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Most of the recommendations of a government committee inquiry into the TalkTalk breach have been welcomed, but pundits have expressed reservations about some, particularly proposed new fines Continue Reading

June 21, 2016 21Jun2016 E-Zine

Will Brexit spell disaster for UK IT?

In this week’s Computer Weekly, as the UK prepares to vote on membership of the EU, we take a detailed look at the effect a possible Brexit could have on the UK technology sector – and hear why experts fear that leaving the EU would be disastrous ... Continue Reading

June 20, 2016 20Jun2016 News

Lower average cost of Australian data breaches is not a sign of comfort

The average cost of a data breach to Australian organisations dropped in 2015, according to research Continue Reading

June 20, 2016 20Jun2016 In Depth

CW@50: The evolution of the CIO

From working in statistics departments to becoming a key part of any business transformation – as Computer Weekly gets ready to celebrate its 50th anniversary, we look back at the changing role of IT leaders Continue Reading

June 20, 2016 20Jun2016 News

Singapore to pioneer tropical datacentre

If successful, trial would prove that datacentres can function optimally at temperatures of up to 38°C and humidity of up to, or exceeding, 90% Continue Reading

June 20, 2016 20Jun2016 News

Three-quarters of tech firms do not have gender diverse senior management

Research by Tech London Advocates finds that only 23% of technology companies have gender diverse teams at senior management level Continue Reading

June 20, 2016 20Jun2016 News

GDS drafts new technology code of practice

The Government Digital Service (GDS) plans to update its technology code of practice and asks stakeholders for feedback Continue Reading

June 17, 2016 17Jun2016 News

How MI5 and MI6 gather your personal data for surveillance

Publicly released documents shed light on the many databases and sources used by the intelligence services to gather bulk personal data about UK citizens Continue Reading

June 17, 2016 17Jun2016 News

Euro Championship network traffic spike highlights OTT boom

The BBC and EE both reported massive spikes in network traffic during the England versus Wales clash at Euro 2016 Continue Reading

June 17, 2016 17Jun2016 News

Hays Recruitment service desk project is all gain and no pain

The firm was attracted by the many benefits of a cloud-based service desk, but chief among them was the low risk involved in implementation Continue Reading

June 17, 2016 17Jun2016 News

Oracle sets its sights on AWS as it ramps up cloud strategy

The company's full-year results show a focus on IaaS and PaaS, with investment in more efficient datacentres and co-location Continue Reading

June 17, 2016 17Jun2016 News

Bluetooth 5 standard brings range, speed and capacity boost for IoT

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has announced the forthcoming Bluetooth 5 standard, promising significant improvements to support an accessible and interoperable internet of things Continue Reading

June 17, 2016 17Jun2016 Photo Story

Cyber Resilience Innovation of the Year

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Consumer Digital Innovation of the Year

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Fintech Innovation of the Year

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Cross-Sector Digital Collaboration of the Year

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Digital Public Service Innovation of the Year

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Editor’s Choice Awards

June 17, 2016 17Jun2016 Photo Story

Digital Leaders 100 Awards 2016 winners

In a packed room at the Hilton Park Lane, the winners of the Digital Leaders 100 Awards (DL100) were revealed Continue Reading

June 17, 2016 17Jun2016 Photo Story

Digital Council of the Year

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Charity Digital Leader of the Year

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SME Digital Leader of the Year

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DL Local Champion of the Year

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Digital Leader of the Year

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Digital Inclusion and Skills Initiative of the Year

June 16, 2016 16Jun2016 In Depth

NoSQL database technology finds use cases, but still minority sport

From managing water meter data, through Bitcoin and video data, to web publishing, NoSQL database technology is finding real use cases. But it's likely to be stuck at 10% of the market for some time Continue Reading

June 16, 2016 16Jun2016 Opinion

The true cost of running technology

Ministry of Justice digital chief Arif Harbott discusses the importance of disclosing the costs of technology – and why it makes sense to invest to avoid expensive glitches Continue Reading

June 15, 2016 15Jun2016 News

New Zealand calls for tech specialists

New Zealand needs more IT professionals, and is hitting its targets through a mix of training existing residents and attracting new ones Continue Reading

June 15, 2016 15Jun2016 E-Zine

CW Europe: June-August 2016

In this issue of CW Europe we lead off with a look at the open data success story in France. Making data available promises organisations – particularly data rich public sector bodies – the opportunity to improve services and cut costs. France is ... Continue Reading

June 15, 2016 15Jun2016 News

Openreach announces SME FTTP service roll-out

A number of cities are to receive a fibre-to-the-premises broadband service specifically designed for small to medium-sized enterprises Continue Reading

June 15, 2016 15Jun2016 In Depth

Isle of Man: From seaside getaway to tech startup hub

The Isle of Man government is stepping up efforts to position itself as the low-tax jurisdiction of choice for the startup community. But what's it like to do business there? Continue Reading

June 15, 2016 15Jun2016 News

Salesforce gears up for e-commerce with Demandware deal

CRM and cloud platform software company Salesforce is set to acquire Demandware -- taking its cloud-commerce software offering with it Continue Reading

June 15, 2016 15Jun2016 News

Hancock sets out key principles for digital transformation

Data should be a public service in its own right and the civil service need to add digital to their skillset, says Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock Continue Reading

June 14, 2016 14Jun2016 News

Tesco Bank partners with MasterCard to develop digital payments

Tesco’s retail bank has partnered with payment provider MasterCard to give customers more innovative digital payment methods Continue Reading

June 14, 2016 14Jun2016 News

Shadow data and the risks posed by cloud storage and apps

Cloud storage and apps can open up an organisation to risks of data leakage. Computer Weekly looks at key areas of vulnerability and what you can do to prevent your data going viral Continue Reading

June 14, 2016 14Jun2016 News

GE unveils the industrial internet operating system

The GE Predix platform is now positioned as an operating system to run industrial machines more efficiently Continue Reading

June 14, 2016 14Jun2016 In Depth

CW@50: The Great British chip invention

There is a link between the world’s first working computer and the world’s most successful chip: they are both British Continue Reading

June 14, 2016 14Jun2016 E-Zine

The password’s the problem – lessons from the LinkedIn breach

In this week’s Computer Weekly, after millions of LinkedIn users had their data compromised, we look at the lessons to be learned from this latest data breach incident. Our buyer’s guide looks at NoSQL technologies and compares the offerings from ... Continue Reading

June 13, 2016 13Jun2016 News

Technology key to supporting World Expo 2020 in Dubai

Businesses in Dubai need to get ready for the expected boost in demand that will come with the World Expo exhibition to be held in the city in 2020 Continue Reading

June 13, 2016 13Jun2016 News

Singapore banks adopt voice biometrics for user authentication

Banks in Singapore are rolling out biometric technology to improve customer services by speeding up the authentication process Continue Reading

June 13, 2016 13Jun2016 News

EU firms slow in detecting cyber attacks, study shows

European firms take an average of 469 days to discover a compromise, compared with an average of 146 days globally, according to Mandiant Continue Reading

June 13, 2016 13Jun2016 News

Nordic CIO interview: Johnny Bröms, Swedish fast-food chain Max Burger

The CIO of Swedish fast-food chain tells Computer Weekly how digital technology is increasing sales and supporting expansion Continue Reading

June 13, 2016 13Jun2016 News

Digital skills gap costs UK economy £63bn a year

The Science and Technology Committee says the UK is facing a digital skills crisis and calls on government to publish its Digital Strategy “without further delay” Continue Reading

June 13, 2016 13Jun2016 News

CIO interview: Poli Avramidis, the General Council of the Bar

The Bar Council’s CIO is working to transform the organisation’s legacy approach to IT and turn it into a digital business Continue Reading

June 13, 2016 13Jun2016 In Depth

NoSQL offerings from Microsoft and Oracle

Cloud and big data applications have led to a new wave of NoSQL data stores. We look at what Microsoft and Oracle have to offer Continue Reading

June 12, 2016 12Jun2016 News

Philippines government data breach is a warning to Asean region

Security is a rising concern in the Asean region, with fears fuelled by incidents such as the recent hacking incident in Manila Continue Reading

June 10, 2016 10Jun2016 News

IoT security: Lack of expertise will hurt, says Bruce Schneier

Government action at national and international levels is essential for addressing IoT security issues, but the relevant expertise is lacking, according to security expert Bruce Schneier Continue Reading

June 10, 2016 10Jun2016 News

Small businesses bearing the brunt of cyber crime, says FSB

The Federation of Small Businesses is calling for more government support for its members in defending against cyber threats Continue Reading

June 09, 2016 09Jun2016 Blog Post

The voter registration website crash - fingers point to software problems ...and the Foreign Office

The government has not yet released an official explanation for the crash of the UK voter registration website earlier this week – but Computer Weekly has learned the likely cause. How ironic it ... Continue Reading

June 09, 2016 09Jun2016 News

Edge datacentres hailed as answer to latency concerns in IoT era

With user demand for low-latency, high-performing applications, delegates at Datacloud Europe 2016 hail edge datacentres as the answer Continue Reading

June 08, 2016 08Jun2016 News

Staff crave positive digital leadership

While people are comfortable using digital technologies at home, the majority don’t have access to, or have a negative view of, technology at work, according to a survey Continue Reading

June 08, 2016 08Jun2016 News

Citrix expands in Middle East with first Saudi Arabia office

Citrix is increasing its presence in the Middle East, opening its first office in Saudi Arabia with plans to expand into Qatar and Egypt Continue Reading

June 07, 2016 07Jun2016 News

Internet traffic to triple by 2020, says Cisco

The latest edition of Cisco’s Visual Networking Index predicts a near tripling of internet traffic during the coming years as more than a billion people come online Continue Reading

June 07, 2016 07Jun2016 News

Unlicensed software rife among Asean computer users, says BSA

The Asean region has the highest levels of unlicensed software use, according to the 2016 Global Software Survey from the Business Software Alliance (BSA) Continue Reading

June 07, 2016 07Jun2016 News

Millions of sensitive IT services exposed to the internet, study finds

Encryption should become the default as study reveals millions of sensitive services are exposed to the internet, says Rapid7 Continue Reading

June 07, 2016 07Jun2016 E-Zine

Apple lures open source developers with Swift

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at Apple’s plan to woo open source developers to its Swift programming language. DevOps practitioners are warning of growing stress on IT operations staff through the growth of continuous development practices... Continue Reading

June 06, 2016 06Jun2016 E-Zine

CW ANZ: June 2016

Read how scientists at a major Australian university are benefiting from the latest storage technology to help them get the most out of advanced IT already in place. More than 100 scientific teams share the sophisticated high-performance computer ... Continue Reading

June 06, 2016 06Jun2016 E-Zine

CW ASEAN: June 2016

In this issue we look at a software-defined approach to storage management that combines storage, compute, networking and virtualization technologies. We find out how popular these hyper-converged and converged storage systems are among ... Continue Reading

June 06, 2016 06Jun2016 In Depth

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