March 2018

March 09, 2018 09 Mar'18
Universal Credit project warned over Gov.uk Verify performance in 2015

Government project management experts warned as long ago as 2015 that a problem with GDS's Verify online identity system could undermine the Universal Credit business plan Continue Reading
March 09, 2018 09 Mar'18
World Wide Fund for Nature tames out-of-control network

The World Wide Fund for Nature turns to services provider Exponential-e to bolster its connectivity as it moves its wider IT estate into the cloud Continue Reading
March 09, 2018 09 Mar'18
Booking.com annual tech awards focuses on creating visible role models

Booking.com has announced the winners of its 2018 Technology Playmaker Awards and emphasised the importance of having more visible female role models in the industry Continue Reading

March 09, 2018 09 Mar'18
Cooperation and exercises key to cyber defence, says Nato centre

International cooperation and regular tabletop exercises are essential to ensure effective cyber defence, according to the Nato cyber defence centre Continue Reading
March 09, 2018 09 Mar'18
Modern retail: machine learning, customer experience and legacy

As the retail landscape shifts in the wake of new technologies, experts in retail and tech explain how firms need to adapt to cater for modern consumers Continue Reading
March 09, 2018 09 Mar'18
Security researchers demonstrate ransomware attack on robots

Researchers have carried out a ransomware attack on robots to show that such attacks are possible and should be guarded against Continue Reading
March 09, 2018 09 Mar'18
Security Think Tank: Use layered security and patch management to defeat fileless malware

What should organisations do at the very least to ensure business computers are protected from fileless malware? Continue Reading
March 09, 2018 09 Mar'18
Amazon bank could have 70 million customers in five years

Amazon could have more banking customers in the US than the UK has citizens within five years Continue Reading
March 09, 2018 09 Mar'18
I promised myself I would use the B–word a bit less in this blog

IT apprenticeships fell in the UK last year which is worrying given the IT skills shortage Continue Reading
March 09, 2018 09 Mar'18
Will government ever accept that it needs to learn from its mistakes?

Yesterday, the government reluctantly agreed to share with the public a series of documents on the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) controversial Universal Credit programme. I say ... Continue Reading

March 09, 2018 09 Mar'18
Cryptojacking cyber criminals up their game

Cyber criminals hijacking computing resources to mine for cryptocurrencies are raising their efforts to bypass enterprise security controls, researchers have found Continue Reading
March 09, 2018 09 Mar'18
What to expect from Appian World 2018

Software truth #1 is: there is a global shortage of software application developers and skilled software engineers at all levels. Software truth #2 is: users often have trouble communicating their ... Continue Reading
March 08, 2018 08 Mar'18
How banks can make sense of digital disruption

Banks and financial institutions need to go back to basics, deconstruct their core banking processes and strive for zero defects in building applications, says the IT head honcho of Malaysia’s CIMB Bank Continue Reading
March 08, 2018 08 Mar'18
Can Too Much Of Something Be Bad?

Of course, the retail and consumer markets in general have been analysis bonkers for decades, but what about IT security, cyber or otherwise? It's not a case of collecting info from a single ... Continue Reading
March 08, 2018 08 Mar'18
Densify Cloe aims to wise up resource-dumb smart-apps

This is the age of women in technology and male appreciate of feminism and the drive for equality (although of course the first computer programmer was indeed a woman), so should we be using the ... Continue Reading
March 08, 2018 08 Mar'18
International Women’s Day 2018: What steps can we take for women in tech?

Each year March 8 represents International Women’s Day, a day dedicated both to celebrating women and pushing for greater gender equality. For 2018 the theme of International Women’s Day is ... Continue Reading
March 08, 2018 08 Mar'18
Will Brexit really bring the return of mobile roaming charges?

As Theresa May commits to quitting the EU’s digital single market alongside Brexit, heralding the potential reintroduction of mobile roaming charges, are business travellers and holidaymakers doomed to a return to the bad old days? Continue Reading
March 08, 2018 08 Mar'18
DWP to publish key documents on Universal Credit

The government will finally publish internal assessment reviews of the controversial Universal Credit programme under Freedom of Information laws, after years of refusing to do so Continue Reading
March 08, 2018 08 Mar'18
Security Think Tank: Multi-layered security key to fileless malware defence

What should organisations do, at the very least, to ensure business computers are protected from fileless malware? Continue Reading
March 08, 2018 08 Mar'18
EC reveals plan to make Europe global fintech hub

The European Commission has unveiled proposals to boost the EU’s financial technology sector Continue Reading