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• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  Ireland to follow UK in setting up national cyber security centre

  The Republic of Ireland plans to set up a national cyber security centre and education programme to improve the security of critical infrastructure, businesses and citizens

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  Cabinet Office needs to get shared service centres back on track, says PAC

  Cabinet Office must “act now” to avoid wasting more money on its delayed programme to migrate back-office functions to two shared service centres, according to a PAC report

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  Snowden: the IT analyst turned whistleblower who exposed mass surveillance

  Oliver Stone's biopic on Edward Snowden reaches the heart of the ethical crisis posed by mass surveillance for the state and ordinary citizens

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  Information security needs to cast recruitment net wider, says panel

  Companies struggling to fill info sec roles should focus on finding people who can do what they need, not on qualifications, according to a security industry panel

• October 18, 2016 18 Oct'16

  Saving Lauri Love: activists plan their next move

  An eclectic bunch of activists, charity workers and reformed hackers spent a rainy Sunday afternoon plotting their next move in a campaign to save Lauri Love from extradition to the US on hacking charges

• October 18, 2016 18 Oct'16

  DCMS appoints director general for digital and media

  Matthew Gould is taking on the role as director general for digital and media to help build “digital ecosystems” and promote innovation

• October 18, 2016 18 Oct'16

  Desktop virtualisation growth to continue in Asean region

  Despite barriers such as cost of implementation and customer preference for mobile technologies, desktop virtualisation will see steady growth in the Asean region

• October 17, 2016 17 Oct'16

  Intelligence agencies collected personal data unlawfully for a decade, says IPT

  UK intelligence agencies have been collecting communications data on the population without adequate oversight for over a decade, according to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal

• October 17, 2016 17 Oct'16

  Bromley signs two-year extension with Liberata

  London borough’s contract with Liberata will not end until 2020 as the local authority signs an extension worth up to £22m

• October 14, 2016 14 Oct'16

  Digital Economy Bill lacks clarity on data sharing, experts say

  The Digital Economy Bill needs to firm up its definitions on data sharing and improve transparency to avoid losing public trust, according to experts

• October 14, 2016 14 Oct'16

  Focus on SME broadband to build Northern Powerhouse, says report

  SMEs in the north of England need a defined government strategy on broadband and skills if they are to flourish, says a thinktank

• October 13, 2016 13 Oct'16

  CIO interview: Mia Forsäng, Swedish municipality Vara

  Despite moving on to pastures new, the former CIO at Swedish municipality Vara tells Computer Weekly how she used her people skills to transform the IT department

• October 12, 2016 12 Oct'16

  Government to name and shame departments failing to secure email

  The NCSC is piloting various cyber security intiatives with government departments such as Dmarc and other email security measures, and plans to name and shame those which fail to comply

• October 12, 2016 12 Oct'16

  Isle of Man signs up for new policing platform

  The Isle of Man’s police force sign up for the Connect policing platform – the largest IT investment the island’s police force has made in a decade

• October 12, 2016 12 Oct'16

  G7 sets financial sector cyber defence guidelines as attacks grow

  G7 countries have agreed cyber security guidelines in response to concerns about the safety of interconnected global financial systems that are increasingly coming under attack, according to Symantec

• October 11, 2016 11 Oct'16

  Singaporean organisations face stiff competition for junior IT professionals

  Singaporean multinationals are no longer the default employers of talented IT professionals in the Asean region as a vibrant startup community and growth in other countries turns heads

• October 11, 2016 11 Oct'16

  IR35 dispute prompts mass walkout of IT contractors from MoD agency

  Public sector IT contractors leave UK Hydrographic Office en masse over IR35 clampdown, Computer Weekly understands

• October 11, 2016 11 Oct'16

  Three-quarters of UK policing websites lack secure encryption

  A quarter of UK policing websites have secure foundations, but half have room for improvement, and the remaining quarter are in need of serious and urgent improvement, according to the Centre for Public Safety

• October 11, 2016 11 Oct'16

  Middle East CISO Council CEO warns of global cyber security storm

  Cyber security issues will be a major theme at this month’s GITEX Technology Week 2016 conference in Dubai

• October 10, 2016 10 Oct'16

  Another senior leader leaving GDS as data director Paul Maltby to go

  Three directors of Government Digital Service have departed since appointment of new director general Kevin Cunnington in August

• October 10, 2016 10 Oct'16

  Singapore: a nation united on its digital future

  Singapore is setting itself to be a leader in the digital age, with a reorganised government department the protagonist

• October 10, 2016 10 Oct'16

  Corbyn appoints Louise Haigh shadow minister for digital economy

  Sheffield MP Louise Haigh replaces Chi Onwurah as shadow minister for the digital economy in Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s reshuffle

• October 10, 2016 10 Oct'16

  Smartwatches banned from UK Cabinet as EC plans IoT security standards

  The EC is planning a security certification scheme for internet of things devices as the UK Cabinet bans smartwatches amid heightened fears of cyber espionage

• October 10, 2016 10 Oct'16

  More virtualisation to come in mature Australian market

  Australia has been hailed as a rapidly growing market for mobile virtualisation

• October 07, 2016 07 Oct'16

  Singapore launches department to drive digital public services

  GovTech agency will work with public sector organisations, the IT industry and citizens to apply technologies to government services

• October 07, 2016 07 Oct'16

  The Alan Turing Institute secures $5m of Microsoft cloud investment

  UK data science research institute secures Microsoft funding to accelerate its machine learning and analytics work

• October 06, 2016 06 Oct'16

  IT professionals in Singapore reap high rewards

  IT pay rates in Singapore dwarf those in neighbouring countries and could be increased further due to an emerging skills gap

• October 06, 2016 06 Oct'16

  Ofcom opens consultation on extra spectrum for 5G mobile

  Ofcom is seeking input from industry and stakeholders on bringing parts of the 3.6GHz to 3.8GHz radio spectrum bands into use to support 5G networks

• October 06, 2016 06 Oct'16

  NSA contractor arrest for spying underlines insider threat

  Malicious insiders are still one of the biggest threats and a popular means of data theft, according to famous spy catcher Eric O'Neill and other security industry experts

• October 06, 2016 06 Oct'16

  BoxWorks 2016: How three different CIOs handle digital transformation

  CIOs from Coca-Cola, Uber and the GSA discuss the impact of tech on their business and the importance of digital innovation

• October 06, 2016 06 Oct'16

  Adtran brings US community broadband framework to Europe

  Broadband equipment supplier Adtran launches its Enabling Communities, Connecting Lives programme in Europe to support the EC’s gigabit ambitions

• October 06, 2016 06 Oct'16

  Terror groups likely to be first to unleash cyber weapons, says Eugene Kaspersky

  Terror groups are more likely than nation states to unleash cyber weapons and critical infrastructure is the most likely target, warns Kaspersky Lab chief

• October 05, 2016 05 Oct'16

  Birmingham Uni beefs up network automation, virtualisation to support research

  The University of Birmingham has deployed a Brocade switching infrastructure and network virtualisation to support the needs of its research teams

• October 05, 2016 05 Oct'16

  SMEs are the Achilles heel for Asean security

  Small to medium-sized enterprises in the Asean region will be gateways to large enterprises for cyber criminals unless they improve their security

• October 04, 2016 04 Oct'16

  Demand rises for low-cost flash storage across Australia

  Flash storage gains popularity in Australia, as smaller organisations are attracted by lower prices and higher capacity

• October 04, 2016 04 Oct'16

  Bulk surveillance review is ‘fiction’, claims former NSA technical director

  Former NSA technical director Bill Binney talks about the Investigatory Powers Bill and the UK government's independent review of bulk surveillance powers

• October 04, 2016 04 Oct'16

  Malaysia and Singapore face IT talent shortage

  Organisations in Malaysia and Singapore face tough competition to attract the right skills to drive their IT strategies

• October 03, 2016 03 Oct'16

  Government invests £220m in tech projects to help "future-proof" post-Brexit economy

  Chancellor Philip Hammond highlights the role high-tech industries have to play in safe-guarding the post-Brexit economy

• October 03, 2016 03 Oct'16

  19 local councils sign up for Gov.uk Verify trials

  GDS will lead pilots of using identity assurance system for local authority digital services

• October 03, 2016 03 Oct'16

  Digital apprentice turns social media into power security tool

  Social security is not only a source of info for attackers, but a powerful way to raise awareness of security, as a young cyber security worker is demonstrating

• October 03, 2016 03 Oct'16

  Dutch government uses Microsoft Dynamics to improve recruitment

  Government recruitment and career management of senior civil servants in the Netherlands has been improved through a Microsoft Dynamics implementation

• September 30, 2016 30 Sep'16

  Singapore’s merged IT and media agency is up and running

  Government organisation will drive digital and media technology in business, government and society

• September 30, 2016 30 Sep'16

  Brexit has thrown ICO plans into flux, admits information commissioner

  The ICO is working to ensure that the UK's post-Brexit data protection law is progressive, stands up to scrutiny and provides stability, says information commissioner Elizabeth Denham

• September 29, 2016 29 Sep'16

  NGOs challenge UK and US mass surveillance in human rights court

  Privacy International, Liberty and the American Civil Liberties Union are among 10 human rights groups backing a landmark challenge to mass surveillance in the European Court of Human Rights

• September 28, 2016 28 Sep'16

  NHS Digital aims to put healthcare on firm cyber security footing

  NHS Digital set to work closely with National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to boost healthcare sector cyber security capabilities

• September 28, 2016 28 Sep'16

  Business secretary calls for national broadband upgrade

  In a speech to the Institute of Directors’ annual conference, Greg Clark calls for a major broadband upgrade to support the reinvention of the government’s industrial strategy

• September 28, 2016 28 Sep'16

  5G worth more than €113bn per year to European economy

  An EC-supported study conducted by InterDigital suggests investment in 5G could generate an annual benefit of €113bn by 2025

• September 28, 2016 28 Sep'16

  UK National Cyber Security Centre set to launch

  NCSC is due to launch officially on 1 October 2016 and will help the healthcare sector deliver consistent quality of data security

• September 27, 2016 27 Sep'16

  Yahoo breach underlines need for Security Serious Week

  The recently disclosed Yahoo data breach shows that no business is immune, underlining the need to raise awareness and improve practices, say the organisers of Security Serious Week

• September 26, 2016 26 Sep'16

  Ministry of Justice IT systems are ‘fragile and precarious’, say MPs

  Public Accounts Committee calls on ministry to urgently improve its “inefficient” IT systems to avoid delays to service transformation

• September 23, 2016 23 Sep'16

  Government mishandling smart meter roll-out, says committee

  The Science and Technology Committee accuses the government of being unclear on the benefits of gas and electricity smart meters, and mishandling aspects of the national roll-out

• September 23, 2016 23 Sep'16

  Government enlists startups to develop exporters’ network

  The Department for International Trade selects two startups to help it build an artificial intelligence, peer-to-peer knowledge network

• September 23, 2016 23 Sep'16

  BBC opens up about holographic TV trials

  Broadcaster reveals how it is attempting to pre-empt the potential change in viewing habits the rise of augmented reality could bring

• September 23, 2016 23 Sep'16

  UK government partners with tech startups on cyber security

  Applications are open to cyber security startups for the first of two cyber innovation centres to receive £50m over five years, as part of the government’s £1.9bn National Cyber Security Programme

• September 23, 2016 23 Sep'16

  Case study: Housing & Care 21 makes digital advances

  The retirement housing and care services provider has launched its first digital system in a care home and will no longer install analogue systems across its estate

• September 22, 2016 22 Sep'16

  Government’s lack of clear plan for digital NHS poses risk to ‘credibility’

  The King‘s Fund warns that the government’s plans for a digital NHS lack clarity around funding and priorities

• September 21, 2016 21 Sep'16

  IBM opens first Nordic cloud datacentre

  Oslo datacentre is IBM’s 12th in Europe and 48th globally and will target large and small enterprises and startups to offer services

• September 19, 2016 19 Sep'16

  Australia adopts British internet of things framework

  Australia is adopting an internet of things standard that was developed in the UK to help improve security, among other things

• September 19, 2016 19 Sep'16

  Surrey and Borders NHS Trust launches IoT trial for dementia patients

  A major trial of IoT technology in the homes of vulnerable dementia patients could pave the way for a revolution in how elderly care is delivered in the NHS

• September 19, 2016 19 Sep'16

  MoJ appoints new chief digital and information officer

  Tom Read, currently digital boss at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, will replace Arif Harbott as chief digital and information officer at the Ministry of Justice

• September 16, 2016 16 Sep'16

  Alleged hacker Lauri Love can be extradited to the US, court rules

  Westminster Magistrates’ Court has ruled that alleged hacker, Lauri Love, can be extradited to the US, where he could face a 99-year prison sentence

• September 16, 2016 16 Sep'16

  Yorkshire and Humber CSI gets joint command and control system

  Scientific support services organisation buys system from Sopra Steria as part of regional collaboration programme

• September 16, 2016 16 Sep'16

  DWP to begin private beta roll-out of CIS database

  The Department for Work and Pensions has been giving its customer information system an overhaul, and will begin deploying it to a limited number of users this month

• September 15, 2016 15 Sep'16

  UK justice system set for ‘wholesale shift’ to digital

  £1bn programme is latest government plan to transform courts with better use of technology

• September 15, 2016 15 Sep'16

  GDS takes over DWP Digital Academy and gets ‘national presence’

  More changes ahead for Government Digital Service as Cabinet Office minister Ben Gummer tells staff they will be moving to east London as the organisation takes over the DWP Digital Academy

• September 15, 2016 15 Sep'16

  Emergency Services Network a risky proposition, say auditors

  The Emergency Services Network is untried, untested and carries significant implementation risk, according to the National Audit Office

• September 15, 2016 15 Sep'16

  Cabinet Office role in information security in government not clear

  The UK government has work to do to reduce complexity of security policies, according to the NAO

• September 14, 2016 14 Sep'16

  National Cyber Security Centre boss plans to scale up DNS filters

  National Cyber Security Centre boss Ciaran Martin sets out plans to launch a countrywide firewall, blocking malware and fight hackers

• September 14, 2016 14 Sep'16

  NHS trusts and suppliers not ready for end of N3 network

  Network integrator Updata has warned that NHS organisations and network suppliers must mobilise now to get ready for the transition to the Health and Social Care Network next year

• September 14, 2016 14 Sep'16

  MPs split on BT Openreach and broadband USO

  At the second reading of the controversial Digital Economy Bill, MPs debated the future of BT and Openreach and the proposed universal service obligation for broadband

• September 13, 2016 13 Sep'16

  UK SMEs have false sense of cyber security

  Many small businesses have the mistaken impression that they are safe from cyber attacks and the huge damage they can cause

• September 13, 2016 13 Sep'16

  Scottish local government appoints CDO and CTO

  Chief digital officer and chief technology officer will drive forward the digital transformation strategy of 27 Scottish councils

• September 13, 2016 13 Sep'16

  Scotland begins new superfast broadband procurement

  Scottish government issues prior information notice to kick off new procurement to deliver 100% superfast broadband access across the country

• September 12, 2016 12 Sep'16

  Australian council removes costly bottleneck with traditional storage architecture

  Redland City Council chose to return to a traditional storage architecture when it was struggling to get rates notices out in good time

• September 12, 2016 12 Sep'16

  The way of all flash in Asean

  Are all-flash arrays the hottest storage technology in Asean and is it only a matter of time before flash will replace hard drives for all hot and warm data?

• September 12, 2016 12 Sep'16

  Aberdeen City Council begins Swan network roll-out

  Aberdeen City Council has begun work on a regional fibre network to enhance digital services under the auspices of the Capita-run Scottish Wide Area Network framework

• September 12, 2016 12 Sep'16

  HP Inc to pay over $1bn for Samsung printers

  HP Inc has agreed to take over Samsung’s printing business, with disruption in the copier market its aim

• September 09, 2016 09 Sep'16

  CIO interview: Changing supplier relationships at the MoD

  Mike Stone says when he became the MoD's CIO the organisation's IT was far behind modern best practice – but now it has a ground-breaking cloud deal

• September 09, 2016 09 Sep'16

  GDS looks for councils to pilot Gov.uk Verify

  The Government Digital Service plans to launch two pilot projects and is looking for councils to trial the identity assurance service free of charge

• September 08, 2016 08 Sep'16

  Understanding criminal underground key to defence, says Trend Micro

  Studying criminal undergrounds provides clues as to how to plan cyber defences, says Trend Micro researcher

• September 07, 2016 07 Sep'16

  Government must be servant of the people, says Ben Gummer

  Cabinet Office minister Ben Gummer reiterates government commitment to SMEs and reveals he has given GDS “two new large pieces of work” since taking office

• September 07, 2016 07 Sep'16

  NSA used Iraq war to develop surveillance capability, documents show

  As the controversial Investigatory Powers Bill inches closer to becoming law, NSA documents reveal that the agency used the Iraq war to develop and expand its surveillance infrastructure

• September 07, 2016 07 Sep'16

  Basic security could have prevented OPM breach, says report

  Basic security controls and malware-detection tools could have prevented the breach of more than 21 million records at the US Office of Personnel Management in 2015, claims a congressional report

• September 07, 2016 07 Sep'16

  Managed services could be key to connecting up siloed IT in Middle East organisations

  Organisations in the Middle East will increasingly look for managed services to connect up their IT as they embark on digital transformation

• September 07, 2016 07 Sep'16

  A quarter of local council procurement policies do not support use of G-Cloud, research shows

  Latest research by public sector-focused IT provider Eduserv sheds further light on reasons why local councils have been slow to adopt the G-Cloud procurement framework

• September 06, 2016 06 Sep'16

  Use ransomware to get security buy-in, says Trend Micro CTO

  Ransomware is one of the top cyber threats to business, but organisations should use that to engage stakeholders and review processes and defences, says Trend Micro CTO Raimund Genes

• September 06, 2016 06 Sep'16

  DWP "seriously considered" suing IT suppliers over Universal Credit failure

  Institute for Government report reveals that during the 2013 “reset” of Universal Credit, the Department for Work and Pensions pointed fingers at suppliers

• September 05, 2016 05 Sep'16

  Silverstone Circuit pilots smart transport service at 2016 British MotoGP

  Silverstone Circuit tests InterDigital’s oneTransport traffic flow management service at the 2016 British Grand Prix MotoGP

• September 05, 2016 05 Sep'16

  Simulated cyber attack in London adds finalists to 2016 UK Cyber Security Challenge

  Ten would-be cyber warriors head to the final of the UK Cyber Security Challenge after showing off their skills to prospective employers in dealing with a simulated cyber attack

• September 02, 2016 02 Sep'16

  Cheshire councils face complaints over proposed 12-year ERP contracts

  The Crown Commercial Service confirms two complaints about a proposed joint council IT procurement framework – offering contracts up to 12 years in length – have been raised

• September 02, 2016 02 Sep'16

  Cloud collaboration boosts Cumbria County Council's disaster response abilities

  How Cumbria County Council tackled the unsanctioned use of cloud services within its organisation and improved the robustness of its disaster response in face of December 2015's Storm Desmond

• September 01, 2016 01 Sep'16

  DWP joins up digital, data, security and IT

  After the departure of its business transformation director, Kevin Cunnington, the Department for Work and Pensions is reorganising its digital design and IT teams

• August 31, 2016 31 Aug'16

  Cyber security breaches reported to ICO double in a year

  An increase in cyber security incidents reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office is further evidence of the need to shift to automated, artificial intelligence-led defences, says Huntsman Security

• August 30, 2016 30 Aug'16

  Asean ministers discuss Europol equivalent in Singapore

  Governments in Southeast Asia are considering setting up a regional equivalent of Europol to help fight cyber crime

• August 30, 2016 30 Aug'16

  UAE firms look to light fidelity technology to enable IoT applications

  LED-based connectivity slated as key component of internet of things-related deployments

• August 30, 2016 30 Aug'16

  Westpac bank launches Databank data protection service

  Australia's Westpac bank is offering organisations that share customer data a service that it says securely locks down personal information

• August 30, 2016 30 Aug'16

  Jeremy Corbyn launches Labour digital manifesto

  Labour leader pledges a digital revolution, with a £25bn investment in high-speed internet, digital citizen passports and open source software

• August 26, 2016 26 Aug'16

  Department for Work and Pensions to recruit chief data officer

  The Department for Work and Pensions is looking to hire a chief data officer with a potential salary of around £130,000

• August 26, 2016 26 Aug'16

  Computing GCSE continues to rise in popularity, but grades drop

  The number of girls taking computing at GCSE level has more than doubled with more students taking the subject than ever before, but grades are dropping

• August 25, 2016 25 Aug'16

  French submarine maker data breach highlights challenges of IP security

  French naval contractor data breach proves that protecting intellectual property is challenging, say security experts