IT for government and public sector

Defending against cyber grinches: AI for enhanced security

On the Seventh Day of AI, Defending against cyber grinches: AI for enhanced security, we explore the double-edged sword of AI in cybersecurity and how businesses can protect themselves against the cyber grinches. Continue Reading

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• Justin Young, ANS

UK police continue to hold millions of custody images unlawfully

Annual report from the biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner of England and Wales highlights the ongoing and unlawful retention millions of custody images of innocent people never charged with a crime by police Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Government launches £100m innovation fund for public service reform

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster calls on Whitehall to adopt a ‘test-and-learn’ culture and pledges to make government ‘more like a startup’ Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

DWP ‘fairness analysis’ reveals bias in AI fraud detection system

Information about people’s age, disability, marital status and nationality influences decisions to investigate benefit claims for fraud, but the Department for Work and Pensions says there are ‘no immediate concerns of unfair treatment’ Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Scaling success: Embedding diversity in policy decisions to drive sustainable growth

Improving diversity in UK tech and science scaleups is not only a strategic imperative but is vital to drive future growth Continue Reading

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• Mia Haffaty, TechUK

Controversial Horizon system to remain in Post Office branches as part of tech ‘fusion’, says source

A source says the Post Office is set to buy the Horizon system from Fujitsu and combine it with both in-house developed and commercially available software Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

In 2025: Identities conquer, and hopefully unite

From Covid-19 to war in Ukraine, SolarWinds Sunburst, Kaseya, Log4j, MOVEit and more, the past five years brought cyber to mainstream attention, but what comes next? The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank looks ahead to the second half of the 2020s Continue Reading

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• Stephen McDermid, Okta

AI and cloud: The perfect pair to scale your business in 2025

On the Sixth Day of AI, we explore how leveraging AI and cloud can enhance business performance and shares tips for successful implementation. Continue Reading

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• Matt Gallagher, ANS

Bahrain faces legal action after planting Pegasus spyware on UK blogger

A court has given the go-ahead to UK-based blogger Yusuf Al-Jamri to seek damages from the Kingdom of Bahrain after it deployed spyware from Israel’s NSO Group to hack his phone Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Post Office senior leadership warned of IT project data safeguarding risk

Post Office board members and senior executives have been made aware of the risk to data related to its ill-fated Horizon system replacement project Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Post Office Horizon scandal explained: Everything you need to know

Computer Weekly has investigated the Post Office Horizon scandal since 2008 and is, in fact, part of the story. This guide contains essential information about the scandal Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Six trends that will define cyber through to 2030

From Covid-19 to war in Ukraine, SolarWinds Sunburst, Kaseya, Log4j, MOVEit and more, the past five years brought cyber to mainstream attention, but what comes next? The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank looks ahead to the second half of the 2020s Continue Reading

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• Pierre-Martin Tardif, ISACA

How AI can help you attract, engage and retain the best talent in 2025

On the Fifth Day of AI, we explore how AI is reshaping HR – boosting productivity, addressing concerns, and preparing organisations for the future. Continue Reading

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• Toria Walters, ANS

What do the home secretary’s policing reforms mean for the future of the Police Digital Service?

The government is to create a new central body for policing with IT strategy in its proposed purview, but what does this mean for the Home Office-backed Police Digital Service? Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Met Police challenged on claim LFR supported by ‘majority of Lewisham residents’

A community impact assessment for the Met Police’s deployment of live facial-recognition tech in Lewisham brings into question the force’s previous claims to Computer Weekly that its use of the technology is supported by ‘the majority of residents’ Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Are you on the naughty or nice list for responsible AI adoption?

