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• May 06, 2021 06 May'21

  Tech startups turn to digital PR platform for media exposure

  Digital PR platform Newspage helps early-stage tech startups with limited resources increase their visibility to journalists and news organisations

• May 06, 2021 06 May'21

  Scammers accidentally reveal fake Amazon review data

  More than 13 million records relating to an organised fake review scam have been found on an unsecured ElasticSearch database, implicating hundreds of thousands of people in unethical behaviour

• May 06, 2021 06 May'21

  Google to introduce mandatory MFA for users

  In future, holders of Google accounts will have no option but to use multifactor authentication if they want to use the firm’s services

• May 06, 2021 06 May'21

  Netherlands to build new national supercomputer

  The Netherlands has laid out plans for its next national supercomputer, to be known as Snellius

• May 06, 2021 06 May'21

  Wipro’s AI platform to improve vaccine safety

  Wipro is partnering a stem cell technology firm on the use of its Holmes artificial intelligence platform to help researchers ascertain the safety and potency of vaccines

• May 05, 2021 05 May'21

  Why ITAM can aid IT-fuelled business recovery

  As a sense of normality returns, we look at why IT asset management is the stealth tool for clearing a path towards greater digitisation

• May 05, 2021 05 May'21

  Dysfunctional cyber, network teams disrupt digital transformation

  Despite shared goals, combative and dysfunctional relationships within specialist tech teams are putting digital transformation projects at risk, according to a report

• May 05, 2021 05 May'21

  Sophos: How timely intervention stopped a ProxyLogon attack

  A recent incident at an undisclosed customer sheds new light on how malicious actors exploit unpatched Microsoft Exchange servers

• May 05, 2021 05 May'21

  Delivering international talent to Helsinki’s tech ecosystem

  Finland’s capital is the envy of the world as a tech hub, but it still faces challenges in attracting skills in a highly competitive global market

• May 05, 2021 05 May'21

  Post Office dishonesty in Horizon scandal is reason enough for statutory public inquiry

  Subpostmasters, MPs and the public call for a full statutory judge-led public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal, following another damning court judgment

• May 05, 2021 05 May'21

  Executive interview: Juergen Mueller on SAP’s tech strategy

  SAP CTO Juergen Mueller offers a glimpse into the company’s thinking around delivering business applications as microservices, among other areas and updates in its technology strategy

• May 04, 2021 04 May'21

  Half of organisations breached via a third party in 12 months

  New report highlights the risks of outsourcing key business processes without paying due care and attention to your service provider’s security

• May 04, 2021 04 May'21

  Government digital chiefs outline plans for CDDO and GDS

  Paul Willmott, Joanna Davinson and Tom Read talk about establishing a digital, data and technology sub-board, plans to hire a chief technology officer and a chief data officer, and a five-year plan for the Government Digital Service

• May 04, 2021 04 May'21

  Infosys to create 1,000 tech jobs in UK

  Infosys joins TCS in announcing the creation of UK IT jobs as India and the UK negotiate a future trading relationship

• May 04, 2021 04 May'21

  Shadow ministers call for public consultation on health data review

  Two Labour shadow ministers want a public consultation following the findings of Ben Goldacre’s review on the use of health data for research and analysis

• May 04, 2021 04 May'21

  How Transport for NSW is tapping machine learning

  Transport agency in New South Wales taps machine learning to restore public confidence in the state’s transportation network amid the pandemic

• May 04, 2021 04 May'21

  Tech firms unite to advance diversity and inclusion in the sector

  The plan will focus on areas such as leadership representation and inclusive product development

• May 04, 2021 04 May'21

  Post Office CEO either knew what was going on in Horizon scandal, or was ‘asleep at the wheel’

  Post Office IT scandal CEO has no excuse for her inaction in preventing the biggest miscarriage of justice in UK history, says Criminal Cases Review Commission chairperson

• April 30, 2021 30 Apr'21

  MPs accuse government of unduly interfering in information commissioner appointment

  Cross-party group of MPs says government is influencing the appointment of a new information commissioner by explicitly seeking a candidate who will support its policy agenda, rather than regulate independently

• April 30, 2021 30 Apr'21

  End of support for Build 1909 leaves some Windows open to attack

  Biannual Windows updates free IT staff from major updates, but some people prefer older builds of Windows, which leaves a gaping security hole

• April 30, 2021 30 Apr'21

  Government gets updated powers to intervene on tech-related M&A deals on national security grounds

  The National Security and Investment Bill has secured royal assent, giving the government the legislative support it needs to intervene on business transactions in a variety of tech-related industries on national security grounds

• April 30, 2021 30 Apr'21

  Simon Bolton named as NHS Digital interim CEO

  Following the announcement of Sarah Wilkinson’s departure as CEO of NHS Digital, the organisation has appointed NHS Test and Trace CIO Simon Bolton as interim CEO

• April 29, 2021 29 Apr'21

  G7 countries to cooperate on digital regulation

  Digital and technology ministers outline their agenda for how technology can be used to facilitate the post-Covid recovery, signalling closer collaboration in key areas of the digital economy

• April 29, 2021 29 Apr'21

  Impact of low chip supply spreads

  Covid-19, shifts in consumer purchasing, sanctions and a drought in Taiwan have come together as a perfect storm to squeeze the supply of semiconductors

• April 29, 2021 29 Apr'21

  UK demand for digital automation skills soars

  The need for automation proficiency has more than doubled in the past two years, according to research

• April 29, 2021 29 Apr'21

  GCHQ: Dyslexic thinkers key to solving UK cyber security challenges

  Neurodiverse staff are bringing a unique contribution to keeping the country safe, according to the intelligence and cyber agency

• April 29, 2021 29 Apr'21

  Microsoft outlines five-year plan for accessibility tech

  Department for Work and Pensions staff to be trained on accessibility technologies to help people with disabilities return to work

• April 28, 2021 28 Apr'21

  Covid-19 security challenges leave bank customers at risk

  Challenges arising from the pandemic have left gaping holes in banking security, putting consumers at risk of fraud

• April 28, 2021 28 Apr'21

  Norway’s agritech innovators are ready to expand to pastures new

  A tech startup industry aimed at modernising farming is making hay in Norway and laying down roots in other countries

• April 28, 2021 28 Apr'21

  Recruiters can’t afford to hold out for cyber ‘unicorns’

  The perfect security candidate is hard to find, so hiring policy needs to be more pragmatic

• April 28, 2021 28 Apr'21

  Office 365 compromise likely led to Merseyrail ransomware attack

  Compromise of Merseyrail employee data seems to have begun after a key email account was hacked

• April 28, 2021 28 Apr'21

  Google Cloud reports $1bn operating loss, but Alphabet remains committed

  Company has extended the life of its servers from three to four years, netting $625m more revenue

• April 28, 2021 28 Apr'21

  Microsoft results get a pandemic jab

  Covid-19 has stimulated businesses to digitise more, and this is reflected in Microsoft’s latest results

• April 28, 2021 28 Apr'21

  NHS App to serve as vaccine passport for foreign holidays

  Existing NHS App will have vaccine passport functionality added to it, transport secretary confirms

• April 28, 2021 28 Apr'21

  CIO interview: Chris Porter, VP talent acquisition and matching, BP

  With the help of digital technologies and recruitment of data-savvy talent, BP is aiming to become a net-zero business by 2050

• April 28, 2021 28 Apr'21

  Government extends Gov.uk Verify for a further two years

  The government’s Gov.uk Verify identity platform will continue to run until April 2023 while a new identity service is developed

• April 27, 2021 27 Apr'21

  Flexible CIOs gain friends in finance

  The pandemic has shown the value of IT to business leaders. Chief financial officers are looking for quick IT investment returns

• April 27, 2021 27 Apr'21

  UK supermarkets to trial age estimation tech for alcohol purchases

  Biometric age estimation technology developed by Yoti to be tested in UK supermarkets for alcohol purchases as part of government-led digital identities initiative

• April 27, 2021 27 Apr'21

  Total cost of ransomware attack heading towards $2m

  Sophos’ latest study finds that ransomware attacks are proving increasingly disruptive to their victims’ finances

• April 27, 2021 27 Apr'21

  Leaky Azure storage account puts software developer IP at risk

  Source code for multiple products was left exposed in an unsecured Microsoft Azure cloud storage account, say researchers, but attributing responsibility for the error has proved difficult

• April 27, 2021 27 Apr'21

  Apple OS updates patch multiple security holes

  The much-heralded release of the privacy-centric iOS 14.5 also brings patches for multiple CVEs, and users of Apple smartphones, tablets and notebooks are best advised to update as soon as possible

• April 27, 2021 27 Apr'21

  Falkirk Council deploys end-to-end digital telecare

  Council has become the first in Scotland to go live with a complete digital telecare service for its local residents

• April 27, 2021 27 Apr'21

  The Security Interviews: Making sense of outbound email security

  Screening inbound emails is an accepted part of an organisation’s security posture, but the topic of securing outbound traffic is less often discussed. Zivver’s Rick Goud is on a mission to change this

• April 26, 2021 26 Apr'21

  Another 38 subpostmasters submit appeals against convictions

  The biggest miscarriage of justice in UK history is set to get bigger as more subpostmasters take their cases to the Court of Appeal

• April 26, 2021 26 Apr'21

  French legal challenge over EncroChat cryptophone hack could hit UK prosecutions

  Lawyers are challenging the legality of a French police operation to harvest tens of thousands of messages from the EncroChat encrypted phone network in a move that could overturn criminal prosecutions in the UK

• April 26, 2021 26 Apr'21

  Digital tech potential in health and social care not yet realised, says King’s Fund

  Report by health policy think-tank says that although there is evidence that digital technology can support staff and patients, there are large gaps in the evidence base

• April 26, 2021 26 Apr'21

  Post Office scandal CEO steps down from roles after massive miscarriage of justice is laid bare

  Former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells has left roles in the church, Morrisons and Dunelm after postmasters’ convictions were overturned in the Court of Appeal

• April 26, 2021 26 Apr'21

  How Toffs is seizing Asia’s CDN market

  Toffs Technologies is eyeing second- and third-tier cities in Asia as it bolsters its infrastructure and experiments with the use of home networks as content delivery networks

• April 23, 2021 23 Apr'21

  HMRC downplays significance of CEO email ‘questioning’ legal basis of loan charge policy

  A document dump of emails shared between HMRC officials has prompted loan charge campaigners to further question the legal footing of the government’s controversial disguised remuneration policy

• April 23, 2021 23 Apr'21

  Intel quarterly results reveal tactics to address ARM in the datacentre

  The chipmaker aims to make use of standard chip libraries and offer its customers different ways to package and optimise Intel silicon