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• January 14, 2022 14 Jan'22

  Nato offers tech support after 'massive cyber attack' hits Ukraine

  Speculation mounts that Russia is behind a cyber attack which defaced Ukrainian government websites amid growing international tension

• January 14, 2022 14 Jan'22

  Full-fibre investment helps tackle digital exclusion in Greater Manchester

  Study from cable operator and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority reveals the massive significance that digital investment is making for local people, helping to assist those at risk of digital exclusion, create local jobs and tackle ...

• January 14, 2022 14 Jan'22

  Hispasat expands North America strategic collaboration, bolsters Brazilian holdings

  Spanish satellite operator expands agreement with Swedish connectivity services company to offer high-capacity portable broadband solution in North America, and acquires the full share capital of its subsidiary in Brazil

• January 14, 2022 14 Jan'22

  Sluggish adoption of Windows 11 with more devices on unsupported OSes

  With Windows 11, existing Windows 10 users have until October 2025 to update. Until they do, they will only get one OS update a year

• January 14, 2022 14 Jan'22

  Umbrella company Brookson self-refers to NCSC following cyber attack on its network

  Contractor payroll, accounting and compliance firm confirms its networks have been targeted by an ‘extremely aggressive’ cyber attack that has resulted in some of its systems being proactively taken offline

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• January 14, 2022 14 Jan'22

  Socitm outlines public sector digital trends for 2022

  Report identifies the key areas of focus for technology decision-makers in government in the months ahead, across areas from cyber and data to digital identity and 5G

• January 14, 2022 14 Jan'22

  Parasol systems outage leaves umbrella contractors facing late payments

  Multi-day outage leaves umbrella company contractors working for payroll processing firm Parasol facing late salary payments, with the firm remaining tight-lipped over the cause of its technical difficulties

• January 14, 2022 14 Jan'22

  Microsoft veteran turns her attention to levelling up IT industry for women

  Diversity goes beyond balancing the internal workforce and should include working with partners that also have diversity as a core objective, says Gavriella Schuster

• January 14, 2022 14 Jan'22

  Lacuna, Semtech expand LoRaWAN IoT coverage through to satellite connectivity

  Wireless and space technology companies collaborate to accelerate IoT adoption with what is described as affordable and simplified connectivity designed to expand further long-range, low-power comms standard

• January 14, 2022 14 Jan'22

  Twinings selects Rise with SAP to simplify its business brew

  Tea company Twinings Ovaltine has chosen SAP’s Rise subscription service to simplify its relationship with the supplier and focus on future growth

• January 14, 2022 14 Jan'22

  Post Office received £1bn taxpayer subsidy last year as part of IT scandal compensation

  The Post Office has received over £1bn in taxpayer subsidies for its Horizon scandal compensation scheme

• January 14, 2022 14 Jan'22

  M1 rolls out voice bot for customer hotlines

  The Singapore telco has rolled out a voice bot for a number of customer hotlines to improve customer experience and the productivity of call agents

• January 13, 2022 13 Jan'22

  BT appoints MD of advanced enterprise comms division, inks ABB contract

  Managing director appointed for what is regarded as a likely key growth engine for UK incumbent telco’s enterprise business, moving it from a telco to a techco by expanding into services that go beyond traditional calls and lines

• January 13, 2022 13 Jan'22

  Satellite broadband boost as Intelsat expands fleet, Inmarsat supports IoT

  Satellite providers take connectivity to higher orbit as Intelsat continues investment in global 5G software-defined network while Inmarsat supports IoT monitoring for RWE’s hydroelectric power stations in Wales

• January 13, 2022 13 Jan'22

  Google forced to release documents about anti-union campaign

  New court documents reveal that Google attempted to keep details of its anti-union campaign confidential by claiming attorney-client privilege

• January 13, 2022 13 Jan'22

  Nordic companies targeted in wave of cyber attacks

  After a slew of cyber attacks hit major companies in the Nordics at the end of last year, we look at how they were affected and how they have recovered

• January 13, 2022 13 Jan'22

  Councillors refuse public release of IT audit of Hackney Psya ransomware attack

  Hackney councillors claim an IT audit report is exempt for disclosure as it relates to action taken in relation to the prevention, investigation or prosecution of crime

• January 13, 2022 13 Jan'22

  98 more Openreach exchange areas to go digital in copper network shutdown

  Mildenhall and Salisbury test sites will be first to stop selling copper-based services in 2022 in a further acceleration of Openreach’s plan to halt traditional broadband and voice services across the UK by 2025

• January 13, 2022 13 Jan'22

  Ikano Bank’s team of robots exceeds 2021 targets

  How the Swedish bank’s robotic automation project reached its time-saving target with time to spare, automating 168 processes, creating an in-house RPA team and embedding automation in every department’s thinking

• January 13, 2022 13 Jan'22

  WM5G gains funding to further 5G RAN

  UK’s first region-wide 5G innovation company awarded funding to support the growth of innovative telecoms services across central England

• January 13, 2022 13 Jan'22

  2021 a blockbuster year for mobile apps

  Research from App Annie reveals most mobile-first environment ever seen, with more time than ever before spent in mobile apps, reaching 4.8 hours a day in the top mobile-first markets

• January 13, 2022 13 Jan'22

  NCSC sounds alarm over Russia-backed hacks

  The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre joins US calls to be wary of Russian state interference in critical national infrastructure IT systems

• January 13, 2022 13 Jan'22

  IR35: Impact survey suggests downturn in use of HMRC CEST tool by enterprises

  Latest tranche of data from IR35 Shield's Impacts Survey suggests enterprises are increasingly seeking out alternative methods to assess the tax status of contractors rather than rely on HMRC’s CEST tool

• January 13, 2022 13 Jan'22

  ICO investigates police use of app to covertly record calls from mobile phones

  Surrey and Sussex police forces call in regulators after 1,000 police officers downloaded an app to covertly record phone calls on police-issued mobile phones

• January 13, 2022 13 Jan'22

  RBL Bank taps Google Cloud to drive digital agenda

  The private lender will tap Google Cloud to power its customer acquisition engine and improve customer data management and analytics, among other areas

• January 12, 2022 12 Jan'22

  MEPs demand EU probe into Pegasus spyware abuse

  A group of European Parliament Members has called for an EU-wide investigation into NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware after it emerged EU member states may have used it

• January 12, 2022 12 Jan'22

  UK government bodies challenged on secure identity

  Public sector bodies in the UK recognise secure identity and access management as critical to the roll-out of digital services, but face challenges in addressing this

• January 12, 2022 12 Jan'22

  Government backs Turing Institute in bid to set global AI technical standards

  The DCMS has announced an AI Standards Hub, comprising The Alan Turing Institute, the National Physical Laboratory and the British Standards Institution to set a global bar for AI technical standards

• January 12, 2022 12 Jan'22

  Extreme transforms Sweden’s Borås Stad into smart city

  Cloud-driven networking company partners with smart technologies provider to transform Swedish municipality into a smart city with secure and reliable public Wi-Fi and simplified network management

• January 12, 2022 12 Jan'22

  OVHCloud hit with customer class action over March 2021 datacentre fire

  OVHCloud said it cannot comment at this time on the legal action, which is being embarked upon to compensate customers who claim to have lost data as a result of the public cloud firm’s datacentre fire in March 2021

• January 12, 2022 12 Jan'22

  4G dominates IoT with more than 60% of all cellular module models

  Internet of things research programme finds 4G represents 60% of the module models catalogued, spanning both high bandwidth and low bandwidth, with 5G lagging currently

• January 12, 2022 12 Jan'22

  IT teams give remote tech the thumbs up, but worry about extra work

  With people continuing to work from home, remote access technologies have become key tools in supporting a hybrid workforce

• January 12, 2022 12 Jan'22

  Outsourced IT and business services hit record levels in 2021

  Spending on IT and business process outsourcing services in Europe hits highest ever level in 2021, with cloud service spending continuing to grow rapidly

• January 12, 2022 12 Jan'22

  Microsoft fixes six zero-days in January Patch Tuesday update

  A larger than of late Patch Tuesday update from Microsoft comes as defenders continue to grapple with Log4Shell

• January 12, 2022 12 Jan'22

  Dutch cyber volunteers receive major funding boost

  The Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure has received a $100,000 donation to expand the scope of its work

• January 12, 2022 12 Jan'22

  Macquarie joins NSW government’s cloud supplier panel

  New South Wales state agencies will be able to access Macquarie’s sovereign cyber expertise and secure cloud, network and datacentre services

• January 11, 2022 11 Jan'22

  EU roaming fee return creates opening for eSIM providers

  Reintroduction of roaming charges by three of four telco giants sees eSIM providers lining up to take advantage

• January 11, 2022 11 Jan'22

  Almost half of Log4j downloads still dangerously exposed

  Whether by error or design is unclear, but a great many IT teams are still exposing themselves by downloading outdated, insecure versions of Apache Log4j

• January 11, 2022 11 Jan'22

  Post Office can’t access records of all money paid to it by victims of the Horizon scandal

  A parliamentary select committee was told that the Post Office is unable to access information to accurately calculate compensation for some Horizon scandal victims

• January 11, 2022 11 Jan'22

  Banks accused of neglecting customer security measures

  Which? singles out Metro Bank, Virgin Money and TSB over insecure online banking processes

• January 11, 2022 11 Jan'22

  IT departments struggling to secure printer endpoints

  Printers are at risk of attack, just as any other endpoint device, but many IT leaders are struggling to secure their print infrastructure

• January 11, 2022 11 Jan'22

  CityFibre gets to work on bringing full-fibre to Cambridgeshire

  Further expansion from network provider will fulfil Fenland District Council’s digital needs, bringing previously unavailable full-fibre connectivity within reach of thousands of homes and businesses

• January 11, 2022 11 Jan'22

  NHS England urged to produce tech roadmap to cope with pandemic backlog

  Tech can help to ease the pressure on the health and care system, but basic infrastructure is lacking, a House of Commons report has found

• January 11, 2022 11 Jan'22

  Companies propose scanning content pre-encryption to fight CSAM

  Firms working on the UK government’s Safety Tech Challenge have suggested that scanning content before encryption will help prevent the spread of child sexual abuse material – but privacy concerns remain

• January 11, 2022 11 Jan'22

  Cyber security failure one of biggest risks facing countries and businesses, warns WEF

  Cyber risks are among the top five risks facing organisations and governments over the next two to five years. Digital inequality and the over-crowding of space with communication satellites present further risks 

• January 11, 2022 11 Jan'22

  Proofpoint acquires Singapore data security startup

  Proofpoint’s acquisition of Dathena will bolster its data loss prevention capabilities, enabling organisations to better understand information risk through the use of AI

• January 10, 2022 10 Jan'22

  Inside Kyndryl’s Southeast Asia playbook

  Kyndryl will focus on building local partnerships and tapping opportunities in managed cloud services, among other areas, to stake a claim on the region’s managed services space

• January 10, 2022 10 Jan'22

  Mavenir, BAI Communications to deliver Sunderland smart city project

  Network software firm enters collaboration with global communications infrastructure provider for smart city project

• January 10, 2022 10 Jan'22

  Qualcomm announces Microsoft collaboration to boost AR in the metaverse

  Mobile chipmaker enters into collaboration with Microsoft to design custom augmented reality chips and integrate software platforms

• January 10, 2022 10 Jan'22

  I-6 F1 satellite begins electrical orbit-raising process

  What is claimed to be the world’s most advanced commercial communications satellite begins its journey to geostationary orbit

• January 10, 2022 10 Jan'22

  Samsung breaks 8Gbps barrier for 5G downloads

  Comms tech provider lays claim to fastest downlink speeds recorded using a single user device during tests based on 5G standalone dual connectivity that aggregates mmWave and mid-band spectrum

• January 10, 2022 10 Jan'22

  Public sector IT and communications spend down 4% last year

  Public sector spending on IT and communications was down in 2021, but some departments bucked the trend with major investments

• January 10, 2022 10 Jan'22

  Young people are leaving tech because of bad culture

  There are many reasons young people aren’t choosing a career in tech, but it also seems they are leaving the industry when they find its culture isn’t inclusive enough

• January 10, 2022 10 Jan'22

  Digital Catapult and Formula 1 rev up for 5G

  UK technology provider Digital Catapult and 5G accelerator 5PRING team up with Formula 1 to explore how 5G can elevate the experience of motor racing fans and unlock new commercial opportunities for F1 stakeholders

• January 10, 2022 10 Jan'22

  Ministry of Justice caught up in multiple cyber incidents

  Besides multiple disclosed data breaches, department was also affected by two ransomware attacks

• January 10, 2022 10 Jan'22

  MPs call for fair compensation for excluded victims of Post Office scandal

  Almost 100 MPs have backed a call for the government to reverse its decision to exclude 555 subpostmasters from fair compensation for their suffering and losses as a result of the Post Office Horizon scandal

• January 09, 2022 09 Jan'22

  Singapore retailer hit by data breach

  The personal data of OG’s basic and gold members stored in a database managed by a third-party service provider was reportedly compromised

• January 06, 2022 06 Jan'22

  Record amount invested in UK fintech last year, but female founders still overlooked

  Last year the UK financial technology sector attracted the most investment ever following a slowdown in 2020

• January 06, 2022 06 Jan'22

  Which? raises concerns over buy now, pay later schemes

  The ease of use and increased availability of buy now, pay later schemes masks the risks, says consumer protection champion

• January 06, 2022 06 Jan'22

  Qualcomm rides Snapdragon Digital Chassis into auto market

  Chip giant uses CES 2022 to display automotive solutions supported by its Snapdragon portfolio to support automakers in meeting evolving consumer and enterprise demand for a connected, intelligent experience

• January 06, 2022 06 Jan'22

  France fines Facebook and Google over alleged cookie malpractice

  French data protection authorities clamp down on tech platforms for purposely making it more burdensome for users to decline tracking cookies

• January 06, 2022 06 Jan'22

  Amazon and Stellantis embark on multi-year, cloud-focused connected car push

  Amazon has signed a series of deals with Fiat’s parent company, focused on enhancing the connected car experience for consumers, as well as improving the sustainability of the online retail giant’s delivery fleet

• January 06, 2022 06 Jan'22

  Wi-Fi 6 Release 2 revealed

  Demand for better connectivity sees Release 2 of next-gen Wi-Fi standards with enhanced support for more upstream activity boosting video conferencing and IoT applications

• January 06, 2022 06 Jan'22

  How far has Saudi Arabia come with open data?

  While clearly on the right path, Saudi Arabia still has a lot to do before it reaps the full benefits of open data

• January 06, 2022 06 Jan'22

  Government cans electronic monitoring overhaul

  Nearly £100m of taxpayer money has been spent in tech that will not result in future benefits, according to the Ministry of Justice's annual accounts report

• January 06, 2022 06 Jan'22

  Thailand builds new supercomputer to boost research

  The National Science and Technology Development Agency’s new supercomputer will boost research in pharmaceuticals, renewable energy and weather forecasting, among other areas

• January 05, 2022 05 Jan'22

  Judges to decide whether Assange can appeal against extradition as he reaches 1,000 days in jail

  Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador urges US to treat WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with humanity and to consider Mexico’s offer to grant Assange asylum

• January 05, 2022 05 Jan'22

  Google buys Siemplify in first phase of cyber investment

  Once integrated into Google Cloud, Siemplify’s platform will serve as the basis for deeper security development at Google

• January 05, 2022 05 Jan'22

  Fintech players get cozy in Luxembourg

  Luxembourg aims to play a larger role in the rapidly growing global fintech market

• January 05, 2022 05 Jan'22

  NHS App exceeds 22 million user mark

  Boosted by Covid-19 pass functionality, the NHS App is one of the most downloaded apps in the UK

• January 05, 2022 05 Jan'22

  Melbourne’s InnerVision ups ante in smart parking

  InnerVision Engineering’s smart parking solution uses machine vision and other technologies to deliver a frictionless parking experience for drivers in Australia

• January 04, 2022 04 Jan'22

  Nokia expands Ligado collaboration into 4G/LTE, private 5G and furthers Baltics 5G RAN

  Comms tech provider to target enterprise customers with digital automation cloud private networks solution and Ligado’s 3GPP Band 24 nationwide licensed spectrum and will supply 5G RAN technology to Tele2 in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

• January 04, 2022 04 Jan'22

  BlueJeans and Google join forces to unlock value for remote workforces

  Leading US comms provider re-bundles flagship collaboration platform so it can be preloaded on Google’s Glass Enterprise Edition 2

• January 04, 2022 04 Jan'22

  Law passes to give UK government enhanced screening powers for M&A tech deals

  The National Security and Investment Act, which gives the UK government powers to intervene on M&A deals in 17 tech-related areas, has now come into force

• January 04, 2022 04 Jan'22

  Aviva invests further £100m in Truespeed for full-fibre roll-out

  Just after appointing a new CEO, regional UK internet service provider gains £100m worth of funding from Aviva Investors to fast-track ultra-high-speed broadband connectivity

• January 04, 2022 04 Jan'22

  Admins warned that Exchange date fix will take time to roll out

  At the start of the New Year, Exchange 2016 and 2019 email servers started queuing email messages due to a date bug

• January 03, 2022 03 Jan'22

  How APAC firms can stay ahead of cyber threats

  Organisations will need to develop behavioural detection, machine learning and threat hunting capabilities to keep pace with the onslaught of cyber attacks

• December 31, 2021 31 Dec'21

  Top 10 crime, national security and law stories of 2021

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 crime, national security and law stories of 2021

• December 31, 2021 31 Dec'21

  Top 10 startup stories of 2021

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 startup stories of 2021

• December 31, 2021 31 Dec'21

  Top 10 Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcasts of 2021

  The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast team began the year discussing the online fallout from the storming of the White House and finished it discussing IT and climate change, touching on bees and datacentres along the way

• December 30, 2021 30 Dec'21

  Top 10 information management stories of 2021

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 information management stories of 2021

• December 30, 2021 30 Dec'21

  Top 10 IT careers and skills stories of 2021

  What did the skills and hiring landscape look like for tech in 2021? Computer Weekly shares the key moments for IT careers and skills over the past year

• December 30, 2021 30 Dec'21

  Top 10 technology and ethics stories of 2021

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 technology and ethics stories of 2021

• December 30, 2021 30 Dec'21

  Top 10 Post Office Horizon stories of 2021

  The past 12 months have seen some of the biggest landmarks in the unravelling of the Post Office Horizon scandal. Computer Weekly takes a look at a selection of key articles in 2021

• December 29, 2021 29 Dec'21

  Top 10 business applications stories of 2021

  2021 saw enterprise software suppliers and users envisaging a nimbler future, beyond the Covid pandemic, with more loosely coupled ERP systems, more flexible business processes, and a renewed digital-first focus on customers

• December 29, 2021 29 Dec'21

  Top 10 retail technology stories of 2021

  Computer Weekly looks at what 2021 had in store for the retail industry – did technology help retailers recover from the effects of the pandemic?

• December 29, 2021 29 Dec'21

  Top 10 Nordic IT stories of 2021

  Computer Weekly selects some of the biggest Nordic tech stories of 2021

• December 24, 2021 24 Dec'21

  Top 10 Benelux stories of 2021

  Computer Weekly looks at the top IT stories from the Benelux region in the past year

• December 24, 2021 24 Dec'21

  Top 10 networking stories of 2021

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 networking stories of 2021

• December 24, 2021 24 Dec'21

  Top 10 IR35 stories of 2021

  The extension of the IR35 reforms to the private sector in April 2021 has provided Computer Weekly with lots to write about this year

• December 23, 2021 23 Dec'21

  Top 10 ASEAN IT stories of 2021

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 ASEAN IT stories of 2021

• December 23, 2021 23 Dec'21

  Avaya comms support Santa-as-a-service tracking

  As sleigh bells ring, Avaya’s OneCloud contact centre services let you chart Father Christmas’s journey

• December 23, 2021 23 Dec'21

  UK must continue to embrace technological innovation and invest in mobile infrastructure

  Video conferencing and livestreaming over mobile have entered the mainstream, but speed testing finds many users suffer from connectivity issues that prevent them from making full use of these services

• December 23, 2021 23 Dec'21

  UK government reveals next step in plans for gigabit broadband in new-build homes

  Latest part of programme to accelerate gigabit broadband across the UK will see it included in new-build homes

• December 23, 2021 23 Dec'21

  Renault, Dassault Systèmes strengthen partnership to accelerate car manufacturing

  Leading car manufacturer is adopting 3DEXPERIENCE on the cloud globally to power the next phase of its mobility journey and develop programmes for new vehicles and mobility services

• December 23, 2021 23 Dec'21

  Top 10 cloud stories of 2021

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 cloud stories of 2021

• December 23, 2021 23 Dec'21

  Top 10 cyber security stories of 2021

  Cyber security dominated the headlines in 2021, making it hard to gain a clear picture of what to pay attention to. What is an IT buyer to do?

• December 23, 2021 23 Dec'21

  Top 10 women in tech and diversity in tech stories of 2021

  As the year draws to a close, Computer Weekly looks over some of the notable stories relating to women in tech, diversity and inclusion throughout 2021

• December 23, 2021 23 Dec'21

  Top 10 Middle East IT stories of 2021

  The Middle East is about more than oil these days, with advanced technology industries developing across the region. Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Middle East IT stories of 2021

• December 23, 2021 23 Dec'21

  More than 800,000 UK homes switch broadband for first time in 2021

  Survey finds that even though almost one in five UK broadband users have never switched provider, unprecedented numbers are set to migrate for the first time