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• April 25, 2018 25 Apr'18

  Major DDoS cyber crime website shut down

  International law enforcement has shut down the Webstresser cyber crime website, which was the world’s biggest marketplace for selling distributed denial of service attack services that were used against seven UK banks

• April 25, 2018 25 Apr'18

  Most firms will not be GDPR-ready by compliance deadline

  Survey of IT decision-makers shows one-fifth of companies lack continuous encryption capabilities and only half have the systems required for the right to erasure and the right to rectification

• April 25, 2018 25 Apr'18

  Stoke-on-Trent websites found to be most leaky ahead of GDPR

  The majority of websites in the UK could be prone to cyber attacks, a security scan across 135,035 sites has revealed

• April 25, 2018 25 Apr'18

  Employees still in the dark about data protection

  With just a month to go before the GDPR compliance deadline, many employees still don’t know how to protect confidential data, a study shows

• April 25, 2018 25 Apr'18

  TSB IT meltdown has the makings of an epic

  TSB’s very public IT problems will send shivers down the spine of IT teams at large banks that are yet to migrate to new core banking systems

• April 25, 2018 25 Apr'18

  Cyber fraud costs SMEs more than £1,000 per case

  Just over half of IT and telecoms SMEs are targeted by fraudsters, with each case of cyber fraud costing more than £1,000, study reveals

• April 25, 2018 25 Apr'18

  One month to GDPR compliance deadline

  With one month to go before the deadline for compliance with EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, organisations should ensure they are able to meet minimum requirements to defend against adverse scrutiny

• April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18

  Full-fibre broadband specialist CityFibre acquired for £538m

  Full-fibre broadband specialist CityFibre is to be bought by a Goldman Sachs-backed consortium as it seeks more cash to fulfil its expansion plans

• April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18

  Unified communications supplier Mitel bought by VCs

  Unified communications and networking technology supplier Mitel is to be acquired by affiliates of Searchlight Capital Partners for $2bn

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• April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18

  NHS shared care records: progress, projects and privacy

  Sharing health records across health and social care has been something the NHS has worked towards for a long time. As the NHS ramps up its plans, has it finally got the right balance between patient care, privacy and feasibility?

• April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18

  Nurses want to use IT, but are held back by barriers

  A majority of nurses welcome digital technology, but costs, poor connectivity and a lack of interoperability act as barriers, and lead community nurses to use paper instead

• April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18

  CenturyLink takes aim at APAC market post-Level 3 merger

  The US telecoms giant is expanding its footprint in Asia through its merger with Level 3, and hopes to bring its offerings on par with that of rivals in the region

• April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18

  Digital Catapult aims to accelerate AR and VR startups to long-term success

  Ten augmented reality and virtual reality startups can join 10-week Augmentor accelerator, with access to classes, facilities and mentorship

• April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18

  Unitrends launches ‘Veeam killer’ VM Backup Essentials

  Backup specialist Unitrends says Veeam has become “arrogant” and abandoned large elements of its customer base. VM Backup Essentials aims to fill gap for VMware users

• April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18

  Google hails positive economic impact of US datacentre growth

  Google claims the expansion of its datacentre portfolio in recent years has generated thousands of jobs and seen it contribute billions of dollars to the US economy

• April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18

  Criminal Courts Review Commission findings in Post Office computer case raise further enquiries

  The Criminal Courts Review Commission forensic examination of the IT system at the centre of a legal case against the Post Office has raised further questions

• April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18

  SuperNova growth programme offers European tech scale-ups chance to pitch for investment

  Scale-Up.eu says initiative will enable scale-up companies to grow their business without relying on overseas investment

• April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18

  Ransomware attack hit Ukraine energy ministry website

  Cyber attack on Ukraine’s energy ministry shows that websites remain a weak point for many organisations online, say security experts

• April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18

  SAP Q1 2018: Cloud revenue breaks €1bn, 400 more S/4 customers

  SAP’s overall first-quarter revenue was flat, but cloud revenue and profitability were up, while its S/4 Hana customer base stands at 8,300

• April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18

  Telcos see multiple paths to internet of things revenue

  A report from Ericsson has revealed that telecoms operators are testing out multiple routes to monetising the IoT

• April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18

  Orangeworm cyber attack group targets health sector

  A cyber crime group is targeting the health sector and related industries in the US, Europe and Asia in a suspected corporate espionage campaign, researchers warn

• April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18

  ICO and finance regulator assess TSB IT blunder

  Customer data was exposed during migration to new core banking platform

• April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18

  Vodafone CityFibre broadband venture gathers pace

  Residents of four more cities – Coventry, Edinburgh, Huddersfield and Stirling – will be hooked up to the ultrafast full-fibre broadband service in the coming months

• April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18

  How application container technology is helping YMCA open up access to education

  Youth charity YMCA is in the midst of a push to reduce its reliance on paper-based education aids, with the help of Droplet Computing’s application container technology

• April 23, 2018 23 Apr'18

  The dawn of open banking in Australia

  Financial services firms will need to embrace DevOps and modernise their IT infrastructure to compete with more nimble fintech companies in an open banking regime

• April 23, 2018 23 Apr'18

  Executive interview: Werner Knoblich, Red Hat

  Red Hat is 25 years old. We speak to its European chief about how open source, containers and hybrid cloud computing represent the foundation for IT

• April 23, 2018 23 Apr'18

  Capita’s £500m loss raises more questions for outsourcing

  The latest loss announced by Capita adds uncertainty to an outsourcing sector already tarnished by the collapse of Carillion

• April 23, 2018 23 Apr'18

  Nearly half of UK manufacturers hit by cyber attacks

  Nearly half of UK manufacturers have been hit by a cyber security incident, according to a report by an industry organisation, which calls for greater government focus on the specific security needs of the sector

• April 23, 2018 23 Apr'18

  Data and digital infrastructure key to genomic sequencing success, say MPs

  Science and Technology Committee says genomics had potential to revolutionise the NHS, but is worried delays to NHS digital projects and data sharing concerns could threaten progress

• April 23, 2018 23 Apr'18

  Next generation of SCADA industrial controls will protect against cyber attack

  Oil, energy and chemical companies are rethinking how to control big manufacturing plants, replacing expensive control technology with cheaper, more secure systems, taking their cue from biology

• April 23, 2018 23 Apr'18

  GDS on the hunt for new chief operating officer

  Cabinet Office offers up to £130,000 for chief operating officer role, to act as Kevin Cunnington’s deputy and be responsible for the internal transformation and day-to-day running of Government Digital Service

• April 23, 2018 23 Apr'18

  No business safe from cyber attack, says KPMG

  Businesses that operate online should be working to ensure operational resilience, while the financial sector should focus more on collaboration, says professional services firm KPMG

• April 23, 2018 23 Apr'18

  Community Fibre gets £25m to fund broadband in London

  Broadband supplier receives backing from the National Digital Infrastructure Fund to bring full-fibre services to 100,000 more properties across London

• April 23, 2018 23 Apr'18

  AI is renewing interest in high-performance computing

  Growing adoption of artificial intelligence is spurring interest in high-performance computing beyond research institutions

• April 23, 2018 23 Apr'18

  Estonia’s digital residency programme faces first headwind

  The Baltic country’s programme to offer anyone, anywhere a chance to run a company online is facing its first crisis

• April 22, 2018 22 Apr'18

  Thales to open ‘digital factory’ in Asia

  India and Australia are potential candidates for Thales’s new coding centre that will support digital transformation efforts

• April 20, 2018 20 Apr'18

  TechUK calls on government for Climate Change Agreement deadline extension for datacentres

  TechUK claim decision to stop new datacentre operators from joining Climate Change Agreement programme from October 2018 could have dire consequences for the sector's future growth

• April 20, 2018 20 Apr'18

  Global cyber crime worth $1.5tn a year, study reveals

  Cyber criminal operations worldwide are generating revenues that equal the GDP of Russia though a web of profit that involves legitimate businesses, research has revealed

• April 20, 2018 20 Apr'18

  Account takeover up tenfold in past year

  The incidence of online account takeover and the proportion of high-risk account access attempts underlines the need for improved authentication, says fraud detection firm

• April 20, 2018 20 Apr'18

  Data protection is a business issue, says IAPP

  Data privacy is a rapidly maturing profession as organisations around the world increasingly see data protection as a business issue, according to an industry association

• April 20, 2018 20 Apr'18

  AWS commits to improving cloud skills of 100,000 people in Europe during 2018

  Amazon Web Services commits to equipping 100,000 people across Europe with cloud skills to help speed up adoption of off-premise technologies and services across the continent

• April 20, 2018 20 Apr'18

  Alibaba to set up digital hub in Thailand

  Chinese e-commerce and technology giant Alibaba is expanding its Southeast Asian footprint with a new digital hub east of Bangkok that is expected to boost Thailand’s digital credentials

• April 19, 2018 19 Apr'18

  CNCF wants to make Kubernetes ‘boring’

  CNCF is about to kick off its its Copenhagen conference. The organisation wants to make containers less exciting and more straightforward

• April 19, 2018 19 Apr'18

  UK surveillance laws a potential ‘sticking point’ post-Brexit

  The UK’s controversial Investigatory Powers Act could be an impediment to achieving an adequacy agreement for free data exchanges with the EU post-Brexit, says privacy lawyer

• April 19, 2018 19 Apr'18

  Oracle MBX: Oracle uses interns and grads to encourage others into Stem

  Oracle has been working with interns and graduates to help train the next generation of tech experts and use them as role models for others

• April 19, 2018 19 Apr'18

  UK Commonwealth cyber security funding welcomed

  The security community has welcomed the UK government announcement of funding to help Commonwealth countries strengthen their cyber security capabilities

• April 19, 2018 19 Apr'18

  CyLon continues to drive cyber security innovation with next accelerator cohort

  CyLon has selected the next group of innovative cyber security startups for its seventh London accelerator programme

• April 19, 2018 19 Apr'18

  UK and Indian governments agree tech partnership

  Agreement aims to identify organisations in the two countries that can work together and open up opportunities for tech entrepreneurs

• April 19, 2018 19 Apr'18

  Harvey Nash: 90% of contractors admit post-IR35 reform stress

  Harvey Nash Recruitment polls contractors about how they feel the IR35 reforms have affected their livelihoods one year on from launch

• April 19, 2018 19 Apr'18

  Mastercard calls for global online payments standard

  Mastercard and its EMV partners are pushing for online payments standards similar to those for point-of-sale payments

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  Australian supermarket chain hit by IT outage

  Thirty-minute glitch knocked out checkout systems at half of Woolworths’ stores in Australia

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  Good time to be in data protection, says information commissioner

  There has never been a better time to be in data protection, Elizabeth Denham has told an IAPP data protection conference in London, addressing some key questions about the changing data protection regulatory landscape

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  PAC sets June 2018 deadline for Department of Health to count NHS cost of WannaCry

  Government spending watchdog orders Department of Health and Social Care to work out the cost of the WannaCry ransomware attack on the NHS so trusts know where to target their cyber security spending

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  Business will make money from their data, says IDC

  Data scientists may soon find that their skills will be more directly linked to generating a revenue stream within their organisations

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  DataWorks 18: Hortonworks styles itself 3.0 with a ‘DataPlane’ service

  Hortonworks has used its DataWorks Summit in Berlin to announce a data governance “studio” plug in to its DataPlane service

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  PA Consulting announces winners of 2018 Raspberry Pi competition

  The winners of the annual Raspberry Pi competition run by PA Consulting have been announced following a tech showcase

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  Tech Talent Charter aims to tackle diversity outside of London

  Not-for-profit organisation partners with Nominet in Oxford to make businesses aware of local initiatives and how to implement best practice

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  Huawei debuts its first intent-based networking proposition

  At its Shenzhen Analyst Summit, Huawei unveiled its intent-based networking concept, promising to address enterprise customer pain points around network management

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  Backup 101: Incremental vs differential backup

  In this Backup 101 article, we look at incremental versus differential backup and walk through the advantages and disadvantages of these two key backup strategies

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  European IT services spending down as businesses focus on GDPR compliance

  European organisations are reducing their spending on IT services and are redirecting resources towards becoming compliant with the EU General Data Protection Regulation

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  IBM admits poor storage results but promises to do better

  IBM’s first-quarter 2018 results shows failings in its storage business, while cognitive computing via Watson remains its main growth engine

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  DDoS attacks cost up to £35,000

  Despite the direct financial impact of DDoS attacks, this is not considered to be the most damaging effect on companies targeted this way, a survey shows

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  CIO interview: Richard Tallboy, CIO, Wagamama

  Richard Tallboy, CIO of pan-Asian restaurant chain Wagamama, explains why the firm adopted “pay by walking out” technology

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  BT to supply European air navigation network

  BT has been selected to provide the upgraded air traffic management network across Europe

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  Twilio offers IoT developers programmable mobile connectivity

  Developers of internet of things applications and devices will be able to use the Twilio Programmable Wireless mobile communications platform to build mobile connectivity into their services

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  Security budgets up, but talent scarce, says Isaca

  Security budgets are increasing, but qualified cyber talent remains difficult to find with positions taking at least three months to fill, an industry association report on the state of cyber security reveals

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  APAC is becoming a hotspot for DDoS attacks

  The region’s largest and most-connected economies are most vulnerable to distributed denial-of-service attacks, according to CenturyLink

• April 17, 2018 17 Apr'18

  Nginx debuts in Australia amid growing demand for microservices

  The supplier of an open-source application platform is counting on the growing usage of microservices in the perennial search for agility and responsiveness among enterprises

• April 17, 2018 17 Apr'18

  UK identity fraud reaches record level

  The level of identity fraud has reached its highest level to date, a UK fraud report shows

• April 17, 2018 17 Apr'18

  Top tech firms take cyber security pledge

  Top tech firms have committed to protecting customers worldwide from cyber attacks and prevent the misuse of their technology

• April 17, 2018 17 Apr'18

  Russian energy giant makes digital tech adoption a priority

  Russian oil and gas giant Gazprom Neft is exploring the use of the latest digital technologies across its entire business

• April 17, 2018 17 Apr'18

  Business at risk from unidentified network traffic, report warns

  A lack of network traffic visibility poses significant security challenges to businesses, a report on network firewalls warns

• April 17, 2018 17 Apr'18

  Irish planning chiefs face legal challenge over granting Amazon permission for datacentre

  Amazon Web Services faces a fresh round of opposition to its plans to build a datacentre in Dublin after an objector lodged a legal challenge to the planning chiefs who approved the project

• April 17, 2018 17 Apr'18

  China’s ZTE a national security risk, UK telcos warned

  UK national cyber security authority has warned telecommunications companies against using equipment and services from Chinese network equipment supplier ZTE, citing national security risks

• April 17, 2018 17 Apr'18

  Elastifile adds NAS file access storage to Google Cloud Launcher

  Israeli startup Elastifile launches NFS file access service in the Google cloud to provide hybrid cloud distributed file system functionality with the speed of flash

• April 17, 2018 17 Apr'18

  Targeted cyber attacks doubled in past year, study shows

  The number of targeted attacks has doubled in the past year compared with the previous 12 months, despite improvements in detecting and blocking them, a cyber resilience study shows

• April 17, 2018 17 Apr'18

  Artificial intelligence will help Metro Bank customers manage their money

  Service will use AI and predictive analytics to provide personalised prompts to help customers control their spending

• April 17, 2018 17 Apr'18

  Huawei invests in 5G mobile networks, but eases back on the hype

  Telecoms supplier Huawei has been updating the industry on its 5G vision at its annual Analyst Summit in Shenzhen, China, but shied away from making bold predictions

• April 17, 2018 17 Apr'18

  Judge in Max Schrems v Facebook action raises red flag on EU-US data transfers

  The Irish High Court (Commercial Division) has once again cast a long shadow, with a very short deadline, over the arrangements for the safe and legal transfer of data between the EU and the US

• April 17, 2018 17 Apr'18

  Why AI skills, broadband and machine liability must be addressed

  The House of Lords select committee on artificial intelligence has urged the government to adapt policies to bolster AI and protect the public

• April 17, 2018 17 Apr'18

  Norway’s tax administration combats economic crime through IT

  Authority has updated its IT system to step up the fight against tax evasion

• April 17, 2018 17 Apr'18

  Huawei wants to unlock ASEAN’s digital potential

  The Chinese technology supplier is working with communications service providers such as Converge in the Philippines to bolster their networks to support new digital services

• April 16, 2018 16 Apr'18

  Flashpoint researchers warn of new VBS Loader

  Researchers have issued warnings about a new VBScript downloader that behaves like a remote access Trojan, is designed to run undetected and can update and delete itself

• April 16, 2018 16 Apr'18

  Santander uses Ripple technology to offer international payments

  Santander has launched an international fund transfer service for retail customers in the UK about two years after it started testing the blockchain-based application

• April 16, 2018 16 Apr'18

  UK and US accuse Russia of targeting network infrastructure

  The UK and US have accused the Russian government of targeting network infrastructure, calling on network operators to take the necessary protective measures

• April 16, 2018 16 Apr'18

  HMRC to stop or delay transformation projects to ensure customs system is ready for Brexit

  HM Revenue & Customs chief executive confirms several major programmes will be affected due to prioritising development of new customs IT systems

• April 16, 2018 16 Apr'18

  Fintech sector increasingly attractive compared to traditional banking for IT professionals

  Fintech job vacancies are growing, while less are being advertised in traditional banking sector companies

• April 16, 2018 16 Apr'18

  Investments in skills, infrastructure and SMEs needed to help UK data economy hit new heights

  The UK data economy may struggle to reach its full growth potential between now and 2025 unless action is taken, suggests research commissioned by datacentre operator Digital Realty

• April 16, 2018 16 Apr'18

  Many British workers victims of ‘substandard’ technology in secondary offices, shows research

  Workers have claimed they are forced to use poorer technology when outside of the main office

• April 16, 2018 16 Apr'18

  UK businesses urged to ensure they do cyber security basics

  The cyber threat to business has never been greater, so the National Cyber Security Centre is urging UK companies to ensure they have implemented all the basic, best-practice cyber security controls and processes

• April 16, 2018 16 Apr'18

  Dutch railway operator to experiment with self-driving trains

  Dutch railways are on a journey towards fully automated trains, with early tests under way

• April 16, 2018 16 Apr'18

  Singtel, VMware to set up hybrid cloud sandbox

  The hybrid cloud sandbox environment will let companies test their cloud workloads and software-defined networks

• April 15, 2018 15 Apr'18

  Ethics key to AI development, says Lords committee

  House of Lords Select Committee calls for government to draw up an ethical code of conduct, which organisations developing AI can sign up to

• April 15, 2018 15 Apr'18

  Australian healthcare services most hit by data breaches

  Nearly a quarter of data breaches reported under Australia’s new mandatory data breach regime took place in the healthcare sector

• April 13, 2018 13 Apr'18

  EU-US data sharing under threat as Irish court refers Facebook case to Europe

  The Irish High Court is seeking answers from the European Court of Justice in a case that could have huge implications for EU-US data sharing and raises questions about US government surveillance of EU citizens. The move could bring a five-year ...

• April 13, 2018 13 Apr'18

  Cyber attackers can breach targets in hours, report reveals

  The majority of hackers claim they can breach an organisation within hours, while most security professionals admit they do not know what to look for

• April 13, 2018 13 Apr'18

  Companies must take a share of cloud security responsibility

  The cloud is seen as highly secure and more and more critical data is being held in public clouds, but organisations need to adapt their internal security processes

• April 13, 2018 13 Apr'18

  AI fears abating among UK consumers, suggests OpenText survey

  UK citizens seem to be curbing their fears of artificial intelligence technology, according to survey research by OpenText

• April 13, 2018 13 Apr'18

  UK playing central role in Facebook data misuse probe

  Data protection is a hot issue and all about increasing confidence in the way data is handled, says UK privacy watchdog

• April 13, 2018 13 Apr'18

  Addressing consumer concerns will drive success for open banking

  Experts say consumers will feel more comfortable about sharing their data as part of open banking once more valuable use cases become available