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• May 04, 2022 04 May'22

  Judicial intervention 'inevitable' as Post Office compensation valuation falls short

  Lawyer negotiating compensation for victims of Post Office scandal says the two sides are 'poles apart' on valuations

• May 03, 2022 03 May'22

  Five TLS comms vulnerabilities hit Aruba, Avaya switching kit

  Five new vulnerabilities in the implementation of transport layer security communications leave several popular switches vulnerable to remote code execution

• May 03, 2022 03 May'22

  Tata Communications further strengthens IZO Internet WAN for global enterprises

  Digital ecosystems enabler announced strengthened variants of its IZO Internet wide area network offering for global enterprises, in particular those looking at introducing cloud services to their existing IT and networking architecture

• May 03, 2022 03 May'22

  Qualcomm to power Volkswagen’s future automated driving technology

  Volkswagen Group’s software division looks to global chip giant to supply system-on-chips to enable assisted and automated driving functions

• May 03, 2022 03 May'22

  Post Office scandal CEO could be stripped of CBE

  Honours Forfeiture Committee to review Paula Vennells’ CBE in the light of Post Office scandal

• May 03, 2022 03 May'22

  UScellular taps Qualcomm, Inseego to launch 5G mmWave fixed wireless in 10 US cities

  US provider’s Home Internet+ service will use high-frequency 5G technology to provide high-speed internet to homes and businesses, with expansion from 10 to dozens of cities throughout 2022

• April 29, 2022 29 Apr'22

  CIO interview: Jeffrey Wood, deputy director of ICT, Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

  A move to a brand-new hospital site offers the NHS trust a chance to introduce a range of new innovations, building on the digital transformation delivered over the past few years

• April 29, 2022 29 Apr'22

  Attackers enlist cloud providers in large HTTPS DDoS hit

  A recent large-scale DDoS incident shows how cyber criminals are switching up their tactics to conduct more sophisticated attacks

• April 29, 2022 29 Apr'22

  Orange Business Services delivers global SD-WAN to Siemens

  Digital services company and global enterprise division of the global telco teams with leading German technology firm to complete what is said to be one of the largest software-defined wide area network deployments in the world, covering 1,168 ...

• April 29, 2022 29 Apr'22

  AWS grows as Amazon posts net loss

  AWS continues to dominate the public cloud market but Amazon has seen its revenue squeezed

• April 29, 2022 29 Apr'22

  European employers missing the opportunity to automate processes for hybrid work

  The transition to hybrid work has stimulated a shift among employees looking to their business to streamline their workflows, but research finds just a tenth have access to automation tools

• April 28, 2022 28 Apr'22

  Ransomware recovery costs dwarf actual ransoms

  The cost of recovering from a ransomware attack far outweighs the ransoms now being demanded by cyber criminals, according to recent data

• April 28, 2022 28 Apr'22

  Men don’t need to help women in tech, say IT professionals

  Many tech workers don’t think it’s important for men to help women to integrate into tech teams, according to research by Computer Weekly, which experts say highlights the wider need for inclusive action

• April 28, 2022 28 Apr'22

  UK regulators seek input on algorithmic processing and auditing

  Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum is inviting views on how the four UK watchdogs involved should approach regulating algorithms, following its publication of discussion papers and a 2022 workplan

• April 28, 2022 28 Apr'22

  SoftBank invests in Aryaka for international SD-WAN service, SD-core

  With the objective of shoring up its international networking service, enabling a flexible and highly secure network that meets overseas customer needs, Japanese multinational upgrades software-defined wide area network and core

• April 28, 2022 28 Apr'22

  More than 38,000 UK tech firms incorporated in 2021

  Incorporation of technology firms in the UK was 62% higher last year than in 2020, with strong regional growth despite continued dominance of London in the ecosystem

• April 28, 2022 28 Apr'22

  Vercom plots ‘spectacular’ entry into global CPaaS market with MailerLite acquisition

  Communications platform-as-a-service market continues hot streak as Polish solutions provider enters the world stage by acquiring global provider of tools for email communication

• April 28, 2022 28 Apr'22

  Naver outlines global AI ambitions

  South Korean internet giant Naver has built a global research network to advance and apply its artificial intelligence capabilities across its services

• April 28, 2022 28 Apr'22

  Manufacturer sues JPMorgan after cyber criminals stole $272m

  Manufacturer files lawsuit alleging that US bank failed to inform it of suspicious transaction activity

• April 28, 2022 28 Apr'22

  Sanders calls on Biden to cut off federal contracts with Amazon

  In an open letter, senator Bernie Sanders urges the US president to fulfil a campaign promise to stop union-busting companies from winning federal government contracts

• April 28, 2022 28 Apr'22

  Russia plumbs new depths in cyber war on Ukraine

  Microsoft details cyber attacks on Ukrainian civilian communications, nuclear safety authorities, and the exploitation of the destruction of Mariupol in a phishing campaign

• April 28, 2022 28 Apr'22

  CIOs have the greatest impact on business

  Chief information officers see their role as core in building out the IT and security infrastructure and talent pool that their organisations require to grow post-pandemic

• April 28, 2022 28 Apr'22

  Oracle teams with Verizon as it expands global network of industry innovation labs

  New facility outside Chicago will explore how 5G can create and test use cases to solve industry challenges, from carbon reduction to worker safety and sustainable building

• April 28, 2022 28 Apr'22

  Slack and Salesforce go public with first major integrations since acquisition

  Slack and Salesforce have announced a set of developer products and integrations that Slack cofounder Cal Henderson says marks the first big public step to realising the value of the 2020 acquisition

• April 28, 2022 28 Apr'22

  Huawei demands innovation for greener world based on 5.5G

  Communications technology giant outlines three pillars for innovation in a greener world, including advancing the connectivity industry

• April 28, 2022 28 Apr'22

  Scotland’s tech sector recovers pre-pandemic verve

  According to ScotlandIS research, the Scottish technology sector has recovered pre-pandemic levels of growth, and cyber security emerged as the hottest growth area from the industry body’s annual report

• April 27, 2022 27 Apr'22

  Log4Shell, ProxyLogon, ProxyShell among most exploited bugs of 2021

  These 15 CVEs were the most commonly exploited last year, and if you haven’t mitigated against them, now is the time

• April 27, 2022 27 Apr'22

  Russia-supporting cyber crime gang claims Coca-Cola as victim

  Stormous cyber crime collective claims to have stolen 161GB of data from Coca-Cola, and says it plans to sell it off

• April 27, 2022 27 Apr'22

  Leeds Beckett’s ethical hacking platform wins Innovate UK backing

  An ethical hacking and cyber education platform developed at Leeds Beckett University has received a major funding boost to help it launch commercially

• April 27, 2022 27 Apr'22

  Disappointing earnings at Google, but cloud still strong

  Google posts first-quarter 2022 revenue of $68bn, but growth is not as fast as last year

• April 27, 2022 27 Apr'22

  BT, Toshiba team on first commercial trial of quantum secured network with EY

  Revolutionary computer infrastructure to be used in trial of management consultancy’s aim to connect quantum secure data transmission between its major London offices

• April 27, 2022 27 Apr'22

  Ransomware victims paying out when they don’t need to

  Sophos’s annual State of Ransomware report shows dramatic increases in the impact of ransomware attacks, but also finds many organisations are paying ransoms when they don’t need to

• April 27, 2022 27 Apr'22

  Government digital ignorance puts Dutch economy at risk

  In this interview, Michiel Steltman, managing director of Digital Infrastructure Netherlands, tells Computer Weekly why the Dutch digital economy is at risk due to a lack of knowledge and understanding at government level

• April 27, 2022 27 Apr'22

  Datacentres critical to Singapore but sustainability concerns remain

  Datacentres create jobs and contribute S$2bn to Singapore’s economy each year, but sustainability issues will need to be addressed to minimise their environmental impact

• April 27, 2022 27 Apr'22

  Microsoft shows inflation-busting growth, driven by cloud adoption

  As prices rise, Microsoft is trying to position its cloud services as the public cloud that offers the best value for money

• April 27, 2022 27 Apr'22

  Police question former Fujitsu worker again in Post Office scandal perjury investigation

  Police have interviewed a former Fujitsu employee for the third time in the investigation into potential perjury during trials of wrongfully convicted subpostmasters

• April 26, 2022 26 Apr'22

  BCS passes defiant Ukrainian tech industry message to its members

  BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, has passed on a message from Ukrainian IT suppliers that the country is open for, and in need of, business

• April 26, 2022 26 Apr'22

  How Denmark attracts tech companies

  Danish government encourages research in strategic fields – and encourages the development of clusters, which include research institutes, tech suppliers and customers

• April 26, 2022 26 Apr'22

  Emotet tests new tricks to thwart enhanced security

  The operators of the Emotet botnet seem to be trying to find a way to get around recent changes made by Microsoft to better protect its users

• April 26, 2022 26 Apr'22

  Danish researcher explains zero-knowledge proofs and post-quantum encryption

  A graduate from the University of Aarhus, a Danish researcher is now a leading player in some of the most important issues in cyber security

• April 26, 2022 26 Apr'22

  Global digital wallet transactions set to soar

  Payments using mobile phones are set to soar globally as suppliers expand the services available, according to research

• April 26, 2022 26 Apr'22

  Odense Robotics helps develop key export for Denmark

  Robotics seen as a future export sector for Denmark as investment startups build their skills in public sector projects

• April 26, 2022 26 Apr'22

  SES, SnT test MeluXina supercomputer to boost satellite broadband

  Grand Duchy’s leading satellite operator and supercomputer site begin project to enable research partners to perform advanced optimisation tests for steadily growing broadband sector

• April 26, 2022 26 Apr'22

  Coralogix makes foray into cyber security with Snowbit

  Observability platform supplier Coralogix has set up a cyber security venture and a global security resource centre in India to tap the growth opportunities in the subcontinent

• April 25, 2022 25 Apr'22

  Majority of workers using umbrella companies see no benefits

  Research from trade body for independent professionals finds that most self-employed workers operating through an umbrella company think there are no advantages to the arrangement

• April 25, 2022 25 Apr'22

  C-suite regards adapting to remote working as key challenge

  Senior management survey finds significant numbers noting remote working or flexi-working will be a long-term change for their business, with half seeing the switch to remote as one of their top three disruptions

• April 25, 2022 25 Apr'22

  CityFibre study identifies £38bn economic benefits from full-fibre roll-out

  Independent provider’s roll-out of full-fibre networks to 285 cities, towns and villages claimed to bring £22bn in productivity benefits, £4.8bn from a widened workforce and £1.2bn from flexible working, as well as creating 16,000 jobs

• April 25, 2022 25 Apr'22

  US mobile network emerges as latest Lapsus$ victim

  Lapsus$ extortion gang hit T-Mobile and attempted to perform SIM-swapping attacks and code theft

• April 25, 2022 25 Apr'22

  Post-Brexit immigration challenges sees London drop in tech ranking

  Forrester’s latest research of the top European cities for technology clusters, has seen London sliding down the rankings

• April 25, 2022 25 Apr'22

  Researchers explore historical Hubble datasets to understand the solar system

  GPU-based supercomputer helps astronomers simulate exoplanet atmospheres