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IT management

• May 30, 2025 30 May'25

  Noisy quantum hardware could crack RSA-2048 in seven days

  Research highlights the need for quantum safe cryptography given the speed with which quantum computing is evolving

• May 30, 2025 30 May'25

  Cloud migration demands contractual safeguards and clear strategy

  Cyber security experts urge organisations to define clear objectives, understand shared security models and implement strong data governance when migrating workloads to the cloud

• May 29, 2025 29 May'25

  CEOs and IT chiefs misaligned on AI readiness

  A report from Kyndryl shows a significant gap in how business leaders perceive the AI infrastructure of their organisations compared with IT chiefs

• May 29, 2025 29 May'25

  Post Office slammed after deleting social media comments on IT scandal

  Post Office accused of suppressing the views of victims of the Horizon scandal by deleting comments on social media platforms

• May 29, 2025 29 May'25

  Gov.uk Wallet open to public sector bodies

  Government departments can soon begin to add documents to Gov.uk Wallet, as the Government Digital Service publishes guidance for public sector bodies on how to use the smartphone app

• May 29, 2025 29 May'25

  Nvidia takes $4.5bn hit due to export restrictions

  Nvidia warns it could miss out on $50bn market opportunity as China ramps up its AI capabilities

• May 28, 2025 28 May'25

  UK biometric surveillance exists in ‘legal grey area’

  The rapid proliferation of ‘biometric mass surveillance technologies’ throughout the UK’s public and private sectors is taking place without legal certainty or adequate safeguards for the public

• May 28, 2025 28 May'25

  VMware and Oracle licensing: Time to consider alternatives

  With so much Java code running enterprise IT, we consider the benefits of adapting existing systems to make them more cloud-native

• May 28, 2025 28 May'25

  Remote purchase fraud surges 14%, says banking industry

  Brits lost over £1bn to payment fraud in its many forms last year, according to the latest banking industry numbers

• May 28, 2025 28 May'25

  ANZ firms spending more on data management

  Nearly nine in 10 organisations in Australia and New Zealand increased their overall spend on data management last year to cope with higher data volumes and growing use of artificial intelligence, study finds

• May 28, 2025 28 May'25

  Infor bets on ‘micro-verticalisation’, sees uptick from SAP customers

  Infor’s head honcho in Asia-Pacific and Japan details how the company's deep industry focus and cloud-native business applications are driving growth and attracting customers, including those rethinking their SAP roadmaps

• May 27, 2025 27 May'25

  Salesforce pays $8bn for Informatica to underpin agentic AI play

  Salesforce is to pay approximately $8bn for cloud data management specialist Informatica as it looks to shore up the foundations of its developing agentic AI strategy

• May 27, 2025 27 May'25

  Maturing UK fintechs increase tech and cyber security hiring

  Increased hiring reflects that fintechs are maturing and now require more cyber security and compliance experts

• May 27, 2025 27 May'25

  US makes fresh indictments over DanaBot, Qakbot malwares

  US charges the operators of two malwares, DanaBot and Qakbot, whose actions led to millions of dollars worth of cyber theft and fraud

• May 27, 2025 27 May'25

  Government launches search to link UK to European supercomputers

  As part of Horizon 2020, the UK recently signed up to an EU initiative to support the expansion of high-performance computing for AI

• May 27, 2025 27 May'25

  Armed forces charity steps in to address cyber mental health crisis

  CIISec and military charity PTSD Resolution hope to address a gathering mental health crisis among frontline cyber professionals

• May 27, 2025 27 May'25

  Interview: Richard Masters, vice-president of data and AI, Virgin Atlantic

  The airline’s data chief is applying his expertise as a PhD in astrophysics to the nitty-gritty details of using artificial intelligence to improve customer experience

• May 27, 2025 27 May'25

  Imec ITF World 2025: The hardware horizon for AI

  At its recent ITF World 2025 conference in Antwerp, Belgian research institute Imec delivered a pointed message: as AI accelerates, the world needs new thinking – not just in software, but in the hardware ecosystems underpinning it

• May 26, 2025 26 May'25

  Gartner: VMware users face multi-hypervisor future

  With two-thirds of organisations reportedly negative about Broadcom’s VMware licensing changes, Gartner analyst Michael Warrilow advises IT leaders of multi-year migrations and an inevitable shift towards multiple hypervisors

• May 26, 2025 26 May'25

  Gprnt platform to ease sustainability reporting

  Singapore businesses can now automatically generate basic sustainability reports free of charge using Gprnt, a platform aimed at simplifying reporting and unlocking green financing

• May 23, 2025 23 May'25

  Essex Police discloses ‘incoherent’ facial recognition assessment

  An equality impact assessment of Essex Police live facial recognition deployments is plagued by inconsistencies and poor methodology, undermining the force’s claim that its use of the technology will not be discriminatory

• May 23, 2025 23 May'25

  Data embassies and US embargo halt give Saudi AI hope

  Gulf autocracy gets access to powerful AI chips subject to export ban and pursues legal reforms to make foreign computing firms feel comfortable about putting their data there

• May 23, 2025 23 May'25

  Labour puts Humphrey AI to work for council admin

  A tool built on the government’s Humphrey AI toolset is being piloted by 25 councils to take notes during meetings

• May 23, 2025 23 May'25

  Grab opens AI centre of excellence, bets on home-grown AI

  Southeast Asian super app Grab has launched an AI centre of excellence in Singapore, aiming to develop its own specialised foundation model, bolster developer productivity and create 50 new roles, among other goals

• May 22, 2025 22 May'25

  Microsoft raises posse to target dangerous Lumma malware

  Microsoft, along with a consortium of partners, has seized and disrupted a significant part of the Lumma malware-as-a-service network used to steal data and funds

• May 22, 2025 22 May'25

  DSIT makes £5.5m of funding available to new projects

  The government is focusing on easing the regulatory burden that can often hamper the introduction of innovative technologies in the public sector

• May 22, 2025 22 May'25

  Lloyds and Nationwide to use UK finance sector LLM

  Industry-specific large language models could improve customer services, strengthen security and support regulatory compliance

• May 22, 2025 22 May'25

  Former ICAEW operations chief heads up BCS

  BCS CEO Sharon Gunn wants to open up membership to broadest range of people to promote professional and ethical practices

• May 22, 2025 22 May'25

  HMRC begins escape from Fujitsu’s grip through £500m contract

  HMRC looking for a supplier to support its planned exit from three Fujitsu datacentre contracts

• May 22, 2025 22 May'25

  How to tackle your infrastructure technical debt

  Gartner analysts explain how infrastructure and operations teams can address the accumulation of outdated systems and make a compelling business case for upgrades

• May 21, 2025 21 May'25

  M&S cyber attack disruption likely to last until July

  M&S says it has moved into recovery mode after a ransomware attack, but expects some disruption to persist throughout the coming weeks

• May 21, 2025 21 May'25

  NCSC: Russia’s Fancy Bear targeting logistics, tech organisations

  The NCSC and its partner agencies have blown the whistle on an extensive campaign of malicious cyber attacks orchestrated by the Russian state Fancy Bear operation

• May 21, 2025 21 May'25

  Interview: Rom Kosla, CIO, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

  The IT chief of one of the world's biggest tech companies still has to get the technology right - and he's building on cloud, application consolidation and data to bring new capabilities in AI to his users

• May 21, 2025 21 May'25

  Fujitsu raked in £80m from HMRC in March alone, despite Post Office scandal

  HM Revenue & Customs described as a UK ‘cash cow’ for the Japanese IT giant at the centre of the Post Office Horizon scandal

• May 21, 2025 21 May'25

  Vast Data launches into AI stratosphere with AgentEngine

  Vast has built out into data management from its roots and will now offer customisable agentic AI agents that can tap into its existing storage, database and messaging capabilities

• May 21, 2025 21 May'25

  Capital One pushes out data tokenisation

  Organisations using the Databricks and Snowflake platforms will be able to use Capital One’s Databolt tool to secure their data

• May 21, 2025 21 May'25

  Extreme Networks ups networking AI ante with Platform One

  Leading cloud networking provider announces limited availability of next-gen networking platform attributed with reducing manual tasks by up to 90%

• May 21, 2025 21 May'25

  Red Hat touts OpenShift Virtualization momentum

  Enterprises are increasingly adopting Red Hat’s OpenShift Virtualization, driven by Broadcom’s VMware licensing changes and a desire for a stable, AI-ready platform, company executives revealed at the Red Hat Summit this week

• May 21, 2025 21 May'25

  Strong fintech security posture at risk via third-party weak links

  Despite having a strong security posture, the financial technology sector could be open to attack via third parties

• May 21, 2025 21 May'25

  Ransomware attacks dropped by a third last month

  Reported ransomware attacks eased off during April following a dramatic spike in the first quarter of 2025

• May 20, 2025 20 May'25

  Botched Post Office IT projects continue to drain public purse

  Millions more pounds of public money spent by the Post Office as a result of an IT error that exposed the personal details of Horizon victims

• May 20, 2025 20 May'25

  Retail cyber attacks hit food distributor Peter Green Chilled

  Cold chain services provider Peter Green Chilled, which supplies the likes of Aldi, Sainsbury’s and Tesco, has been forced to halt operations after succumbing to a ransomware attack

• May 20, 2025 20 May'25

  Ireland sets out chip plan

  Ireland has a long history of attracting high-tech firms. Building on the EU Chip Act, it now aims to be a leader in semiconductors

• May 20, 2025 20 May'25

  Interview: Driving tech innovation at the BBC

  Computer Weekly speaks to Jatin Aythora, director of BBC Research and Development, about self-belief and learning from different industries

• May 20, 2025 20 May'25

  Build 2025: Microsoft opens up Windows machine learning

  Windows machine learning is one of the highlights of this year’s Microsoft annual developer event. The company is also paving the way to multi-agent artificial intelligence in Windows

• May 20, 2025 20 May'25

  Rio Tinto overhauls IT operations with platform model

  Rio Tinto’s head of technology platforms outlines the mining giant’s move to an IT platform model designed to escape a reactive cycle of critical incidents and improve service quality for internal and external customers

• May 19, 2025 19 May'25

  Chinese cyber spooks lure laid-off US government workers

  A Washington DC-based think tank has published evidence that Chinese intelligence services have been running a network of digital ‘front’ companies targeting laid-off government workers as recruits

• May 19, 2025 19 May'25

  Trump visit bolsters Saudi AI

  A new AI datacentre is among the initiatives the White House announced during the president’s Middle East visits

• May 19, 2025 19 May'25

  Legal Aid Agency breach may encompass millions of people

  Legal Aid Agency says the data of anybody who applied for legal aid over the past 15 years has been compromised in a cyber attack

• May 19, 2025 19 May'25

  Government sets up guidance for 10-year R&D commitment

  Research and development is one of the main areas of focus for Labour’s Plan for Change as it readies its Industrial Strategy