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NatWest eases business payments with biometric authentication on mobile

NatWest is making it easier and safer for businesses to make payments of any size via a mobile app using biometric authentication technology Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Post-Brexit IT talent shortages concern UK CIOs

Finding and training tech staff remains an issue and is set to get worse after the UK leaves the European Union, says Barclaycard study Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Facebook takes extraordinary legal steps to contain document leak

Facebook targets journalists and news organisations for computer searches Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Zero trust is about more than products

The zero trust security model is more than just products and network segmentation, it’s an architectural design principle with identity at its core that needs to be applied enterprise-wide, says KuppingerCole Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Security Think Tank: Seven steps to manage risk of catastrophic cyber attack

How should businesses plan to survive a potential cyber attack extinction event? Continue Reading

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• Simon Persin, Turnkey Consulting

CityFibre loses court battle over ‘fake fibre’

CityFibre has been knocked back by the courts in its dispute with the ASA over the use of the word ‘fibre’ in broadband ads Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

NHS launches care home availability portal

New tool is aimed at optimising hospital occupancy and saving social care staff “hours of phoning around” Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Automation will bring job security, say most IT security pros

Most security professionals believe that although automation can support humans, it will not result in a reduction in job opportunities, a study shows Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 12

In this week’s episode of The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, the team discusses SuiteWorld 2019, NetSuite’s annual user conference, the government’s introduction of internet safety regulations and the complex journey from collecting data to using it for insight Continue Reading

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• Computer Weekly Staff

NCSC seeks new breed of cyber security startups

The UK intelligence community is seeking to promote a new breed of technology startup to help detect, respond to and facilitate rapid recoveries from cyber attacks on the UK Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Broadband upgrade improves response times for cave rescue team

The South and Mid Wales Cave Rescue Team has switched on a new ultrafast broadband connection to help its members react more quickly in life-threatening emergencies Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Singapore firms streamline operations, fend off disruption with cloud

Certis and financial institutions are among those in the city state that are turning to cloud services to gain a competitive edge Continue Reading

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• Ai Lei Tao

Retail technology, sports sponsorship and a global marketing opportunity

Sports sponsorship remains a focus area for B2B software companies and retail technology businesses looking to impress the C-suite Continue Reading

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• Ben Sillitoe

How botnets pose a threat to the IoT ecosystem

While connected devices are transforming our personal and working lives in a multitude of ways, they are also a growing security risk – attackers are hijacking these devices and turning them into internet of things botnets Continue Reading

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• Nicholas Fearn

UK government launches cloud sustainability probe

Government departments are being asked to provide information about the energy footprint of the cloud services they use Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Mott MacDonald builds smart cities on Azure cloud

The Microsoft cloud will be used to run digital twins of city infrastructure to help city planners manage infrastructure more effectively Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

O2 5G network to support Millbrook CAV trials

O2 will activate 59 5G sites in June to support trials of connected and autonomous vehicles at the Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Security Think Tank: Cyber attack survival not a matter of luck

How should businesses plan to survive a potential cyber attack extinction event? Continue Reading

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• Paddy Francis

Bounty UK fined £400,000 for sharing personal data unlawfully

UK pregnancy and parenting club fined for “unprecedented” level of unauthorised sharing of personal data by operating as a data broking service Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

When will we see the digital transformation of politics?

The digital transformation of government and public service delivery is well under way and is by now – hopefully – unstoppable. It’s taken longer to get here than it should have, and it will take ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Police local cyber crime units get multimillion pound boost

UK policing marks the completion of the local phase of a national cyber crime programme to complement regional and national response capabilities Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Lancaster University enhances student engagement with cloud-based chatbot

University is using Amazon Web Services to enhance the development of a voice-enabled “online companion” with machine learning and artificial intelligence Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Security Think Tank: Aim for integrated resilience, continuity and recovery

How should businesses plan to survive a potential cyber attack extinction event? Continue Reading

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• Mike Gillespie

European Commission tackles transformation challenges with cloud

Modernisation plan continues at the EC, with an upcoming migration and major savings on the horizon Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Most organisations still lack incident response plans

Most companies lack incident response plans, others fail to test them and nearly half are not GDPR compliant, but some report improved security through automation, a study shows Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Triton industrial malware group still active, researchers warn

Security researchers have found traces of a Russian-linked cyber attack group in another critical infrastructure facility, prompting calls for increased diligence around industrial cyber security Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

CW Middle East: Visibility and security of networks are top IT priorities

The 2019 Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT Priorities survey shows that enterprise buyers in the Middle East, like those in the UK and Europe, are looking to lock down their networks in the face of an almost constant barrage of threats and malicious actors. Also read how Facebook planned to use its Android app to track the location of its customers and to allow advertisers to send political advertising, and what further details operator O2 has revealed about how it is planning for the advent of 5G. Continue Reading

Competitive threats: What the growth in new public sector cloud frameworks means for G-Cloud

Public sector IT buyers may soon find themselves spoilt for choice when it comes to deciding where to procure their cloud services, thanks to the emergence of several new frameworks, but where does that leave G-Cloud? Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Lush gives up on social media

Since the birth of social media platforms, brands have been carefully adapting their marketing strategies to reach the cool kids on whatever their chosen channel of choice. From MySpace, to ... Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

SuiteWorld 2019: The shifting landscape of the manufacturing industry

At SuiteWorld 2019, the managing director of OSL Cutting Technologies told Computer Weekly about the shifting skills needs of the manufacturing industry, the increased importance of data, and the impact this has on businesses Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

JetStream DR cloud replication aims to make backup redundant

JetStream’s IO Filter allows for continuous replication to the cloud of VMware virtual machines and virtual disks instead of scheduled snapshots or backups, and with a near-zero RPO Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

A quarter of phishing emails bypass Office 365 security

Cloud-based email is leaving enterprises vulnerable to phishing attacks capable of giving cyber criminals access to a wide range of critical data, warn security researchers Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Why cyber security needs to be prioritised at board level

Despite the rising number of headline-grabbing security breaches, many company executives are still not prioritising cyber security in the boardroom Continue Reading

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• Tom Kranz, Cyber Lab

Consumers will ditch bank if online experience falls short

Would you ditch your bank or building society if its digital services didn't match up to Google? Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

EC publishes artificial intelligence guidelines

Report is intended as a starting point of an international discussion around trustworthy AI and its recommendations will be put to the test in a trial later this year Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Google Cloud CEO outlines plans to take firm even deeper into the enterprise

CEO Thomas Kurian used inaugural Google Cloud Next keynote to detail how infrastructure investments, supplier partnerships and simplified processes will be key to its plans to conquer even more of the enterprise market Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

IBM sees NVMe gains in V5100F, but more to come with better apps

As IBM launches first midrange NVMe box, execs say applications need to have the SCSI designed out of them to gain the full potential of NVMe flash-equipped arrays Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Judge in Post Office trial rejects application to recuse himself

The Post Office’s claim that the judge overseeing the case concerning its controversial Horizon IT system was biased has been dismissed – but will now be considered by the Court of Appeal Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Digital doppelgangers for sale to defeat anti-fraud tech

Security researchers have uncovered an online market selling digital identities to help cyber criminals to defeat anti-fraud technologies, as financial cyber crime becomes a bigger threat than ever before Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

UK councils team up to boost cyber security

Three UK councils and data analysis firm Splunk have teamed up to improve cyber defence capabilities and maintain their security systems Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Security Think Tank: BC/DR plan key to cyber attack survival

How should businesses plan to survive a potential cyber attack extinction event? Continue Reading

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• Petra Wenham

Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 11

In this week’s episode of The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, the team discuss Google’s forthcoming cloud conference, how tech can be used to boost social inclusion, while data analytics is being hailed as a means of assisting MI5 with with its terrorism detection work Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Brexit turn off increases IT salaries in UK fintech as overseas experts become harder to attract

The fintech industry in the UK is growing fast but it could face difficulties attracting the right IT talent as a result of the Brexit turnoff Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Auto Trader UK cuts IT resource use through Google Cloud, Kubernetes and Istio adoption

Auto Trader is the UK's biggest online marketplace for new and used car sales. Its head of infrastructure sets out how cloud, containers and microservices will help reinforce its market-leading position in the years to come Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

GCHQ cyber courses for teens recognised by qualification board

The Scottish Qualifications Authority has accredited courses pioneered by GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre to teach teenagers about cyber security Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Ransomware getting more targeted, warns Flashpoint

Ransomware attacks are becoming more targeted and designed to infect different sized organisations in specific industries and regions, say security researchers Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

EDF awards Hinkley Point C comms services contract to Telent

Network services company will run communications and IT infrastructure at new nuclear power plant Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

GDPR at a critical stage, says information commissioner

The ICO is calling on data protection officials to help kick off the next phase of the GDPR by embedding sound data governance at its annual conference, where another DPO was recognised for excellence Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Openreach extends full-fibre build across Northern Ireland

Openreach has added 10 more towns and cities to its Fibre First programme in Northern Ireland, as it hits a new milestone in terms of homes passed Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

UK introduces world’s first online safety regulations

Announcing ‘the end of online self-regulation’, a duty of care is introduced to hold companies accountable for potential harm and safety of users of their services Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Security Think Tank: How to reduce the impact of a potential cyber extinction event

How should businesses plan to survive a potential cyber attack extinction event? Continue Reading

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• Andy Jones, Information Security Forum (ISF)

Is fintech making it too easy to mis-buy financial products?

Is fin tech making it too easy for people to mis-buy financial products? Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

APL Logistics fast-tracks global shipments with cloud

The Singapore-based supply chain firm has moved its transport management system and other business applications to the cloud, while keeping its ‘secret sauce’ on-premise Continue Reading

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• Ai Lei Tao

Critical infrastructure under relentless cyber attack

A lack of visibility into the attack surface, inadequate security staffing and reliance on manual processes undermine operational technology security capabilities, a study reveals Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

NHS IT jobs need to be promoted differently

More ambition and a mindset change is required to attract more technology talent to the national health service Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Dutch government to make AI national priority

The Dutch government wants to increase its focus on the artificial intelligence sector, as other countries gain an advantage Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

European firms see value in ‘known good’ approach to security

European data protection regulations are driving enterprise interest in an approach to security being championed by virtualisation software maker VMware, says the company’s security lead Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Interview: Innovating with data science

Amadeus’s head of data science for innovation, Baptiste Chatrain, discusses his GitHub page and how the business innovates with data Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

No-deal Brexit threatens future of UK CAV sector

The UK has turned itself into a global leader for connected and autonomous vehicles, but its position is at risk because of Brexit, a new report warns Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Social inclusion unit aims to expand diversity in IT conversation

New unit at startup hub wants to explore how technology can be applied to address the barriers many people face in participating in society Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

National Savings and Investments makes £300m extension to Atos deal

UK government-owned savings bank adds three years to IT services contract with French supplier Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

NHSX announces new leadership

DCMS director-general Matthew Gould is to take over as chief executive of the NHSX, with recruitment set to accelerate at the newly formed digital strategy unit Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Blackout after Brexit: UK datacentres brace for post-EU power supply and cost changes

As the uncertainty over how the UK intends to extricate itself from the European Union rumbles on, datacentre operators are weighing up how Brexit might affect the availability and cost of the power they need to run their facilities in future Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Enhanced Wi-Fi cuts costs to maximise efficiency at Dorset school

The need for cost-effective, manageable wireless infrastructure without additional annual licence fees drove Lytchett Minster School’s decision to upgrade its on-site network with TP-Link Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Goldex is bringing Amazon-like usability to gold trading: Fintech interview part 19

An encounter between seasoned trading executive and archaic gold trading processes ignited Goldex Technologies Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Researchers uncover US-based malware distribution centre

More than a dozen US-based web servers are operating as the malware equivalent of an Amazon fulfilment centre to target businesses, security researchers have found Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Document-based malware on the rise, businesses warned

Document-based malware spiked in the first quarter of the year, building on a gradual rise in the past year, warn researchers Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Third-party Facebook apps expose 540 million users’ details

Researchers have discovered another trove of Facebook users’ details, showing there is still no control over data shared with third parties, potentially exposing Facebook to more regulatory and legal action Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Post Office to appeal judgment from first Horizon trial

The Post Office will appeal against some of the judgments from the first trial concerning the Horizon computer system used by subpostmasters Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Fresh approach needed to reap cloud security benefits

Transitioning to cloud-based services offers businesses an opportunity to improve security capabilities, but only if they adopt a proactive cloud-native approach, says Palo Alto Networks cloud security expert Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

SuiteWorld 2019: Using technology to close the financial gender gap

The CFO from non-profit organisation Kiva explains how the organisation is using distributed ledger technology to close the financial inclusion gender gap Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Home Office Brexit app will work on Apple devices

An agreement has been reached to make the app for EU nationals to apply for settlement in the UK work on iOS-based products Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Datrium makes European push as it targets storage ‘big guys’

NVMe pioneer turned hybrid cloud and “data platform” provider makes a push for the enterprise and wants to take scalps from those selling “1990s SAN technology” Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

5G’s first five years: A look ahead

With 5G mobile networks edging closer to reality, GSMA Intelligence’s Matthew Iji looks ahead to consider how the technology will be adopted between now and 2024 Continue Reading

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• Matthew Iji, GSMA Intelligence

Business ISP Giganet plugs into Openreach’s Salisbury network

Local business ISP Giganet has started to roll out its own full-fibre broadband services in Salisbury, using Openreach’s new-build network Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Government urges businesses and charities to up cyber security

The UK government is urging businesses and charities to take action to prevent cyber attacks as the costs go up, despite an overall reduction in breaches, partly driven by new data protection laws Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

MI5 and the Met ramp up use of analytics to tackle terrorism

Police and intelligence organisations are working on technologies that will help “sharpen radars” around detecting terrorist intents Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Marie Claire develops platform to encourage in-magazine shopping

An in-house team at Marie Claire has developed a platform to encourage readers to shop while browsing the site Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Most business decision-makers and knowledge workers happy to work alongside robots

Fears that automation will remove jobs for knowledge workers are reducing as opportunities emerge to upskill and eradicate mundane work Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Del Monte Foods enlists Accenture to help guide move to AWS cloud

US-based food producer has moved hundreds of servers and business applications to the AWS public cloud as part of a push to modernise its IT estate and boost its overall business agility Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Government invests £10m in education technology strategy

The UK government has launched a strategy encouraging technology companies to help schools use technology to reduce teacher workload, among other things Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Manchester startups help GCHQ tap into new source of ingenuity

The first group of startups to emerge from a Manchester-based accelerator programme has contributed new ways of thinking to UK’s GCHQ intelligence agency Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

SAP S/4HANA Cloud vs. on-premises -- benefits, limitations, adoption

When it comes to SAP S/4HANA Cloud vs. on-premises, issues such as functionality and customization are paramount. Here's a look at where each shines and where each falls short. Continue Reading

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• Christine Campbell, The Alpha Content Company

Women now almost a quarter of cyber security workforce

Women in cyber security are younger, have achieved higher levels of education and are assuming leadership roles at higher rates than men, a study shows Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Government invests in knife-detection tech research

The Home Office and the Department for Transport are channelling more than £460,000 into fast-tracking the development and deployment of technologies that can detect concealed blades in public spaces Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Goliath vs Goliath and the complexities of 5G intellectual property

Is Apple the good guy or the bad guy? It has violated patents and had its wrist slapped by the courts (bad), yet its products are still available for adoring fans to buy (good) Continue Reading

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• Pio Suh, IP Com

SMEs forced into automation as Making Tax Digital goes live

Small businesses are faced with all manner of challenges as the government presses ahead with its plan to digitise the UK tax system Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Four in 10 leading banks failing on email fraud protection

Top UK traditional and challenger banks risk exposing customers to email fraud, a study reveals Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Cyber attacks increasingly exploiting supply chain weaknesses

Cyber attacks are increasingly characterised by supply chain attacks, counter incident response and lateral movement, research reveals Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Huawei reports record numbers despite tumultuous year

Huawei has become one of the world’s largest technology companies by revenue, suggesting the accusations over its ties to the Chinese government are failing to have much impact Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Post Office could face huge costs bill for first Horizon trial

Subpostmaster claimants’ legal team makes application for the Post Office to pay millions of pounds of costs associated with trial Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 10

In this week’s episode of The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, the team discusses Twitter spats, the long-running legal saga between HP and Mike Lynch, Asos’s retail tech strategy, G-Cloud 11 and how machine learning is shaking up the healthcare sector Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Thales completes acquisition of Gemalto

Multi-billion-euro acquisition gives Thales a global leadership position in digital identity and security Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Welsh government buys Microsoft Office 365 for teachers and pupils

The Welsh government will provide Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus across 1,521 maintained schools in Wales Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Azure Stack HCI: Hyper-converged, but not as Azure as you’d think

Microsoft has re-branded Windows Server Software Defined to put hyper-converged to the fore, but Azure Stack HCI isn’t totally in sync with the Azure Stack on-premise cloud platform Continue Reading

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• Yann Serra, LeMagIT
• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Fidor founder leaves as parent bank plots future

The founder of digital challenger bank Fidor leaves company as traditional banking parent company tries to sell business Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Fintechs taking large chunk of SME lending sector

Alternative lending platforms targeting the SME sector have managed to get their message across to their customer base Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Digital industries lead UK economy

Technology, media and creative businesses are leading national economic growth, according to research Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Consumers still important as Dutch satnav pioneer maps B2B future

TomTom is focusing on the business-to-business sector, but its consumer base is an important part of its strategy Continue Reading

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• Tijs Hofmans

CLA calls for government intervention on rural 4G coverage

Country Land and Business Association urges government to consider broadband-style interventions to improve 4G mobile network coverage in rural areas Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor