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2020 Stories

• June 16, 2020 16Jun2020 News

  IBM targets legacy modernisation with hybrid multicloud

  Every few years, the foundations of IT architecture are shaken up, but few businesses can easily rip out old systems to stay aligned to the latest trend Continue Reading

• June 16, 2020 16Jun2020 News

  NHS Digital seeks suppliers for Covid-19 testing service

  The NHS Digital tender aims to find a partner to handle the development, delivery and running of the coronavirus testing service Continue Reading

• June 16, 2020 16Jun2020 News

  UK-US data deal puts Brexit data adequacy pact at risk

  European Data Protection Board writes to MEPs saying the UK is at risk of failing to strike a post-Brexit data adequacy accord if its data protection agreements with the US don’t strike the right note Continue Reading

• June 16, 2020 16Jun2020 News

  Government publishes geospatial data strategy to capitalise on location data

  National Geospatial Strategy will develop the country’s location data framework over the next five years Continue Reading

• June 16, 2020 16Jun2020 News

  Activists call on Zoom to implement encryption for all

  A coalition of tech organisations and nonprofits have urged Zoom CEO Eric Yuan to make end-to-end encryption available to all users Continue Reading

• June 16, 2020 16Jun2020 News

  Ericsson upgrades 5G forecast as research finds mobile networks take added strain from Covid-19

  While social distancing and keeping millions at home have put significant demands on infrastructure, with systems that support healthcare, education and businesses of all types under stress, telecoms networks have stood up to the task, says research... Continue Reading

• June 16, 2020 16Jun2020 News

  Danske Bank begins process of creating autonomous development teams

  Danish bank begins the process of changing how thousands of its staff work as it attempts to be more responsive to digital demand Continue Reading

• June 16, 2020 16Jun2020 Podcast

  What’s in store for enterprise IT post-Covid-19? – The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload Podcast

  In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Caroline Donnelly and Brian McKenna are joined by Cliff Saran, managing editor (technology) at Computer Weekly, to discuss the future of enterprise IT after the Covid-19 pandemic Continue Reading

• June 16, 2020 16Jun2020 News

  Norway’s contact-tracing app suspended over privacy concerns

  Norway has been given until 23 June to justify the location tracking of citizens who download its contract-tracing app Continue Reading

• June 16, 2020 16Jun2020 News

  Covid-19 contact-tracing apps: the key data protection issues

  Organisations intending to deploy contact-tracing apps will need to maintain high standards of privacy compliance, security and ethics to guarantee sufficient uptake and meaningful results Continue Reading

• June 16, 2020 16Jun2020 News

  Sapphire 2020: Christian Klein steps back from products to push ‘intelligent enterprise’ resilience

  Christian Klein used his first Sapphire keynote as CEO of SAP to underline the supplier’s support for supply chain resiliency and automation against Covid-19 pandemic and climate change backcloths Continue Reading

• June 16, 2020 16Jun2020 News

  QLC + 3D Xpoint = Vast Data’s universal storage

  Vast marries cheap-and-deep QLC flash with super-fast 3D Xpoint to bring flash for all data, with a particular eye on analytics and with NAS and S3 object access for now Continue Reading

• June 16, 2020 16Jun2020 Blog Post

  Sassy Security

  For all the impacts the likes of COVID-19 and technological advance have on IT, there are two immovable staples that we can rely on: Gartner to keep on introducing new acronyms to create new magic ... Continue Reading

• June 16, 2020 16Jun2020 News

  UK network resilience improves during Covid-19 lockdown

  UK’s fixed networks handling increased traffic well since lockdown, but customer experience is somewhat affected, especially when connected via Wi-Fi, on several days starting 20 March 2020 Continue Reading

• June 16, 2020 16Jun2020 News

  Industry-wide consensus needed to put autonomous vehicles on the map

  Shareable geospatial mapping data will be key to the predicted roll-out of self-driving vehicles in 2030, and the UK is in the fast lane to lead development of these regulations Continue Reading

• June 16, 2020 16Jun2020 Blog Post

  Ask the expert: considerations in AI deployments

  In this week's Ask the Expert segment, Romain Bottier, senior solutions architect for high performance computing and artificial intelligence (AI) at Dell Technologies South Asia, advises ... Continue Reading

• June 16, 2020 16Jun2020 Blog Post

  Modern development - BrightMinded: A new era for continuous testing

  This series is devoted to examining the leading trends that go towards defining the shape of modern software application development.  As we have initially discussed here, with so many new ... Continue Reading

• June 16, 2020 16Jun2020 E-Zine

  Europe’s controversial digital vision for the next decade

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the European Parliament’s digital vision for the next decade, including controversial plans for a regional internet. GDPR is two years old – we find out how well the law is working. And we look at how the ... Continue Reading

• June 15, 2020 15Jun2020 News

  New Zealand schools to get Wi-Fi 6 in connectivity boost

  More than 2,000 schools across New Zealand will be among the first in the country to enjoy the improved coverage and access speeds of Wi-Fi 6 Continue Reading

• June 15, 2020 15Jun2020 News

  Banking trojans roar back to prominence in May

  Check Point sees an upswing in malicious activity around a number of classic banking trojan malware variants Continue Reading

• June 15, 2020 15Jun2020 News

  UK quantum technology projects get a £70m boost

  Government is funding 38 projects, one-third of which are focused on quantum computing Continue Reading

• June 15, 2020 15Jun2020 Opinion

  Why UK needs independent oversight body for contact-tracing app

  The public needs and deserves clarity, and not just assurances, over the UK’s Covid-19 contact-tracing app Continue Reading

• June 15, 2020 15Jun2020 Blog Post

  Snyk secures Red Hat on OpenShift & Kubernetes

  Snyk (pronounced ‘snick’ or ‘sneak’) was founded in the Holy Land (Tel-Aviv), but now has offices in London and North America. The company was formed in response to the interconnected nature of ... Continue Reading

• June 15, 2020 15Jun2020 Blog Post

  Modern development - Paperspace: MLOps sharpens the new toolstack

  This series is devoted to examining the leading trends that go towards defining the shape of modern software application development.  As we have initially discussed here, with so many new ... Continue Reading

• June 15, 2020 15Jun2020 News

  University Hospitals Birmingham calls on BT for remote diagnostic station

  UK’s largest health trust sets up clinicians to work with multidisciplinary teams for remote clinical support in real time over a converged 4G/5G and Wi-Fi network Continue Reading

• June 15, 2020 15Jun2020 News

  NHS signs countrywide deal with Microsoft

  ‘Landmark’ IT deal will see NHS organisations in England get access to all Microsoft 365 services, including Teams and Office 365, and strengthen cyber security measures Continue Reading

• June 15, 2020 15Jun2020 News

  Gartner: CIOs should start preparing for coronavirus recovery cost cutting

  To recover from the Covid-19 lockdown, businesses will need to cut costs. In doing so, Gartner urges CIOs to look at value and cost optimisation Continue Reading

• June 15, 2020 15Jun2020 News

  NatWest develops behavioural biometrics as additional authentication

  Bank is working with Visa to develop behavioural biometrics technology as an extra layer of invisible authentication Continue Reading

• June 15, 2020 15Jun2020 News

  Northern Ireland invests £1.7m in online learning

  Package of online skills interventions aimed at people who have been affected by the coronavirus Continue Reading

• June 15, 2020 15Jun2020 Blog Post

  Modern development - Redgate: A contemporary validation for dedicated (database dev models)

  This series is devoted to examining the leading trends that go towards defining the shape of modern software application development.  As we have initially discussed here, with so many new ... Continue Reading

• June 15, 2020 15Jun2020 News

  Accessories store Claire’s hit by Magecart credit card fraudsters

  Attackers gained access to retailer’s website as long ago as March Continue Reading

• June 15, 2020 15Jun2020 News

  UK government to investigate water and energy networks to deliver nationwide gigabit broadband

  Existing utility pipelines to be examined as way to accelerate national fibre infrastructure roll-out, but critics voice concern about broadband strategy fixating on fibre Continue Reading

• June 15, 2020 15Jun2020 News

  Blow to government review of Post Office scandal as key forensic accountants refuse to support it

