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2018 Stories

• December 06, 2018 06Dec2018 News

  Computer Weekly Buyer's Guide features list 2019

  Here is our 2019 schedule of up-and-coming in-depth articles that will cover carefully selected topics to help IT leaders select the right technology for their organisation Continue Reading

• December 06, 2018 06Dec2018 News

  Asean firms dive into microservices for competitive edge

  While microservices has become a buzzword linked with digital transformation, it is no magic bullet for development woes Continue Reading

• December 05, 2018 05Dec2018 News

  UK can do more to explore potential of quantum tech

  The government has been urged to address use cases, security and skills, and proposed a series of new innovation centres, to enable the UK to fully capture the opportunity presented by quantum technology Continue Reading

• December 05, 2018 05Dec2018 Opinion

  Drawing the line for cyber warfare

  With alleged Russian meddling in elections and the state-backed attack on Iran’s nuclear programme, it is becoming difficult to define the boundaries of cyber warfare Continue Reading

• December 05, 2018 05Dec2018 In Depth

  Brexit implications for data protection

  Leaving the European Union will have serious implications for data protection in the UK unless adequate steps are taken, so businesses are advised to have contingency plans in place Continue Reading

• December 05, 2018 05Dec2018 E-Handbook

  How APAC is riding the cloud wave

  With the move to the cloud underway across most parts of the Asia-Pacific region, enterprises are no longer questioning the value of cloud computing. Instead, many are taking their cloud conversations with suppliers to the next level - how to get ... Continue Reading

• December 05, 2018 05Dec2018 News

  BT moves to strip Huawei kit from EE’s network

  Telco will remove Huawei’s networking equipment from the core of EE’s 4G mobile network Continue Reading

• December 05, 2018 05Dec2018 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Situational awareness underpins effective security

  As attackers begin to use multiple command and control systems to communicate with backdoors and other malware, how can organisations ensure they detect such methods and that all C&C systems are removed, including ‘sleepers’ designed to be activated... Continue Reading

• December 05, 2018 05Dec2018 Blog Post

  Mission: Interpolation

  Tom Cruise has posted a video alongside Mission: Impossible – Fallout director Christopher McQuarrie, encouraging fans to adjust their television settings to improve their viewing experience of the ... Continue Reading

• December 05, 2018 05Dec2018 News

  Symantec unveils AI-based protection for critical infrastructure

  Cyber security firm has unveiled what it claims to be the industry’s first neural network to protect critical infrastructure from USB-borne malware attacks Continue Reading

• December 05, 2018 05Dec2018 News

  Australia races towards commercial quantum computing

  Universities make headway in the challenge of commercialising quantum computing Continue Reading

• December 05, 2018 05Dec2018 Opinion

  Raising security awareness through phishing simulation – how to get it right

  Testing employees’ security practices by sending fake phishing emails has become commonplace, but few organisations are conducting such exercises effectively Continue Reading

• December 05, 2018 05Dec2018 In Depth

  Nike and Zara drive fashion retail’s self-service future

  New store openings from Nike and Zara show it is not just in grocery stores where self-service technology is impacting retail. Continue Reading

• December 05, 2018 05Dec2018 Blog Post

  Atlassian Optimizely aim to clean up developer data quality

  Atlassian is of course best known (a few would argue loved) for its issue tracking software Jira. Optimizely on the other hand, is known for guess what? The clue was (obviously) in the name -- the ... Continue Reading

• December 05, 2018 05Dec2018 News

  Nominet brings security expertise and tech to market

  The .uk domain registry is to bring its DNS expertise and technology developed for the NCSC to market to address cyber security ‘blindspot’ Continue Reading

• December 05, 2018 05Dec2018 News

  IT monitoring tops uses for machine data analytics

  Advanced analytics is being deployed to make sense of the masses of machine data in IT operation, but complex environments is making this harder Continue Reading

• December 05, 2018 05Dec2018 News

  Phishing at centre of cyber attack on Ukraine infrastructure

  Phishing is one of the key tools used by cyber attackers against critical national infrastructure (CNI), as highlighted by attacks on telecommunications in Ukraine Continue Reading

