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• September 08, 2022 08 Sep'22

  NCSC CyberUK event heads to Belfast in 2023

  National Cyber Security Centre’s annual CyberUK roadshow is crossing the Irish Sea to Belfast in April 2023

• September 08, 2022 08 Sep'22

  CGI gets ESA order to develop predictive routing tool for satellite constellations

  Tool will support increased need to equip satellite networks with software-defined networking to deliver simplified management, better end-to-end network automation support and streamlined delivery of network services

• September 08, 2022 08 Sep'22

  Chinese APT using PlugX malware on espionage targets

  China’s Bronze President APT is once again targeting government officials of interest to its paymasters, this time using forged diplomatic correspondence, according to the Secureworks Counter Threat Unit

• September 08, 2022 08 Sep'22

  Dutch cyber security organisations to join forces

  Cyber security organisations in the Netherlands are going to merge into a single central expertise centre and information hub, which all organisations in the country will soon be able to tap into

• September 08, 2022 08 Sep'22

  The changing role of CIO in Sweden

  New technologies and evolving business models are changing the missions of IT leaders around the world – and in most cases, the result is slightly different from one country to another

• September 08, 2022 08 Sep'22

  NEC, Mavenir drive mMIMO through Open RAN on Orange France 5G SA

  IT and comms giant teams with cloud-native telecoms software provider to drive open and advanced radio access network functionality with deployment of massive MIMO on leading telco’s experimental 5G SA network in France

• September 08, 2022 08 Sep'22

  EE upgrades 5G network across 14 new UK locations

  BT-owned MNO extends mid-band next-generation network capability across 14 UK towns and cities to support the latest 5G smartphones and pay monthly mobile plans

• September 08, 2022 08 Sep'22

  India’s wake-up call on health data privacy

  Health app developers and industry watchers in India are keeping an eye on data privacy following the reversal of the Roe vs Wade ruling in the US

• September 07, 2022 07 Sep'22

  Albania cuts diplomatic ties with Iran after cyber attack

  In a global geopolitical first, the Albanian government has severed diplomatic ties with Iran and expelled its ambassador after it was targeted by an APT backed by Tehran

• September 07, 2022 07 Sep'22

  Minor League Baseball hits in-stadium connectivity to new level

  Cloud networking provider partners with Minor League Baseball to provide in-stadium tech and help its teams and players to become smarter and faster in improving their games and optimising the overall in-stadium experience

• September 07, 2022 07 Sep'22

  Six UK-based startups among those chosen to participate in AWS Defence Accelerator

  Six out of the 10 startups that have secured places in Amazon Web Services' (AWS) inaugural defence market-focused accelerator programme are based in the UK

• September 07, 2022 07 Sep'22

  Qualcomm adds bite to Snapdragon platform

  Just days after kicking off IFA show outlining plans to embed its Wi-Fi, 5G and satellite connectivity technology to drive connected experiences in a world that Qualcomm sees as one where everything is intelligent and everyone connected, chip giant ...

• September 07, 2022 07 Sep'22

  Tech Nation Libra programme selects 35 scaleups for second cohort

  The Libra 2.0 programme is designed to help underrepresented founders in the UK who are growing and seeking specific support for scaling up their business

• September 07, 2022 07 Sep'22

  August ’22 a bumper month for high-impact vulnerabilities

  Bugs in products from Apple, Google, Microsoft and VMware dominated the threat landscape in August, says Recorded Future

• September 07, 2022 07 Sep'22

  Prince’s Trust teams with threat management specialist in skills push

  Prince’s Trust hopes to address shortfall in cyber professionals and improve diversity in the industry

• September 07, 2022 07 Sep'22

  Hotel group IHG confirms cyber attack after two-day outage

  IHG, the operator of hotel chains Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Intercontinental and Kimpton, says it has been targeted by an unknown threat actor

• September 07, 2022 07 Sep'22

  US remains favoured datacentre location for world’s hyperscale cloud and internet giants

  Data released by Synergy Research Group confirms thatr the US remains the favoured location for hyperscale datacentres, but the analyst house predicts this could change in the years to come

• September 07, 2022 07 Sep'22

  Cyber threats to Europe’s grid: Utilities rethink strategy

  The separation of operational and information technology at utilities across Europe is opening doors for cyber criminals

• September 07, 2022 07 Sep'22

  VMware’s vSAN 8 gets a rebuild for the solid-state storage era

  At VMware Explore 2022, we interview VMware’s John Gilmartin about the new, faster vSAN, plans to use DPUs, the vSAN+ cloud offering, and VMware Ransomware Recovery

• September 07, 2022 07 Sep'22

  Digital identity is key to coping with surge in air travel

  The International Air Transport Association’s One ID digital identity initiative will pave the way for seamless air travel from curb to gate and help airports cope with growing passenger traffic

• September 07, 2022 07 Sep'22

  IWGB to take Deliveroo to Supreme Court over riders’ rights

  The legal challenge to establish riders as workers rather than self-employed comes months after Deliveroo and GMB signed a voluntary partnership agreement, which IWGB says does not grant riders the full range of rights they are entitled to

• September 06, 2022 06 Sep'22

  How the Australian Red Cross coped with a donation surge

  The Australian Red Cross adopted Boomi’s integration platform to manage the surge in donations in response to the floods in New South Wales and Queensland earlier this year

• September 06, 2022 06 Sep'22

  BICS, Lynk forge satellite direct-to-mobile coverage agreement

  Companies form agreement enabling mobile network operators to expand mobile coverage to underserved rural communities without terrestrial cell towers

• September 06, 2022 06 Sep'22

  ScottishPower charges up connectivity with BT

  Leading UK telecoms provider enters into strategic partnership with Glasgow-based integrated energy company in to help connect renewable growth and provide integrated and bespoke telecommunications services to approximately 100 locations across the ...

• September 06, 2022 06 Sep'22

  Companies House to introduce digital ID system

  Companies House will introduce a digital identity verification process for people wanting to register and run a company in the UK

• September 06, 2022 06 Sep'22

  Smartphone users ready to join eSIM revolution

  Survey of 2,500 consumers across the US, UK and Australia reveals strong appetite for the enhanced flexibility, convenience, speed and sustainability enabled by eSIM technology

• September 06, 2022 06 Sep'22

  Campaigners call on Truss to change UK’s archaic hacking laws

  The CyberUp coalition, a campaign to reform the Computer Misuse Act, has called on Liz Truss to push ahead with needed changes to protect cyber pros from potential prosecution

• September 06, 2022 06 Sep'22

  Ministry of Defence taps up Netcompany to support move away from legacy private cloud

  The Ministry of Defence's efforts to rationalise its datacentre estate and move more of its apps and data to the public cloud continue apace

• September 06, 2022 06 Sep'22

  Rugby try for full-fibre connectivity as CityFibre reveals value of Wolverhampton gigabit

  Warwickshire town named as the next location in line for a multimillion-pound digital full-fibre investment, while data is released showing potential benefits of such infrastructures in Black Country urban environment

• September 06, 2022 06 Sep'22

  Bus company Go-Ahead fighting off cyber attack

  Go-Ahead Group, which operates bus companies around the UK, says it is in the process of dealing with a cyber attack that may cause disruption to services

• September 06, 2022 06 Sep'22

  New prime minister Liz Truss urged to press on with IR35 and loan charge policy reviews

  Contracting stakeholders are calling on Liz Truss to make good on her pledge to undertake a review of the IR35 rules when she became prime minister

• September 06, 2022 06 Sep'22

  Telstra launches suite of enterprise 5G Standalone automated and orchestrated services

  Global operator announces 5G service-based architecture combined with automation via network orchestration, allowing customers to imagine and deploy new differentiated services quickly and scale them economically

• September 06, 2022 06 Sep'22

  Saudi Arabian organisations choose to outsource to improve cyber security posture

  Overwhelmed by rising threats and a growing number of government mandates, many organisations in Saudi Arabia are looking for outside help to take care of cyber security

• September 05, 2022 05 Sep'22

  Global 5G subscriptions growth stays strong in Q2 2022

  Updated analysis reveals massive uptick in uptake of 5G in Q2 2022 analysis with 690 million global 5G subscriptions offered over 218 services, 24 of which are 5G standalone networks

• September 05, 2022 05 Sep'22

  UK payments upgrade to add more than £3bn to GDP, but much more on offer

  UK GDP will increase when its ageing payments infrastructure is replaced with the latest technology to enable real-time payments

• September 05, 2022 05 Sep'22

  Russian-speaking cyber criminals feel economic pinch

  Russian-speaking cyber criminals are being forced to refine and adapt their techniques as Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine makes current methods redundant

• September 05, 2022 05 Sep'22

  Giganet takes Cuckoo under wing to further full-fibre ambitions

  Acquisition of full-fibre ISP described as marking a meeting of minds at a time when gigabit broadband consumers deserve more from the internet, while the UK’s largest independent broadband provider claims landmark in fibre delivery in Derby

• September 05, 2022 05 Sep'22

  VMware doubles down on cloud in ASEAN

  Paul Simos, VMware’s managing director and vice-president for Southeast Asia and Korea, dives deeper into the company’s cloud strategy for the region

• September 05, 2022 05 Sep'22

  Huge leap to contactless payments in past three years

  Covid-19 pushes the use of contactless payments for face-to-face transactions to 90% of total

• September 05, 2022 05 Sep'22

  How Okta is regaining customer trust after a cyber attack

  In early 2022, cyber firm Okta was among several tech companies hit by the Lapsus$ gang. Vice-president of customer trust Ben King talks about how he has been working behind the scenes to rebuild confidence after the incident

• September 02, 2022 02 Sep'22

  Interview: Sibstar, the fintech app for dementia sufferers

  Creator of app and debit card designed to support people living with dementia tells Computer Weekly how the idea developed

• September 02, 2022 02 Sep'22

  Ericsson claims sustainability gains with tri-sector 5G radio

  Swedish comms tech provider makes further inroads into more sustainable networks with the introduction of a new triple-band, tri-sector radio that is said to be able to do the job of nine radios

• September 02, 2022 02 Sep'22

  IFA 2022: Qualcomm announces Meta partnership as it stakes out connected future

  Chip giant unveils plans to embed its connectivity technology – encompassing Wi-Fi 7, 5G and even satellite – within virtual and real-world environments to drive connected experiences

• September 02, 2022 02 Sep'22

  BBVA to add 2,000 software engineers to workforce this year

  Spanish bank BBVA is boosting its IT department while its traditional workforce reduces amid digital transformation

• September 02, 2022 02 Sep'22

  Dutch government finally allowed to use public cloud

  Public cloud is finally within reach for Dutch public services. Previously, the Dutch government was only allowed to use private clouds due to risks concerning privacy and security

• September 02, 2022 02 Sep'22

  Energie AG, Austria lights up optical transport network

  Austrian energy supply and infrastructure company invests in optical transport network spanning 7,000km to improve customers’ experience and gain opportunity to grow by scaling as it broadens customer base

• September 02, 2022 02 Sep'22

  HMRC to review how IR35 works in practice following PAC criticism

  Several months have passed since the Public Accounts Committee issued its damning report on the fallout from the introduction of the IR35 reforms in the public sector, and HMRC has shared its feedback on its contents

• September 01, 2022 01 Sep'22

  Oracle Red Bull Racing gets into gear with Zoom to power team unified communications

  Collaboration technology provider’s Chat, Events and Meetings products taken up by championship-leading Formula 1 team to enhance key communications and hybrid experiences on and off the track

• September 01, 2022 01 Sep'22

  Community Fibre claims UK first with 5 Gbps broadband for businesses

  London and South of England fibre broadband provider expands out of consumer-focused sweet spot and claims new benchmark for gigabit business connectivity package

• September 01, 2022 01 Sep'22

  Major shift detected in smart home technology deployment  

  Research from personalised communications services provider Plume finds consumers’ appetite for internet of things and smart home technologies continues to grow