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How to design enterprise applications that are composable by default

Gartner presents a composable business index to help IT leaders assess and advance the agility of their applications Continue Reading

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• Yefim Natis

Experts concerned over silence around government obligation to review UK surveillance laws

The government is required to review the UK’s surveillance law, the Investigatory Powers Act, but experts say they are in the dark about its plans. The National Crime Agency’s operation Venetic has highlighted the need for urgent reforms Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Government given until autumn 2023 to create technology roadmap to support net-zero strategy

Review into the government’s progress in hitting its 2050 net-zero greenhouse gas emissions goal highlights need for more action on the technology front Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor

Cabinet Office looks to expand public data sharing for digital ID

Cabinet Office seeks feedback on proposed legislation to enhance data sharing across the public sector, in support of the UK government’s ambition to have a single sign-on identity-check system for all public services Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Unionised contract workers who train Google’s AI win pay rise

Google contract workers employed at artificial intelligence training supplier RaterLabs have secured their first-ever pay rise, following collective demands that Google fulfil its own commitment to pay its extended workforce a minimum of $15 an hour Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

LockBit cartel suspected of Royal Mail cyber attack

The still-developing cyber incident at Royal Mail may be the work of the infamous LockBit ransomware operation Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

BBC assures UK Parliament that digital transformation plans are on track

UK Parliamentary accounts watchdog probes British Broadcasting Corporation senior management regarding plans to reconstruct organisation to be fit for purpose in modern media industry and satisfy multiplatform needs of licence fee payers Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

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A stakeholder is a person, group or organization with a vested interest, or stake, in the decision-making and activities of a business, organization or project. Continue Reading

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• Nick Barney, Technology Writer
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Companies warned to step up cyber security to become ‘insurable’

Investing in better IT security to protect against cyber crime will make businesses more resilient against other risks  Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

PC industry sees biggest decline ever, says Gartner

Gartner figures show an industry stuck between high levels of inventory and a lack of affordable products to tempt buyers in the PC market Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

UK government completes trials of age estimation technology

Government-led trials of age estimation and verification technologies for the sale of alcohol in nightlife venues and supermarkets have been completed, with both government and retail lobbyists pushing for legislation that would allow retailers to adopt the tools for alcohol sales Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Government accused of leaving umbrella company regulation in limbo by shelving enforcement body

The UK government is coming under pressure to reveal the state of its plans to regulate umbrella companies after it emerged that the enforcement body it promised to create is unlikely to materialise Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor

Insights on Nordic artificial intelligence strategies

Report provides overview on how Nordic countries are dealing with challenges and opportunities brought on by artificial intelligence Continue Reading

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

Chrome vulnerability could have led to widespread data theft

A dangerous vulnerability in Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers could have put billions of users’ files at risk of being stolen Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Europe’s cyber security strategy must be clear about open source

Europe’s cyber security policy on open source is lagging behind the US, and despite growing government awareness of the issues, that poses a problem Continue Reading

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• Ilkka Turunen

UK net neutrality regulation failing all stakeholders

Leading analyst releases study showing net neutrality regulation is failing consumers, innovators and investors, calling for evidence-based broadband policy Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Guardian confirms Christmas 2022 cyber attack was ransomware

Guardian Media Group bosses confirm the 20 December cyber attack that left staff locked out of its London office and disrupted several key systems was an untargeted ransomware attack Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

How Indian banks can drive automation in corporate banking

Banks should prioritise their processes for automation based on the level of human intervention, understand their processes thoroughly and put employees at the centre of their automation efforts Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Royal Mail services hit by major cyber attack

UK postal service Royal Mail is asking customers not to send any overseas letters or parcels while it deals with the impact of an ongoing cyber attack Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Should we be worried about malicious use of AI language models?

WithSecure research into GPT-3 language models, used by the likes of ChatGPT, surfaces concerning findings about how easy it is to use large language models for malicious purposes. Should security teams be concerned? Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Internet shutdowns cost global economy $24bn in 2022

Deliberate disruption of people’s access to the internet by governments is having a substantial economic impact and contributing to a range of human rights abuses, primarily against protestors Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Microsoft fixes EoP zero-day on January Patch Tuesday

On the first Patch Tuesday of 2023, Microsoft fixed an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Advanced Local Procedure Call, which has been actively exploited in the wild and may be co-opted into ransomware campaigns Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Davos 2023: Pervasive cyber crime and cyber security gaps pose severe risk to organisations

Governments and organisations face tough trade-offs as they balance immediate problems caused by economic recession, energy shortages and rising interest rates with longer-term risks, including the impact of global warming Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Composable IT and ERP data - how to bring the two together

Composabiity offers IT leaders an approach to developing an enterprise software strategy that can meet flexible business requirements Continue Reading

