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What are the habits of highly effective CISOs?

Data crunched by Gartner analysts reveals the behaviours that differentiate the top-performing chief information security officers from the pack Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Abu Dhabi government launches peer-to-peer coding campus

Abu Dhabi government launches a specialist programming school that uses peer-to-peer teaching methods and gamification Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Jobs in UK tech sector grow 36% since lockdown peak

The number of advertised roles in digital have increased across the UK in the summer months, according to the government’s Digital Economy Council Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

How low-cost computing gets kids into tech

We speak to a teenager about the joys of programming a Raspberry Pi and the startup he has formed around a Pi-based medical device Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

NHS whistleblowers at risk due to poor IT policies

In this week’s Computer Weekly, our investigation into NHS practices shows how poor IT policies are putting whistleblowers at risk. Our buyer’s guide examines the networking implications of the surge in remote working. And we assess how well the public cloud giants responded to the demands of the coronavirus pandemic. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Court rejects request to exclude ‘11th hour’ US evidence against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

Lawyers for Julian Assange say the US has introduced an 11th hour indictment against the WikiLeaks founder that provides additional grounds for his extradition Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Lockdown sees increase in girls applying for GCHQ cyber courses

The shift to online learning saw an increase in participants for its CyberFirst cyber security training programme, GCHQ found Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Fund helps Good Things Foundation give 4,000 people digital access

Charity Good Things Foundation has been given £500,000 by the National Lottery Fund to help 4,000 digitally excluded people gain technology skills Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Only 10% of tech talent have cyber skills to fill skills gap

The UK has a growing need for cyber skills as a result of the pandemic, but few IT professionals have the skills firms actually need Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

CTO interview: David Rafalovsky, Sberbank Group

Russia’s Sberbank is well into its digital transformation journey, with artificial intelligence and supercomputing now at the centre of its plans Continue Reading

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• Vladimir Kozlov

DWP searches for talent as part of apprenticeship programme

The Department of Work and Pensions is looking for diverse talent to fill software and networking roles while developing skills on the job Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

My first computer: Making the leap into an IT career

The IT sector has always struggled to attract enough young talent from different backgrounds. We look at how people gained their first tech experience Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

The art of developing happy customers

AI is playing a growing role in modern software development, but how well can an AI build applications that deliver great customer experience Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Drop in number of students taking GCSE computing in 2020

The amount of students deciding to take GCSE computing in England drops despite an increase last year Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

First computers that led to a career in IT

The UK’s GCSE results show a strong pass rate in STEM subjects, which is good news for the IT industry. We find out how Computer Weekly readers got into IT Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Linux Foundation showcases the greater good of open source

Open source is more than something indulged in by techies who love to program – it offers collaboration that transcends cultures to solve real-world problems Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Coronavirus: Government faces renewed calls for extended support for self-employed

The second phase of the government’s income support scheme for the self-employed goes live today, prompting renewed calls for the eligibility criteria to be broadened so that more people can benefit Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

DBS Bank teams up with AWS on AI skills

Singapore’s DBS Bank is organising an AWS DeepRacer League to equip thousands of employees with skills in artificial intelligence and machine learning Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

The future of networking jobs in the new normal

Soft skills will grow in relevance as network pros adapt to a post-pandemic world that includes more remote troubleshooting and the move away from a hard network edge. Continue Reading

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• Teren Bryson

Gigaclear to take on 120 engineers for rural broadband expansion

New full-time field engineers will join rural broadband provider’s in-house team by the end of March 2021 to increase company’s build capacity Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Coronavirus: The pandemic’s impact on tech jobs, now and in the future

For some, the coronavirus pandemic has meant furloughs and job losses; for others, it has meant expansion and hiring. What impact has the outbreak had on technology recruitment, and will this carry on into the future? Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Computing students achieve high A-level grades despite coronavirus outbreak

Students taking computing at A-level have achieved higher grades than last year despite the uncertainty created by the Covid-19 pandemic Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Muslamic Makers launches careers discovery programme

Tech community Muslamic Makers has launched a programme to help Muslim talent develop skills and understand more about digital careers Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Looming threat of Covid-19 and IR35 reform conspire to keep contractor confidence dampened

Quarterly data on how confident freelancers feel about their job and earning prospects highlights the negative impact Covid-19 and the government's looming tax reforms are having on the sector Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

UK lags in AI skills and AI project success

Global study by Microsoft shows that UK organisations have more artificial intelligence projects that deliver zero value than other countries Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

If you hire foreign IT staff, ‘you’re fired’, Trump tells bosses in government-owned entities

Donald Trump has fired a pre-election warning to government organisations that give IT jobs to workers from overseas Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Is the dial shifting for underrepresented groups in the UK’s tech sector?

George Floyd’s death and the resulting Black Lives Matter movement has raised awareness about the disparity in many areas of society, including the tech sector. Many firms claim to be headed for change, but will this change be sustained into the future? Continue Reading

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• Cath Everett

Coronavirus: IT contractors cite lack of government support during Covid-19 as source of stress

ContractorCalculator research highlights the mental health toll the pandemic is taking on IT contractors Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

How to acquire and keep your IT skills up to date

Little, often and varied study is the key to keeping your IT skills up to date in an industry that is constantly changing Continue Reading

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• Terry Critchley

How the chancellor’s Plan for Jobs could benefit the UK tech sector

Technology has a strong role to play in the UK’s recovery, with Rishi Sunak’s Plan for Jobs offering opportunities for the sector Continue Reading

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• Bev White, Nash Squared

Diversity in cyber improving but inclusion needs work, says NCSC

Study into diversity and inclusion in the cyber security sector has found that diversity is off to a good start, but inclusion is lacking Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Agile adoption still in early stages

Less than a quarter of organisations made it past the step of defining their agile approach while more than half are just getting started, study finds Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Amazon to create 1,000 skilled tech roles in Ireland

Retail giant Amazon will be adding several skilled tech roles to its locations in Ireland over the next two years Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Storage skills in the age of the cloud and convergence

Storage skills was a discrete area in the IT jobs market, but that’s being eroded by the cloud, hyper-convergence infrastructure, and virtualisation. So, what are the key storage skillsets today? Continue Reading

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• Rene Millman

Digital addiction, digital skills – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Caroline Donnelly, Clare McDonald and Brian McKenna discuss digital addiction and business software, digital skills and how Barnardo’s benefited from digital transformation Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

CTO interview: TransferGo’s Edgardo Savoy discusses skills and product innovation

Improved user experience has opened up tech to many people, but ease of use distances young people from the tech going on under the hood Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Tech’s diversity gap: Slow growth for minority groups

Research by the BCS has shown a small percentage in growth of BAME and female individuals in the tech sector, revealing the long climb to diversity the industry still needs to tackle Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Investment in neurodiverse talent a win-win for security

Current careers guidance and recruitment processes for security jobs are not working for people with ADHD, autism, dyslexia and dyspraxia, but the problem is fixable with a little attention to detail Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

‘Future-ready’ attributes key to business resiliency beyond Covid-19, says Vodafone

Social responsibility, sustainability and purpose remain essential as consumers demand clearer commitments, with broadening employer diversity and increasing workplace flexibility key to address growing skill gaps Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Lockdown sparks interest in digital skills for 58% of adults

Adults in the UK are becoming increasingly interested in digital skills, with over 80% saying they will become even more important over the next year Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Tackling digital skills gap post-pandemic is key to UK economic recovery

We have all – as individuals and businesses – seen the importance of technology to get us through lockdown. Let’s build on that to address the digital skills shortage in the UK Continue Reading

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• Jacqueline de Rojas, TechUK

Public sector not considering the elderly in development of digital services

A study by software firm Civica found public sector leaders have admitted to not targeting digital services at those over 70, despite many people this age claiming to use digital technology Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Room for improvement in Dutch digital skills

The Netherlands has good telecommunications and IT networks that can be used safely and reliably, but there is room for improvement in digital skills among the Dutch Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

Ocado hired 300 tech workers over past six months

Online supermarket Ocado has hired a significant number of technology workers over the past six months to cope with coronavirus demand, it announced in its half-year results Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Overseas IT directors could need salary of £56,100 to work in the UK

The government has confirmed the salaries it considers as the ‘going rate’ for tech professions, which overseas applicants will need to earn to gain immigration points Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Makers announces winners of the 2020 Women in Software Power List

Software training academy Makers has announced the 2020 winners of its annual list of notable women in software development Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

CISOs undervalued, overworked, burning out, warns CIISec

The vast majority of security professionals say they are under immense pressure, according to a report Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

NCSC launches pen testing service for remote workers

An expansion to the successful Exercise in a Box toolkit will enable SMEs to probe the cyber security defences of remote workers Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

INCA calls for added investment in apprenticeships and skills to hit government broadband target

The Independent Networks Cooperative Association welcomes UK government plans to increase investment in workplace training and apprenticeships to address the growing skills shortage in the sector Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Cyber4Summer scheme to divert young people from cyber crime

Cyber4Summer platform will offer 100 different tracks covering a range of security skills to divert them from falling into a life of cyber crime Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Banks need to think like Google and not just follow it

Banks are recruiting senior thinkers from within the IT sector as digital transformations mature Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Voting open for the Most Influential Woman in UK Technology 2020

Submit your vote to tell us who you think should be named the Most Influential Woman in UK Technology for 2020 Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

The privacy challenges of easing lockdown

In this week’s Computer Weekly, as pubs in the UK re-open after lockdown, we examine the privacy issues around collecting customer data for contact tracing. We look at how interconnected devices are revolutionising the manufacturing and engineering sectors. And we assess GDPR progress two years after its introduction. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Lorca scale-ups bring diverse security to the fore

London Office for Rapid Cybersecurity Advancement announces the cyber security scale-ups that will make up its fifth cohort Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

TLA launches resource hub for digital skills

Tech London Advocates launches an online hub to provide schools, students and parents with resources to build digital skills Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Remote workforce demands ‘hybrid working’, not the end of the office in the ‘better normal’

As lockdowns end, research shows businesses will gradually have to start shifting their focus from purely surviving, yet employees think their desire for hybrid working is out of step with that of their employer Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Locked-down teens flock to NCSC CyberFirst training scheme

A record number of 14 to 17-year-olds have signed up to the National Cyber Security Centre’s CyberFirst summer school Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Most Influential Women in UK Tech: The 2020 longlist

Each year, during its search for influential women in UK technology, Computer Weekly asks the tech industry to nominate who it thinks should be considered for the top 50 – here is the longlist for 2020 Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

UK’s unsung cyber security heroes sought

Nominations have opened for the fifth annual Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Equity in STEM education more important than ever, says Parliamentary group

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Diversity and Inclusion in STEM suggests recommendations for increasing equity in education after stating coronavirus makes diversity increasingly important Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Fund provides routes into digital for under-represented groups in Manchester and Lancashire

£3m fund is being used to help businesses and residents gain digital skills Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Standard Chartered embarks on virtual internship programme

Bank offers 300 candidates virtual placements on internship programme Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

CBI: UK needs an immigration and training rethink

For the UK to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, vast swathes of the population will need retraining – and overseas IT specialists will also be needed Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Diversity in coding bootcamps

Coding bootcamp operators must actively engage with issues of access, diversity and inclusion if they want to stop reproducing the same gendered, racialised and class-based outcomes the tech sector keeps promising to address Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton , Senior reporter

IT services giant gives staff time out to volunteer for police clients

IT services company CGI responds to Met Police call by offering its staff the opportunity to take 11 days paid leave to volunteer their time Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Making the most of coding bootcamps

Computer Weekly explores how aspiring developers can make the most of coding bootcamps, with a focus on how to avoid being duped by a programme that promises more than it can deliver Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Why IT needs to align with people

IT has always strived to align with the business, but recent research has found that users are struggling to take on tech innovations Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Neurodiversity on the rise among career hackers

More diverse hackers enhance the ability of both traditional and cutting-edge cyber security solutions to find and fix vulnerabilities, according to a new report from Bugcrowd Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

BT searches for Young Pioneer as part of AbilityNet Tech4Good Awards

BT sponsors Young Pioneer Award category as part of the AbilityNet Tech4Good Awards to hear from young people who want to improve lives by using tech Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Coronavirus: Parliamentary group asks how lockdown has affected digital skills

All Party Parliamentary Group on Digital Skills launches call to action to find out if lessons learnt in lockdown could help build digital skills policy in the future Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Santander to recruit 3,000 more IT staff

Spanish bank to recruit a further 3,000 tech staff globally to accelerate its digital transformation Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

CogX 2020: Rethinking technological innovation

Innovation processes and relationships must be fundamentally restructured to bring in more stakeholders, and spread the benefits of technological change as far as possible Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Berlin breaks the national mould to become a global hub

German capital is attracting tech startups from across the world as it cements its position as a leading European hub Continue Reading

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• Matthew Staff

Cyber security needs more women role models, says report

A report compiled by security assurance organisation Crest highlights the progress made on gender diversity in cyber security, and offers pointers for next steps Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Debbie Forster, most influential woman in UK tech 2019 - winner’s speech

In this video of Computer Weekly’s annual diversity event Debbie Forster, CEO of the Tech Talent Charter, gives her acceptance speech as the 2019 Most Influential Woman in UK Tech Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Digital transformation held back by lack of skilled people

Veeam survey finds digital transformation a hot topic, but 44% of firms are held back by skills shortages. Meanwhile, the cost of downtime is found to be $67,651 per hour for the most important apps Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Computer Weekly

Egypt offers free tech scholarship to 100,000 citizens

Egypt's youths are being offered free training to help them to prepare for the careers of the future Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Former Sage boss becomes chairman of Tech Nation

After five years as chair of Tech Nation, Eileen Burbidge has stepped down. Replacing her is Stephen Kelly, who says he wants to support the next generation of tech scaleups Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

The impact of spycraft on how we secure our data

The history of cyber security owes much to the world of espionage, as a recent, pre-lockdown Science Museum exhibition showed Continue Reading

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• Mark Hughes

Security Think Tank: CISO stress – moving from recognition to action

Cyber criminals are enjoying a boom during the Covid-19 pandemic, and security teams are working overtime as a result. How can security professionals manage their increased workload, safeguard their mental well-being and avoid burnout? Continue Reading

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• Cath Goulding, Nominet

Makers decides shortlist for Women in Software Powerlist 2020

Software engineering academy Makers has released the shortlist of candidates for its annual Women in Software Powerlist, from which the winners will be selected Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

One-third of all bank jobs are now tech-related

The proportion of jobs in banks that are technology-related is growing quickly, accelerated further by the Covid-19 pandemic Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

How effective security training goes deeper than ‘awareness’

Cyber criminals are constantly developing their techniques and strategies, so security training needs to do the same Continue Reading

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• Adenike Cosgrove

Nominations open for Most Influential Women in UK Technology 2020

Computer Weekly is looking for nominations for its 2020 list of the most influential women in UK technology Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Security Think Tank: Burnt out CISOs are a huge cyber risk

Cyber criminals are enjoying a boom during the Covid-19 pandemic, and security teams are working overtime as a result. How can security pros manage their increased workload, safeguard their mental wellbeing, and avoid burnout? Continue Reading

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• Cavan Arrowsmith, Turnkey Consulting

Security Think Tank: Create healthy habits to avoid burnout

Cyber criminals are enjoying a boom during the Covid-19 pandemic, and security teams are working overtime as a result. How can security professionals manage their increased workload, safeguard their mental well-being and avoid burnout? Continue Reading

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• Dan Norman

Pair programming pros and cons for network automation

Pair programming is an Agile software development technique that reduces bugs and produces better software. Can pair programming work between networking experts and programmers? Continue Reading

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• Terry Slattery, NetCraftsmen

Security Think Tank: CISOs must adapt to fight Covid-19 burnout

Cyber criminals are enjoying a boom during the Covid-19 pandemic, and security teams are working overtime as a result. How can security pros manage their increased workload, safeguard their mental wellbeing, and avoid burnout? Continue Reading

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• Jason Yakencheck, Isaca

NCSC tackles unconscious bias in security terminology

The terms whitelisting and blacklisting are out at the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Coronavirus: How to cope with the digital skills divide

Since the Covid-19 pandemic started, employers need tech and digital talent more than ever. But how can organisations recruit and train the skills they need during a lockdown? Continue Reading

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• Cath Everett

Security Think Tank: How to manage security team well-being

Cyber criminals are enjoying a boom during the Covid-19 pandemic, and security teams are working overtime as a result. How can security professionals manage their increased workload, safeguard their mental well-being and avoid burnout? Continue Reading

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• Chris Goslin, Daniel Edwards, Caroline von Koenig

Cyber security skills courses go online during pandemic

The government is turning to online learning to find the next generation of cyber security talent Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

IBM celebrates quantum cloud fourth anniversary with coding challenge

IBM has set four tasks for programmers to try out on its cloud-based quantum computer, in a bid to widen quantum coding skills Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Scottish Tech Army seeks out IT experts to combat Covid-19

Tech workers who find themselves out of work are being asked to volunteer their time to help build digital technology to support coronavirus efforts Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Coronavirus: Remote working and mental health

As many of us are now working from home due to the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, while also trying to juggle other responsibilities alongside increased anxiety, how can we make sure that we’re looking after our mental health? Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Mainframe skills surge as lockdown drives transaction growth

Mainframe skills and Cobol programming are now in demand as enterprises scale up to tackle increased online activity due to the coronavirus Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

IR35 private sector reforms: Treasury ignores sub-committee’s plea to delay April 2021 start date

Despite the Finance Bill Sub-Committee claiming it would argue for the IR35 reforms to be delayed even if there were no pandemic, HM Treasury remains committed to revised April 2021 roll-out date Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Coronavirus: Security certification body puts exams online

Candidates for certification by the International Association of Privacy Professionals will now be able to sit their exams remotely Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Booking.com celebrates women in tech with annual awards

Booking.com has announced the winners of its 2020 Technology Playmaker Awards, an annual recognition of female talent launched in 2017 Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Coronavirus: Amazon warehouse workers strike over concerns about workplace safety and protections

Online retail giant Amazon has been hit by a wave of strikes as workers protest against ‘unsafe working conditions’ and ‘corporate inaction’ during the pandemic Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor