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Naver outlines global AI ambitions

South Korean internet giant Naver has built a global research network to advance and apply its artificial intelligence capabilities across its services Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Manufacturer sues JPMorgan after cyber criminals stole $272m

Manufacturer files lawsuit alleging that US bank failed to inform it of suspicious transaction activity Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Sanders calls on Biden to cut off federal contracts with Amazon

In an open letter, senator Bernie Sanders urges the US president to fulfil a campaign promise to stop union-busting companies from winning federal government contracts Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Metaverse, women in software – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

Cliff Saran joins Clare and Brian, in Caroline’s absence, to discuss the metaverse, Windows 11, the Makers Women in Software Power List, and how CIOs do technology in 2022 Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor
• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Russia plumbs new depths in cyber war on Ukraine

Microsoft details cyber attacks on Ukrainian civilian communications, nuclear safety authorities, and the exploitation of the destruction of Mariupol in a phishing campaign Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

CIOs have the greatest impact on business

Chief information officers see their role as core in building out the IT and security infrastructure and talent pool that their organisations require to grow post-pandemic Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Log4Shell, ProxyLogon, ProxyShell among most exploited bugs of 2021

These 15 CVEs were the most commonly exploited last year, and if you haven’t mitigated against them, now is the time Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Russia-supporting cyber crime gang claims Coca-Cola as victim

Stormous cyber crime collective claims to have stolen 161GB of data from Coca-Cola, and says it plans to sell it off Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Cloud-first strategy forces big shift on IT infrastructure, skills

More and more, IT infrastructure is in the cloud. As organizations adopt cloud-first strategies, forward-looking CIOs are refocusing their teams on new roles and tasks. Continue Reading

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• Stan Gibson, Stan Gibson Communications

Disappointing earnings at Google, but cloud still strong

Google posts first-quarter 2022 revenue of $68bn, but growth is not as fast as last year Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Ransomware victims paying out when they don’t need to

Sophos’s annual State of Ransomware report shows dramatic increases in the impact of ransomware attacks, but also finds many organisations are paying ransoms when they don’t need to Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Government digital ignorance puts Dutch economy at risk

In this interview, Michiel Steltman, managing director of Digital Infrastructure Netherlands, tells Computer Weekly why the Dutch digital economy is at risk due to a lack of knowledge and understanding at government level Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

Police question former Fujitsu worker again in Post Office scandal perjury investigation

Police have interviewed a former Fujitsu employee for the third time in the investigation into potential perjury during trials of wrongfully convicted subpostmasters Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

How Denmark attracts tech companies

Danish government encourages research in strategic fields – and encourages the development of clusters, which include research institutes, tech suppliers and customers Continue Reading

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

Why it makes sense to use best-of-breed SaaS to power a business strategy

A hybrid multicloud model is playing an ever greater role as the IT platform of choice in driving a business-first strategy Continue Reading

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• Hari Candadai

Digital begins in the boardroom

Successful organisations need a digitally savvy board to shape their business agenda Continue Reading

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• Catharina Mannerfelt, Alumni
• Magnus Tegborg , Alumni

Emotet tests new tricks to thwart enhanced security

The operators of the Emotet botnet seem to be trying to find a way to get around recent changes made by Microsoft to better protect its users Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Danish researcher explains zero-knowledge proofs and post-quantum encryption

A graduate from the University of Aarhus, a Danish researcher is now a leading player in some of the most important issues in cyber security Continue Reading

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

Global digital wallet transactions set to soar

Payments using mobile phones are set to soar globally as suppliers expand the services available, according to research Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Odense Robotics helps develop key export for Denmark

Robotics seen as a future export sector for Denmark as investment startups build their skills in public sector projects Continue Reading

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

The latest salary trends for IT professionals

In this week’s Computer Weekly, the results of our annual salary survey show pay returning to pre-pandemic levels and work-life balance a growing consideration. As sustainability becomes a critical issue, we look at how datacentres can meet emissions targets. And we find out how IT leaders can help protect children online. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Majority of workers using umbrella companies see no benefits

Research from trade body for independent professionals finds that most self-employed workers operating through an umbrella company think there are no advantages to the arrangement Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

C-suite regards adapting to remote working as key challenge

Senior management survey finds significant numbers noting remote working or flexi-working will be a long-term change for their business, with half seeing the switch to remote as one of their top three disruptions Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

US mobile network emerges as latest Lapsus$ victim

Lapsus$ extortion gang hit T-Mobile and attempted to perform SIM-swapping attacks and code theft Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Post-Brexit immigration challenges sees London drop in tech ranking

Forrester’s latest research of the top European cities for technology clusters, has seen London sliding down the rankings Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Government appoints head of technology transfer unit

Government announces a CEO to lead its initiatives around commercialising its knowledge assets Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Sophos soaks up SOC.OS

Sophos says acquisition of BAE spinout SOC.OS will enhance its managed threat and extended detection and response services Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Post Office scandal victims still waiting for compensation a year after convictions overturned

Former subpostmasters at the centre of one of biggest miscarriage of justice in modern history are still waiting for compensation a year after their wrongful convictions were overturned Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Top 7 metaverse tech strategy do's and don'ts

Technology and business leaders must be strategic when entering the new world of metaverse projects. Here are critical tips that help provide guidance. Continue Reading

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• Mary K. Pratt

Earth Day 2022: Why the people, the planet and technology must join forces to tackle climate change

In this guest post to mark Earth Day 2022, Yann Lechelle, CEO of French cloud provider Scaleway, sets out why tackling climate change requires a three-pronged approach. With each passing day, the ... Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly

EU lawmakers propose limited ban on predictive policing systems

MEPs’ joint report on European Artificial Intelligence Act sets out limited ban on predictive policing systems alongside a raft of further amendments to improve redress mechanisms and extend the list of AI systems deemed high-risk Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

What’s up with Conti and REvil, and should we be worrying?

New intelligence on some of the world’s most prolific ransomware gangs suggests recent disruption to their activities was like water off a duck’s back Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Interview: LF Energy on using open source to ready energy systems for phasing out fossil fuels

With the climate crisis putting increasing pressure on countries to decarbonise their economies, the founder of open source championing LF Energy talks about digitising power networks to be ready for renewables Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Snapshots vs backup: Use both for optimum RPOs

We look at snapshots and backup, the key difference, their pros and cons and how best to use the two approaches in an integrated data protection strategy for optimal RPO Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

UAE bolsters cyber security

The United Arab Emirates has successfully improved its security posture amid mounting cyber threats Continue Reading

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

Finance regulator identifies challenger bank financial crime weaknesses

Financial Conduct Authority review finds challenger banks need to do more to prevent their platforms being used to commit financial crime, such as money laundering Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Eradicating e-waste: Why the UK’s right to repair laws are in urgent need of an upgrade

In this guest post, Katy Medlock, UK general manager at online refurbished devices marketplace Back Market, sets out why the UK’s right to repair legislation is in desperate need of a refresh to ... Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly

10 critical people skills today's CIOs and IT leaders need

Learn about 10 of the most important soft skills -- from communication to empathy -- and why they are critical to successful technology leadership. Continue Reading

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• Carolyn Heinze

Zoom adds new round of cyber security enhancements

Videoconferencing platform Zoom adds multiple third-party security certifications and service enhancements Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Five Eyes in new Russia cyber warning

Latest cross-body alert warns of Russian threat to utilities and other core elements of national infrastructure Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Impact of Lapsus$ attack on Okta less than feared

Okta’s investigation into Lapsus$ breach of its systems via a Sitel workstation has concluded that the impact was significantly less than the maximum potential Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Tech to account for over half of regulatory compliance spending

By 2026, regtech will account for more than half of the money that businesses spend on compliance with regulations Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

European cities moving fast to change business of parking

German cities are using the latest smart parking technology to reduce traffic and car pollution while collecting more fees for parking Continue Reading

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• Gordon Feller

Dutch schools struggle with digitisation

Now is the time for schools in the Netherlands to determine how the opportunities of distance and digital learning resources can be made to work and how the risks involved can be mitigated Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

More Scottish subpostmaster conviction reviews expected as part of Post Office scandal

The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission expects more subpostmasters with potential wrongful convictions to come forward Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Alibaba Cloud eyes VMware workloads with new cloud service

The Alibaba Cloud VMware Service is aimed at Chinese enterprises that are looking to move their VMware workloads to public cloud, perform disaster recovery and reduce their on-premise datacentre footprint Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

How Veeam helped grocery chain Franprix escape its backup hell

French supermarket chain had backup windows that ran well into the next working day and restoring deleted files could take days. It chose Veeam in a contest with Cohesity Continue Reading

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• Yann Serra, LeMagIT
• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Bots could help businesses polish up their green credentials

Metrics are a key aspect of a sound sustainability strategy and Oracle believes automation can help businesses achieve their environmental goals Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

One-third of scams that hit TSB are impersonation fraud

TSB reports an increase in fraudsters impersonating trusted organisations to trick consumers into making payments to them Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Home secretary Priti Patel to decide whether to extradite Assange

Home secretary will decide in four weeks whether to approve Julian Assange’s extradition to the US, where he faces espionage and hacking charges Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

AWS fixes vulnerabilities in Log4Shell hot patch

AWS issues fixes for a series of Log4Shell hot patches after they turned out to leave its services vulnerable to further exploitation Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Nationwide Building Society streamlines payment dispute process through software

Building society has speeded up the resolution of customer disputes over Visa payments by using Pegasystems software Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

How PropertyGuru is approaching technology integration

Property tech firm PropertyGuru has invested in capabilities such as DevOps and authentication that can be applied across different platforms that it has acquired over time Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Financial Ombudsman Service chooses TCS as digital transformation partner

Tata Consultancy Services will build and implement key systems as part the Financial Ombudsman Service’s digital transformation Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Median threat actor ‘dwell time’ dropped during 2021

Security teams appear to be getting better at detecting attackers within their networks, according to a report Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Positive benefits in the new experience economy

While creating a positive employee experience (EX) has been on the agenda of companies for years, the concept – and that of the experience economy in general – has come of age in the Covid-defined working arena Continue Reading

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• Cath Everett

Windows 7 and XP still more popular than Windows 11

Lansweeper audit of Windows devices finds more people are running unsupported Windows operating systems than the newest release Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Softbank and UnaBiz team up on internet of robotic things

Japan’s Softbank Robotics and Singapore-based UnaBiz are bringing IoT and robotics technology together to improve facilities management, among other applications Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Singtel expands datacentre footprint in Indonesia

Singtel’s datacentre platform will host selected datacentre assets from Indonesia’s Telkom as part of the telco’s move to grow its datacentre footprint in key regional markets Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Refugee support group works with tech startup on reporting system

Computer Weekly speaks to a refugee support group about its ongoing collaboration with an academic tech startup to develop a digital human rights reporting system for refugees Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Kyndryl kindles cyber incident recovery pact with Dell

IBM spin-out Kyndryl hops into bed with Dell Technologies in a joint cyber resilience proposition Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Multi-ERP systems are on the menu for SAP implementations

Organisations using SAP may build future ERP systems from composable building blocks from multiple software providers Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Zhadnost DDoS botnet deployed against Finland

A coordinated DDoS attack hit two government ministries in Finland at the same time as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a virtual address to the Finnish parliament Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Incontroller ICS malware has ‘rare, dangerous’ capabilities, says Mandiant

Mandiant joins a growing chorus of warnings over novel nation state threats to ICS systems Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

How algorithmic automation could manage workers ethically

Managing workers by algorithm and automated process has generated ethical problems aplenty. Can such means be pressed into the service for a more ethical mode of worker management? We find out Continue Reading

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• SA Mathieson

Government agrees bulk surveillance powers fail to protect journalists and sources

Campaign group Liberty to launch legal appeal that will call for journalists to receive stronger legal protections from state surveillance Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Hybrid work catching on in India

More tech workers in India now enjoy flexi-work arrangements and higher salaries, but talent retention remains an issue in the subcontinent, study finds Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

WatchGuard firewall users urged to patch Cyclops Blink vulnerability

The US authorities have seen fit to add the WatchGuard vulnerability used by Sandworm to build the Cyclops Blink botnet to its list of must-patch vulnerabilities Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

News UK hires former Discovery Inc tech head as new CTO

Simon Farnsworth, who previous worked as chief technology officer at Discovery Inc, is now driving News UK's tech strategy Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Microsoft patches two zero-days, 10 critical bugs

Patch Tuesday is here once again. This month, security teams must fix two privilege escalation zero-days in the Windows Common Log File System Driver and the Windows User Profile Service Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Criminals researched hacking TTPs post-breach in ‘messy’ cyber attack

Sophos shares details of a cyber attack that saw attackers hang out in their victim environment for five months while they prepared to sow further mischief Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Executive interview: How Audi provides developer self-service

Audi is transforming IT in line with digitisation across the VW Group. We look at how Audi’s IT architecture is supporting developers Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

More ANZ organisations warm to DevSecOps

About four in 10 organisations in Australia and New Zealand are undertaking the transition to development, security and operations, while a further 36% plan to do so in 2022, study finds Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Scotland 5G Centre issues call to business for improved healthcare delivery

S5GC launches innovation challenge to use advanced connectivity to transform and improve healthcare delivery in Scotland, with three shortlisted projects to receive access to a private 5G testbed Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Universal IAM policy failings put cloud environments at risk

Almost all organisations lack appropriate IAM policy controls to effectively secure their data in the cloud, according to a damning study Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Multiple arrests made in RaidForums takedown

A Portuguese national and a 21-year-old man from Croydon are among a number of individuals arrested ahead of the closure of RaidForums by police Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

PassiveLogic to get more active in smart building tech with $15m funding

Global alternative asset manager partners with provider of autonomous building systems and foundation technology for smart cities to bring the first general-purpose autonomous platform to the building market Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Citrix and Microsoft: who’s really leading the transformation agenda?

Citrix loves Microsoft and Microsoft loves Citrix - OK, maybe I’m exaggerating to make a point, but that’s the gist of the official lines you get from both companies. But looking in from the ... Continue Reading

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• Dale Vile, Freeform Dynamics

Enterprises shore up supply chain resilience with data

Using data to gain better visibility over their supply chains and forge closer connections between disparate links is helping organisations respond to disruptions faster Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Sandworm rolls out Industroyer2 malware against Ukraine

A second generation of the Sandworm-linked Industroyer malware has been identified by ESET researchers and Ukraine’s national CERT Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

The metaverse: A virtual reality check

The so-called metaverse is years away, but many businesses are keen to ride the industry hype in a bid to benefit from first-mover advantage Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

AI researcher says police tech suppliers are hostile to transparency

Expert witness in Lords police tech inquiry welcomes committee’s findings but questions whether its recommendations on how to end the ‘Wild West’ of police artificial intelligence and algorithmic technologies in the UK would be implemented Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Disney combines digital, data and creativity to win advertising opportunities

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the executive vice-president for client and brand solutions at Disney Advertising Sales about how it is using data to subserve story-telling excellence. We delve into how rising energy costs negatively impacted the UK arm of Sungard Availability Services. And we look at the role of infrastructure as code in edge datacentres. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

UK altnet demands regulatory probe into broadband mid-contract price hikes

UK full-fibre broadband provider ‘startled’ to see majority of broadband customers are unaware of being locked into large-scale price rises Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Border IT system fixed after 10-day outage

Post-Brexit border IT system failure fixed after going down at the start of April, allowing traders to once again file customs documents electronically rather than by hand Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Open source CMS platform Directus patches XSS bug

A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Directus platform could have enabled malicious actors to gain access to valuable data Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Gartner: Six key executive-CIO conversations to help AI succeed

The promise of artificial intelligence often fails to materialise in businesses, so how do you maximise your chance to succeed? Continue Reading

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• Dave Aron, Gartner

Building distributed systems requires effective developer teams

Technologies edge computing and containerisation call for teams capable of building distributed systems Continue Reading

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• Junade Ali

We must target a broad church to fill vacant cyber roles

The security industry focuses a lot on cyber-specific specialisms and technical skills, but it could really benefit from widening its search. Take it from a social anthropologist Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Mastercard opens European tech hub in Dublin

Mastercard is doubling its technology workforce in Dublin through a new European tech hub in the Irish capital Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Raspberry Pi Foundation ditches default username policy

Raspberry Pi owners will no longer be able to use the default ‘pi’ username, as the Raspberry Pi Foundation clamps down on insecure practices Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Nordic countries discuss joint cyber defence capability

Nordic countries are in talks to increase their cyber defences in the face of the threat from Russia Continue Reading

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• Gerard O'Dwyer

The role of infrastructure as code in edge datacentre computing

As datacentre computing is pushed to the edge of the organisation’s network, IT has to address the overheads associated with remote server management Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
• Adrian Bridgwater

EncroChat: France says ‘defence secrecy’ in police surveillance operations is constitutional

Constitutional court finds that invoking ‘defence secrecy’ to withhold information about the state hacking of EncroChat cryptophones is constitutional. Defence lawyers now head for the supreme court Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Ukrainian cyber criminal gets five years in jail

A US court has sentenced Denys Iarmak, who worked as a penetration tester for the FIN7 cyber crime group, to a five-year prison sentence Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Was Spring4Shell a lot of hot air? No, but...

Find out why Spring4Shell was apparently not as impactful a security problem as many had at first feared, and why it’s on the cyber community as a whole to do better Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

IT contractors warned as HMRC draws on ‘IR35-adjacent’ legislation in tax avoidance clampdown

IT contractors are being urged to take action now, as details emerge about how HM Revenue & Customs is drawing on some IR35-adjacent legislation to send out five-figure tax bills to individuals who engage with contractor-focused accountants Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor

Storage requirements for AI, ML and analytics in 2022

We look at what is needed for artificial intelligence and machine learning, and the pros and cons of block, file and object storage to store and access very large amounts of often unstructured data Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

Why CIOs must prioritise system integration in 2022

System integration is a core part of operating enterprise systems. How can it be simplified? Continue Reading

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• Eric Helmer

AirAsia taps Google Cloud to bolster its super-app

AirAsia is setting up a cloud centre of excellence with Google Cloud to shore up its super-app and build capabilities in site reliability engineering and machine learning operations Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget