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IT operations management and IT support
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June 08, 2022
08
Jun'22
Danish recruiter provides advice on a crazy market for tech jobs
Global trends make it difficult for Danish companies to hire people with IT skills, and a Danish recruiter is providing both companies and developers with some much-needed advice
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June 08, 2022
08
Jun'22
ProxyLogon, ProxyShell may have driven increase in dwell times
The median network intruder dwell time was up 36% to 15 days last year, thanks to massive exploitation of the ProxyLogon and ProxyShell vulnerabilities by IABs, according to new Sophos data
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June 08, 2022
08
Jun'22
P27 advance could replace multiple national clearing systems in Nordics
Nordic payments project promises to make payments to other countries as easy as sending a text message
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June 07, 2022
07
Jun'22
Weak IT and SecOps collaboration in ANZ opens doors to cyber attacks
The weak collaboration between IT and security teams in Australia and New Zealand is exposing their organisations to data loss, business disruption and other potential consequences of cyber attacks
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June 07, 2022
07
Jun'22
Prison and Probation Service’s tagging ambition ‘outstripped its ability to deliver’
HM Prison and Probation Service’s programme to transform the tagging of offenders has failed to deliver after software platform was scrapped
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June 01, 2022
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Jun'22
Environmental social governance law enhances Danish tech’s impact
A new environmental and social law in Denmark could help the country’s tech startup ecosystem to differentiate
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May 30, 2022
30
May'22
Majority of organisations are hiring more IT staff to work remotely
IT leaders are increasingly recruiting staff to work remotely as changing working methods brought by the Covid-19 pandemic look set to stay
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May 30, 2022
30
May'22
Iceland’s natural and digital approach to healthcare disrupts global sector
Iceland has the perfect blend of natural health remedies and tech startup entrepreneurship to shake up the world healthcare sector
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May 26, 2022
26
May'22
Global business insurer saves 50,000 hours through RPA
QBE started its robotic process automation journey in 2017 and has already saved 50,000 hours, enabling staff to focus on customer care
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May 26, 2022
26
May'22
Dutch companies struggle to fill tech jobs
There are plenty of IT job vacancies in the Netherlands, but a shortage of IT professionals
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May 26, 2022
26
May'22
The barristers that broke their backs to break the Post Office’s shield of lies
Computer Weekly spoke to the barristers at Henderson Chambers that fought the Post Office in the High Court to expose the widest miscarriage of justice in UK history
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May 24, 2022
24
May'22
Ransomware volumes grew faster than ever in 2021
Verizon’s annual DBIR assessment of the security landscape highlights an unprecedented boom in ransomware volumes, to the surprise of nobody
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May 23, 2022
23
May'22
Netherlands approves beyond-visual-line-of-sight inspection drones
Drones can automate the traditionally challenging job of inspecting industrial sites, including hard-to-reach infrastructure
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May 23, 2022
23
May'22
Government has no plans to review controversial court rules on computer evidence
Government accused of ‘passing the buck’ and ‘not knowing what it is talking about’ after stating it has no plans to review court rules on computer evidence
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May 23, 2022
23
May'22
Did the Conti ransomware crew orchestrate its own demise?
Analysts examining the shutdown of the Conti ransomware syndicate suggest the cyber crime collective orchestrated its own demise
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May 23, 2022
23
May'22
How Ivanti views patch management with a security lens
Bringing development, operations and security teams together will help organisations to improve their visibility of IT assets and vulnerabilities while keeping threat actors at bay
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May 20, 2022
20
May'22
Applying international law to cyber will be a tall order
Many in the security community have voiced their support for the UK government’s ambitions to work towards agreement with other countries on the application of international law to cyber space, but not without some reservations
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May 20, 2022
20
May'22
Third of organisations to outsource more IT amid talent shortage
Cutting costs is not the main reason for outsourcing IT in the UK, according to a major study
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May 20, 2022
20
May'22
Microsoft drops emergency patch after Patch Tuesday screw up
Microsoft fixed a certificate mapping issue that caused server authentication failures on domain controllers for users that had installed the most recent Patch Tuesday updates
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May 20, 2022
20
May'22
Government will legislate to protect access to cash amid digital revolution
The government is giving the Financial Conduct Authority more powers to force banks to ensure cash withdrawal and deposit services are within easy reach of customers
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May 19, 2022
19
May'22
Nature of cyber war evolving in real time, says Microsoft president
The past three months have seen the rapid evolution of the very nature warfare to incorporate cyber attacks, Microsoft’s Brad Smith tells the audience at its Envision conference in London
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May 19, 2022
19
May'22
Deliveroo accused of ‘soft union busting’ with GMB deal
Smaller grassroots unions have criticised Deliveroo and GMB for making a “hollow” deal that will ultimately undermine workers’ self-organising efforts
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May 19, 2022
19
May'22
Red teaming will be standard in Dutch governmental organisations by 2025
The Dutch government wants to include the testing of the digital security of systems, processes and people – also known as red teaming – in all of its governmental organisations’ test planning and budgeting by 2025 at the latest
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May 19, 2022
19
May'22
Relentless branch closures at Lloyds Bank continue as digital banking takes hold
UK bank branches are being shuttered in large numbers as consumers choose online banking, with Lloyds Banking Group announcing more closures
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May 17, 2022
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May'22
Post Office scandal victim calls for government’s role in silencing victims to be investigated
Victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal in Scotland raise further questions about Post Office and government conduct
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May 17, 2022
17
May'22
(ISC)² to train 100,000 cyber pros in UK
Security association (ISC)² unveils ambitious UK training programme
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May 17, 2022
17
May'22
Controversial Post Office IT system to be replaced by 2025
Work is ongoing by the Post Office to replace the controversial Horizon retail and accounting system used in nearly 12,000 branches
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May 13, 2022
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May'22
Santander has so far moved 80% of IT infrastructure to cloud
Spanish banking giant Santander continues its journey into the cloud as it strives to be cloud native
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May 12, 2022
12
May'22
App-based Starling Bank doubles its Cardiff workforce
Digital bank is recruiting nearly 500 people, including data scientists and engineers, to its Cardiff operation
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May 12, 2022
12
May'22
Amdocs unveils digital transformation and SaaS support
Software and services provider supports media and communications base with offerings designed to deliver integration of streaming services for leading UK cableco
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May 11, 2022
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May'22
Cyber accreditation body Crest forges new training partnerships
Crest says partnerships with Hack The Box and Immersive Labs will enhance its members’ defensive and offensive security skills
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May 11, 2022
11
May'22
Microsoft fixes three zero-days on May Patch Tuesday
It’s the second-to-last Patch Tuesday as we know it, and Microsoft has fixed a total of 75 bugs, including three zero-days
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May 10, 2022
10
May'22
CCRC to contact 88 more former subpostmasters with potentially wrongful convictions
The Criminal Cases Review Commission is to contact 88 more potentially wrongfully convicted Post Office workers
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May 10, 2022
10
May'22
NCSC pins Viasat cyber attack on Russia
UK authorities have attributed the 24 February cyber attack on the network of satellite comms company Viasat to Russia
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May 10, 2022
10
May'22
Post Office scandal inquiry chair brings forward urgent compensation hearings
The chair of the Post Office Horizon scandal inquiry has brought forward hearings about compensation as victims warn that at this rate “people will die” before they get anything
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May 10, 2022
10
May'22
CyberUK 22: NCSC refreshes cloud security guidance
The National Cyber Security Centre is revising its cloud guidance as increasing uptake of potentially vulnerable cloud services puts more organisations at risk of compromise
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May 10, 2022
10
May'22
European retailers see embedded finance as a revenue builder
Retailers and e-commerce businesses are working with tech suppliers to embed financial products and services in their customer offerings
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May 09, 2022
09
May'22
Post Office scandal victims in Scotland to tell their stories, raising questions of law
Inquiry into Post Office scandal moves to Scotland, with differences in English and Scottish law raising further serious questions about subpostmaster prosecutions
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May 06, 2022
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May'22
Interview: Success in Belgium’s high-tech job market
Veteran executive recruiter shares his perspective on the Belgian job market, both for outsiders seeking work in the country and for young Belgian nationals just beginning their careers
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May 03, 2022
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May'22
Five TLS comms vulnerabilities hit Aruba, Avaya switching kit
Five new vulnerabilities in the implementation of transport layer security communications leave several popular switches vulnerable to remote code execution
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May 03, 2022
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May'22
Post Office scandal CEO could be stripped of CBE
Honours Forfeiture Committee to review Paula Vennells’ CBE in the light of Post Office scandal
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April 27, 2022
27
Apr'22
Log4Shell, ProxyLogon, ProxyShell among most exploited bugs of 2021
These 15 CVEs were the most commonly exploited last year, and if you haven’t mitigated against them, now is the time
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April 27, 2022
27
Apr'22
Ransomware victims paying out when they don’t need to
Sophos’s annual State of Ransomware report shows dramatic increases in the impact of ransomware attacks, but also finds many organisations are paying ransoms when they don’t need to
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April 27, 2022
27
Apr'22
Government digital ignorance puts Dutch economy at risk
In this interview, Michiel Steltman, managing director of Digital Infrastructure Netherlands, tells Computer Weekly why the Dutch digital economy is at risk due to a lack of knowledge and understanding at government level
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April 27, 2022
27
Apr'22
Police question former Fujitsu worker again in Post Office scandal perjury investigation
Police have interviewed a former Fujitsu employee for the third time in the investigation into potential perjury during trials of wrongfully convicted subpostmasters
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April 26, 2022
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Apr'22
Global digital wallet transactions set to soar
Payments using mobile phones are set to soar globally as suppliers expand the services available, according to research
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April 26, 2022
26
Apr'22
Odense Robotics helps develop key export for Denmark
Robotics seen as a future export sector for Denmark as investment startups build their skills in public sector projects
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April 25, 2022
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Apr'22
Government appoints head of technology transfer unit
Government announces a CEO to lead its initiatives around commercialising its knowledge assets
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April 25, 2022
25
Apr'22
Sophos soaks up SOC.OS
Sophos says acquisition of BAE spinout SOC.OS will enhance its managed threat and extended detection and response services
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April 22, 2022
22
Apr'22
UAE bolsters cyber security
The United Arab Emirates has successfully improved its security posture amid mounting cyber threats