IT management

More than 90% of Virgin Media O2’s network now gigabit-ready

After switching on gigabit-capable services for 1.6 million more homes, UK cable provider claims to be within touching distance of enabling its entire network to access broadband download speeds of up to 1.13Gbps Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Vienna’s tech startup ecosystem gathers momentum

After a sustained period of inactivity, Vienna’s startup environment is finally on the rise again Continue Reading

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• Matthew Staff

Gartner: Why CIOs need to replan their roadmap

IT has always been about gaining more efficiency by automating processes, but greater efficiency doesn’t lead to a step change in business outcomes Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Blockchain technology will help banks will cut cross-border payment costs by $10bn in 2030

The use of blockchain technology in cross-border payments will save global banks $10bn in 2030, according to research Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

US seeks to extradite REvil affiliate who attacked Kaseya

US Department of Justice unseals charges against a Ukrainian national accused of being behind the summer 2021 REvil ransomware attack on Kaseya Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Singapore ups ante in AI with sectoral programmes

Singapore launches two national AI programmes to bolster adoption of AI by financial institutions and the public sector Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

How a cloud-first strategy helped save animals in the pandemic

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the RSPCA about how its cloud-first strategy helped to save animals throughout the pandemic. Data warehouses have been part of the IT landscape for 30 years – but are they now old technology, and what’s next? And we assess how Brexit has affected risk and resilience in the datacentre. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Government and Post Office should stop discussing Horizon victim compensation and pay it

The first hearing in the Post Office Horizon scandal public inquiry hears why victims should be paid compensation immediately Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

REvil associates arrested in international ransomware crackdown

Two individuals suspected of conducting 5,000 REvil ransomware attacks were arrested by Romanian police last week as an international crackdown on the crime gang gathers pace Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Gig economy workforce nearly trebles over five years

Over four million people in England and Wales now work for gig economy platforms at least once a week, marking a nearly threefold increase since 2016 Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

NHSX chief information officer outlines role of tech in achieving net zero targets

The digital delivery unit will publish an update of its digital change framework to encompass sustainability, tackling areas such as artificial intelligence and data hosting Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Watching me, watching you – challenging the rise of digital surveillance at work

Unprecedented levels of digital monitoring at work is embedding a culture of surveillance, despite workers’ opposition to the practices, says Prospect Union Continue Reading

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• Andrew Pakes, Prospect Union

How cosmetics retailer Lush made over its approach to authentication

Evolving approaches to IT at cosmetics retailer Lush meant the organisation’s previous approach to authentication was no longer up to scratch. Find out how it overcame this hurdle Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Sustainability: IT isn’t working

The need to sell more stuff does not fit in with the IT industry’s ambitions to go greener and become more sustainable Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Splunk’s cloud shift is paying off in APAC

Splunk’s Asia-Pacific business is growing faster than the rest of the company, but it’s not resting on its laurels Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Belfast City Airport: Most apps in the cloud by 2031

George Best Belfast City Airport has already achieved 50/50 cloud and on-premise working, with 80% of workloads expected to be cloud-based in the next decade. We look at what hybrid cloud means in practice Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Technology spending reaches record levels, fuelling jobs boom

Spending on IT has reached its highest levels for a decade but a shortage of skilled IT professionals could dampen growth Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Businesses failing to cut carbon footprint of ‘power-hungry’ technology

Tackling the power consumption of datacentres features low on the list of tech leaders’ priorities, but pressures to change are growing Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Reaching the data gold standard: dream or reality?

The pandemic has forced businesses to adopt digital technology at a record pace but most organisations find themselves at the beginning of a long journey towards making the most of their data Continue Reading

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• Heather Byron, NashTech

Immutable snapshots aim to neutralise ransomware

Snapshots – usually immutable anyway – get functionality to stop ransomware intruders moving or deleting snapshots, so customers know they have clean copies of data to restore from Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Digital secretary calls for permanent online safety committee

Digital secretary commits to establishing ongoing oversight of the Online Safety Bill and its implementation, and suggests the grace period on criminal liability for tech company execs should be shortened from two years to a maximum of six months once it’s enacted Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

HMRC IT transformation plans under strain, says NAO report

The EU transition and higher-than-expected customer demand, as well as technical debt, are among the factors that could affect HMRC’s modernisation ambitions Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Number of subpostmasters appealing convictions reaches 137 at one legal firm

Former subpostmasters convicted of crimes based on data from error-prone Post Office computer system continue to embark on appeals Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

US offers $10m reward for intel on DarkSide ransomware gang

US government puts up a $10m reward for information on the DarkSide ransomware gang, the group that attacked Colonial Pipeline six months ago Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Police interview former Fujitsu staff for second time in potential perjury investigation

Former Fujitsu staff who gave evidence in subpostmaster trials have been questioned by police for a second time Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Inside Krungsri Bank’s open API journey

Thailand’s Krungsri Bank has been harnessing open application programming interfaces to enable its partners to build new services in a strategy that has won over customers from rival banks Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

UK and US governments agree joint quantum collaboration

Representatives from the two governments issue a joint statement on quantum information science and technology (Qist) Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

NAO raises concerns over systems preparedness for import controls

Delivery of enhancements and funding issues for the second phase of the Customs Declaration Service are among the points highlighted in latest report Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Women grossly underrepresented in global fintech

Women are CEOs at less than 6% of global financial technology firms and even fewer hold top tech jobs Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

The Netherlands works on resilience with large-scale national cyber exercise

For the Netherlands, the biggest challenge in a large-scale cyber crisis is to maintain speed while exercising due care Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

What is Kyndryl?

As IBM spins out its Global Technology Services business, we speak to the UK chief of the new independent company about its plans Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Spyware firm NSO and others added to US banned Entity List

US government bans target Israeli spyware makers and cyber firms in Russia and Singapore Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Facebook self-imposes facial recognition moratorium

Facebook and Meta have committed to halting their use of facial recognition technology and deleting the biometric data of more than a billion people by the end of 2021, but will retain the underlying algorithms and software for potential use in future products Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

UK’s Labour Party hit by third-party data breach

Data on Labour Party members was recently compromised in an apparent cyber attack on a third-party data processor Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

CityFibre breaks million milestone in full-fibre roll-out

Pace of transformation of third-largest fibre network provider shown as former altnet racks up milestone figure for homes ready to tap into gigabit-capable infrastructure Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Security Think Tank: SASE – marketing buzz or the future of security?

SASE architectures promise to prevent multiple types of cyber attacks, but deciding whether SASE is right for your organisation will require understanding whether SASE is a fit for your use cases in IT Continue Reading

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• Martin Kuppinger, KuppingerCole

BlackMatter ransomware crew shuts down, leaves victims in a bind

The BlackMatter ransomware gang appears to be winding down its activities, possibly due to pressure from law enforcement Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Quarter of people don’t plan to visit a bank branch again

A quarter of people have no intention of visiting a bank branch again after experiencing the benefits of digital banking when branches were closed during Covid-19 lockdowns Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

How tech can help companies make bigger strides towards sustainability

Sustainability must be at the centre of a digital strategy – not a sideshow or an afterthought Continue Reading

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• Kim McCann and Tom Day at PA Consulting

Adelaide healthcare network digitises manual processes

The Central Adelaide Local Health Network has digitised manual processes in more than 20 speciality areas to improve patient experience and alleviate the workloads of frontline staff Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Electronic waste excluded from COP26 agenda

Data sanitation industry group calls on UK government to add electronic waste to the climate summit’s agenda Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Convicted Silk Road admin stripped of £500k in crypto earnings

Jailed Silk Road administrator Thomas White, aka Cthulhu, has been ordered to hand over more than £490,000 of illicit earnings Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Minister refuses to rule out fully autonomous lethal weapons

Lords debate the UK’s stance on drones and artificial intelligence in conflict Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

iXsystems entry-level NAS goes hyper-converged with TrueNAS Scale

iXsystems TrueNAS can be a fraction of the cost of competitors and with a revamped operating system it can be built into clusters that can run virtual machines and containers Continue Reading

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• Yann Serra, LeMagIT
• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

HSBC standardises on DevOps platform

HSBC to standardise and automate software development through CloudBees platform Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Cloud-fuelled European IT outsourcing spend hits record high

European IT services spend up on the back of strong demand for cloud-based services Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

COP26: Is the tech sector ready to rise to climate challenge?

There is growing recognition that the tech sector produces mountains of e-waste and consumes significant amounts of energy and natural resources. Continue Reading

What the Budget means for UK technology

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look through the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget and Spending Review to find what it means for the UK tech sector. As COP26 starts, we assess the green credentials of the IT industry. And we hear one CTO’s experiences of learning the privacy lessons of GDPR. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Dell rolls out financing arm in Singapore

Dell Financial Services will offer flexible and consumption-based payment options in local and regional markets as more enterprises consume and operate IT infrastructure via an as-a-service model Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Businesses and governments urged to take action over Trojan Source supply chain attacks

Businesses and governments have been put on alert to guard against Trojan Source hacking attacks Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Government investigates the future of drones in the UK

Regulatory Horizons Council research explores the opportunities and regulatory challenges around unlocking the domestic drone market Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Covid pass deal to enable UK vaccine verification by EU countries

Under the agreement, vaccination status of UK citizens will be digitally verified via the EU digital Covid certificate gateway Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

MPs and Lords grill Facebook over online safety efforts

Facebook answers British lawmakers’ questions about the social media giant’s efforts to ensure the safety of its users, as part of legislative security of the government's proposed online safety bill Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Payments through open banking could end card dominance

Payments made through open banking will eat into those made using cards as the next five years sees an acceleration in adoption Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

5G fundamental to Europe achieving climate targets

Europe-wide analysis from leading comms tech firm reveals next-generation network-enabled solutions could reduce EU CO2 emissions by 15% by 2030 Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Is SASE mere vendor hype? It’s more nuanced than that

There’s no doubt that SASE is being overhyped, but nevertheless the concept holds value that security teams should not discount, according to PA Consulting analysts Continue Reading

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• Toby Sibley, William Blackwell, Farrukh Ahmad

IT’s role in sustainability for a resilient supply chain

A circular economy is among the long-term measures needed to combat climate change. This requires data transparency across supply chains Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

India’s tech workforce braces for hybrid work

A Nasscom study reveals that India’s tech workers and their employers are planning to return to offices thrice a week, paving the way for hybrid work Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Online Safety Bill puts user protection onus on platform providers

The Online Safety Bill will place new duties and responsibilities on online platforms accessible from the UK, but as it currently stands, it contains several grey areas Continue Reading

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• Peter Ray Allison

Five ways the hyper-converged infrastructure market is changing

We look at changes in the hyper-converged infrastructure market as suppliers go cool, go soft, disaggregate HCI nodes, provide as-a-service options and look to containers Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

UK government to drive gigabit broadband to half a million more rural UK homes

Project Gigabit quarterly update Autumn 2021 reveals the estimated sequencing, scope and dates for the English Phase 3 rural projects which will see 570,000 more rural premises in line for full-fibre broadband. Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Fibre to the fore for fixed broadband in Q2

Though varied across different markets, overall quarterly global fixed broadband growth returns to normal at the end of the second quarter of 2021 Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

UK government launches consultation on AI in patents and copyright

Evidence and views will be sought by UK government on how inventions and creative work made by AI should be protected Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

How GitHub is driving secure software development

GitHub’s first chief security officer offers a glimpse into the company’s efforts to help developers and organisations embrace secure software development practices Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

CIA sought revenge against Julian Assange over hacking tool leaks, court hears

The CIA discussed kidnapping Julian Assange after WikiLeaks published thousands of documents revealing its arsenal of hacking tools, defence lawyers tell a London court Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Illegal state surveillance in Africa ‘carried out with impunity’

Analysis of surveillance laws and practices in six African countries finds that existing privacy laws are failing to protect citizens from illegal digital surveillance, which is being facilitated and enabled by global tech companies Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Top 3 enterprise automation myths CIOs should know

Business automation offers organizations a number of potential benefits. But first, IT leaders should separate the facts from the myths. Continue Reading

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• John Burke, Nemertes Research

How ransomware crews pile on the pressure to get victims to pay

Sophos researchers share some of the more common tactics ransomware gangs use to pressurise their victims into paying up Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

City of Edinburgh Council signs up CGI to implement smart city plans

Five-year contract to support Scottish capital’s transformation into a smart city includes data insights, processes and tools to achieve transformational change and deliver high-quality services to citizens Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

‘No-one extradited from UK to US has committed suicide,’ US tells court in Assange appeal

US government claims that a district judge has given WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a ‘trump card’ to avoid extradition   Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Budget: Cloud and data added to R&D tax credits, tech skills and digital boost for departments

Rishi Sunak announces plans to incentivise private sector investment in research and development, attract global talent and boost the UK’s skills base Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Government commits millions to security investment

Spending Review adds more than £750m of funding to improve cyber security resilience across government Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Google’s server life extension delivers $1.7bn revenue boost in nine months

Although its public cloud market share is way behind AWS and Azure, GCP is forging ahead with its industrial cloud strategy Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is the U.S. government agency that oversees the nation's securities industry. Continue Reading

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• Paul Kirvan

Cyber sector growth exacerbating skills shortage

Data from security association (ISC)² shows demand for cyber pros is still outpacing supply as the sector continues an upward growth trajectory Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Microsoft’s latest results focus on combating inflation

With prices set to rise, CEO Satya Nadella used the Q1 2022 earnings call to discuss the deflationary effect of digitisation Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Russian IT market growing steadily after pandemic

Russia’s enterprise IT sector is recovering steadily after a slowdown caused by Covid-19 Continue Reading

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• Eugene Gerden

TSB opens 100-seat tech centre in Scottish capital

TSB has opened its latest tech centre in Scotland while IT services provider CGI announces the creation of hundreds of UK tech jobs Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

PAC report slams reliance on consulting at NHS Test and Trace

Consultants recruited to fill technical skills gaps on the NHS Test and Trace programme are expected to cost £300m amid concerns spend has gotten “out of hand” Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

COP26: Is the tech sector ready to rise to climate challenge?

There is growing recognition that the tech sector produces mountains of e-waste and consumes significant amounts of energy and natural resources Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

DarkMarket takedown results in 150 arrests

A coordinated operation by law enforcement has seen 150 taken into custody amid allegations of buying or selling illicit goods on the dark web Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Cyber experts on how to nobble a Nobelium attack

A recent spate of attempted Nobelium cyber attacks were mostly unsuccessful, but serve as a reminder to pay attention to some more fundamental aspects of security Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Thought Machine: Google-inspired banking fintech to unicorn and beyond

UK fintech unicorn Thought Machine is transforming the IT of large traditional banks, while working with fledgling digital-only challengers Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

CIO interview: Dal Virdi, IT director, Shakespeare Martineau

The law firm is increasingly digitising its business and readying its infrastructure for future merger and acquisition activity Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

Interview: Identifying talent at Nasa using data science

David Meza, senior data scientist at Nasa, explains how the space agency is using data analytics and graph database technology to find, recruit and train the skilled people it needs Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

The future is digital, so why is Britain’s national strategy waterfall?

UK government policy is dominated by old, traditional attitudes – rather like the waterfall approach to IT projects. Unless policymaking adopts digital-style approaches, the UK is doomed to long-term decline Continue Reading

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• Cassian Young

Six strategic plays for UK government IT initiatives and their implications for policy

The UK government needs to decide what being digital means – and there are a number of options to consider. Policymakers have to choose, if the benefits of transformation are to be achieved Continue Reading

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• Mark Thompson, Exeter Business School and DIGITLab
• Will Venters, London School of Economics and Political Science

Managing cyber risk by integrating supply chains

In this week’s Computer Weekly, our latest Buyer’s Guide examines the security and IT integration challenges of modern supply chains, especially post-pandemic – while we also talk to the CEO of software provider SolarWinds about how the company overcame its huge supply chain attack. And we look at how a small town in Lancashire was chosen as the HQ for the UK’s new National Cyber Force. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Capita migrates systems to the cloud for TfL low emission zone expansion

Capita has expanded its team and moved systems to the cloud to support Transport for London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone expansion Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

London calling for infrastructure as business nets expand four times faster than pre-pandemic

As the new way of working in the post-pandemic arena evolves, research finds digitally mature businesses are hitting the accelerator on digital infrastructure Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Tech firms launch digital identity scheme for real estate

Five companies joined the digital identity programme aimed at enabling buyers of real estate, and more providers are expected to join a pilot starting this month Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

COP26: IT's role in tackling climate change

Far from being a clean sector, IT is an immense consumer of natural resources and electricity. The majority of the world’s semiconductors are manufactured in Taiwanese fabrication plants (fabs), ... Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Chancellor sets aside £2.1bn to fund NHS IT modernisation

Improving efficiency, reducing waiting times and expanding tests and scans are among the key targets for £5.9bn of extra NHS funding Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Tech must be core to a high-wage UK economy, says TechUK

Trade association TechUK calls on government to prioritise tech-led growth on Budget and Spending Review Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Attempted hack causes Tesco website outage

Retailer’s website and app back after attempted hack caused problems over the weekend Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Singapore-developed chatbot to provide genetic counselling

National University Cancer Institute, Singapore’s chatbot will kickstart the counselling process for patients who have a higher risk of contracting hereditary breast and ovarian cancer Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Digital healthcare in use by nearly half of UK’s adult population

Some 28 million citizens have access to the NHS login, according to new data Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

4 ways CIOs can adapt metrics for the new workplace

The limitations of traditional leadership and enterprise metrics are coming to the fore. To adapt, CIOs will need to focus on flexibility, resiliency and employee wellness. Continue Reading

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• Tina Nunno

Women more likely to have retrained for tech roles than men

Research by WISE finds women are more likely to have retrained for a tech role than men, and half of people in tech think soft skills are more important than tech skills Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

MEPs vote to expand Europol data mandate

The European Parliament has voted in favour of expanding Europol’s mandate to process data and develop AI tools, but critics claim it contradicts a previous vote which opposed using new technologies to predict crime Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor