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• October 03, 2023 03 Oct'23

  CIISec scores DSIT funding to expand successful CyberEPQ scheme

  DSIT has committed to enhanced funding to expand CIISec’s CyberEPQ education programme after recording excellent results to date

• October 03, 2023 03 Oct'23

  Top science journal faced secret attacks from Covid conspiracy theory group

  A conspiratorial group of extreme Brexit lobbyists mounted an extraordinary campaign against one of the world’s most prestigious science journals – part of a series of joint investigations between Byline Times and Computer Weekly

• October 02, 2023 02 Oct'23

  CDO interview: Lalo Luna, global head of strategy and insights, Heineken

  The brewing giant is building a data ecosystem to bring new insights to the business and to make the most of emerging developments in artificial intelligence capabilities

• September 29, 2023 29 Sep'23

  First subpostmaster Horizon conviction overturned in Scotland

  Scotland has seen its first Post Office Horizon conviction overturned, taking the UK total to 92

• September 29, 2023 29 Sep'23

  Government ‘breached privacy’ of Horizon victims with compensation offer, says lawyer

  The government breached the privacy of victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal through making a compensation offer public

• September 27, 2023 27 Sep'23

  Five more subpostmasters have IT system-related convictions overturned

  Over 90 former subpostmasters have so far seen wrongful convictions overturned since it was proved that software errors were to blame for accounting shortfalls

• September 27, 2023 27 Sep'23

  Post Office had no interest in subpostmaster welfare when taking legal action, says Fujitsu memo

  Fujitsu memo reveals Post Office didn’t care how legal action would affect its subpostmasters as it placed the reputation of its computer system before their welfare

• September 27, 2023 27 Sep'23

  City of Las Vegas masters cyber incident response with Darktrace

  The high-rolling city of Las Vegas experiences unique cyber security challenges rarely seen elsewhere. CIO Mike Sherwood reveals how he turned to Darktrace to help address incidents quicker and with confidence

• September 26, 2023 26 Sep'23

  Cover-ups still the norm in the wake of a cyber incident

  Almost half of organisations that have experienced a cyber incident did not report it to the appropriate authorities, according to a report

• September 22, 2023 22 Sep'23

  Annual Security Serious Awards nominations announced

  Annual Security Serious Awards will recognise the professionals and organisations doing the most to safeguard and advance cyber security, as well as those committed to diversity and mental health in the industry

• September 21, 2023 21 Sep'23

  Poor digital experience a blocker for cyber resilience

  Organisations that neglect the digital employee experience are not only vulnerable to employee attrition, but putting themselves at increased cyber risk, an Ivanti report finds

• September 19, 2023 19 Sep'23

  Post Office employee changed story for witness statement used to destroy subpostmaster

  Post Office inquiry hears how an auditor changed her story about a subpostmaster to help win court battle

• September 18, 2023 18 Sep'23

  Government offers £600,000 to subpostmasters with overturned convictions

  Subpostmasters wrongfully convicted of financial crimes based on evidence from faulty Horizon software will be offered £600,000 compensation by government

• September 15, 2023 15 Sep'23

  Few organisations have a clear strategy for AI

  Few organisations are confident with the main concepts involved in developing AI-enabled business models

• September 14, 2023 14 Sep'23

  Government appoints Dave Smith as UK national tech adviser

  The former Rolls-Royce technology director will take over the role of UK national technology adviser, following government recruitment campaign for the role in the wake of former tech adviser Patrick Vallance’s departure

• September 12, 2023 12 Sep'23

  Whitehall only capable of ‘piecemeal’ digital transformation, says PAC

  The Public Accounts Committee is unconvinced government will achieve its digital transformation ambitions as progress is thwarted by staff shortages and a lack of senior leadership engagement

• September 11, 2023 11 Sep'23

  UK boardrooms and CISOs increasingly aligned on cyber risks

  Board members and CISOs in UK organisations seem to be working together much better, but while this is an encouraging sign, there remain some areas of concern over how the two relate to each other

• September 08, 2023 08 Sep'23

  Sensitive NatWest customer files set to be returned after High Court agreement

  Sensitive NatWest customer files set to be secured by bank after years in the home of a data breach whistleblower

• September 07, 2023 07 Sep'23

  Finnish government to bolster spending on cyber-AI defences

  Finland’s government will increase spending on cyber security amid heightened threats from artificial intelligence-based attacks

• September 06, 2023 06 Sep'23

  Saudi Arabian fintech gets Mastercard boost

  Saudi-based fintechs could soon benefit from Mastercard's extensive payments network

• September 06, 2023 06 Sep'23

  Business leaders anxious over tech disruption

  Although there is significant investment in AI, the rate of change is a concern for many business leaders

• September 06, 2023 06 Sep'23

  CIO interview: Cynthia Stoddard, Adobe

  Adobe's IT chief is looking to build on its cloud migration with widespread adoption of AI, machine learning and robotic process automation – as well as low-code/no-code software development tools

• September 05, 2023 05 Sep'23

  Ryder Cup testbed to feature tech firsts in Rome

  This year’s Ryder Cup will test out technology to improve how fans digitally consume the event while reducing the workload on IT teams

• September 05, 2023 05 Sep'23

  NCSC names ex-NCC man as new CTO

  New NCSC CTO Ollie Whitehouse joins from NCC Group, having also worked at BlackBerry and Symantec

• August 31, 2023 31 Aug'23

  Thousands of Klarna staff access ChatGPT Enterprise

  Fintech unicorn Klarna has become an early adopter of the enterprise version of ChatGPT as it continues to focus on artificial intelligence

• August 30, 2023 30 Aug'23

  Zurich Insurance slashes ServiceNow application development time

  Insurance giant cuts time it takes to complete development of ServiceNow applications by days

• August 29, 2023 29 Aug'23

  Top-performing CISOs reserve time for professional development

  Survey of chief information security officers conducted by Gartner sheds light on habits shared by the top-performing members of the profession

• August 23, 2023 23 Aug'23

  Six subpostmaster appeals to be heard in Scottish court

  Scottish court will hear appeals against the convictions of six former subpostmasters based on evidence from a Post Office computer system

• August 18, 2023 18 Aug'23

  Europe’s fastest supercomputer trains large language models in Finland

  Much of the innovation in natural language processing comes from large enterprises in the US, resulting in proprietary technology with a bias towards English. One consortium in Finland decided to change the game

• August 18, 2023 18 Aug'23

  More than 400 Liberty Global IT staff move to Infosys as part of €1.5bn contract

  TV and broadband giant outsources the build and operation of its entertainment and connectivity platforms to Indian supplier in five year deal

• August 18, 2023 18 Aug'23

  NatWest customer calls bank’s handling of breach of his data ‘disgusting’

  A second NatWest customer has contacted Computer Weekly after finding out from a whistleblower that his sensitive personal data has been in her home for 14 years

• August 17, 2023 17 Aug'23

  MP calls for review of computer evidence rule which led to subpostmasters being wrongly convicted

  MP writes to minister in charge of courts requesting he looks at the controversial rules on the use of computer evidence in court

• August 16, 2023 16 Aug'23

  AI is the most hyped technology of 2023

  Gartner's 2023 hype cycle puts generative AI at the peak of inflated expectations in its latest analysis of emerging tech trends

• August 16, 2023 16 Aug'23

  Accenture’s Brussels AI lab to focus on European public sector and health

  Accenture will use its Brussels AI lab to test AI and generative AI's application in the European public sector

• August 15, 2023 15 Aug'23

  Bank of England core system experiences outage

  The “beating heart” of the UK financial system stopped after a technical issue

• August 14, 2023 14 Aug'23

  Managers need to assess jobs as AI evolves in workplace

  Advances in AI will mean business leaders need to rethink how they organise and motivate their employees

• August 14, 2023 14 Aug'23

  NatWest offers compensation to customer affected by data breach exposed by whistleblower

  NatWest bank has offered compensation to a former customer affected by a data breach alongside around 1,600 other former and current customers

• August 11, 2023 11 Aug'23

  Vote: Who should be the 2023 Most Influential Woman in UK Tech?

  Each year, we ask our audience who should be named the most influential woman in UK technology. Tell us what you think – the deadline for voting is 7 September

• August 10, 2023 10 Aug'23

  Implications of SAP Rise premium strategy

  SAP dropped a bombshell during its second-quarter 2023 results call that will negatively impact those using S/4Hana on-premise or through a hosted service provider

• August 10, 2023 10 Aug'23

  A non-conventional career journey into IT security

  GCSEs and A-levels are not the only route to higher education. We speak to an IT security expert who left school with no formal qualifications

• August 08, 2023 08 Aug'23

  Most influential women in UK tech: The 2023 longlist

  Hundreds of women have been nominated to be considered as this year’s Computer Weekly most influential woman in UK tech. Here is a list of all the women put forward in 2023

• August 03, 2023 03 Aug'23

  UK government recruits panel to focus on semiconductors

  A panel of experts is being recruited as part of the government's national semiconductor strategy to ensure the UK’s chip sector can grow

• July 27, 2023 27 Jul'23

  Post Office tried to convince independent IT witness that he was wrong about Horizon

  ‘Delusional’ Post Office tried to influence an expert witness and get him to change his view about IT evidence which was detrimental to its case against a subpostmaster

• July 26, 2023 26 Jul'23

  UK organisations lack confidence to carry out basic cyber tasks

  Amid a shortfall of more than 10,000 cyber pros, UK businesses are still finding it difficult to fill their cyber security skills gaps, with even those in charge of security saying they lack confidence in themselves

• July 25, 2023 25 Jul'23

  CCRC refers two more subpostmaster convictions for appeal

  Two more subpostmaster convictions referred to appeal court by the Criminal Cases Review Commission

• July 24, 2023 24 Jul'23

  CIO interview: Sean Green, University of East Anglia

  In his role as director of digital and data at the University of East Anglia, Sean Green provides high-performance computing to researchers and manages the diverse needs of a campus with the characteristics of a small town, all while finding the ...

• July 24, 2023 24 Jul'23

  Bank of England’s project to replace ‘beating heart’ is foundation for continuous development

  The Bank of England has reached a major milestone in its core system replacement programme, with next landmark in sight

• July 20, 2023 20 Jul'23

  Interview: Richard Corbridge, CDIO, DWP

  Only 13 weeks into his new role, the Department for Work and Pensions’ CDIO speaks to Computer Weekly about plans for artificial intelligence, data modernisation and how to complete a business plan in record time

• July 20, 2023 20 Jul'23

  BBC outsources IT to India’s Tata Consultancy Services

  TCS continues to build its UK public sector business, with the BBC its latest customer

• July 20, 2023 20 Jul'23

  AI and data experts to be brought into government through secondment programme

  The government has announced plans for a secondment programme designed to bring digital experts into government departments