IT strategy
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News
17 Apr 2025
Tariff turmoil is making supply chain security riskier
Many businesses around the world are taking the decision to alter their supplier mix in the face of tariff uncertainty, but in doing so are creating more cyber risks for themselves, according to a report Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Apr 2025
The potential business opportunities in quantum computing
Optimization use cases in areas like supply chain, resource allocation, routing and production scheduling are leading the near-term commercial application of quantum computing. Continue Reading
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News
25 Feb 2021
Npower shuts off app after credential stuffing attack
Npower customers will have to log in to their accounts on its website after its app was withdrawn following a security breach Continue Reading
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News
25 Feb 2021
Tech-enabled hybrid working enables HSBC to cut 40% of its global office space
Bank is making huge reductions in the amount of office space it uses through a global hybrid-working policy Continue Reading
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News
25 Feb 2021
MHRA and other agencies to offer new resources for scam victims
New landing page resources will replace .uk domains suspended for criminal activity to help members of the public access appropriate guidance Continue Reading
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E-Zine
25 Feb 2021
CW Nordics: Nordic startups aim to take the lead in pet tech advances
Nordic technology startups are looking to take pet tech mainstream following the acceleration of the industry during the coronavirus pandemic. Also in this issue, read how businesses can learn lessons from Nordic technology startups to prepare employees to return to the office after Covid-19 restrictions lift. Continue Reading
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News
25 Feb 2021
IR35 private sector reforms: What IT contractors need to know
Computer Weekly asks contracting experts to answer questions about PSC bans, compliant umbrella companies and challenging status determinations, with the latest IR35 reforms coming into place Continue Reading
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Photo Story
24 Feb 2021
UKtech50 2021 – The most influential people in UK IT
Computer Weekly's annual search for the 50 most influential people in the UK tech scene is complete – meet the top 20 of 2021 Continue Reading
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News
24 Feb 2021
Vaccine passports prove an ethical minefield
Privacy campaigners warn that vaccine passports may turn out to be discriminatory and invasive, while technologists agree careful consideration must be given to their design Continue Reading
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News
24 Feb 2021
Is Clubhouse safe, and should CISOs stop its use?
With more concerns being raised over the privacy and security of social media app Clubhouse, we consider whether security teams should consider restricting or stopping employees from using it Continue Reading
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News
24 Feb 2021
Businesses forced to ask IT service providers for help during pandemic
IT service providers have been approached by long-time enterprise customers asking for price cuts due to the impact of the pandemic Continue Reading
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News
24 Feb 2021
Sadiq Khan wants innovators to support London's recovery
Mayor of London announces partners and goals for the capital’s £1m Resilience Fund, and an extra £500,000 to develop design-led solutions aimed at the challenges presented by the crisis Continue Reading
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News
24 Feb 2021
Bombardier is latest victim of Accellion supply chain attack
Canadian aviation company joins the growing list of Accellion breach victims Continue Reading
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News
24 Feb 2021
Warning on security risk from virtual events platforms
Vulnerabilities found in virtual events platforms could form part of a variant supply chain attack Continue Reading
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Opinion
23 Feb 2021
Rogue drones beware: We’re here to ground you
Eugene Kaspersky exclusively lifts the lid on a mysterious, shiny device that’s been sitting in his office Continue Reading
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News
23 Feb 2021
XDR makes cyber a Stroll in the park for Aston Martin F1
Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One team will run SentinelOne’s Singularity XDR platform under the bonnet Continue Reading
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News
23 Feb 2021
Tech worker-centric umbrella company launches to target IT contractors 'displaced' by IR35
As the number of private sector firms enforcing blanket bans on contractors grows, Techcentre Umbrella is offering IT workers ‘displaced’ by the reforms a safe haven, claims its founder Continue Reading
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News
23 Feb 2021
CyberScotland offers centralised security resource hub
Newly launched partnership brings together security resources for individuals and organisations across Scotland Continue Reading
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E-Zine
23 Feb 2021
Computers in space – managing a datacentre on the ISS
In this week’s Computer Weekly, as the International Space Station gets a datacentre upgrade, we look at the challenges of system maintenance in space. As nation states increase their cyber attacks, we assess the risk for businesses. And our latest buyer’s guide looks at the colocation market. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
22 Feb 2021
Malaysia government intervenes to drive 5G forward
The government of Malaysia pledges to spend 15bn ringgit to set up an entity that would be granted spectrum and operational scope to manage 5G roll-outs Continue Reading
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News
22 Feb 2021
Microphones, smartphones, laptops among items stolen from BBC
A total of 105 devices have been stolen from the BBC in the past two years, some of which may have been spirited away by remote workers Continue Reading
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News
22 Feb 2021
Pandemic has exposed fractures in cyber fraud strategy
RUSI report urges a bolder and more coordinated response to cyber-enabled fraud as the pandemic lays bear the scale of the problem Continue Reading
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News
21 Feb 2021
Dell to invest $50m in Singapore innovation hub
Dell Technologies’ global innovation hub will house a research and development lab and other facilities to drive development and adoption of emerging technologies Continue Reading
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News
19 Feb 2021
UK to launch 'high-risk, high-reward' research agency, dubbed ARIA
Backed by £800m of public investment, the Advanced Research & Invention Agency (ARIA) will identify and fund groundbreaking science and technology Continue Reading
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Opinion
19 Feb 2021
Fixing government digital transformation – lessons from the early days of GDS
As a new organisation is formed to lead UK digital government, three former government digital leaders share the lessons they learned from the early days of the Government Digital Service Continue Reading
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News
19 Feb 2021
NCSC cyber defence scheme blocked thousands of scams in 2019
The NCSC has reported another productive year for its Active Cyber Defence programme Continue Reading
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News
19 Feb 2021
Uber drivers should be classified as ‘workers’, UK Supreme Court confirms
Supreme Court ruling brings Uber’s four-year legal battle to have its drivers classified as self-employed to an end, and could see its drivers in line to receive thousands of pounds in compensation Continue Reading
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News
19 Feb 2021
Biden will act on cyber security to fix SolarWinds mess
US will take action to modernise its defences in the wake of the SolarWinds attack, says US government cyber lead Anne Neuberger Continue Reading
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Feature
18 Feb 2021
Data lake storage: Cloud vs on-premise data lakes
The data lake is a fundamental concept of data management. But what type of storage do you need to build a data lake on and what are the pros and cons of on-premise vs the cloud? Continue Reading
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News
18 Feb 2021
HMRC accused of 'utter hypocrisy' over use of IT contractors enrolled in tax avoidance schemes
Campaign group calls for HMRC to face an investigation, while accusing the department of ‘utter hypocrisy’ for using IT contractors enrolled in disguised remuneration schemes Continue Reading
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E-Zine
18 Feb 2021
CW APAC: Buyer’s guide to data management
In this handbook, focused on data management in the Asia-Pacific region, Computer Weekly looks at best practices, Alibaba’s use of databases, the role of artificial intelligence in handling information and data trends to look out for Continue Reading
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News
18 Feb 2021
2020 a record year for cyber, thanks to Covid
The UK’s cyber industry now employs close to 50,000 people and contributes billions to the economy Continue Reading
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Opinion
17 Feb 2021
Vaccine passports highlight social impact of systems design
Vaccine or immunity passports are an opportunity to advance the design of trustworthy digital systems, but much more work still needs to be done Continue Reading
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News
17 Feb 2021
Security pros agree: We need to take a break
As many as 85% of security staff engage in leisure activities during working hours, but they have excellent reasons for doing so Continue Reading
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News
17 Feb 2021
Egregor ransomware arrests confirmed
Authorities confirm that they have arrested an undisclosed number of cyber criminals associated with the Egregor ransomware Continue Reading
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News
17 Feb 2021
HMRC denies misleading House of Lords over IT contractors’ use of tax avoidance schemes
MPs from Loan Charge All-Party Parliamentary Group write to HMRC CEO Jim Harra to demand the department be investigated for breaching the civil service code Continue Reading
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News
17 Feb 2021
Emotional intelligence, empathy increasingly valued in CISOs
The pandemic has highlighted the value of soft skills, rather than technical ones, in security Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Feb 2021
Coronavirus: Managing software development during lockdown
The Computer Weekly Developer Network examines the impact of Covid-19 on the software application development community Continue Reading
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News
16 Feb 2021
NHSX set to become part of new NHS England 'transformation directorate'
Latest plans for the National Health Service’s central digital strategy arm are currently at the proposal stage Continue Reading
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News
16 Feb 2021
North Korea accused of Pfizer Covid vaccine cyber attack
South Korean intelligence pins a recent attack on Pfizer, targeting information on coronavirus vaccines, on its neighbour Continue Reading
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News
16 Feb 2021
RDP, SSH exposures off the charts thanks to remote working
The Covid-19 pandemic has had an impact on the prevalence of certain vulnerabilities in the wild, according to a report Continue Reading
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News
16 Feb 2021
Egregor ransomware associates arrested amid disruption
Undisclosed number of arrests made in Ukraine after investigators tracked bitcoin ransom payments Continue Reading
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News
16 Feb 2021
Central government should promote data policy compliance, say civil servants
Most civil servants want the government to gain additional powers to promote data policy compliance to ensure better use of data, according to research Continue Reading
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News
16 Feb 2021
IR35 private sector reforms: HMRC reminds firms to use ‘reasonable care’ when applying new tax rules
As the countdown to the IR35 reforms being rolled out to the private sector continues apace, HM Revenue and Customs issues compliance guidance for firms in-scope of the new rules Continue Reading
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Opinion
16 Feb 2021
Security Think Tank: Towards a united state of security
As US president Joe Biden sets out his agenda for the next four years, we consider the opportunities for renewed international collaboration on cyber security, what aspects of cyber Biden should focus on, and ask how the industry can make its voice heard Continue Reading
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E-Zine
16 Feb 2021
How Covid-19 has hit IT salaries and job prospects
In this week’s Computer Weekly, our salary survey reveals the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on IT professionals’ wages and job security. A potentially deadly cyber attack on a US water plant highlights the risks to critical infrastructure. And we find out how NHS Scotland is using tech to support its vaccine roll-out. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Opinion
15 Feb 2021
Security Think Tank: Renewed US stability may ease cyber tensions
As US president Joe Biden sets out his agenda for the next four years, we consider the opportunities for renewed international collaboration on cyber security, what aspects of cyber Biden should focus on, and ask how the industry can make its voice heard Continue Reading
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News
12 Feb 2021
UK border surveillance regime highly privatised, says Privacy International
Research from Privacy International raises concerns about the deep involvement of technology companies in the development and deployment of various technologies throughout the UK’s border regime, along with the lack of scrutiny they receive Continue Reading
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Opinion
12 Feb 2021
Security Think Tank: Biden must address insider security threat first
As US president Joe Biden sets out his agenda for the next four years, we consider the opportunities for renewed international collaboration on cyber security, what aspects of cyber Biden should focus on, and ask how the industry can make its voice heard Continue Reading
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News
11 Feb 2021
Low-complexity CVEs a growing concern
Analysis of thousands of CVEs logged with NIST in 2020 reveals some unwelcome developments Continue Reading
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E-Zine
11 Feb 2021
CW Benelux: Is reluctance to report cyber crimes in the Netherlands helping the criminals get away?
According to an academic study in the Netherlands, only one in seven Dutch people report a cyber crime to the police when it happens - feeling it is better to sort the problem out themselves because they don’t think the police will do anything. This is storing up trouble as cyber crime is an increasing problem in the country. Also in this issue, read why Dutch bank ABN Amro is selling its head office. Continue Reading
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Opinion
11 Feb 2021
Security Think Tank: Biden’s team can make a difference on security
As US president Joe Biden sets out his agenda for the next four years, we consider the opportunities for renewed international collaboration on cyber security, what aspects of cyber Biden should focus on, and ask how the industry can make its voice heard Continue Reading
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News
10 Feb 2021
HelloKitty almost certainly behind CD Projekt ransomware attack
Theories that the cyber attack on a high-profile gaming studio was orchestrated by players who are disappointed in a videogame are likely wide of the mark, according to analysis Continue Reading
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News
10 Feb 2021
Société Générale adopts work-from-home policy
French bank formalises remote working policy after discussions with labour unions Continue Reading
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News
10 Feb 2021
Windows 10, Server 2019 users must patch serious zero-day
Another dangerous zero-day exploit is among 56 vulnerabilities patched by Microsoft in February’s Patch Tuesday update Continue Reading
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Opinion
10 Feb 2021
Security Think Tank: UK well-placed to work with Biden on cyber
As US president Joe Biden sets out his agenda for the next four years, we consider the opportunities for renewed international collaboration on cyber security, what aspects of cyber Biden should focus on, and ask how the industry can make its voice heard Continue Reading
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News
09 Feb 2021
Oracle claims major win in Australian public sector
Australian Data Centres will deploy Oracle’s Dedicated Region Cloud@Customer to host cloud services for the federal government Continue Reading
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News
09 Feb 2021
Cyberpunk 2077 developer refuses to pay up after ransomware attack
Polish video game developer CD Projekt has released details of a ransomware attack on its systems Continue Reading
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News
09 Feb 2021
Data teams struggle to maximise business benefits
Many data scientists are having a hard time moving data science initiatives beyond proof-of-concept projects Continue Reading
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News
09 Feb 2021
NHS reports fewer phishing emails in 2020
The NHSmail email service saw a steady decline in suspected phishing emails during the course of 2020 Continue Reading
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Opinion
09 Feb 2021
Security Think Tank: Biden has a chance to renew cyber alliances
As President Joe Biden sets out his agenda for the next four years, we consider the opportunities for renewed international collaboration on cyber security, what aspects of cyber Biden should focus on, and ask how the industry can make its voice heard? Continue Reading
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E-Zine
09 Feb 2021
Audi fine-tunes its digital performance to boost online car sales
In this week’s Computer Weekly, the digital chief at Audi UK discusses how the carmaker is tackling the slump in new car sales. One of the largest global malware botnets has been taken down, but how much of a blow will it be for cyber criminals? And we hear how one county council made huge savings on its SAP installation. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
08 Feb 2021
UK Cyber Security Council to take charge of skills strategy
New government-backed body will be set up to boost careers opportunities and professional standards in the cyber security sector Continue Reading
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News
08 Feb 2021
Too few UK organisations offering cyber training for remote work
Nearly a year into the pandemic, a study reveals a concerning tendency for organisations not to bother offering security training for remote workers Continue Reading
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News
08 Feb 2021
Get ready for fake work epidemic
Remote working has become a fact of life for many office-based workers during the pandemic, and there has also been a rise in remote staff monitoring Continue Reading
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News
08 Feb 2021
Woolworths to invest more than A$50m in skills training
More than 60,000 Woolworths employees across store and e-commerce operations, supply chain network and support offices are expected to benefit from the new investment Continue Reading
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News
08 Feb 2021
Sweden to establish national cyber security centre
Sweden becomes latest Nordic state to establish a national cyber security centre as the threat landscape grows Continue Reading
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News
08 Feb 2021
Singapore tops cloud adoption in ASEAN
Nearly nine in 10 organisations in Singapore are using cloud services, but cost and security concerns remain Continue Reading
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News
05 Feb 2021
Financial regulatory body bombarded with malicious emails
New disclosures reveal the FCA’s systems bounced almost a quarter of a million malicious emails in a three-month period Continue Reading
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News
05 Feb 2021
Security firm Stormshield loses source code in cyber attack
Source code from two products developed by French cyber security firm was compromised in a December 2020 incident Continue Reading
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News
05 Feb 2021
How Yarra Valley Water is tapping APIs
The largest water retailer in Melbourne has rolled out application programming interfaces to improve operations and customer service Continue Reading
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News
04 Feb 2021
UKRI should speed up Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund approval processes, says NAO
Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund’s lengthy approval process leads to delays in funding projects and could be a deterrent, according to the National Audit Office Continue Reading
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Feature
04 Feb 2021
Five key points about unstructured data storage on-prem and cloud
We look at unstructured data, the myriad forms of data it comprises and the key storage options available, which include NAS and object storage on-prem and in the cloud Continue Reading
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News
04 Feb 2021
Revolut rewrites policy to include permanent remote working
Challenger finance firm Revolut is redesigning its office spaces and introducing permanent remote working policies Continue Reading
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News
04 Feb 2021
Woodland Trust hit by cyber attack in December
Conservation charity is investigating what it describes as a ‘sophisticated’ cyber attack but has waited nearly two months to inform its members Continue Reading
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News
04 Feb 2021
Boeing outsources to Dell affecting 600 IT jobs
US aircraft manufacturer contracts hundreds of IT roles to Dell as it accelerates outsourcing plans Continue Reading
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News
04 Feb 2021
IBM and Microsoft close the gap to mainstream quantum computing
Recent developments from IBM and Microsoft suggest that cloud-based enterprise computing may become mainstream in just a few years Continue Reading
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News
04 Feb 2021
CCS goes live with £800m NHS IT framework
Digital Capability for Health framework covers development and IT management services for health and social care organisations Continue Reading
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News
04 Feb 2021
Fraud and cyber crime still vastly under-reported
The scale of digitally enabled crime in the UK is dramatically under-reported, new statistics indicate Continue Reading
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News
04 Feb 2021
CIO interview: David Walmsley, chief digital and omni-channel officer, Pandora
The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic could have been a disaster for the jeweller, but due to its digital transformation programme, it was ready to carry on serving its customers online Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2021
Crypto malware targets Kubernetes clusters, say researchers
Newly identified Hildegaard malware targets Kubernetes clusters and seems to herald a new campaign from the TeamTNT gang Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2021
Has Covid-19 made bank branch closures easier to sell?
Big banks continue to close branches and invest more in technology as the Covid-19 pandemic makes a case for digital banking Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2021
Foxtons rejects claims of slow reaction to data leak
Investigators have unearthed 16,000 data records that seem to have been stolen in an attack on property firm Foxtons last year, but the organisation says it acted by the book in dealing with the incident Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2021
‘Classic’ Cerber ransomware targets health sector in high volumes
Cerber ransomware-as-a-service seems to have re-emerged as one of the most critical cyber threats facing healthcare organisations, reports VMware Carbon Black Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2021
SolarWinds patches two critical CVEs in Orion platform
New vulnerabilities disclosed as SolarWinds reels from December 2020 Solorigate/Sunburst attack – but do not appear to have been exploited yet Continue Reading
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News
03 Feb 2021
Tata Communications grows IoT footprint
India’s Tata Communications has been shoring up its IoT capabilities through a handful of acquisitions and partnerships with telcos Continue Reading
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News
02 Feb 2021
CIO interview: Paul Coby, CIO, Johnson Matthey
Johnson Matthey’s CIO is working to create an agile IT department and says the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a company-wide appreciation of what IT does Continue Reading
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News
02 Feb 2021
Agent Tesla trojan finds new ways to sneak past defences
Updated versions of Agent Tesla Rat include new techniques that fiddle with code to disable endpoint protection tools on target systems Continue Reading
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E-Zine
02 Feb 2021
Business intelligence helps ambulance service’s pandemic response
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how one ambulance service is using business intelligence tools to join up datasets to improve its response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Our latest buyer’s guide examines video conferencing and collaboration. And we look at the benefits of real-time streaming data analytics. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
01 Feb 2021
West Midlands refreshes digital strategy
Combined authority’s 2021-2026 digital roadmap aims to address the digital divide and make the West Midlands the most digitally connected region in the country Continue Reading
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News
01 Feb 2021
UKRI suspends services after ransomware attack
UK Research and Innovation was hit by an undisclosed strain of ransomware at the end of January Continue Reading
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Feature
01 Feb 2021
Three approaches to remote collaboration for home workers
The coronavirus has led to working from home being the ‘new norm’. We look at how collaboration technologies could work in the long term Continue Reading
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News
01 Feb 2021
SBRC picks Check Point to support cyber helpline
The Scottish Business Resilience Centre has enlisted Check Point as the first security supplier to join its incident response partnership programme Continue Reading
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News
29 Jan 2021
Manufacturing particularly at risk of Solorigate-linked breaches
Every fifth victim of the SolarWinds Solorigate/Sunburst attack was a manufacturing organisation, say researchers Continue Reading
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News
28 Jan 2021
Apprenticeships may be a solution to cyber skills shortage, say insiders
Cyber security professionals are open to new approaches to finding sorely needed talent, according to a poll Continue Reading
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Feature
28 Jan 2021
Five key questions about Kubernetes backup answered
We look at when to back up containers, what to protect, the main methods of backup for Kubernetes and the main Kubernetes backup products available in the market Continue Reading
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News
28 Jan 2021
End of Emotet: A blow to cyber crime, but don’t drop your guard
The takedown of Emotet is a huge event with repercussions that will reverberate across the cyber criminal world, but unfortunately that’s not to say there will be much of a long-term impact Continue Reading
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News
28 Jan 2021
TCS rings in the new year on a roll
India’s Tata Consultancy Services recorded one of its strongest third-quarter earnings and grew its brand value amid a global pandemic Continue Reading
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News
27 Jan 2021
Pandemic response has improved privacy posture, says Cisco
Data privacy seems to be ‘coming of age’ to some extent and organisational responses to Covid-19 may be partly responsible, according to a report Continue Reading
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News
27 Jan 2021
Yorkshire Building Society migrating application development to improve customer satisfaction
Yorkshire Building Society is moving to new application development platform to support the creation of customer-friendly online services Continue Reading
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News
27 Jan 2021
Mimecast breach was work of SolarWinds attackers
Mimecast’s investigation into a January 2021 breach of its systems turns up evidence that the culprit was the same group that targeted SolarWinds in December Continue Reading
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27 Jan 2021
Emotet botnet goes offline as cops seize servers
The Emotet botnet has been disrupted and knocked offline after a major international effort by law enforcement Continue Reading