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• Nick Jewell

Latest Innovate Finance report reveals decrease in UK fintech investment, but like-for-like increase

Innovate Finance’s latest figures on fintech investment show reduction in UK, but report methodology leaves this open to change Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Insurer Beazley introduces catastrophe bond to ease cyber risk

Insurance company Beazley says that its $45m cyber catastrophe bond will help to protect its balance sheet and enable it to offer more cyber insurance cover Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Tech firms failing to address forced labour in supply chains

Subpar due diligence processes in the tech sector – including poor purchasing practices, sparsely implemented collective bargaining coverage, and a lack of redress for workers – is leaving supply chain workers open to abuse, says KnowTheChain Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

How to find winning artificial intelligence use cases

Choosing use cases for artificial intelligence requires organisations to take a hard look at business value, risk, data and other capabilities required to realise the technology’s full potential Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

What will be trending in technology in 2023?

This year will be a bit year for IT spending despite the prospects of recession, inflation and rising costs. But companies will focus more on technology that delivers measurable pay-offs Continue Reading

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• Bev White, Nash Squared

Former subpostmaster Alan Bates, who ‘pulled up trees and moved mountains’, turns down OBE offer

Alan Bates, who fought for decades to expose the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, says it would be inappropriate to accept an OBE when former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells still holds her CBE Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

MicroScope: Channel themes for 2023

In this month’s ezine, we provide a guide to the main areas of focus for the channel in the year ahead, with security, sustainability and hybrid working already standing out as major themes. We also look at what makes a good partner incentive programme. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

How to identify a strategic technology platform

A strategic platform has to be broad enough to support a range of business functions while being open, extensible and modular at the same time, according to Forrester Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Vulnerable organisations to get free Cyber Essentials support

Charities and legal aid firms are among those to be offered free security checks and certifications from the National Cyber Security Centre Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Proposed digital fraud refund rules risk excluding many victims

Proposals to establish a fraud refund mechanism in the UK risk excluding many victims of digitally enabled fraud, a major bank has warned Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Russia’s Turla falls back on old malware C2 domains to avoid detection

Mandiant says it has observed the Russian APT UNC2410, also known as Turla, re-registering expired or sinkholed domains previously used by financially motivated cyber criminals Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Vice Society cyber gang targeted multiple UK schools

The Vice Society ransomware gang has made a habit of attacking educational institutions, and now appears to have struck multiple schools, colleges and universities in the UK Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

New UK laws to see homeowners, tenants get better access to fast broadband

UK government mandates that almost all new homes in England must be built with gigabit broadband connections during construction, making it easier for homebuyers, renters and some leaseholders to upgrade to ultrafast services Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Meta to appeal £345m fine for Facebook and Instagram privacy breaches

Social media company Meta is to appeal after the Irish Data Protection Commission fined the company for breaching GDPR Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

How cloud technology is supporting space missions

Cloud-based machine learning and other services are finding their way into space to analyse satellite imagery and monitor space debris, among other space applications Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

6 ways to build a green IT culture

CIOs and IT leaders who want to implement sustainability programs can't ignore the human element. Learn strategies to build a culture of green IT. Continue Reading

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• Carolyn Heinze

Generative AI: Preparing for next-gen artificial intelligence

ChatGPT is one of a new breed of AI models that promises to deliver machine-based creativity Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Cyber gang abused free trials to exploit public cloud CPU resources

A South Africa-based cyber crime gang exploited free trials and introductory offers to run cryptominers via public cloud services, then did a runner without paying Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Warning over ransomware attacks spreading via Fortinet kit

Following the disclosure of a critical vulnerability in October 2022, Fortinet VPN devices were exploited in two known ransomware attacks, with access likely sold on the dark web Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Fallout from Guardian cyber attack to last at least a month

The Guardian newspaper’s offices remained shut into the New Year following a supposed ransomware attack, with disruption likely to last some time Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Executive interview: Rajesh Naidu, Expedia

We speak to Expedia’s head of IT architecture about what a modern, scalable architecture for the cloud should look like Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Securing low Earth orbit represents the new space race

The barriers to launching satellites into low Earth orbit are falling fast, and that brings new cyber security challenges Continue Reading

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• Matthew Staff

Top trends in tech, and retail’s early adopters

Computer Weekly identifies the retail industry’s early adopters of what McKinsey & Co deems the top tech trends Continue Reading

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• Ben Sillitoe

IT architecture: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

Rajesh Naidu, chief architect and head of data management at Expedia, discusses how the role of IT architect is evolving Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

How technology is fuelling CommBank’s customer experience

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has built up capabilities in cloud and microservices while empowering engineering teams to solve complex customer problems Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Traditional banking under threat from platform-based alternatives

Banking as a service embedded in non-banking business offerings will take large chunks from traditional banks Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Diversity and inclusion figures high in New Year Honours List 2023

