only retailers and consumers who need to consider cyber security when shopping online during the holidays? You’re dead wrong. This year, the Covid-19 pandemic and the shift to remote working has thrown a spanner in the works
NI police cannot delete data seized unlawfully from journalists
The Police Service of Northern Ireland is unable to delete terabytes of unlawfully seized data taken from journalists who exposed police failings in the investigation of the Loughinisland sectarian murders
UK government ramps up efforts to regulate tech giants
The Digital Markets Unit of the Competitions and Markets Authority aims to protect consumer privacy and lower barriers to entry for businesses
How to modernise identity governance and administration
Modernising identity governance and administration (IGA) capabilities is essential for organisations to manage identities effectively to ensure they remain competitive, compliant and secure
The role of AI in the war against pandemics
We look at how AI and data science are supporting the global push to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. We reveal, and talk to, the man behind the world’s first computer virus pandemic, the Love Bug. And we examine how the IT services market will change as a result of the current crisis. Read this CW E-Zine issue now.
Latest News
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Lords propose making tech giants pay for using news
Digital platforms such as Google and Facebook profit from running adverts alongside publishers’ content, but no financial compensation is given for carrying that content, says Lords committee
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Plymouth to host world’s first 5G ocean-based marine testbed
5G docks at Plymouth Sound with virtualised testing platform designed to put the city at the forefront of marine and maritime innovation
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CIO interview: Simon Bateman, Allica Bank
Challenger bank has built its entire core banking system from scratch using the Azure public cloud and an API ecosystem
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Algorithmic transparency obligations needed in public sector
Public sector’s use of algorithms with social impacts needs to be more transparent to foster trust and hold organisations responsible for the negative outcomes their systems may produce, says report
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Ericsson taps into momentum for network orchestration, automation
Swedish comms tech provider rides the wave of orchestration and automation systems supporting cloud-native functions and orchestrating services across domains, from the edge to private and public cloud
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Government pumps £20m into AI research projects
Alan Turing Institute’s artificial intelligence (AI) research fellows will receive funding for 15 projects including using AI to detect cancer and improve the performance of virtual personal assistants
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This Christmas, Covid-19 heightens retail security risks for everyone
Do you think it’s only retailers and consumers who need to consider cyber security when shopping online during the holidays? You’re dead wrong. This year, the Covid-19 pandemic and the shift to remote working has thrown a spanner in the works
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IP surveillance: The storage it needs, on-premise and in the cloud
Surveillance is changing, with the evolution from simple streams of sequential images to the application of AI to video, as well as an increasing move to use of the cloud
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Brain researchers get NVMe-over-RoCE for super-fast HPC storage
French neurological researchers deploy Western Digital OpenFlex NVMe array for super-fast HPC storage with Ethernet-based NVMe-over-Fabrics connectivity across several floors
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Windows 10: How the client operating system is evolving
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CW Nordics: Bank branch closures continue as digital banking grows
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A Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to intelligent workload management
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How Covid-19 has accelerated tech innovation in the NHS
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CW APAC: Expert advice on zero-trust security
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Blogs
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Which suppliers cannot deliver rural broadband by 2025?- When IT Meets Politics
The decision to delay over £3 billion of spend is one that deserves "robust" scrutiny by the hundred or so MPs whose parliamentary majorities may depend on improve on-line access to education, ... Continue Reading
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An IT business boost in spite of spending review forecast- Cliff Saran's Enterprise blog
If there is something a CIO could do to enable the business to increase its earnings by 5%, everyone would be listening. McKinsey recently highlighted the difference in performance between those ... Continue Reading
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Throwback Thursday: the authentication arms race continues- Write side up - by Freeform Dynamics
As our contribution to the bit of fun that is Throwback Thursday, we're taking a weekly stroll in the Freeform Dynamics archives. This week we are heading back to 2006, when we reported on that ... Continue Reading
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Initial thoughts on prospective Salesforce acquisition of Slack- Data Matters
The FT’s ever-excellent, San Francisco-based Richard Waters has reported on a prospective acquisition of Slack by Salesforce. Slack, notes Waters, has evolved from being a chat app to a broader ... Continue Reading
Opinion
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How to modernise identity governance and administration
Modernising identity governance and administration (IGA) capabilities is essential for organisations to manage identities effectively to ensure they remain competitive, compliant and secure
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Why automation isn’t always an improvement
Automation can help organisations run more efficiently, but only if the most inefficient steps in a business process are fixed first
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How supporting the cyber community keeps the NHS safe
NHS Digital’s chief information security officer describes how the Cyber Associates Network benefits security experts in health and care
Videos
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Diversity and inclusion in tech: How to be an effective ally
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Being LGBTQ+ in science and tech – Alfredo Carpineti
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How to practice better allyship – Suzanne McGovern
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Advocacy and allyship - Dame Stephanie Shirley
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Supporting black people in the UK tech sector - Ronda Zelezny-Green
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Diversity and inclusion in tech: supporting mental health