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February 13, 2018 13Feb2018 News

Trust is key to sharing personal data, ODI research finds

People are more comfortable sharing personal data if they have been told how it will be used, according to the Open Data Institute Continue Reading

February 13, 2018 13Feb2018 E-Handbook

Essential Guide to Software Defined Networks

Software defined networking (SDN) allows network engineers to support a switching fabric across multi-vendor hardware and application-specific integrated circuits. A network administrator can shape traffic from a centralised control console without... Continue Reading

February 13, 2018 13Feb2018 In Depth

Hyper-converged infrastructure 2018 technology and market survey

We look at the latest in hyper-converged infrastructure – server and storage hardware nodes that can be built into scale-out clusters – and the players in the market Continue Reading

February 13, 2018 13Feb2018 Blog Post

The data warehouse – why it’s time to stop writing its obituary and modernise your approach

This is a guest blogpost by Dave Wells, practice director, data management at Eckerson Group. If there’s one thing the IT industry is exceptionally good at it, it’s proclaiming the death of a ... Continue Reading

February 13, 2018 13Feb2018 Opinion

Why police forces need to be honest about mass mobile phone surveillance

Police forces across the UK are covering up their use of sophisticated mass surveillance devices, known as IMSI-catchers - the Bristol Cable and Liberty are campaigning for proper transparency Continue Reading

February 13, 2018 13Feb2018 News

Siemens’ Datrium NVMe flash speeds customer software deployment

Siemens utility metering group deploys Datrium DVX in place of cumbersome LUN-based block storage and cuts customer software roll-outs to a few minutes and data restores to seconds Continue Reading

February 13, 2018 13Feb2018 News

Home Office fights terrorist content online with detection tool

The Home Office has partnered ASI Data Science to create a tool which automatically detects terrorist content on online platforms Continue Reading

February 13, 2018 13Feb2018 News

Industrial cyber security improving, but needs work

Cyber attacks on industrial and critical infrastructure systems are increasing in number and sophistication, but more attention is being paid to security, says Honeywell at it opens new Dubai facility Continue Reading

February 13, 2018 13Feb2018 News

Simon Eccles appointed as NHS CCIO

Emergency medicine consultant Simon Eccles will take over as chief clinical information officer for the National Health Service following Keith McNeil’s departure Continue Reading

February 13, 2018 13Feb2018 News

Quarter of retailers say tech investment makes it harder to connect with consumers

Lack of return on investment in technology has left one in four retailers disappointed and unable to connect with their customers Continue Reading

February 13, 2018 13Feb2018 News

London joins Citibank IT innovation network

Citibank has made London home to its latest IT innovation hub, which will focus on applying data science and high performance computing to the business Continue Reading

February 13, 2018 13Feb2018 News

The National Museum of Computing launches crowd-funding effort for Turing Bombe gallery

The National Museum of Computing is looking for funding to support its efforts to develop a gallery for a working model of the Turing-Welchman Bombe Continue Reading

February 13, 2018 13Feb2018 News

Vodafone introduces 4G mini-masts in Cornwall

Vodafone has installed and trialled a pint-sized 4G ‘mini mobile’ mast, designed to be less obtrusive, in Cornwall Continue Reading

February 13, 2018 13Feb2018 E-Zine

CW ASEAN: European data law – be aware and prepare

Organisations across the ASEAN region will soon have to comply with another piece of data protec-tion legislation - the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that will apply to any company that collects the personal data of Europeans. In this ... Continue Reading

February 13, 2018 13Feb2018 E-Zine

CW ANZ: Prepare for EU data law

Faced with the double whammy of complying with Australia’s upcoming data breach notification requirement and Europe’s new data protection regime, Australian firms are behind where they need to be in their compliance efforts. In this month’s edition ... Continue Reading

February 13, 2018 13Feb2018 E-Zine

On the path to diversity in tech

In this week's Computer Weekly, after the UK celebrated 100 years of women's suffrage, we look at what more needs to be done to encourage greater diversity in IT to help tackle the on-going skills shortage, and we hear from female industry leaders. ... Continue Reading

February 13, 2018 13Feb2018 News

Cyber security awareness top priority in financial sector

Information security chiefs in the financial sector say cyber security awareness needs to be a top priority Continue Reading

February 13, 2018 13Feb2018 News

Cryptocurrency mining consuming more electricity than Iceland’s homes

Cryptocurrency mining in Iceland could use more power than all the households in the country combined Continue Reading

February 13, 2018 13Feb2018 Blog Post

SUSE 2017 milestones, a year in the kernel

As part of a continuing set of analysis posts dedicated to examining major developments across the major (and some lesser) open source Linux distributions, we consider 2017 at open German ... Continue Reading

February 13, 2018 13Feb2018 Blog Post

How worried about Brexit are fintech companies?

Fintech companies could be the hardest hit tech firms in the UK if there is no good deal with the EU after Brexit Continue Reading

February 13, 2018 13Feb2018 Blog Post

Extending the shelf-life of enterprise mobile devices

With more businesses expecting enterprise-grade mobile devices to last longer than the average consumer smartphone replacement cycle, keeping those devices secure is a growing challenge. According ... Continue Reading

February 12, 2018 12Feb2018 News

FS-ISAC enables safer financial data sharing with API

The global financial industry's body for cyber and physical threat intelligence analysis and sharing has published an API to facilitate safer sharing of consumer financial information Continue Reading

February 12, 2018 12Feb2018 News

Everywoman forum 2018: The dangers of non-diverse artificial intelligence

Experts at the 2018 Everywoman forum spoke about the pros of role models and cons of an artificially intelligent future designed solely by men Continue Reading

February 12, 2018 12Feb2018 E-Handbook

UK IT Priorities 2018

Every year, Computer Weekly conducts a large-scale survey of our readers to find out their IT spending priorities for the year ahead – it's always an interesting take on what's happening in IT departments around the country because it's coming from ... Continue Reading

February 12, 2018 12Feb2018 News

Dell EMC: Time for hyper-converged, but not for mission critical

Hyper-converged vs converged infrastructure: Dell EMC says hyper-converged isn’t ready for mission-critical applications, but may be by the end of the year Continue Reading

February 12, 2018 12Feb2018 News

Oracle pushes automation beyond database to cloud services

At Cloud World New York, Oracle announced the extension of its machine learning efforts to services in its cloud platform Continue Reading

February 12, 2018 12Feb2018 News

Moscow puts municipal vehicles online to save fuel

The city of Moscow has deployed a unified IoT platform to monitor and control all of its municipal vehicles Continue Reading

February 12, 2018 12Feb2018 News

FDM everywoman in Technology: 2018 winners announced

Women’s network everywoman has announced the winners of its 2018 everywoman in Technology awards, sponsored by FDM Continue Reading

February 12, 2018 12Feb2018 News

APAC fintech market set to bloom

Government support, the rise of digital payments and a new breed of financial services will put the region’s financial technology market in overdrive over the next few years Continue Reading

February 12, 2018 12Feb2018 News

French technology startups are forging ahead – but how?

France has sprung to the forefront of the international tech startup scene. How has this happened, and what's next for French tech firms? Continue Reading

February 12, 2018 12Feb2018 In Depth

Smart security: Go beyond the basics with biometrics

With smartphone makers offering new features such as biometrics, there are lots of options available to businesses when putting mobile security into practice Continue Reading

February 12, 2018 12Feb2018 News

Criminals hijack government sites to mine cryptocurrency used to hide wealth

Europol says criminals are hiding billions in cryptocurrencies, as thousands of government and other websites have reportedly been used to hijack computers to mine more Continue Reading

February 12, 2018 12Feb2018 Blog Post

RHEL trends: secure automation, (any) cloud-native performance… and automation, again

As part of a series of analysis posts designed to look at the major (and some slightly lesser) open source distributions and what they have achieved over the last year, let us briefly revisit Red ... Continue Reading

February 12, 2018 12Feb2018 News

PyeongChang Winter Games hit by cyber attack

Although critical operations were not affected by the incident, event organisers at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics had to shut down servers and the official games website to prevent further damage Continue Reading

February 09, 2018 09Feb2018 News

Belgian police share Cryakl ransomware keys

The Belgian police have released free decryption keys for the Cryakl ransomware through the No More Ransom project Continue Reading

February 09, 2018 09Feb2018 In Depth

Cloud management platforms: What you need to know to make multi-cloud happen

Deploying a cloud management platform can make adopting a multi-cloud approach to consuming IT resources easier, but choosing one that is the right fit for your enterprise can be a challenge for CIOs Continue Reading

