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2018 Stories
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March 29, 2018
29Mar2018
Blog Post
Linux 'glued' to Microsoft: Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Microsoft loves Linux, yeah okay we know that bit. Microsoft loves Linux, because it wants to create a wider transept of interoperability with its core stack, initially perhaps via its well-known ... Continue Reading
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March 29, 2018
29Mar2018
News
IR35 reforms: IT contractors express concerns over ‘inevitable’ private sector roll-out
Research suggests IT contractors are resigned to the IR35 reforms being implemented in the private sector, and many fear an announcement to that effect will come this year Continue Reading
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March 29, 2018
29Mar2018
News
One year to Brexit: Focus on skills development or risk halting digital progress
With 365 days left until the UK leaves the EU, the countdown has begun. Computer Weekly looks at what CIOs should be doing as they prepare for Brexit, and the challenges and opportunities it could bring Continue Reading
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March 29, 2018
29Mar2018
News
Western Digital adds StorReduce deduplication to object storage
US hardware giant Western Digital links up with StorReduce to provide data deduplication for object storage that combines WD ActiveScale scale-out appliances with the startup’s dedupe software Continue Reading
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March 29, 2018
29Mar2018
News
Most airports not protected from cyber threats
The chairman of the Israel Airports Authority paints a dismal picture of the state of cyber security in aviation, and offers advice on what can be done to avert the next disaster Continue Reading
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March 28, 2018
28Mar2018
News
Home Office ‘over-promised’ on exit checks programme, report finds
Chief inspector of borders and immigration calls on Home Office to re-establish exit checks project with proper data quality in place, but department rejects recommendation Continue Reading
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March 28, 2018
28Mar2018
News
Why does India have a higher percentage of women in tech than the UK?
Research by the Open University has assessed the differences between the women in IT landscape in the UK and India Continue Reading
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March 28, 2018
28Mar2018
News
Consumer group calls for Zuckerberg to step down after data misuse
A social media firm's value is in the size of the network of users it can offer advertisers. But this model is now under the spotlight Continue Reading
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March 28, 2018
28Mar2018
News
Organisations can use GDPR ambiguity to contest fines in court, experts say
Businesses can use the vagueness of the regulation to argue against fines in court, say experts Continue Reading
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March 28, 2018
28Mar2018
Blog Post
Better cloud management: the Ops team vs. machines
In this guest post, Steve Lowe, CTO of student accommodation finder Student.com, weighs up the risks and benefits of relying on machines to carry out Ops jobs within cloud infrastructures. The “if ... Continue Reading
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March 28, 2018
28Mar2018
News
Majority of European firms unprepared for phishing attacks
Most cyber attacks can be traced back to a phishing email, but more than half of European firms are unprepared to deal with email-based attacks, research has revealed Continue Reading
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March 28, 2018
28Mar2018
News
Home Office issues guidance on tech to prevent identity fraud
Advice highlights the benefits of using identity document validation to audit and share data on fraudulent documents Continue Reading
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March 28, 2018
28Mar2018
News
Facebook announces more privacy control updates
Social media giant updates privacy settings and tools in response to the unfolding controversy over Cambridge Analytica’s use of Facebook data for political campaigns Continue Reading
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March 28, 2018
28Mar2018
News
£5m Ada Lovelace Institute launched to look into data ethics
Nuffield Foundation announces institute to examine ethical and social issues arising from the use of data, algorithms and artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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March 28, 2018
28Mar2018
News
Arm and Nvidia collaborate on internet of things intelligence
A collaboration between Arm and Nvidia looks to provide deep learning and artificial intelligence on internet-connected devices Continue Reading
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March 28, 2018
28Mar2018
Blog Post
As lonely as a (complex) cloud (code script)
We appear to be learning, on a daily basis, that you don’t just ‘throw applications over the wall’ to into deployment, into the hands of operations. Yes, we’d had the DevOps ‘revolution’ (spoiler ... Continue Reading
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March 28, 2018
28Mar2018
News
Microsoft Word document and zero-day attacks on the rise
Macro-less Microsoft Word document attacks and zero-day malware are on the rise, according to data from WatchGuard Continue Reading
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March 28, 2018
28Mar2018
Blog Post
The first thing a refugee asks when they arrive at a camp is not necessarily for water or food
An internet connection is as important as food and water to the displaced Continue Reading
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March 28, 2018
28Mar2018
News
The Cambridge Analytica case: What’s a data scientist to do?
The Cambridge Analytica controversy has highlighted data ethics issues especially dear to early career stage data scientists Continue Reading
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March 28, 2018
28Mar2018
News
Government should take a ‘Lego brick’ approach to public services, report says
Report calling for a radical reform of public services says government should open up, standardise processes and stop developing services that already exist Continue Reading
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March 28, 2018
28Mar2018
Blog Post
FileShadow shows hybrid cloud push evident at SME and prosumer level
There’s a drive towards hybrid cloud evident at the moment. From hyper-converged products that offer cloud capability to single namespace file and object systems that allow seamless working between ... Continue Reading
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March 28, 2018
28Mar2018
News
AWS ups ante on cloud services for Australian government
Cloud supplier AWS says government agencies can now assess the prospect of running protected workloads, following an independent cloud security assessment Continue Reading
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March 28, 2018
28Mar2018
News
Government sets deadline for affordable 10Mbps broadband
Ofcom set the task of implementing the rules that ensure everyone in the UK can access affordable high-speed broadband by 2020 Continue Reading
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March 28, 2018
28Mar2018
News
Majority of firms fear mobile workers have been hacked
More than half of organisations fear that their mobile workers have been hacked and most are concerned that a growing mobile workforce means increased cyber security risk, a survey reveals Continue Reading
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March 28, 2018
28Mar2018
Blog Post
Fintech professional’s tech predictions: 2 - Smart meter breaches
Energy smart meters will increasingly be targets for cyber attacks Continue Reading
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March 28, 2018
28Mar2018
Blog Post
Australian broadcaster live-streamed Winter Olympics with AWS
It would take someone over five million years to watch the amount of video carried across IP networks each month in 2021 – that’s how much video content we’ll be consuming over the next few years. ... Continue Reading
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March 28, 2018
28Mar2018
Photo Story
A month with the Google Pixelbook: Final impressions
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March 28, 2018
28Mar2018
Photo Story
A month with the Google Pixelbook: Premium design
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March 28, 2018
28Mar2018
Photo Story
A month with the Google Pixelbook: Richness of Chrome OS
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March 28, 2018
28Mar2018
Photo Story
A month with the Google Pixelbook: What it’s all about
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March 28, 2018
28Mar2018
Photo Story
A month with the Google Pixelbook: Keyboard, touch, stylus and voice input
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March 28, 2018
28Mar2018
Photo Story
A month with the Google Pixelbook: The true essence of Chrome OS
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March 28, 2018
28Mar2018
Photo Story
A month with the Google Pixelbook: A close look at the hardware
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March 28, 2018
28Mar2018
Photo Story
A month with the Google Pixelbook
We assess how well Google's Pixelbook premium Chromebook works in the enterprise Continue Reading
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March 27, 2018
27Mar2018
News
UK organisations urged to develop cyber security skills
Managed cloud computing firm Rackspace is calling on UK organisations to do more to develop cyber security skills in the light of research into expertise in cloud security Continue Reading
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March 27, 2018
27Mar2018
News
Most top UK firms fail to disclose cyber risk testing details
Most of the largest UK companies do not reveal their testing of cyber protection plans and do not share security updates with the board regularly, a Deloitte report reveals Continue Reading
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March 27, 2018
27Mar2018
In Depth
ASEAN’s growing appetite for unified communications
Led by enterprises in Singapore and Malaysia, adoption of unified communications tools is expected to grow with the surge in demand for cloud-based and hosted offerings Continue Reading
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March 27, 2018
27Mar2018
News
Facebook could be hit with $2tn fine after FTC inquiry
Facebook could face huge fines as the result of a federal inquiry into the data exploitation scandal, further underlining the importance of personal data protection for all enterprises Continue Reading
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March 27, 2018
27Mar2018
News
Case study: Berkshire NHS trust provides mental health support through social network
Berkshire NHS is using its Support Hope and Recovery Online Network to provide 24/7 support and advice to service users struggling with mental health issues Continue Reading
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March 27, 2018
27Mar2018
News
Arsenal uses Innovation Lab accelerator to improve worldwide fan experience
Arsenal’s Innovation Lab programme has enabled collaboration with “world-class” startups to offer the best experience for fans in the future, says the club’s IT director Continue Reading
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March 27, 2018
27Mar2018
E-Handbook
Digital Secure Remote Payment: How Apple Pay can change the future of remote payments
Apple Pay introduces EMV cryptographic strength to remote payments for in-app payments on the iPhone and interconnected Apple devices. It has the potential to reduce card-not-present (CNP) fraud Continue Reading
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March 27, 2018
27Mar2018
News
Pivot3 Cloud Edition adds backup from hyper-converged to AWS
Hyper-converged infrastructure node maker dips its toes into hybrid cloud operations with Pivot3 Cloud Edition on Amazon Web Services to add cloud backup to HCI Continue Reading
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March 27, 2018
27Mar2018
E-Handbook
Demystifying the myths of public cloud computing
In this article in our Royal Holloway security series, Chris Hodson asks whether public cloud is less secure than private datacentres, and assesses service models, deployment, threats and good practice. Continue Reading
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March 27, 2018
27Mar2018
Blog Post
Synopsys on source code security sensitivities
Software application development professionals often have to fix problems with software code - source code in particular; it’s a simple fact of life. Much is made of the balance between Agile rapid ... Continue Reading
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March 27, 2018
27Mar2018
Blog Post
Customers hit by shrapnel in banking’s battle of the cost bases
Customers are being caught in the crossfire of the Battle of the Cost Bases being fought by banks on the streets of the UK Continue Reading
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March 27, 2018
27Mar2018
E-Zine
The desktop is changing
In this week's Computer Weekly, corporate PCs haven't changed much in 20 years – as use of Chrome OS grows, we ask if IT leaders are ready for a new approach. Theresa May said Brexit means the UK leaving the EU digital single market – does this mean... Continue Reading
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March 27, 2018
27Mar2018
News
Capgemini turns to tech startup to identify ‘most engaged’ teams
Technology and consulting services firm Capgemini is using technology from a startup company to poll its employees’ views and provide feedback from managers every week. It is discovering what it takes to create “engaged teams” Continue Reading
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March 27, 2018
27Mar2018
News
IT staff will need to retrain when automation deskills their jobs
Intelligent agents and automation will be needed to support digitisation efforts in business, but to succeed, IT will need to apply these techniques internally Continue Reading
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March 27, 2018
27Mar2018
E-Handbook
Infosec culture: A former helicopter pilot’s perspective
In this article in our Royal Holloway security series, former helicopter pilot Ashley Bye explains how the UK Military Aviation Authority’s model for an engaged air safety culture could be used to reduce the prevalence and severity of cyber security... Continue Reading
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March 27, 2018
27Mar2018
News
HPE calls for bottom-up approach to AI
A bottom-up approach towards data modelling is needed to address the shortcomings of physical and theoretical models in artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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March 26, 2018
26Mar2018
News
Police arrest €1bn cyber heist mastermind
Police have arrested a key member of the Carbanak gang believed to be responsible for more than 100 cyber heists worldwide Continue Reading
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March 26, 2018
26Mar2018
News
ShopDirect set to use AI to detect fraud on phone calls
The online retailer has signed a contract to use voice authentication technology from Pindrop to tackle fraud and improve customer experience Continue Reading
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March 26, 2018
26Mar2018
Opinion
SAP licensing – reassuringly expensive?
SAP’s recent settlement with AB InBev has again put audits and licensing under the spotlight. We look at how to get the best value and avoid fines Continue Reading
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March 26, 2018
26Mar2018
News
Blockchain not ready for cross-border bank payments
The use of blockchain in certain parts of the financial services industry is limited at present due to the additional IT work required around its use Continue Reading
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March 26, 2018
26Mar2018
News
UK government publishes export strategy for UK cyber security
The government has published a guide for UK cyber security firms on how it plans to support their efforts to find and secure opportunities to export their products and services Continue Reading
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March 26, 2018
26Mar2018
News
Ransomware publicity heightened awareness but other threats remain, experts say
Due to several high profile attacks over the past year, ransomware is now well known across organisations, but there are other threats to be aware of, say cyber security experts Continue Reading
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March 26, 2018
26Mar2018
Blog Post
Fintech professional’s tech predictions: 1 – Fake News
Fintech professional predicts that tech forms carrying news will need government approval over next few years to fight against fake news Continue Reading
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March 26, 2018
26Mar2018
Blog Post
Cloud, without workload management, doesn't work
When you want cloud, you just turn it on (or off), right? That’s the beauty of the eminently controllable datacentre-driven services-centric cloud computing model of application processing and ... Continue Reading
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March 26, 2018
26Mar2018
News
CQC raises concerns over quality of online primary care services
Care Quality Commission’s inspection into online or app-based GP services finds that 43% of providers aren’t adhering to “safe care” regulations Continue Reading
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March 26, 2018
26Mar2018
Blog Post
How can we tackle the unconscious bias faced by women in Stem?
In this contributed blog post Maria McKavanagh, COO of Verv discusses unconscious bias in the technology industry and how we can tackle this issue faced by women every day. While we are seeing a ... Continue Reading
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March 26, 2018
26Mar2018
News
Dutch SMEs’ cyber security is insufficient
Nowhere in the Netherlands is digitisation as big as it is in small and medium-sized enterprises, but the sector still has a lot to do in terms of cyber security Continue Reading
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March 26, 2018
26Mar2018
News
Apple CEO calls for better privacy regulations
Apple’s CEO is calling for better data privacy regulations as Elon Musk joins Brian Acton in supporting the #DeleteFacebook campaign Continue Reading
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March 26, 2018
26Mar2018
In Depth
How to make the leap from traditional bank to digital bank
To compete effectively in an increasingly digital financial landscape, conventional banks need to build greater efficiency, value and trust through technology Continue Reading
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March 26, 2018
26Mar2018
News
Swedish study talks up benefits of artificial intelligence
A major report has reassured Swedish society that artificial intelligence will be a positive force for change despite fears of job losses Continue Reading
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March 26, 2018
26Mar2018
News
Swedish industry contributes to 5G evolution
Swedish industrial companies have played a role in the development of Ericsson’s 5G services in the country Continue Reading
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March 25, 2018
25Mar2018
Blog Post
Information Security the next generation
The position of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) has become well established in recent years, but where is it heading next? For many it is often perceived as an inward directed role more ... Continue Reading
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March 24, 2018
24Mar2018
News
Government must improve quality and awareness of childcare website, say MPs
Treasury Committee says government should launch websites only when they can cope with the expected workload, after childcare website was down for 160 hours last summer Continue Reading
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March 24, 2018
24Mar2018
Blog Post
Is the Facebook furore another piece of Fake News
The story of how Cambridge Analytica used Facebook data collected by an Academic intermediary to supposedly help Remain "steal" the UK referendum campaign and Trump "steal" the US Presidential ... Continue Reading
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March 24, 2018
24Mar2018
Blog Post
Why print channel partners must shift gears and build IT expertise
Quocirca’s Global Print 2025 report reveals that print manufacturers are set to lose their influence on customer relationships in favour of IT service providers that deliver print services as part ... Continue Reading
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March 23, 2018
23Mar2018
News
City & Guilds preps SAP S/4 Hana system migration to Microsoft Azure
Vocational training provider City & Guilds claims moving multiple business applications to a managed Microsoft Azure environment will save more than £1m a year Continue Reading
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March 23, 2018
23Mar2018
News
European insurtech growth dwarfs US
Europe is seeing rapid growth in its insurtech as investors pump hundreds of millions into the sector Continue Reading
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March 23, 2018
23Mar2018
News
Cloud key to cyber defence, says Palo Alto Networks
Organisations need to make sense of security intelligence and act on it faster to get ahead of attackers, and cloud-based security is one way of making that possible, according to Palo Alto Networks Continue Reading
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March 23, 2018
23Mar2018
In Depth
The walking dead: Is there life left in 4G mobile networks?
These days, 5G grabs all the hype and headlines, but 4G still has plenty more to give. It’s a good thing, too, as operators have no choice but to sweat their assets Continue Reading
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March 23, 2018
23Mar2018
News
Facebook braces for new regulation for Cambridge Analytica deal
Facebook's COO has joined the social network’s CEO in apologising for betraying users’ trust by giving Cambridge Analytica unfettered access to personal data, saying the firm will work with regulators Continue Reading
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March 23, 2018
23Mar2018
News
Scottish village rolls out FTTP broadband at half normal cost
Residents of the remote village of Balquhidder in Stirlingshire have banded together to roll out a full-fibre broadband network at just half the cost of a normal fibre network build Continue Reading
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March 23, 2018
23Mar2018
News
CIO interview: Damian Smith, head of IT, England and Wales Cricket Board
Embracing change at an institution more than 200 years old can be a sticky wicket, but England and Wales Cricket Board’s head of IT is batting for a digitally enabled future Continue Reading
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March 23, 2018
23Mar2018
Blog Post
Cloud computing: Past, present and future
In this guest post, Susan Bowen, vice president and general manager at managed service provider Cogeco Peer 1, takes a look at the history of cloud computing, and where enterprises are going with ... Continue Reading
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March 23, 2018
23Mar2018
News
Telefonica cuts HR running costs by 40% as it replaces hundreds of ageing IT systems
Multinational telecoms group Telefonica is on the verge of completing a project to replace 175 incompatible HR IT systems with a cloud service covering more than 40 countries Continue Reading
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March 23, 2018
23Mar2018
E-Handbook
A Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to customer insight
Better understanding of the customer is vital for businesses. In this 14-page buyer’s guide, Computer Weekly looks at how firms adapt to new behaviours, as well as utilise deep learning to gain better insights and use intelligent analytics apps to ... Continue Reading
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March 23, 2018
23Mar2018
News
Private sector over-investing against nation-state attacks
The creator of a routing technique that protects the domain name system says the money spent on guarding against nation-state actors could have been better used for other purposes Continue Reading
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March 22, 2018
22Mar2018
In Depth
DR 101: The disaster recovery plan and disaster recovery strategy
We walk through the key steps and essential building blocks required to develop a disaster recovery strategy and how to write a disaster recovery plan Continue Reading
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March 22, 2018
22Mar2018
News
GP contract calls for increased digital uptake
NHS England’s GP contract says practices must move to e-referrals by October 2018, and work on improving uptake of patients using online services to 30% Continue Reading
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March 22, 2018
22Mar2018
News
Privacy group calls for UK response to data exploitation
Policy-makers need to respond swiftly to the Cambridge Analytica and Facebook data exploitation scandal, according to privacy rights group Continue Reading
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March 22, 2018
22Mar2018
News
Salesforce buys into API economy with $6bn Mulesoft deal
Cloud CRM giant’s acquisition will give it a step up in the API management space, enabling internal users and external partners to connect to applications Continue Reading
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March 22, 2018
22Mar2018
News
Colt pioneers blockchain in telco voice wholesaling
Colt Technology Services and Hong Kong Telecom’s international unit PCCW Global teamed up to trial the use of blockchain in wholesale voice settlements Continue Reading
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March 22, 2018
22Mar2018
News
Pressure grows on government to clarify post-Brexit position on UK-EU data flows
TechUK says clear guidance is needed on whether the UK will need a data adequacy agreement in place during the 21-month Brexit transition period Continue Reading
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March 22, 2018
22Mar2018
News
Canadian broadband expertise speeds Gigaclear fibre dig
Rural broadband provider Gigaclear has enlisted Canadian firm Lite Access Technology to assist in the roll-out of full-fibre services to 10,000 properties in Oxfordshire Continue Reading
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March 22, 2018
22Mar2018
News
CityFibre consumer broadband collaboration hits Peterborough
CityFibre is returning to one of its earliest Gigabit City projects with Vodafone in tow to upgrade thousands of homes in Peterborough to gigabit-capable full-fibre broadband Continue Reading
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March 22, 2018
22Mar2018
News
Mayor of London kick-starts drive to make city top for AI
London mayor Sadiq Khan commissions a study to look at improving the capital’s readiness for artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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March 22, 2018
22Mar2018
News
Application layer DDoS attacks increasing, Imperva data shows
Distributed denial of service attacks targeting applications almost doubled in the last three months of 2017, according to Imperva Incapsula data Continue Reading
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March 22, 2018
22Mar2018
News
Fintechs weigh up their partnership options
Fintechs need to consider what type of companies they should work with to make the most of open banking regulations Continue Reading
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March 22, 2018
22Mar2018
News
Chancellor of the exchequer announces UK fintech strategy
The government has outlined its plans to support the financial technology industry in the UK Continue Reading
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March 22, 2018
22Mar2018
News
HMRC sets August launch date for customs IT system
HMRC plans to begin a phased deployment of its Customs Declaration Service this August, with completion expected by early 2019 Continue Reading
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March 22, 2018
22Mar2018
News
Legacy IT hampers digital strategy at banks and insurers
A highly regulated environment, a risk-averse culture and a reliance on core legacy technology are holding back banks and insurance companies from modernisation Continue Reading
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March 22, 2018
22Mar2018
News
UK local councils favour hybrid cloud as legacy IT management needs persist
Research into the IT buying habits of more than 300 local authorities in the UK reveals a growing appetite for using cloud, as councils continue to grapple with managing and maintaining legacy IT Continue Reading
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March 22, 2018
22Mar2018
News
BlackBerry QNX to power Jaguar Land Rover electronic controls
BlackBerry’s embedded operating system and cryptography platform will be used to power the carmaker’s next-generation connected and autonomous cars Continue Reading
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March 22, 2018
22Mar2018
E-Handbook
Next generation network security
In this e-guide, we explore how network security, while remaining relevant, needs to change in its approach to meet the needs of new technologies and threats, and why it should now be seen as one of several key elements of a modern cyber security ... Continue Reading
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March 22, 2018
22Mar2018
News
Businesses lack cyber security confidence after majority were breached in past year
Most businesses were hit by a data breach in the past year, yet less than half are confident they would detect a breach, a survey shows Continue Reading
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March 22, 2018
22Mar2018
In Depth
How Turkish mobile operators are helping the vast Syrian refugee population to help themselves
Turkish mobile network operators are designing services that will help Syrian refugees make their lives in the country Continue Reading
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March 22, 2018
22Mar2018
News
What would coders do in ethical grey areas?
Software developers are writing code that affects the lives of millions of people and how businesses are run, but what do coders think about some of the ethical questions they face? Continue Reading