  The government’s proposed review of the Post Office IT scandal has received a further setback as forensic accountants join subpostmasters in refusing to back it Continue Reading

• June 15, 2020 15Jun2020 In Depth

  Dealing in data

  Lessons learned from pandemic data reporting will help forge new analytics techniques to improve data quality Continue Reading

• June 14, 2020 14Jun2020 News

  Coronavirus: Enterprise VPN adoption in India set to rise

  Advancement in cloud technologies and secured remote access to applications will significantly contribute to the overall growth of India’s VPN market, says GlobalData Continue Reading

• June 13, 2020 13Jun2020 Blog Post

  Modern development - IBM: A fistful of developer drivers 

  This series is devoted to examining the leading trends that go towards defining the shape of modern software application development.  As we have initially discussed here, with so many new ... Continue Reading

• June 12, 2020 12Jun2020 News

  Brits get used to life without cash

  British people are getting used to life without cash, as the Covid-19 lockdown forces the adoption of digital payments Continue Reading

• June 12, 2020 12Jun2020 News

  Hospital uses thermal surveillance cameras to protect patients against second wave of Covid-19

  A North Midlands NHS trust claims to be the first NHS trust to deploy thermal surveillance cameras to protect patients and staff against the coronavirus Continue Reading

• June 12, 2020 12Jun2020 News

  NHS email service users ensnared in phishing attack

  More than 100 accounts on the NHSmail service were affected by attack, but health service says no patient data was accessed Continue Reading

• June 12, 2020 12Jun2020 News

  Salisbury becomes UK’s first city to go fully full-fibre

  Politicians and broadband provision unit urge homes and businesses to switch to a new ultra-fast and ultra-reliable broadband network Continue Reading

• June 12, 2020 12Jun2020 News

  Santander to recruit 3,000 more IT staff

  Spanish bank to recruit a further 3,000 tech staff globally to accelerate its digital transformation Continue Reading

• June 12, 2020 12Jun2020 News

  Fake contact-tracing apps delivering banking trojans

  Spoof government coronavirus apps are popping up all over the world, says the Anomali Threat Research team Continue Reading

• June 12, 2020 12Jun2020 News

  UK to boost data science efforts in citizen services

  Government Digital Service launches Data Labs to enhance services with tools such as artificial intelligence and natural language processing Continue Reading

• June 12, 2020 12Jun2020 News

  Minister downgrades status of UK contact-tracing app from vital to ‘cherry on cake’

  Scientists warn of fundamental flaws of Bluetooth technology in proximity measurement function of much-delayed app Continue Reading

• June 12, 2020 12Jun2020 News

  How the RHS overcame Covid-19 to create first online-only Chelsea Flower Show in just eight weeks

  The technology and digital teams at The Royal Horticultural Society discuss the work that went on behind the scenes to transform the Chelsea Flower Show into a virtual event with just weeks to plan Continue Reading

• June 12, 2020 12Jun2020 In Depth

  Cloud storage on-site hardware: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud

  We look at the big three cloud vendors’ on-site offerings: AWS’s Outposts, Gateway and Snow hardware, Azure’s Stack and Arc appliances, and Google Cloud’s software-defined Anthos Continue Reading

• June 12, 2020 12Jun2020 News

  100,000 cheap wireless cameras vulnerable to hacking

  Active devices built by Chinese firm HiChip have been sold in the UK as webcams and connected baby monitors Continue Reading

• June 12, 2020 12Jun2020 News

  UN secretary general calls for global digital cooperation

  Antonio Guterres launches roadmap for digital cooperation and calls for world leaders to come together to “connect, respect and protect people in the digital age” Continue Reading

• June 12, 2020 12Jun2020 News

  Twitter kills thousands of misinformation accounts

  The accounts were linked to the governments of China, Russia and Turkey, and engaged in systematic operations against pro-democracy activists, political opponents and dissidents Continue Reading

• June 12, 2020 12Jun2020 News

  5G at ‘tipping point’ as Nokia reveals biggest drivers for enterprise 5G

  While analyst believes ‘enormous’ investment required and lack of killer apps put 5G growth in doubt, comms tech giant Nokia paints picture of IT decision-makers making tracks with next-gen infrastructure Continue Reading

• June 12, 2020 12Jun2020 Opinion

  Too many data sources and too little consistency

  One of the biggest concerns that businesses have about their data is its quality, and quality of data is a governance issue Continue Reading

• June 12, 2020 12Jun2020 News

  CityFibre hires 10,000 people to facilitate UK full-fibre roll-out

  UK’s third national digital infrastructure platform provider creates thousands of multi-skilled jobs across network of construction partners to facilitate network deployment Continue Reading

• June 12, 2020 12Jun2020 Blog Post

  Modern development - Hazelcast: a brief history of testing (and our chaos theory future)

  This series is devoted to examining the leading trends that go towards defining the shape of modern software application development.  As we have initially discussed here, with so many new ... Continue Reading

• June 12, 2020 12Jun2020 News

  Subpostmasters will not cooperate with government review into IT scandal

  A group of subpostmasters who suffered at the hands of the Post Office’s error-prone IT system refuse to participate in a government review into the scandal, describing it as a sham Continue Reading

• June 12, 2020 12Jun2020 News

  Coronavirus outbreak will speed up enterprise automation

  Forrester calls for enterprises to automate with empathy as they deploy an increasing range of intelligent technologies to reduce their dependence on human labour Continue Reading

• June 11, 2020 11Jun2020 News

  How Informa Markets cohered customer data as it absorbed UBM merger

  Trade show organiser Informa Markets turned to Collibra software as it sought to improve data quality while making marketing communications more targeted and precise Continue Reading

• June 11, 2020 11Jun2020 News

  Tech firms respond to Nordic government calls

  Nordic firms are working with tech suppliers to help them get back up and running after Covid-19 Continue Reading

• June 11, 2020 11Jun2020 News

  Amazon bans police use of its facial-recognition technology for a year

  Tech giant claims it has been an advocate for stronger government regulation on the ethical use of facial recognition Continue Reading

• June 11, 2020 11Jun2020 News

  Government lays out future trade plan for UK tech

  Measures aim to create jobs and increase technology exports, as well as encouraging international investments into the UK Continue Reading

• June 11, 2020 11Jun2020 Blog Post

  Artificial ignorance

  Microsoft’s move to replace MSN.com’s human editors with artificial intelligence has resulted in the software misidentifying one woman of colour for another – before regurgitating other outlets’ ... Continue Reading

• June 11, 2020 11Jun2020 News

  North Staffordshire NHS trust rolls out mental health platform for young people

  Digital portal enables young people to self-refer to local mental health services, giving them easier access to support and reducing waiting times Continue Reading

• June 11, 2020 11Jun2020 News

  O2 extends 5G network, hits 10,000 mark for LTE-M in UK

  Operator says network technologies will revolutionise the way people and businesses use mobile connectivity, unlocking huge possibilities for the UK’s economy and society Continue Reading

• June 11, 2020 11Jun2020 Blog Post

  Dynatrace arms ARM with AI-observability 

  One of the only technology companies to have managed to stage its annual developer/customer/user-fast successfully in 2020 before the onset of Covid-19 by virtue of staging its convention in ... Continue Reading

• June 11, 2020 11Jun2020 News

  Coronavirus: Bungled British response leads to rise in security risks

  Covid-19 cyber security threats are evolving over the course of the pandemic, becoming more targeted to virus hotspots such as the UK Continue Reading

• June 11, 2020 11Jun2020 News

  Global colocation demand holds firm in Q1 in face of Covid-19

  First-quarter global market data from Synergy Research Group shows demand for colocation capacity from hyperscalers and edge compute providers is holding up, despite the pandemic Continue Reading

• June 11, 2020 11Jun2020 News

  NHS England launches online tools for diabetes

  People with type 1 or type 2 diabetes will have access to three new online services to help manage their condition at home Continue Reading

• June 11, 2020 11Jun2020 News

  Data insights will define post-coronavirus city planning

  Who would have imagined that in 2020, the majority of people would work remotely and buy online? Cities are going to have to change how they are set up Continue Reading

