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July 18, 2019
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Jul'19
Digital minister Margot James quits after Brexit vote
James voted against the government in an attempt to stop the next Prime Minister from suspending Parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit
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July 18, 2019
18
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Parliamentary committee calls for halt to facial recognition trials
Issues with biometrics and forensics pose a significant risk to effective functioning of the criminal justice system, according to a report by the Science and Technology Committee
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July 18, 2019
18
Jul'19
CIO interview: Kieran Delaney, director of IT, Innserve
After 13 years at the drinks dispensing firm, Delaney moved into the top IT leadership role and has set out about using technology to empower workers across the company
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July 18, 2019
18
Jul'19
Office workers lose out with poor-quality tech
More than 80% of the people questioned in a survey said poor technology made them less productive
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July 18, 2019
18
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Welsh council aims to cut back-office processing costs by 95% through automation
A council in South Wales is expecting to reduce the cost of human resources business processes by up to 95% through robotic process automation
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July 18, 2019
18
Jul'19
UK poor cyber security practice undermining controls
UK firms investing in the latest cyber security products and services risk this being undermined by poor security practices, a survey reveals
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July 18, 2019
18
Jul'19
Nordic startup scene can rival Silicon Valley
Sweden is emerging as one of Europe’s competitors to the US’s Silicon Valley as a hot location for tech startups
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July 18, 2019
18
Jul'19
Lateral phishing used to attack organisations on global scale
Lateral phishing is a growing type of account takeover that has enabled attackers to target more than 100,000 people by hijacking just 154 email accounts
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July 18, 2019
18
Jul'19
Singapore shores up data protection capabilities
The Singapore government has developed a skills framework for data protection officers and is looking to certify organisations under a regional cross-border privacy rules system
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Sponsored News
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How AI Will Blanket Your World
Sponsored by Intel - Whether we are aware of it or not, artificial intelligence is already all around us. We use AI when we speak to our digital assistants. AI is in email services that automatically complete our sentences or schedule appointments for us. We encounter it when bots field our queries on websites or smartphones unlock upon recognizing our faces. See More
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Supply Chain Transparency Matters Now More Than Ever
Sponsored by Intel - In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies discovered to their dismay how little visibility they had into their supply chains. Years of focusing on inventory reduction and just-in-time delivery had caused them to lose touch with the imperatives of understanding who was supplying them and what standards were being applied to the parts and components they received. See More
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7 Ways for IT to Deliver Outstanding PC Experiences in a Remote Work World
Sponsored by Intel - Managing the personal computing experience was relatively easy when everyone was in the office: IT owned the hardware, maintained the software and ensured that appropriate defences were in place. But with people now dispersed to home offices around the world, in many cases, it’s up to them to take the responsibility for ensuring their PCs are safe and performing at their best. See More
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Software Protection Isn’t Enough for the Malicious New Breed of Low-Level Endpoint Attacks
Sponsored by Intel - This year’s pandemic has cast a harsh light on the difficulty of securing endpoints, particularly those that aren’t connected to the corporate network. Working without the insulation of the corporate firewall limits IT from auditing and controlling devices at the granular level needed, in many cases leaving it to users to secure their own desktops. See More
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July 17, 2019
17
Jul'19
European Commission launches antitrust investigation into Amazon
Amazon is being officially investigated by the European Commission to assess whether its use of data from independent retailers is anti-competitive
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July 17, 2019
17
Jul'19
NHS still has thousands of PCs running Windows XP
NHS computers are still being upgraded three years after the WannaCry ransomware attack to the health system, raising concerns over cyber security
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July 17, 2019
17
Jul'19
Most security pros still concerned about public cloud security
Despite accelerated adoption of public cloud services by companies keen to benefit from increased efficiency, scalability and agility, most security professionals have reservations
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July 17, 2019
17
Jul'19
Facebook accused of ‘breathtaking arrogance’ over Libra cryptocurrency plan
US senators grill Facebook’s David Marcus over social media giant’s plans to launch cryptocurrency
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July 17, 2019
17
Jul'19
Suspected malicious MS Office tool maker arrested
Dutch police have arrested a man suspected of producing and selling toolkits to create malicious Microsoft Office documents
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July 17, 2019
17
Jul'19
Deutsche Bank’s public contraction is a major landmark for fintech
German bank is cutting costs overall but is investing more in the latest digital technology as fintechs chip away at banking business
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July 17, 2019
17
Jul'19
Conditions ‘not quite there’ for government chief data officer
The long-awaited appointment for government’s chief data officer requires a perception in departments that data is actually valuable, government officials said
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July 17, 2019
17
Jul'19
MPs slam Home Office over troubled Emergency Services Network programme
The plan for a new communications network for police, fire and ambulance services is three years late and £3.1bn over budget, and Public Accounts Committee fears further delays
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July 17, 2019
17
Jul'19
Vulnerable firmware in enterprise server supply chain
