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2018 Stories

• July 03, 2018 03Jul2018 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Use pass phrases and 2FA to beef up access control

  In light of the fact complex passwords are not as strong as most people think, and that most password strategies inevitably lead to people following them blindly, what actually makes a good password – and when is a password alone not enough? Continue Reading

• July 03, 2018 03Jul2018 News

  IT service provider HCL acquires sector expertise as part of European strategy

  Indian IT services firm boosts its European car industry credentials though multi-million Euro investment Continue Reading

• July 03, 2018 03Jul2018 News

  NHS data breach caused details of 150,000 patients to be shared

  The NHS has inadvertently shared the confidential data of 150,000 patients over a three-year period due to a coding error in one of the most common GP IT systems Continue Reading

• July 03, 2018 03Jul2018 In Depth

  Containers and storage: Array suppliers’ container capabilities

  We look at what the big five storage array makers – Dell EMC, Hitachi, HPE, IBM and NetApp – are doing to provide persistent storage for container-based deployments Continue Reading

• July 03, 2018 03Jul2018 News

  New thinking from tech startups could help solve construction project issues

  Three startups shortlisted to join ConstrucTech accelerator to work on innovative technologies to reduce project delays and overspend Continue Reading

• July 03, 2018 03Jul2018 News

  Government welcomes Lords AI report, vaunts industrial strategy

  The government has published its official, supportive response to the House of Lords select committee report on artificial intelligence, published earlier this year Continue Reading

• July 03, 2018 03Jul2018 News

  Feds expand Facebook data sharing probe

  The US federal probe into Facebook’s data sharing practices is expanding and MEPs are considering new measures as the firm reveals it granted extended access to 61 companies and admits to another data sharing software bug Continue Reading

• July 03, 2018 03Jul2018 News

  Take our 2018 salary survey and tell us what you think about your job in IT

  Computer Weekly's annual salary survey aims to reveal IT professionals' attitudes to employment and training Continue Reading

• July 03, 2018 03Jul2018 News

  Government launches G-Cloud 10

  The 10th iteration of G-Cloud is now live, with more than 3,500 suppliers awarded a place on the procurement framework Continue Reading

• July 03, 2018 03Jul2018 Blog Post

  The 5 API cornerstones of ADE (API Development Environment)

  Slightly cheesy with a dash of spin perhaps? But API (Application Programming Interface) development is now a real 'thing', so should we look more deeply into what API development involves? For ... Continue Reading

• July 03, 2018 03Jul2018 News

  Food Standards Agency pilots blockchain in slaughterhouse

  Distributed ledger technology trialled in cattle slaughterhouse to improve transparency across the food supply chain Continue Reading

• July 03, 2018 03Jul2018 News

  UK financial services firms up tech investments to fuel new services

  Driven by the need to offer new services, as well as meet industry regulations, UK financial services firms are increasing spending on IT Continue Reading

• July 03, 2018 03Jul2018 Blog Post

  MongoDB World 2018: what you (and we) missed

  The Computer Weekly Developer Network shamefully missed its chance to attend MongoDB World 2018 for the USA leg of the schema-fluid developer-focused database company’s contribution to this year’s ... Continue Reading

• July 03, 2018 03Jul2018 News

  New deals bolster IBM’s European cloud business

  IBM has signed up a number of new customers for its European cloud, focusing on the platform and software services in the IBM public cloud Continue Reading

• July 03, 2018 03Jul2018 E-Zine

  Future-proofing Gatwick Airport’s networks

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, we go behind the scenes at London Gatwick Airport and talk to its CIO about a critical network upgrade to support passenger growth. Our latest buyer’s guide examines automation and intelligent systems management. And ... Continue Reading

• July 02, 2018 02Jul2018 News

  Case study: Logistics firm GWC moves from paper to digital HR in three months

  Qatar-based logistics firm Gulf Warehousing Company introduced smart appraisals for employees, cut the time it takes to recruit, and gave staff and managers access to accurate HR data by replacing paper systems with human resources software Continue Reading

