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• June 14, 2023 14 Jun'23

  Banks still investing heavily in legacy payments systems

  Banks are missing out on additional revenues through payment services because they are stuck with inflexible legacy payments systems.

• June 13, 2023 13 Jun'23

  Belgian bank leaps forward in digital transformation through core banking outsourcing deal

  Online bank moves to a software-as-a-service core banking platform to ‘leapfrog’ in-house development

• June 13, 2023 13 Jun'23

  Arnold Clark data leak victims prepare legal action

  More than 10,000 people who had their data stolen and leaked in a ransomware attack on the Arnold Clark car dealer network have signed up to a group legal action after facing elevated amounts of fraud

• June 13, 2023 13 Jun'23

  GoCardless cuts jobs and wants its ‘startup spirit’ back

  Payments fintech unicorn GoCardless will cut its workforce in the UK as part of a 15% reduction in its global workforce

• June 13, 2023 13 Jun'23

  London Tech Week: Keir Starmer calls for AI job loss discussion

  Labour leader sees a need for a broad regulatory framework and a frank discussion with business to inform policy around job losses arising from artificial intelligence

• June 13, 2023 13 Jun'23

  Delayed Making Tax Digital programme to cost taxpayers extra £1.5bn

  HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) Making Tax Digital programme, which is running several years behind schedule, is expected to cost five times more than planned, National Audit Office (NAO) report finds

• June 13, 2023 13 Jun'23

  RISC-V rises to software ecosystem challenge

  The open source hardware and software system on a chip specification has recognised the need to coordinate low-level software development

• June 13, 2023 13 Jun'23

  Umbrella market regulation: Government seeks contractor guidance on how to proceed

  The government has published the results of its long-awaited consultation into the inner workings of the umbrella market, and followed it up with another one that seems to suggest sector regulation is moving one step closer

• June 13, 2023 13 Jun'23

  (ISC)² and CIISec set out to make cyber language more inclusive

  Newly published guide on appropriate use of language in cyber security aims to help make the profession more inclusive for all

• June 12, 2023 12 Jun'23

  Ada Lovelace Institute warns against Covid app reuse

  There are a number of lessons policy-makers should take away from the use of apps developed as part of the Covid-19 response

• June 12, 2023 12 Jun'23

  Ofcom data stolen in MOVEit cyber attack

  Communications regulator Ofcom says data on employees and regulated communications companies was stolen by the Clop gang

• June 12, 2023 12 Jun'23

  Rishi Sunak calls for urgency in building out UK tech

  The UK prime minister used his speech during London Tech Week to discuss funding tech, attracting talent and AI safety

• June 12, 2023 12 Jun'23

  Annual spend on regtech to reach more than £200bn by 2028

  Global corporates will spend over $200bn in 2028 as the technology is used to help organisations in more industries comply with complex regulations.

• June 12, 2023 12 Jun'23

  Progress Software releases patch for second MOVEit Transfer vulnerability

  Progress Software releases a patch for a second MOVEit Transfer issue, which was uncovered by third-party security specialist Huntress Security during post-incident code scanning

• June 09, 2023 09 Jun'23

  Extreme Networks emerges as victim of Clop MOVEit attack

  Network equipment and services supplier Extreme Networks has revealed its instance of Progress Software’s MOVEit tool was compromised in the ongoing Clop cyber attack

• June 09, 2023 09 Jun'23

  UK-US Atlantic Declaration bolsters tech and data collaboration

  Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak agree greater collaboration on responsible artificial intelligence, quantum computing and Open RAN

• June 09, 2023 09 Jun'23

  Barracuda ESG users told to throw away their hardware

  Owners of Barracuda Email Security Gateway appliances are being told that they will need to throw out and replace their kit after it emerged that a patch for a recently disclosed vulnerability had not done the job

• June 09, 2023 09 Jun'23

  UK and US move closer to transatlantic data bridge deal

  The British and American governments have committed, in principle, to a new data bridge agreement that will ease the free flow of personal data across the Atlantic

• June 09, 2023 09 Jun'23

  University of Manchester hit by cyber attack

  The University of Manchester has been hit by a cyber attack of an undisclosed nature

• June 08, 2023 08 Jun'23

  CDEI publishes portfolio of AI assurance techniques

  The UK’s Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation has published a variety of case studies to show how different assurance techniques can build and maintain trust in artificial intelligence systems

• June 08, 2023 08 Jun'23

  Sweden’s Ikano Bank outsources core banking to TCS

  Ikano Bank moves to cloud banking platform from Indian IT services giant Tata Consultancy Services

• June 08, 2023 08 Jun'23

  Vulnerability exploitation volumes up over 50% in 2022

  Data from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 threat intel specialists reveals insight into the scale of vulnerability exploitation in the wild

• June 08, 2023 08 Jun'23

  UK gets new rules to regulate crypto sector

  The Financial Conduct Authority is introducing new rules to regulate the cryptoasset sector, after being handed a government remit to oversee crypto promotions

• June 08, 2023 08 Jun'23

  Clop may have been sitting on MOVEit vulnerability for two years

  The Clop cyber extortion gang may have been keeping the MOVEit SQL injection vulnerability they used to penetrate the systems of multiple victims secret for two years

• June 08, 2023 08 Jun'23

  Government and industry figures meet to discuss AI regulation

  Tech industry figures are broadly supportive of the need for artificial intelligence to be regulated, but despite growing consensus, there is still disagreement over what effective AI regulation looks like

• June 08, 2023 08 Jun'23

  Bishop Fox’s Vinnie Liu talks offensive security skills

  There is growing demand for offensive security testing, but it needs a multi-layered skillset that can be hard to quantify. Bishop Fox’s CEO and co-founder explains why and some potential mitigation strategies

• June 07, 2023 07 Jun'23

  UKtech50 2023: The most influential people in UK technology

  Computer Weekly has announced the 13th annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK tech sector

• June 07, 2023 07 Jun'23

  UKtech50 2023 winner: Michelle Donelan/Chloe Smith, secretary of state, DSIT

  Computer Weekly looks at the achievements and successes of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, as its secretary of state is recognised as the most influential person in UK technology for 2023

• June 07, 2023 07 Jun'23

  NatWest and University of Edinburgh form partnership to research data use in banking sector

  Scottish university and banking group set up research centre that will aim to improve the use of banking data

• June 07, 2023 07 Jun'23

  Welsh ambulance service upgrades life-saving communications

  Welsh ambulances going through major communications upgrade as part of wider NHS programme

• June 07, 2023 07 Jun'23

  Researchers in Belgium move towards industrial production of qubits

  Using existing equipment and know-how, researchers at the Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (Imec) in Belgium are finding ways of mass-producing qubits

• June 07, 2023 07 Jun'23

  Open banking regulator sets out next steps

  Plans for ongoing evolution of the UK open banking sector have been set out by regulator in bid to grow the open banking sector in a ‘safe, scalable and economically sustainable way’

• June 07, 2023 07 Jun'23

  Clop cyber gang claims MOVEit attack and starts harassing victims

  The Clop cyber extortion and ransomware operation is demanding organisations pay a ransom to avoid data stolen via an exploited vulnerability in a file transfer product being leaked

• June 07, 2023 07 Jun'23

  Payments regulator makes APP fraud reimbursement mandatory

  UK payments regulator confirms changes to rules around repaying customers who lose money to authorised push payment fraudsters

• June 07, 2023 07 Jun'23

  Government to test rural broadband options with £7m fund

  Government to fund tests of technologies that could be issued to improve internet connectivity for rural communities

• June 06, 2023 06 Jun'23

  Google launches hacker-backed SME security training scheme

  Citing research that shows almost half of SMEs are struggling to recruit cyber security specialists, Google is launching a programme designed to upskill more people to fill thousands of vacant roles

• June 06, 2023 06 Jun'23

  Apple's $3,500 headset offers VR at a premium

  Apple devices have always commanded a premium, but will consumers and business splash out $3,499 on its new Vision Pro headset?

• June 06, 2023 06 Jun'23

  Mercedes Pay turns vehicles into payment devices

  German car manufacturer add contactless payment feature to enable drivers to find and book parking spaces and pay automatically when they arrive

• June 06, 2023 06 Jun'23

  Victims of MOVEit SQL injection zero-day mount up

  The BBC, Boots, and British Airways are among the victims of cyber incidents arising from a recently disclosed vulnerability in the MOVEit file transfer, exploitation of which is spreading fast

• June 06, 2023 06 Jun'23

  Netherlands makes case for harmonisation of cloud security standards

  Harmonisation of cyber security standards is necessary to reduce the regulatory burden on Dutch SMEs – and regulators need to cooperate better

• June 06, 2023 06 Jun'23

  ESA uses NetApp as-a-service for space data ‘hot’ archive

  The European Space Agency collects data from millions of miles away. It must get storage right when there’s no chance of a u-turn to take more photos or re-record data

• June 06, 2023 06 Jun'23

  TechUK publishes ‘UK tech plan’ for next government

  Technology businesses are calling on UK politicians to devise a ‘comprehensive, forward-thinking strategy’ to realise the benefits of technology ahead of the next general election

• June 06, 2023 06 Jun'23

  Cyber spotlight falls on boardroom ‘privilege’ as incidents soar

  Three quarters of data breaches now involve a significant human element, and the higher up they get in an organisation, the more risks people seem to take, according to Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report

• June 05, 2023 05 Jun'23

  Workers ‘deeply uncomfortable’ with digital surveillance at work

  Employees express discomfort towards employers’ use of various digital surveillance and monitoring techniques, which are often powered by artificial intelligence

• June 05, 2023 05 Jun'23

  Bank of International Settlement sets up channel secure from quantum breach

  The Bank of International Settlement has worked with two of Europe's central banks to explore preventing the security risks posed by quantum computers

• June 05, 2023 05 Jun'23

  UK has time limit on ensuring cryptocurrency regulatory leadership, says Parliamentary report

  Parliamentary report makes 53 recommendations to the government's plans to regulate cryptocurrency

• June 05, 2023 05 Jun'23

  Sweden is developing its own big language model

  Artificial Intelligence Sweden is leading an initiative to build a large language model not only for Swedish, but for all the major languages in the Nordic region: Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese

• June 01, 2023 01 Jun'23

  AI interview: Dan McQuillan, critical computing expert

  Critical computing expert Dan McQuillan speaks to Computer Weekly about the top-down imposition of artificial intelligence on society, and how AI is a fundamentally political technology shaped by humanity’s most reactionary tendencies

• June 01, 2023 01 Jun'23

  Met Police director of intelligence defends facial recognition

  The Met Police’s director of intelligence has appeared before MPs to make the case for its continuing use of facial-recognition technology, following announcements from the force and the Home Office that they intend to press on with its adoption

• June 01, 2023 01 Jun'23

  CIO interview: Adam Warne, CIO, River Island

  The privately owned fashion retailer places a premium on its high street presence, but sees digital innovation as key to improving customer service in stores