News
IT for government and public sector
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March 28, 2017
28
Mar'17
Mobility suite saves Surrey and Sussex Police officers time and money
Over 3,000 frontline Surrey and Sussex Police officers have been outfitted with Airwave’s Pronto e-notebook and application suite
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March 24, 2017
24
Mar'17
Crown Commercial Service has failed to achieve its potential, says PAC
Public Accounts Committee says the creation of the CCS was “poorly executed” and the organisation has failed to deliver its taxpayer cost savings target
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March 24, 2017
24
Mar'17
Case study: How the Department for Education deployed flexible IT
The Department of Education has upgraded its ageing datacentre to the Azure cloud and Office 365, and rolled out Microsoft Surface devices
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March 24, 2017
24
Mar'17
Government needs 2000 extra digital staff, says NAO
The current skills shortage means government will need to spend up to £244m annually on staff in digital roles to bridge the gap
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March 24, 2017
24
Mar'17
FBI director reiterates call for action on encryption
The world is wasting time in resolving the conflict between privacy and public safety, and should consider an international framework on encrypted data access, says FBI director James Comey
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March 24, 2017
24
Mar'17
Serco uses HR technology to cut recruitment bill
International outsourced services supplier Serco is investing in HR recruitment technology to help it hire 15,000 to 20,000 people a year
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March 22, 2017
22
Mar'17
Scottish Government launches digital strategy
Scotland vows to boost technology jobs, invest in skills, provide universal access to superfast broadband and improve infrastructure
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March 22, 2017
22
Mar'17
Tech City UK report trumpets nation’s digital economy
In its third TechNation report, Tech City UK says the nation leads the way in digital innovation across Europe
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March 22, 2017
22
Mar'17
Digital transformation of infrastructure key to UK’s future, says report
The infrastructure sector needs to take advantage of digital technology to keep up with the pace of change, according to the Institution of Civil Engineers
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March 22, 2017
22
Mar'17
IR35 reforms will harm public sector innovation and competitiveness, say contractors
Research from recruitment consultancy Harvey Nash highlights contractor concerns about how the forthcoming IR35 reforms will affect competitiveness and talent recruitment in the public sector
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March 20, 2017
20
Mar'17
Vodafone to power bike sharing service in Singapore
Vodafone’s internet of things platform will support Mobike’s global expansion plans
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March 20, 2017
20
Mar'17
Many UK local councils still unprepared for GDPR, ICO survey shows
The ICO fines the Norfolk Council as it publishes GDPR guidelines for local councils after a survey revealed not all were up to speed in preparations to comply with the new data protection law
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March 20, 2017
20
Mar'17
CBI calls on government and businesses to increase R&D investment
The CBI says the UK should commit to spending 3% of GDP on research and development to avoid being left behind post-Brexit
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March 20, 2017
20
Mar'17
Cardiff man Samata Ullah admits terrorist charges after posting encryption details on Islamic blog
Samata Ullah, a resident of Cardiff, pleaded guilty to five terrorism charges, including developing an encrypted version of an Islamic website and posting videos explaining how to use encryption
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March 20, 2017
20
Mar'17
Netherlands aims to benefit from Brexit in IT talent search
The Netherlands is positioning itself as the ideal home for ambitious IT professionals from across the world
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March 19, 2017
19
Mar'17
SAP to invest $200m in United Arab Emirates
European software maker plans investment to get near customers in the Middle East
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March 17, 2017
17
Mar'17
NCSC commits to greater diversity
GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre is planning several initiatives to ensure more women are attracted to and remain in technology roles, particularly cyber security
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March 17, 2017
17
Mar'17
Cyber security is a huge opportunity for UK business, says NCSC
NCSC engagement director Alex Dewdney is leading government's new approach in working with UK industry to build a national cyber security community and capability
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March 17, 2017
17
Mar'17
IT contractors prosper from Brexit uncertainty
Since the Brexit vote, IT contractors have seen higher pay rates and longer contracts, which indicates businesses’ caution over permanent recruitment
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March 16, 2017
16
Mar'17
HMRC urged to delay digital tax plan for businesses
Lords committee echoes previous criticism by MPs over timetable for Making Tax Digital programme and calls for further trials
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March 16, 2017
16
Mar'17
Government to ramp up help for UK cyber security industry
Government, in partnership with industry, is pursuing a range of initiatives aimed at establishing a UK cyber security ecosystem, developing skills and products and boosting exports, says DIT’s Conrad Prince
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March 16, 2017
16
Mar'17
Government to create map over departments’ transformation progress
The Cabinet Office’s Transformation Peer Group is looking for a partner to help create a digital mapping tool where civil servants can look up info on transformation programmes
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March 15, 2017
15
Mar'17
Smart meters risk exacerbating problems of digital exclusion, says Ofgem
An Ofgem report has warned of the difficulties in getting consumers to engage with smart meters
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March 15, 2017
15
Mar'17
Raising cyber security grasp is biggest challenge, says GCHQ chief
Everyone has a role to play in cyber security, and the NCSC has the right pedigree to co-ordinate and balance the efforts of government, industry and academia, says GCHQ director Robert Hannigan
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March 15, 2017
15
Mar'17
The UK needs more women in cyber security, says GCHQ chief
The need to recruit more women into cyber security has come under the spotlight at CyberUK as a study shows the UK infosec industry has one of the lowest proportions of women and the highest gender pay gaps in the world
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March 15, 2017
15
Mar'17
Tablets on the decline in Middle East as big smartphones take over
A total of 13.8 million tablets were sold in the region in 2016 – 14.7% less than in 2015
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March 15, 2017
15
Mar'17
Digital commerce makes up less than 1% of GDP in Middle East
Region sees double-digit growth in consumer use of digital channels, but businesses seem reluctant to get involved
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March 14, 2017
14
Mar'17
What’s in the UK government’s 5G strategy?
The UK government’s 5G mobile strategy was released to coincide with the Spring Budget. We look at some of its key aims
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March 14, 2017
14
Mar'17
NCSC chief calls for UK collaboration on cyber security
The National Cyber Security Centre is unashamedly ambitious in aiming to make the UK the safest place to do business online, which chief Ciaran Martin sees as an achievable goal
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March 14, 2017
14
Mar'17
IR35 research: 85% of contractors will quit public sector if tax status changed
Research by tax advisers QDos Contractor suggests few public sector off-payroll workers would be willing to stick around if made to pay the same tax as salaried staff
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March 13, 2017
13
Mar'17
Analytics sell Tegile hybrid flash as college replaces iSCSI
Bolton College replaces six-year-old Dell EqualLogic iSCSI block arrays and is won over to Tegile hybrid flash by ease of troubleshooting troublesome VM I/O spike issues
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March 13, 2017
13
Mar'17
NCSC to educate UK politicians on the cyber threat
The National Cyber Security Centre is to deliver tailored seminars for politicians on how to protect their email communications and voters’ data to defend against cyber threats to the political system
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March 13, 2017
13
Mar'17
Singapore’s Republic Polytechnic opens new labs to groom cyber security talent
New lab facilities have been established at Singapore’s Republic Polytechnic through partnerships with RSA Security, Palo Alto Networks, Trend Micro and Ixia
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March 10, 2017
10
Mar'17
Tech firms to get first look at CIA hacking tools
WikiLeaks has promised to show tech firms details of what it claims is a leaked arsenal of CIA hacking tools to enable them to prepare fixes before any more are made public
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March 09, 2017
09
Mar'17
Huge demand for government cyber defence apprenticeships
A rush for cyber defence apprenticeships shows young people are looking to cyber security as a viable and interesting career option
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March 09, 2017
09
Mar'17
London IT firms trying to increase worker diversity
IT firms in London need to do more to reduce a gender bias and increase diversity in the workplace, says research
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March 09, 2017
09
Mar'17
Danish consumer council refers Google to Data Protection Agency
Danish consumer rights protection organisation has referred Google to regulator over its personal data storage policy
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March 09, 2017
09
Mar'17
Scottish police’s i6 project failed due to loss of trust and disagreements, auditor finds
Police Scotland’s IT systems replacement programme failed because of loss of trust and underestimation of its complexities, according to an Audit Scotland investigation
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March 08, 2017
08
Mar'17
Budget 2017: IT skills, 5G, broadband, and R&D receive funding boost
Chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond targeted improvements in innovation, connectivity and education in his latest financial update
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March 08, 2017
08
Mar'17
Spring Budget advances 5G strategy and broadband funding
The government has launched its 5G mobile strategy to coincide with Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Spring Budget, and has revealed more details of its planned broadband investment
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March 07, 2017
07
Mar'17
Country as a service becoming reality in Estonia
Programme to help foreigners set up businesses in Estonia through virtual residency is gathering pace
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March 07, 2017
07
Mar'17
IR35 reform will have ‘significant delivery impact’, says Home Office CIO
New regulations for public sector contractors are needed but will lead to a period of “significant pain”, according to Home Office tech boss Sarah Wilkinson
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March 06, 2017
06
Mar'17
CIO interview: Sarah Wilkinson, Home Office
The Home Office tech boss shares her views on Brexit challenges, collaborating with GDS and running large government IT programmes
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March 06, 2017
06
Mar'17
European data protection law to give consumers more control
UK information commissioner calls on business to focus on data protection, not only to comply with the new data regulations, but also foster the digital economy and gain a competitive edge
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March 06, 2017
06
Mar'17
Thorough network upgrade underpins University of Law’s IT
Legal education specialist the University of Law has undertaken a multi-million pound future IT project to refresh its networks, Wi-Fi and datacentre infrastructures across multiple locations
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March 06, 2017
06
Mar'17
3D printing gets serious in the Netherlands
3D projects abound in the Netherlands, with the technology being applied to canal bridges, bicycles, ship components and buildings
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March 03, 2017
03
Mar'17
HMRC blasted over "inaccurate" and "unreliable" IR35 online assessment tool
Public sector contracting stakeholders claim newly launched tool is returning inaccurate results over IR35 status of some public sector off-payroll workers
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March 03, 2017
03
Mar'17
GaaP could save local government up to £500m
The Government Digital Service estimates that local public services could save up to £500m annually by using common platforms such as Gov.uk Verify
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March 02, 2017
02
Mar'17
Swedish municipality Järfälla signs €14m outsourcing deal
Swedish municipality signs a new IT services partner to drive digital transformation
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March 02, 2017
02
Mar'17
China calls for mutually-beneficial global co-operation in cyber space
China is calling for greater international collaboration in cyber space, saying it is committed to working with other countries to combat cyber crime and cyber terrorism
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March 02, 2017
02
Mar'17
MoD ditches spreadsheets for SaaS-based collaboration tool
The Ministry of Defence is taking advantage of G-Cloud for collaboration software to manage its global activities
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March 02, 2017
02
Mar'17
Gov.uk Notify ready for use across government digital services
The notification platform is now ready to be used by all central government services needing electronic progress updates for users
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March 02, 2017
02
Mar'17
MWC 2017: Barcelona trial uses IoT and big data to manage tourists
Barcelona, the host city for Mobile World Congress, has been demonstrating its use of the internet of things and big data to help manage visitors to Antoni Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia
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March 02, 2017
02
Mar'17
UK digital strategy highlights key issues but lacks measurable targets
The government’s digital strategy, which aims to set out plans to the “success of the UK’s digital economy” post-Brexit, has been received with mixed response by industry and experts
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March 01, 2017
01
Mar'17
GDPR good for UK business and economy, experts tell Lords’ committee
Adopting GDPR is good business practice and will put the UK on a good footing post Brexit, but getting an EC data protection adequacy ruling could be challenging due to bulk data collection provisions in the Investigatory Powers Act, experts warn
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March 01, 2017
01
Mar'17
Government seeks tech firms’ opinion on Brexit as part of tender process
The Department for International Trade is evaluating companies bidding for contracts by their support for the UK’s departure from the EU - which may be illegal
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March 01, 2017
01
Mar'17
Liberty begins legal proceedings in challenge to Snoopers’ Charter
Civil rights group Liberty has begun its legal challenge to the bulk surveillance powers in the new Investigatory Powers Act, setting in motion a judicial review
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February 28, 2017
28
Feb'17
Government digital strategy promises focus on skills and industry partnerships
Strategy includes plans to create international tech hubs, digital skills partnerships, a fintech competition and industry collaboration
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February 28, 2017
28
Feb'17
What are CIOs doing about the rise of blockchain?
Six CIOs share their views on the rise of blockchain and how to take advantage of this emerging technology
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February 28, 2017
28
Feb'17
Microsoft to discontinue Skype Wi-Fi service
Microsoft is retiring its Skype Wi-Fi service to concentrate on other services on the communications platform
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February 28, 2017
28
Feb'17
Unite union members at Fujitsu on strike
Union members strike over jobs, pay and pensions after Fujitsu announced plans to cut it UK workforce by 1,800
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February 28, 2017
28
Feb'17
IWM digitises vast collection in SpectraLogic tape archive
Imperial War Museum deploys SpectraLogic tape archive systems with LTFS Black Pearl in digitisation project for 21,000 hours of film and millions of images and voice recordings
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February 27, 2017
27
Feb'17
Ankabut creates hyper-connected ecosystem for UAE education
United Arab Emirates education network implements cloud-based software to improve students’ access to resources
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February 27, 2017
27
Feb'17
Hundreds more sub-postmasters apply to join group action against Post Office
Initial hearing regarding sub-postmasters who say they were wrongly punished for false accounting reveals admission by Post Office legal team
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February 27, 2017
27
Feb'17
Citizen Love: the story of an ordinary family's fight with the US government
Finnish documentary makers Raimo Uunila and Lauri Danska tell the behind-the-scenes story of activist Lauri Love’s battle with the US government – and the impact of the case on his family
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February 27, 2017
27
Feb'17
MWC 2017: Global mobile operators to use big data for social good
The GSMA has launched the Big Data For Social Good initiative, drawing together the big data capabilities of mobile network operators to address humanitarian crises around the world
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February 27, 2017
27
Feb'17
MWC 2017: BT showcases network startups and 5G for VR
At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, BT announces new research into network design and build, and explores the future of 5G networks
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February 25, 2017
25
Feb'17
Government puts artificial intelligence on the agenda
Government digital strategy’s plans to boost the artificial intelligence industry include a £17m fund to support new technological developments
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February 23, 2017
23
Feb'17
Dutch banks and ISPs behind in domain security
Dutch banks are falling behind organisations in other sectors when it comes to securing domains.
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February 22, 2017
22
Feb'17
Virtual reality takes off in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries
There is a thriving virtual reality industry in the Middle East, with the technology's application expected to go far beyond gaming
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February 22, 2017
22
Feb'17
Computacenter apprentices are business-critical today
Apprenticeships in IT are increasingly seen as an alternative to university for many. Apprentices at Computacenter tell their stories
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February 21, 2017
21
Feb'17
Airborne cars to transform Dubai’s public transportation
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority is readying the launch of autonomous aerial vehicles in July this year
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February 21, 2017
21
Feb'17
Industrial control systems top threat to UK cyber security
Most organisations understand cyber security readiness, but lack response and resilience capabilities – especially regarding industrial control systems in the UK, says RSA cyber defence expert Azeem Aleem
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February 21, 2017
21
Feb'17
Public trust key to ‘data-driven government’, says John Manzoni
The civil service chief says the public needs to be confident in data sharing safeguards and admits Care.data scandal was a step back in gaining trust
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February 20, 2017
20
Feb'17
Welsh government launches £5 million innovation fund
Welsh finance secretary Mark Drakeford launches a fund which aims to support public sector organisations and charities to develop innovative ways of delivering services
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February 20, 2017
20
Feb'17
Sweden uses Minecraft for urban planning
Swedish National Land survey has put its maps on Minecraft to promote its work
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February 20, 2017
20
Feb'17
UK brokers search engine deal to demote pirate sites
The Google and Bing search engines are to demote piracy websites after signing a voluntary code of practice in talks with the entertainment industry led by the UK government
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February 17, 2017
17
Feb'17
Swedish capital uses Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to cut road congestion
Stockholm transport authorities are gaining a better understanding of road traffic through technology
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February 17, 2017
17
Feb'17
HPE services and CSC to become DXC Technology
The merger between HP's services division and CSC will launch in April 2017 and is expected to save the companies billions
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February 17, 2017
17
Feb'17
Amazon, Apple and Microsoft pledge to support government push for fair cloud storage use
Competition and Markets Authority confirms support of Amazon, Apple and Microsoft as it concludes compliance review into cloud storage sector
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February 17, 2017
17
Feb'17
RSAC17: Former MI5 head calls on infosec community to make world safer
In a digital era, the information security community has a key role in helping to make the world a safer place, according to former MI5 boss Stella Rimington
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February 17, 2017
17
Feb'17
FOI requests reveal appetite for datacentre change in London’s local councils
Research conducted by cloud service provider HyperGrid suggests IT departments in local councils are working with outdated and underperforming datacentre infrastructures
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February 16, 2017
16
Feb'17
Microsoft PCs get Brexit-fuelled price increase
Microsoft has raised the price of its Surface PCs by as much as 15% in the UK because of the falling value of the pound since the country voted to leave the EU
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February 16, 2017
16
Feb'17
Cisco sales fall as traditional product sales slump
Cisco's traditional product sales such as switches are falling, but revenues in emerging products in areas such as security are on the up
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February 15, 2017
15
Feb'17
RSAC17: US politician calls for global collaboration on cyber defence
Without greater collaboration, information sharing and clear sanctions against attackers, defenders will continue to lose the war in cyber space, says US politician Michael McCaul
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February 15, 2017
15
Feb'17
RSAC17: Cyber defence involves all levels of society, says Microsoft
Microsoft calls for a global convention on cyber security and an independent organisation to keep nation state attackers in check
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February 14, 2017
14
Feb'17
Public sector IT suppliers blast CCS over rising G-Cloud commission charges
CCS confirms commission charges on G-Cloud sales are to rise from 0.5 to 0.75% when the next iteration of the framework drops in May 2017, but suppliers fear it could harm their ability to innovate
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February 14, 2017
14
Feb'17
HMRC rejects Gov.uk Verify
HM Revenue and Customs says it won’t be using Gov.uk Verify, which could cause difficulties for the government’s target of having 25 million Verify users by 2020
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February 13, 2017
13
Feb'17
Middle East organisations urged to prioritise cyber defence
As the Middle East IT industry continues to transform and embrace digitisation, what are the greatest threats it faces today?
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February 10, 2017
10
Feb'17
Ordinary citizens with no terror links caught by US surveillance, court hears
US government has “extraordinary access” to private data of non-US citizens around the world, a Dublin court is told
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February 10, 2017
10
Feb'17
Government must take charge if transformation strategy is to succeed
Experts agree the government’s much anticipated transformation strategy is ambitious and on the right path, but needs strong leadership to be achieved
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February 09, 2017
09
Feb'17
Government transformation strategy aims to 'restore faith in democracy', says minister
Cabinet Office minister Ben Gummer outlines his ambitious hopes for the new government transformation strategy at its launch
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February 09, 2017
09
Feb'17
Lack of data sharing is barrier to health and social care integration
NHS and social care organisations are still unsure of when to share information because of a “confusing” regulatory framework, and the National Audit Office is unimpressed with the progress on health and social care integration
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February 09, 2017
09
Feb'17
Cardiff University opens Twitter ‘cyberhate’ centre
Cardiff University researchers are to monitor Brexit-related hate crime on Twitter with funding from the Economic and Social Research Council
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February 09, 2017
09
Feb'17
Government digital transformation strategy promises to ‘serve’ its people
Long-awaited strategy aims to change the way government departments and services work though digital technology
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February 08, 2017
08
Feb'17
HM Treasury committee questions costs of HMRC’s Making Tax Digital programme
Committee chairman Andrew Tyrie asks government to clarify costs after small businesses estimate price to be significantly higher
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February 08, 2017
08
Feb'17
How a Dublin court case could derail EU-US data privacy agreements
The Irish Commercial Court will consider whether privacy protection offered by standard contractual clauses for data transfers to the US from Europe is legally valid
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February 08, 2017
08
Feb'17
Government cloud security classification confusion dogs Digital Marketplace listings
Misinterpretation of the Government Security Classifications could result in the overprovisioning of public sector IT systems
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February 08, 2017
08
Feb'17
NHS websites defaced by Tunisian Islamist hacktivists
Another series of pro-Islamic State hacktivist attacks on NHS websites has underlined the need to harden websites and keep software up to date as attackers exploit a vulnerability in WordPress
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February 08, 2017
08
Feb'17
Interview: How security approaches are evolving in Southeast Asia and beyond
Bill Smith, senior vice-president of worldwide field operations at LogRhythm, talks to Computer Weekly about the big shift in cyber security from traditional security models to behavioural anomaly detection, continuous data monitoring and analytics