• July 02, 2018 02Jul2018 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Put more layers around passwords to up security

  In light of the fact that complex passwords are not as strong as most people think and most password strategies inevitably lead to people following them blindly, what actually makes a good password and when is a password alone not enough? Continue Reading

• July 02, 2018 02Jul2018 News

  Oracle decides on Brussels for European fintech innovation centre

  Software giant Oracle chooses Brussels as the centre of its European financial technology innovation programme Continue Reading

• July 02, 2018 02Jul2018 News

  Linux targeted by illicit cryptocurrency miners

  Cryptojacking is increasingly being used by cyber criminals to raise funds, Watchguard report reveals Continue Reading

• July 02, 2018 02Jul2018 News

  Huge potential for use of big data to improve ambulance services, report finds

  King’s College London report says government should explore value of big data, and calls for London ambulance services to partner with TfL to navigate traffic ‘more intelligently’ Continue Reading

• July 02, 2018 02Jul2018 In Depth

  Let automation take away the tedium

  Computer Weekly looks at how far the suppliers of systems management tools and associated products have progressed with automation Continue Reading

• July 02, 2018 02Jul2018 News

  Department for Work and Pensions uses artificial intelligence to crack down on benefits fraud

  DWP has made several digital strides, including developing AI to track organised benefits fraud, moved more than 100 digital products to “new hosting arrangements” and made savings on technology contracts, according to its annual report Continue Reading

• July 02, 2018 02Jul2018 News

  Bolloré Group partners with Alibaba for cloud and co-development

  French transportation conglomerate will use Alibaba cloud, and Alibaba will look at using Bolloré's battery technology in its datacentres Continue Reading

• July 02, 2018 02Jul2018 Blog Post

  The pipeline problem; how do we get more girls into technology?

  In this guest post, Jo Morfee, co-founder of Innovate Her, discusses the UK's digital skills pipeline and how to encourage more girls to be part of it One of the main factors impeding technology ... Continue Reading

• July 02, 2018 02Jul2018 News

  Finland’s R&D spending is recovering after a lost decade

  The Finnish tech sector could benefit form better access to funds as the government prepares to increase spending on research and development Continue Reading

• July 02, 2018 02Jul2018 News

  HMRC deactivates record number of fake websites

  HM Revenue & Customs has removed more than 20,000 malicious websites in the past year, but warns people to stay alert to the threat from online fraudsters Continue Reading

• July 02, 2018 02Jul2018 News

  Singapore’s Fullerton Health gears up for the cloud

  Private healthcare service provider Fullerton Health is moving business applications to Microsoft’s cloud services before rolling out data analytics and artificial intelligence to enhance operations and patient care Continue Reading

• July 02, 2018 02Jul2018 Blog Post

  Compuware divvies up ‘diverse’ data, for DevOps

  Diversity matters, in all walks of life, obviously. Data diversity is also an issue because data comes in many ‘types’, that is - structured, unstructured, semi-structured, big, dark, geo-tagged, ... Continue Reading

• July 02, 2018 02Jul2018 Opinion

  The desire for perfect recycling is making the e-waste problem worse

  Shipping our electronic waste to poorer countries isn't going to solve the problem of recycling – there's a more economic solution Continue Reading

• July 01, 2018 01Jul2018 News

  Australian government grappling with digital transformation woes

  Digital transformation in Australia’s public sector has been beset by soaring rhetoric and vague aspirations by government, a new report reveals Continue Reading

• July 01, 2018 01Jul2018 Opinion

  Cyber security – why you’re doing it all wrong

  Most organisations can list the IT security tools and controls they have, so why do most of them still get the security basics wrong? Continue Reading

• June 29, 2018 29Jun2018 Blog Post

  Millennial versus Mature – who's the real IT security risk?

  Passwords have been the mainstay for securing applications, devices and the data they hold, pretty much ever since IT was invented. It’s an approach that has always had weaknesses though, mostly ... Continue Reading

• June 29, 2018 29Jun2018 News

  Amazon develops transgender resources for employees

  Online retail giant Amazon has launched a pack of resources to its UK employees to help make the workplace a more inclusive environment for transgender people Continue Reading

• June 29, 2018 29Jun2018 News

  UK government cyber security standard welcomed

  The information security community has welcomed the publication of the government’s minimum cyber security standard, which could be used by any organisation to improve its cyber defences Continue Reading

• June 29, 2018 29Jun2018 News

  GDPR exposes breach reporting flaws

  In the month since the GDPR compliance deadline, it has become clear that many organisations are not well prepared for personal data breach notifications, says PwC’s data protection lead Continue Reading

• June 29, 2018 29Jun2018 News

  Formula One switches from on-premise to machine learning on AWS

  Formula One plans to use advanced analytics to improve the data it can show to motor racing fans Continue Reading

• June 29, 2018 29Jun2018 In Depth

  Cloud storage: Amazon vs Azure vs Google vs IBM Softlayer

  Computer Weekly looks at the biggest four cloud storage providers, how they stand in the market, the products they offer, and which offers the widest range of products and features Continue Reading

• June 29, 2018 29Jun2018 News

  Home Office criticised over ESN review progress

  In an appearance before the Public Accounts Committee, Home Office permanent secretary Philip Rutnam defended the progress of the ESN project review Continue Reading

• June 29, 2018 29Jun2018 Blog Post

  IT On A Budget? Still Plenty Of Investment Money Around...

  IT is often two-faced and never more so than when it comes to the financial health of the industry. Speak to one set and they'll tell you how tight it is, scrapping for every penny of profit, and ... Continue Reading

• June 29, 2018 29Jun2018 News

  UK police forces are not taking advantage of digital, says policing minister

  Embracing technology remains one of the biggest challenges facing UK police forces, according to policing minister Nick Hurd Continue Reading

• June 29, 2018 29Jun2018 News

  Openreach starts full-fibre roll-out in Exeter

  Network builder Openreach adds Exeter to its Fibre First FTTP broadband roll-out Continue Reading

• June 29, 2018 29Jun2018 Blog Post

  Who’s your Cloud Daddy developer daddy?

  Who’s your daddy? -- sang the Zombies in their 1967 hit Time Of The Season. Then came Ray Winstone in Scum in 1979, he was certainly the daddy. Fast forward to 2018 and who’s the daddy? Secure ... Continue Reading

• June 29, 2018 29Jun2018 News

  NHS Digital signs three-year cyber security partnership with IBM

  Partnership with IBM aims to bolster cyber security responses and defences, including expanding NHS Digital’s Cyber Security and Operations Centre Continue Reading

• June 29, 2018 29Jun2018 News

  UK biometrics strategy criticised for lack of content

  The long-awaited government biometrics strategy falls short of the mark, say critics, failing to provide a detailed and coherent strategy or governance framework Continue Reading

• June 29, 2018 29Jun2018 News

  British Muslim considers appeal after court rules repeated terrorism stops are legal

  Muzaffar Abdullah, a 37-year-old gas engineer who has been stopped and questioned by police at airports at least 10 times, is considering an appeal after being found guilty of wilful obstruction for refusing to answer questions under controversial ... Continue Reading

• June 28, 2018 28Jun2018 Blog Post

  Introducing Ukip’s meme team

  Somewhere deep in cyber space, a clutch of the internet’s more eccentric alt-right YouTubers have collaborated to join Ukip for a bit of attention, and the dotty old right-wing Eurosceptics have ... Continue Reading

• June 28, 2018 28Jun2018 News

  Supercomputing Wales partners with Atos and Dell to bring HPC to universities

  Deal will bring high-performance computing to four universities to drive research across various sectors Continue Reading

• June 28, 2018 28Jun2018 In Depth

  Manufacturers, technology and the fourth industrial revolution

  A look at some of the innovations and technology investment focus areas for today’s manufacturing industry Continue Reading

• June 28, 2018 28Jun2018 News

  TfL partners with Siemens to revamp traffic network for connected cars

  A traffic control system being developed by Siemens and TfL will propel traffic management into the era of the internet of things Continue Reading

• June 28, 2018 28Jun2018 News

  First Lorca cohort to focus on security orchestration

  The first companies to benefit from the new London cyber innovation centre will focus on cyber security orchestration and automation Continue Reading

• June 28, 2018 28Jun2018 News

  Google courts Hollywood creative community with Los Angeles cloud datacentre region

  Google is making a concerted effort to win over the media and entertainment industry with its cloud offerings by pairing the opening of a new datacentre region with services tailored towards Hollywood creatives Continue Reading

• June 28, 2018 28Jun2018 News

  UK tech startup wants businesses to share their surplus compute capacity to run its cloud

  UK-based startup DADI is taking on the hyperscale giants in a bid to “democratise” the cloud and create an internet that is majority owned by the public Continue Reading

• June 28, 2018 28Jun2018 News

  Significant challenges remain with HMRC’s customs IT system, says NAO

  HM Revenue and Customs has reduced “some risks” in its customs declaration service’s readiness for Brexit, but the tight timetable remains a “major challenge”, says National Audit Office Continue Reading

• June 28, 2018 28Jun2018 Blog Post

  Collaboration, communication and more effective meetings

  The last visit to Unified Comms (UC) expo in London reinforced a view that this sector is slightly misnamed. The attempt a few years ago to tack ‘and collaboration’ (UC&C) onto the end seemed ... Continue Reading

• June 28, 2018 28Jun2018 News

  IT decision-makers increasingly opt for cloud-native architectures

  The world of IT is now much more multi-platform and the underlying architecture is cloud-native, according to a new survey from Cloud Foundry Continue Reading

• June 28, 2018 28Jun2018 News

  Almost 30% of LGBT+ young people choose to avoid a Stem career

  A large number of young people who identify as LGBTUA+ have avoided choosing a career in science, technology, engineering and maths because of discrimination fears Continue Reading

• June 28, 2018 28Jun2018 News

  Two further regions join care record exemplar programme

  Yorkshire and Humber and Thames Valley have been chosen by NHS England to join the three other care record exemplars, each receiving up to £7.5m to speed up delivery of integrated health and care Continue Reading

• June 28, 2018 28Jun2018 News

  Ticketmaster warns of third-party data breach

  Ticketmaster has warned of a potential data breach through malware found in a third-party customer support service, underlining the importance of supply chain security Continue Reading

• June 28, 2018 28Jun2018 News

  University of Melbourne claims quantum computing breakthrough

  Australian scientists have simulated the power of quantum computing on classical computers to solve a mathematical problem, paving the way for future breakthroughs in the nascent field Continue Reading

• June 27, 2018 27Jun2018 News

  PizzaExpress launches augmented reality football game

  Italian restaurant chain PizzaExpress has launched an augmented reality football game for customers to play during meals Continue Reading

• June 27, 2018 27Jun2018 News

  Nationwide Building Society to fund tech startups to the tune of £50m

  With an available fund of £50m, Nationwide Building Society is the latest traditional financial services provider to support tech startups Continue Reading

• June 27, 2018 27Jun2018 News

  Lorca will help drive UK cyber exports, says ex-GCHQ boss

  New London cyber security innovation centre will help to boost exports of UK cyber security expertise, says former GCHQ director Continue Reading

• June 27, 2018 27Jun2018 News

  BBC launches online archive for 1980s Computer Literacy Project

  Archive will enable people to read up on a 10-year project developed by the BBC in the 1980s Continue Reading

• June 27, 2018 27Jun2018 News

  Brexit a greater risk to UK financial system than cyber attack

  While Brexit is seen as the biggest risk to the stability of the UK financial system, cyber attack is the most difficult risk to manage for over half of firms Continue Reading

• June 27, 2018 27Jun2018 News

  Government must challenge popular smart city misconceptions

  A report by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Smart Cities says many people feel alienated by the concept, and calls on the government to challenge some popular misconceptions Continue Reading

• June 27, 2018 27Jun2018 News

  Cyber criminals 'infect and collect' in cryptojacking surge

  Illicit cryptocurrency mining offers cyber criminals lower risk, higher efficacy and greater ease of making money, adding passive exploitation to ransomware extortion, data breach theft and fraud, a report reveals Continue Reading

• June 27, 2018 27Jun2018 News

  Brent Council tenants to receive full-fibre broadband service

  Borough-wide FTTP broadband roll-out could address up to 100,000 homes and businesses in North London Continue Reading

• June 27, 2018 27Jun2018 Photo Story

  Surface 2: Microsoft uses latest hardware to showcase Windows updates

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  Surface 2: Surface Studio offers designers a 28 inch display

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• June 27, 2018 27Jun2018 Photo Story

  Surface 2: Surface Hub 2 targets intelligent conference rooms

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  Surface 2: Introducing the Surface Book 2

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  Surface 2: Surface Book 2 takes on Mac Book Pro

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• June 27, 2018 27Jun2018 Photo Story

  Surface 2 family reboots desktop

  Microsoft's latest range of Surface 2 devices provide tight integration with Windows 10, PowerBI and Office 365, giving users a new approach to working Continue Reading

• June 27, 2018 27Jun2018 News

  Technology key to keeping staff happy

  Giving employees access to the latest technologies will improve their satisfaction and increase productivity, survey shows Continue Reading

• June 27, 2018 27Jun2018 News

  HSBC puts humanoid in New York branch

  HSBC has put its first humanoid member of staff into a branch role in New York City Continue Reading

• June 27, 2018 27Jun2018 News

  AI and other tech key to post-Brexit success, says Matt Hancock

  Digital secretary Matt Hancock highlights the importance of emerging technologies to the future of the UK at the opening of London’s cyber security innovation centre Continue Reading

• June 27, 2018 27Jun2018 Blog Post

  MapD gets granular on spatio-temporal data

  What’s better than data analytics? Well, one answer is Marmite mixed with peanut butter and orange marmalade, obviously. MapD Technologies thinks it can go one better. The company’s spin doctors ... Continue Reading

• June 27, 2018 27Jun2018 News

  TeenTech announces its 2018 award winners

  Not-for-profit TeenTech announces the winners of its annual awards that showcase students who have used technology to solve real-world problems Continue Reading

• June 27, 2018 27Jun2018 News

  Global IoT security standard remains elusive

  Despite the lack of a global internet of things security standard, existing security frameworks are on the same page in areas such as device upgradability and data stewardship Continue Reading

• June 26, 2018 26Jun2018 News

  GDS is trying to democratise digital, says Cunnington

  GDS boss Kevin Cunnington offers departments help with Brexit and says GDS is working to solve the “hardest problems”, as well as mapping innovation across government Continue Reading

• June 26, 2018 26Jun2018 News

  SSE Enterprise Telecoms bids to solve UK’s backhaul problem

  By layering Infinera technology over its existing network, SSE Enterprise Telecoms plans to deliver what it refers to as a ‘dark fibre-like’ access product for communications services providers Continue Reading

• June 26, 2018 26Jun2018 In Depth

  How the internet of things and edge data impact data storage

  Remote device data poses challenges for the datacentre, but edge processing, analytics and the cloud can help businesses profit from the promise of the internet of things Continue Reading

• June 26, 2018 26Jun2018 News

  British Muslim challenges use of intelligence databases for repeated police stops

  Muzaffar Abdullah is challenging police use of intelligence databases to repeatedly stop and question Muslims, after being arrested for refusing to answer questions under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000. His lawyers say he had been stopped at ... Continue Reading

• June 26, 2018 26Jun2018 News

  High-Tech Bridge bets on machine learning capabilities

  Machine learning has a great potential to drive the automation of some security tasks to free up information security professionals to do more strategic work, says High-Tech Bridge founder Continue Reading

• June 26, 2018 26Jun2018 Blog Post

  Who is right on blockchain Gartner or Deloitte, or even both?

  It is hard to tell the real status of blockchain take up because there is so much background noise Continue Reading

• June 26, 2018 26Jun2018 Opinion

  Digital transformation is just business change

  Don't always start with the technology if you're driving transformation, but always start with the business Continue Reading

• June 26, 2018 26Jun2018 News

  Hospitality industry under siege from botnets

  The hospitality industry, including hotels, airlines and cruise lines, is the biggest target for cyber criminal botnet attacks that abuse credentials and overwhelm online systems, a report reveals Continue Reading

• June 26, 2018 26Jun2018 Blog Post

  Addressing the Digital Infrastructure Skills Crisis

  Most of the skills in short supply can be acquired and assessed within days or weeks provided employers and those in their supply chains come together to agree standards and organise co-operation ... Continue Reading

• June 26, 2018 26Jun2018 News

  Norway’s National Security Agency warns IT industry about security obligations

  IT service providers serving organisations in Norway have received a timely reminder about their security obligations. Continue Reading

• June 26, 2018 26Jun2018 News

  Volkswagen Financial Services UK aims to accelerate innovation with tech startup programme

  Automobile manufacturer Volkswagen is running its next Startup Battlefield programme, building on the success of its 2017 Portuguese accelerator Continue Reading

• June 26, 2018 26Jun2018 News

  Microsoft expands datacentre footprint in Norway

  Microsoft is introducing two new datacentre regions in Norway and is targeting the oil and gas industry with its Azure services Continue Reading

• June 26, 2018 26Jun2018 News

  NHS collaborates with private health on sharing patient data

  Work has begun on establishing a set of data standards to enable private healthcare patients’ data to be shared with the NHS Continue Reading

• June 26, 2018 26Jun2018 News

  Data locked in legacy systems curbs digitisation plans

  Maintaining access to data stuck in legacy systems is costly and limits IT’s ability to work on digital transformation initiatives Continue Reading

• June 26, 2018 26Jun2018 News

  Liberty Global picks Cisco to transform customer service ops

  Virgin Media parent enlists Cisco in a bid to transform its customer service experience across Europe Continue Reading

• June 26, 2018 26Jun2018 E-Zine

  Visa reveals causes of payment chaos

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, after a major outage that affected millions of customers, payment provider Visa reveals what caused its network to crash. We look at the innovations coming from startups in software-defined storage. And we assess the ... Continue Reading

• June 26, 2018 26Jun2018 Blog Post

  Software AG bags Belgian IoT bargain, no waffle

  German technologyhaus Software AG has for some time now openly focused on technologies that populate the Internet of Things (IoT). The man steering much of the company’s development in this space ... Continue Reading

• June 26, 2018 26Jun2018 News

  Malaysia makes good progress in building analytics talent

  The country’s talent development and funding schemes have brought the benefits of big data to many organisations, but the quality and volume of its analytics talent can be improved Continue Reading

• June 26, 2018 26Jun2018 Blog Post

  Pusher: treat developers ‘as customers’

  Pusher is a developer tools company that makes communication and collaboration APIs for web and mobile applications. The company’s core product is called Channels, developers use it to create ... Continue Reading

• June 25, 2018 25Jun2018 News

  London cyber innovation centre opens

  The government-funded London cyber innovation centre is set to open today and welcome the first cyber security businesses as a study reveals that a quarter of UK firms lack the right security technology Continue Reading

• June 25, 2018 25Jun2018 News

  Barclays banks on DevOps to support 'all-in' move to AWS public cloud

  Barclays Bank reveals details of its plans to go all-in on the AWS public cloud through adopting the principles of DevOps Continue Reading