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• December 04, 2015 04 Dec'15

  Internet of things will be one of the Asean IT highlights in 2016

  IoT investments will be one of the major trends in Asean economies throughout 2016, according to predictions from Frost & Sullivan.

• December 04, 2015 04 Dec'15

  CIO interview: Mikael Pommert, Modern Times Group

  Modern Times Group's CIO tells Computer Weekly about the challenges and benefits of moving an established business to the cloud

• December 04, 2015 04 Dec'15

  India’s HCL opens Estonian operation to support Nordic customers

  HCL Technologies opens an Estonian delivery centre which will support customers across Europe, including those in the Nordic region

• December 04, 2015 04 Dec'15

  Wetherspoon pub chain warns customers of data breach

  Discovery of a data breach at JD Wetherspoons comes hard on the heels of a breach at TalkTalk, underlining the importance of keeping customer data safe

• December 04, 2015 04 Dec'15

  Europe's CIOs must raise their game in testing software quality

  CIOs across Europe have more work to do to ensure the structural quality of software is sound as IT becomes more important to organisations across different sectors

• December 03, 2015 03 Dec'15

  Veracode finds most web apps fail Owasp security check list

  The findings of a report on critical vulnerabilities in most web applications is raising concerns over potential security vulnerabilities in millions of websites

• December 02, 2015 02 Dec'15

  UKtech50 2015 - The most influential people in UK IT

  Computer Weekly has announced the sixth annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK IT sector

• December 01, 2015 01 Dec'15

  International police seize nearly 1,000 counterfeit goods sites

  UK law enforcement officers have taken part in the largest international operation to date against the sale of counterfeit goods on e-commerce platforms and social networks

• November 27, 2015 27 Nov'15

  First businesses connect to Edinburgh’s gigabit network

  The first businesses have begun to connect to Edinburgh’s council-backed CORE fibre network

• November 27, 2015 27 Nov'15

  Digital drives business consultancy in IT outsourcing renewals

  As IT outsourcing contracts come up for renewal, CIOs might consider more business expertise to help them negotiate contracts that support inevitable digital expansion

• November 19, 2015 19 Nov'15

  Fujitsu UK CEO calls for more Stem on TV

  Fujitsu’s UK and Ireland CEO Regina Moran argues for promoting science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) subjects and careers in the mainstream media

• November 18, 2015 18 Nov'15

  Traditional datacentres ill-equipped to cope with IoT demands, warn technology experts

  BBC data scientist and Coca Cola CTO question if the datacentre is the right place to store, process and analyse IoT data

• November 17, 2015 17 Nov'15

  Businesses struggling to transition to digital era

  Businesses are struggling to understand new technologies and the exponential process improvements they can enable, according to Ernst & Young partner Christoph Kilger

• November 16, 2015 16 Nov'15

  Ad agency that rejected cloud boosts Cleversafe object storage

  Ad content agency Hogarth rejected cloud storage as too expensive and unreliable, opting for in-house object storage from Cleversafe with nearly 5PB

• November 13, 2015 13 Nov'15

  Passwords still a top issue the tech industry has to deal with, says panel

  In the face of several failed attempts by individual companies to eliminate passwords, a growing number of large companies are joining the Fido Alliance, ISSE 2015 conference in Berlin told

• November 12, 2015 12 Nov'15

  TCS to give internships to 1,000 UK graduates

  IT services firm TCS is offering a thousand British youngsters the opportunity to work at some of its technology centres in India

• November 12, 2015 12 Nov'15

  The British Museum uses Google Street View to boost online access to exhibits

  The Google Cultural Institute has partnered with The British Museum to help make its collections accessible to people around the world

• November 10, 2015 10 Nov'15

  Government launches cyber security research project

  The government has launched a programme to get businesses more involved in cyber security research

• November 09, 2015 09 Nov'15

  IT and business process outsourcing surges after general election

  Business confidence following the general election is explained as the main reason for a massive hike in spending on IT and business process outsourcing by UK organisations

• November 04, 2015 04 Nov'15

  How IoT will impact the Asean cloud landscape

  IoT deployments are in their early stages in the Asean region, but experts predict as take-up of IoT apps increases it will have a big impact on IT infrastructures in the region

• October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15

  CIO interview: Mette Jæpelt, Egmont Group

  Egmont CIO Mette Jæpelt is a supplier and colleague to the company's business groups, which makes her current role different from any other in her 35-year career

• October 28, 2015 28 Oct'15

  Mobile attacks more vicious, insidious and malicious, says Blue Coat

  An increase in insidious and malicious attack types should sound an alarm to strengthen defences, according to a mobile malware report

• October 28, 2015 28 Oct'15

  Twitter share price down after disappointing forecast and growth

  Twitter shares fell by 14% to $27.38 in extended trading in response to a disappointing forecast and continued slow user growth

• October 27, 2015 27 Oct'15

  Ford adds social media controls to Sync system

  Ford is to give drivers the ability to access their social media accounts using voice controls while on the road

• October 27, 2015 27 Oct'15

  Police arrest teenager over TalkTalk hack

  Police are interviewing and searching the home of a 15-year-old boy in Northern Ireland in connection with a hack attack on TalkTalk that was feared to have exposed personal details of four million customers

• October 23, 2015 23 Oct'15

  CIO interview: Christina Scott, CIO, Financial Times

  As a leading global media firm, the FT is at the forefront of digital change – not to mention a new owner that means bringing IT back from its former parent

• October 22, 2015 22 Oct'15

  Sony $8m breach settlement underlines need to secure personal data

  Sony will pay up to $10,000 to each claimant for identity theft losses and up to $1,000 each to cover the cost of credit-fraud protection services in connection with a cyber attack on the firm in 2014

• October 19, 2015 19 Oct'15

  Turning data into action still tricky for Australia's data scientists

  Australian businesses need to change their attitudes towards data scientists if they are to unshackle the benefits of data

• October 19, 2015 19 Oct'15

  Dow Jones denies it was target of insider trading hack

  Dow Jones says there is no information to support reports that it was the target of hackers seeking information for insider trading

• October 16, 2015 16 Oct'15

  Yahoo announces password-killing Account Key

  Yahoo Account Key uses push notifications to provide a fast and secure way to access Yahoo accounts from a mobile device

• October 16, 2015 16 Oct'15

  Uninstall Adobe Flash, experts advise as zero-day hits

  A critical vulnerability has been identified in Adobe Flash Player 19.0.0.207 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh and Linux

• October 15, 2015 15 Oct'15

  Technologies to consider when renewing an IT services contract

  Technology changes quickly, so organisations should ensure flexibility is built into IT services contracts to avoid missing out on the benefits of the latest advances

• October 15, 2015 15 Oct'15

  Ofcom regulates Amazon Instant Video

  Broadcast watchdog Ofcom will regulate video-on-demand (VOD) services – such as Amazon Instant Video – although rules for VOD content differ from broadcast

• October 12, 2015 12 Oct'15

  Government sets up £4m fund to spur video games industry

  The Department for Culture, Media and Sport announces grants of up to £25,000 from the Video Games Prototype fund to help new UK games developers get off the ground

• October 12, 2015 12 Oct'15

  Data breach hits Dow Jones

  Hackers may have accessed the payment card details of up to 3,500 customers, warns finance publisher Dow Jones

• October 07, 2015 07 Oct'15

  Internet of things is next step along Infiniti Red Bull’s F1 journey

  Formula 1 team Infiniti Red Bull Racing is beginning to explore the potential of the IoT as it makes ongoing improvements to its networking infrastructure with support from AT&T

• October 06, 2015 06 Oct'15

  EU Safe Harbour ruling requires a rethink of data processes

  The European Court of Justice's decision to invalidate the Safe Harbour agreement has far-reaching implications for businesses

• October 06, 2015 06 Oct'15

  Max Schrems welcomes ECJ ruling that Safe Harbour is invalid

  The European Court of Justice declares the Safe Harbour framework invalid as a mechanism to legitimise transfers of personal data from the EU to the US

• October 05, 2015 05 Oct'15

  Facebook ruling not only landmark data protection case in Europe, say experts

  A landmark ruling against Slovakia-based website Weltimmo could impact the Max Schrems case against Facebook and new European data protection rules currently being finalised

• October 03, 2015 03 Oct'15

  What to consider when IT outsourcing contracts come up for renewal

  Outsourcing contracts worth billions of pounds come up for renewal over the next few years – but unprecedented industry change complicates the CIO's decision

• October 01, 2015 01 Oct'15

  Facebook court judgement threatens Safe Harbour data-sharing agreement with US

  The European Court of Justice (ECJ) could torpedo the EU/US Safe Harbour agreement following the US National Security Agency's (NSA) mass surveillance on EU citizens using Facebook data

• October 01, 2015 01 Oct'15

  Education, energy and finance top UK cyber attack targets

  The UK remains in the top five most targeted countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa but has dropped from number one in 2014 to fifth place for the first half of 2015, a FireEye report reveals

• September 30, 2015 30 Sep'15

  Women in “a position of power” in IT industry, says BBC panel

  Women looking to make the move to the IT industry have the upper hand, according to a panel discussion at the BBC

• September 29, 2015 29 Sep'15

  Two thirds of UK businesses never meet important customers

  British businesses don't always meet their best customers or the people they do most business with, because of trends in modern technology

• September 29, 2015 29 Sep'15

  Facebook shares dip after site outage

  Facebook was down for 42 minutes around midday in California, after being out of service for 12 minutes four days earlier

• September 23, 2015 23 Sep'15

  Tech innovation leads the 'slow demise of traditional broadcast'

  The broadcast sector is being revolutionised by internet technology, as delegates to the annual IBC show in Amsterdam found out

• September 21, 2015 21 Sep'15

  Starbucks European IT director moves to education publisher Pearson

  Robert Teagle quits the coffee company after eight years as European IT chief

• September 17, 2015 17 Sep'15

  Rugby World Cup host city Gloucester gets free city Wi-Fi network

  BT tries out a free public wireless network in the centre of Gloucester as the city prepares to host the Rugby World Cup

• September 17, 2015 17 Sep'15

  Singapore general election reveals growing importance of social media

  Organisations in all sectors in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) countries are recognising the influence of social networking

• September 11, 2015 11 Sep'15

  Few cyber attacks sophisticated, says Telefonica security chief

  Most big data breaches are enabled by spear phishing and a lack of capabilities to detect and respond to intrusions, not sophisticated malware or attack techniques, says Telefonica's head of security

• September 09, 2015 09 Sep'15

  BBC announces digital content season as part of Make it Digital initiative

  Six months on from the launch of its Make it Digital initiative to help children embrace technology, the BBC announces digital content season across its media channels

• September 09, 2015 09 Sep'15

  WhatsApp fixes security vulnerability

  Security researchers have praised Facebook's WhatsApp cross-platform messenger service for its quick response to a vulnerability disclosure

• September 07, 2015 07 Sep'15

  BBC director general Tony Hall proposes an 'open BBC for the internet age'

  As the internet changes the way the public consumes content, the BBC proposes to make itself a platform for UK talent and an ongoing trustworthy source

• September 03, 2015 03 Sep'15

  Sony Pictures reaches settlement in lawsuit over data breach

  Sony Pictures has reached a settlement agreement with former employees in an what appears to be an attempt to avoid a class-action lawsuit

• September 02, 2015 02 Sep'15

  Top technology companies develop royalty-free media formats

  Amazon, Cisco, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Mozilla and Netflix have joined forces to develop fast, interoperable and royalty-free online media formats

• August 28, 2015 28 Aug'15

  Police arrest six UK teenagers for using DDoS cyber attack tool

  Police arrest six UK teenagers on suspicion of using a DDoS attack tool targeting a national newspaper, a school and online gaming companies and retailers

• August 28, 2015 28 Aug'15

  Google denies abusing dominant market position in Europe

  Internet giant says the preliminary findings of the EC's investigation into its business practices are “wrong as a matter of fact, law and economics"

• August 27, 2015 27 Aug'15

  Jim Henson’s Creature Shop kermits to Brocade network infrastructure

  Jim Henson’s Creature Shop – the studio behind the Muppets and Sesame Street – picks a Brocade-powered network to run its advanced software platform

• August 26, 2015 26 Aug'15

  Millennials dissatisfied with online data security, study shows

  Fewer than 5% of UK and US 16 to 35 year olds believe their digital identity is completely protected by effective safeguards

• August 26, 2015 26 Aug'15

  Chetan Dube: The man behind the robot that will help man extend his horizons

  IPsoft founder talks about the artificial intelligence platform that could be an example of IT developments that, he says, might transform the future of the human race

• August 24, 2015 24 Aug'15

  Digital skillsets needed to close creative industries' skills gap

  NextGen Skills Academy has launched a new course to teach the digital skills required by creative industry sectors

• August 21, 2015 21 Aug'15

  ICO orders Google to remove links to right to be forgotten takedowns

  The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) says Google must remove newer links that reveal the same details as previously removed links

• August 21, 2015 21 Aug'15

  Hackers publish another 13GB of Ashley Madison data

  A second set of Ashley Madison data published by hackers includes source code from the website, internal emails and a note to the company's founder Noel Biderman

• August 20, 2015 20 Aug'15

  Premiership Rugby scores security and efficiency with Intralinks

  By setting access controls, Premiership Rugby can ensure that its partners get quick access only to role-appropriate content

• August 19, 2015 19 Aug'15

  Ashley Madison hackers carry out threat to publish user data

  The Impact Team hacking group claims to have carried out a threat to publish data stolen from cheating site Ashley Madison after the site was not shut down

• August 18, 2015 18 Aug'15

  First Darkode hacker suspect pleads guilty

  Eric Crocker of Binghamton, New York, is the first of 12 Darkode suspects to plead guilty to charges after the hacker forum was dismantled in an international operation

• August 18, 2015 18 Aug'15

  Australian Cyber Security Centre sets baseline for businesses

  The ACSC wants more organisations to take responsibility for protecting their information resources and computer systems

• August 17, 2015 17 Aug'15

  Netflix shuts down final datacentre to go all-in on public cloud

  Netflix is gearing up for the closure of its final datacentre, as it makes good on its earlier pledge to move more of its IT infrastructure to the public cloud

• August 12, 2015 12 Aug'15

  Hacking-enabled insider trading underlines need for cyber legislation

  The latest insider trading case highlights the need for legislation to strengthen cyber security, according to an international cyber security expert

• August 11, 2015 11 Aug'15

  FBI uncovers cyber insider trading gang

  Nine suspects are expected to be charged in the US with insider trading based on corporate press releases stolen by hackers before they had been made public

• August 06, 2015 06 Aug'15

  CTO interview: Framestore's Steve MacPherson on the pull of Gravity

  Steve MacPherson, global CTO at London-based special effects studio Framestore, wants his servers running at 96% all of the time

• August 04, 2015 04 Aug'15

  BlackHat 2015: RiskIQ reports huge spike in malvertising

  Digital ads have become the preferred method for distributing malware, according to security firm RiskIQ

• July 30, 2015 30 Jul'15

  Facebook confirms mobile ad success, but profits dip

  Despite the better than expected second-quarter results, Facebook's share price fell by 5.4% in after-hours trading before rallying

• July 20, 2015 20 Jul'15

  UK considers 10-year jail sentences for online piracy

  The UK government is considering new measures to increase the sanctions for criminals who infringe the rights of copyright holders for large-scale financial gain

• July 20, 2015 20 Jul'15

  Hackers threaten to expose ALM’s dating and cheating site users

  A hacking group, calling itself The Impact Team, claims to have compromised Avid Life Media’s user databases, source code repositories, financial records and email system

• July 15, 2015 15 Jul'15

  Huawei to implement 4.5G network for Shanghai Disney

  Huawei signs world’s first 4.5G network co-operation agreement to implement a smart city network at the Shanghai Disney resort

• July 13, 2015 13 Jul'15

  Seagate embarks on renewed HPC push through partnerships with HP and IBM

  Storage supplier hopes to increase the total addressable market for its ClusterStor appliance by joining forces with HP and IBM

• July 13, 2015 13 Jul'15

  Adobe to patch two more Flash flaws exposed by Hacking Team hack

  Adobe plans to release security updates this week for two more Adobe Flash vulnerabilities exposed when hackers published documents belonging to Italy's controversial Hacking Team

• July 09, 2015 09 Jul'15

  Grexit threatens to cut Greek IT spending by $3.7bn

  Greek IT spending set to fall steeply if the country leaves the Euro, following the "no" vote in the referendum

• July 09, 2015 09 Jul'15

  Finnish hacker teen dodges jail for 50,000 cyber attacks

  The leniency of a two-year suspended sentence for 17-year-old Finnish hacker Julius Kivimaki for 50,000 intrusions raises concerns

• July 07, 2015 07 Jul'15

  Dashlane bullish about the future despite LastPass hack

  Password management firm Dashlane is confident its business model will evolve and continue to be relevant even if passwords eventually disappear

• July 07, 2015 07 Jul'15

  OTT messaging providers will struggle to make money

  Juniper Research report forecasts years of declining revenues for the mobile messaging market, and says that over-the-top providers will need to diversify to survive

• July 07, 2015 07 Jul'15

  Samsung lowers second quarter earnings forecast

  Samsung expects second quarter sales to total 48tn won, 8% down on the same period the year before and 5tn won below Samsung’s previous estimate

• July 03, 2015 03 Jul'15

  Wi-Fi enhances guest experience and profitability for Belgian theme park

  Bobbejaanland, one of the largest theme parks in Belgium, is using a Fortinet Wi-Fi network to offer visitors access on the go, and improve its management capabilities

• July 02, 2015 02 Jul'15

  BBC to cut 1,000 jobs and merge tech teams due to low licence fees

  The BBC will cut jobs and merge its technology teams in an effort to save funds after a drop in licence fees as fewer people watch live TV

• July 01, 2015 01 Jul'15

  Sony Professional deploys ServiceMax for engineering support

  Sony Professional Service Europe updates its service desk with ServiceMax and integrates it with Salesforce

• June 30, 2015 30 Jun'15

  Most VPNs leak user details, study shows

  Researchers have found nearly 80% of popular VPN providers leak information about the user because of a vulnerability known as IPv6 leakage

• June 29, 2015 29 Jun'15

  Is the UK government serious about tackling IT suppliers' abuse of intra company transfers?

  The UK government is making noises about reducing the number of non-EU workers in the UK – and the IT industry could be the focal point for this

• June 26, 2015 26 Jun'15

  Dutch court orders Facebook to identify revenge porn poster

  Facebook has a legal obligation to provide information about a user who posted a revenge porn video on the site, a Dutch court has ruled

• June 23, 2015 23 Jun'15

  TalkTalk sets UFO FTTP broadband price bar low

  TalkTalk reveals details of prices and packages for its ultrafast fibre UFO network in York

• June 16, 2015 16 Jun'15

  Digital business unhappy over “draconian” EU data protection laws

  European digital businesses say the GDPR text agreed by the EU Council of Ministers is a draconian, blunt-instrument that threatens to hobble online advertising

• June 12, 2015 12 Jun'15

  Twitter chief Dick Costolo to step down

  Twitter co-founder and chairman Jack Dorsey will take over as interim chief until the board can find a replacement for Dick Costolo

• June 10, 2015 10 Jun'15

  Vodafone launches home broadband service

  Vodafone unveils its Vodafone Connect broadband and home phone package, offering headline speeds of 76Mbps

• June 04, 2015 04 Jun'15

  We are in early years of international cyber war arms race, says security expert Bruce Schneier

  Countries are not attacking each other but striking at the IT infrastructure of enterprises in rival states, says security pundit Bruce Schneier

• June 03, 2015 03 Jun'15

  Sourcing must adapt to digital business goals, says Gartner

  Businesses need to change their sourcing strategies if they are to keep pace with the digital revolution, says analyst organisation Gartner

• June 01, 2015 01 Jun'15

  BBC tests 4G broadcasting at FA Cup final

  The BBC turns to EE to test out 4G-powered mobile broadcasting during the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium

• May 29, 2015 29 May'15

  Arsenal to beat Aston Villa in FA Cup final, says statistical analysis

  Arsenal will overcome Aston Villa to retain the FA Cup, according to analysis from business intelligence and analytics software firm Yellowfin

• May 29, 2015 29 May'15

  Top six enterprise IT priorities in the Nordics

  The future of enterprise IT looks bright in the Nordic region, with growing focus on datacentre investments, national cloud and automatisation

• May 28, 2015 28 May'15

  Cyber threats relatively unknown outside IT, says expert

  In many businesses, few non-IT people have heard of even big information security threats, according to a security industry veteran

• May 27, 2015 27 May'15

  CIO Interview: Mike Young, CIO, Dentsu Aegis Network

  CIO Mike Young describes how Dentsu Aegis Network used technology to become a consolidated company with a unified collaboration strategy