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• December 15, 2023 15 Dec'23

  Jaguar Land Rover taps Tata Communications to drive production

  Car maker's new technology and connectivity framework is designed to power next-generation vehicle production by improving line performance and vehicle quality using AI and real-time data insights

• December 15, 2023 15 Dec'23

  Government advised to overturn all Post Office scandal convictions

  An independent board set up to advise the government on compensation for innocent subpostmasters has recommended that all the Post Office scandal convictions are ‘unsafe’ and should be overturned

• December 15, 2023 15 Dec'23

  Alibaba debuts LLMs for Southeast Asia

  Alibaba’s SeaLLMs are built to address the linguistic diversity and nuances in Southeast Asia, enabling businesses to deploy localised chatbots and translation applications

• December 14, 2023 14 Dec'23

  Government plans to regulate to tackle datacentre threats

  DSIT outlines a range of proposals designed to protect data storage facilities from cyber attacks, as well as physical threats and the effects of climate breakdown

• December 14, 2023 14 Dec'23

  CDO interview: Andy Moore, chief data officer, Bentley Motors

  Data sits at the heart of the luxury car maker’s plans for a future with electric vehicles and a ‘hyper-personalised’ customer experience

• December 14, 2023 14 Dec'23

  The Security Interviews: Talking identity with Microsoft’s Joy Chik

  Microsoft’s president of identity and network access, Joy Chik, joins Computer Weekly to discuss the evolving threat landscape in identity security, using innovations in artificial intelligence to stay ahead, and advocating for the coming ...

• December 14, 2023 14 Dec'23

  NCSC CEO Lindy Cameron to step down in 2024

  NCSC chief exec Lindy Cameron, who helped lead and elevate the national dialogue on cyber security through major events such as Covid-19, SolarWinds Sunburst and Colonial Pipeline, is to step down in the New Year

• December 14, 2023 14 Dec'23

  Current Post Office executive in denial of Horizon cover-up

  Executives at the Post Office today are still in denial of the part they played in destroying the lives of thousands of people

• December 14, 2023 14 Dec'23

  Cisco eyes opportunities in AI, sustainability in Australia

  Cisco is looking to tap opportunities in sustainability, AI and cyber security as it navigates Australia’s economic headwinds

• December 14, 2023 14 Dec'23

  Developer burnout caused by flawed productivity metrics

  Software development methodologies that provide a framework to improve productivity may be inadvertently leading to project delays and stress

• December 13, 2023 13 Dec'23

  No UK AI legislation until timing is right, says Donelan

  The UK government will not legislate on artificial intelligence until it has a better understanding of the technology, so is instead focusing on building up regulatory capacity and conducting safety-focused research, says digital secretary

• December 13, 2023 13 Dec'23

  How ransomware gangs use the tech media against their victims

  Ransomware gangs are increasingly media-savvy operators, and this means incident response plans now need to account for communications and PR strategies too

• December 13, 2023 13 Dec'23

  Microsoft’s Christmas present for cyber teams: no zero-days

  Barely 30 vulnerabilities, and no zero-days, have been fixed in the final Patch Tuesday drop of 2023

• December 13, 2023 13 Dec'23

  Critical UK infrastructure a ‘hostage of fortune’ to ransomware

  A lack of ransomware planning and preparedness at the highest levels of government is leaving UK operators or critical national infrastructure dangerously exposed, according to a Joint Committee report

• December 12, 2023 12 Dec'23

  MoD fined after breach of Afghan staffers’ data put lives at risk

  The MoD has been fined £350,000 by the ICO after an email blunder exposed data on Afghan nationals who had worked with British forces and were at risk of Taliban reprisals

• December 12, 2023 12 Dec'23

  Outdated data protection practice key factor in PSNI data breach

  The August 2023 data breach at the Police Service of Northern Ireland arose chiefly from an outdated approach to data protection and compliance at the force, according to an independent review

• December 12, 2023 12 Dec'23

  Broadcom drops VMware perpetual licences and support

  Customers are being offered a big discount to migrate onto a VMware subscription service

• December 12, 2023 12 Dec'23

  Top IT predictions in APAC in 2024

  Generative AI will continue to leave its mark on many areas in business and IT, along with other trends such as sustainability, cyber security and smart factories that are expected to shape the region’s technology landscape in 2024

• December 11, 2023 11 Dec'23

  BT Group makes net neutrality call as it looks to improve network efficiency

  Telco claims breakthrough technology that improves quality and reliability of live content for viewers while driving down costs for broadcasters and network operators, but calls for rethink in net neutrality debate

• December 11, 2023 11 Dec'23

  Nordic governments join forces to protect data transfers

  Nordic countries deepen their cooperation over cyber security amid heightened threat from neighbouring Russia

• December 11, 2023 11 Dec'23

  EU AI Act: The wording of the act is finalised

  The EU AI Act has climbed another rung up the legislative ladder, with its wording having been finalised

• December 11, 2023 11 Dec'23

  Competition and Markets Authority looks into Microsoft/OpenAI after Altman fiasco

  The firing and rehiring of OpenAI’s CEO, and the fallout, which could have seen Microsoft hire all its staff, has the regulator spooked

• December 08, 2023 08 Dec'23

  Fancy Bear targets Nato entities via critical Outlook flaw

  A vulnerability patched in March has likely been exploited by the Russian state actor Fancy Bear, for over two years, according to the latest intelligence

• December 08, 2023 08 Dec'23

  Executive interview: Handling vanilla S/4Hana change management

  We speak to the transformation lead at household goods manufacturer McBride about moving people onto a non-customised S/4Hana implementation

• December 08, 2023 08 Dec'23

  SAP strategy: Why customers need an innovation plan

  Rise appears to be the place where SAP has promised customers the latest innovations, raising the question of what happens to everyone else

• December 07, 2023 07 Dec'23

  UK names Russian FSB agents behind political hacking campaign

  Russian hacking group, Star Blizzard, was part of a Russian intelligence operation aimed at interfering with UK politics and the democratic process, says government.

• December 07, 2023 07 Dec'23

  CIO interview: Keith Woolley, chief digital information officer, University of Bristol

  With Bristol set to host the UK’s biggest supercomputer, its technology chief is looking to make the most of internal and international collaboration to drive digital improvements

• December 07, 2023 07 Dec'23

  NCSC exposes Russian cyber attacks on UK political processes

  The NCSC has firmly attributed a long-running campaign of cyber attacks targeting UK political processes to a group run out of Russia’s FSB intelligence agency, known as Star Blizzard

• December 07, 2023 07 Dec'23

  2023 may have seen highest ransomware ‘body count’ yet

  Ransomware, or cyber extortion as it is increasingly being termed, remained the most prominent security threat in 2023 – and thanks to large-scale supply chain attacks, the past 12 months may have seen the most victims ever

• December 07, 2023 07 Dec'23

  How server makers are surfing the AI wave

  While hyperscalers extend the life of their x86 equipment, the industry’s desperate pleas to find a new killer application to drive up server sales may well be coming true

• December 07, 2023 07 Dec'23

  Finnish IT industry talent fears amid government restrictions

  Finnish businesses concerned over the immigration plans of the country’s right-wing government

• December 06, 2023 06 Dec'23

  NHS whistleblower Peter Duffy threatens trust with legal action in row over alleged email tampering

  NHS whistleblower warns his former employer of potential litigation over a dispute concerning allegations of email tampering

• December 06, 2023 06 Dec'23

  Government launches UK-wide Cyber Explorers Cup

  Schoolkids across the UK are being called on to team up and defeat Herbert the Hacker in a new government-backed competition

• December 06, 2023 06 Dec'23

  Post Office prioritised its ‘bottom line’ over justice

  The Post Office was more concerned with saving money and recovering unexplained losses than getting to the bottom of subpostmaster claims that Horizon errors caused shortfalls, inquiry told

• December 05, 2023 05 Dec'23

  Government to trial new border tech

  The software, which the government hopes will make it easier for border staff to identify what is inside the container, will be tested in the New Year as part of plans to ‘cut red tape’ for UK exporters

• December 05, 2023 05 Dec'23

  Quantum supercomputing: IBM plots roadmap beyond Condor

  New quantum system and classical computing hybrid forms the basis of next-gen supercomputing at IBM

• December 05, 2023 05 Dec'23

  Operator of Sellafield nuclear facility denies hacking claims

  The operator of the Sellafield nuclear site has denied allegations that senior managers covered up a series of cyber security lapses that enabled Chinese and Russian threat actors to compromise its networks

• December 05, 2023 05 Dec'23

  CIO interview: Jarrod Phipps, Holman

  The automotive services firm is accumulating vast amounts of data from its fleet and using it to bring insights to improve customer and employee experiences

• December 05, 2023 05 Dec'23

  Majority of GPs now give patients online access to records

  NHS England is close to reaching its target of having nine in 10 GPs offering patients access to their primary care records online

• December 05, 2023 05 Dec'23

  Undisclosed document could reveal pressure on Fujitsu expert witness in Post Office prosecution

  Details of Post Office prosecutor’s meeting with Fujitsu IT expert witness, used in subpostmaster prosecution, not yet disclosed to public inquiry

• December 05, 2023 05 Dec'23

  Singapore to develop Southeast Asia’s first large language model

  Singapore has spearheaded a S$70m initiative to build research and engineering capabilities in LLMs, including the development of Southeast Asia’s first LLM

• December 04, 2023 04 Dec'23

  CIO interview: Sasha Jory, Hastings Direct

  For a company aiming to be the biggest digital insurer in the UK, that means going cloud-first, and focusing on innovation for both customers and employees

• December 04, 2023 04 Dec'23

  CTO interview: Greg Lavender, Intel

  Computer Weekly caught up with Intel’s chief technology officer to find out the semiconductor giant’s plans for the European market

• December 04, 2023 04 Dec'23

  Atos selected for UEFA Euro 2024 IT contract

  IT services company Atos will deliver on-site and remote IT services for next year’s international football event in Germany

• December 04, 2023 04 Dec'23

  Rhysida ransomware gang hits hospital holding royal family’s data

  Ransomware gang boasts of having stolen data on the royal family in an attack on a private London hospital

• December 04, 2023 04 Dec'23

  Digital Realty and BT team to unlock data value with NaaS

  Comms provider teams with datacentre, colocation and interconnection solutions firm for network as a service combined with orchestration platform to offer flexibility and choice when connecting digital hubs to unlock data value

• December 01, 2023 01 Dec'23

  Human augmentation tech requires dual use oversight

  Researchers investigating human augmentation technologies must acknowledge the potential military applications of their work, and military bodies cannot be allowed to dismiss ethical concerns in their pursuit of national security interests, says NGO...

• December 01, 2023 01 Dec'23

  Report reveals sorry state of cyber security at UK football clubs

  Football clubs up and down the country are putting staff, players and fans alike at risk through outdated attitudes to cyber security, according to a report

• December 01, 2023 01 Dec'23

  Lords committee urges caution on UK use of autonomous weapons

  UK government must ensure proper democratic oversight of its development and use of AI-powered weapon systems, says Lords committee

• December 01, 2023 01 Dec'23

  The Security Interviews: Mark McClain, SailPoint Technologies

  SailPoint founder and CEO Mark McClain reflects on how the concept of identity has evolved over the past 20 years, and points to rapid evolution still to come