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  • January 10, 2024 10 Jan'24

    Windows Kerberos, Hyper-V vulns among January Patch Tuesday bugs

    Microsoft starts 2024 right with another slimline Patch Tuesday drop, but there are some critical vulns to be alert to, including a number of man-in-the-middle attack vectors

  • January 10, 2024 10 Jan'24

    SEC social media hack highlights value of MFA

    The US SEC briefly appeared to approve new bitcoin trading rules after a social media account was targeted by troublemakers, proving the value of MFA once again

  • January 10, 2024 10 Jan'24

    Scotland ‘sleepwalking’ to mass surveillance with DPDI Bill

    The independent checks and balances over biometrics and biometric-enabled surveillance must be strengthened to prevent Scotland from sliding into a surveillance state along with the rest of the UK

  • January 09, 2024 09 Jan'24

    Babuk Tortilla ransomware decryptor made available

    A joint effort between Cisco Talos, Avast and the Dutch police will bring relief to many victims of a variant of the Babuk ransomware known as Tortilla

  • January 09, 2024 09 Jan'24

    Wales makes headway with electronic prescriptions roll-out

    Electronic prescribing will be deployed in both primary and secondary care, while a shared medicines record will be live by the end of March 2024

  • January 09, 2024 09 Jan'24

    Study reveals cyber risks to US elections

    With the 2024 US presidential election cycle beginning, a study produced by Arctic Wolf has highlighted big gaps in preparedness and resourcing at government bodies across the US

  • January 08, 2024 08 Jan'24

    Government to push NHS roll-out of digital pathology

    Department for Health and Social Care wants to increase use of digital pathology in cancer screening, following a recommendation by the UK National Screening Committee

  • January 08, 2024 08 Jan'24

    British Library ransomware attack could cost up to £7m

    The cost of recovering the British Library’s ransomware-stricken IT systems could be up to £7m, it has emerged

  • January 08, 2024 08 Jan'24

    Datacentre operators form APAC industry group

    The Asia-Pacific Data Centre Association will advocate for policies to drive the security and resiliency of datacentres and minimise environmental impact, among other goals

  • January 07, 2024 07 Jan'24

    India firms warm to responsible AI

    Almost two-thirds of organisations said their responsible AI practices and policies were mature or they had taken steps towards responsible AI adoption, according to a Nasscom study

  • January 02, 2024 02 Jan'24

    China’s UNC4841 pivots to new Barracuda ESG zero-day

    The Chinese state threat actor behind a series of cyber attacks on Barracuda Networks customers embarked on a campaign targeting the supplier’s email security products in the run-up to Christmas

  • January 02, 2024 02 Jan'24

    Cloudflare eyes GenAI workloads with Workers AI

    Cloudflare’s Workers developer platform is touted to make it easier for organisations to deploy GenAI capabilities at the edge to speed up inferencing

  • December 27, 2023 27 Dec'23

    Top 10 police technology stories of 2023

    Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 police technology stories of 2023

  • December 27, 2023 27 Dec'23

    Top 10 ASEAN IT stories of 2023

    Organisations across the region have continued to shore up their cyber security posture while investing in infrastructure to pave the way for emerging technologies like GenAI

  • December 22, 2023 22 Dec'23

    Top 10 government IT stories of 2023

    In the year that gave life to four new government departments, Whitehall bosses have continued to fly the flag for technology, with mixed results and success. Here are the stories that made waves in 2023

  • December 21, 2023 21 Dec'23

    Immigration clampdown could worsen UK IT skills shortage

    The UK government’s recent clampdown on immigration could exacerbate the IT skills shortage in the country, especially in web design and development

  • December 21, 2023 21 Dec'23

    Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2023

    Ransomware gangs dominated the cyber criminal underworld in 2023, a year that will prove notable for significant evolutionary trends in their tactics

  • December 21, 2023 21 Dec'23

    Top 10 storage stories of 2023

    In this 2023 review, we consider if flash will thrash disk, what the Toyota outage shows about capacity planning, how to achieve green storage, the backup and compliance risks of AI, the lowdown on DPUs, and more

  • December 21, 2023 21 Dec'23

    Top 10 storage supplier strategy stories of 2023

    In 2023, we looked at the top storage suppliers, their market share and how they set themselves for a future of hybrid cloud, containerisation and consumption models of purchasing

  • December 20, 2023 20 Dec'23

    ALPHV/BlackCat operation down, but maybe not out

    Multinational law enforcement has targeted the operations of the notorious ALPHV/BlackCat cyber extortion gang, but the group’s members appear to remain defiant

  • December 20, 2023 20 Dec'23

    Top 10 NHS IT stories of 2023

    In the year we said goodbye to NHS Digital, the NHS has made some serious strides in digitising the health service, but many challenges remain. We look back at the stories that made the headlines in 2023

  • December 20, 2023 20 Dec'23

    Inside Zoom’s generative AI strategy

    Zoom’s federated approach towards generative AI allows it to use a combination of models that are most suitable for the task on hand while lowering costs for itself and customers

  • December 20, 2023 20 Dec'23

    Top 10 IT leadership interviews of 2023

    The top technology executives – whether their job title is CIO, CDIO, CDO or something completely different – talk to Computer Weekly and share their plans and strategies for delivering digital success

  • December 19, 2023 19 Dec'23

    Top 10 software development stories of 2023

    There have been two main trends driving software development this year: artificial intelligence and low-code/no-code tooling

  • December 19, 2023 19 Dec'23

    Top 10 cyber security stories of 2023

    The past 12 months have seen the security agenda dominated by the usual round of vulnerabilities, concerns over supply chain security and more besides, but it was the chaotic state of global geopolitics that really made an impact

  • December 19, 2023 19 Dec'23

    Top 10 information management stories of 2023

    Generative AI was inescapable as the leading theme of the information management stories of 2023 gathered here. But also selected are pieces about data and healthcare, and the inexorable rise of the CDO

  • December 18, 2023 18 Dec'23

    Top 10 end user computing stories of 2023

    While the humble personal computer remains core to business productivity, IT admins now need to support a flexible and hybrid workforce

  • December 18, 2023 18 Dec'23

    Top 10 artificial intelligence stories of 2023

    It has been a busy year for the IT sector, building out AI-based software and hardware acceleration to meet customer requirements

  • 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

    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 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