January 2019

• January 28, 2019 28 Jan'19

  Minister urges UK firms to prepare for no-deal Brexit

  On International Data Protection Day, the UK’s digital minister has added her voice to calls by the data protection watchdog for UK firms to prepare for a no-deal Brexit  Continue Reading

• January 28, 2019 28 Jan'19

  UK IT spending worth £27bn held back due to Brexit uncertainty

  UK businesses are putting billions of pounds of IT investments on hold until they know the terms that the UK will leave the EU  Continue Reading

• January 28, 2019 28 Jan'19

  Experts emphasise engagement as Stem competition is launched

  British International Education Association launches Stem competition focused on saving the planet, but experts say more needs to be done to encourage interest in Stem  Continue Reading

• January 28, 2019 28 Jan'19

  Openreach to recruit 3,000 apprentices to support UK-wide full-fibre network deployment

  New recruits from “all walks of life” will be trained at one of 12 educational facilities Openreach is set to open across the country  Continue Reading

• January 28, 2019 28 Jan'19

  Government to pump £70m into ‘designing out’ cyber threats

  Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund cash to be used for designing and developing more secure hardware in a bid to eradicate cyber threats  Continue Reading

• January 28, 2019 28 Jan'19

  DCMS funding fuels cyber diversity drive

  The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is investing in four new projects to drive the number of diverse candidates considered for cyber careers  Continue Reading

• January 28, 2019 28 Jan'19

  UK cyber security agency investigates DNS hijacking

  NCSC is probing the large-scale DNS hijacking campaign that has reportedly affected government and commercial organisations worldwide, and has issued defence advice  Continue Reading

• January 28, 2019 28 Jan'19

  Hong Kong’s JOS eyes Singapore IT services market

  The IT services firm claims to have an edge in being less rigid than larger rivals in pushing for specific IT implementation methodologies that may not suit the needs of mid-tier customers  Continue Reading

• January 27, 2019 27 Jan'19

  Brexit and data protection: What’s next?

  PA Consulting assesses how a no-deal Brexit would affect the flow of data from the UK into and out of Europe  Continue Reading

• January 25, 2019 25 Jan'19

  Vodafone suspends use of Huawei hardware

  Vodafone’s UK CEO has said the operator will ‘pause’ its use of Huawei hardware for the foreseeable future  Continue Reading

• January 25, 2019 25 Jan'19

  Fintech Interview: Part 12 Eucaps

  Swedish fintech Eucaps is about to launch as the Spotify of the share trading sector  Continue Reading

• January 25, 2019 25 Jan'19

  Budding UK cyber strategists gear up for national competition 

  Teams of UK university students are preparing to compete for the second time in analysing the threat of a simulated cyber attack to develop policies and strategies  Continue Reading

• January 25, 2019 25 Jan'19

  ICO adds to guidance on ‘no-deal’ Brexit

  The UK’s privacy watchdog has been advising UK firms to prepare for a no-deal Brexit and has added some guidance for SMEs  Continue Reading

• January 25, 2019 25 Jan'19

  Tech Nation announces fourth cohort for Upscale programme

  Startups will receive six months of coaching and take part in workshops, mentoring sessions and networking opportunities with the programme’s alumni  Continue Reading

• January 25, 2019 25 Jan'19

  Education minister calls for industry and educator partnerships

  Secretary for education Damian Hinds has said the technology industry should work in partnership with education providers to solve common problems  Continue Reading

• January 25, 2019 25 Jan'19

  Google petitions Supreme Court to reconsider Android Java ruling

  Google’s legal chief claims Oracle’s copyright ruling on Java software interfaces will damage software development  Continue Reading

• January 25, 2019 25 Jan'19

  Former EU data protection tsar joins ICO

  Former EU data protection supervisor joins the UK’s privacy watchdog as non-executive director, strengthening its commitment to international work  Continue Reading

• January 25, 2019 25 Jan'19

  A cloud compliance checklist for the GDPR age

  The cloud is supposed to make things simpler, but when it comes to compliance, things can get complex. Here is a look at the essential elements of a cloud compliance strategy  Continue Reading

• January 25, 2019 25 Jan'19

  Wise calls on industry to encourage girls into Stem

  Campaign for Stem gender balance calls on industry to encourage more young women into industry roles, and releases resources to keep girls more informed on possible future careers  Continue Reading

• January 25, 2019 25 Jan'19

  Chinese government grants BT new powers

  Enhanced operating licences improve telco’s ability to work with customers in China  Continue Reading