• December 05, 2018 05Dec2018 News

  UK consumers threaten data breach backlash

  Most UK and global consumers are willing to walk away from businesses that fail to look after personal data, with retailers most at risk, research shows Continue Reading

• December 04, 2018 04Dec2018 In Depth

  Automation key to unravelling mysteries of the universe at CERN

  How CERN is using enterprise asset management from Infor and ramping up the automation of its IT services to plumb the depths of the universe Continue Reading

• December 04, 2018 04Dec2018 Blog Post

  The ruggedised reporter, part #1: Conker toughened tablets

  The TSA once dropped my laptop and it made me nervous about the fact that a machine on the road is a delicate thing. To be clear, the fine people at the US Transportation Security ... Continue Reading

• December 04, 2018 04Dec2018 News

  How Docker plans to help businesses get around Windows Server 2008

  Microsoft will end support for Windows Server 2008 in 2020. Many applications will fail to upgrade to the latest server OS. But Docker has a plan Continue Reading

• December 04, 2018 04Dec2018 In Depth

  The future of network-connected device security

  The proliferation of poorly secured network-connected devices has prompted the UK government to publish new best practice guidelines. Do these go far enough? Continue Reading

• December 04, 2018 04Dec2018 News

  Abbey Road Studios holds inaugural hackathon event to push musictech innovation

  Abbey Road Studios and its musictech incubation programme held their first hackathon event in November to foster innovation at a more grassroots level Continue Reading

• December 04, 2018 04Dec2018 News

  ‘Open-minded’ DVSA cuts cost of MOT testing

  Government agency harnesses customised open source platform to ensure data security while cutting costs and plans to extend its MOT testing capability to do the same for drivers’ theory tests Continue Reading

• December 04, 2018 04Dec2018 News

  Financial institutions’ data at risk despite security spending

  Despite increased spending on cyber security, digital transformation and advanced attacks mean financial institutions’ data is still at risk, a report reveals Continue Reading

• December 04, 2018 04Dec2018 News

  NHS email outage caused by ‘internal software issues’

  NHSmail system shutdown, which saw staff locked out of their accounts, blamed on “software issues” in supplier Accenture’s internal infrastructure Continue Reading

• December 04, 2018 04Dec2018 In Depth

  What is storage-class memory and what is it used for?

  HPE has announced the availability of storage-class memory in its products and other array makers are expect to follow. So what does SCM do for analytics-centred workloads? Continue Reading

• December 04, 2018 04Dec2018 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Basic steps to countering malware comms

  As attackers begin to use multiple command and control systems to communicate with backdoors and other malware, how can organisations ensure they detect such methods and that all C&C systems are removed, including "sleepers" designed to be activated... Continue Reading

• December 04, 2018 04Dec2018 News

  GovTech Catalyst Fund awards contracts to five SMEs to tackle rural isolation and loneliness

  Five small tech companies have been awarded contracts through the GovTech Catalyst Fund to come up with innovative solutions to rural isolation and loneliness Continue Reading

• December 04, 2018 04Dec2018 News

  As commercial 5G nears, small cells generate interest

  Interest in small cells as an element of commercial 5G mobile networks is growing, particularly in countries with supportive regulatory environments. Meanwhile, a UK trial of wholesale small cell infrastructure has kicked off in London Continue Reading

• December 04, 2018 04Dec2018 News

  Zopa gains banking licence and prepares launch

  Peer-to-peer lending pioneer Zopa is turning its attention to retail banking in the UK, with plans to offer savings, credit and money management products Continue Reading

• December 04, 2018 04Dec2018 News

  Barclays staff to transfer to HCL as IT deal is expanded

  Bank announces closure of operation in Lithuania, with employees transferring to IT services company HCL Continue Reading

• December 04, 2018 04Dec2018 In Depth

  Data protection, backup and replication in the age of the cloud

  A data protection and backup strategy has to take account of the expansion of the sphere of IT, from the datacentre to the public cloud to devices and locations at the edge Continue Reading

• December 04, 2018 04Dec2018 News

  OpsRamp skills research highlights cloud hiring challenges of IT managers and CIOs

  Research from IT operations platform provider OpsRamp shines a light on the difficulties IT managers face when trying to find staff to help make their digital transformation ambitions a reality Continue Reading

• December 04, 2018 04Dec2018 In Depth

  How Australia is keeping pace with microservices

  Adoption of microservices remains patchy in Australia, although some sectors pursuing digital transformation are catching up rapidly Continue Reading

• December 04, 2018 04Dec2018 Blog Post

  The machine that goes IDaaS-Ping!

  Ping (the identity defined security company, not the golf club company) has previewed its PingOne for Customers tool for developers The is cloud-based Identity as a Service (IDaaS) software for ... Continue Reading

• December 04, 2018 04Dec2018 E-Zine

  Tackling legacy systems by making IT evergreen

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, we assess strategies for continuous IT improvement to help evergreen IT replace the difficulties caused by legacy tech. Our new buyer’s guide examines next-generation networking technologies such as SD-WAN. And we ... Continue Reading

• December 04, 2018 04Dec2018 News

  100 million Quora.com user details exposed

  Question-and-answer site is the latest organisation to admit a breach of users’ personal data, with industry commentators calling out credential theft as a top cause of such breaches Continue Reading

• December 04, 2018 04Dec2018 News

  Lloyds to use core banking technology from Google-inspired UK fintech

  Banking group explores cloud-based core banking technology as part of a major transformation programme Continue Reading

• December 03, 2018 03Dec2018 News

  Ada Lovelace Institute gets board to drive AI research for social good

  The Nuffield Foundation has appointed a board to lead the development of the Ada Lovelace Institute as an artificial intelligence and data research body trained on social good Continue Reading

• December 03, 2018 03Dec2018 News

  Liberty heads for judicial review over Investigatory Powers Act

  The UK's powers to conduct supsicionless bulk surveillance on individuals and organisations face a legal challenge in the high court next year Continue Reading

• December 03, 2018 03Dec2018 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Combine tech, process and people to block malware comms

  As attackers begin to use multiple command and control systems to communicate with backdoors and other malware, how can organisations ensure that they detect such methods and that all C&C systems are removed, including "sleepers" designed to be ... Continue Reading

• December 03, 2018 03Dec2018 Blog Post

  Why is all the cloud consolidation happening?

  We know that 2018 saw a lot of cloud (industry) consolidation. Companies merged, cloud alliances (yes, more of them) formed and platforms became more agnostic (where possible) in order that they ... Continue Reading

• December 03, 2018 03Dec2018 In Depth

  Antisocial media and AI in play at Oxford Science and Ideas Festival

  Facebook and other forms of social media were discussed at two linked events at the Oxford Science and Ideas Festival, alongside artificial intelligence and how it might augment humanity Continue Reading

• December 03, 2018 03Dec2018 E-Handbook

  How to get the best value from Office 365

  In this e-guide, we outline the key differences between the three enterprise subscription packages offered by Office 365: E1, E3 and E5. By understanding the pros and cons of each tier as well as the needs of the end users, an IT department can ... Continue Reading

• December 03, 2018 03Dec2018 E-Handbook

  Artificial intelligence, for real

  This e-guide features some of our coverage of AI: showing it realised for business benefit, interacting with the containerisation trend and cyber-security and cogitated upon with scholarly seriousness. Continue Reading

• December 03, 2018 03Dec2018 News

  Digital identity market welcomes plan to hand Gov.uk Verify to private sector

  Players in the UK digital identity community welcome the clarity over the future of Verify, but question marks remain over prospects for government ID system Continue Reading

• December 03, 2018 03Dec2018 News

  BT announces new head of security business

  BT has appointed a former law enforcement officer and BT investigator as the new head of its security business Continue Reading

• December 03, 2018 03Dec2018 News

  UK government commits to opening up data in bid to push adoption of AI

  Opening up data is vital to government plans to push adoption of artificial intelligence across all sectors of the UK economy Continue Reading

• December 03, 2018 03Dec2018 News

  Police investigations into cyber crime up 14% in a year

  Officers forced to follow up over 2,500 complaints of Instagram, Facebook, email and website hacking, and Bitcoin ransom, despite a rise in violent crime, report reveals Continue Reading

• December 03, 2018 03Dec2018 Opinion

  Brexit and digital identity – avoiding future restrictions on digital trade

  The UK has been a major contributor to European efforts to establish cross-border digital identities. Governments need to ensure that Brexit does not introduce unwanted restrictions that harm digital trade Continue Reading

• November 30, 2018 30Nov2018 News

  Government mobilises to persuade tech sector to endorse May-EU deal

  Jeremy Wright, the secretary of state at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, says the prime minister’s deal with the European Union will be good for UK tech, ensuring free flow of data Continue Reading

• November 30, 2018 30Nov2018 News

  CCRC may hold off subpostmaster decision until after Post Office Horizon trial

  The Criminal Courts Review Commission is deciding whether to delay its decision on subpostmasters’ claims of wrongful prosecution until after a related court case Continue Reading

• November 30, 2018 30Nov2018 News

  Cyber crime most significant harm in UK, says top cyber cop

  Cyber crime is the most significant harm in the UK, according to the cyber lead at the City of London Police, which is the national lead for online crime Continue Reading

• November 30, 2018 30Nov2018 In Depth

  Intel Cascade Lake vs AMD Rome: Who will rule the datacentre roost in 2019?

  Intel and AMD are both making a renewed push into the enterprise datacentre market in 2019, with both set to release new processors. We take a look at what they have to offer Continue Reading

• November 30, 2018 30Nov2018 News

  Mike Lynch charged with fraud over $11bn sale of Autonomy

  It may be long forgotten, but HP once wanted to be in software and spent a lot of money on Autonomy, which was regarded as one of the hottest tech firms Continue Reading

• November 30, 2018 30Nov2018 News

  Marriott data breach highlights basic failings

  A breach of a guest reservation database of the Starwood division of the Marriott International hotel group highlights basic personal data protection failures Continue Reading

• November 30, 2018 30Nov2018 News

  WannaCry borderline national cyber emergency

  The May 2017 WannaCry attack, which disrupted services at one-third of NHS trusts and more than 600 primary care organisations is the closest the UK has come to a national cyber emergency, says the NCSC Continue Reading

• November 30, 2018 30Nov2018 News

  New forms of governance needed to safely and ethically unlock value of data

  Despite today’s abundance of data, most of it remains locked in silos, meaning new governance structures are needed to open it up and unlock its potential value to society Continue Reading

• November 30, 2018 30Nov2018 Blog Post

  Elasticsearch twangs out Elastic App Search beta

  Elasticsearch is a Java-developed ‘application search’ engine based on the Lucene library, it is open sourced under the Apache License It provides a distributed, multi-tenant-capable full-text ... Continue Reading

• November 30, 2018 30Nov2018 News

  How to manage software auditor independence

  A recent report has shown that the Big Four audit firms often work for the major software providers to conduct software licence audits Continue Reading

• November 30, 2018 30Nov2018 News

  CIO interview: Theo Blackwell, London chief digital officer, Mayor of London’s Office

  After more than a year in post, London’s chief digital officer reflects on changes, collaboration between boroughs and developing a smart city Continue Reading

• November 30, 2018 30Nov2018 News

  E-commerce sites warned of heightened DDoS threat

  E-commerce sites are being urged to ensure that they have adequate DDoS protection ahead of the vital holiday trading season after attacks ramped up on Black Friday and Cyber Monday Continue Reading

• November 30, 2018 30Nov2018 News

  Amazon CTO Werner Vogels declares Oracle data warehouse switch-off as 2018 work highlight

  During the closing keynote at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas, the CTO of the cloud giant's parent company opened up about the career highs and lows of working for Amazon.com Continue Reading

• November 30, 2018 30Nov2018 News

  APAC healthcare providers reaping digital transformation returns

  Digital transformation could potentially double the improvements in integrated care by 2020, study finds Continue Reading

• November 29, 2018 29Nov2018 Blog Post

  Formula 1’s favourite IT boy

  Lewis Hamilton has used his appearance at an HPE Discover event in Madrid to step out of his little car and take an unexpected walk down memory lane, regaling the tech crowd with tales from his ... Continue Reading

• November 29, 2018 29Nov2018 News

  Interview: Sam Lowe, chief technology officer, Streetbees

  Streetbees’ first IT chief brings artificial intelligence expertise to help the tech startup deliver a hive of data for its customers Continue Reading

• November 29, 2018 29Nov2018 In Depth

  How to build SME storage using public cloud storage

  Small companies can often take advantage of public cloud storage offerings to supplement or replace on-premise infrastructure. We look at key options in file, block and object storage Continue Reading

• November 29, 2018 29Nov2018 News

  Virtual Instruments aims to be “the brain of the datacentre”

  Virtual Instruments hopes artificial intelligence and machine learning functionality that helps IT staff spot connections between application and storage performance could put an end to the “war room” Continue Reading

• November 29, 2018 29Nov2018 Opinion

  Agile becomes mainstream

  There are clear parallels between the conditions that led the IT industry to adopt agile approaches and the challenges facing business today Continue Reading

• November 29, 2018 29Nov2018 News

  UK cyber security strategy making ‘good progress’

  The National Cyber Security Strategy is making good progress, but there is much left to be done, according to a Cabinet Office official Continue Reading

• November 29, 2018 29Nov2018 News

  Danish government launches wide-ranging digital services project

  Denmark's government has launched an ambitious project to digitise and automate public services Continue Reading

• November 29, 2018 29Nov2018 E-Handbook

  Revenue acceleration for digital leaders

  This report from KPMG identifies three priorities for organisations to embrace in order to drive better, quicker and more certain returns. Continue Reading

• November 29, 2018 29Nov2018 News

  120,000 police officers to receive cyber security training

  Cisco is partnering with UK police forces to offer cyber security training through the Cisco Networking Academy Continue Reading

• November 29, 2018 29Nov2018 News

  Amazon brings public cloud services to enterprise datacentres with AWS Outposts

  AWS builds out hybrid cloud play by offering enterprises access to its public cloud services in private datacentres, hosted on the same hardware its own facilities use Continue Reading

• November 29, 2018 29Nov2018 News

  Health and care must prepare for a digital world, says Scotland’s digital director

  Challenges include dealing with ethical questions, data and collaboration needs in a digital environment, says Scottish government’s Colin Cook Continue Reading

• November 29, 2018 29Nov2018 News

  Nutanix grows subscription revenue

  It made its name in hyper-converged hardware, but Nutanix is now growing its SaaS-based software infrastructure business Continue Reading

• November 29, 2018 29Nov2018 News

  Scottish Government and Nesta launch health data challenge

  Partnership between the Scottish Government and Nesta will see funding available for innovative projects driving the use of technology to give citizens access to data and help them live healthier lives Continue Reading

• November 29, 2018 29Nov2018 News

  AWS on why it is finally joining the blockchain bandwagon

  AWS CEO Andy Jassy opens up about the company’s earlier misgivings about the real user need for blockchain technologies Continue Reading

• November 28, 2018 28Nov2018 News

  Cyber resilience lacking due to apathy of UK leaders

  An unwillingness to accept that cyber is a real threat to critical national infrastructure by UK political and business leaders has resulted in a lack of resilience, says security industry veteran Continue Reading

• November 28, 2018 28Nov2018 E-Handbook

  Infographic: Top 10 Technology Trends 2019

  In this infographic, discover the top 10 technology trends for 2019 as predicted by Gartner. For digital-minded CIOs, Gartner's 2019 top 10 technology trends should come as no surprise: IT is getting smarter, casting an intelligent digital web over ... Continue Reading

• November 28, 2018 28Nov2018 News

  CIO interview: Stephen Docherty on NHS data sharing

  The Cambridge Analytica scandal raised awareness about privacy. Stephen Docherty, CIO of South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, explains why Continue Reading

• November 28, 2018 28Nov2018 Blog Post

  Lloyds Banking Group in Google maps mash up

  Lloyds bank is integrating its mobile app with Google Maps in a Mash up that will help customers keep track of spending Continue Reading

• November 28, 2018 28Nov2018 Blog Post

  Nutanix partner roundup at .Next 2018

  Wandering the partner pavilion areas is a pleasant enough distraction at any IT industry trade show. Attendees dart between stands grabbing packets of branding-sponsored jelly beans, T-shirts and ... Continue Reading

• November 28, 2018 28Nov2018 News

  HPE shows off first fruits of $4bn edge computing investment

  Tech supplier has beefed up its Edgeline portfolio with new hardware and software offerings to make it easier to manage edge devices, applications and data Continue Reading

• November 28, 2018 28Nov2018 Blog Post

  China is growth engine for mobile data traffic

  Being the world’s largest mobile market, China has unsurprisingly topped the charts when it comes to the growth in mobile data traffic. According to the latest figures from Ericsson, mobile data ... Continue Reading

• November 28, 2018 28Nov2018 Opinion

  More effective digital transformation through the power of your own people

  The old model of escalating decisions up and down the management chain does not work any more. Business leaders need to delegate responsibility for projects to business and technology specialists and eliminate the fear of failure Continue Reading

• November 28, 2018 28Nov2018 Opinion

  Tips for minimising the impact of the Microsoft Office price rise

  Microsoft has “adjusted” prices with Office 2019, making it more expensive to buy on-premise versions of its products Continue Reading

• November 28, 2018 28Nov2018 Blog Post

  Nutanix Xi suite ‘cloud fabric’ edges over to IoT

  Nutanix used its ‘Next’ 2018 conference and exhibition series this week in Europe to detail the scope of its Xi Cloud Services offering. This is a suite of cloud computing functions specifically ... Continue Reading

• November 28, 2018 28Nov2018 News

  Challenger bank signs up Google-inspired platform

  Cloud-based platform offers functionality around smart contracts and a workflow engine for bank processes Continue Reading

• November 28, 2018 28Nov2018 News

  FCA deeply concerned as no end in sight for IT failures in banking

  The FCA has reported a massive increase in the number of banking IT failures in the UK and admitted there is no end in sight Continue Reading

• November 28, 2018 28Nov2018 News

  UK competition watchdog concerned with PayPal’s fintech acquisition

  Competition and Markets Authority fears $2.2bn deal could reduce competition for payment services in the UK Continue Reading

• November 28, 2018 28Nov2018 E-Handbook

  Cloud migration: What enterprises need to know

  In this e-guide, we take a closer look at what enterprises need to consider to make moving to the cloud as seamless as possible, while sharing some success stories of big name enterprises that have already successfully done it. Continue Reading

• November 28, 2018 28Nov2018 Opinion

  Bright future for OTT video – if the network can support it

  The emergence of over the top video services is having a massive impact on underlying network technology, according to the ITP Continue Reading

• November 28, 2018 28Nov2018 News

  Amazon sets about speeding up space data processing in the cloud with AWS Ground Station

  Amazon Web Services (AWS) is aiming to take the cost and complexity out of processing space data to make it more readily accessible by colocating managed ground station antennas with its cloud datacentres Continue Reading

• November 27, 2018 27Nov2018 News

  Billions missing out on digital society as internet use soars

  As global internet usage continues to soar, billions of people around the world are missing out on the potential benefits of getting online, according to Cisco Continue Reading

• November 27, 2018 27Nov2018 News

  Inspiring Fifty announces its 2018 list of UK women in tech role models

  Non-profit diversity initiative Inspiring Fifty releases its first annual UK list of female role models in the technology industry Continue Reading

• November 27, 2018 27Nov2018 News

  Government yet to recruit chief data officer

  Two years after the government began the process to hire a chief data officer, the post continues to sit empty Continue Reading

• November 27, 2018 27Nov2018 News

  Businesses failing to win consumer trust

  Businesses are still largely failing to win the trust of consumers to keep their personal data safe as data breaches continue to make headlines Continue Reading

• November 27, 2018 27Nov2018 News

  GDS has lost momentum, MPs told

  There are still significant culture issues in government and the Government Digital Service has stopped supporting departments to do the right thing, Science and Technology Committee hears Continue Reading