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• June 12, 2023 12Jun2023 Opinion

  Keeping your culture as the business scales

  Three guiding principles will help businesses stay true to their roots as they grow and change Continue Reading

• June 07, 2023 07Jun2023 News

  UKtech50 2023: The most influential people in UK technology

  Computer Weekly has announced the 13th annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK tech sector Continue Reading

• June 07, 2023 07Jun2023 News

  UKtech50 2023 winner: Michelle Donelan/Chloe Smith, secretary of state, DSIT

  Computer Weekly looks at the achievements and successes of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, as its secretary of state is recognised as the most influential person in UK technology for 2023 Continue Reading

• June 07, 2023 07Jun2023 News

  NatWest and University of Edinburgh form partnership to research data use in banking sector

  Scottish university and banking group set up research centre that will aim to improve the use of banking data Continue Reading

• June 07, 2023 07Jun2023 News

  Welsh ambulance service upgrades life-saving communications

  Welsh ambulances going through major communications upgrade as part of wider NHS programme Continue Reading

• June 07, 2023 07Jun2023 News

  Researchers in Belgium move towards industrial production of qubits

  Using existing equipment and know-how, researchers at the Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (Imec) in Belgium are finding ways of mass-producing qubits Continue Reading

• June 07, 2023 07Jun2023 News

  Open banking regulator sets out next steps

  Plans for ongoing evolution of the UK open banking sector have been set out by regulator in bid to grow the open banking sector in a ‘safe, scalable and economically sustainable way’ Continue Reading

• June 07, 2023 07Jun2023 News

  Clop cyber gang claims MOVEit attack and starts harassing victims

  The Clop cyber extortion and ransomware operation is demanding organisations pay a ransom to avoid data stolen via an exploited vulnerability in a file transfer product being leaked Continue Reading

• June 07, 2023 07Jun2023 News

  Payments regulator makes APP fraud reimbursement mandatory

  UK payments regulator confirms changes to rules around repaying customers who lose money to authorised push payment fraudsters Continue Reading

• June 07, 2023 07Jun2023 News

  Government to test rural broadband options with £7m fund

  Government to fund tests of technologies that could be issued to improve internet connectivity for rural communities Continue Reading

• June 06, 2023 06Jun2023 News

  Google launches hacker-backed SME security training scheme

  Citing research that shows almost half of SMEs are struggling to recruit cyber security specialists, Google is launching a programme designed to upskill more people to fill thousands of vacant roles Continue Reading

• June 06, 2023 06Jun2023 E-Handbook

  A Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to automation and autonomous control

  Business is wielding automation in increasingly innovative ways. In this 14-page buyer’s guide, Computer Weekly looks at artificial intelligence in procurement, how machines are becoming customers, and FinOps teams’ use of workload management. ... Continue Reading

• June 06, 2023 06Jun2023 In Depth

  Software-defined storage: What it is and variants available

  SDS is available in numerous variants. It is usually cheaper, flexible to deploy and brings storage efficiencies, but there are pitfalls in complexity, management and performance Continue Reading

• June 06, 2023 06Jun2023 News

  Indian IT services giant takes UK teachers’ pensions contract from Capita

  Tata Consultancy Services bolsters its growing UK public sector customer base with key contract win Continue Reading

• June 06, 2023 06Jun2023 News

  Apple's $3,500 headset offers VR at a premium

  Apple devices have always commanded a premium, but will consumers and business splash out $3,499 on its new Vision Pro headset? Continue Reading

• June 06, 2023 06Jun2023 News

  Mercedes Pay turns vehicles into payment devices

  German car manufacturer add contactless payment feature to enable drivers to find and book parking spaces and pay automatically when they arrive Continue Reading

• June 06, 2023 06Jun2023 News

  Victims of MOVEit SQL injection zero-day mount up

  The BBC, Boots, and British Airways are among the victims of cyber incidents arising from a recently disclosed vulnerability in the MOVEit file transfer, exploitation of which is spreading fast Continue Reading

• June 06, 2023 06Jun2023 News

  Netherlands makes case for harmonisation of cloud security standards

  Harmonisation of cyber security standards is necessary to reduce the regulatory burden on Dutch SMEs – and regulators need to cooperate better Continue Reading

• June 06, 2023 06Jun2023 News

  ESA uses NetApp as-a-service for space data ‘hot’ archive

  The European Space Agency collects data from millions of miles away. It must get storage right when there’s no chance of a u-turn to take more photos or re-record data Continue Reading

• June 06, 2023 06Jun2023 News

  TechUK publishes ‘UK tech plan’ for next government

  Technology businesses are calling on UK politicians to devise a ‘comprehensive, forward-thinking strategy’ to realise the benefits of technology ahead of the next general election Continue Reading

• June 06, 2023 06Jun2023 News

  Cyber spotlight falls on boardroom ‘privilege’ as incidents soar

  Three quarters of data breaches now involve a significant human element, and the higher up they get in an organisation, the more risks people seem to take, according to Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report Continue Reading

• June 05, 2023 05Jun2023 News

  Workers ‘deeply uncomfortable’ with digital surveillance at work

  Employees express discomfort towards employers’ use of various digital surveillance and monitoring techniques, which are often powered by artificial intelligence Continue Reading

• June 05, 2023 05Jun2023 News

  Bank of International Settlement sets up channel secure from quantum breach

  The Bank of International Settlement has worked with two of Europe's central banks to explore preventing the security risks posed by quantum computers Continue Reading

• June 05, 2023 05Jun2023 Blog Post

  Couchbase Capella extends developer platform integrations 

  Cloud database platform company Couchbase has broadly extended its Database-as-a-Service Couchbase Capella. Capella is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Auriga - the branding gang ... Continue Reading

• June 05, 2023 05Jun2023 News

  UK has time limit on ensuring cryptocurrency regulatory leadership, says Parliamentary report

  Parliamentary report makes 53 recommendations to the government's plans to regulate cryptocurrency Continue Reading

• June 05, 2023 05Jun2023 News

  Medical regulator drops probe into NHS whistleblower Peter Duffy amid dispute over email evidence

  The General Medical Council has dropped an investigation into an NHS whistleblower who exposed widespread clinical harm at Morecambe Bay Trust amid questions over disputed email evidence Continue Reading

• June 05, 2023 05Jun2023 News

  Sweden is developing its own big language model

  Artificial Intelligence Sweden is leading an initiative to build a large language model not only for Swedish, but for all the major languages in the Nordic region: Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese Continue Reading

• June 02, 2023 02Jun2023 Blog Post

  Developing an effective ransomware strategy: protecting big data

  This is a guest blogpost by Brian Brockway, Chief Technology Officer at Commvault. The ransomware landscape has evolved significantly in recent years, with cybercriminals employing increasingly ... Continue Reading

• June 02, 2023 02Jun2023 Opinion

  Discovering the Diversity Process Flow in cyber

  The UK Cyber Security Council's Simon Hepburn explains the Council's new Diversity Process Flow framework, and outlines its potential implications for ethnic minorities in the cyber sector Continue Reading

• June 01, 2023 01Jun2023 News

  NBN unveils uncapped data plan for remote Australia

  Following a successful trial to examine delivery of an improved satellite service, including the capability to achieve faster burst speeds of up to 100Mbps, an uncapped usage plan has been launched to address data needs of rural Australia Continue Reading

• June 01, 2023 01Jun2023 News

  Qualcomm beefs up Snapdragon Space XR Developer Platform for immersive future

  Mobile platform technology giant launches immersive technology designed to create a cross-device, extended and augmented reality ecosystem that will enable head-worn experiences from existing smartphone applications Continue Reading

• June 01, 2023 01Jun2023 News

  AI interview: Dan McQuillan, critical computing expert

  Critical computing expert Dan McQuillan speaks to Computer Weekly about the top-down imposition of artificial intelligence on society, and how AI is a fundamentally political technology shaped by humanity’s most reactionary tendencies Continue Reading

• June 01, 2023 01Jun2023 Blog Post

  Opaque Systems: Autonomous code & end-to-end protection concerns

  This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Jay Harel, VP of Product at Opaque Systems - Opaque is a confidential computing platform that enables secure data sharing, ... Continue Reading

• June 01, 2023 01Jun2023 News

  Met Police director of intelligence defends facial recognition

  The Met Police’s director of intelligence has appeared before MPs to make the case for its continuing use of facial-recognition technology, following announcements from the force and the Home Office that they intend to press on with its adoption Continue Reading

• June 01, 2023 01Jun2023 News

  CIO interview: Adam Warne, CIO, River Island

  The privately owned fashion retailer places a premium on its high street presence, but sees digital innovation as key to improving customer service in stores Continue Reading

• June 01, 2023 01Jun2023 News

  How India’s DICV is tapping smart manufacturing

  Daimler India Commercial Vehicles has deployed augmented and virtual reality, advanced sensors, data analytics and other technologies to improve manufacturing processes and customer fleet management Continue Reading

• June 01, 2023 01Jun2023 News

  HSBC explores quantum computing for finance sector

  UK banking giant works with quantum computing specialist to explore the technology’s potential in the finance sector Continue Reading

• June 01, 2023 01Jun2023 News

  DE-CIX switches on Internet Exchange in Finland

  Comms tech provider celebrates 10 years of partnership with Internet Exchange operator and home to leading carrier and datacentre neutral interconnection ecosystem Continue Reading

• June 01, 2023 01Jun2023 Opinion

  Generative AI – the next biggest cyber security threat?

  Following the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, several reports have emerged that seek to determine the impact of generative AI in cyber security. Undeniably, generative AI in cyber security is a double-edged sword, but will the paradigm shift in ... Continue Reading

• June 01, 2023 01Jun2023 Opinion

  Is cyber training all the same old? Shift your perspective and get stuck in

  Getting your cyber smarts only from books or presentations just isn’t going to cut it anymore – the only way we can get ahead of the cyber criminals is to get into their heads, and you can only achieve this by doing and changing your way of thinking. Continue Reading

• June 01, 2023 01Jun2023 News

  Europe’s cellular networks viable alternatives to broadband, LEO satellites

  Research finds that 5G download speeds of nearly 1Gbps were found in four out of the top five cities tested, and were equal to that of satellite and fixed networks Continue Reading

• June 01, 2023 01Jun2023 News

  Tech salaries on the rise, says Aspire

  Tech salaries are still on the rise for many roles as firms continue to battle for talent Continue Reading

• May 31, 2023 31May2023 News

  Generative AI boosts HPE Q2 earnings

  The hype around generative AI appears to be working – at least for HPE, according to the company’s second-quarter earnings Continue Reading

• May 31, 2023 31May2023 In Depth

  Why we need advanced malware detection with AI-powered tools

  AI-powered cyber security tools have now developed to a point where they are becoming an effective approach to protecting the organisation. Learn how you can benefit from adopting them Continue Reading

• May 31, 2023 31May2023 News

  BT claims UK first with 5G-enabled, immersive, interactive simulation experience

  Leading UK telco launches connected spaces that offer fully immersive experiences by combining interactive 360-degree video content with extended reality technology Continue Reading

• May 31, 2023 31May2023 News

  Lloyds Bank calls on tech companies to control social media ‘wild west’

  Lloyds Banking Group is calling on tech giants to step forward in the fight against online fraud, which emanates in the social media ‘wild west’ Continue Reading

• May 31, 2023 31May2023 Blog Post

  Starburst [Data]: Neural Neurotics & home truths in Deep Learning

  This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Ken Pickering, SVP of engineering at Starburst - a company known for its analytics engine that powers the Data Mesh ... Continue Reading

• May 31, 2023 31May2023 Blog Post

  Keeping cloud costs in check

  In this guest post, Doug Ko, director of product marketing at container monitoring software company Sysdig, provides some guidance on what enterprises can do to keep their cloud costs in check ... Continue Reading

• May 31, 2023 31May2023 News

  Panasas to add S3 support to edge storage and cloud moves

  Scale-out NAS maker – which specialises in large capacity for AI/ML and HPC – has come out of its on-prem shell and now plans further moves towards cloud-friendly object storage Continue Reading

• May 31, 2023 31May2023 Blog Post

  Cloud costs: You cannot manage what you cannot see

  In this guest post, Doug Ko, director of product marketing at container monitoring software company Sysdig, provides some guidance on what enterprises can do to keep their cloud costs in check ... Continue Reading

• May 31, 2023 31May2023 Blog Post

  Want to become a data-driven organisation? Start thinking differently about change management

  Chatting with a client recently about the importance to a data-driven* organisation of having a good Chief Data Officer, or CDO, we turned to the topic of change management. But halfway through the ... Continue Reading

• May 31, 2023 31May2023 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: A brief history of (secure) coding

  From controlling who was allowed to work with IBM mainframes to present-day DevSecOps techniques, the concept of secure coding has a longer history than you might think Continue Reading

• May 31, 2023 31May2023 News

  Singapore government teams up with Google Cloud on AI

  The Singapore government and Google Cloud will make AI capabilities, including developer tools and AI models, available to public sector agencies through a locally hosted AI platform Continue Reading

• May 31, 2023 31May2023 News

  Shanghai ranked world’s top smart city for 2023

  Research shows savings from smart city deployments reaching $249bn globally, with Asia and North America dominating list of top switched-on urban environments Continue Reading

• May 30, 2023 30May2023 News

  Nvidia CEO sees ChatGPT as iPhone moment for AI

  It took the iPhone to kickstart a revolution in mobile phone usage, and Jensen Huang believes datacentres will radically change to support AI workloads Continue Reading

• May 30, 2023 30May2023 News

  UK, US and Australia jointly trial AI-enabled drone swarm

  British, American and Australian military organisations have trialled the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in drones in a collaboration designed to drive their adoption of AI-powered military tools Continue Reading

• May 30, 2023 30May2023 News

  Europe’s central bank reveals drop in Euro Zone card fraud

  Euro Zone card fraud drops with card-not-present scams down following the introduction of Strong Customer Authentication rules Continue Reading

• May 30, 2023 30May2023 News

  Downstream breaches of Capita customers spreading

  As many as 90 organisations that used Capita services have now reported data breaches arising from various security incidents at the outsourcer Continue Reading

• May 30, 2023 30May2023 News

  Tech jobs to go as part of JPMorgan layoffs

  According to reports, US banking giant to cut hundreds of jobs, including role reductions in technology and operations Continue Reading

• May 30, 2023 30May2023 News

  How Pendula is driving customer communications

  The Australian startup’s conversational messaging platform lets businesses draw on internal and external data to cross-sell and upsell their offerings while improving customer retention Continue Reading

• May 30, 2023 30May2023 Blog Post

  Zluri co-founder on ChatGPT: Defeating developer-data dilemmas

  This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Sethu Meenakshisundaram in his capacity as co-founder of Zluri, a SaaS management platform company that works to help ... Continue Reading

• May 30, 2023 30May2023 News

  Oxbotica scales mission under new brand

  Leading autonomous vehicles logistics firm changes name to reflect global vision and go-to-market strategy in North America for its suite of self-driving software and services. Continue Reading

• May 30, 2023 30May2023 E-Zine

  Can the UK cash in on chips?

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, the UK government has committed £1bn to the semiconductor sector – but can it ever compete with the US and China? The potential of 5G networking could transform manufacturing – we examine the implications. And we talk... Continue Reading

• May 29, 2023 29May2023 Blog Post

  Pager Duty CPO: Mature (automated) digital Ops saves incidents incidence

  This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Sean Scott in his capacity as chief product officer (CPO) at PagerDuty - the company is known for its Real-Time Operations ... Continue Reading

• May 29, 2023 29May2023 News

  Qlik CEO: We will remain agnostic

  Mike Capone assures customers that Qlik will remain agnostic following its acquisition of Talend and that its data analytics and integration tools will continue to work with rival platforms Continue Reading

• May 29, 2023 29May2023 In Depth

  Driving secure-by-design principles

  Errors can and will occur in code – the key is to minimise the impact and ensure you streamline remediation Continue Reading

• May 28, 2023 28May2023 News

  Australia’s Disability Trust picks Boomi integration platform

  The non-profit organisation is using Boomi’s integration platform to integrate a mix of legacy and new systems to deliver real-time data updates and improve payroll processing, among other goals Continue Reading

• May 28, 2023 28May2023 Blog Post

  Hazelcast: Distilling real-time machine inference secret sauce

  This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Dale Kim in his capacity as senior director for technical solutions at Hazelcast – the company is known for its  Kim writes ... Continue Reading

• May 28, 2023 28May2023 Blog Post

  How do you tackle Data Diarrhoea?

  We now face the most lethal of situations - secure (if properly used)  technologies in the hands of insecure people.  Continue Reading

• May 26, 2023 26May2023 News

  Birmingham council leader admits £100m budget hole in ERP upgrade

  City council’s plans to replace flagship SAP system, which has been running since 1999, is not going to plan Continue Reading

• May 26, 2023 26May2023 News

  Cisco joins growing Manchester cyber security hub

  Networking kingpin signs up to Greater Manchester Digital Security Hub to support centre’s work on security resilience and skills Continue Reading

• May 26, 2023 26May2023 News

  Bumbling IT security analyst convicted of blackmail offences

  A Hertfordshire man has been convicted of blackmail and other offences after piggybacking on an in-progress ransomware attack to try to defraud his employer, but failing to cover his tracks in any meaningful way Continue Reading

• May 26, 2023 26May2023 News

  Zoom kicks off year with solid revenue growth

  Zoom posts results for first quarter of 2024 fiscal year, showing impressive increases in enterprise revenues and growth in number of customers Continue Reading

• May 26, 2023 26May2023 Opinion

  Five key steps where there is a risk of fraud investigation

  When fraud investigators come knocking, there are some important ways in which management and senior IT professionals can make sure their company is best protected. Continue Reading

• May 26, 2023 26May2023 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Why “secure coding” is neither

  Ensuring the security of code is just one element of a complex software lifecycle and risk management process that people need to think about more holistically, says Ed Moyle Continue Reading

• May 25, 2023 25May2023 News

  WBA releases standardised technical framework for operator-managed Wi-Fi

  Report from global wireless ecosystem proposes interoperable reference architecture for managed Wi-Fi deployment, operation, remote management and diagnostics of home networks Continue Reading

• May 25, 2023 25May2023 News

  Qualcomm drives Opel connectivity, aligns with Microsoft for on-device AI

  Mobile platform provider announces partnership to make generative AI more affordable, reliable and private by moving queries and inferencing to edge devices and provider’s infotainment platform for small car bestseller Continue Reading

• May 25, 2023 25May2023 News

  Diageo mixes with SAP and IBM on a five-year global IT modernisation

  Diageo says is aiming to leverage SAP and IBM’s expertise to modernise its IT environment and standardise its business operations across 180 countries Continue Reading

• May 25, 2023 25May2023 News

  BASF ramps up petaflops with new Quriosity HPE-build hardware

  The AMD-powered 3 petaflops supercomputer will offer BASF the ability to run more complex simulations of chemical processes Continue Reading

• May 25, 2023 25May2023 News

  Ofcom gives approval to BT full-fibre broadband pricing

  UK’s independent full-fibre providers express disappointment that after a new probe, national comms regulator gives green light to incumbent telco’s new pricing structure for wholesale broadband gigabit services Continue Reading

• May 25, 2023 25May2023 News

  Innovate UK hit with £36m unpaid tax bill over IR35 contractor employment status errors

  UK's national innovation agency is the latest public sector organisation to have found itself saddled with a sizeable tax bill because of IR35 compliance issues Continue Reading

• May 25, 2023 25May2023 News

  Cabinet Office publishes response to data sharing for digital ID consultation

  The majority of respondents to government’s consultation on data sharing for digital identity are critical to the plans and concerned about data privacy, but Whitehall’s response says many of the responses ‘were driven by anti-digital commentaries’ Continue Reading

• May 25, 2023 25May2023 News

  Alert over Chinese cyber campaign targeting critical networks

  A Chinese threat actor known as Volt Typhoon has been observed infiltrating CNI networks in a cyber espionage campaign, according to intelligence Continue Reading

