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• January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

  NHSX reports progress in screening transformation

  Digital unit outlines work that has been done to address the shortcomings of screening IT programmes

• January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

  RAN sharing and convergence juice up Orange for 2020

  Telco Orange’s roadmap for Europe in 2020 reveals the power of convergence and the need for ecosystem partnerships

• January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

  Private equity players fuelled record number of datacentre mergers and acquisitions in 2019

  While the number of deals being struck in the datacentre market hits new highs, the average deal size shrinks for the second year in a row

• January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

  UK teachers want more computers in schools

  As well as equipment, a priority is to increase the provision of training for teachers in the use of technology, according to a new study

• January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

  Met Police to launch facial recognition operationally

  Despite the continuing controversy around its use, the Metropolitan Police will be deploying live facial recognition across the capital

• January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

  SANS Institute calls on Manchester security pros

  Manchester will play host to a week-long cyber security training event during February

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  UK firms lack skills to make AI work, employees claim

  Research finds employees are concerned about being blamed for tech blunders, with those fears increasing resistance towards artificial intelligence technology

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  Cyber gangsters publish staff passwords following ‘Sodinokibi’ attack on car parts group Gedia

  Sodinokibi hacking group steps up pressure on German automotive manufacturer by publishing information, including the CEO’s computer password and sensitive details of its IT systems, on the internet

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  SAP User Group launches Business One Academy

  UK and Ireland SAP User Group sets up academy to provide training on SAP Business One, which is only available via resellers and in which there is a dearth of education for small businesses

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• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  Disaster recovery failover choices: Synchronous mirrors, P2V and the cloud

  We survey the key options in disaster recovery: whether to failover to an on-site location or off-site facility. We also look at the cloud as an option in disaster recovery

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  IR35 private sector reforms: Bank of America IT contractors await verdict on future employment terms

  Despite notifying staff of its intentions to phase out contractors from its workforce in December 2019, IT contractors at the Bank of America are still awaiting clarification about what their future at the firm will look like, Computer Weekly has ...

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  HP Inc attacks Xerox boardroom shakeup bid

  Xerox wants to oust the HP Inc board, replacing it with directors who will push through its proposed acquisition

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  NHS alerted to severe vulnerabilities in GE health equipment

  A series of vulnerabilities in patient monitoring equipment manufactured by General Electric could have left patient data exposed in hospitals around the world, including the UK

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  Gender funding gap reveals complacency in the Nordics

  Tech investors are biased towards men when it comes to investing – even if they are not aware of it

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  Milan hosts Cisco’s first European security innovation unit

  Cisco has cut the ribbon on its first Cyber Security Co-Innovation Centre in Europe, at Milan’s Leonardo da Vinci Science and Technology Museum

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  HPE joins Swiss-backed bid to 'decarbonise' datacentres across the world

  HPE has joined forces with tech leaders and academics in Switzerland to support the take-up of a datacentre accreditation geared towards improving the energy efficiency of server farms worldwide

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  Digital transformation shaking confidence in SD-WAN

  Cato Networks survey highlights importance of considering not only SD-WAN as an MPLS replacement but also its applicability to the broader needs of the digital business, such as cloud migration, network agility and global reach

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  Brexit an opportunity for global collaboration on edtech, says universities minister

  Universities minister Chris Skidmore tells 2020 BETT education show that forming global partnerships in the edtech space will spur innovation

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  Singapore’s StarHub and M1 team up in 5G licence bid

  The two telcos are working towards the 17 February 2020 closing date for 5G proposals

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  Xerox gets ready to cut and paste HP Inc board

  Xerox plans to pay HP Inc shareholders $17 per share in cash and nominate a new HP Inc board, specialising in business transformation

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  Pluribus claims industry’s first central office edge compute switch

  Open networking and controllerless SDN automation tech provider aims to respond to the extensive and exacting needs of distributed cloud environments

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  Travelex hackers shut down German car parts company Gedia in massive ‘cyber attack’

  Car parts manufacturer says cyber attack will have far-reaching consequences for its business, and it has put emergency plans in place to continue deliveries

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  CISOs fear becoming the next Travelex

  Poll of security professionals by the organisers of the Infosecurity Europe trade fair highlights huge gaps in incident response capabilities

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  Privafy claims ‘fundamentally new’ approach to mobile data security

  New company aims to address underlying security vulnerabilities to protect internet-reliant businesses

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  How AWS is helping boost rugby fans’ engagement in the Guinness Six Nations championship

  With the Six Nations rugby championship about to kick off, we find out how Amazon Web Services is helping to enhance the viewing experience for fans in 170 countries

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  Gartner: Over two-thirds of management tasks will be automated

  Watch out pen-pushers – by 2024, many management tasks will be automated using artificial intelligence

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  Seven projects funded to explore CAV security

  The winners of the Cyber Securities Feasibility Studies contest, exploring cyber security for self-driving cars, have been revealed

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  End-user security ignorance laid bare in new report

  Proofpoint’s 2020 State of the Phish report highlights an urgent need for better user training and reporting

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  Canonical offers scalable mobile Android apps in the cloud

  New Android technology allows enterprise users to offload compute, storage and energy-intensive applications from devices to the cloud

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  Air New Zealand taps AI in airside operations

  Air New Zealand has teamed up with Auckland Airport to test the use of computer vision to turn around its fleet faster

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  Data Literacy Project research finds UK workers putting off data work

  Research from Qlik and Accenture finds a big majority of UK workers lack the data literacy skills and confidence to capture business value from data

• January 22, 2020 22 Jan'20

  Citrix releases IoC scanner for ADC and Gateway vulnerabilities

  As patches for its compromised NetScaler ADC and Gateway products begin to roll out, Citrix enlists FireEye Mandiant to develop an indicator of compromise scanner for end-users

• January 22, 2020 22 Jan'20

  Internal error left Microsoft customer service data exposed

  Customer service and support records of nearly 250 million Microsoft customers left exposed after database misconfiguration

• January 22, 2020 22 Jan'20

  Government should not be allowed to dismiss subpostmasters’ claims over Horizon IT scandal

  Subpostmasters are stepping up their fight for justice after their huge court victory, with Westminister replacing the High Court as the battleground

• January 22, 2020 22 Jan'20

  Computer Misuse Act ‘crying out for reform’

  Group of campaigners says the Computer Misuse Act of 1990 risks criminalising cyber security professionals and needs reforming

• January 22, 2020 22 Jan'20

  Aeris gears up for connected vehicle joint venture with VW

  Connected technology provider forges joint venture with leading automotive manufacturer to improve service flexibility and speed, operational efficiency and customer experience

• January 22, 2020 22 Jan'20

  ICO code sets out digital privacy standards for children

  The Information Commissioner’s Office has published its Age Appropriate Design Code, a set of 15 standards that online platforms must meet to protect the privacy of younger users

• January 22, 2020 22 Jan'20

  Big Blue finds green shoots in Red Hat mix

  IBM’s latest quarterly filing shows early signs that enterprises are buying into its OpenShift and RHEL-powered cloud strategy

• January 22, 2020 22 Jan'20

  UK and EU AI communities will only be globally significant if they work as one

  The European Union and the UK will be left behind in artificial intelligence research and development if they take separate paths after Brexit

• January 22, 2020 22 Jan'20

  Windows 7: The pieces are coming together for a PC rethink

  As organisations migrate off the unsupported Microsoft Windows 7 operating system to Windows 10, CIOs must assess their hardware refresh strategy

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  Singapore updates model AI governance framework

  Second edition of Singapore’s artificial intelligence governance framework includes new guidance, use cases and a self-assessment guide

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  IR35 private sector reforms: Recruitment industry urges chancellor to halt April 2020 roll-out

  Major players from the UK recruitment industry want the government to delay plans to roll out the IR35 reforms to the private sector so enterprises have more time to prepare

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  UK broadband offers poor relative value for money

  Importance of fibre push by UK broadband providers clear as research shows data speeds available to UK households have not significantly changed while prices have risen steadily

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  CityFibre acquires FibreNation in £200m deal

  Strategic acquisition sees growing UK fibre provider’s roll-out plans almost double in size, with TalkTalk joining network with long-term commitments for residential and business customers

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  Millions lost due to lack of effective IT operations monitoring

  The complexity of modern IT systems means it can be impossible to identify the root cause of a failure

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  Loan charge under review: HMRC to invest £200,000 in readying IT systems for planned policy changes

  Tax collection agency counts costs of having to upgrade IT systems to prepare for incoming changes to its controversial loan charge disguised remuneration policy, which has left thousands of IT contractors facing financial ruin

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  5G builders test vulnerabilities in Finnish hackathon

  University hackathon puts 5G security to the test as new wireless technology’s roll-out nears

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  BT calls on fellow operators for investment fairness in rural UK network scheme

  BT wants its prior investments in UK mobile infrastructure to be recognised in formulating operators’ investment in Shared Rural Network

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  Nicky Morgan says new government will be pro-tech

  DCMS minister outlines five key ways the government aims to support technology going forward, including being “unashamedly” pro-tech

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  Two-fifths of Middle East IT staff would change job for more money

  IT professionals in the Middle East are mostly motivated by money when it comes to finding a new job, according to a Computer Weekly survey

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  High-tech firms provide boost to consulting industry

  Data privacy and the shift to service-based models are some of the areas where companies such as Google and Apple are turning to consultants for support, according to a new report

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  SK Telecom claims standalone 5G data session is world’s first

  South Korean telco proclaims 5G breakthrough that makes it set to be first to provide standalone 5G services in the first half of this year

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  High-street banks face disruption three weeks after Travelex hack

  Foreign exchange services still disrupted, three weeks after Travelex received a $6m ransom demand from cyber gangsters

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  Will 5G turn Langkawi into world’s first smart island?

  Malaysia telco TM is set to transform Malaysia’s Langkawi archipelago with a 5G testbed that will pave the way for 5G services across the country

• January 20, 2020 20 Jan'20

  Over a quarter of Middle East businesses have no women in their IT department

  Businesses in the Middle East are failing to balance their IT workforces between men and women, and a quarter have no women in IT roles

• January 20, 2020 20 Jan'20

  Ericsson to ramp European 5G with new R&D site in France

  New facility will provide access to a competence pool and foster industry and academic collaborations on 5G, says company

• January 20, 2020 20 Jan'20

  Spanish bank applies AI to staff training

  CaixaBank uses artificial intelligence to help its staff find and access the most relevant training resources

• January 20, 2020 20 Jan'20

  IR35 private sector reforms: IBM joins list of enterprises applying blanket ban to PSCs

  Tech giant IBM has notified its personal service company IT contractors that they must switch to PAYE terms or use umbrella companies from the end of March, as the private sector races to achieve IR35 compliance

• January 20, 2020 20 Jan'20

  UK government strengthens ties with African tech firms

  Plans announced to develop startups in Africa as part of the announcements around the first UK-Africa investment summit

• January 20, 2020 20 Jan'20

  Samsung unveils new enterprise-ready smartphone

  Business-focused phone aimed at in-the-field or on-site use in industries such as retail, manufacturing, healthcare and logistics

• January 20, 2020 20 Jan'20

  Russia’s VTB and Rostelecom focus on big data

  Russian financial services and telecoms enterprises to create a platform that will allow them and other organisations to utilise big data technology

• January 20, 2020 20 Jan'20

  Exposed AWS buckets again implicated in multiple data leaks

  A series of data leaks in the past week have once again implicated poorly secured Amazon S3 buckets, which are supposed to be private by default

• January 20, 2020 20 Jan'20

  NHS Digital launches login toolkit

  Self-service package can be integrated into healthcare apps and platforms

• January 20, 2020 20 Jan'20

  GDPR nets more than €100m in fines, with more to come

  Fines totalling €114m have already been collected under GDPR, and this figure will spike in 2020 if the UK regulator succeeds in imposing record fines on BA and Marriott

• January 20, 2020 20 Jan'20

  Norway’s government to upgrade digital in school curriculum

  Primary and secondary schools in Norway will introduce more digital learning, following the latest government reforms

• January 20, 2020 20 Jan'20

  Modern telecoms has opened up Sweden’s far north

  Modern telecom infrastructures mean datacentres can be further away from users, and environmental and cost advantages are to be had in locations such as Sweden’s far north

• January 20, 2020 20 Jan'20

  BT becomes first Euro distribution partner for Google Stadia gaming platform

  Incumbent UK comms provider BT teams up with Google to use cloud gaming platform to drive growing fibre broadband network offers

• January 20, 2020 20 Jan'20

  Inside NetApp’s transition into a data management firm

  NetApp’s leaders in Asia-Pacific discuss the company’s pivot into data services and its traction in the region

• January 17, 2020 17 Jan'20

  App developers sue Facebook over ‘anti-competitive conduct’

  Lawsuit is based on leaked internal Facebook documents obtained and published by Computer Weekly and NBC last year

• January 17, 2020 17 Jan'20

  CenturyLink lands $1.6bn network services contract from US Dept of Interior

  US operator engaged to help US agency achieve its mission to conserve and manage natural resources and cultural heritage

• January 17, 2020 17 Jan'20

  NCSC makes final call for entries to CyberFirst Girls contest

  Entry to the National Cyber Security Centre’s CyberFirst Girls 2020 competition is about to close

• January 17, 2020 17 Jan'20

  Emotet reinvigorated after Christmas break

  The high-volume Emotet campaign is back in action after the Christmas holidays, and is just as dangerous as ever

• January 17, 2020 17 Jan'20

  Scottish police roll out controversial data extraction technology

  The introduction of new mobile phone data extraction terminals to Police Scotland will go ahead despite concerns that the use of the technology could be unlawful

• January 17, 2020 17 Jan'20

  O2 goes O-RAN to improve network service

  Telefónica UK subsidiary announces open radio access network project to help customers better utilise its network, addressing issues such as densification of coverage and enabling faster uptake of 5G-based services in autonomous vehicles

• January 17, 2020 17 Jan'20

  Amazon seeks 600 skilled workers for Manchester office

  Online cloud and retail giant opens new office in Manchester and aims to increase tech skills in the region

• January 17, 2020 17 Jan'20

  Huawei unveils mobile development programme for UK and Irish business

  Leading comms tech and service provider Huawei reveals strategy to support UK and Irish businesses with mobile services development offering

• January 17, 2020 17 Jan'20

  Sky comes to the UK 5G party

  Telco, broadband and pay-TV provider switches on 5G services in 20 leading UK towns and cities with packaged based on Samsung devices

• January 17, 2020 17 Jan'20

  CAA debuts aviation cyber security assurance scheme

  Civil Aviation Authority and Crest announce the first companies to be accredited under the CAA’s new cyber security oversight scheme, Assure

• January 17, 2020 17 Jan'20

  IR35 private sector reforms: Blanket bans ‘devalue’ IT contractor contributions to digital projects

  James Poyser, CEO of contractor-focused online accountancy firm InniAccounts, claims large firms that are failing to assess contractors fairly will lose out in productivity, reputation and talent retention

• January 17, 2020 17 Jan'20

  Cops take down data wholesale operation

  The Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Dutch cyber crime unit have made two arrests in an operation targeting a website that provided criminals with access to billions of personal credentials

• January 17, 2020 17 Jan'20

  Cabinet Office launches data handling review

  Oliver Dowden issues statement explaining the New Year Honours list leak and announces new practices after the publication of personal details of over 1,000 public figures

• January 17, 2020 17 Jan'20

  Davos 2020: Why IT sector must address climate issues

  Climate change is set to be top of the agenda at the World Economic Forum, with Microsoft chief Satya Nadella declaring he aims to delete the company’s emissions

• January 17, 2020 17 Jan'20

  TTC benchmark shifts focus from women to diversity in tech sector

  Latest instalment of Tech Talent Charter benchmarking report signals move away from solely gender and towards diversity in tech more widely

• January 17, 2020 17 Jan'20

  NHS SBS launches consumer-style procurement hub

  NHS Shared Business Services’ cloud marketplace The Edge4Health kicks off with four major NHS organisations to transform the way the health service buys products and services

• January 17, 2020 17 Jan'20

  Australian wildfires take toll on telco networks

  Major telco networks in Australia were disrupted by power cuts resulting from devastating bushfires, raising questions about the resilience of the country’s communications infrastructure

• January 16, 2020 16 Jan'20

  UK’s phone and internet bulk data surveillance unlawful, says EU court opinion

  The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice issues legal opinions finding that the UK, French and Belgian bulk surveillance regimes are unlawful

• January 16, 2020 16 Jan'20

  Ericsson launches eSIM

  Swedish comms tech giant aims to drive communication service providers’ top line and improve consumer experience

• January 16, 2020 16 Jan'20

  Global 5G leaders create 5G Future Forum

  Six forum members say they will create a common platform to enable a global ecosystem of applications to exploit 5G at its full potential

• January 16, 2020 16 Jan'20

  UK ranks 13th in Cisco digital readiness index

  Networking giant reveals benchmark holistically assessing countries’ digital readiness across seven key criteria, including technology adoption and technology infrastructure, and finds UK somewhat wanting

• January 16, 2020 16 Jan'20

  Lloyds Banking Group to create digital workplace with Microsoft

  Bank is transforming how its staff work as part of a multibillion-pound digital transformation

• January 16, 2020 16 Jan'20

  Consumers download 1.7 billion mobile business apps in 2019, spending over $500m

  Mobile app sector fuelling digital transformation, and businesses with a robust mobile-first strategy and engaging apps are enjoying much success

• January 16, 2020 16 Jan'20

  CIO interview: Merck Healthcare’s Alessandro da Luca on supply chain automation era

  The CIO of Merck Healthcare, Alessandro da Luca, talks about how his organisation has automated its supply chain using machine learning software from Aera

• January 16, 2020 16 Jan'20

  A quarter of users will fall for basic phishing attacks

  Phishing emails that appear to be security alerts are the most effective method of compromise, says KnowBe4

• January 16, 2020 16 Jan'20

  Four-fifths of SIM-swap fraud attempts successful

  Researchers from Princeton University find that despite advances in technology, SIM-swap fraud continues to be difficult to detect and prevent, as fraudsters adapt attack techniques

• January 16, 2020 16 Jan'20

  Thailand gets ready for data protection law

  Thailand’s personal data protection law comes into effect in May 2020, subjecting organisations to new rules that safeguard the personal data of individuals

• January 15, 2020 15 Jan'20

  Lorca announces new cohort of 20 security scaleups

  20 scaleups will focus their attention on automation, zero trust and supply chain security

• January 15, 2020 15 Jan'20

  TSB signs up IBM Services and announces Edinburgh tech hub

  TSB has contracted IBM to provide hybrid cloud services as part of its £120m digital transformation plans, which will see more tech jobs in Scotland

• January 15, 2020 15 Jan'20

  Just 1% of female jobseekers aspire to work in startups

  Despite technology industry hype about diversity and inclusion, startups are still failing to attract female employees

• January 15, 2020 15 Jan'20

  Travelex warns customers to be alert to phone scams

  Under-fire forex provider warns that criminals may try to take advantage of its predicament to scam customers

• January 15, 2020 15 Jan'20

  Last Windows 7 patch updates critical remote desktop flaw

  It is no longer being supported with free updates, but Microsoft's final Patch Tuesday for Windows 7 fixes a major flaw in the 10-year-old operating system