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• October 02, 2018 02 Oct'18

  Full-fibre broadband penetration reaches 5%

  The number of UK properties able to access a full-fibre broadband connection has hit a small but significant milestone, according to Ofcom

• October 01, 2018 01 Oct'18

  Launch of NHS app marks a new era

  The NHS has begun piloting its coveted app, but how exactly will it work, and what does it mean for patients accessing the health service?

• October 01, 2018 01 Oct'18

  Government launches public consultation on smart data

  Smart data review aimed at encouraging new data services to help customers of utilities and banks

• October 01, 2018 01 Oct'18

  Police Scotland sets out 10-year digital plan

  Scottish Police Authority has approved Police Scotland’s 10-year digital transformation plan, which aims to bring the country’s police forces into the 21st century and requires £244m in capital funding and £54m in reform funding

• October 01, 2018 01 Oct'18

  UK will unilaterally tax web giants, says Hammond

  Chancellor threatens to go it alone on tax reform for digital services businesses if an international agreement cannot be reached

• October 01, 2018 01 Oct'18

  New cloud storage services for Microsoft Azure at Ignite 2018

  Microsoft launches Data Box hardware appliances for cloud ingestion, Avere vFXT cloud NAS, Ultra SSD storage based on NVMe flash and Azure Premium file storage

• October 01, 2018 01 Oct'18

  UK firms’ password security score ‘average’

  While businesses are making strides in strengthening password security, there is more work to be done, with the UK password score lagging behind the frontrunners, a survey shows

• October 01, 2018 01 Oct'18

  Two autonomous vehicle projects funded in government contest

  The National Infrastructure Commission’s Roads for the Future contest has awarded a £50,000 prize fund to two projects exploring how to make the UK’s roads ready for connected and autonomous vehicles

• October 01, 2018 01 Oct'18

  Tesco Bank gets first cyber-related FCA fine

  UK’s financial watchdog issues its first cyber-related fine to Tesco Bank in connection with a multimillion-pound cyber fraud in 2016

• October 01, 2018 01 Oct'18

  Mobile will be more disruptive for retail than online, says Facebook representative

  Facebook’s retail industry head says mobile technology is likely to cause a bigger shift in retail than online shopping did

• October 01, 2018 01 Oct'18

  Facebook could face up to $1.6bn fine for data breach

  Facebook is under increased pressure to demonstrate that users’ personal data is protected as it faces a potential fine of more than a billion dollars for a data breach affecting millions of users

• September 30, 2018 30 Sep'18

  Openreach completes largest Tupe transfer in history

  More than 30,000 BT employees have transferred across to the quasi-independent Openreach, completing what is thought to be the largest one-off Tupe transfer in history

• September 30, 2018 30 Sep'18

  UKtech50 2018 – help us find the most influential people in UK IT

  Computer Weekly’s annual search for the 50 most influential people in UK IT is on – let us know who you would like to nominate for this year's list

• September 28, 2018 28 Sep'18

  EU sees eIDAS regulation come into full force

  A regulation aimed at cutting red tape to enable a digital single market in Europe will soon be in full force, but it could present some challenges to the UK after Brexit

• September 28, 2018 28 Sep'18

  Data analytics cuts queues and flight delays at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport

  Aeroporti di Roma’s CIO, Emiliano Sorrenti, describes how the city’s main airport is using data analytics technology to reduce delays and queue times, securing it an industry award for customer service

• September 28, 2018 28 Sep'18

  No let-up in digital banking glitches as TSB and HSBC customers are hit on payday

  Online and mobile app banking outages continue to increase in regularity as TSB and HSBC customers report problems

• September 28, 2018 28 Sep'18

  Citizens Advice makes super-complaint over rip-off phone charges

  Citizens Advice is calling for a fair deal for consumers that it claims are being ripped off by out-of-contract charges by communications services providers and the financial services industry

• September 28, 2018 28 Sep'18

  Cyber attackers are increasingly exploiting RDP, warns FBI

  Businesses should to act to reduce the likelihood of compromise from cyber attackers exploiting the remote desktop protocol, warns the FBI

• September 28, 2018 28 Sep'18

  Finland’s e-retail sector driven by international growth

  Finland has a fast-growing e-retail industry as a positive consequence of the huge job cuts at Nokia

• September 27, 2018 27 Sep'18

  Business is at inflection point for proactive cyber security

  The time is ripe for proactive cyber security, but many organisations must first overcome four key obstacles to achieve effective protection, according to a research report

• September 27, 2018 27 Sep'18

  Explosion in fake data-stealing shopping sites

  Cyber attackers are ramping up efforts to steal personal data by setting up look-alike domains that pose a phishing risk to online shoppers, researchers warn

• September 27, 2018 27 Sep'18

  CIO interview: Fraser Ingram, Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank

  Fraser Ingram joined the Clydesdale and Yorkshire banking group as CIO just at the right time – as it was embarking on its digital journey

• September 27, 2018 27 Sep'18

  Uber fined $148m for data breach cover-up

  US court hits Uber with heavy fine which security industry commentators hope will encourage firms to take cyber security more seriously and resist the urge to cover up data breaches

• September 27, 2018 27 Sep'18

  Best supply chain firms are masters of data and automation

  Europe’s best supply chains are making the most out of e-commerce, customer insights and robotic process automation, according to Gartner

• September 27, 2018 27 Sep'18

  Australian teen Apple hacker avoids jail time

  “Fan” who broke into Apple’s mainframe from his home in Melbourne has avoided prison because the information he gathered was recovered