• June 11, 2020 11Jun2020 News

  CISOs buying into unified security proposition

  The time is right for all-in-one security solutions, according to a report Continue Reading

• June 11, 2020 11Jun2020 E-Zine

  CW Europe: 5G rush in Russia

  Russian mobile operators are pooling their resources to help them overcome the technical challenges of creating 5G networks. Also read why Swedbank is rebuilding its anti-money laundering systems, and how a public-private partnership in the ... Continue Reading

• June 11, 2020 11Jun2020 News

  Anger as government launches ‘pathetic’ and ‘pointless’ review of Horizon scandal

  The government has been accused of launching a review that fails in getting to the bottom of one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in UK history Continue Reading

• June 11, 2020 11Jun2020 News

  Evidence emerges of slow increase in global mobile cellular network times

  Smartphone users may have seen the worst of the negative impact from the coronavirus pandemic on their cellular experience, with time connected to Wi-Fi networks decreasing, Opensignal research finds Continue Reading

• June 11, 2020 11Jun2020 Opinion

  The importance of data accuracy in the fight against Covid-19

  With the right data, individuals and organisations can make the most informed decisions to keep people safer through the coronavirus pandemic and restart the economy at the right time and place Continue Reading

• June 11, 2020 11Jun2020 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Container security starts with good DevOps practice

  Adopting containers promises great organisational efficiency advantages, but the fast-evolving technology can be problematic for security teams. What do CISOs need to know to safeguard containers? Continue Reading

• June 11, 2020 11Jun2020 News

  How Tableau is riding on its Salesforce synergy

  Tableau has bolstered its presence in Asia-Pacific following its acquisition by Salesforce and is combining its analytics capabilities with Einstein Analytics to deliver AI-powered insights Continue Reading

• June 10, 2020 10Jun2020 News

  Government to fund nine advanced security projects

  Nine academic projects have been selected to receive a share of a £10m funding pot as they develop advanced cyber security solutions using prototype chipsets Continue Reading

• June 10, 2020 10Jun2020 News

  Alibaba Cloud follows up datacentre investment pledge with global tech talent recruitment drive

  Chinese public cloud giant Alibaba to hit the recruitment trail in hot pursuit of tech talent to support its datacentre revamp plans Continue Reading

• June 10, 2020 10Jun2020 News

  Ericsson continues 5G roll-out in the UK, writes down Chinese assets

  It’s a classic case of swings and roundabouts for the Swedish communications technology provider, as it cheers UK win for its 5G technology but admits defeat in business in China Continue Reading

• June 10, 2020 10Jun2020 News

  IBM divests from facial-recognition market

  IBM’s CEO writes to US congress about decision to stop using and selling facial-recognition technology, and says we should re-evaluate whether it should be sold to law enforcement agencies Continue Reading

• June 10, 2020 10Jun2020 News

  UK tech professionals feel impact of lockdown easing

  Mental health concerns increase, with a possible negative effect on the quality of work, as companies get ready to return to the office, study shows Continue Reading

• June 10, 2020 10Jun2020 News

  CogX 2020: Matt Hancock on tech during Covid-19

  Health secretary Matt Hancock says technology companies have been vital in dealing with the pandemic, and praises UK for testing more people “than almost anywhere in the world.” Continue Reading

• June 10, 2020 10Jun2020 News

  Dowden: AI and data science conversion path open and diverse

  DCMS says 2,500 places on university artificial intelligence and data science conversion courses – 1,000 targeted to produce more diversity in tech – are now open for application Continue Reading

• June 10, 2020 10Jun2020 News

  IBM Cloud users demand further clarity over cause of global outage

  Multi-hour cloud outage leaves IBM users calling on Big Blue for further information on what caused it Continue Reading

• June 10, 2020 10Jun2020 News

  CogX 2020: Rethinking technological innovation

  Innovation processes and relationships must be fundamentally restructured to bring in more stakeholders, and spread the benefits of technological change as far as possible Continue Reading

• June 10, 2020 10Jun2020 News

  Decade-old vulnerability among 129 Patch Tuesday fixes

  A 10 year-old bug in Windows Group Policies could easily enable attackers to gain highly privileged user status on target systems, opening the doors to a wave of cyber attacks Continue Reading

• June 10, 2020 10Jun2020 News

  Licensed low-power cellular market gains high traction

  With the current extensive deployment of 4G networks and continued expansion of 5G, licensed low-power IoT applications and use cases are set to take off Continue Reading

• June 10, 2020 10Jun2020 News

  Unsecured Elasticsearch server breached in eight hours flat

  Comparitech’s Bob Diachenko wanted to find out how long it would take for hackers to find and attack an unsecured, public internet-facing database, so he set up a honeypot Continue Reading

• June 10, 2020 10Jun2020 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Container security is evolving, so must CISOs

  Adopting containers promises great organisational efficiency advantages, but the fast-evolving technology can be problematic for security teams. What do CISOs need to know to safeguard containers? Continue Reading

• June 10, 2020 10Jun2020 News

  Virtual GP practice accidentally exposes patient video calls

  A small number of users of Babylon’s GP at Hand service were briefly able to view other patients’ video GP consultations thanks to a bug in a new software feature Continue Reading

• June 10, 2020 10Jun2020 News

  Google partners with WWF Sweden to dig even deeper into fashion industry's sustainability habits

  Google is doubling down on its efforts to support the fashion industry in cleaning up the environmental friendliness of its supply chains through its partnership with WWF Sweden Continue Reading

• June 10, 2020 10Jun2020 News

  US networks weather unprecedented traffic during lockdown

  “The networks were made for this,” says network technology provider as it shows how US networks have coped with added loads since the stay-at-home order Continue Reading

• June 10, 2020 10Jun2020 News

  Berlin breaks the national mould to become a global hub

  German capital is attracting tech startups from across the world as it cements its position as a leading European hub Continue Reading

• June 10, 2020 10Jun2020 In Depth

  Coronavirus: How to go back to the office safely and securely

  Security teams should be used to supporting remote workers effectively by now, but what’s going to happen when people start returning to their offices? We look at the risks and how to address them. Continue Reading

• June 10, 2020 10Jun2020 Blog Post

  Modern development - NearForm: The 5 (next) pillars for Kubernetes

  As we know, Kubernetes is an open source technology for container management across hybrid cloud environments. Initially created by Google  (and subsequently open sourced and managed under the ... Continue Reading

• June 10, 2020 10Jun2020 News

  Nasty surprises lurking in furloughed employees’ inboxes

  Research conducted by KnowBe4 points to a looming email security problem as furloughed employees head back to work Continue Reading

• June 10, 2020 10Jun2020 News

  Coronavirus: Danske Bank to make permanent changes to working practices

  Danske Bank has seen the value of remote working during the unplanned proof of concept triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic Continue Reading

• June 10, 2020 10Jun2020 News

  CaixaBank introduces facial recognition ATMs

  Spanish bank broadens its use of facial recognition technology on cash machines Continue Reading

• June 10, 2020 10Jun2020 News

  6G, European internet, censorship: EU Parliament sets out vision for digital services

  Research outlines trends for the coming decade and an action plan with some controversial recommendations to inform the decisions of policymakers around the upcoming Digital Services Act Continue Reading

• June 10, 2020 10Jun2020 News

  Businesses learn to cope with new normal as only 25% of UK workers crave return to office

  Research from enterprise identity firm finds that even with no playbook, UK workers are coping well with mandated home working and have maintained productivity Continue Reading

• June 10, 2020 10Jun2020 News

  How Australian firms can defend against supply chain attacks

  Supply chain security risks can wreak havoc if measures are not taken to deter cyber attackers from exploiting a supplier’s security gaps to target another firm Continue Reading

• June 09, 2020 09Jun2020 Blog Post

  Meet the Identity and Attributes Exchange – GDS’s future for digital identity after Verify

  As the Government Digital Service (GDS) prepares for the winding down of its Gov.uk Verify service, its future plans for digital identity are becoming a little clearer. In recent weeks, GDS has ... Continue Reading