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IT management
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March 27, 2023
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Mar'23
Lords AI weapons committee holds first evidence session
In first evidence session of Lords AI weapons committee, expert witnesses unpack claims that artificial intelligence in weapon systems will help military organisations to improve their compliance with international humanitarian law
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March 27, 2023
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Mar'23
CBI launches campaign to boost UK tech unicorns
The CBI has launched a campaign to transform the UK’s technology unicorns into decacorns valued at $10bn, with specific policy recommendation due to be published later in 2023
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March 27, 2023
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Mar'23
France latest to ban TikTok on government devices
Following bans in the UK and US, France has moved to enact restrictions on TikTok, and other social media apps, on government devices
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March 27, 2023
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Mar'23
Most Singapore organisations operate distributed IT infrastructure
More than two-thirds of organisations in Singapore use a mix of private and public clouds as well as on-premise and hosted datacentres, even as they face challenges with data management and complexity
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March 24, 2023
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Mar'23
How large language models address enterprise IT
It’s being pitched as Microsoft versus Google, but the large language models from these two giants are likely to revolutionise IT usability
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March 24, 2023
24
Mar'23
National Crime Agency sting operation infiltrates cyber crime market
The UK National Crime Agency has tricked thousands of potential cyber criminals into registering with a fake website pretending to offer tools for creating DDoS attacks
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March 24, 2023
24
Mar'23
Accenture to cut 19,000 jobs globally
Accenture is cutting ‘structural’ costs which includes a reduction of 19,000 staff and a consolidation of office space
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March 23, 2023
23
Mar'23
Tech Nation says UK needs roadmap to help tech sector reach $4tn
In its final report published before shutting for good in April, Tech Nation has outlined success of the UK’s tech sector to date, and explores at a high level what needs to be done to ensure massive future growth
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March 23, 2023
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Mar'23
Nationwide Building Society begins another ‘generational’ tech change
Nationwide Building Society's migration of its payments to a cloud-based software platform is a ‘generational change’
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March 23, 2023
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Mar'23
US bakery pilots Amazon tech for palm payments
Amazon's palm-scanning authentication technology is being used by US bakery and café chain to boost use of its loyalty programme
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March 23, 2023
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Mar'23
Podium taps ChatGPT for reputation management
The customer interaction and payment specialist with operations in Australia has integrated ChatGPT into its platform to help local businesses respond to customer reviews on social media
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March 22, 2023
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Mar'23
Why Veeam thinks ransomware warranty payouts are unlikely
Veeam Data Platform v12 offers a financial guarantee to customers that can’t restore after ransomware attacks, but the backup supplier is convinced it won’t be making many payouts
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March 22, 2023
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Mar'23
Government launches seven-year NHS cyber strategy
The new Cyber Security Strategy for Health and Adult Social Care lays out a plan for promoting cyber resilience in the sector by 2030 to protect services and patients alike
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March 22, 2023
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Mar'23
Telent completes communications systems upgrades at HS1 railway stations
Telent designs and installs data network and management system at four international stations
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March 22, 2023
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Mar'23
OVHcloud opens India datacentre
The French cloud service provider has opened its first datacentre in India that will provide Indian businesses with access to local compute and storage capabilities
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March 21, 2023
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Mar'23
MPs explore how to expand quantum computing in business
Commons Science and Technology Committee is looking for evidence of where the UK’s new quantum strategy needs improvement
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March 21, 2023
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Mar'23
UK signs digital trade deal with Ukraine
The UK and Ukraine have agreed a trade deal that will reduce the cost of IT imports from the war-torn country
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March 21, 2023
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Mar'23
Hitachi Energy emerges as victim of Clop gang’s Fortra attack
The power and energy division of Japanese conglomerate Hitachi has disclosed that it has fallen victim to a Clop cyber attack, but insists customer data is safe
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March 21, 2023
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Mar'23
GDS signs £24m worth of contracts for One Login
As the Government Digital Service (GDS) prepares for the official end of Gov.uk Verify, it signs three new contracts for its successor programme, One Login
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March 21, 2023
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Mar'23
Ferrari rejects ransom demand after cyber attack
Italian carmaker Ferrari says it will refuse to pay a ransom after an unspecified threat actor broke into its IT systems and stole customer data
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March 21, 2023
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Mar'23
Danish law firm transforms digital collaboration through core system replacement
NJORD has transformed how it shares documents among lawyers through a cloud-based platform
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March 21, 2023
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Mar'23
Ransomware gangs harass victims to ‘bypass’ backups
Analysis reveals how cyber criminal gangs are turning to extensive, targeted harassment campaigns to force victims to pay up, even if their backups are in good order
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March 20, 2023
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Mar'23
NCSC launches cyber check-up tools for SMEs
The NCSC has launched two new security services aimed at SMEs that lack the resources to address cyber issues, and may underestimate their vulnerability to attack
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March 20, 2023
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Mar'23
NatWest announces ID service for its customers
The identities of NatWest customers engaging with businesses online can be confirmed by the bank's ID service in seconds
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March 20, 2023
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Mar'23
Ofcom extends time on BT wholesale broadband tariff probe
UK comms regulator to take a further two months to assess whether a regulatory green light for new wholesale pricing from ultrafast broadband market leader threatens competitiveness of UK gigabit sector
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March 20, 2023
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Mar'23
Government should invest in maritime tech, say MPs
Report from the Transport Committee calls for investment in technology for the maritime sector, and wants the government to make it easier to scale-up innovation
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March 20, 2023
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Mar'23
BBC cracks down on TikTok after review
The BBC is asking staff not to install TikTok on corporate-owned devices without a justified business purpose, although its use will still be allowed to share media content with its audiences
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March 20, 2023
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Mar'23
Inside AIA’s cloud adoption journey
The Hong Kong-based multinational insurance firm has moved 86% of its IT infrastructure to public cloud to drive growth, productivity and efficiency
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March 17, 2023
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Mar'23
CIO interview: Russ Thornton, chief technology officer, Shawbrook Bank
Russ Thornton swapped life on the theatre podium for financial services IT, but thrives in an environment where orchestrating IT teams is a core skill
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March 17, 2023
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Mar'23
UK government to create code of practice for generative AI firms
The code will look to strike a balance between copyright holders and generative AI firms so that both parties can benefit from the use of copyrighted material in training data
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March 17, 2023
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Mar'23
Microsoft trials ChatGPT to boost enterprise productivity
The Office Suite, Outlook, Teams and Power tools are about to get an AI boost thanks to Microsoft 365 Copilot
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March 16, 2023
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Mar'23
BEC attacks doubled in 2022, outstripping ransomware
Massive growth in the volume of Business Email Compromise or BEC attacks was linked to a surge in successful phishing campaigns, according to data from Secureworks
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March 16, 2023
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Mar'23
TikTok banned on UK government devices
The UK government has followed in the footsteps of its US and European counterparts and banned the use of Chinese social media app TikTok on official devices
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March 16, 2023
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Mar'23
UK government announces open networks ecosystem competition
Open Networks Ecosystem Competition to form next phase of UK government’s £250m 5G telecoms supply chain diversification strategy and develop products for enhanced development and adoption of open and interoperable technology
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March 16, 2023
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Mar'23
Budget 2023: startups extra funding via R&D relief and pensions
UK government aims to promote increased investment in research and development-intensive startups through tax relief measures, relaxed pension rules, and new investment zones
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March 16, 2023
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Mar'23
Rubrik customer, partner data exposed in possible Clop attack
Rubrik was supposedly compromised by the Clop ransomware gang via a zero-day vulnerability in a managed file transfer software package it uses
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March 16, 2023
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Mar'23
Mandiant: Dangerous MS Outlook zero-day widely used against Ukraine
A zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook that was fixed in the March Patch Tuesday update has likely been actively exploited by Russian actors for a year or more, and its use will now spread rapidly
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March 16, 2023
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Mar'23
Developing countries risk being left behind by green tech revolution, warns UN development body
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development urges action from governments and developed countries to ensure the developing world does not miss out on the opportunity to benefit economically from the green tech revolution
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March 15, 2023
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Mar'23
IT gives Ukrainian economy resilience in the face of adversity
Computer Weekly speaks to IT companies from Kharkiv a year after the Ukrainian city became headline news across the world as Russian troops invaded
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March 15, 2023
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Mar'23
UK government commits £2.5bn to boost quantum
Decade of funding aims to fast-track quantum computing engineers to the UK and drive business adoption of this emerging technology
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March 15, 2023
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Mar'23
Chinese Silkloader cyber attack tool falls into Russian hands
A loader tool used by Chinese cyber criminals seems to have been enthusiastically taken up in recent weeks by Russian ransomware operators
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March 15, 2023
15
Mar'23
Microsoft patches Outlook zero-day for March Patch Tuesday
A highly dangerous privilege escalation bug in Outlook is among 80 different vulnerabilities patched in Microsoft’s March Patch Tuesday update
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March 14, 2023
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Mar'23
How William Hill’s IT copes with big sporting events
The Grand National is one of those events that pushes online betting sites beyond their limits. Understanding where there are bottlenecks is key
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March 14, 2023
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Mar'23
NatWest introduces limits on crypto trading to prevent fraud
UK bank says its retail customers will benefit from daily and monthly limits on the amount they can pay into cryptocurrency exchanges
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March 14, 2023
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Mar'23
NCSC warns over AI language models but rejects cyber alarmism
The UK's NCSC has issued advice for those using the technology underpinning AI tools such as ChatGPT, but says some of the security doomsday scenarios being proposed right now are not necessarily realistic
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March 14, 2023
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Mar'23
UK regulator gives green light to 5G mmWave development
Amid concerns by potential service providers and technology firms that the UK is in danger of falling behind other countries in enabling next-gen mobile services, Ofcom opens up over 6GHz of mmWave radio spectrum for mobile technology
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March 14, 2023
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Mar'23
AI interview: Elke Schwarz, professor of political theory
Elke Schwarz speaks with Computer Weekly about the ethics of military artificial intelligence and the dangers of allowing governments and corporations to push forward without oversight or scrutiny
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March 13, 2023
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Mar'23
Subpostmaster demands names of Post Office executives who crushed him to suffocate truth
One Post Office scandal victim was deliberately destroyed by the Post Office to deter other subpostmasters from challenging the integrity of its core computer system
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March 13, 2023
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Mar'23
Liverpool Football Club signs Wasabi in on-premise-to-cloud storage transition
Liverpool Football Club has transitioned from lead-footed on-premise infrastructure to Wasabi cloud storage that’s well-suited to its video production and distribution requirements
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March 13, 2023
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Mar'23
MI5 to oversee new National Protective Security Authority
The new National Protective Security Authority will address various national security threats including state-sponsored cyber espionage against UK targets