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• July 09, 2018 09 Jul'18

  Inside one of the world’s largest bug bounty programmes

  Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative may be the top external supplier of software bug reporting for Microsoft and Adobe, but that does not mean it purchases every type of bug

• July 08, 2018 08 Jul'18

  TechUK calls on UK to adopt recent EU trade deals to boost digital sector

  The EU deal with Canada, as well as forthcoming trade agreements with Japan, Singapore and Vietnam, could boost the UK tech sector – if adopted after Brexit

• July 06, 2018 06 Jul'18

  Public looks to push innovative technologies in public sector with accelerator programme

  Public is aiming to drive innovative services in the public sector by selecting its next startup accelerator cohort

• July 06, 2018 06 Jul'18

  Infosec community welcomes bank sector focus on cyber resilience

  The information security community has welcomed regulators’ call on the banking industry to demonstrate their capability to respond to cyber attacks because it highlights the importance of cyber resilience for all businesses

• July 06, 2018 06 Jul'18

  CNet Training calls on datacentre sector for input on skill shortage research

  Technology skills and education provider CNet Training is calling on the datacentre community to help inform its research into what is behind the sector's skill shortages

• July 06, 2018 06 Jul'18

  Investment flows into Nordic startups from all directions

  The Nordic tech startup scene is attracting funding from a variety of sources, with private equity firms, banks and traditional IT companies all keen to put money in

• July 06, 2018 06 Jul'18

  HSBC previews the banking staff of the future

  The digital revolution in banking is set to create previously unknown jobs, and HSBC has outlined three of the job roles that will be created in the future

• July 06, 2018 06 Jul'18

  ICO Grants Programme launches second round of funding

  The ICO is inviting a second round of applications for funding to promote and support independent, innovative research and solutions focused on privacy and data protection

• July 06, 2018 06 Jul'18

  European Parliament calls for suspension of Privacy Shield

  The Privacy Shield framework that replaced the Safe Harbour agreement for personal data transfers between the EU and the US is under increased pressure due to alleged non-compliance by US firms

• July 06, 2018 06 Jul'18

  Banks given three months to report on how they respond to outages

  UK financial services regulators get tough on banks over their ability to recover from IT outages

• July 06, 2018 06 Jul'18

  How changes in retail law could affect customer experience

  New payments regulations could increase the amount of times customers will need to use two-factor authentication to make a purchase, potentially putting a strain on customer experience, according to MasterCard

• July 06, 2018 06 Jul'18

  Bosch teams up with Singapore Polytechnic in IoT training push

  Bosch and Singapore Polytechnic have set up two learning labs to train students on the use of the internet of things in advanced manufacturing

• July 05, 2018 05 Jul'18

  Ofcom lays out plan for UK fixed wireless networks

  Telecoms regulator has set out a wide-ranging plan covering the roll-out of fixed wireless access networks in the UK to support national connectivity and other uses

• July 05, 2018 05 Jul'18

  UK labour market could be harmed by private sector roll-out of IR35 reforms, consultancy warns

  As the government continues to consult on extending the IR35 reforms to the private sector, research suggests contractors will not take kindly to the move

• July 05, 2018 05 Jul'18

  Construction sector gets £420m investment for tech and innovation

  Government has partnered with industry to deliver a Construction Sector Deal, which includes a joint £420m investment for “bytes and mortar smart construction”

• July 05, 2018 05 Jul'18

  UK leads Europe’s tech startup scene over five years, research shows

  Tech leads the way as UK shows 5% growth in startups across all industries

• July 05, 2018 05 Jul'18

  UK joins forces with France on artificial intelligence and data

  The UK and France will share expertise on AI and research, work together to improve digital services and collaborate to develop tech talent

• July 05, 2018 05 Jul'18

  Beware blockchain security blindspots, warns RSA

  Companies need to ensure that rushed blockchain and other new technology projects are not introducing security vulnerabilities by gaining granular visibility of network activity, according to RSA Security

• July 05, 2018 05 Jul'18

  Local Digital Declaration sets out how to transform local public services

  The declaration, which sets out five “principles of internet-age local public services”, is backed by £7.5m in government funding to help councils transform services

• July 05, 2018 05 Jul'18

  Australian startups team up to keep wind turbines humming

  Using acoustic sensors and nanosatellite connectivity, two Australian startups hope to identify potential turbine problems before they occur to secure the country’s wind energy

• July 04, 2018 04 Jul'18

  Annual IPA report shows state of major government IT projects

  None of the 29 government IT projects are given the lowest “red” ranking, but seven projects are rated as “amber/red”, including the Home Office digital borders programme and the NHS e-referral service, meaning successful delivery is in doubt

• July 04, 2018 04 Jul'18

  Dell/VMware and Nutanix dominate a growing hyper-converged market

  As hyper-converged system revenues get set to overtake those of converged systems, Dell/VMware and Nutanix are dominating the market for combined server and storage nodes

• July 04, 2018 04 Jul'18

  Slow broadband fuels a post-Brexit storm for rural communities

  Lack of access to reliable broadband and mobile networks threatens rural livelihoods after Brexit, according to a Local Government Association report

• July 04, 2018 04 Jul'18

  Industry bets on fixed wireless access for first 5G deployments

  Separate tests in Romania and the UK have been demonstrating the potential of fixed wireless access as a component of 5G

• July 04, 2018 04 Jul'18

  Alibaba Cloud looks to drive its technology ecosystem with startup innovation contest

  Alibaba Cloud is hosting its next Create@Alibaba contest as it looks for innovative products from startups

• July 04, 2018 04 Jul'18

  European banks need to balance fintech strategies

  European Banking Authority highlights the risks of banks taking up fintech too quickly, and of ignoring it

• July 04, 2018 04 Jul'18

  Software firm Clevermed enhances NHS user experience on Health and Social Care Network

  Clevermed, a supplier of maternity and neonatal care record software to the NHS, reveals how users are benefiting after it switched to the new Health and Social Care Network

• July 04, 2018 04 Jul'18

  Israel accuses Hamas of using spy apps to target soldiers

  Israel has accused Hamas of using apps to hijack soldiers’ phones to spy on them, and UK defence secretary demonstrates how effective that could be

• July 04, 2018 04 Jul'18

  Singapore company turns to blockchain to improve food security

  SMC Nutrition is using a blockchain distributed ledger developed by a Singapore-based company to gain visibility across its supply chain and ensure food security

• July 04, 2018 04 Jul'18

  Inside Alibaba Cloud’s Southeast Asia playbook

  Alibaba Cloud is working closely with local customers in joint innovation projects, and has started to launch new services for Chinese and international customers simultaneously to narrow the service gap

• July 03, 2018 03 Jul'18

  Exiting EU committee cattle-prods government on 'data adequacy'

  House of Commons Select Committee for Exiting the European Union urges the government to start the process to secure a “Data Adequacy Decision” from the EU pronto

• July 03, 2018 03 Jul'18

  IT service provider HCL acquires sector expertise as part of European strategy

  Indian IT services firm boosts its European car industry credentials though multi-million Euro investment

• July 03, 2018 03 Jul'18

  NHS data breach caused details of 150,000 patients to be shared

  The NHS has inadvertently shared the confidential data of 150,000 patients over a three-year period due to a coding error in one of the most common GP IT systems

• July 03, 2018 03 Jul'18

  New thinking from tech startups could help solve construction project issues

  Three startups shortlisted to join ConstrucTech accelerator to work on innovative technologies to reduce project delays and overspend

• July 03, 2018 03 Jul'18

  Government welcomes Lords AI report, vaunts industrial strategy

  The government has published its official, supportive response to the House of Lords select committee report on artificial intelligence, published earlier this year

• July 03, 2018 03 Jul'18

  Feds expand Facebook data sharing probe

  The US federal probe into Facebook’s data sharing practices is expanding and MEPs are considering new measures as the firm reveals it granted extended access to 61 companies and admits to another data sharing software bug

• July 03, 2018 03 Jul'18

  Take our 2018 salary survey and tell us what you think about your job in IT

  Computer Weekly's annual salary survey aims to reveal IT professionals' attitudes to employment and training

• July 03, 2018 03 Jul'18

  Government launches G-Cloud 10

  The 10th iteration of G-Cloud is now live, with more than 3,500 suppliers awarded a place on the procurement framework

• July 03, 2018 03 Jul'18

  Food Standards Agency pilots blockchain in slaughterhouse

  Distributed ledger technology trialled in cattle slaughterhouse to improve transparency across the food supply chain

• July 03, 2018 03 Jul'18

  UK financial services firms up tech investments to fuel new services

  Driven by the need to offer new services, as well as meet industry regulations, UK financial services firms are increasing spending on IT

• July 03, 2018 03 Jul'18

  New deals bolster IBM’s European cloud business

  IBM has signed up a number of new customers for its European cloud, focusing on the platform and software services in the IBM public cloud

• July 02, 2018 02 Jul'18

  Case study: Logistics firm GWC moves from paper to digital HR in three months

  Qatar-based logistics firm Gulf Warehousing Company introduced smart appraisals for employees, cut the time it takes to recruit, and gave staff and managers access to accurate HR data by replacing paper systems with human resources software

• July 02, 2018 02 Jul'18

  Oracle decides on Brussels for European fintech innovation centre

  Software giant Oracle chooses Brussels as the centre of its European financial technology innovation programme

• July 02, 2018 02 Jul'18

  Linux targeted by illicit cryptocurrency miners

  Cryptojacking is increasingly being used by cyber criminals to raise funds, Watchguard report reveals

• July 02, 2018 02 Jul'18

  Huge potential for use of big data to improve ambulance services, report finds

  King’s College London report says government should explore value of big data, and calls for London ambulance services to partner with TfL to navigate traffic ‘more intelligently’

• July 02, 2018 02 Jul'18

  Department for Work and Pensions uses artificial intelligence to crack down on benefits fraud

  DWP has made several digital strides, including developing AI to track organised benefits fraud, moved more than 100 digital products to “new hosting arrangements” and made savings on technology contracts, according to its annual report

• July 02, 2018 02 Jul'18

  Bolloré Group partners with Alibaba for cloud and co-development

  French transportation conglomerate will use Alibaba cloud, and Alibaba will look at using Bolloré's battery technology in its datacentres

• July 02, 2018 02 Jul'18

  Finland’s R&D spending is recovering after a lost decade

  The Finnish tech sector could benefit form better access to funds as the government prepares to increase spending on research and development

• July 02, 2018 02 Jul'18

  HMRC deactivates record number of fake websites

  HM Revenue & Customs has removed more than 20,000 malicious websites in the past year, but warns people to stay alert to the threat from online fraudsters

• July 02, 2018 02 Jul'18

  Singapore’s Fullerton Health gears up for the cloud

  Private healthcare service provider Fullerton Health is moving business applications to Microsoft’s cloud services before rolling out data analytics and artificial intelligence to enhance operations and patient care