• September 26, 2018 26 Sep'18

  ICO threatens fines for outstanding fees

  The UK’s privacy watchdog has issued warning letters to organisations, including some NHS trusts and government organisations, for failing to pay a new data protection fee

• September 26, 2018 26 Sep'18

  At the new Cisco, culture is as important as innovation

  Cisco’s newly appointed SVP of Emear, Wendy Mars, shares her thoughts on the state of network innovation within the industry, and explains why cultural change is just as important an element of a digital strategy

• September 26, 2018 26 Sep'18

  Indian IT giant TCS sees IBM and Accenture as nearest rivals

  Rapidly-growing Tata Consultancy Services has its eyes on the US IT giants, with customer service key if it is to overtake them

• September 26, 2018 26 Sep'18

  Rural business bodies seal new broadband agreement

  The Country Land and Business Association and the National Farmers’ Union have reached an agreement with Openreach to put new wayleave arrangements in place for broadband network builds

• September 26, 2018 26 Sep'18

  Financial services firms face potential security bombshell

  UK financial services are facing a security crisis over outdated services and applications, a survey shows

• September 26, 2018 26 Sep'18

  Australia’s ANZ banks on Google Cloud

  The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group has signed up for the Google Cloud Platform to help its bankers deliver data insights to institutional customers

• September 26, 2018 26 Sep'18

  Fujitsu teams up with UTCs on cyber security training

  Fujitsu, University Technical Colleges across England and other private sector partners have joined forces to help address the cyber security skills gap

• September 25, 2018 25 Sep'18

  PCI DSS compliance falls despite security benefit

  Despite the benefits of the payment card industry security standard, there is a concerning downward trend in compliance, a report reveals

• September 25, 2018 25 Sep'18

  MI5 admits to ‘unlawful’ spying on Privacy International

  The UK's intelligence agencies acted unlawfully by intercepting communications data on NGO, Privacy International, the UK's most secret court ruled.

• September 25, 2018 25 Sep'18

  NHS Digital to publish new guidance on data standards

  Data could be a huge advantage for the NHS, but data quality and accessibility is still a big challenge, says NHS Digital CEO Sarah Wilkinson as she promises clear guidance on standards and interoperability

• September 25, 2018 25 Sep'18

  DWP IT chief Mayank Prakash quits for new job outside government

  Chief digital and information officer leaves after four years in the civil service – no news yet on his successor

• September 25, 2018 25 Sep'18

  WannaCry and NotPetya inspiring new attacks

  Designs and techniques used in 2017’s global cyber attacks have inspired a new breed of malware that exploits software vulnerabilities, according to a McAfee report

• September 25, 2018 25 Sep'18

  Mac OS Mojave zero-day warning

  The latest version of Apple’s Mac operating system contains a vulnerability that could be exploited by attackers to access protected files, a researcher warns

• September 24, 2018 24 Sep'18

  InfoWatch opens training centre to help address Middle East skills shortage

  Security supplier offers Middle East customers cyber security and digital training facility as organisations in the region struggle to equip staff with latest skills

• September 24, 2018 24 Sep'18

  No Deal Brexit could mean additional costs for tech businesses

  The government plans to continue to enforce existing intellectual property rights in the event of a No Deal Brexit, according to the latest planning notices, but businesses could face additional costs to access EU and UK markets

• September 24, 2018 24 Sep'18

  Government launches £7.5m digital innovation fund for local councils

  Councils with digital innovation ideas can apply for grants up to £100,000 from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

• September 24, 2018 24 Sep'18

  Fair trade software on the agenda but Dutch businesses not ready to buy it

  There is already free trade chocolate and coffee on supermarket shelves, but two Dutch tech entrepreneurs are trying to add free trade software to the mix

• September 24, 2018 24 Sep'18

  NHS Digital hires chief information security officer

  Robert Coles will lead the health and care sector’s response to cyber attacks and help local organisations meet the government’s cyber security standards

• September 24, 2018 24 Sep'18

  Phased roll-out of ESN to start in early 2019

  The government will adopt a phased approach to the roll-out of the new emergency services 4G communications network

• September 24, 2018 24 Sep'18

  Business leaders expect suppliers to ensure they are cyber secure

  Most UK business leaders expect suppliers to be cyber secure and nearly a third of businesses would terminate contracts because of suppliers’ security failings, a survey has revealed

• September 21, 2018 21 Sep'18

  Businesses that take humans with them on robotics journeys gain the most

  Businesses that put human development at the centre of their automation strategies will profit the most

• September 21, 2018 21 Sep'18

  Pharmacy2U signs up to digital communications platform

  Online pharmacy aims to make it easier for people to contact them, using an omnichannel system from RingCentral allowing arrange of services, including voice, chat, text and email

• September 21, 2018 21 Sep'18

  Tech won’t solve customs border issues, House of Lords EU Committee finds

  Tech won’t solve potential customs issues at the border post-Brexit, at least not in the short term, and especially not in case of no-deal Brexit, according to a House of Lords report

• September 21, 2018 21 Sep'18

  RBS, Barclays and NatWest customers suffer more mobile banking outages

  Banks apologise for problems that have affected mobile and internet banking services

• September 21, 2018 21 Sep'18

  Shell mines Microsoft Azure for AI to digitally transform upstream and downstream operations

  Multi-national oil and gas company Shell is embarking on an artificial intelligence-led digital transformation of its business with the help of Microsoft Azure and C3 IoT