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2021 Stories
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September 22, 2021
22Sep2021
News
Legacy, unautomated IT was root cause of human error in pensions underpayment
Caseworkers at Department for Work and Pensions had to use systems dating back to 1988 and manually move data to different systems, leading to human error Continue Reading
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September 22, 2021
22Sep2021
News
Foreign professionals and upskilled locals in demand as UAE sets ambitious coding targets
The United Arab Emirates is on a mission to grow its tech sector as part of its economic diversification plans, but it needs more talent from inside and outside the country Continue Reading
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September 22, 2021
22Sep2021
News
Virgin to focus on business net as providers welcome new net neutrality debate
Network providers call on UK government and regulators to adopt net neutrality regulations to align with new times in the communications industry as leading cableco announces a pivot to B2B Continue Reading
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September 22, 2021
22Sep2021
News
UK government turns to Tim Berners-Lee startup for digital identity plan
As part of its new digital identity project, the Government Digital Service is using the Solid platform created by web inventor Berners-Lee, which helps users to manage their personal data better Continue Reading
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September 21, 2021
21Sep2021
Opinion
Managing cyber risk through integrated supply chains
High-profile supply chain cyber attacks have caused huge disruption this year. PA Consulting’s Carl Nightingale considers key questions business leaders should be asking of their organisations Continue Reading
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September 21, 2021
21Sep2021
News
US sanctions Suex crypto exchange over ransomware links
US Treasury cracks down on cryptocurrency exchange that supposedly facilitated proceeds from multiple ransomware gangs Continue Reading
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September 21, 2021
21Sep2021
News
Investigation launched after MoD email blunder
Exposure of PII on Afghan interpreters who worked with the UK may put hundreds at risk of Taliban reprisals Continue Reading
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September 21, 2021
21Sep2021
News
NHS App reaches 16 million users
Tool has seen a surge in uptake since the addition of the NHS Covid Pass in May Continue Reading
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September 21, 2021
21Sep2021
News
UK needs coordinated effort to regain ground in high-performance computing
The UK is falling behind in the supercomputer league as a lack of skills and awareness of large-scale computing holds back organisations Continue Reading
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September 21, 2021
21Sep2021
News
Digital Clinical Safety Strategy adds to NHS patient safety plan
Objective is to ensure digital technologies in health and care are safe and to use them to improve patient safety Continue Reading
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September 21, 2021
21Sep2021
News
UK government claims ‘gigaboom’ as next-gen broadband reaches one in two premises
Hot on the heels of major expansion in fibre networks across the nation by a number of leading operators, government data shows 50.2% of UK premises are now able to access gigabit-capable broadband, up from 6% in 2019 Continue Reading
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September 21, 2021
21Sep2021
News
Dutch scientist receives top award for work on digital media’s effect on society
Utrecht University media scientist José van Dijck wins the Spinoza Award and funds for her research into the effects of social media on society Continue Reading
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September 21, 2021
21Sep2021
News
Connexin aims to break Hull broadband monopoly with full-fibre network
After suffering ‘frustration’ working with incumbent suppliers around infrastructure sharing, Hull and East Riding altnet builds independent alternative full-fibre network for region Continue Reading
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September 21, 2021
21Sep2021
News
Open banking objectives a decade away for over a third of UK finance firms
The completion of complex open banking initiatives could still be over a decade away for many companies in the finance sector Continue Reading
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September 21, 2021
21Sep2021
News
IDC: Salesforce-related economic activity will create 271,000 UK jobs and £52bn in sales by 2026
IDC research published on the eve of Dreamforce 2021 claims Salesforce-related economic activity will create 271,000 British jobs by 2026 and stoke £52bn in revenue Continue Reading
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September 21, 2021
21Sep2021
Podcast
Chancellor Rishi Sunak listens to UK tech – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
In this episode of the CW Downtime Upload, CW editor in chief Bryan Glick joins the podcast team to discuss his interview with Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak at a Treasury Connect conference Continue Reading
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September 21, 2021
21Sep2021
News
Spanish police bust Mafia-linked phishing gang
A joint operation between European authorities has dismantled a cyber criminal gang with links to the Italian Mafia Continue Reading
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September 21, 2021
21Sep2021
Blog Post
Managed print services opportunities when the chips are down
From cars to consumer electronics, the global chip shortage is disrupting supply chains and causing price rises across industries. The print industry is not immune, with printers and MFPs reliant ... Continue Reading