The New Year Honours List 2023 hailed those in the technology community who promote diversity and inclusion Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Test of digital ID tech at Surrey nightclub proclaimed success

The majority of visitors to a Camberley venue who piloted a digital identification app developed by 1account said they found it easy to use and preferred it to standard physical ID Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

How ITV built a data team from scratch

Clemence Burnichon, director of data innovation at ITV, describes how the broadcaster has built a data management and analytics team Continue Reading

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• Clemence J Burnichon, ITV

CDO interview: Lisa Heneghan, global chief digital officer, KPMG

The advisory and consultancy firm’s former UK CDO has stepped up into a global role – with a whole new set of challenges and opportunities around taking digital transformation further Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

Inclusion = everyone: Advice from experts for improving tech diversity

At October’s Computer Weekly diversity in tech event, in partnership with Nash Squared, almost 100 experts from the tech and employment sectors shared their ideas for improving diversity in the technology industry Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Batam datacentre to capture spillover demand from Singapore

NeutraDC’s new datacentre facility in Batam will enable it to meet the spillover demand for datacentre services from neighbouring markets Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Computer Weekly Buyer's Guide feature list 2023

Here is our 2023 schedule of up-and-coming in-depth articles that will cover carefully selected topics to help IT leaders select the right technology for their organisation Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Top 10 Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcasts of 2022

The team began with a sombre episode about Ukraine and went on to tackle the more familiar topics of diversity, datacentre sustainability and data. New for 22: Cliff Saran’s interviews with IT thought leaders Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

CDO interview: Barry Panayi, chief data and insight officer, John Lewis Partnership

Data science and analytics is an increasingly important function across the John Lewis Partnership, covering its retail, grocery and financial services brands Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

CompTIA Project+

CompTIA Project+ is the Computing Technology Industry Association's certification program designed to demonstrate a person has a validated understanding of and skills in project management. Continue Reading

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• Ben Lutkevich, Site Editor

High tech meets agriculture in Denmark

Thanks to a few strategic investments, Denmark may one day become a major exporter of farming technology Continue Reading

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

data transfer rate (DTR)

The data transfer rate (DTR) is the amount of digital data that's moved from one place to another in a given time. Continue Reading

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• Kinza Yasar, Technical Writer

CIO interview: David Schwartz, vice-president, PepsiCo Labs

The food and drinks giant actively seeks out innovative tech startups and runs a programme to find creative ways to use their products to benefit the business Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

How Finland develops its national plan for investment in innovation

A small country with limited resources, Finland carefully chooses strategic technologies to lead it into the future Continue Reading

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

Cyber security professionals share their biggest lessons of 2022

In the run-up to 2023, cyber security professionals are taking the time to reflect on the past few months and share their biggest lessons of 2022 Continue Reading

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• Nicholas Fearn

Top 10 technology and ethics stories of 2022

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 technology and ethics stories of 2022 Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Top 10 Nordic IT stories of 2022

Here are Computer Weekly's top 10 Nordic IT articles of 2022 Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Top 10 technology startup stories of 2022

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 technology startup stories of 2022 Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

How does red teaming test the ultimate limits of cyber security?

An expert ethical hacker reveals how he goes about carrying out a red team exercise Continue Reading

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• Rob Shapland

Developed for Big Science in Europe, highly accurate time protocols ensure fair trading in finance

Protocols developed for use at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research are now being used for many other applications, including financial services Continue Reading

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

Why the devil’s still in the detail in the race for energy efficiency

Energy-efficiency credentials are surely a step in the right direction, but cloud and datacentre providers must look at the sustainability equation from all angles Continue Reading

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• Fleur Doidge

Why the current fraud model is broken, and how to fix it

Scammers and fraudsters are catching up with the good guys; a new technological approach is needed to fight skyrocketing volumes of digital fraud, says Darwinium founder Alisdair Faulkner Continue Reading

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• Alisdair Faulkner

IT Sustainability Think Tank: Cutting enterprise carbon emissions amid the energy crisis

Against a backdrop of rising energy costs and supply uncertainty, cutting the amount of power their ICT estate consumes can help enterprises curb their carbon emissions too Continue Reading

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• Shane Herath , Eco-Friendly Web Alliance

Complaints that NCA failed in duty of candour over EncroChat warrants ‘incredible’, court hears

NCA lawyers argue that a decision by an NCA intelligence officer to disclose notes of a key meeting after two-and-a-half years boosts her credibility as a witness Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Top 10 government IT stories of 2022

The UK government has been in turmoil for much of 2022, but there’s been plenty going on around the digital transformation of the public sector and the UK economy Continue Reading

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• Computer Weekly Staff

Top 10 NHS IT stories of 2022

The Covid-19 pandemic demonstrated the benefits of digital transformation across the health and social care sector – but there is still a long way to go. We look back at the stories that tracked progress in 2022 Continue Reading

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• Computer Weekly Staff

Top 10 Middle East IT stories of 2022

Here are Computer Weekly's top 10 Middle East IT articles of 2022 Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Top 10 IT leadership interviews of 2022

Computer Weekly talks to more IT leaders than any other publication, so we can share insights into the latest in strategy and best practice from the top CIOs, CTOs and CDOs Continue Reading

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• Computer Weekly Staff

Top 10 Benelux IT stories of 2022

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Benelux articles of 2022 Continue Reading

Top 10 financial services IT stories of 2022

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 financial services IT articles of 2022, looking back at the moves and changes over the past year Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

NCA ‘wrong-footed’ defence lawyers after agreeing to take expert evidence on EncroChat ‘as read’

The National Crime Agency argued at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal that expert evidence it agreed to ‘take as read’ is limited, flawed and often based on an incorrect interpretation of the law Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Tech’s new year resolution: More humility

So, that was 2022. After two years of plague, we’ve now added poverty and war. Feeling optimistic about 2023, anyone? Enjoy those Christmas parties while you can… It feels somewhat churlish - amid ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Top 10 cyber security stories of 2022

The war in Ukraine loomed large over the cyber security news agenda, but 2022 also saw growing awareness of open source security, discussion around cyber insurance, and more besides Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Top 10 crime, national security and law stories of 2022

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 crime, national security and law stories of 2022 Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2022

Cyber crime continued to hit the headlines in 2022, with impactful cyber attacks abounding, digitally enabled fraud ever more widespread and plenty of ransomware incidents Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Top 10 ANZ IT stories of 2022

We recap the top 10 stories in Australia and New Zealand, including the opportunities and challenges that organisations in the region have faced over the past year Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

How to lower IT's digital carbon footprint

Digital technologies have a hidden environmental cost that too-few leaders have on their radar. Learn which technologies have a digital carbon footprint and what IT can do to help. Continue Reading

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• Carolyn Heinze

Remaining composed in the face of composable ERP complexity

Composability offers a ‘philosophical mindset shift’ to ensure that technology does not dictate your business Continue Reading

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• Emmanuelle Hose

A sticky story: How, and why, hackers love stickers on laptops

We’ve all seen laptops adorned with security stickers and in-jokes, but how did this cyber community trend get started, what does it signify, and what does it say about the humans behind the screens? Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

IT Sustainability Think Tank: Solving the IT energy efficiency and usage crisis

Against a backdrop of rising energy costs and supply uncertainty, cutting the amount of power their ICT estate consumes can also help enterprises curb their carbon emissions Continue Reading

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• Jay Dietrich, Uptime Institute

Post-Brexit cyber dynamics in the UK and Europe: diverging paradigms?

The UK faces a choice in terms of its ongoing cyber security relationship with the EU – to preserve its collaboration with the EU by adopting an aligned approach or to adopt a divergent approach Continue Reading

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• Quentin Toussaint and Dominic Trott

Four-day working week set to stay at Atom bank

Challenger bank Atom has formalised a four-day working week policy after a successful trial Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

TSB hit with huge fine after IT migration disaster

TSB has been fined nearly £50m due to failings during its IT migration catastrophe Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Dealing with the growing problem of edge and IoT sprawl

Amidst all the hype regarding the massive growth potential for IoT and for edge computing in general, there is an elephant in the room, and that’s edge sprawl. It’s as if the edge evangelists are ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Betts, Freeform Dynamics

Top 10 software development stories of 2022

We look at how software development has adapted to the changing economic climate over the past 12 months Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Top 10 IR35 stories of 2022

The implementation of the UK government’s IR35 reforms has continued to generate headlines for Computer Weekly in 2022 Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor

Top 10 emerging storage trends stories of 2022

There’s a seismic shift to the cloud. In its wake, object storage, unstructured data, analytics, unified file and object, and consumption models of procurement have all been boosted Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

The Post Office IT scandal – cock-up or cover-up?

In this week’s Computer Weekly, the second phase of the Post Office IT scandal inquiry revealed further shocking details at every turn – we review the latest evidence. We examine progress of the roll-out of fast broadband connectivity across the UK. And as the Online Safety Bill returns to Parliament, we look at the ongoing arguments about how to keep the internet safe. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Security Think Tank: 2022 brought plenty of learning opportunities in cyber

At the end of another busy 12 months, Turnkey Consulting’s Andrew Morris sums up some of the most important takeaways for cyber pros Continue Reading

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• Andrew Morris, Turnkey Consulting

Storage hardware shortage causes and how to mitigate them

We look at the IT supply chain shortages that have hit data storage equipment, their causes and what organisations can do to work more smartly to mitigate them Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard