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December 30, 2020
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Dec'20
Top 10 Benelux IT stories of 2020
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Benelux IT stories of 2020
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December 21, 2020
21
Dec'20
Top 10 enterprise IT in the Nordics stories of 2020
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Nordic enterprise IT stories of 2020
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December 18, 2020
18
Dec'20
Prepare for bringing people back to the office with the Nordic tech startup blueprint
Business can learn lessons from Nordic tech startups to prepare employees to return to the office after Covid restrictions
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December 03, 2020
03
Dec'20
Lax Android app developers putting millions of users at risk
Eight months after Google patched a critical vulnerability, developers have failed to update their apps, putting millions of users of apps such as dating services Bumble and Grindr at risk
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November 30, 2020
30
Nov'20
$60m Middle East tech fund targets 120 startups
Venture capital fund expects rapid regional technology growth in the post-Covid-19 world
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November 26, 2020
26
Nov'20
Data safes will give users control over their data
Belgian computer scientist tells Computer Weekly how people can regain control of their online personal information
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November 26, 2020
26
Nov'20
Robots taking jobs, but creating careers
Robotic process automation developers tell Computer Weekly about the job they never expected to be doing
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November 25, 2020
25
Nov'20
Securing UK’s critical national infrastructure is a 2021 priority
Government outlines the UK’s strategic cyber security policies for the coming 12 months, with critical national infrastructure a clear priority
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November 23, 2020
23
Nov'20
Manchester United praised for swift response to cyber attack
Manchester United’s systems were attacked last week, and the club has been praised for a swift and decisive response
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November 13, 2020
13
Nov'20
IT Priorities 2020: European IT budget share reflects home-working challenges brought by Covid
European organisations are being forced to redivert more limited budgets during the pandemic
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November 05, 2020
05
Nov'20
Mastercard: Looks like a tech firm, acts like a tech firm, is a tech firm
Financial services giant finds itself in a prominent position as the volume of digital transactions increases
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November 02, 2020
02
Nov'20
Finnish government rolls out digital projects to support SMEs
Finland is set to create network of technology hubs that will support SMEs in the country, as well as create links across the EU
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October 30, 2020
30
Oct'20
ICO slashes Marriott breach fine to £18.4m
Reduced fine reflects both improvements made to hotel group’s cyber security and impact of coronavirus on the travel and hospitality sector
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October 27, 2020
27
Oct'20
ICO slams Experian over ‘invisible’ data processing
Data processing practices used by Experian broke data protection law, says Information Commissioner’s Office
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October 26, 2020
26
Oct'20
Dutch government ‘unambitious’ in digital
The Netherlands has been working at home as much as possible since the outbreak of Covid-19, but its dependence on technology and connectivity does not seem to be reflected by the government’s approach to digitisation
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October 26, 2020
26
Oct'20
Cooperation between Norway’s security agencies planned following cyber attack on parliament
Government seeks to develop enhanced national IT infrastructure with an embedded early warning system and defence shield to protect the IT systems of public and private organisations
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October 22, 2020
22
Oct'20
Nordic countries in denial over IT industry equality
Arriving in Denmark to find she was the only woman on a computer science master’s course was a shock to Plamena Cherneva
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October 21, 2020
21
Oct'20
Customer loyalty accounts in danger from cyber criminals
Billions of credential stuffing attacks are harvesting valuable customer data for the dark web economy
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October 16, 2020
16
Oct'20
BA argues ICO data breach fine down to £20m
Information Commissioner’s Office levies fine of £20m on British Airways for failing to protect the personal data of hundreds of thousands of passengers – a vast reduction on the initial £183m penalty
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October 02, 2020
02
Oct'20
Future UK-EU data sharing put at risk by Brexit legislation
When the Brexit transition period ends, UK ministers will have the power to forge new data-sharing arrangements that risk undermining the viability of future data transfers with the European Union
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September 30, 2020
30
Sep'20
Norway leaves door open to Huawei
Government gives telecoms companies responsibility to choose their equipment suppliers, which could include Huawei
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September 28, 2020
28
Sep'20
Airbnb hosts’ account data exposed in internal leak
Data exposure within Airbnb’s system was the result of a technical issue but was swiftly fixed, says the firm
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September 23, 2020
23
Sep'20
Over half of firms intend to continue US data transfers despite Schrems II
Survey shows many organisations do not intend to significantly change their data-sharing practices, at least until there is more guidance from regulators or governments
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September 11, 2020
11
Sep'20
Travel industry websites are laughably insecure, claims Which?
The travel industry is failing to take the data security of its customers seriously, according to a Which? investigation
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September 09, 2020
09
Sep'20
Abu Dhabi government launches peer-to-peer coding campus
Abu Dhabi government launches a specialist programming school that uses peer-to-peer teaching methods and gamification
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September 04, 2020
04
Sep'20
HotelBeds uses API management platform to reduce cost
HotelBeds has switched from its legacy suppler to a licensed service in an effort to reduce API management costs after traffic doubles
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September 04, 2020
04
Sep'20
Virtual London Tech Week is a sign of the future
London Tech week's virtual event is another sign of how the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation
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August 27, 2020
27
Aug'20
Tour de France 2020 fans to get virtual experience delivered by NTT
This year’s Tour de France was delayed because of the Covid-19 pandemic. IT services company NTT has teamed up with event organiser ASO to offer a virtual experience to fans who cannot be at the roadside
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August 26, 2020
26
Aug'20
CIO interview: Steve Otto, chief technology officer, The R&A
When the coronavirus pandemic caused The Open to be cancelled, The R&A’s tech team took the UK’s flagship golf tournament online
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August 19, 2020
19
Aug'20
Marriott slapped with class action lawsuit over 2018 breach
Group action brings together millions of victims who stayed at the Starwood hotel chain over a four-year period
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August 18, 2020
18
Aug'20
Carnival cruise lines hit by ransomware, customer data stolen
Cruise ship operator is likely to be the victim of a major data breach after customer information is apparently stolen in a ransomware attack
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August 11, 2020
11
Aug'20
Hospitality sector is failing on contact-tracing obligations
Cyber security experts urge the government to do more to help small hospitality businesses improve their contact-tracing data-handling practices
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August 05, 2020
05
Aug'20
Egypt’s datacentre plans take key step forward
Government lays the foundations for a datacentre industry with its new data protection law
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July 28, 2020
28
Jul'20
Garmin may have paid hackers ransom, reports suggest
Garmin’s services are coming back online, but the company remains tight-lipped about what exactly happened to it
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July 22, 2020
22
Jul'20
NCSC reveals scale of cyber attacks on UK sports industry
The UK’s sports industry is under near constant cyber attack, according to new statistics from the National Cyber Security Centre
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July 22, 2020
22
Jul'20
New opportunities for Nordic startups post-Covid-19 as virtual offices become the norm
As companies adjust to digital office life in the pandemic era, a host of Nordic startups are already helping them convert these short-term fixes into long-term strategy
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July 16, 2020
16
Jul'20
Room for improvement in Dutch digital skills
The Netherlands has good telecommunications and IT networks that can be used safely and reliably, but there is room for improvement in digital skills among the Dutch
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July 15, 2020
15
Jul'20
Huge declines in traditional outsourcing as Covid-19 puts a stop on deals
Traditional IT outsourcing deals value plummets in the last quarter as contracts dry up amid Covid-19 disruption
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July 09, 2020
09
Jul'20
Pubs and restaurants failing on cyber fraud protection
Virtually all of the UK’s most popular restaurant and pub brands are failing to proactively block fraudulent emails from reaching their targets
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July 03, 2020
03
Jul'20
Is digital art coming of age under Covid?
Israeli startup Niio is advancing a digital art platform comparable with Spotify. Is the digital medium for high art coming of age in these Covid times?
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June 25, 2020
25
Jun'20
Pub ‘check-in’ apps provoke fresh privacy concerns
With pubs and restaurants required to collect customer data for contact tracing when they reopen, data privacy risks will be heightened
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June 11, 2020
11
Jun'20
Tech firms respond to Nordic government calls
Nordic firms are working with tech suppliers to help them get back up and running after Covid-19
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June 09, 2020
09
Jun'20
AS Roma to develop video tracking with Acronis AI expertise
Italian football club will get variable-price ticketing using artificial intelligence expertise to develop systems. It has also deployed Acronis cloud backup
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June 05, 2020
05
Jun'20
London Tech Week to go ahead through Zoom
London Tech week will go ahead next week, with the tech industry attending through Zoom
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June 04, 2020
04
Jun'20
Dutch organisations invest heavily in compliance – but in vain
Despite the fact that companies in the Netherlands have invested heavily to comply with GDPR legislation introduced two years ago, 90% of them are still discovering fundamental weaknesses in their IT environment
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June 01, 2020
01
Jun'20
How Saudi Arabia is using cloud to navigate the Covid-19 downturn
Organisations in Saudi Arabia are using cloud computing services to help them navigate challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic
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May 21, 2020
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May'20
Coronavirus: Dutch work on XR technology shows promise in pandemic scenario
Netherlands leads the way in the development of extended reality technology, which could prove its value in a crisis such as Covid-19
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May 01, 2020
01
May'20
No going back to packed workplaces after Covid-19
A recent project by IT service providers outlines how, in a post-coronavirus world, businesses like Barclays Bank will reduce their reliance on skyscrapers packed with people
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April 24, 2020
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Apr'20
How likely are IT service providers to offer discounts in an unprecedented global recession?
As the global economy slows, businesses are trying to cut costs, with IT services one of the first stops – but what are the chances of a happy outcome?
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April 20, 2020
20
Apr'20
Dutch organisations address business email compromise fraud
Public-private partnership in the Netherlands works to break the chains used by fraudsters to carry out BEC attacks