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IT management
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October 04, 2024
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Oct'24
Post Office recruiting tech-savvy board member amid unravelling IT disaster
Public inquiry told that the Post Office is currently recruiting a tech-savvy non-executive director
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October 04, 2024
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Oct'24
Late evidence in Post Office Capture investigation could not be reviewed
Evidence failed to reach investigators in time for report into controversial pre-Horizon Post Office software
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October 04, 2024
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Oct'24
Data and technology key to the future of the subsurface, report says
The report highlights the important role of the subsurface, but lack of accessible data and the likely need for new policy and regulation on the use of new technologies are barriers to future sustainable and efficient use
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October 04, 2024
04
Oct'24
Meta fuels AI innovation in APAC with accelerator programme
Meta launches AI accelerator and incubator programmes to support startups and enterprises in building AI applications using its Llama model
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October 03, 2024
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Oct'24
Microsoft files lawsuit to seize domains used by Russian spooks
Microsoft has been given permission to seize multiple domains used by the Russian state threat actor Star Blizzard as part of a coordinated disruption effort undertaken ahead of the US elections
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October 03, 2024
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Oct'24
Rising IT talent costs shadow Sweden’s skills shortage and market reforms
Swedish businesses face challenges recruiting the right IT staff, as salary demands increase
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October 03, 2024
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Oct'24
SOC teams falling out of love with threat detection tools
Security operations centre practitioners are fed up of being flooded with pointless alerts and many no longer have much confidence in their threat detection tools, according to a report
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October 03, 2024
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Oct'24
Local councils need ‘better support’ to buy AI responsibly
The Ada Lovelace Institute says there is lack of adequate support on how councils can safely and responsibly procure artificial intelligence systems in the public interest
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October 03, 2024
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Oct'24
DSIT launches digital government panel
The panel, which is being co-chaired by Martha Lane Fox and Paul Willmott, will help government create a 10-year vision for a ‘digital centre’
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October 03, 2024
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Oct'24
Post Office and Fujitsu: from blood brothers to bad blood
Former Post Office chief transformation officer’s evidence to the public inquiry reveals organisation’s strained relationship with main IT supplier Fujitsu
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October 03, 2024
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Oct'24
Nutanix courts VMware customers in APAC amid Broadcom concerns
Nutanix is driving double-digit growth across the region by capitalising on the evolving cloud landscape with its hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence offerings, as well as anxieties about the future direction of VMware under Broadcom’s ownership
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October 02, 2024
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Oct'24
UK and Singapore to collaborate on supporting ransomware victims
At the fourth Counter Ransomware Initiative Summit in the US, both the UK and Singapore have committed to working on new guidance designed to better support victims and undermine cyber criminal business models
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October 02, 2024
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Oct'24
Cyber UK’s quickest growing tech field, but skills gap remains
More people than ever are joining the cyber security profession in the UK, according to a report, but there is still a serious shortage even with a doubling in numbers
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October 02, 2024
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Oct'24
Amazon Mechanical Turk workers suspended without explanation
A likely glitch in Amazon Payments resulted in hundreds of Mechanical Turk workers being suspended from the platform without proper explanation or pay
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October 02, 2024
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Oct'24
GenAI edges closer to enterprise maturity
While many organisations are piloting generative AI applications, few have mature production roll-outs, according to a survey of Computer Weekly readers worldwide
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October 02, 2024
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Oct'24
Post Office spending £80,000+ a week on engineers who can’t work, as IT project burns cash
Revelation is latest evidence of the Post Office’s struggles to replace Fujitsu’s controversial Horizon software used in branches
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October 02, 2024
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Oct'24
India’s fintechs find fortune in underserved segments
Indian fintech companies are leveraging artificial intelligence and blockchain to address underserved customer segments, unearth hidden revenue opportunities and create innovative products
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October 02, 2024
02
Oct'24
‘Shocked’ MoneyGram hits back at Post Office
Money transfer fintech wrote to subpostmasters expressing its disappointment with the Post Office over end of contract
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October 01, 2024
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Oct'24
APAC organisations embrace generative AI
Study reveals a surge in GenAI adoption across APAC, with businesses looking to train their own models, likely to address specific regional needs and market dynamics
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October 01, 2024
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Oct'24
Unmasked: The Evil Corp cyber gangster who worked for LockBit
The NCA has named and shamed a prominent member of the Evil Corp cyber crime collective who also worked as an affiliate of the LockBit ransomware gang as the UK unveils new sanctions against 16 Russian cyber criminals
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October 01, 2024
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Oct'24
Businesses are getting some value from AI, but struggling to scale
Survey from KPMG reveals IT leaders struggling to keep up with the pace of technology innovation
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October 01, 2024
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Oct'24
Open source is not a trust issue, it’s an innovation issue
Businesses are seeing greater value from open source software, such as greater levels of productivity and reduced operational costs
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October 01, 2024
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Oct'24
Post Office ditches MoneyGram after cyber attack
The Post Office offered a short extension to enable it to asses the impact of the MoneyGram cyber incident, but the contract has now expired and MoneyGram services are no longer available in Post Office branches
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October 01, 2024
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Oct'24
Cyber teams say they can’t keep up with attack volumes
Over 60% of European security pros say their teams are understaffed, and over 50% don’t have enough budget, according to data from ISACA
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September 30, 2024
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Investigation finds 'reasonable likelihood' Post Office Capture software caused accounting losses
An independent forensic analysis finds the predecessor to Horizon IT system was also likely to have caused shortfalls for which subpostmasters were blamed, years before the Post Office scandal
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September 27, 2024
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Sep'24
UK on high alert over Iranian spear phishing attacks, says NCSC
The NCSC and counterpart agencies in the US have issued a warning over enhanced Iranian spear phishing activity targeting politicians, journalists, activists and others with an interest in Middle Eastern affairs
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September 27, 2024
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Sep'24
Printing vulnerability affecting Linux distros raises alarm
Security pros need to get in front of a series of vulnerabilities affecting the Cups Linux printing service after an apparently botched disclosure process saw technical details published in advance of a patch
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September 27, 2024
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Sep'24
How UEM Sunrise is driving transformation with Salesforce and AI
Malaysian property developer UEM Sunrise is leveraging Salesforce and AI to boost sales and enhance customer experience while prioritising data sovereignty and a diversified cloud strategy
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September 27, 2024
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Sep'24
More parallels between Post Office Capture and Horizon scandal revealed
Post Office dramatically increased the number of investigations into subpostmasters after Capture Software was introduced
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September 26, 2024
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Sep'24
Racist Network Rail Wi-Fi hack was work of malicious insider
Police have revealed that this week’s racist cyber attack on public Wi-Fi networks at stations across the UK appears to have been the work of a malicious insider, after arresting an employee of one of the service providers
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September 26, 2024
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Subpostmasters living years with disputed but unresolved debts to the Post Office, inquiry told
Continued errors with the Horizon system mean subpostmasters have unresolved account shortfalls hanging over them for years
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September 26, 2024
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Sep'24
Islamophobic cyber attack downs Wi-Fi at UK transport hubs
An apparent hacktivist attack disrupted public-facing Wi-Fi networks at UK rail stations to display Islamophobic content
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September 26, 2024
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Sep'24
Government plans reverse pitch events to drive digital change
The government will hold three events for startups to showcase and collaborate with the Department for Work and Pensions and the Ministry of Justice to solve key problems faced by the departments
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September 26, 2024
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Sep'24
Fujitsu accused of ‘paying lip service’ to Post Office scandal victims
Victims of the Horizon scandal believe Fujitsu’s offer of support to be a 'box-ticking' exercise with no commitments, nine months after seemingly heartfelt pledges
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September 26, 2024
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Sep'24
Comms giants unite to deliver more energy-efficient fibre networks
Broadband Forum-led project including BT Group, Orange, Calix, Futurewei, Huawei and Nokia seeks to lower energy consumption when accessing the internet through more energy-efficient networks
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September 25, 2024
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CrowdStrike apologises to US government for global mega-outage
CrowdStrike executive Adam Meyers appears before a US government committee to explain the series of errors that led directly to one of the biggest IT outages in history
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September 25, 2024
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Vote: Who should be the 2024 Most Influential Woman in UK Tech?
Each year, we ask our audience who should be named the most influential woman in UK technology. Tell us what you think – the deadline for voting is 18 October
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September 25, 2024
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Sep'24
NetApp E-series: Not part of the big message, but here to stay, says CEO
We asked NetApp about its high-performance computing-focused E-series block storage arrays and found inconsistent messaging but ultimately a commitment from CEO George Kurian to retain it
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September 25, 2024
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Sep'24
Splunk and Cisco integration moving apace
Splunk is rapidly integrating with Cisco’s technology to enable seamless transitions between their platforms while delivering advanced threat detection capabilities
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September 25, 2024
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Sep'24
Post Office IT procurement mess saw £35m spent on air conditioner, says board member
Post Office IT procurement mistakes have wasted millions of pounds of taxpayers money, non-executive board member tells public inquiry
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September 24, 2024
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Sep'24
Money transfer firm MoneyGram rushes to contain cyber attack
Money transfer specialist MoneyGram services remain down several days after a network outage developed into a full-blown cyber security incident
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September 24, 2024
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Sep'24
Unique malware sample volumes seen surging
BlackBerry’s latest ‘Global threat intelligence’ report details a surge in unique malware samples as threat actors ramp up the pace of targeted attacks
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September 24, 2024
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Sep'24
Pure punts raft of unifying features in FlashBlade file and object
Features are aimed at Pure’s file and object architecture with functionality based on software that aids management at system level
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September 24, 2024
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Sep'24
Post Office IT department’s focus on chasing a discount meant botched procurement
Post Office IT team and executives slammed for rushing into tech hardware purchase while eyeing a discount
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September 24, 2024
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Sep'24
NetApp maintains push to data management for AI
From data storage to intelligent data infrastructure – that’s the plan from NetApp, which has announced data curation for artificial intelligence as well as additions to its ASA and FAS storage arrays
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September 23, 2024
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Sep'24
Microsoft shares progress on Secure Future Initiative
Microsoft has published a progress report on its Secure Future Initiative, launched last year in the wake of multiple security incidents, and made a series of commitments to improve its internal cyber culture
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September 23, 2024
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Sep'24
Fujitsu faces financial challenges, with doubts over its commitment to righting Post Office wrongs
Fujitsu worker tells Computer Weekly that firm only cares about shareholders and not subpostmaster suffering
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September 23, 2024
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Sep'24
Home Office eVisa scheme is ‘broken’, says Open Rights Group
Digital rights campaigners say the Home Office’s plan to make its new electronic Visa scheme a real-time online-only process is part and parcel of the 'hostile environment' around immigration status
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September 23, 2024
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Sep'24
UK, US and Canada to collaborate on AI and cyber security
International collaboration agreement will see the governments of Canada, the UK and the US work together to research, evaluate and test new defence technologies
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September 23, 2024
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Sep'24
Medtech startup brings Oracle AI to bear on cancer drug research
Learn how Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and its cutting-edge AI features are bringing new benefits to cancer care by helping doctors identify better treatment options