On the Fourth Day of AI, we discuss the value of adopting AI responsibly, and outlines how businesses can build responsible adoption into their plans Continue Reading

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• Kyle Hill, ANS

Post Office Fujitsu contract extended by a year as decision time looms

The Post Office has let contractors and third parties go as it completes its analysis of the future Horizon replacement options Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Shared digital gateway was source of three NHS ransomware attacks

Alder Hey children’s hospital confirms ransomware operators accessed its systems through a shared digital gateway, but is standing firm in the face of the gang’s demands Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

The most pressing challenges for CISOs and cyber security teams

From Covid-19 to war in Ukraine, SolarWinds Sunburst, Kaseya, Log4j, MOVEit and more, the past five years brought cyber to mainstream attention, but what comes next? The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank looks ahead to the second half of the 2020s Continue Reading

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• Elliot Rose, PA Consulting

2025: The year of AI for business - top trends to watch out for

On the Third Day of AI, we explore some of the key trends to keep an eye on, and prepare for, in 2025 Continue Reading

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• Chris Huntingford, ANS

Australian utilities explore potential of AI

Australia’s utilities sector is exploring and implementing AI to enhance grid stability, manage rooftop solar and prepare for the influx of electric vehicles Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

All businesses want for Christmas is a clear definition of AI

On the second of the 12 Days of AI, we look at the importance of truly understanding what AI is to enable true organisational transformation. Continue Reading

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• Janet Robb, ANS

NCSC boss calls for ‘sustained vigilance’ in an aggressive world

NCSC CEO Richard Horne is to echo wider warnings about the growing number and severity of cyber threats facing the UK as he launches the security body’s eighth annual report Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

CISOs will face growing challenges in 2025 and beyond

From Covid-19 to war in Ukraine, SolarWinds Sunburst, Kaseya, Log4j, MOVEit and more, the past five years brought cyber to mainstream attention, but what comes next? The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank looks ahead to the second half of the 2020s Continue Reading

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• Mike Gillespie and Ellie Hurst, Advent IM

Automated patch management: A proactive way to stay ahead of threats

Timely patch management should be crucial in any organisation, but too often it goes by the wayside. Automating the process may offer a path forward for hard-pressed cyber defenders Continue Reading

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• Isla Sibanda

Swedish authorities urged to discontinue AI welfare system

Amnesty International is calling on Sweden’s social insurance agency to immediately discontinue its machine learning-based welfare system, following an investigation by Lighthouse Reports and Svenska Dagbladet that found it to be discriminatory Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Artificial intelligence can save UK public services – fact or fiction?

Sean Green asks whether artificial intelligence can save the UK public sector Continue Reading

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• Sean Green

Fujitsu’s charity boss made redundant while Post Office scandal victims await support

At a time when it could give something back to Post Office Horizon victims persecuted as a result of its faulty software, Fujitsu makes UK charity boss redundant Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Chulalongkorn University debuts GenAI platform

Thai university teams up with Google Cloud to empower its community with responsible and customisable AI tools for research, learning and administration Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Post Office Capture users invited to pivotal meeting with government

About 80 former Capture users have now come forward for legal support in making claims against the Post Office Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

In the cloud, effective IAM should align to zero-trust principles

The Security Think Tank considers best practices in identity and access management and how can they be deployed to enable IT departments to combat cyber-attacks, phishing attacks and ransomware Continue Reading

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• Vladimir Jirasek, Foresight Cyber

Dutch politicians raise concerns over Big Tech reliance

Dutch political parties have warned about the Netherlands’ growing reliance on US tech giants Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

Post Office scandal redress echoes Windrush compensation problems

Campaigning former subpostmaster Sir Alan Bates met with Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) over financial redress scheme Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Russian threat actors poised to cripple power grid, UK warns

UK government escalates cyber rhetoric in a speech at a Nato event, saying Russian advanced persistent threats stand ready to conduct cyber attacks that could ‘turn off the lights for millions’ Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Metropolitan Police officer dismissed for unlawfully accessing Sarah Everard files

Over 100 Met Police officers and staff have been investigated for accessing sensitive data related to the Sarah Everard case, leading to the dismissal of a Roads and Transport officer who accessed the information while off-duty Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Post Office scandal: How much deeper and wider can it get?

