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Government ‘resets’ pension dashboard programme

Following a National Audit Office report highlighting failings in the project, the government has set out a revised plan Continue Reading

CW EMEA: Legally bionic

In Sweden, the legal profession has begun a discussion around the use of artificial intelligence in the sector, in response to the increasing use of AI tools at law firms. Continue Reading

Swedish law firms debate AI’s future impact on profession

Swedish law firms examine the use of artificial intelligence in their businesses as the sector sees a surge in take-up Continue Reading

Change to rules on computer evidence will be an ‘outcome’ of Post Office scandal

The executive currently heading up the Post Office’s investigations department has told public inquiry that rules on computer evidence have to change Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Dell CTO: Enterprise AI poised to take off in 2025

After a period of experimentation, the building blocks are in place for wider enterprise adoption of AI, says Dell Technologies’ global CTO, John Roese Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Labour’s 10-year health service plan will open up data sharing

To save the health service, Labour is focusing on bolstering the NHS app and enabling greater sharing of patient records in England Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Former Post Office IT boss alleged to have misrepresented alternative to in-house build

Internal Post Office document reveals allegations that former transformation boss misrepresented off-the-shelf option to replace Horizon Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Delivering Olympic IT

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we speak to a former Olympian and CIO of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games about continuous improvement. We also look at new enterprise AI services from major IT providers and assess the unified communications as a service market. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Key elements of a carbon accounting software RFP

With so many carbon accounting software choices, buying teams may be overwhelmed. Start with this simplified guide to the software selection and RFP creation process. Continue Reading

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• George Lawton

Interview: Bruno Marie-Rose, CIO, Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games

The technology chief reflects on a successful Olympic and Paralympic Games – and how what he learned as a former Olympic medallist helped him be a better IT leader Continue Reading

4 strategies to improve IT and tech talent retention

CIOs and IT leaders can play an important role in boosting tech talent retention. Learn how these strategies can motivate employees, which will enable companies' long-term success. Continue Reading

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• Kevin Beaver, Principle Logic, LLC

Post Office worker who allegedly told staff to destroy evidence could return, as police investigate

Post Office to allow employee, who allegedly told staff to destroy evidence of possible interest to public inquiry, to return to work during police investigation Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Techcombank’s tech investments set to fuel record profit

The Vietnam bank is targeting $1bn in profit in 2024 while maintaining a flat headcount and reducing physical branches, thanks to its investments in artificial intelligence and a data engine Continue Reading

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• Ai Lei Tao

Synology takes aim at enterprise customers and flash storage

Best known as an SME and consumer brand, Synology claims multiple enterprise customers especially in backup and storage of infrequently accessed data, but has plans for flash, too Continue Reading

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• Yann Serra, LeMagIT

Can AI be secure? Experts discuss emerging threats and AI safety

International cyber security experts call for global cooperation and proactive strategies to address the security challenges posed by artificial intelligence Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Review of late evidence doesn’t change Post Office Capture system report

Conclusions reached in government-commissioned report into pre-Horizon software are unchanged after late evidence reviewed Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Forrester: Tips for choosing a UCaaS provider

Forrester analysts assess the various options and licensing arrangements available for unified comms-as-a-service offerings Continue Reading

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• Will McKeon-White

How Philippine Airlines is transforming customer experience

The flag carrier of the Philippines discusses how its digital transformation journey has improved customer experience and streamlined internal processes Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Met Police investigating senior Post Office worker over evidence destruction allegation

Public inquiry evidence confirms that the Metropolitan Police are investigating a senior Post Office staff member regarding instructions to destroy evidence Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

What are tensor processing units and what is their role in AI?

We look at Google’s TPUs – tensor processing units – and ask what makes them different to CPUs, GPUs and DPUs, as well as how you can take advantage of them in AI processing Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

NCSC chief warns of gap in cyber threats and defence capabilities

The UK and its allies must take collective action to improve their cyber resilience and repel the increasing volume of severe cyber attacks, says NCSC chief Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Sir Alan Bates tells Prime Minister to guarantee Post Office scandal victim redress by March 2025

Campaigner tells Keir Starmer to finalise full and final financial redress to victims of the Post Office scandal by March next year, or face legal action Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

EU cyber security bill NIS2 hits compliance deadline

The EU’s NIS2 bill will harmonise how companies and member states approach cyber security, but its success will depend on how well it is implemented and enforced Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Preparing for disruptions to enterprise application ecosystems

From undersea cable sabotage to AI deepfakes and restrictive regulations, modern applications face a barrage of threats. Organisations must prioritise resilience by diversifying infrastructure, investing in cyber security, and embracing sustainable practices to ensure business continuity Continue Reading

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• Neha Ralhan

Philippines leaps forward in e-government with cloud-first strategy

A common infrastructure and a ‘once-only’ principle have propelled the Philippines up the UN’s E-Government Development Index, streamlining services and bolstering data sovereignty Continue Reading