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September 21, 2021
21Sep2021
News
Stax to expand in New Zealand, Southeast Asia
Australia’s homegrown cloud management platform is setting its sights on neighbouring markets amid growing cloud adoption across the region Continue Reading
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September 21, 2021
21Sep2021
News
Hyperscale cloud giants look to pick up the pace of self-built datacentres in London
Latest quarterly datacentre market tracker data from DC Byte and Knight Frank suggests a shift in investment priorities for the hyperscale cloud giants could be on the cards Continue Reading
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September 21, 2021
21Sep2021
News
BlackMatter gang ramps up attacks on multiple victims
A wave of new BlackMatter ransomware attacks is hitting organisations around the world, even as the US authorities mull new sanctions on ransom payment infrastructure Continue Reading
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September 21, 2021
21Sep2021
News
London Tech Week: London and South losing out on productivity
There appears to be a massive gap between the most and least productive businesses, and tech and tech skills are key ingredients of productivity Continue Reading
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September 21, 2021
21Sep2021
News
Virgin Media teams with Plume to support smart home service to all UK households
UK cable operator teams up with smart home services provider to bring the nation smarter Wi-Fi with advanced device security, in-home motion detection and sophisticated controls Continue Reading
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September 21, 2021
21Sep2021
Blog Post
Why water usage is the datacentre industry’s dirty little secret
In this guest post to mark Sustainable Development Week, Arnaud de Bermingham, president and founder of cloud provider Scaleway sets out why the datacentre industry must come clean about its water ... Continue Reading
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September 21, 2021
21Sep2021
E-Zine
The cities planning for ethical use of AI
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to tech leaders in Barcelona and London about a collaboration to ensure ethical use of AI in the era of smart cities. The UK government wants to reform data protection law – we assess the implications. And we ... Continue Reading
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September 21, 2021
21Sep2021
News
DBS eyes AI and blockchain talent
Singapore-based bank DBS is looking to hire 150 developers and engineers skilled in artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain through its hackathon programme Continue Reading
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September 20, 2021
20Sep2021
News
Kioxia revisits SLC flash to power FL6 and rival Optane
SLC flash storage – mostly consigned to the ‘where is it now?’ pile – has been given a lease of life by Kioxia as capacity for rapid access storage-class memory applications Continue Reading
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September 20, 2021
20Sep2021
News
UK’s fastest 5G found outside south-east of England
Analyst’s update on UK next-generation network shows 5G not just spreading, but flourishing across the country in terms of speeds and availability Continue Reading
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September 20, 2021
20Sep2021
Blog Post
What to expect from KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2021
They call it #TeamCloudNative. It’s a hashtag that represents the combined forces of Kubecon and CloudNativeCon. The news here is that Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has now finalised all ... Continue Reading
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September 20, 2021
20Sep2021
News
Vodafone, ITU aim to bridge global smartphone digital divide
First multi-stakeholder initiative to address global mobile internet access gap has been launched by operator and global comms body Continue Reading
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September 20, 2021
20Sep2021
In Depth
How Estonia’s country-as-a-service scheme has attracted tens of thousands of foreign entrepreneurs
Estonia has created a country-as-a-service offering which is attracting entrepreneurs and businesses from across the world Continue Reading
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September 20, 2021
20Sep2021
News
UK government announces digital trade strategy
Five-point plan is aimed at improving ways to sell and deliver services digitally, making the sector more resilient to disruption Continue Reading
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September 20, 2021
20Sep2021
News
CityFibre continues UK full-fibre roll-out to Teesside, Norwich as it closes £1.125bn funding round
After announcing two new deployments in a matter of hours, CityFibre has gained what it says is the largest ever capital raise for UK full-fibre deployment Continue Reading
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September 20, 2021
20Sep2021
Opinion
Dear Chancellor: Unlocking private sector collaboration is the key to tech growth
Chancellor Rishi Sunak asked the tech sector for ideas to promote growth – startup hub Plexal makes its case in response Continue Reading
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September 20, 2021
20Sep2021
News
Trust deficit retards predictive analytics adoption in banking, says Qlik
Concerns about trust and regulatory compliance are impeding the adoption of predictive analytics in financial services, according to data analytics firm Qlik Continue Reading
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September 20, 2021
20Sep2021
News
NGO Fair Trials calls on EU to ban predictive policing systems
The use of artificial intelligence to predict criminal behaviour should be banned because of its discriminatory outcomes and high risk of further entrenching existing inequalities, claims Fair Trials Continue Reading
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September 20, 2021
20Sep2021
Opinion
Putting data at the heart of policymaking will accelerate London’s recovery
A new initiative to encourage better data sharing between London’s private and public sectors can play an important role in recovering from the pandemic Continue Reading
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September 20, 2021
20Sep2021
In Depth
Climate change and datacentres: Weighing up water use
Given that a mid-sized datacentre uses as much water as three average-sized hospitals, green IT needs to start considering water usage Continue Reading
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September 20, 2021
20Sep2021
News
ASEAN organisations face observability gap
Organisations in Southeast Asia are grappling with a hodgepodge of observability tools and have some way to go before they can achieve full visibility over their technology stacks Continue Reading
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September 19, 2021
19Sep2021
News
UK tech sector on track for another record year of investment
The UK creates one unicorn tech business a week, as startup funding during the first half of 2021 rockets to £13.5bn Continue Reading
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September 17, 2021
17Sep2021
News
British home computing inventor Sir Clive Sinclair dies
While the US started home computing in the 1970s, it was Sir Clive Sinclair’s low-cost devices which brought computing to the UK public Continue Reading
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September 17, 2021
17Sep2021
News
JP Morgan launch of UK digital bank expected next week
JP Morgan will launch its UK digital retain bank next week, and continental Europe will be next if it’s a success Continue Reading
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September 17, 2021
17Sep2021
Blog Post
Do we really want a single digital identity system to access government services?
Is the UK government about to make a new announcement on its plans for a single digital identity for citizens to access online public services? On 22 September, two seemingly coordinated ... Continue Reading
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September 17, 2021
17Sep2021
In Depth
Is the tech sector facing an IT skills exodus?
Three out of five of tech professionals say they are looking to move jobs over the next year. Why is this, and how big a skills problem is the tech industry facing? Continue Reading
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September 17, 2021
17Sep2021
News
Whittingdale and Warman ousting completes reshuffle of every digital, data and tech minister
All of the UK ministers responsible for technology, digital and data are moving on as a result of Boris Johnson's latest reshuffle Continue Reading
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September 17, 2021
17Sep2021
Blog Post
What to expect from UiPath Forward IV
It was all the way back in 2019 that we last posed the question... and asked what we could expect from a UiPath Forward conference. Back then, we spoke about who or what UiPath is… and we even ... Continue Reading
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September 17, 2021
17Sep2021
News
Aftershock eyes corporate PC market
Singapore-based custom PC supplier Aftershock has set up a corporate sales team and is looking to offer a desktop as a service for business customers Continue Reading
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September 16, 2021
16Sep2021
Blog Post
Digital retail: how to optimise success
GUEST BLOG: In this contributed blog post, Greg Ouillon, CTO, New Relic, talks about digital retail and how it has shifted during the pandemic. The last year has certainly changed the high street ... Continue Reading
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September 16, 2021
16Sep2021
E-Zine
CW APAC: Buyer’s guide to robotic process automation
In this handbook, Computer Weekly looks at the adoption of robotic process automation in APAC and where the technology fits in the wider automation landscape Continue Reading
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September 16, 2021
16Sep2021
Opinion
IR35 reforms: Tech firms warned off relying on high-risk compliance workarounds
Several months have passed since the onset of the IR35 reforms in the private sector, but compliance with the rules remains an ongoing process, warns Brookson Legal’s Matt Fryer Continue Reading
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September 16, 2021
16Sep2021
News
Dutch education administrators underestimate threat of cyber crime
Research shows educational establishments in the Netherlands are becoming favoured targets of cyber criminals and administrators are underestimating the risks Continue Reading
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September 16, 2021
16Sep2021
News
BT gifts small businesses £7.5m in street advertising as Street Hub 2.0 units go live
Local businesses in Kensington and Chelsea are given the chance to advertise for free via digital screens in Street Hub 2.0 units while research reveals over 60% of small firms say local advertising will boost awareness of their business Continue Reading
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September 16, 2021
16Sep2021
News
Bitdefender launches free REvil ransomware decryptor
Working alongside law enforcement partners, Bitdefender has developed and released a tool to help REvil victims recover their data for free Continue Reading
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September 16, 2021
16Sep2021
Video
Inside nib’s digital transformation journey
In this video interview with Computer Weekly, Brendan Mills, CIO of nib, talks about the insurance company’s digital transformation strategy Continue Reading
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September 16, 2021
16Sep2021
Blog Post
The UK government data protection reforms - good for business, but are they good for you?
This is a guest post by Computer Weekly security editor Alex Scroxton, which features in the 21 September issue of the Computer Weekly digital magazine as its leader column. It is hard to sum up ... Continue Reading
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September 16, 2021
16Sep2021
News
Grace Hopper subsea cable lands in UK
First private subsea cable to the UK funded by Google intended to improve diversity and resilience of network, underpinning consumer and enterprise products, increasing capacity and powering services such as Meet, Gmail and Google Cloud Continue Reading
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September 16, 2021
16Sep2021
News
European president outlines tech vision to drive Europe
President of the European Commission has set out plans for a stronger European economy, with less reliance on US and Chinese tech giants Continue Reading
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September 16, 2021
16Sep2021
News
Travel-themed phishing lures spiked this summer
As people begin to take holidays again after more than a year of restrictions and lockdowns, opportunist cyber criminals have taken note, according to new data from Palo Alto’s Unit 42 Continue Reading
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September 16, 2021
16Sep2021
News
Network Rail U-turns on blanket inside IR35 contractor determinations
The Department for Transport’s 2020-2021 accounts suggest Network Rail has switched up its IR35 compliance strategy, with more than 70% of its contractors now classified as working outside IR35 Continue Reading
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September 16, 2021
16Sep2021
News
Apple unveils iPhone 13 product line
The money truck is set to roll again as Apple launches new flagship device attributed with pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in a smartphone Continue Reading
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September 16, 2021
16Sep2021
News
UK on a roll with 5G in second quarter of 2021
After two years of stagnant speeds, UK next-generation communications network industry gets into gear in terms of download speeds and availability as all stakeholders work to make conditions ripe for opportunity, with Three UK a ‘decisive’ winner in... Continue Reading
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September 16, 2021
16Sep2021
News
NTT and Equinix lead APAC co-location market
The two datacentre service providers are leading the pack in co-location services in the Asia-Pacific region thanks to their growing business from hyperscale cloud suppliers Continue Reading
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September 15, 2021
15Sep2021
News
UN human rights chief calls for moratorium on AI technologies
High commissioner’s call for a moratorium on the use of AI systems that pose a serious risk to human rights is accompanied by a UN report on the negative human rights impacts associated with the technology Continue Reading
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September 15, 2021
15Sep2021
News
Interview: Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak on supporting the UK tech sector
Computer Weekly talked to Sunak at a Treasury event in front of an audience of tech sector leaders, investors and startups, to discuss how the government can support the digital economy Continue Reading
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September 15, 2021
15Sep2021
News
Tech Nation announces second cohort for Net Zero accelerator
The Net Zero programme from Tech Nation aims to help tech startups and scaleups realise their potential to reduce global emissions Continue Reading
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September 15, 2021
15Sep2021
News
Volkswagen supports Arm-based software-defined car standard
Car manufacturer's software business supports industry initiative to develop a standard platform and open-source reference implementation Continue Reading
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September 15, 2021
15Sep2021
News
Transport for London contracts TCS as it modernises taxi and private hire operation
TfL signs 10-year deal with Indian IT services giant to digitally transform taxi and private hire administration Continue Reading
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September 15, 2021
15Sep2021
Blog Post
Push it does Diffusion 6.7, real good
Push Technology develops real-time data streaming and messaging software. The company has now tabled a new personalised client data delivery capability in the company’s Diffusion Intelligent ... Continue Reading
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September 15, 2021
15Sep2021
News
Microsoft patches 66 vulnerabilities in September update
Another lighter-than-usual Patch Tuesday update includes important fixes for recently disclosed vulnerabilities, including a dangerous zero-day, and an update in the PrintNightmare saga Continue Reading
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September 15, 2021
15Sep2021
Blog Post
How AIOps is changing the face of modern IT operations
This is a guest post by Richard Gerdis, vice-president for Asia-Pacific at LogicMonitor IT teams in Asia are under nonstop pressure to work faster and deliver better results – with fewer employees ... Continue Reading
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September 15, 2021
15Sep2021
Blog Post
StreamNative unifies messaging across the ‘data lifecyle’
StreamNative is a unified messaging and streaming platform. With native streaming in mind, it’s good to know that StreamNative was founded by the original developers of Apache Pulsar. As many will ... Continue Reading
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September 15, 2021
15Sep2021
News
Nordic central banks drive fintech and digital currency
Banks are working together through a cross-border financial technology development hub Continue Reading
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September 15, 2021
15Sep2021
News
Zoom aims to ignite the next era of communications
Breakout conferencing and collaboration company shows range of innovations will enable businesses in the post-Covid era to embrace change, enable hybrid workforces and grow their businesses Continue Reading
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September 15, 2021
15Sep2021
News
Australia and Singapore have higher incidences of insecure databases
Five-year longitudinal study by Imperva shows the proportion of databases with at least one known vulnerability in Australia and Singapore are among the world’s highest Continue Reading
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September 14, 2021
14Sep2021
In Depth
HDD support and Zoned Namespaces: Key takeaways about NVMe 2.0
We look at new capabilities in the most recent iteration of the NVMe flash storage standard Continue Reading
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September 14, 2021
14Sep2021
News
Renault set to test out Google supply chain digital twin
Digital twin simulation of supply chain draws in disparate data sources to deliver efficiencies and prevent disruptions Continue Reading
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September 14, 2021
14Sep2021
News
TikTok’s take-off fuels hyperscale datacentre spend by parent company ByteDance
Following its meteoric rise to social media prominence, TikTok’s parent company is confirmed as being the world’s seventh-biggest datacentre spender after just three years of expansion Continue Reading
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September 14, 2021
14Sep2021
News
Flourishing fibre buildouts and SD-WAN spur network tech market
Studies find cable and passive optical networking infrastructure technology driving broadband access equipment market while SD-WAN continues its sharp upward trajectory in first half of 2021 Continue Reading
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September 14, 2021
14Sep2021
News
UK government takes equity shares in more than 150 startups
Covid-support loans given to startups through the UK government’s Future Fund have given it stakes in more than 150 high-growth enterprises Continue Reading
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September 14, 2021
14Sep2021
News
Mass health tracker data breach has UK impact
The leak of a database of 61 million users of health-tracking devices includes records on individuals located in the UK Continue Reading
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September 14, 2021
14Sep2021
News
Uptime Institute highlights patchy reporting of water use by datacentre operators
With the water usage habits of datacentres coming under increased scrutiny, research from resiliency think tank Uptime Institute highlights shortcomings in the sector's reporting of how much water facilities use Continue Reading
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September 14, 2021
14Sep2021
News
Cost of ransomware attack in financial sector exceeds $2m
Mid-sized financial services organisations worldwide spend an average of over $2m recovering from ransomware attacks Continue Reading
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September 14, 2021
14Sep2021
News
Vodafone: Tech will be driving force for UK achieving net-zero targets
Study urges UK government to deploy 5G, IoT and other digital and connectivity technologies in its forthcoming energy efficiency and sustainability strategy, claiming this could reduce emissions by up to 4% a year Continue Reading
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September 14, 2021
14Sep2021
News
Oracle Q1 2021-2 results: Cloud revenue reaches a quarter
In its first-quarter results for fiscal 2021-22, Oracle claims that its IaaS plus SaaS revenue represents 25% of its total Continue Reading
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September 14, 2021
14Sep2021
E-Handbook
Application Performance Management: Improving service availability
If it can't be measured, it can't be managed. Telemetry on applications and IT infrastructure are key to keeping applications running optimally and reducing unplanned downtime. Beyond using telemetry data to respond to abnormal events, historical ... Continue Reading
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September 14, 2021
14Sep2021
Blog Post
Geo-location now firmly on developer app map
Ordnance Survey (OS) created its OS Data Hub a year ago in a move aimed to (hopefully) transform the way developers access and work with OS data. The Computer Weekly team has followed this ... Continue Reading
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September 14, 2021
14Sep2021
News
Government minister holds secret meeting with Post Office Horizon scandal victims
BEIS minister Paul Scully has Zoom call with three subpostmasters who were victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal Continue Reading
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September 14, 2021
14Sep2021
News
Database growth needs greater team collaboration
Organisations are storing more data, which will increase the workload of administrators managing database servers Continue Reading
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September 14, 2021
14Sep2021
News
Apple patches ForcedEntry vulnerability used by spyware firm NSO
Apple patches ForcedEntry vulnerability that was used to target political activists with spyware Continue Reading
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September 14, 2021
14Sep2021
News
CCRC refers six more subpostmaster convictions for appeal
An additional six subpostmasters’ convictions have been referred for appeal in Post Office IT scandal Continue Reading
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September 14, 2021
14Sep2021
News
BT advances hollow core fibre research with world’s first trial of quantum-secure comms
Incumbent UK telco announces latest innovations in hollow core fibre by conducting trial of ultra-secure network communications using commercial equipment over a 6km long Lumenisity CoreSmart cable Continue Reading
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September 14, 2021
14Sep2021
E-Zine
Is 3D printing about to hit the mainstream?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out about the emerging consumer services using 3D printing and ask if the technology is about to go mainstream. Our latest buyer’s guide looks at the importance of sustainable datacentres. And we analyse the ... Continue Reading
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September 13, 2021
13Sep2021
News
RPA adoption still in its infancy in Asia-Pacific
While there have been successful deployments of robotic process automation in mature markets, adoption of the technology is largely in its infancy across Asia-Pacific, says a regional Blue Prism executive Continue Reading
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September 13, 2021
13Sep2021
News
Smishing attacks up sevenfold in six months
Scam text messages are reaching pandemic proportions, thanks in part to the pandemic Continue Reading
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September 13, 2021
13Sep2021
Blog Post
Making a Reality of Lifelong Training in the Digital Age
I should add that I too am interesting in life-long learning but that is not enough. It can be a gateway to training but learning the theory of tennis is not sufficient to produce a winner, let ... Continue Reading
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September 13, 2021
13Sep2021
News
Olympus likely victim of BlackMatter ransomware
Key IT systems remain shut off at Olympus, five days after what seems to have been a BlackMatter ransomware attack Continue Reading
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September 13, 2021
13Sep2021
News
Google joins Microsoft and Facebook by pledging to replenish more water than it consumes by 2030
Google is the latest tech giant to go public with its commitment to becoming a water-positive entity Continue Reading
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September 13, 2021
13Sep2021
News
Virgin Media O2 and Fotokite trial 5G connected tethered drone
Swiss drone company partners with UK telecoms operator to test 5G-enabled, tethered drones in a simulated rescue mission as part of a trial to elevate possibilities for emergency services and first responders Continue Reading
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September 13, 2021
13Sep2021
News
Rural Wales broadband specialist ramps investment to connect hard-to-reach communities
UK government-recognised superfast and ultrafast broadband provider expands team to bring gigabit to rural Wales Continue Reading
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September 13, 2021
13Sep2021
Blog Post
Microsoft ‘accelerates’ Flatcar Container Linux
Earlier this year Microsoft announced that it acquired Kinvolk, the creator and distributor of Flatcar Container Linux, a community Linux distribution designed for container workloads, with high ... Continue Reading