• May 25, 2023 25May2023 News

  Fintech pioneer Anne Boden steps aside from challenger bank CEO role

  Fintech pioneer to step aside for a new CEO after 10 years building a UK banking unicorn Continue Reading

• May 25, 2023 25May2023 Blog Post

  Build an AI for business

  Bill Gates defines a platform as something where the economic value to everyone who uses it is greater than its value to the company that created it. It is easy to see how Windows, through the ... Continue Reading

• May 25, 2023 25May2023 News

  Soracom claims North America’s largest IoT coverage area

  Advanced connectivity provider’s US-MAX plan aims to offer multicarrier IoT services across leading mobile network providers including AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Continue Reading

• May 25, 2023 25May2023 News

  Build 2023: Microsoft wants developers to build IT with AI

  Software giant Microsoft is pushing the idea of next-generation business applications, powered by AI-based copilots with data feed plugins Continue Reading

• May 25, 2023 25May2023 News

  Digital channels thriving for M&S but profits down

  Many of M&S’s digital offerings have gained more users over the past year, but after a long programme of transformation, profits are still smaller this year than last Continue Reading

• May 25, 2023 25May2023 News

  Sateliot, S4IoT look to increase global food security with beehive monitoring technology

  Low-Earth orbit nanosatellite constellation to deliver 5G satellite connectivity to allow beekeepers to monitor the temperature, weight and humidity of beehives and track pollination Continue Reading

• May 24, 2023 24May2023 News

  Australian government IT spending to grow 8.4% in 2023

  The Australian government will increasingly look to digital investments, particularly automation, to drive efficiency opportunities and improve service delivery, according to Gartner Continue Reading

• May 24, 2023 24May2023 News

  Contract wins in UK, Australia as Motorola unveils integrated public safety technology suite

  City of London Police, UK Department of Justice and Fire and Rescue New South Wales take on suite of services designed to offer seamless collaboration between frontline teams, vehicles and control rooms Continue Reading

• May 24, 2023 24May2023 Blog Post

  Smarter models & methods, Alteryx launches AiDIN

  Software systems are surging. The application of generative AI functionalities and capabilities continues apace. The key rationale for the proliferation of this rollout is this technology's ... Continue Reading

• May 24, 2023 24May2023 Blog Post

  SAS code guru: Beyond the hype in hyperautomation

  This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by David Shannon in his role as head of hyperautomation at SAS UK & Ireland. This article explores the evolution of ... Continue Reading

• May 24, 2023 24May2023 News

  Almost all ransomware attacks target backups, says Veeam

  Some 93% of ransomware attacks go for backups and most succeed, with 60% of those attacked paying the ransom, according to a Veeam survey Continue Reading

• May 24, 2023 24May2023 News

  Kuwait bank introduces biometric payments card

  Middle East bank launches payment cards with fingerprint sensor technology embedded Continue Reading

• May 24, 2023 24May2023 News

  Two-thirds of all 2022 breaches resulted from spear phishing

  Research by Barracuda Networks has found that, despite the low volume of spear-phishing attempts, the attacks are highly successful and have major consequences Continue Reading

• May 24, 2023 24May2023 News

  JPMorgan’s UK digital retail bank adds more than a million customers in a year

  The app-based bank launched in the UK by US giant JPMorgan has added one million customers in the past 12 months Continue Reading

• May 23, 2023 23May2023 News

  Dell outlines growth strategy in APAC

  Dell Technologies is building on its momentum with Apex while eyeing growth areas such as edge computing and AI in a bid to expand its business in the region Continue Reading

• May 23, 2023 23May2023 Blog Post

  Alteryx: Formulating decisions in a ‘culture of analytics’ 

  People make decisions. One piece of research recently ‘suggested’ that people make as many as 35,000 decisions a day - many of which may be made involuntarily of course - and if that’s not too ... Continue Reading

• May 23, 2023 23May2023 News

  Nokia bolsters fixed network offer with SaaS suite, 10G broadband in Vietnam

  Global comms tech provider expands fixed network portfolio with AI-based SaaS suite, and works with leading Vietnamese operator to deploy fibre access nodes and fibre modems to connect homes and businesses in the eight largest provinces of the ... Continue Reading