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Hunter-killer malware volumes seen surging

Latest Picus Security report on malware tactics, techniques and procedures reveals an increasing focus on disabling security defences Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Oracle cloud: Generating value with AI

Is Oracle’s Fusion GenAI leap a bandwagon move or will it add real power to boost customer happiness? Continue Reading

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• Marc Ambasna-Jones

Podcast: What are snapshots? Can they replace backup?

We talk to Shawn Meyers, field CTO at Tintri, who defines snapshots, why they are no substitute for backups, and the effect on recovery of snapshot granularity Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

What will result from Cohesity’s Veritas acquisition?

The $7bn backup giant will leverage huge assets in enterprise customer base, compliance and governance intelligence, AI, R&D, and Kubernetes backup and storage Continue Reading

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• Yann Serra, LeMagIT
• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Intelligent defence – the role of data in the military

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the role of data in tying together military operations across ground, air, sea and cyber. Has SAP finally convinced customers to migrate to cloud ERP? We assess the trends. And we talk to the CIO helping to set up the UK’s fastest supercomputer. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Why AI will push enterprises to eliminate the silos that slow innovation

Generative AI offers a way to transform developer productivity, by expediting a cultural shift in the way enterprises organise themselves Continue Reading

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• Chris Reddington

More than 1,000 subpostmasters could have used second faulty Post Office system

More than 1,000 subpostmasters could have used a previous faulty computer system in their branches as more people come forward with information following Post Office scandal TV drama Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Executives must face down state-sponsored hacking groups targeting firmware

State-backed groups have ratcheted up the pressure for cyber security professionals and executives. But that’s not an excuse to cede them the territory. Continue Reading

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• Michael Marcotte

A decade after breaking HMRC’s Aspire deal, the Post Office scandal exposes glaring similarities

HM Revenue & Customs finally broke from its £800m a year Aspire contract in 2016 - and the reasons have parallels with the Post Office scandal. Will government ever learn? Continue Reading

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• Louise McCarthy

The UK PSTI Act and its implications for the print market

The UK Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (PSTI) Act will come into effect on 29 April 2024. The product security aspect of this act stipulates a new regulatory scheme to make ... Continue Reading

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• Louella Fernandes, Quocirca

Amazon defends facial-recognition tech sale to FBI despite moratorium

The FBI has confirmed it is using Amazon’s Rekognition image and video analysis software, but Amazon says it is ‘false’ to suggest this violates the company’s self-imposed moratorium on selling facial-recognition technology to US police Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

MoD ethical hacking programme expands after initial success

The Ministry of Defence has expanded the scope of its defensive security partnership with HackerOne Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

The rising prominence of hybrid cloud in the Nordics

Many Nordic organisations have opted for hybrid cloud environments, subscribing to the newest services without giving up what they already have. Best practices are beginning to emerge for managing the heterogenous environment Continue Reading

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• Pat Brans, Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management

Europe carves out niche in quantum computing

As the US, China and Europe accelerate investment in quantum computing, Europe is beginning to develop its own unique position in the fledgling global ecosystem Continue Reading

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• Pat Brans, Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management

Why open data is needed in the battle to address homelessness

Centrepoint needed to send FOIs to more than 300 local authorities in England to access required information Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

The Post Office Scandal: Drawing parallels between Horizon and the UK cloud market

With the ongoing fallout from the Post Office scandal, questions are being asked about whether the UK government looks set to repeat the mistakes of the past based on its reliance on the cloud technologies of several major US hyperscalers Continue Reading

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• Nicky Stewart

CIO interview: Sandy Venugopal, SentinelOne

We speak to the former CIO of Uber and LinkedIn, current CIO of SentinelOne, about how artificial intelligence should be deployed in business Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Swedish CIO contributes best practices for ethical use of artificial intelligence

IT leaders are scrambling to keep up with AI technology, but many are losing sight of its ethical impact – and what CIOs need to do to ensure responsible use Continue Reading

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• Pat Brans, Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management

NCSC warns CNI operators over ‘living-off-the-land’ attacks

Malicious, state-backed actors may well be lurking in the UK’s most critical networks right now, and their operators may not even know until it is too late, warn the NCSC and its partners Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Dozens of surveillance companies are supplying spyware to governments, says Google

Google’s Threat Analysis Group has identified 40 companies involved in selling and supplying security exploits and spyware services to governments Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Security Think Tank: The phishing forecast for 2024

Egress' Jack Chapman and James Dyer explore how phishing attacks are set to grow in their scope and sophistication this year, with generative AI playing a big role Continue Reading

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• Jack Chapman and James Dyer

The challenges of open source in government

Public sector bodies may find their policy decisions are stymied due to the inflexibility of the software they deploy. Is open source the answer? Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Government reaffirms commitment to hold off on AI laws

The UK government reaffirming its commitment hold off on artificial intelligence legislation has been received positively by industry for balancing innovation and safety Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

How Iranian cyber ops pivoted to target Israel after 7 October attacks

Microsoft has shared new intelligence on how Iranian government-aligned threat actors have turned their fire on Israel over the past four months Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

South Staffs Water faces group action over Clop ransomware attack

South Staffordshire Plc, the parent company of South Staffordshire and Cambridge Water, is facing legal action from customers whose data was compromised in a 2022 Clop ransomware attack Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

AI ID specialist Onfido in talks to be bought by Entrust

UK-based cyber unicorn Onfido agrees to enter talks to be acquired by Entrust Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Government funds two semiconductor centres

So-called information knowledge centres in Bristol and Southampton are each receiving £11m Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

UK’s McPartland Cyber Review to probe trust in technology

The UK government has launched a cyber security review that will investigate how best to give businesses the confidence they need to use new technologies Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

UK government responds to AI whitepaper consultation

The UK government is considering introducing binding legal requirements for companies developing the most powerful AI systems, and has outlined a range of funding to realise the ambitions of its ‘pro-innovation’ framework for artificial intelligence Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Inquiry to explore cyber risk to Sunak-Starmer showdown

The UK’s Joint Committee on National Security Strategy is opening an inquiry into securing the democratic process ahead of the next general election Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Three predictions for responding to the cyber threat landscape in 2024

Nominet's Kim Wiles looks to the coming months and calls for cooperation and collaboration on tackling cyber security threats Continue Reading

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• Kim Wiles

CIO interview: Stuart Birrell, chief data and information officer, EasyJet

The short-haul airline fills an aircraft every 10 seconds through its e-commerce operation – all while transforming its booking systems and migrating its IT estate to the cloud Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Resetting digital government

After years of trying to digitally transform the public sector, with varying degrees of success, could a change of government finally herald a new and better approach? Continue Reading

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• Jerry Fishenden, Philip Sinclair, Paul Waller

The Post Office scandal shows how much AI can and must help humans

There has been much speculation about the potential for a future AI disaster after the role of IT in the Post Office scandal - but the way to avoid this is to make sure AI and humans work hand in hand Continue Reading

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• Frederik Pedersen

Generative AI – an early adopter’s experience

In this week’s Computer Weekly, as IT leaders start to implement GenAI in their organisations, we look at the experiences of one early adopter. Our latest buyer’s guide examines the key security trends for 2024. And Microsoft’s head of identity talks about a future without passwords. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Blackbaud blasted for failing to prevent customer breaches

A supply chain attack at software supplier Blackbaud in 2020 saw data on multiple UK organisations compromised. The US authorities are now taking steps to ensure it can’t happen again Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

US sanctions Iranians behind CNI cyber attacks

US government issues new sanctions against six Iranians suspected of being behind a series of cyber attacks targeting critical national infrastructure, notably water supply systems Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

UK quantum initiatives get funding boost

Government funds new initiatives to drive quantum computing opportunities across the public sector Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Sea-Lion explained: Southeast Asia’s first large language model

The Sea-Lion large language model was built to cater to the language and cultural diversity of Southeast Asia, which is currently underserved by existing models that mostly originate from the West Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Is SAP on the rise?

This year represents a tipping point for SAP to convince cagey customers of the value of cloud enterprise resource planning Continue Reading

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• Marc Ambasna-Jones

IT security strategy: Assessing the risks of generative AI

Most industry watchers see 2024 as the year when generative AI and large language models will begin moving into enterprise IT Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
• Adrian Bridgwater

embodied carbon

Embodied carbon is the measurable greenhouse gas emissions of an infrastructure's entire construction, maintenance and demolition processes. Continue Reading

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• Venus Kohli

It’s Time to Raise the Bar on Observability

Observability has come a long way in the last 30 years – from early service monitoring tools to today’s advanced platforms like Splunk, DataDog, Dynatrace, New Relic and others that ingest massive ... Continue Reading

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• Tony Lock, Freeform Dynamics

‘People are now listening,' Post Office inquiry told as latest phase ends

The latest phase of the public inquiry into the widest miscarriage of justice in modern UK history – the Post Office Horizon IT scandal – closes with a bang Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

UK police facial recognition explained: What you need to know

In this essential guide, Computer Weekly looks at the use of facial recognition technology by UK police forces, including the points of contention around its deployment so far and where it’s heading next Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Meta ramps up GPUs to get ready for general intelligence

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg anticipates that training and running AI systems requires 10x computer capacity each year Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Why government IT needs a better approach to budgeting

Defra minister, Mark Spencer was recently asked to give an update to how the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is coping with its plans to renew ageing IT systems. The ... Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

AI: House of Lords focuses on copyright and transparency

Large language models promise to boost UK productivity, but the tech needs greater scrutiny and questions remain over intellectual property Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Welsh workers’ AI experiences shaped by uneven power dynamics

Workers in Wales are being negatively affected by the unregulated introduction of artificial intelligence into workplaces due to asymmetric power dynamics Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

UK ranks third in OECD Digital Government Index

The UK has dropped from overall second to third place in the international digital government survey, but fails to feature in the top 10 countries when it comes to having a data-driven public sector Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Defra legacy IT: 180 applications refreshed, over 1,500 remain

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has a 10-year plan to update technology. So far, 180 have been replaced or updated Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Crew Clothing head of IT: ‘The projects don’t stop’

Crew Clothing parted ways with its senior leadership team in 2023, but there is a clear roadmap in place for technology transformation – and it doesn’t involve an ERP system Continue Reading

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• Ben Sillitoe

UK government signs AI, science and innovation deals with Canada

The agreements will see the two countries collaborate on AI compute – a development component of artificial intelligence – and work together on technology innovations such as quantum and semiconductors Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Government ‘dragging it out’ by refusing to share knowledge of Post Office trial ‘delaying tactic’

Subpostmasters will have to wait to find out if the government knew of the Post Office’s plan to derail group litigation order, by trying to push managing judge out Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Aviva signs 15-year contract with Indian IT giant

Tata Consultancy Services continues to make large gains in the UK life insurance and pensions sector Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

AI everywhere all at once

Artificial intelligence became mainstream in 2023. Advances in technology and accessibility led to increased awareness and use of AI Continue Reading

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• Resham Kotecha

Forrester: Curb your AI enthusiasm

Ongoing supply issues with semiconductors mean IT departments may have to wait up to a year for the latest hardware Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Microsoft results show benefits of AI on Azure

The company’s cloud business posted revenue of $33bn, with new AI inferencing workloads driving up demand Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Seagate uses HAMR to hit 30TB in Exos hard drives

HDD giant Seagate unveils 30TB Exos drives with higher areal density, aimed at hyperscaler customers, with products at 50TB promised for 2028 in its roadmap Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

User groups give SAP’s 50% Rise incentive the thumbs up

SAP has changed tack, after the furore over its intention to make certain features available only to Rise customers on SAP Cloud Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Cloud-native strategies pushing purchase decisions beyond IT

Buyer personas now include line-of-business groups, but senior IT management still owns most decisions, and cross-departmental collaboration, while improving, needs a lot of work. Continue Reading

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• David Essex, Industry Editor

Quantum computing in 2024: What are the challenges?

Research shows that while there has been a big reduction in quantum computing investment, governments have been ploughing in funding Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

We need backup! Pennsylvania police data loss shows why

Police evidence systems data was lost during ‘routine maintenance’, with human error blamed – the case clearly illustrates why data protection can’t be left to chance Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

The shifting winds of SAP's cloud strategy

In 2023, SAP's strategic pivot towards cloud-centric innovation produced a wave of discontent among its vast on-premises customer base Continue Reading

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• Jon Gill

Inside India’s supercomputing journey

India is looking to shore up its supercomputing capabilities, but more needs to be done to realise its ambition of becoming a world leader in the field Continue Reading

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• Pratima Harigunani

Pre-Horizon users contacting lawyers as more Post Office IT horror stories emerge

Lawyer says there is no reason to believe the Post Office treated unexplained shortfalls on systems prior to Horizon any differently to the way it dealt with unexplained Horizon shortfalls Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

The promise of quantum computing

Sergio Gago, managing director for AI, machine learning and quantum at Moody’s, explains why now is a good time to invest in quantum computing. Continue Reading

Tech companies warn EU over encryption plans

In this week’s Computer Weekly, tech companies are calling on the European Commission to rethink plans to weaken internet encryption – we explore the issues. We talk to credit rating agency Moody’s about why it thinks now is the time to start investing in quantum computing. And we examine how a different approach to recruitment could ease the datacentre sector skills gap. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Russian IT sector still under serious pressure

Russian IT sector faces challenges on multiple fronts as Western sanctions widen Continue Reading

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• Computer Weekly correspondent

French TV giant sticks with Dell NAS for channel upgrade

TF1 has the biggest market share in French TV, but plans for more. It has upgraded from Isilon to PowerScale scale-out NAS and saved 42% in energy costs, halving rackspace use Continue Reading

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• Yann Serra, LeMagIT
• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Google Cloud teams up with Singapore government on AI initiatives

Over 100 generative AI use cases have been tested through the AI Trailblazers programme, among other initiatives to spur AI adoption and build AI talent in the city-state Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Lords question legality of police facial recognition

Lords committee ‘deeply concerned’ about the rapid expansion of live facial recognition by UK police, which it says is progressing without any real oversight or accountability Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

MP demands answers from government minister over second faulty Post Office IT system

Kevan Jones MP highlighted evidence of injustices caused by a computer system used in Post Office branches prior to the introduction of the controversial Horizon system. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

What developers need to know about LLMs in the enterprise

We look at the main areas enterprise developers need to consider when building, testing and deploying enterprise applications powered by large language models Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
• Adrian Bridgwater

GenAI tools ‘could not exist’ if firms are made to pay copyright

AI firm Anthropic hits out at copyright lawsuit filed by music publishers, claiming the content ingested into its models falls under ‘fair use’ and that any licensing regime would be too complex and costly Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Security Think Tank: Expect more from GenAI in 2024

But 2024 also feels slightly different; the past 12 months have seen generative AI burst on to the scene, and this year its impact will continue to be felt, says Turnkey Consulting's Harshini Carey. Continue Reading

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• Harshini Carey, Turnkey Consulting

Quantum, AI and geopolitical conflict: '24 will be a big year for cyber

With big trends like quantum, generative AI and geopolitical conflict, 2024 looks set to be a big year in security, but defenders have an unparalleled opportunity to harness these trends for good, says Quorum's Federico Charosky Continue Reading

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• Federico Charosky

Akira ransomware gang claims Lush cyber attack

The Akira ransomware gang claims to have stolen over 100GB of data from cosmetics manufacturer and retailer Lush Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Lawyers carry on Post Office appeals amid uncertainty over government plan to overturn en masse

Lawyers supporting former subpostmasters said they will continue appealing convictions as normal despite government plan to exonerate hundreds in one go Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

UK government consults on age verification tech in alcohol sales

The government has said it wants to allow the use of digital identities and various age-verification technologies in alcohol sales Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Security Think Tank: What to expect in cyber this year

Risk arising from insecure generative AI, an explosion in mainstream acceptance of zero-trust, and increasingly tight cyber insurance policies will all be high on the agenda in 2024, writes Forrester senior analyst Alla Valente Continue Reading

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• Alla Valente

Expert IT witness outsmarted an ‘aggressive’ Post Office to get to truth after inspection ‘madness’

The Post Office’s attempts to protect the Horizon system are well known, in light of the public inquiry and a recent TV drama, but Computer Weekly can reveal how an IT expert was treated during his investigation of Horizon Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Bulk sender authentication: More vital than ever

With new guidelines from Google and Yahoo governing bulk emails coming into force in February 2024, here's what you need to know to keep your sales and marketing lists compliant Continue Reading

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• Gerasim Hovhannisyan

The race to regulate AI: 2024 unpacked

EU’s AI Act is set to become ‘gold standard’ of AI regulation. Will other countries adopt the same high standards or like the UK opt for a light touch in favour of growth and investment? Continue Reading

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• Jamie Rowlands and Angus Milne, Haseltine Lake Kempner

shared services

Shared services is a delivery model organizations use to consolidate similar business functions into a single unit that supports the entire organization. Continue Reading

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• Robert Sheldon

Cisco updates AppDynamics with Smart Agents to tackle sprawl

As application architectures becomes more distributed, monitoring becomes increasingly complex – Cisco has a plan for simplification Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Bugcrowd sees surge in vulnerability submissions, led by public sector

Crowdsourced vulnerability disclosure and bug bounty platform Bugcrowd says it saw a 151% uptick in submissions related to government and public sector organisations in 2023 Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

DSIT unveils forum to drive AI adoption in UK businesses

UK government launches AI Opportunity Forum with tech and business chiefs to help firms drive up UK productivity through AI Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Tony Blair Institute calls for creation of NHS Data Trust

The NHS would have a majority stake in the data trust, with additional investment from private sector companies, harnessing anonymised data as a competitive asset, proposes the think thank Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Civil Service must embrace innovation, says Cabinet Office minister

John Glen sets out plans for Civil Service reform, highlighting a focus on technology and innovation, as he plans to ‘crack the productivity puzzle’ in government Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Mitigating the risks of modern application development

Organisations need to have visibility over their software supply chain, secure and monitor interfaces to legacy systems and adopt zero trust to mitigate the risks of modern application development Continue Reading

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• Peter Lees

IT Sustainability Think Tank: Why 2024 should be less about predicting and more about acting

With 2023 now behind us, it is time to look ahead at what enterprise leaders should be focusing their IT sustainability efforts on during the year ahead Continue Reading

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• Carmen Ene, BNP Paribas 3 Step IT,

Cloud is not always the answer: Five reasons why

We look at why the cloud is not always the best choice, including for reasons of cost, application suitability, management, data protection and the needs of the business Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

Security Think Tank: 2024 is the year we bridge the cyber divide

ISACA's Steven Sim Kok Leong shares his thoughts on the coming year in cyber security, considering the impact of regulatory change, the evolving role of the CISO, and advances in innovative cyber tech Continue Reading

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• Steven Sim Kok Leong

WebKit vulnerability sparks Apple’s first major security update of 2024

A zero-day in the open source WebKit browser engine that powers Safari has sparked Apple’s first major patch roll-out of the new year Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Southern Water confirms cyber attack after Black Basta claims

Southern Water, which supplies millions of customers in southeast England, has confirmed it has fallen victim to a cyber attack, although its services appear to be running normally Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Inside Cisco’s security platform strategy

Raj Chopra, senior vice-president of Cisco’s security business, outlines the company’s security platform strategy and how it brought different products together into a single platform Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Critical vulnerability exposes Fortra GoAnywhere users

Fortra GoAnywhere MFT users must take steps to address a newly disclosed zero-day vulnerability without delay Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

AI will heighten global ransomware threat, says NCSC

The benefits of artificial intelligence to cyber criminals being well-known, the NCSC now assesses it’s likely AI will soon be widely used to enhance ransomware attacks Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Salesforce’s bug bounty programme paid out $3m in 2023

Ethical hackers disclosed more than 4,000 vulnerabilities to Salesforce last year through its bug bounty programme, and received over $3m in rewards Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor