August 2016

August 31, 2016 31 Aug'16
CW ANZ: Life-saving data

In this month’s CW ANZ, read how data saves lives in Australia’s hospitals. Few organisations invest heavily in IT to make sure their clients use less of their product, but that’s the battle Australia’s National Blood Authority is fighting – and ... Continue Reading
August 31, 2016 31 Aug'16
CW ASEAN: Small businesses dive into SaaS

In this month’s CW ASEAN, we look at why companies in Southeast Asia are embracing cloud. Increasingly, companies in the region are using the cloud by putting their applications there. Why is the cloud so compelling? What is the profile of these ... Continue Reading
August 31, 2016 31 Aug'16
Businesses struggling with EU-US data transfer uncertainty

Businesses are facing a highly complex regulatory landscape due to uncertainty around the future of transatlantic data transfers, according to the initial findings of an IAPP report Continue Reading

August 31, 2016 31 Aug'16
Blockchain and the promise of cooperative cloud storage

Blockchain technology allows distributed retention of encrypted data and is at the heart of cooperative cloud storage Continue Reading
August 31, 2016 31 Aug'16
KYC: a financial services business enabler

In the financial services arena, know your customer (KYC) is set to emerge as a key strategic element of organisations’ business models Continue Reading
August 31, 2016 31 Aug'16
IoT will help ease transition to renewables, says National Grid chief

The National Grid’s chief executive, Nicola Shaw, wants to use the internet of things to balance energy demand as the UK transitions to renewable energy sources Continue Reading
August 31, 2016 31 Aug'16
BadUSB 2.0: Exploring USB man-in-the-middle attacks

This article in our Royal Holloway Security Series explores the uses and capabilities of rogue USB hardware implants for use in cyber espionage activities. Continue Reading
August 31, 2016 31 Aug'16
Raising IT’s game through effective business relationship management

Business relationship managers in an organisation have a vital role to play in enabling digital transformation Continue Reading
August 31, 2016 31 Aug'16
Evidence of DNS tunnelling in two-fifths of business networks

Cyber criminals are capitalising on the failure of many businesses to examine their DNS traffic for malware insertion and data exfiltration, according to Infoblox Continue Reading
August 31, 2016 31 Aug'16
Challenger bank Fidor adopts 'attack formation'

Computer Weekly talks to the man behind the digital challenger bank recently acquired by French retail banking giant BPCE Continue Reading

August 31, 2016 31 Aug'16
Welcome Break uses SAP Jam to spread collaboration

Motorway services company is using SAP SuccessFactors HR technology to manage its people across franchises that include Starbucks and KFC Continue Reading
August 31, 2016 31 Aug'16
Latest Broadband Forum spec offers faster route to gigabit speeds

The Broadband Forum’s new specifications for FTTdp management use software-based techniques to offer an easier and quicker route to gigabit broadband for comms providers Continue Reading
August 31, 2016 31 Aug'16
Cyber security breaches reported to ICO double in a year

An increase in cyber security incidents reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office is further evidence of the need to shift to automated, artificial intelligence-led defences, says Huntsman Security Continue Reading
August 31, 2016 31 Aug'16
Security Think Tank: Blended attacks require blended defences

How can businesses best prepare their cyber defences in light of the fact that attackers are increasingly using malware designed to evade detection and analysis? Continue Reading
August 31, 2016 31 Aug'16
Restlet streamlines 'API DevOps' workflows

API platform provider Restlet has updated its Restlet Studio API design tool. The key features here work to help API developers transition between development, test and deployment tools within the ... Continue Reading
August 31, 2016 31 Aug'16
VMware CEO talks up growth opportunities on back of Dell-EMC merger

With Dell set to close its acquisition of EMC on 7 September 2016, VMware CEO talks up the benefits of the deal for VMware and its customers Continue Reading
August 31, 2016 31 Aug'16
Dismantling data centre and WAN silos

Two data processing trends are joining hands and moving towards wider availability for SMEs: hyperconverged data centre infrastructures and software defined WAN (SD-WAN) connectivity. What was just ... Continue Reading
August 31, 2016 31 Aug'16
Swift warns banks of fresh wave of cyber heists

An undisclosed number of banks have been targeted and some have lost money in a new wave of cyber thefts, Swift has warned Continue Reading
August 31, 2016 31 Aug'16
Prism and the law: The state of play in August 2016

Computer Weekly assesses the history, legal aspects and latest developments in the story of the mass surveillance programme launched by the US National Security Agency Continue Reading
August 30, 2016 30 Aug'16
Asean ministers discuss Europol equivalent in Singapore

Governments in Southeast Asia are considering setting up a regional equivalent of Europol to help fight cyber crime Continue Reading