Researchers are warning of vulnerabilities in firmware from a third-party supplier that put some servers from Lenovo, Gigabyte and six other manufacturers at risk
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July 17, 2019
17
Jul'19
Danish government injects €200m into AI R&D
Denmark is investing in a range of programmes to boost research and development into artificial intelligence and its place in various business sectors
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July 16, 2019
16
Jul'19
NCSC calls out Microsoft over Dmarc reports
The UK’s cyber security agency has called out Microsoft for seriously undermining global email security by failing to provide crucial reports from its email platforms
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July 16, 2019
16
Jul'19
Digital safety skills initiative launched against cyber crime
Security industry partners have launched an initiative aimed at raising individuals’ digital safety skills to enable them to protect themselves and their families from most common cyber attacks
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July 16, 2019
16
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Manchester Metrolink gets contactless payments technology
Travellers using Manchester’s trams can now complete their journeys using contactless payment
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July 16, 2019
16
Jul'19
UN resolution ignores special rapporteur’s call for halt to spyware sales
UN’s Human Rights Council adopts resolution to explore the impact of new and emerging digital technologies on human rights, but the text ignores a damning report by the council’s own expert on freedom of expression
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July 16, 2019
16
Jul'19
Dutch authorities temporarily halt datacentre construction
Two local authorities in the Netherlands have put the brakes on datacentre construction to give them time to put policies in place to gain more control over builds
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July 16, 2019
16
Jul'19
NCSC reports on second year of cyber defence at scale
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre releases a report on the second year of its Active Cyber Defence programme to demonstrate its effects in the public sector and wider UK cyber ecosystem
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July 15, 2019
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How Suse is taking open source deeper into the enterprise
Suse’s focus on developer needs, industry-specific use cases and engineering partnerships with the likes of SAP are among efforts to take open source software deeper into the enterprise
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July 15, 2019
15
Jul'19
Government must ‘stop choosing ignorance’ around data
In a letter to digital secretary Jeremy Wright, civil society groups warn that a number of shortcomings must be addressed to enable the government to reap data-related benefits
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July 15, 2019
15
Jul'19
UK launches 5G security inquiry
The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy is to probe the UK government’s approach to telecoms technology as a national security issue
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July 15, 2019
15
Jul'19
Smartodds bets on Rubrik backup appliance with cloud archive
Betting intelligence analytics firm Smartodds replaced its old tape backup infrastructure with Rubrik appliances to cut management time and database restores from hours to minutes
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July 15, 2019
15
Jul'19
Voting open for the most influential woman in UK technology 2019
Who do you think deserves the title of most influential woman in UK technology 2019? Submit your vote now
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July 15, 2019
15
Jul'19
Alan Turing to be face of new £50 note
Computing pioneer and code-breaker Alan Turing is to be featured on the new polymer £50 note
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July 15, 2019
15
Jul'19
Billion-dollar privacy penalties put CEOs on notice
Facebook’s potential $5bn settlement with the FTC follows notifications of planned GDPR fines for British Airways and Marriott International, underlining the importance of data stewardship
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July 15, 2019
15
Jul'19
US judge dismisses challenge over Department of Defense mega-cloud contract
The US Department of Defense looks set to award a $10bn cloud contract after a legal challenge to the procurement process failed
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July 15, 2019
15
Jul'19
No technical grounds to ban Huawei, DCMS told
Science and Technology Committee tells Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport that there are no technical grounds for it to exclude Huawei
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July 15, 2019
15
Jul'19
Organisations turn to AI in race against cyber attackers
Businesses are racing to automate their defences as hackers and nation states launch increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks
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July 15, 2019
15
Jul'19
UK public sector needs to prioritise mobile device security
Only 10% of public service stolen and lost mobile are recovered, underlining the need for mobile-centric, zero-trust model to reduce the risk, says MobileIron
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July 15, 2019
15
Jul'19
UK boards ignoring £30bn cyber risk
Despite the danger posed by cyber attacks to mid-sized companies, boards are not prepared to manage the risk and firms are over-confident in their cyber capabilities, report finds
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July 15, 2019
15
Jul'19
How Apollo 11 influenced modern computer software and hardware
On 16 July 1969, Apollo 11 began its historic journey to send man to the Moon. We look at the pioneering computer technology developed by Nasa
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July 15, 2019
15
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Green datacentre goes live in Goonhilly to support AI ambitions of enterprises and academia
Almost a year to the day after it was announced, a renewably-powered datacentre has gone live at Goonhilly Earth Station, as the radio-communications site prepares to position itself as an AI innovation hub
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July 14, 2019
14
Jul'19
Australia’s Myriota to connect up sensors in space missions
Australian startup Myriota has inked a statement of intent with the Australian Space Agency to provide sensor connectivity for future lunar and planetary exploration missions
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July 12, 2019
12
Jul'19
SD-WAN in play: How software-defined solves core business challenges
For foodservice business HMSHost International and chemical products firm Element Solutions, both customers of networking supplier Aryaka, software-defined wide area networking technology is proving its mettle when it comes to solving core business ...
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July 12, 2019
12
Jul'19
Home Office boosts tools to tackle online child abuse
New systems will be introduced to speed up investigations and limit the number of distressing images viewed by law enforcement officers
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July 12, 2019
12
Jul'19
New FinSpy versions extend surveillance capabilities
New versions of the FinSpy malware for iOS and Android smartphones have extended targeted surveillance capabilities, warn security researchers
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July 12, 2019
12
Jul'19
Blockchain.com banks on Google cloud to support growth of cryptocurrency management platform
Blockchain.com reveals details of how it is ramping up its use of the Google Cloud Platform as the range of cryptocurrencies it supports grows, along with the size of its user base
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July 12, 2019
12
Jul'19
Sweden’s SEB bank uses mob programming across business
Hack day sees 70 developers successfully demonstrate mob programming method that banking group is now using to develop applications in an agile way
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July 12, 2019
12
Jul'19
Windows 10 to enable passwordless sign-in
Windows 10 users will soon be able to sign in to devices without using a password to encourage the use of two-factor authentication methods to improve security
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July 12, 2019
12
Jul'19
European PC business boosted by Windows 10 refresh
With Windows 7 support due to end on 14 January 2020, European organisations are refreshing their PCs as part of their Windows 10 upgrade
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July 12, 2019
12
Jul'19
Most Influential Women in UK Tech: The 2019 longlist
In its search for the most influential women in UK technology, each year Computer Weekly asks the tech industry to nominate who it thinks should be considered for the top 50. Here is the longlist for 2019
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July 11, 2019
11
Jul'19
NHS makes health information available through Alexa
The collaboration between the government and Amazon follows a push from the centre to add voice to services
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July 11, 2019
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Draft finance bill dims hopes of private sector reprieve on April 2020 roll-out of IR35 reforms
Publication of the draft IR35 private sector reform legislation dims hopes the government might announce a delay to rolling out the changes in April 2020
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July 11, 2019
11
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Zopa gets in-house tech ready for 2019 bank launch
Peer-to-peer lender tests out banking platforms in anticipation of launching products in the UK before the end of this year
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July 11, 2019
11
Jul'19
Attacks against AI systems are a growing concern
European research group says attacks against AI systems are already occurring, difficult to identify, and could be far more common than currently understood
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July 11, 2019
11
Jul'19
University of Bristol upgrades to Nimble as it takes IT off-site
Higher education institution gets trouble-free hybrid flash performance from Nimble and stores 600TB of data at two colocation sites to which it is transitioning from on-campus
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July 11, 2019
11
Jul'19
RiskIQ uncovers new Magecart campaign
A fresh Magecart campaign is breaching websites on a massive scale using indiscriminate attacks exploiting misconfigured Amazon S3 buckets, say researchers
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July 11, 2019
11
Jul'19
Dutch privacy watchdog tells banks not to use customer payment data for marketing
Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens tells banks to respect client privacy and not to market products based on spending data
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July 10, 2019
10
Jul'19
Crown Commercial Service launches ICT framework for education
The deal aims to help education sector bodies procure technology products and services, with SME participation becoming more prominent
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July 10, 2019
10
Jul'19
Max Schrems not calling for SCCs to be invalidated
The privacy activist at the centre of legal battle against Facebook is not calling for all standard contractual clauses to be invalidated, according to his non-profit privacy organisation
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July 10, 2019
10
Jul'19
Agent Smith mobile malware hits millions of devices
New mobile malware that exploits Android vulnerabilities has infected millions of devices, security researchers have discovered
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July 10, 2019
10
Jul'19
Gartner forecasts big shift in spending away from devices and datacentres
The IT market is basically flat, but there is demand for software and cloud-based services as CIOs shift away from datacentre infrastructure
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July 10, 2019
10
Jul'19
Tax changes lead to review of Sweden’s datacentre development
Swedish government has changed the rules on how it offers tax rebates to datacentre providers and users, hitting domestic companies
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July 10, 2019
10
Jul'19
Brexit is paralysing action on broadband, warns CityFibre
Promises made 12 months ago in the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review are not coming to fruition quickly enough, and the Brexit crisis is to blame
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July 10, 2019
10
Jul'19
Demand for ICO help escalates in GDPR's first year
The past year has seen increased demand across all support services offered by the UK’s privacy watchdog as new data protection laws went into force
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July 10, 2019
10
Jul'19
Government Digital Service relevance is fading, says Commons Committee
According to a report, GDS is losing authority and the ability to deliver digital change, and calls for its purpose to be renewed, along with the appointment of digital champions
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July 10, 2019
10
Jul'19
CDO interview: Julia Aymonier, École Hôtelière de Lausanne
As organisations transform digitally, the roles of those leading these IT projects are changing too, says Julia Aymonier, CDO at Switzerland-based hospitality school École Hôtelière de Lausanne
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July 10, 2019
10
Jul'19
UK government publishes guidance for national data strategy
The ongoing call from the government for evidence will be followed by a full consultation in the autumn with a view to publish the final data strategy plan in 2020
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July 09, 2019
09
Jul'19
How ASEAN firms are turning data into critical assets
From enabling consumers to track their energy consumption to improving business operations, businesses in ASEAN are starting to put their data to good use
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July 09, 2019
09
Jul'19
Marriott International facing £99m GDPR fine
Hotel group Marriott International is the second major company to be fined by the UK privacy watchdog for infringements of the GDPR
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July 09, 2019
09
Jul'19
ICO issues warning about using facial recognition technology
The UK privacy watchdog has ruled that any police force or private organisation using live facial recognition technology is processing personal data and needs to pay attention to data protection laws
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July 09, 2019
09
Jul'19
IT strategies benefit from taking risks
Businesses reward bold IT investments. But CIOs and tech teams need to focus on communicating benefits of new innovation to the business
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July 09, 2019
09
Jul'19
Amsterdam’s datacentres face challenges to retain high growth
The Amsterdam datacentre market is growing rapidly, but the industry behind it must get on top of some burgeoning challenges
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July 09, 2019
09
Jul'19
CIO interview: Craig Donald, CIO, The Football Association
Although self-confessed as ‘not the most passionate football fan’, the FA’s IT chief is helping to transform administration of the sport through technology
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July 09, 2019
09
Jul'19
European Court hears case on EU-US data transfers
Facebook could be forced to rethink its legal position regarding transfers of data of EU citizens to the US, as the CJEU considers the validity of standard contractual clauses that many businesses rely on
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July 09, 2019
09
Jul'19
Drone tech and the roar of Malaysia’s flying dragons
Malaysia is ramping up initiatives to speed up the global growth of local technology champions in the drone tech sector
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July 09, 2019
09
Jul'19
Post Office fixes technical problem causing accounting errors in Horizon
Problem revealed during High Court trial left subpostmaster with £18,000 surplus after IT system failed to register full amount of cash scanned in
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July 09, 2019
09
Jul'19
StorOne brings leasing for high-performance multiprotocol flash storage
To make a name for itself in the SME storage market, startup StorOne intends to innovate in technology and its economic approach, with a subscription model for storage
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July 09, 2019
09
Jul'19
Deutsche Bank cuts jobs but increases tech spend
Deutsche Bank is making swingeing cuts to its workforce over the next two and a half years and has pinned its hopes on the latest technology to make it possible.
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July 09, 2019
09
Jul'19
Nearly half of firms fear cloud apps make them insecure
Survey shows more than one-third of global companies appoint a CISO in the face of data breaches, and the UK is giving CISOs more power despite making fewer appointments
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July 08, 2019
08
Jul'19
Case study: Using pre-fab datacentres to meet Norway's growing demand for colocation space
Datacentre operator Green Mountain embraces Schneider Electric's pre-fabricated datacentre designs to ensure it is positioned to respond to the growing demand from the hyperscale and HPC communities for colocation capacity in Norway
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July 08, 2019
08
Jul'19
Buckinghamshire village pools broadband vouchers to fund full-fibre dig
The village Lillingstone Lovell in Buckinghamshire is helping to fund an Openreach broadband network dig using vouchers pooled through the government’s Rural Gigabit Connectivity scheme
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July 08, 2019
08
Jul'19
Former NHSI chief moves on to government automation taskforce
Ian Dalton, former NHSI chief, has taken up the lead position for driving automation through government in a bid to improve public services
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July 08, 2019
08
Jul'19
TfL launches wireless device tracking to gather Tube data
Transport for London aims to use passenger movement data to make using the London Underground a more pleasant experience
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July 08, 2019
08
Jul'19
Government aims to make level 4 and 5 qualifications more popular
Proposed changes to the qualifications that sit between A-levels and university degrees are intended to tackle skills shortages in science, technology, engineering and maths
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July 08, 2019
08
Jul'19
Thames Water uses ServiceNow to boost helpdesk efficiency
AI-enabled monitoring helps IT to identify anomalies and improve service levels
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July 08, 2019
08
Jul'19
Eventful second Post Office Horizon trial ends
The latest High Court trial in the long-running dispute between the Post Office and subpostmasters has concluded, with part three set for March 2020
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July 08, 2019
08
Jul'19
Robotics technology needs to go beyond automation
A global robotics expert at the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics says next-generation robots will need to keep humans in the loop to tackle immediate social problems
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July 08, 2019
08
Jul'19
CIO interview: Lee Wilmore, data intelligence director, TI Media
The media company formerly know as Time Inc. UK has put data at the heart of its business strategy, integrating silos of information to bring greater value to the business
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July 08, 2019
08
Jul'19
British Airways facing £183m GDPR fine
British Airways is to appeal against a record fine for infringement of data protection rules for a breach of customer data in 2018
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July 08, 2019
08
Jul'19
IISP gains Royal Charter status
The UK finally has its first national professional body for cyber security that will be responsible for setting the standards for skills and knowledge in the industry to reduce the skills gap and increase diversity
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July 07, 2019
07
Jul'19
Public sector should embrace multicloud to cut risk of cloud market monopolisation, says report
Joint report by the Internet Economy Foundation think-tank and business consultancy Roland Berger urges governments to take steps to prevent a cloud computing oligopoly that would leave organisations at greater risk of supplier lock-in
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July 07, 2019
07
Jul'19
There’s no free lunch in SD-WAN, says Tata Communications
Software-defined wide-area networks may help to lower connectivity costs and prioritise network traffic, but enterprises must still invest in bandwidth to reap the benefits of the technology
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July 05, 2019
05
Jul'19
NHSX announces key senior appointments
NHS England chief clinical information officer Simon Eccles will take over as deputy chief executive of NHSX, while technology advisor Hadley Beeman will step in as acting chief technology officer of the new unit
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July 05, 2019
05
Jul'19
Met Police use of facial recognition could be unlawful, finds report
The first independent report into use of facial recognition technology by the police found a number of shortcomings around trials that would not withstand legal scrutiny
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July 05, 2019
05
Jul'19
Challenger bank shuts up shop in UK amid uncertainty
Digital bank Fidor is ending its time in the UK, blaming uncertainties in the market
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July 05, 2019
05
Jul'19
St John Ambulance praised for response to ransomware attack
Charity’s response to ransomware attack demonstrates that it is possible to ensure minimal disruption if properly prepared
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July 05, 2019
05
Jul'19
Autonomous delivery van drives at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Kar-go aims to revolutionise online deliveries by cutting the cost of the final mile
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July 04, 2019
04
Jul'19
King’s College London breached GDPR by handing students’ information to police, review finds
Following a review of its security arrangements, King’s College London has referred itself to the Information Commissioner’s Office after improperly sharing sensitive information about politically active students with police
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July 04, 2019
04
Jul'19
Security and privacy key to smart buildings and cities
Security and privacy capabilities are essential for stakeholders if they are to realise the benefits of smart buildings and cities, says expert whitepaper
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July 04, 2019
04
Jul'19
Longer-term tech investment must support policing reform
Investment in technologies such as facial recognition and artificial intelligence should be introduced to tackle compromises to public safety levels, says report
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July 04, 2019
04
Jul'19
GDS signs agreement with Polish counterpart
The memorandum of understanding is aimed at boosting trade and technology development opportunities between the UK and Poland
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July 04, 2019
04
Jul'19
Nordic payments tie-up as Nets and Swish collaborate
Payments provider and app developer work together to test out mobile phone-based in-store payments system