It took decades to expose the Post Office Horizon scandal but that effort has laid the groundwork for others to seek justice and financial redress Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Microsoft calls on Trump to ‘push harder’ on cyber threats

Microsoft’s Brad Smith urges president-elect Donald Trump to keep the faith when it comes to fighting back against hostile cyber actors from China, Iran and Russia Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Geopolitical strife drives increased ransomware activity

The lines between financially motivated cyber criminals and nation state APTs are rapidly blurring, as geopolitical influences weigh heavily on the threat landscape, according to data from NCC Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Convictions of Post Office Capture system users to be reviewed by statutory body

Statutory body to look at the convictions of subpostmasters who used a pre-Horizon branch accounting system Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

NHS Federated Data Platform celebrates first birthday

In its first year, more than 100 NHS organisations have signed up to the controversial platform, aiming to bring together data from different IT systems Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Government looking into third faulty Post Office IT system

The Department for Business and Trade will look into claims that a third Post Office branch system caused unexplained shortfalls that branch workers and subpostmasters were blamed for Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Driving innovation in emerging tech through international collaboration

The UK has seen success in forging international partnerships around technology - this experience should be enough to encourage the government to seek further agreements to support the digital economy Continue Reading

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• Daniel Clarke, TechUK

BianLian cyber gang drops encryption-based ransomware

The Australian and American cyber authorities have published updated intelligence on the BianLian ransomware gang, which has undergone a rapid evolution in tactics Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Microsoft slaps down Egyptian-run rent-a-phish operation

Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit has conducted a successful takedown of almost 250 malicious websites used in the cyber criminal ONNX phishing-as-a-service operation Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Post Office Horizon IT scandal inquiry: Three years of shocking revelations

Nearly three years of shocking revelations from the Post Office Horizon scandal inquiry Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

ORG urges ICO to revise public sector enforcement approach

The Open Rights Group is urging the Information Commissioner’s Office to revise its light touch approach to public sector data protection issues, arguing that its experimental policy of limiting its enforcement actions to reprimands and notices, rather issuing fines, is allowing bad practices to continue largely unabated Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Apple addresses two iPhone, Mac zero-days

Two zero-day vulnerabilities uncovered in Apple’s operating systems could have allowed for arbitrary code execution and cross-site scripting attacks Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Post Office to harness technology to automate scandal financial redress payments

Technology that could speed up financial redress for subpostmasters is being worked on in-house by the Post Office Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Government issues strategic priorities for online safety regulator Ofcom

Technology secretary Peter Kyle sets out the government’s strategic priorities for how Ofcom should approach regulating online safety, including embedding safety by design and supporting innovation in technologies to help protect people online Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Post Office project taking control of Horizon data from Fujitsu as part of messy split

The Post Office will no longer rely on Fujitsu for Horizon data past and present once cloud migration project is complete, in a major uncoupling of the 30-year relationship Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Post Office is paying lawyers too much, admits minister

When pushed, a government minister admits the Post Office is paying lawyers too much money in relation to the Post Office scandal Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Underfunded, under pressure: We must act to support cyber teams

With almost half of cyber pros experiencing more incidents this year, security leaders say their teams are coming under increasing strain. Businesses must be more proactive approach about building a resilient, future-ready workforce Continue Reading

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• Chris Dimitriadis, ISACA

Overcoming the cyber paradox: Shrinking budgets – growing threats

The challenging macro environment has left security budgets stretched thin even while new tech like AI presents a threat multiplier. In the face of these challenges, it becomes vital for security leads to do more to maintain funding Continue Reading

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• Richard Watson, EY

Subpostmasters hit by Post Office scandal plan to meet over 'nuclear option'

Members of campaign group Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance will discuss taking legal action in their pursuit of full, fair and final financial redress Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Post Office scandal: Inquiry’s final phase exposes dysfunction past and present

Conclusion of the seventh and final phase of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry hearings is another landmark in a scandal that has unfolded over a quarter of a century Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

UK government seeks AI innovators to support clean energy transition and pursuit of net zero by 2050

The UK government has launched the second round of the Manchester Prize, which is geared towards using artificial intelligence technologies to assist with the clean energy transition Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

AWS widening scope of MFA programme after early success

AWS reports strong take-up of multi-factor authentication among customers since making it compulsory for root users earlier this year, and plans to expand the scope of its IAM programme in spring 2025 Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Denmark’s AI-powered welfare system fuels mass surveillance

Research reveals the automated tools used to flag individuals for benefit fraud violate individuals’ privacy and risk discriminating against marginalised groups Continue Reading

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• Josh Osman, Computer Weekly

Post Office IT boss calls for subpostmasters to judge him on his actions

Recently installed Post Office chief transformation officer tasked with replacing controversial IT system tells Computer Weekly the organisation’s leadership understands the challenges ahead Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Post Office to decide on Horizon before April, Fujitsu board considers final contract extension

Chief transformation officer tells Computer Weekly about ongoing work on replacing controversial Post Office Horizon system and extending contract with Fujitsu Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

The Loan Charge scandal explained: Everything you need to know

Tens of thousands of IT contractors have been saddled with life-changing tax bills as a result of a controversial, retroactive government policy – and the fall-out from its introduction has been likened to the Post Office IT scandal Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor

MPs hold first ever debate on live facial recognition

MPs have held an open debate on police use of live facial recognition technology for the first time since it was initially deployed by the Met Police in August 2016 Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Mike Potter’s departure leads to changes at the CDDO

The government digital officer left his role in September, and government chief technology officer David Knott is currently leading the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) in the interim while permanent arrangements are agreed Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Schools go smartphone-free to address online harms

Schools are implementing smartphone-free policies in an attempt to curb students’ exposure to online harms, but teachers and parents are worried the Online Safety Act will only partially address concerns Continue Reading

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• Adele Zeynep Walton

Microsoft fixes 89 CVEs on penultimate Patch Tuesday of 2024

High-profile vulns in NTLM, Windows Task Scheduler, Active Directory Certificate Services and Microsoft Exchange Server should be prioritised from November’s Patch Tuesday update Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Zero-day exploits increasingly sought out by attackers

Threat actors increasingly favour zero-day exploits to attack their victims before patches become available, according to the NCSC and CISA, which have just published a list of the most widely used vulnerabilities of 2023 Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Strengthening cyber: Best IAM practices to combat threats

The Security Think Tank considers best practices in identity and access management and how can they be deployed to enable IT departments to combat cyber-attacks, phishing attacks and ransomware Continue Reading

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• Andrew Peel, Scott Swalling, PA Consulting

Police cloud project raises data protection concerns despite legal reforms

Ongoing data protection issues with the use of hyperscale public cloud infrastructure by UK police could complicate the ambitions of nine forces to move their common records management system into the cloud Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Innovating with weather data at the Met Office

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how the Met Office is using its vast stores of weather data to create innovative new products. Our latest buyer’s guide looks into identity and access management systems. And we examine the geopolitical threats that could curb the openness of open source. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Post Office scandal not caused by software errors, says combative Fujitsu boss

During a sometimes heated appearance at the public inquiry, Fujitsu’s European boss Paul Patterson said the inquiry has shed light on who is to blame for the scandal Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Fresh concerns over NHS England registries procurement

Clinicians and technologists behind a number of medical devices registries being brought together by NHS England on a new common platform have accused the health service of flouting public sector procurement regulations Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Government announces Green Paper on future of scandal-ridden Post Office

Consultation process will enable a wide range of people to air their views on the future of the scandal-hit Post Office Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Beyond VPNs: The future of secure remote connectivity

As more companies adopt cloud services and remote work, the limitations of VPNs are becoming obvious. We explore what’s next for secure remote connectivity Continue Reading

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• Isla Sibanda

What are the security risks of bring your own AI?

The rise of generative AI has led to a plethora of publicly accessible artificial intelligence tools, but what are the risks when external AI tools are used with corporate data? Continue Reading

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• Peter Ray Allison

Post Office wrongly used public funds to pay for legal battle

Senior civil servant’s appearance at public inquiry reveals Post Office broke spending rules when it diverted money to legal battle Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Trump has won - but he cannot defeat the inevitability of digital change

After Donald Trump’s first presidential election victory in 2016, I wrote about how the technology sector had contributed to and enabled the controversial reality TV star’s political ascent – you ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Google Cloud MFA enforcement meets with approval

Latest Google Cloud policy to enforce multifactor authentication across its user base is welcomed by security professionals Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

AI a force multiplier for the bad guys, say cyber pros

CIISec’s annual report on the security profession finds evidence of growing concern that artificial intelligence will ultimately prove more useful to threat actors than defenders Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Post Office appointing third-party reviewer of current Horizon system

According to government representative on the Post Office board, an independent reviewer of Horizon is being appointed Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Government presses pause on Single Trade Window project

The project to create a UK Single Trade Window, a digital gateway for traders, has been put on hold for the 2025/26 financial year as mounting costs cause concerns Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Interview: Petra Molnar, author of ‘The walls have eyes’

Refugee lawyer and author Petra Molnar speaks to Computer Weekly about the extreme violence people on the move face at borders across the world, and how increasingly hostile anti-immigrant politics is being enabled and reinforced by a ‘lucrative panopticon’ of surveillance technologies Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

UK government launches AI assurance platform for enterprises

The platform is designed to drive demand for the UK’s artificial intelligence assurance sector and help build greater trust in the technology by helping businesses identify and mitigate a range of AI-related risks Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Lords shoplifting inquiry calls for facial recognition laws

A Lords committee has expressed concern about the use of facial recognition technology by retailers to combat shoplifting, and is calling on the government to introduce new laws to ensure there are minimum standards for their deployments Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Post Office was reluctant to cut costs despite 143 central staff earning more than £100k

Former Post Office minister told public inquiry that Post Office boss did not want to cut central costs, despite how many staff were earning more than £100k Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Starmer announces tech-enabled crackdown on people smuggling

The UK government has announced a further £75m of funding for its Border Security Command, meaning it will now have £150m over two years to spend on new technologies and staff Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

How enterprises can ride the AI coding wave

GovTech leader urges developers to prioritise value, security and compliance when implementing AI coding tools in enterprise environments Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Post Office data breach caused by botched website upgrade

Data breach exposed personal details of the hundreds of former subpostmasters who had defeated the Post Office in the High Court Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

User-centric security should be core to cloud IAM practice

The Security Think Tank considers best practices in identity and access management and how can they be deployed to enable IT departments to combat cyber-attacks, phishing attacks and ransomware Continue Reading

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• Mike Gillespie

Data bill aims to boost police and NHS productivity

In this week’s Computer Weekly, the government’s new data bill promises to improve productivity and efficiency for the NHS and police, but will it ensure privacy as well? We talk to Dell’s global CTO about how the IT giant sees the AI boom playing out. And we examine which industries stand to benefit most from the collaboration opportunities of virtual reality. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Government’s £600,000 offer to Horizon scandal victims was 'political'

The Post Office was blindsided by the previous government’s decision to offer £600,000 to all subpostmasters wrongly convicted of financial crimes as a result of Horizon failures Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Government to roll out Gov.uk Forms across its websites

The tool, which is already in use, aims to transform how the public fill out applications and information online, making it easier and more intuitive Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Financiers isolate Middle East over sanctions-evading paytech

Cross-border payment system loses support of association of global central banks Continue Reading

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• Mark Ballard

CISA looks to global collaboration as fraught US election begins

The US' CISA cyber agency has unveiled a two-year International Strategic Plan to advance collaboration and improve resilience against shared risks and threats Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Outside IR35: What the Autumn Budget’s Employers’ NI changes mean for IT contractors

The UK government used the Autumn Budget to announce an increase to the amount of Employers’ National Insurance Contributions companies will have to pay, which could have big implications for IT contractors Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Post Office scandal affected relationships of two-thirds of victims

The Post Office scandal, regarded as the UK’s widest miscarriage of justice, destroyed the financial wellbeing of former subpostmasters, took away their liberty and inflicted grief on their relationships Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

DWP appoints Helen Wylie as its new chief digital and information officer

Wylie steps up from chief technology officer to replace her departing boss, Rich Corbridge, to take over one of the largest IT estates in Europe Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Fujitsu boss to face tough reappearance at Post Office inquiry, following inaction and sidestepping

Fujitsu’s European boss will have to justify why promises made at the public inquiry months ago have not been followed through Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Autumn Budget: Employment agencies to take on PAYE processing from umbrella firms from April 2026

The government has pledged legislation to make employment agencies and end-hirers responsible for making sure contractors pay the right amount of tax, in a clampdown on non-compliant umbrella companies Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Autumn Budget 2024: Chancellor emphasises importance of tech for UK growth

In her first budget, Rachel Reeves reiterated the vital role of technology in delivering economic growth and improving productivity and efficiency in public services Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

IAM best practices for cloud environments to combat cyber attacks

The Security Think Tank considers best practices in identity and access management and how can they be deployed to enable IT departments to combat cyber-attacks, phishing attacks and ransomware Continue Reading

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• Varun Prasad, ISACA