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• Ai Lei Tao

Digitisation forum launched ahead of Norway’s digital strategy

Norway's government is preparing itself for the future by establishing an advisory hub to support its digital strategies Continue Reading

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• Gerard O'Dwyer

SUSE sees growth in multi-Linux support and containers

SUSE CEO talks up the company’s double-digit growth, fuelled by demand for its multi-Linux support offering, Rancher container platform and focus on artificial intelligence Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Google Cloud Summit: Unifying data, data residency and agent-driven AI

Google Cloud’s London summit underpinned a focus on artificial intelligence with some significant infrastructure updates Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

F1 real time data: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

We speak to AWS and the lead cloud architect at F1 about the immense data processing and analysis that takes place Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Applying IT observability to deliver business metrics

The complex nature of modern IT requires advanced tooling to ensure systems are running optimally. These tools can also identify business trends Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Former police officer heading Post Office operations did nothing to help innocent subpostmasters

Former chief operating officer did nothing when action could have put a stop to the Post Office wrongful prosecutions Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Tech and digital skills key to improving police productivity

The Policing Productivity Review sees data and technology as a way of improving productivity and outcomes, as well as a potential means of restoring diminishing legitimacy, but warns there needs to be a revamp in digital skills, investment and coordination to harness the full range of benefits Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

UK government unveils AI safety research funding details

Through its AI Safety Institute, the UK government has committed an initial pot of £4m to fund research into various risks associated with AI technologies, which will increase to £8.5m as the scheme progresses Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Hillingdon Council commits £9m to tech revamp in digital strategy

Hillingdon’s three-year digital strategy will see the council fund attempts to modernise its systems and infrastructure, change how residents interact with the local authority and make better use of data Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Google prepares for nuclear to power AI datacentres

As part of its drive towards sustainable energy and to meet ever-increasing power demands, Google is planning to use small nuclear reactors Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

NCSC expands school cyber service to academies and private schools

The National Cyber Security Centre is expanding its PDNS for Schools service to encompass a wider variety of institutions up and down the UK Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

UK sees over £6bn boost in datacentre investments

Following moves to classify datacentres as critical national infrastructure, a number of US tech providers have announced new UK investments Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Google launches Parallelstore file storage at cloud AI training

Originally driven by Intel’s now-defunct Optane storage class memory, Parallelstore offers massive parallel file storage targeted at artificial intelligence training use cases on Google Cloud Continue Reading

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• Yann Serra, LeMagIT
• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

A future of virtual collaboration

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine how immersive technologies such as augmented and virtual reality are set to transform workplace collaboration. We look at how AI is helping to deliver improvements in customer experience. And we analyse the problems in the Post Office project to replace its troubled Horizon IT system. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

The future of collaboration in virtuality

The internet has introduced a host of applications to enable increasingly sophisticated collaboration across distances. Email catapulted economies into near real-time cooperation of teams, but new technologies promise to unleash immersive collaboration tools Continue Reading

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• Martin Schwirn, Computer Weekly

How Zoom is charting its course towards an AI-first platform

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan talks up his vision for the future of work, the company's transition to an AI-powered platform and what it is doing to stay ahead of rivals Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Is diversity even more under threat in tech?

The promotion of diversity in tech is going backwards - and it's a terrible moment for that to happen. Here's why diversity is even more important than it's ever been Continue Reading

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• Bev White, Nash Squared

Post Office believes it took £36m from subpostmasters with unexplained losses

The Post Office wrongly blamed subpostmasters for unexplained account shortfalls and made them cover losses out of their own pockets - then banked the money itself Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Global file systems: A single view of on-premise and cloud data

Global file systems aggregate data into a single hybrid cloud from multiple locations using object storage with access that satisfies traditional application needs, like file locking Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

Azure storage: Key options in Microsoft cloud storage

We survey the key cloud storage options available from Microsoft Azure, which include Files, Blob, Elastic SAN, Managed Disk and NetApp files, for a range of use cases Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

Post Office set to axe in-house-developed New Branch IT software

Troubled business may ditch its plan to build a new core branch system in-house and buy an off-the-shelf alternative Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Gartner: AI can be catalyst for new business models

Gartner expert Nicholle Lindner explains how companies like Klarna are leveraging AI to drive new revenue, and what businesses need to consider when embracing the technology Continue Reading

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• Ai Lei Tao

NCSC issues fresh alert over wave of Cozy Bear activity

The NCSC, FBI and NSA publish updated warning about Cozy Bear’s activities, highlighting a range of vulnerabilities the threat actor is using to set up its cyber attacks Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

What is the risk-reward ratio?

The risk-reward ratio, also known as a risk-return ratio, is a mathematical calculation investors use to measure the expected gains of a given investment against the risk of loss. Continue Reading

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• Kinza Yasar, Technical Writer
• Mary K. Pratt

Government launches cyber standard for local authorities

Local government bodies are being invited to take advantage of a new NCSC-derived Cyber Assessment Framework to help enhance their resilience and ward off cyber attacks Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Internet Archive web historians target of hacktivist cyber attack

The Internet Archive nonprofit digital library and Wayback Machine operator has been attacked by pro-Palestinian hacktivists Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

How Recorded Future finds ransomware victims before they get hit

Threat intel specialists at Recorded Future have shared details of newly developed techniques they are using to disrupt Rhysida ransomware attacks before the gang even has a chance to execute them Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

UK and US pledge closer working on children’s online safety

In their first agreement on the subject of children’s online safety, the UK and US governments have said they will create a new working group to boost cooperation Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Interview: Bruno Marie-Rose, CIO, Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games

The technology chief reflects on a successful Olympic and Paralympic Games – and how what he learned as a former Olympic medallist helped him be a better IT leader Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

Australia bolsters cyber defences with security bill

Legislation tackles IoT security and establishes a Cyber Incident Review Board to bolster Australia’s cyber resilience Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

Post Office dragging its feet getting rid of tainted staff, despite government ‘green light’

Former minister gave Post Office ‘green light’ to take robust action against existing staff with links to Post Office scandal wrongdoing Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Afas leads the way with four-day work week in the Netherlands

Dutch labour unions want a shorter working week and software company Afas is leading the way, introducing a four-day work week from 1 January 2025 Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

Under-fire Nick Read was unprepared for Post Office challenge

Post Office boss Nick Read was not prepared for the task ahead of him when he joined the organisation as CEO in 2019 Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

MoneyGram customer data breached in attack

MoneyGram confirms that customer data has been stolen in an incident that appears to have started with a social engineering attack on its IT helpdesk staff Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Five zero-days to be fixed on October Patch Tuesday

Stand-out vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday drop include problems in Microsoft Management Console and the Windows MSHTML Platform Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

OpenAI to open office in Singapore to spearhead APAC expansion

OpenAI will establish a regional hub in Singapore later this year, partnering with the government and AI Singapore to boost AI development across the region Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

UK Cyber Team seeks future security professionals

Young people from across the UK have a chance to represent the country in international competitions and advance their future careers in cyber security Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

What is a PMO (project management office)?

A project management office (PMO) is a group, agency or department that defines and maintains the standards of project management for a company. Continue Reading

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• Cameron Hashemi-Pour, Former Site Editor
• Esther Shein

Secureworks: Ransomware takedowns didn’t put off cyber criminals

The number of active cyber criminal ransomware gangs has surged by almost a third in the space of 12 months, according to the latest intelligence from Secureworks Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Post Office IT transformation project was ‘set up to fail’, chairman tells inquiry

Post Office interim chairman tells Horizon public inquiry that the Post Office needs to reset New Branch IT project Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

UK’s cyber incident reporting law to move forward in 2025

The UK government says that enforced cyber incident and ransomware reporting for critical sectors of the economy will help to build a better picture of the threat landscape and enable more proactive and preventative responses Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

DWP CIO Rich Corbridge leaving to join property developer

The digital chief at the Department for Work and Pensions is moving on only 18 months after starting his role in the civil service Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

How AI is permeating enterprise IT

The industry is ramping up efforts to help enterprise IT deliver artificial intelligence-based business applications Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Google to appeal Play Store ruling

Google’s ongoing fight with Epic Games is game-over, after a judge ruled in favour of the developer to open up access to Android apps Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Can the Post Office project to replace Horizon be rescued?

Evidence from the Post Office public inquiry shows huge problems with the critical project to replace the troubled Horizon IT system – after two government-mandated reviews, is there any sign it can succeed? Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Government accepts most quantum regulation recommendations

Three of the 14 recommendations on quantum regulations put forward by the Regulatory Horizon Council have been accepted in principle Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Digital government on a budget

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine how Labour’s version of austerity will affect the government’s desire for digital transformation. We find out how the use of AI in the workplace is negatively affecting low-income workers. And an SAP customer explains how it plans to keep running after the end of support for ECC. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Labour sets up new office to coordinate tech innovation regulations

The newly formed Regulatory Innovation Office has been set up to ensure existing regulations do not become barriers to emerging tech innovations Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Post Office boss Nick Read ‘inadequate, greedy and self-interested’, whistleblowers tell inquiry

Outgoing Post Office boss Nick Read faces public inquiry for three days this week, with no shortage of questions to answer Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Configuration management vs. asset management simplified

Configuration management and asset management are sometimes used interchangeably. While similar in certain ways, they are not the same thing. Discover where the two diverge and where they overlap. Continue Reading

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• Stuart Burns

Why responsible AI is a business imperative

Tools are emerging for real-world AI systems that focus more on responsible adoption, deployment and governance, rather than academic and philosophical questions about speculative risks Continue Reading

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• Mary Branscombe, Computer Weekly

Shrinking the carbon footprint of datacentres

The digital economy is increasing demand for datacentres, and in turn pushing up the use of power and cooling. Granular metrics are key to achieving digitisation with a low environmental impact Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
• Adrian Bridgwater

Whistleblowers call out ongoing cover-up by Post Office CEO in explosive letter

A letter from Post Office staff to MPs, statutory inquiry chair Wyn Williams and the Post Office chairman demands their intervention and an investigation into the organisation's leadership Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

UK telcos including BT at risk from DrayTek router vulnerabilities

A series of vulnerabilities in DrayTek's Vigor router product lines affects multiple comms service providers in the UK, according to new analysis Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

NCSC celebrates eight years as Horne blows in

Outgoing NCSC interim leader Felicity Oswald shares her thoughts on the body’s work over the past eight years as she hands over the reins to incoming CEO Richard Horne Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Post Office senior executive suspended over allegations of destroying evidence

Statement to public inquiry reveals that investigation is underway over allegations that a senior Post Office executive instructed staff to destroy evidence Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Cups Linux printing bugs open door to DDoS attacks, says Akamai

The Cups Linux printing vulnerabilities disclosed at the end of September would seem to have a nasty sting in their tail, according to researchers at Akamai Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Post Office recruiting tech-savvy board member amid unravelling IT disaster

Public inquiry told that the Post Office is currently recruiting a tech-savvy non-executive director Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Late evidence in Post Office Capture investigation could not be reviewed

Evidence failed to reach investigators in time for report into controversial pre-Horizon Post Office software Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Data and technology key to the future of the subsurface, report says

The report highlights the important role of the subsurface, but lack of accessible data and the likely need for new policy and regulation on the use of new technologies are barriers to future sustainable and efficient use Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Meta fuels AI innovation in APAC with accelerator programme

Meta launches AI accelerator and incubator programmes to support startups and enterprises in building AI applications using its Llama model Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

How digital twins can help support sustainability

Digital twin technology shows promise as a sustainability tool-- but it's no panacea. Continue Reading

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• Mary K. Pratt

Microsoft files lawsuit to seize domains used by Russian spooks

Microsoft has been given permission to seize multiple domains used by the Russian state threat actor Star Blizzard as part of a coordinated disruption effort undertaken ahead of the US elections Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Rising IT talent costs shadow Sweden’s skills shortage and market reforms

Swedish businesses face challenges recruiting the right IT staff, as salary demands increase Continue Reading

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• Gerard O'Dwyer

SOC teams falling out of love with threat detection tools

Security operations centre practitioners are fed up of being flooded with pointless alerts and many no longer have much confidence in their threat detection tools, according to a report Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Local councils need ‘better support’ to buy AI responsibly

The Ada Lovelace Institute says there is lack of adequate support on how councils can safely and responsibly procure artificial intelligence systems in the public interest Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Once more it's deja vu all over again in digital government

When you write about government IT for as long as Computer Weekly has – which is pretty much as long as “government IT” has been a thing – it’s hard not to get a sense of what can most accurately ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Rise of the cyber clones: When seeing isn’t believing

It is frighteningly easy to clone someone else's identity using readily-available artificial intelligence tools Continue Reading

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• Jake Moore, ESET

DSIT launches digital government panel

The panel, which is being co-chaired by Martha Lane Fox and Paul Willmott, will help government create a 10-year vision for a ‘digital centre’ Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Post Office and Fujitsu: from blood brothers to bad blood

Former Post Office chief transformation officer’s evidence to the public inquiry reveals organisation’s strained relationship with main IT supplier Fujitsu Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Nutanix courts VMware customers in APAC amid Broadcom concerns

Nutanix is driving double-digit growth across the region by capitalising on the evolving cloud landscape with its hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence offerings, as well as anxieties about the future direction of VMware under Broadcom’s ownership Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

UK and Singapore to collaborate on supporting ransomware victims

At the fourth Counter Ransomware Initiative Summit in the US, both the UK and Singapore have committed to working on new guidance designed to better support victims and undermine cyber criminal business models Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Cyber UK’s quickest growing tech field, but skills gap remains

More people than ever are joining the cyber security profession in the UK, according to a report, but there is still a serious shortage even with a doubling in numbers Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Amazon Mechanical Turk workers suspended without explanation

A likely glitch in Amazon Payments resulted in hundreds of Mechanical Turk workers being suspended from the platform without proper explanation or pay Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

GenAI edges closer to enterprise maturity

While many organisations are piloting generative AI applications, few have mature production roll-outs, according to a survey of Computer Weekly readers worldwide Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor