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• October 05, 2020 05 Oct'20

  Regulator wants fintechs to address pandemic financial challenges

  UK financial services regulator is supporting fintechs in addressing some of the challenges consumers and small businesses face amid the current pandemic

• October 05, 2020 05 Oct'20

  TSB mobile banking problems a reminder of risk of reliance on digital

  TSB customers have had problems accessing the mobile banking app just days after the bank announced it was closing 164 branches

• October 02, 2020 02 Oct'20

  Benelux ports use blockchain in major efficiency drive

  Belgian startup T-Mining develops application based on blockchain technology to make container handling safer and more efficient

• October 02, 2020 02 Oct'20

  Find and fix your Adobe Flash dependencies, says NCSC

  As Adobe’s Flash Player approaches end-of-life, the National Cyber Security Centre is urging organisations to fix their Flash dependencies

• September 30, 2020 30 Sep'20

  ‘American friends’ spied on Julian Assange in Ecuadorian Embassy, court hears

  Two former employees of UC Global, which provides security services to the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, claim the company shared surveillance footage with the US of the WikiLeaks founder meeting with lawyers and other visitors

• September 29, 2020 29 Sep'20

  Subpostmasters still in the dark about live Horizon errors

  Subpostmasters still not being told about all the known errors in the controversial Post Office branch accounting and retail system that they use

• September 28, 2020 28 Sep'20

  Government updates data ethics framework

  The new data ethics framework was created to better reflect how projects are run in practice after finding there was “little awareness” of the previous framework across the public sector

• September 28, 2020 28 Sep'20

  Case Study: Douglas and Gordon uses video to make house searching safer

  Estate agent Douglas and Gordon has made videos of prospective properties to make it safer and easier for house hunters to find their new home during the coronavirus pandemic

• September 28, 2020 28 Sep'20

  Security now main driving force behind digital transformation

  Organisations are urgently remodelling their core technology stack in the light of the Covid-19 pandemic, and this is pushing security to the top of the agenda

• September 25, 2020 25 Sep'20

  Nordic CIO interview: Per Boström, Skanska

  The construction industry may be a slow starter when it comes to adopting digital technology, but it is reaping the benefits quickly, with Sweden’s Skanska focused on playing catch up, according to CIO Per Boström

• September 23, 2020 23 Sep'20

  Banks stall return-to-work plans as UK government changes advice

  Banks pause plans to bring staff back to the office as the government backtracks on its policy

• September 18, 2020 18 Sep'20

  Outgoing NCSC CEO: Ransomware threat kept us up at night

  Former NCSC CEO Ciaran Martin sheds some light on some of the biggest cyber threats currently facing the UK

• September 18, 2020 18 Sep'20

  US government deplatforms TikTok and WeChat

  The Commerce Department of the US government has banned new downloads of TikTok and WeChat in the US, and announced new prohibitions on doing business with them

• September 17, 2020 17 Sep'20

  What are the habits of highly effective CISOs?

  Data crunched by Gartner analysts reveals the behaviours that differentiate the top-performing chief information security officers from the pack

• September 15, 2020 15 Sep'20

  Gartner Security Summit: Covid-19 brings agile security to the fore

  The evolving threat landscape is the top driver impacting cyber security during the next three to five years, and Covid-19 has accelerated the trend towards more agile security deployments

• September 11, 2020 11 Sep'20

  UK ‘future tech’ development gets government funding boost

  £65m in funding will be used to develop electric batteries, robotics and advanced healthcare treatments

• September 10, 2020 10 Sep'20

  Nordic CIO interview: Maria Lundberg, ICA Gruppen

  The CIO of Swedish retail giant ICA Gruppen, Maria Lundberg, who is overseeing the digitisation of four retail sectors, tells Computer Weekly about the challenges of providing shared IT services for localised needs

• September 09, 2020 09 Sep'20

  September’s Patch Tuesday heavy on RCE vulnerabilities

  Microsoft’s September update contains patches for 129 common vulnerabilities and exposures, including a high number of remote code execution issues

• September 08, 2020 08 Sep'20

  Post Office Horizon IT scandal victims face further battles as government digs heels in

  The government repeats that it won’t pay victims’ legal costs and confirms review into the scandal will not have the power to call witnesses

• September 07, 2020 07 Sep'20

  Experts slam government digital ID response

  TechUK panel members say the government’s response to its digital identity consultation provides no concrete plan for moving forward

• September 07, 2020 07 Sep'20

  Artificial intelligence keeps HSBC ATMs stocked with cash

  HSBC is using artificial intelligence technology developed in-house to help it make sure ATMs are appropriately stocked with cash

• September 04, 2020 04 Sep'20

  Government should learn lessons from Brexit, says NAO

  National Audit Office report finds government did not plan adequately for Brexit and needs to be better prepared to deal with uncertainty and improve communication, engagement and planning

• September 04, 2020 04 Sep'20

  Virtual London Tech Week is a sign of the future

  London Tech week's virtual event is another sign of how the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation

• September 03, 2020 03 Sep'20

  Insurers accept they were slow to adopt digital

  Insurance companies know they must prioritise digital investment and are planning in-house development to help make up lost ground

• September 02, 2020 02 Sep'20

  Ethical and professional data science needed to avoid further algorithm controversies

  BCS is calling for higher ethical and professional standards in algorithmic development to ensure public trust in future government information systems

• September 01, 2020 01 Sep'20

  UBS streamlines software product development with GitLab

  The bank hopes to double the speed of software development, testing and deployment to support applications for clients

• August 28, 2020 28 Aug'20

  University of Staffordshire recruits robots to get more out of its people

  University staff were bogged down with administrative work, but will now have time to be creative

• August 28, 2020 28 Aug'20

  Machine learning wards off threats at TV studio Bunim Murray

  TV studio behind reality hits including The Real World and Keeping Up With The Kardashians turned to Darktrace’s Antigena email protection service to keep its people safe from Covid-19 threats

• August 27, 2020 27 Aug'20

  Financial services business leaders and CIOs disagree on IT infrastructure

  IT leaders and senior business executives need to align their technology infrastructure priorities as businesses attempt to emerge from the Covid-19 crisis

• August 27, 2020 27 Aug'20

  CTO interview: David Rafalovsky, Sberbank Group

  Russia’s Sberbank is well into its digital transformation journey, with artificial intelligence and supercomputing now at the centre of its plans

• August 24, 2020 24 Aug'20

  Dutch Alzheimer’s app developed to aid interaction for dementia patients

  An app aimed at helping dementia patients and their families has been developed by the Alzheimer Society in the Netherlands.

• August 20, 2020 20 Aug'20

  UKAS rejects ISO certification concerns

  UK’s certification body says refreshed guidance is in place to cover the possibility of lapsed ISO certifications

• August 19, 2020 19 Aug'20

  Linux Foundation showcases the greater good of open source

  Open source is more than something indulged in by techies who love to program – it offers collaboration that transcends cultures to solve real-world problems

• August 19, 2020 19 Aug'20

  Loan charge MPs urge chancellor to get HMRC to soften contractor settlements

  Co-chairs of Loan Charge All Party Parliamentary Group write to Rishi Sunak to seek a fairer deal for contractors caught by HMRC’s disguised remuneration policy

• August 17, 2020 17 Aug'20

  The Security Interviews: How Crest is remaking the future of consultancy

  Crest president Ian Glover taught himself cyber security while working on government computing systems in the 1970s and 1980s. Now he is on a decade-spanning mission to change security consultancy models

• August 12, 2020 12 Aug'20

  Government awards funding for innovation projects

  The funding for innovative projects forms part of the government’s plan to increase research and development spending, which it claims will aid the UK’s post-Covid-19 economic recovery

• August 12, 2020 12 Aug'20

  How Dharma ransomware became an effective services business

  New research looks under the bonnet of a Dharma ransomware attack, with the ransomware's ease of use being particularly dangerous for small to medium-sized enterprises

• August 11, 2020 11 Aug'20

  UK lags in AI skills and AI project success

  Global study by Microsoft shows that UK organisations have more artificial intelligence projects that deliver zero value than other countries

• August 10, 2020 10 Aug'20

  Government launches digital identity checking pilot

  More than a year after first announced, the government has launched a year-long pilot of its post-Brexit digital identity checking service

• August 10, 2020 10 Aug'20

  CIO interview: DFS’s Russell Harte on the Google ecosystem

  The furniture retailer has standardised on G Suite and has bought into the Google Cloud Platform and Chrome OS devices

• August 06, 2020 06 Aug'20

  Coronavirus: IT contractors cite lack of government support during Covid-19 as source of stress

  ContractorCalculator research highlights the mental health toll the pandemic is taking on IT contractors

• August 05, 2020 05 Aug'20

  Seven questions you need to ask when buying security insurance

  Find out what you need to ask to make an informed decision on cyber security insurance with new help from the UK’s NCSC

• August 05, 2020 05 Aug'20

  Five tips to lower S/4 Hana costs

  With budgets being squeezed, how can organisations on SAP ECC reduce the cost of switching to S/4 Hana?

• July 30, 2020 30 Jul'20

  Barclays CEO says Canary Wharf office set to stay despite home working success

  Barclays chief says the success of home working during the Covid-19 pandemic has taught the banks lessons, one of which is that major centres like Canary Wharf will remain

• July 30, 2020 30 Jul'20

  Finland government funds work on potential quantum leap

  Finland's government is committing money to the development of quantum computing technologies to potentially provide a giant leap for the nation's industries

• July 30, 2020 30 Jul'20

  Accenture selected for key role in Bank of England core settlement system replacement

  Accenture will be technology delivery partner in project to replace the core system used to settle payments between banks

• July 23, 2020 23 Jul'20

  Brexit and slow pandemic response will impact UK IT spend, says Forrester

  Analyst says UK’s slower response to the coronavirus, combined with Brexit, will have a big impact on GDP and, as a consequence, IT spending will decline

• July 22, 2020 22 Jul'20

  New opportunities for Nordic startups post-Covid-19 as virtual offices become the norm

  As companies adjust to digital office life in the pandemic era, a host of Nordic startups are already helping them convert these short-term fixes into long-term strategy

• July 22, 2020 22 Jul'20

  TfL contracts Capita for London Underground section of emergency services network

  Capita will implement the network infrastructure that will enable the emergency services mobile network to work on the London Underground

• July 21, 2020 21 Jul'20

  Why now could be the right time to launch a digital bank

  Launching a bank during a global crisis is fraught with risk, but an established customer base, experience, agility and diversification could help Zopa do just that