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News
01 Nov 2024
CISA looks to global collaboration as fraught US election begins
The US' CISA cyber agency has unveiled a two-year International Strategic Plan to advance collaboration and improve resilience against shared risks and threats Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
01 Nov 2024
Outside IR35: What the Autumn Budget’s Employers’ NI changes mean for IT contractors
The UK government used the Autumn Budget to announce an increase to the amount of Employers’ National Insurance Contributions companies will have to pay, which could have big implications for IT contractors Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
10 Feb 2022
Interview: Eddie Copeland, director, London Office of Technology and Innovation
The leader of the London Office of Technology and Innovation discusses local government’s response to the pandemic and its priorities for collaborative work around data and innovation in 2022 Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Feb 2022
Retail’s staff engagement and happiness problem – can tech help?
Keeping staff engaged, motivated, connected and content is no easy task for retailers, but the industry is exploring new tools and techniques to improve the workplace Continue Reading
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Opinion
10 Feb 2022
Phishing tests are a useful exercise, but don’t overdo it
The vast majority of cyber attacks start with a phish, so it’s not surprising that phishing tests form part of cyber training plans. But sometimes these tests go too far. Cyberis’ Gemma Moore looks at how to avoid the pitfalls Continue Reading
By- Gemma Moore
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Opinion
10 Feb 2022
Tech sector can lead the fight against climate change
The technology and telecoms sector has a dual role to play in sustainability – to transform its own organisation and ecosystems, and to use its role as a digital enabler to drive sustainability for its customers Continue Reading
By- Praveen Shankar, EY
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News
10 Feb 2022
UK second in money laundering hall of shame
Banks need to step up their anti-money laundering processes if billions of pounds’ worth of criminal activity is to be prevented Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
10 Feb 2022
Government earmarks £23m for 2,000 AI scholarships in England
The DCMS has confirmed £23m government funding for 2,000 scholarships in England for AI and data science Masters degree conversion courses Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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Definition
09 Feb 2022
ISP (internet service provider)
An ISP (internet service provider) is a company that provides individuals and companies access to the internet and other related services. Continue Reading
By- Alexander S. Gillis, Technical Writer and Editor
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News
09 Feb 2022
Minister defends digital economy legislation before Lords
A digital minister has said that the UK’s forthcoming digital markets legislation is ‘superior’ to similar efforts in the EU, but could not commit to a specific time frame for when it will be introduced to Parliament Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
09 Feb 2022
Linux-based clouds an open door for attackers, says VMware
Its prevalence as a cloud operating system means Linux is becoming a meal ticket for malicious actors, but the security industry does not seem to have cottoned on to this yet, says VMware Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
09 Feb 2022
Ransomware ever more sophisticated and impactful, warns NCSC
UK’s National Cyber Security Centre teams up with US and Australian partners in a joint advisory warning organisations of the increasing sophistication exhibited by criminal ransomware gangs Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
09 Feb 2022
Data strategy highlights geospatial data challenges
A new assessment discusses the importance of data sharing, a lack of standards and the skills gap Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
09 Feb 2022
Microsoft stomps on 48 bugs in February Patch Tuesday update
It’s a light Patch Tuesday for February 2022, as Microsoft issues fixes for just 48 CVEs, including a solitary zero-day Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
09 Feb 2022
Tech companies risk being compelled by law to protect children, says online safety expert
John Carr, a child safety campaigner backing a government-funded campaign on the dangers of end-to-end encryption to children, says tech companies have no choice but to act Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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Opinion
09 Feb 2022
Five key tech trends for digital leaders in 2022
The past two years have seen a surge in investment that will bring new challenges to digital leaders over the next year Continue Reading
By- Bev White, Nash Squared
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News
09 Feb 2022
Post Office scandal victims to tell their stories in public
Victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal are due to tell their devastating stories to the statutory inquiry Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Feature
09 Feb 2022
Posix vs object storage: How much longer for Posix?
We look at Posix compliance in storage and why it is being challenged by object storage and the need to scale much further than Posix-oriented storage was ever intended to Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Podcast
09 Feb 2022
Log4Shell, Ukraine and umbrella firm cyber attacks – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
Alex Scroxton joins the team to discuss the Log4j vulnerability and Russian pressure on Ukraine. Also discussed are cyber attacks on umbrella companies, neuro-diversity and junk in space Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
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News
08 Feb 2022
NHS England works with Ada Lovelace Institute to tackle AI bias in healthcare
A guide to algorithmic impact assessments is being used to help developers, data scientists and product owners check bias in healthcare systems Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
08 Feb 2022
DPD delivers swift fix for serious API flaw
API vulnerability potentially left PII on DPD Group’s customers dangerously exposed, but was rapidly fixed on disclosure Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
08 Feb 2022
Ferrari accelerates digital transformation with Qualcomm strategic technology collaboration
Leading mobile processor firm inks deal to be systems solutions provider for legendary motor marque in strategic technology collaboration aimed at helping to boost the manufacturer’s digital transformation Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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News
08 Feb 2022
Microsoft to start blocking macros to thwart malware
Microsoft is making changes to web macro permissions across multiple Office apps to help improve user security Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
08 Feb 2022
The Security Interviews: Building the UK’s future cyber ecosystem
As the government lays out the next iteration of its Cyber Security Strategy, we speak to Plexal and Lorca’s Saj Huq about his work building a cyber ecosystem to support the UK’s future ambitions Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
08 Feb 2022
Tiger offers lightweight file access for hybrid cloud
Roar data, anyone? Tiger offers local access to cloud data, with only parts of the file being worked on downloaded and file locking in cloud buckets to ensure integrity Continue Reading
By- Yann Serra, LeMagIT
- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
08 Feb 2022
Porn sites will be legally required to verify users’ ages
Porn sites could be legally obliged to verify that their users are 18 or over under proposed online safety rules, in UK government’s second attempt to prevent children from accessing pornography online Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
08 Feb 2022
Right to disconnect and less monitoring key to better remote work
The World Health Organisation and International Labour Organisation warn against invasive workplace surveillance and promote right to disconnect in joint briefing on how to promote healthy and safe remote working Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
08 Feb 2022
UK fintech investment sees sevenfold increase in a year
UK fintech investment rose from $5.2bn in 2020 to $37.3bn in 2021, with 603 private equity, venture capital and merger and acquisition deals Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
08 Feb 2022
Nvidia’s Arm deal is dead
‘Significant regulatory challenges’ have prevented Nvidia in its $31bn attempt to purchase chipmaker Arm Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Feature
08 Feb 2022
Cloud-era disaster recovery planning: Staff training, incident and media management
In the third in a series on cloud-era disaster recovery, we set out the key components of DR staff awareness and training programmes, as well as incident management and dealing with the media Continue Reading
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Opinion
07 Feb 2022
The UK-Australia FTA shows the UK means business on digital trade policy
The new free-trade agreement with Australia could be setting the precedents for what a modern digital trade policy will look like for the UK Continue Reading
By- Julian David, TechUK
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News
07 Feb 2022
CIO interview: Brian Roche, director of IT, George Best Belfast City Airport
Data analytics, the internet of things and open source software are central to the Northern Irish airport’s aim to create a seamless, tech-enabled journey for passengers Continue Reading
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News
07 Feb 2022
Airport services firm thwarts attempted ransomware heist
Aviation services provider Swissport says its systems are mostly back up and running after a ransomware attack Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
07 Feb 2022
Umbrella IT contractors urged to seize on court ruling to reclaim withheld holiday pay
The outcome of a court ruling concerning a holiday pay dispute between Pimlico Plumbers and one of its former employees could have costly implications for the umbrella company sector, it is claimed Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
07 Feb 2022
Global IT companies ready to fight for Russian market
International IT firms have begun the process of complying with the latest regulations imposed on them by the Russian government Continue Reading
By- Eugene Gerden
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News
07 Feb 2022
TV provider MediaHub boots SAN and NAS for Scality object storage
Sydney-based TV content provider MediaHub got tired of performance issues and scaling difficulties with SAN and NAS, so powered its as-a-service offer with Scality object storage Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
07 Feb 2022
Met police deploy facial recognition in Westminster
Police facial recognition deployment resulted in four arrests, but questions remain about the necessity, proportionality and legality of the technology’s use Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
04 Feb 2022
Amazon to create 1,500 UK apprenticeships in 2022
Retail giant Amazon will be on the lookout for more than 1,000 UK apprentices this year, adding to the thousands of new hires it made in 2021 Continue Reading
By- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
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News
04 Feb 2022
Cyber attacks on European oil facilities spreading
Following a cyber attack on distribution facilities in Germany, more incidents have been reported in Belgium and the Netherlands, but it is too early to necessarily draw a link between them Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Definition
03 Feb 2022
electronic intensive care unit (eICU)
An Electronic Intensive Care Unit (eICU) is a form or model of telemedicine where state-of-the-art technology is used to provide an additional layer of critical care service to patients. Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2022
EC proposes new directive to improve gig economy work conditions
Gig economy workers in Europe could be entitled to more rights and better workplace protections under a directive proposed by the European Commission Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
03 Feb 2022
Cack-handed government compensation scheme prolongs suffering of Horizon scandal victims
Victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal are being denied the millions of pounds they are owed as the government delays compensation resolution Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
03 Feb 2022
UAE chooses Accenture to develop national payments platform
Consortium led by Accenture to build new payments infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
03 Feb 2022
Danish researchers develop a socially aware robot
A new breed of robots gracefully interacts with humans in an autonomous fashion Continue Reading
By- Pat Brans, Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management
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News
03 Feb 2022
French Supreme Court raises constitutional questions over EncroChat hacking secrecy
Conseil Constitutionnel to decide whether ‘defence secrecy’ over state EncroChat cryptophone hacking breaches French constitution Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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News
03 Feb 2022
Australia’s cloud market tipped to surpass $14bn in 2025
The growth will be led by growing demand for software-as-a-service offerings as Aussie firms look to tap cloud services in their digital transformation efforts Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Opinion
02 Feb 2022
Security Think Tank: How to build a human firewall
In-house or outsourced? What makes a good security training programme, and what questions should buyers ask when procuring training as a service? Continue Reading
By- Merry Song, Turnkey Consulting
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News
02 Feb 2022
Zero-trust to soar in 2022, but dogged by implementation challenges
IT leaders are keen to invest in zero-trust, but face issues around a lack of expertise, and selling the concept into the C-suite Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
02 Feb 2022
Reforms needed to tackle economic crime, says Treasury Committee
The Treasury Committee is disappointed at progress towards tackling economic crime and fraud in both the online and offline worlds, and is calling for more action Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
02 Feb 2022
Nationwide Building Society streamlines digital onboarding through API
Building society is improving its digital onboarding process through application programming interface-based technology from a US startup Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
02 Feb 2022
MPs call on government to ‘push harder’ and ‘act faster’ amid online fraud epidemic
MPs on the Treasury Committee want the government to act quickly to reduce the amount of money being stolen through online fraud Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
02 Feb 2022
British Council data exposed by third-party cyber failure
The British Council entrusted confidential data on its students to a third-party and was let down Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Feature
02 Feb 2022
What neurodivergent people really think of working in cyber security
Many firms are filling cyber security skills gaps by hiring neurodivergent talent – but more support is needed for neurodivergent cyber security professionals, writes autistic tech journalist Nicholas Fearn Continue Reading
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News
02 Feb 2022
Saudi Arabia to invest billions of dollars in technology and startups
Saudi Arabia announces $6.4bn investment in its tech sector as part of plans to diversify its economy Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
02 Feb 2022
Ikea hopes to fill 150 tech roles across Europe this year
Swedish furniture brand Ikea has plans to hire more than 150 tech and data workers across Europe in 2022 Continue Reading
By- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
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News
01 Feb 2022
Check Point buys Spectral to safeguard cloud development
Check Point’s latest acquisition of Israel-based startup Spectral expands its developer-centric security toolset Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
01 Feb 2022
UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency appoints first CEO
The government has named the first CEO of the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
01 Feb 2022
German fuel supplier taken offline in cyber attack
Cyber attack against Germany’s Oiltanking, a major fuel logistics company, affects 13 distribution terminals across Germany, in an incident with echoes of last year’s hit on Colonial Pipeline Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
01 Feb 2022
Met Police faces legal action over Gangs Matrix
Campaign group Liberty is taking legal action against the Met over its use of the Gangs Matrix, claiming it is driven by racial stereotypes and disproportionately affects people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
01 Feb 2022
Over one-fifth of ransomware attacks target financial sector
Newly published data reveals a significant uptick in cyber attacks against the financial services sector during the third quarter of 2021 Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
01 Feb 2022
Dubai’s fledgling drone programme gets another nudge
Through a series of initiatives, Dubai is positioning itself to reap the benefits of a promising global market for drone technology Continue Reading
By- Pat Brans, Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management
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E-Zine
01 Feb 2022
How Ocado pushes technological boundaries
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to Ocado’s CTO about how the e-commerce company pushes technological boundaries. Our latest buyer’s guide looks at the importance and technical challenges of data integration. There’s a growing dispute over the use of end-to-end encryption – we look at the differing perspectives. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
31 Jan 2022
Nebulon SmartInfrastructure brings cloud-defined storage to datacentre
Cloud-defined storage allows customers to build private clouds on-site, with pools of storage built from commodity hardware, Nebulon PCIe cards and its browser-based console Continue Reading
By- Yann Serra, LeMagIT
- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
31 Jan 2022
UK has record year for tech IPOs in 2021
Tech companies represented 29% of all UK initial public offerings last year, raising a record $6.6bn Continue Reading
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News
31 Jan 2022
Data on children of armed forces personnel exposed in breach
Data on 4,142 children of serving armed forces personnel was exposed in a data breach at the Ministry of Defence Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Opinion
31 Jan 2022
How apprenticeships are helping bridge the digital skills gap
Apprenticeships are not only for young people – they can help make IT departments more diverse and inclusive, as well as plugging skills gaps, as DWP Digital has proved Continue Reading
By- Richard McHugh
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Opinion
31 Jan 2022
Understand your cyber training ‘need’ before committing to a programme
In-house or outsourced? What makes a good security training programme, and what questions should buyers ask when procuring training-as-a-service? Continue Reading
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Feature
28 Jan 2022
NRF review: What’s in store for retail tech in 2022?
What themes will we be seeing in the retail tech space over the next year according to the 2022 National Retail Federation’s Big Show? Continue Reading
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News
28 Jan 2022
Cyber skills gap affecting data privacy practice, finds ISACA
Organisations are struggling to fill both legal and technical privacy roles, with potentially damaging consequences, according to a report Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Feature
28 Jan 2022
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust advances digital-first strategy
Trust is making progress with its 10-year plan, centred around an electronic patient records system Continue Reading
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News
28 Jan 2022
Leeds NHS Trust moves millions of patient records to the Microsoft Azure public cloud
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is moving its on-premise patient data system to the Microsoft Azure public cloud Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
27 Jan 2022
CISOs must get out in front of Ukraine cyber crisis, says NCSC
The National Cyber Security Centre is urging UK organisations to take steps to bolster their cyber security resilience in response to the ongoing Ukraine crisis Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
27 Jan 2022
Novel phishing campaign highlights need for MFA, says Microsoft
Microsoft details a new multi-stage phishing campaign that only affects victims without multifactor authentication in place Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
27 Jan 2022
Barclaycard customers increase contactless spending following limit rise
Barclaycard customers have increased their contactless card spending by 40% with most of their card payments using the technology Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
27 Jan 2022
Nightmare Log4Shell scenario averted by prompt, professional action
Prompt and professional community response to the Log4Shell disclosure means the dangerous and widespread vulnerability has not been exploited to the extent many had feared Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
27 Jan 2022
Bank account switching accelerates as consumers choose digital services
Surge in UK consumers changing current account providers is a sign that digital banking services are eating into the traditional sector Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Feature
27 Jan 2022
Refrigeration firm freezes legacy backup for one Cohesity cluster
France-based Clauger had reached limits of capacity and complexity with multi-supplier legacy backup, so moved to one Cohesity cluster and gained restores that took mere minutes Continue Reading
By- Yann Serra, LeMagIT
- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Opinion
27 Jan 2022
Security Think Tank: Focus on ‘nudging’ to build effective cyber training
In-house or outsourced? What makes a good security training programme, and what questions should buyers ask when procuring training-as-a-service? Continue Reading
By- Tom Everard
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News
27 Jan 2022
Ocado showcases 3D printing innovation
Having delivered its first orders 20 years ago, Ocado is now reinventing the business process for online grocery delivery Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Blog Post
26 Jan 2022
Mr 500,000 Chips
We recently saw a TikTok of the new guy on Dragons’ Den explaining the virtues of obtaining enough money to own a private jet: to maximise the number of what he refers to as his 500,000 chips – the ... Continue Reading
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News
26 Jan 2022
More intel emerges on WhisperGate malware that hit Ukraine
Security experts have been poring over the WhisperGate malware with which alleged Russia-backed entities targeted Ukrainian government websites Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
26 Jan 2022
Storage tech brief: Look out for PCIe gen 5 drives in 2022
PCIe 5.0 will offer bandwidth up to 128GBps per drive. We look at what’s available and when, including in the new EDSFF form factor, as well as looking forward to PCIe gen 6 Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
26 Jan 2022
PwnKit bug endangers Linux distributions worldwide
Qualys researchers share intel on a memory corruption vulnerability in a program installed by default on every major Linux distribution Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
26 Jan 2022
Demands on Fujitsu to contribute to £1bn Horizon scandal compensation costs
Fujitsu cannot hide away as taxpayers pick up the bill for the Post Office scandal triggered by its IT system, say peers Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
25 Jan 2022
Prepare, but don’t panic, over supposed Russian cyber threat
A fresh alert from the US Department of Homeland Security may have IT security teams jumpy over the possibility that their organisations could be targeted by Russian state actors Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
25 Jan 2022
Cyber Essentials programme gets biggest update since launch
NCSC implements a thorough revision of its Cyber Essentials scheme to reflect the changing security landscape Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
25 Jan 2022
UK launches international data transfer council
Businesses, academics and trade bodies convene to help the UK seize data-sharing opportunities Continue Reading
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News
25 Jan 2022
Subpostmaster campaign group to meet government over unfair compensation settlement
A group of subpostmasters excluded from fair compensation in the Horizon scandal is to meet government department to discuss their demands Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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25 Jan 2022
Ikano Bank’s team of robots exceeds 2021 targets
How the Swedish bank’s robotic automation project reached its time-saving target with time to spare, automating 168 processes, creating an in-house RPA team and embedding automation in every department’s thinking Continue Reading
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25 Jan 2022
Socitm outlines public sector digital trends for 2022
Report identifies the key areas of focus for technology decision-makers in government in the months ahead, across areas from cyber and data to digital identity and 5G Continue Reading
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News
25 Jan 2022
CIO interview: Michael Cole, CTO, European Tour and Ryder Cup
The highly traditional sport of golf is proving to be an innovator in its field, with internet of things technology and cloud adoption transforming tournaments after Covid Continue Reading
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News
25 Jan 2022
Retailers mired by manual data integration
Retail relies on third-party data sources to drive business decisions and competitive pricing, but many struggle to pull in this data Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
24 Jan 2022
MPs say Online Safety Bill fails to tackle full range of harms
A DCMS select committee has warned that the Online Safety Bill should be expanded to cover more types of harmful content, such as child abuse material designed to circumvent content removal Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
24 Jan 2022
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can ask Supreme Court to hear extradition appeal
Senior judges said today that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can petition the Supreme Court to decide whether to hear an appeal against his extradition to the US Continue Reading
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Feature
24 Jan 2022
EDSFF brings built-for-NVMe connectivity to the datacentre
Aimed at enterprise use cases, EDSFF offers incredible flash density in shared storage and hyperscale deployments, but storage products that use it are still thin on the ground Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Feature
24 Jan 2022
Object storage: How research institute got 850TB for €150,000
French scientific research institute had its budgets cut and to meet the new cost constraints, it settled on Swarm software-defined object storage from DataCore Continue Reading
By- Yann Serra, LeMagIT
- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Feature
24 Jan 2022
How Forensic Architecture uses tech to protect human rights
Forensic Architecture speaks to Computer Weekly about how it uses various digital technologies to investigate human rights abuses around the globe, including the pushback of migrants over the Greek border and the killing of Mark Duggan by London police Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
24 Jan 2022
Outdated systems core to DWP £1bn pension underpayment blunders
Old software is among the main reasons behind the pension errors affecting 134,000 people, says a House of Commons committee report Continue Reading
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News
24 Jan 2022
Heathrow Airport takes to the cloud with Oracle Fusion Applications
Airport has implemented a full spread of Oracle Cloud Applications, including ERP and HCM, as it looks to recover from the pandemic Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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News
21 Jan 2022
Tinder algorithm charging users more based on age
Popular dating app Tinder could have broken data protection and equality laws by using personal data about people’s age to set different prices Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
21 Jan 2022
CTO interview: James Donkin, Ocado Technology
Ocado is a cloud-first business and develops its own software cloud-natively, but some things need to be processed on-premise or at the edge Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
21 Jan 2022
ICO criticises government-backed campaign to delay end-to-end encryption
Data protection watchdog warns that delaying end-to-end encryption will put children at risk Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly