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August 17, 2018 17Aug2018 In Depth

Nigel Shadbolt on why the UK is well placed to lead on the ethics of AI

Nigel Shadbolt, principal of Jesus College, Oxford and co-founder of the Open Data Institute, underscores the ethics of artificial intelligence, and says it will shape the naked ape as tools always have Continue Reading

August 17, 2018 17Aug2018 News

Home Office preps for migration of police IT systems to AWS cloud

Digital Marketplace tender document reveals the Home Office is on the hunt for an IT supplier to support its work in migrating core police IT systems from an on-premise datacentre to the AWS cloud Continue Reading

August 17, 2018 17Aug2018 News

Cyber Security Challenge UK to scale up

Cybersecurity Challenge UK plans to scale up its events and its role in coordinating UK industry efforts to attract talented people to the cyber security profession Continue Reading

August 17, 2018 17Aug2018 In Depth

National Archives races to create electronic archive of EU law before Brexit

The National Archives faces challenges converting the EU's enormous library of laws into a publicly accessible UK archive ahead of Brexit. The Archives’ digital director, John Sheridan, explains how Continue Reading

August 17, 2018 17Aug2018 News

Office 365 outage: Sign-in issues blight users across Europe and the US

Microsoft claims to have resolved a “subscription activation” issue that left Office 365 users unable to access its services yesterday Continue Reading

August 17, 2018 17Aug2018 News

Apple confirms teen hacker took no customer data

Teenage “fan” who broke into Apple’s mainframe from his home in Melbourne is believed to have downloaded 90GB of secure files, but no customer data Continue Reading

August 17, 2018 17Aug2018 Blog Post

Australian e-commerce company shrugs off US behemoths with cloud move

Australia's eCorner has signed a deal with Macquarie Cloud Services to help it use public cloud services to fend off growing competition from larger US providers. The Sydney-based e-commerce ... Continue Reading

August 17, 2018 17Aug2018 Blog Post

Nothing too fishy about Skuid [squid] application templates

Before we start, we need to understand how to pronounce cloud application development company Skuid. Go on, we dare you… we double dare you. Did you say skew-id, skood or scho-eey-dee? Wrong, it’s ... Continue Reading

August 17, 2018 17Aug2018 News

ASEAN firms need to overcome DevOps hurdles

Southeast Asia has had pockets of success with DevOps, but most organisations across the region will need to overcome cultural and legacy challenges to succeed Continue Reading

August 17, 2018 17Aug2018 News

CIOs being welcomed back to marketing

The role of CIOs in shaping the technology buying decisions of marketers is being reinstated as more marketers realise the importance of integrating their services with IT systems Continue Reading

August 16, 2018 16Aug2018 News

Trump sparks speculation after repealing cyber attack restraints

The US president has sparked speculation about US policy on launching cyber attacks by repealing Obama-era restraints, underlining the need for international rules on cyber warfare Continue Reading

August 16, 2018 16Aug2018 News

Industry excitement as Stem A-level numbers rise

The number of students taking and achieving grades in A-levels related to science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) is on the rise this year, giving the industry hope for the future Continue Reading

August 16, 2018 16Aug2018 In Depth

Tips on reducing unnecessary cloud service costs

As IT departments prepare their 2019 budgets, we assess how to avoid paying too much for cloud services Continue Reading

August 16, 2018 16Aug2018 News

New broadband network builder British Fibre Networks starts roll-out

Recently established full-fibre broadband network builder BFN has ambitions to connect new-build homes to ultrafast services Continue Reading

August 16, 2018 16Aug2018 Blog Post

Progress open sources ABL code in Spark Toolkit

New England headquartered application development company Progress is flexing its programmer credentials this month. The Massachusetts-HQ’d firm has now come forward with its Progress Spark ... Continue Reading

August 16, 2018 16Aug2018 News

Virgin Atlantic signs five-year IT infrastructure delivery and management deal with Exponential-e

Transatlantic airline claims teaming up with Exponential-e will provide its IT team with the "technology backbone" needed to roll out improvements to its customer-facing services Continue Reading

August 16, 2018 16Aug2018 Blog Post

Moving to the cloud: Start small, think big

In this guest post, Allan Brearley, cloud practice lead at IT services consultancy ECS, advises enterprises to start small to achieve big change in their organisations with cloud. The success of ... Continue Reading

August 16, 2018 16Aug2018 News

Global infosec spending to top $114bn in 2018, says Gartner

The need for improved detection, response and privacy is driving the demand for security products and services in response to security risks, business needs and industry changes, Gartner reveals Continue Reading

August 16, 2018 16Aug2018 News

HMRC goes live with first phase of customs IT system

HMRC’s Customs Declaration Service is now live, and a small group of importers can use the system to make ‘certain types of supplementary declarations’ Continue Reading

August 16, 2018 16Aug2018 News

CEO Robbins puts multi-cloud at the heart of Cisco’s business

Placing the supplier at the heart of the enterprise transition to multi-cloud environments seems to be paying off for Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins Continue Reading

August 16, 2018 16Aug2018 In Depth

Inside DevOps, containers and enterprise security

Global corporates are waking up to containers and orchestrated containerisation for software development that is fast and safe. Computer Weekly looks at the best approach to ensure security is not compromised along the way Continue Reading

August 16, 2018 16Aug2018 Blog Post

Is IBM relevant to today’s mainstream?

When IT vendors talk about the market, they tend to focus on how they would like the world to be rather than how it actually is. This often means they fail to connect as well as they could with the ... Continue Reading

August 16, 2018 16Aug2018 News

Lidl dumps €500m SAP project

Discount supermarket chain Lidl has spent millions on a SAP Hana system, and found it will need to spend even more to make it work Continue Reading

August 16, 2018 16Aug2018 News

Google Chrome flaw puts privacy at risk

Imperva security researcher urges Google Chrome users to update to the latest version after discovering a vulnerability that could be exploited to uncover private data Continue Reading

August 15, 2018 15Aug2018 News

Australian enterprises warming up to DevOps

The burgeoning DevOps culture in Australia has attracted new market players and led major banks and telcos to embrace the movement to get development and operations teams working in unison Continue Reading

August 15, 2018 15Aug2018 E-Zine

CW ANZ: Gearing up for 5G

The potential benefits of 5G are certainly promising in Australia, which is seen as a test bed for 5G services with the country’s dense cities and wide open spaces. Indeed, telcos in Australia have used the recent Commonwealth Games on the Gold ... Continue Reading

August 15, 2018 15Aug2018 E-Zine

CW ASEAN: Preparing for 5G

As telcos gear up to roll out the first 5G networks, enterprises are keen to see how they can take advantage of faster 5G connectivity to support a broad range of applications, from the internet-of-things to high-fidelity remote applications. In ... Continue Reading

August 15, 2018 15Aug2018 Blog Post

Taste the deference

Sainsbury’s is trialling its first ever till-free supermarket, entrusting us with the task of scanning our own items via our smartphones. This comes as good news for those of us who feel the ... Continue Reading

August 15, 2018 15Aug2018 News

Scotland's Improvement Service signs up to pilot digital identity platform

The Improvement Service will pilot the Yoti digital identity platform, test the use of blockchain applications and take a cloud first approach with its myaccount citizen portal Continue Reading

August 15, 2018 15Aug2018 News

Apple faces strong competition from Amazon

As Apple is set to become the first trillion dollar company, a strong rival is only just behind – and it's not Google or Samsung. Continue Reading

August 15, 2018 15Aug2018 Opinion

Why your marketing team needs help from IT more than ever

Some IT and marketing departments have a troubled history of working together, but better collaboration is essential to make a success of digital transformation Continue Reading

August 15, 2018 15Aug2018 News

IR35 tech compliance will take private sector 'over a year' to achieve, warns accounting trade body

The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) cautions HM Revenue & Customs against rushing out IR35 reforms to the private sector, claiming it will take most businesses at least one tax year to ready their software systems for the move Continue Reading

August 15, 2018 15Aug2018 News

The National Archives deploys Egress to support FoI requests

Egress Secure Workspace is being used by the Advisory Council for The National Archives, who require a collaboration environment to assess FoI requests Continue Reading

August 15, 2018 15Aug2018 News

AI provides immediate diagnosis for serious eye conditions, research finds

Artificial intelligence could diagnose eye conditions within seconds, and with the same accuracy as human experts, research finds Continue Reading

August 15, 2018 15Aug2018 News

ICS security at risk in key verticals, report shows

The security of industrial control systems (ICS) is at risk in key verticals due to under staffing, under investment and human error, a report reveals Continue Reading

August 15, 2018 15Aug2018 News

Quest goes software-only with QoreStor. Next stop, the cloud

Quest makes backup product software-defined with QoreStor, with dedupe functionality that can be added to other backup products, and plans cloud backup with native storage next Continue Reading

August 15, 2018 15Aug2018 Blog Post

Why Graph Needs an SQL

This is a guest blogpost by Neo4j co-founder and CEO Emil Eifrem, who explains why his sector needs its own ‘General Query Language’. In the same way that SQL helped facilitate the growth and ... Continue Reading

August 15, 2018 15Aug2018 Blog Post

Ocsico: how NLP can help revamp customer experience

The following post is a guest piece written by Katrine Spirina in her role as an in-house technology journalist with software development company Ocsico covering trends in web and mobile ... Continue Reading

August 15, 2018 15Aug2018 News

O2 tests Li-Fi transmission technology to enhance home networks

Mobile operator O2 is testing the application of Li-Fi technology, using LED light bulbs to transmit data packets, to enhance consumer wireless networks Continue Reading

August 15, 2018 15Aug2018 In Depth

Hybrid cloud a key milestone on the road to cloud storage

The cloud seems to lend itself to use as a storage location. There are lots of bumps in the road, however, and hybrid cloud should be a key medium-term aim for organisations Continue Reading

August 15, 2018 15Aug2018 News

Intel releases fix for latest chip security flaws

Businesses and consumers are advised to download security updates from Intel for new security flaws that could allow attackers to access protected data, but some cloud providers could see a performance impact Continue Reading

August 15, 2018 15Aug2018 News

Alibaba eyes retail sector with new cloud offerings

Chinese cloud supplier says retailers will be able to use its machine learning platform to understand consumer preferences, among a slew of services it is making available globally for the first time Continue Reading

August 14, 2018 14Aug2018 News

Businesses urged to patch Microsoft flaw allowing MFA bypass

Security researchers are urging enterprises to update their software after the discovery of a vulnerability that could undermine the security provided by multifactor authentication Continue Reading

August 14, 2018 14Aug2018 News

Waste heat from Digiplex's Nordic datacentre to warm 5,000 Oslo homes

Nordic datacentre operator Digiplex is expanding its commitment to running its facilities in a sustainable way by agreeing to reuse its waste heat to warm homes in Oslo Continue Reading

August 14, 2018 14Aug2018 In Depth

Sustainability and the smartphone: How to give your old device a second life

Find out what happens to your smartphone after you’re finished with it and why you should commit to the circular economy Continue Reading

August 14, 2018 14Aug2018 Opinion

Security Think Tank: Outsource security operations, not control

What critical security controls can be outsourced and how do organisations, SMEs in particular, maintain confidence that they are being managed effectively and appropriately? Continue Reading

August 14, 2018 14Aug2018 News

NHS Digital staff at risk of redundancy as part of restructure

More than 600 NHS Digital employees have been told they may have to reapply for their jobs, as redundancies loom in the first wave of the organisation’s restructure Continue Reading

August 14, 2018 14Aug2018 News

CIO interview: Richard Corbridge, CDIO, Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Leeds Teaching Hospitals’ new chief digital and information officer is putting together a plan for smarter use of information Continue Reading

August 14, 2018 14Aug2018 News

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust to get full EPR

The trust is extending its partnership with Allscripts as it signs up to the supplier’s electronic patient record system Continue Reading

August 14, 2018 14Aug2018 News

Ireland’s planning laws cited as ‘risk’ to government’s public sector datacentre plan

The Irish government concedes in tender document that country’s complex planning laws could put at risk government plans to build a public sector datacentre in Kildare Continue Reading

August 14, 2018 14Aug2018 News

Consumers accept fraud danger as online shopping increases, research finds

The majority of UK consumers see the threat of online fraud as “inevitable” as e-commerce popularity rises Continue Reading

August 14, 2018 14Aug2018 News

Digital projects failing because of poor databases

Legacy databases are unsuitable to run modern digitisation initiatives. Teams risk losing their jobs if their projects fail, warns Couchbase Continue Reading

August 14, 2018 14Aug2018 News

Phishing remains top fraud enabler, RSA reports

Phishing is the most popular way of enabling fraud for cyber criminals, who are also increasingly using rogue mobile apps, mobile browsers and social media, a report reveals Continue Reading

August 14, 2018 14Aug2018 News

Scottish property developer picks Hyperoptic full-fibre broadband

New-build developments in Glasgow set to receive gigabit full-fibre broadband connections Continue Reading

August 14, 2018 14Aug2018 Blog Post

How automation can help create value, the 5th ‘v’ of data

This is a guest blogpost by Neil Barton, CTO, WhereScape For CDOs, defining the data and analytics strategy for their organization is increasingly the most important aspect of their job, with 86% ... Continue Reading

August 14, 2018 14Aug2018 E-Zine

Cyber attackers target infrastructure

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out about the growing sophistication of cyber attackers who specialise in industrial control systems. They are fast, efficient and able to move between IT and OT environments. We also discover how few ... Continue Reading

August 14, 2018 14Aug2018 Blog Post

Amazon open sources Alexa ‘auto’ SDK for cars

Cloud giant Amazon has announced the open source release of its Alexa Auto SDK (Software Development Kit). The news comes from the company’s Amazon Voice Services (AVS) division. The SDK is ... Continue Reading

August 14, 2018 14Aug2018 E-Handbook

A Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to automation and AI in systems management

Automation has the potential to revolutionise your business. In this 14-page buyer’s guide, Computer Weekly looks at the progress being made in the automation of systems management, the increased efficiency of artificial intelligence and the changes... Continue Reading

August 14, 2018 14Aug2018 News

Driverless cars heading for Bromley and Croydon

A 10-month data-gathering exercise will pave the way for an autonomous vehicle ride-sharing service to start operation in 2019 Continue Reading

August 14, 2018 14Aug2018 News

UK banks under pressure to improve downtime reporting under new FCA rules

To make it easier for customers to compare and switch between current account providers, UK banks are under pressure to improve their reporting processes for downtime and security incidents Continue Reading

August 14, 2018 14Aug2018 News

FBI warns of global ATM cyber crime spree

The FBI has issued a warning to banks that cyber criminals are planning to steal millions in a coordinated worldwide attack on cash machines Continue Reading

August 14, 2018 14Aug2018 News

How Unit4 punches above its weight in APAC

The supplier of enterprise resource planning software is giving users the ability to tweak its software easily without the need for consultants, turning the traditional enterprise software business model on its head Continue Reading

August 13, 2018 13Aug2018 News

EE best for UK mobile performance, study finds

Users of EE’s 4G mobile network receive the best overall experience in the UK, according to RootMetrics’ latest study Continue Reading

August 13, 2018 13Aug2018 In Depth

Servitisation: What it is and how it can transform companies

The idea that every product-based company needs to put service first is a radical shift in how businesses organise themselves. Is it more than rhetoric? Continue Reading

August 13, 2018 13Aug2018 News

ICO strengthens commitment to technology and innovation

Information Commissioner’s Office has demonstrated its commitment to technology and innovation by appointing a new executive director to focus on this area Continue Reading

August 13, 2018 13Aug2018 Blog Post

How churn is breaking the telecoms market – and what service providers can do about it

This is a guest blog post by Brendan O’Rourke, head of design at BriteBill, an Amdocs company. It’s no secret that today’s customers are more demanding than previous generations. They share their ... Continue Reading

August 13, 2018 13Aug2018 News

Banks lead in digital era fraud detection

All e-commerce businesses should follow the banks’ lead in how to detect fraud in the digital era, says RSA fraud and risk expert Continue Reading

August 13, 2018 13Aug2018 Blog Post

What to expect from SAP SuccessFactors SuccessConnect 2018

SAP is about to embark upon the US leg of its SAP SuccessFactors SuccessConnect conference series… so what can we expect? With the European element of this conference having already been staged in ... Continue Reading

August 13, 2018 13Aug2018 News

Most security pros concerned about election infrastructure

A majority of information security professionals believe that election infrastructure is vulnerable to cyber attack, a survey shows Continue Reading

August 13, 2018 13Aug2018 News

Government pumps £51m into Welsh tech hub

Chancellor Philip Hammond promises £51m in additional investment for researchers and entrepreneurs to drive tech innovation in Wales Continue Reading

August 13, 2018 13Aug2018 Blog Post

Why log analytics should be ‘metrics first’

Open source log file analytics specialist InfluxData is insistent that we should take a ‘metrics first’ approach to log analysis. The company says believes in a metrics first approach that provides ... Continue Reading

August 13, 2018 13Aug2018 News

Oracle accused of ‘misleading’ investors over source of cloud revenue growth

Database software giant faces claims in the US that it misled investors and analysts over the source of its cloud revenue growth Continue Reading

August 13, 2018 13Aug2018 News

UK firms concerned about cyber arms race

Continuous investment and activity are key in the cyber arms race, according to Databarracks, as research shows UK firms are worried about keeping up with security challenges Continue Reading

August 13, 2018 13Aug2018 News

HP Inc to kit out new Spurs stadium

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is building a technically advanced stadium to take fan experience to new heights. It will include zBook workstations, as used on the International Space Station Continue Reading

August 13, 2018 13Aug2018 News

Millions of businesses vulnerable to fax-based cyber attack

Hackers could exploit security vulnerabilities in fax machines to launch cyber attacks in millions of organisations around the world, researchers warn, underlining the need for cyber resilience Continue Reading

August 12, 2018 12Aug2018 News

Over 146 billion records to be stolen over next five years

The US will bear the brunt of data exfiltration efforts by cyber criminals, though Asia-Pacific nations such as Singapore will not be spared Continue Reading

August 10, 2018 10Aug2018 News

Mimecast extends core email security to enable cyber resilience

Mimecast continues to widen its cyber security capability through in-house development and strategic acquisition, as well as extend its core email security technologies to all other areas it applies Continue Reading

August 10, 2018 10Aug2018 Blog Post

What will Liam Maxwell’s departure from government mean for digital?

Will Liam Maxwell’s departure be the straw that broke the camel’s back when it comes to government’s progress on digital? Continue Reading

August 10, 2018 10Aug2018 News

Butlin’s warns of potential personal data breach

Holiday camp chain blames cyber breach on a phishing attack, implying that attackers were able to steal user credentials to access customer data – and underlining the need for security awareness training Continue Reading

August 10, 2018 10Aug2018 News

Atos sets out vision for a digital Scotland

Scotland has the potential to create a competitive advantage in the global economy through digital technologies, and could even become a cloud datacentre hub, according to Atos Continue Reading

August 10, 2018 10Aug2018 News

NCR patches ATM vulnerabilities

NCR has patched ATM vulnerabilities discovered by Positive Technologies Continue Reading

August 10, 2018 10Aug2018 News

Microsoft looks at a Windows VM to sandbox rogue code

A feature revealed in the Windows Insider programme may appear in a future Windows 10 update for enterprises Continue Reading

August 09, 2018 09Aug2018 News

Education secretary urges tech industry to transform classrooms

Education secretary Damian Hinds has called upon large technology firms to use tech to tackle some of the biggest issues in schools Continue Reading

August 09, 2018 09Aug2018 News

Under half of firms use vulnerability assessments

Less than half of organisations base their cyber defences on strategic vulnerability assessments, and a third of these do the bare minimum to meet compliance requirements, a study shows Continue Reading

August 09, 2018 09Aug2018 Blog Post

AI makes wallies of us all

As much as we try to embrace all the various wonders of modern technology, we still turn into Danny DeVito’s character as the bitter, resentful father in Matilda whenever we see a news story about ... Continue Reading

August 09, 2018 09Aug2018 News

Photobox gets snappy with mass-data migration to AWS cloud

Photobox Group’s CTO, Richard Orme, has revealed details of how a mass-data migration to the Amazon Web Services cloud has set the firm on the path to embrace artificial intelligence Continue Reading

August 09, 2018 09Aug2018 News

ICO fines Emma’s Diary £140,000

The UK’s privacy watchdog has fined a marketing company for illegally collecting and selling personal information for political campaigning Continue Reading

August 09, 2018 09Aug2018 E-Handbook

Google Cloud in the Enterprise: What you need to know

In this e-guide, we provide a round-up of everything that took place at this year’s Google Cloud Next, including a run through of all the key announcements made at the show and what they mean for the enterprise. Continue Reading

August 09, 2018 09Aug2018 News

Ex-HMRC tax inspector sounds alarm over suitability of IR35 online status checker tool

As the private sector consultation on IR35 draws to a close, a former HM Revenue & Customs inspector calls into further question the suitability of the government's online tool for assessing contractors’ tax status Continue Reading

August 09, 2018 09Aug2018 E-Handbook

Data integration to support modern BI and advanced analytics programmes

In this e-guide we discuss why data integration and preparation are the unsung heroes of modern BI and advanced analytics. More so than ever, it would seem, due to the ever-increasing volume and variety of data. Continue Reading

August 09, 2018 09Aug2018 News

UK above average on strategic use of analytics

The UK has slightly more chief data officers than the global average, which helps drive strategic initiatives – but security is still seen as a major hurdle Continue Reading

August 09, 2018 09Aug2018 News

Rentokil robot Trevor kills off mundane processes

Pest control firm has deployed artificial intelligence robots to take out manual processes and progress its learning organisation approach Continue Reading

August 09, 2018 09Aug2018 Blog Post

Linux Deep Learning expands: answer is still 42

The Linux Foundation Deep Learning Foundation (LF DLF) has announced five new members: Ciena, DiDi, Intel, Orange and Red Hat. As an umbrella organization of The Linux Foundation itself, the LF DLF ... Continue Reading

August 09, 2018 09Aug2018 News

Smart cities a tempting target for cyber attackers

Smart cities are an attractive target for cyber attackers because of the growing number of connected systems embedded throughout their infrastructure Continue Reading

August 09, 2018 09Aug2018 E-Zine

CW Benelux: Netherlands to experiment with self-driving trains

In this issue, read how Dutch railway operator ProRail will test self-driving trains on a small set of railroad tracks to learn if they can be part of the country’s notoriously busy network. Also, find out how a network of smart towns and cities is ... Continue Reading

August 09, 2018 09Aug2018 News

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