July 2019

• July 02, 2019 02 Jul'19

  Watchdog urges biometrics regulation in policing

  The annual report from the biometrics commissioner warns that lack of clear laws on the application of the technologies could further undermine privacy and citizen trust  Continue Reading

• July 02, 2019 02 Jul'19

  Singapore to beef up police tech capabilities

  Singapore government singles out biometrics, data analytics and digital forensics as promising areas to boost crime-fighting efforts  Continue Reading

• July 02, 2019 02 Jul'19

  Post Office back-office error leaves subpostmaster with thousands of pounds extra

  The Post Office has admitted that some subpostmasters are at risk of accounts not balancing due to an error it does not understand  Continue Reading

• July 02, 2019 02 Jul'19

  Few UK firms are cyber insured despite financial losses

  More than one-fifth of UK firms have been impacted financially by cyber attacks, yet potentially more than three-quarters of companies polled have never been insured for cyber-related losses  Continue Reading

• July 02, 2019 02 Jul'19

  Loopring opens route to AI blockchain trading

  We’re expanding our blockchain cryptocurrency vocabulary all the time. As such, Loopring may be the next term you add to your technology lexicon. Loopring is an open source and multilateral token ...  Continue Reading

• July 01, 2019 01 Jul'19

  French baby store modernises backup as Veeam handles 150TB a night

  France-based maternity, baby and children’s store Orchestra needed to share IT resources between 700 points of sale across multiple time zones, and backup for 100 applications  Continue Reading

• July 01, 2019 01 Jul'19

  Equinix launch $1bn joint venture to secure more European hyperscale colocation spend

  Colocation giant Equinix is gunning for a larger slice of the hyperscale community's datacentre spend through formation of $1bn joint venture with Singapore wealth fund  Continue Reading

• July 01, 2019 01 Jul'19

  Symantec gearing up for future cyber security

  Symantec is focusing on enabling businesses to secure data in the cloud after a string of acquisitions, but it also has its eye on the future, which will be all about empowering people, says CTO Hugh Thompson  Continue Reading

• July 01, 2019 01 Jul'19

  Facebook’s privacy game – how Zuckerberg backtracked on promises to protect personal data

  Facebook promised its users privacy then quietly abandoned its promises in pursuit of profits. Now it faces antitrust regulation  Continue Reading

• July 01, 2019 01 Jul'19

  NTT picks London for newly formed global business

  NTT says unifying its various units under one umbrella and basing it in London will help it take full advantage of both its clients’ demands for joined up digital services, and the capital’s booming tech economy  Continue Reading

• July 01, 2019 01 Jul'19

  Rise of the machines: How AI is changing unified communications

  Artificial intelligence is now moving into live UC environments at scale. We look at the impact it will have and what lies ahead  Continue Reading

• July 01, 2019 01 Jul'19

  Google Cloud to expand datacentres for delivery of managed Oracle datacentre service with Atos

  Google plots datacentre expansions in Germany and North America to provide users with local access to managed Oracle database services in the cloud  Continue Reading

• July 01, 2019 01 Jul'19

  Can AI solve developers’ "image" problems?

  This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Tal Lev-Ami in his capacity as co-founder and CTO of Cloudinary. California and Israel based Cloudinary provides ...  Continue Reading

• July 01, 2019 01 Jul'19

  The changing face of enterprise collaboration

  Enterprises are turning to social platforms to optimise communication among their workforces. Computer Weekly looks at some examples  Continue Reading

• July 01, 2019 01 Jul'19

  Interview: Matthew Gould, chief executive of NHSX, on transforming health service technology

  NHSX is the latest on a long line of organisations created to overhaul NHS technology – can it make the difference this time? Its new CEO explains why it will  Continue Reading

• July 01, 2019 01 Jul'19

  Huge jump in cyber incidents reported by finance sector

  The number of cyber incidents reported by financial services firms increased nearly 12-fold in 2018 from 2017, mainly due to third-party failures, highlighting several key areas that need improvement  Continue Reading

• July 01, 2019 01 Jul'19

  How to get the basics of mobile device management right the first time

  When adopting mobile device management, there are often fears around implementation and whether or not the strategy is even required  Continue Reading

• July 01, 2019 01 Jul'19

  Ofcom to make switching mobile operators easier

  The often fraught process of switching mobile network operators will become easier for end-users as new Ofcom regulations come into force  Continue Reading

• July 01, 2019 01 Jul'19

  The Great Eastern way to digital transformation

  Regional insurance company Great Eastern has rolled out a new digital platform to better serve customers while morphing its DNA from the inside out  Continue Reading