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• March 30, 2023 30 Mar'23

  OSC&R supply chain security framework goes live on Github

  The OSC&R framework for understanding and evaluating threats to supply chain security has made its debut on Github to allow anybody to contribute to the framework

• March 30, 2023 30 Mar'23

  NCSC issues revised security Board Toolkit for business leaders

  National Cyber Security Centre calls on CEOs and senior business leaders to take a more hands-on approach to cyber resilience with the launch of revised board-level tools

• March 30, 2023 30 Mar'23

  The Welsh are building a dragon of an NHS app

  As NHS Wales is due to launch the public version of its own app, Computer Weekly takes a deep dive into the technical aspects of the Welsh NHS app, future plans and whether the expectations for the programme have stacked up to reality

• March 30, 2023 30 Mar'23

  Connected drivers gain most from V2X with prior knowledge of capabilities

  Study reveals attitudes towards common traffic issues and complications, and a number of potential benefits of vehicle-to-everything technology

• March 30, 2023 30 Mar'23

  How millions of consumers and businesses are using open banking

  SMEs and consumers are increasingly turning to open banking services to help them manage their businesses and lives

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• March 30, 2023 30 Mar'23

  UK government study reveals 50,000 people employed in AI sector

  Government publishes baseline analysis of UK artificial intelligence sector as it pins hopes on future growth

• March 30, 2023 30 Mar'23

  NHS Highland rapped over data breach affecting HIV patients

  NHS Highland inadvertently exposed the personal data of individuals likely to be accessing HIV services in a lapse of email hygiene

• March 30, 2023 30 Mar'23

  HP looks to lead with hybrid work collaboration and productivity portfolio

  Tech giant bids to address growing issue in world of hybrid work where many workers are reluctant to return to the office because of sub-optimal technology

• March 30, 2023 30 Mar'23

  Reactive approach to cyber procurement risks damaging businesses

  Too many organisations are following a reactive approach to cyber security, which WithSecure believes is stifling security teams ability to demonstrate value and align with business outcomes

• March 30, 2023 30 Mar'23

  Climate change vs technology: Study suggests tech investments could mitigate environmental risks

  Bloomberg Media report, sponsored by investment firm Mubadala, highlights human impacts of various industry megatrends, including climate change and technology adoption

• March 30, 2023 30 Mar'23

  Naver Cloud teams up with Korean tourism body

  The South Korean hyperscaler has teamed up with the Korea Tourism Organisation to improve visitor experience using its cloud capabilities

• March 30, 2023 30 Mar'23

  3CX unified comms users hit by supply chain attacks

  Ongoing supply chain attacks against customers of UC firm 3CX appear to be linked to North Korean threat actors

• March 30, 2023 30 Mar'23

  Colt expands Equinix on-demand partnership in Singapore, Hong Kong

  Digital infrastructure companies expand longstanding on-demand partnership in key Asian territories with software-driven connectivity

• March 29, 2023 29 Mar'23

  UK’s open banking industry at a crossroads

  The UK open banking sector is at a crossroads and suppliers need more certainty about its direction, says report

• March 29, 2023 29 Mar'23

  Ogi sees capital full-fibre opportunity with Cardiff gigabit offer

  In what could represent a multimillion-pound bandwidth boost to Cardiff’s business offering, Welsh altnet reveals plans to bring bespoke full-fibre gigabit network to the city

• March 29, 2023 29 Mar'23

  CMA deepens probe into VMware-Broadcom merger over concerns it could hike server prices in UK

  The UK Competition & Markets Authority has become the first antitrust watchdog to express concerns over the impact Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware could have on server pricing and innovation

• March 29, 2023 29 Mar'23

  Broadband services to drive Australia and India fixed communications

  Research finds vast geographies no limitation to seeing growth in fixed broadband markets, with particular strength in fibre-to-the-home and business roll-outs

• March 29, 2023 29 Mar'23

  UK government publishes AI whitepaper

  Artificial intelligence whitepaper outlines UK government’s proposals to regulate the technology, which are based around creating an agile, “pro-innovation” framework

• March 29, 2023 29 Mar'23

  Personal quality of experience metrics required to ensure 6G profitability

  Study says development path for sixth-generation mobile technology services can offer opportunity to embrace a more comprehensive, user-centric service delivery path with direct focus on quality of experience

• March 29, 2023 29 Mar'23

  New North Korean APT launders crypto to fund spying programmes

  Mandiant has attributed an ongoing campaign of malicious activity to a newly designated APT that is engaged in the acquisition and laundering of cryptocurrency to fund the regime’s espionage activities

• March 29, 2023 29 Mar'23

  Lloyds Bank looking for fintech partners

  Lloyds Banking Group wants to partner startups in the financial services sector in its latest fintech and insurtech programme

• March 29, 2023 29 Mar'23

  How organisations can weaponise data privacy

  Organisations should turn data privacy into a competitive advantage and look beyond regulatory compliance to build a privacy programme that aligns with business targets, says Gartner

• March 29, 2023 29 Mar'23

  Generative AI presents opportunities and challenges to UK schools

  Generative AI and LLMs hold great potential for use in the classroom, but the privacy and security implications of its use must be carefully considered, says the Department for Education

• March 29, 2023 29 Mar'23

  Faroese Telecom, Ericsson set European 5G mmWave downlink speed record

  Telco serving self-governing North Atlantic Ocean archipelago reveals details of 5G mmWave text aggregating 800MHz of 5G mmWave spectrum in n258 and 40 MHz of 4G FDD spectrum to achieve downlink speed of 5.9Gbps and upload speed of 1.6Gbps

• March 28, 2023 28 Mar'23

  IBM Storage launched with backup appliance plan

  Prosaically named brand will replace Spectrum products, while IBM rationalises offer for AI/ML, hybrid cloud and malware, which it sees as the backdrop to contemporary IT

• March 28, 2023 28 Mar'23

  Alan Turing Institute unveils strategy to support UK AI

  The strategy is built around helping the UK government realise its artificial intelligence ambitions, and focuses on areas where the UK can play a transformative role in shaping AI development

• March 28, 2023 28 Mar'23

  Microsoft expands AI Copilot project into security realm

  New Microsoft service, Security Copilot, will supposedly expand the reach, speed and effectiveness of cyber teams

• March 28, 2023 28 Mar'23

  Cisco enhances hybrid work with AI Webex innovations

  Comms tech giant makes AI-powered enhancements to collaboration offering, encompassing devices and customer experience to deliver more personalised and inclusive experiences with camera intelligence

• March 28, 2023 28 Mar'23

  Apple security updates fix 33 iPhone vulnerabilities

  A larger-than-usual update to Apple’s mobile operating system fixes more than 30 distinct vulnerabilities, including two serious issues that may potentially affect device kernels

• March 28, 2023 28 Mar'23

  BNP Paribas moves to Swedish datacentre in high-performance computing strategy

  BNP Paribas is moving data-intensive workloads to a Swedish datacentre to increase capacity while reducing its carbon footprint

• March 28, 2023 28 Mar'23

  How ChatGPT will become a programmer’s best friend

  ChatGPT has shown it can produce code. It can also identify bugs and even figure out what a code snippet is trying to do

• March 28, 2023 28 Mar'23

  Kore looks to build first IoT hyperscaler status with Twilio IoT acquisition

  Global provider in IoT connectivity-as-a-service acquires customer engagement platform firm’s IoT business unit

• March 28, 2023 28 Mar'23

  Inside Group-IB’s cyber security playbook

  A focus on threat intelligence, fraud protection and its work with Interpol has enabled Group-IB to compete against bigger rivals in the market

• March 28, 2023 28 Mar'23

  Europol warns cops to prep for malicious AI abuse

  In a report looking at how large language models can be used by criminals, Europol’s Innovation Lab calls on law enforcement agencies to prepare themselves for wide-ranging impacts on their work

• March 28, 2023 28 Mar'23

  AWS confirms healthcare accelerator startup programme participants

  Public cloud giant Amazon Web Services confirms 23 startups have been added to its healthcare accelerator programme, which is centred on helping the sector tackle its staffing issues

• March 28, 2023 28 Mar'23

  Ethical hackers urged to respond to Computer Misuse Act reform proposals

  The deadline for submissions to the government’s consultation on reform of the Computer Misuse Act is fast approaching, and ethical hackers and security experts need to make their voices heard, says Bugcrowd

• March 28, 2023 28 Mar'23

  Oxbotica teams up with Google Cloud to add scale to autonomous vehicle platform

  Autonomous vehicle software developer Oxbotica has turned to Google Cloud to help expand the reach of its technology platform

• March 28, 2023 28 Mar'23

  Barclays makes further cut to branch network

  Barclays cuts another 14 branches from its network as it continues to see a migration to digital banking channels

• March 28, 2023 28 Mar'23

  Zoom announces AI-based collaboration smart companion

  Conferencing and communications company uses OpenAI technologies to offer what it claims will be a unique federated approach to artificial intelligence based on flexibility

• March 28, 2023 28 Mar'23

  Intel co-founder Gordon Moore dies

  Moore was instrumental in the pace of development in the tech industry

• March 28, 2023 28 Mar'23

  AWS takes defence-focused startup accelerator Europe-wide after UK programme success

  Nearly 12 months after the launch of the UK version of the AWS defence-focused accelerator programme, the cloud giant is expanding it

• March 28, 2023 28 Mar'23

  Ransomware attacks up 45% in February, LockBit responsible

  NCC Group says it observed a surge in ransomware attacks in February, with LockBit, BlackCat and BianLian all highly active

• March 27, 2023 27 Mar'23

  Tata unveils integrated, simplified cloud-based calling service for global enterprises

  Global digital ecosystem enabler launches cloud-based application with an integrated and simplified voice-calling offering to enhance employee experience and productivity with accessible collaboration features

• March 27, 2023 27 Mar'23

  Many of world’s biggest banks lack transparent policies for responsible AI

  It is unclear whether many of the world’s largest banks have adopted and are using ethical artificial intelligence development principles

• March 27, 2023 27 Mar'23

  Brent hails open access era for West London telecoms

  Leading telecoms infrastructure provider announces long-term agreement with London council as part of bid to ensure improvements in mobile coverage and capacity across the borough

• March 27, 2023 27 Mar'23

  Lords AI weapons committee holds first evidence session

  In first evidence session of Lords AI weapons committee, expert witnesses unpack claims that artificial intelligence in weapon systems will help military organisations to improve their compliance with international humanitarian law

• March 27, 2023 27 Mar'23

  CBI launches campaign to boost UK tech unicorns

  The CBI has launched a campaign to transform the UK’s technology unicorns into decacorns valued at $10bn, with specific policy recommendation due to be published later in 2023

• March 27, 2023 27 Mar'23

  France latest to ban TikTok on government devices

  Following bans in the UK and US, France has moved to enact restrictions on TikTok, and other social media apps, on government devices

• March 27, 2023 27 Mar'23

  JP Morgan pilots palm and face-recognition technology in US

  JP Morgan is testing out its biometric payment technology in selected retailer stores and at the upcoming Formula 1 Grand Prix in Miami

• March 27, 2023 27 Mar'23

  Most Singapore organisations operate distributed IT infrastructure

  More than two-thirds of organisations in Singapore use a mix of private and public clouds as well as on-premise and hosted datacentres, even as they face challenges with data management and complexity