February 09, 2018 09Feb2018 In Depth

Are you human? How to defeat the bots in e-commerce

Theatres and other entertainment venues are in a constant war with ticket fraudsters commanding botnet armies, as are other purveyors of high-value, limited-edition goods Continue Reading

February 09, 2018 09Feb2018 News

UK technology salaries lag well behind major US cities, research finds

The salaries for tech workers in London fell well below the figures for major US cities in 2017 Continue Reading

February 09, 2018 09Feb2018 Blog Post

UK fintech faces biggest hit if Brexit deal goes sour

The UK's growing fintech sector could be hit very, very hard by a bad deal or no deal between the EU and UK Continue Reading

February 09, 2018 09Feb2018 Video

Video: Lauri Love – why we need volunteers to fight malware

Lauri Love talks to Computer Weekly about plans to collaborate with others to tackle malware and use cryptocurrencies to create new ways for businesses to work Continue Reading

February 09, 2018 09Feb2018 News

EE launches home broadband over 4G LTE

EE has been conducting tests of a powerful 4G antenna that it claims can provide isolated rural homes with broadband speeds equivalent to full-fibre Continue Reading

February 09, 2018 09Feb2018 Blog Post

Latest Universal Credit revelations heap further pressure on Gov.uk Verify

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been consistently criticised for its lack of transparency since the controversial Universal Credit programme was launched nearly eight years ago. The ... Continue Reading

February 09, 2018 09Feb2018 News

Brexit with no deal unthinkable for UK tech, Lords committee told

The damage that leaving the EU without a deal will reap on the UK tech sector is unthinkable, a House of Lords committee has been told Continue Reading

February 09, 2018 09Feb2018 Blog Post

Progress goes on louder on React, Xamarin & Fluent-themed design

Application development and deployment company Progress has come forward with new releases of the Progress Telerik and Progress Kendo UI tools. New capabilities including 'Fluent' design and ... Continue Reading

February 09, 2018 09Feb2018 News

Can we trust Intel Inside to mean secure computing?

Intel has just released an updated patch after its previous update failed spectacularly. Now its CEO is promising security assurance Continue Reading

February 09, 2018 09Feb2018 News

Europe in the firing line of evolving DDoS attacks

The Europe, Middle East and Africa region accounts for more than half the world’s distributed denial of service attacks, a report from F5 Labs reveals Continue Reading

February 09, 2018 09Feb2018 News

Malaysian regulator and firm sued over data breach

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission and a local company have been caught in a civil lawsuit over a massive data breach reported last year Continue Reading

February 08, 2018 08Feb2018 E-Handbook

The next wave of IoT in Asia: What to expect in 2018

With the promise of productivity improvements in the enterprise, as well as smart cities that improve our way of live, the internet of things (IoT) is perhaps one of the most talked-about technology developments in recent years. Yet, despite its ... Continue Reading

February 08, 2018 08Feb2018 Blog Post

Singapore Airlines strikes the right notes with digital blueprint

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has been on roll lately with a slew of announcements that it hopes will cement its position as a leading carrier amid stiff competition from premium rivals and low-cost ... Continue Reading

February 08, 2018 08Feb2018 News

DMA Group working to reduce fear around GDPR

The DMA Group is focused on the GDPR for customer communications and marketing, but says the key aim is to reduce fear in the market Continue Reading

February 08, 2018 08Feb2018 News

Norway’s government backs cyber defence mobilisation

Norway has accelerated plans to scale up its national security infrastructure against threats emanating from the cyber domain Continue Reading

February 08, 2018 08Feb2018 News

TalkTalk’s York FTTP broadband roll-out to go nationwide

Following successful delivery of an ultrafast FTTP broadband network in York, TalkTalk is planning to start work on a £1.5bn national roll-out Continue Reading

February 08, 2018 08Feb2018 E-Handbook

Infographic: 2018 IT Priorities - UKI

Each year, Computer Weekly asks CIOs and senior IT decision makers what they will be investing in during the 12 months ahead. Access this infographic to find out the key spending priorities for decision makers in the UK and Ireland in 2018. Continue Reading

February 08, 2018 08Feb2018 News

More POS malware detected in the wild

The first new point of sale malware in many months is stealing data from the magnetic strips on payment cards, security researchers warn Continue Reading

February 08, 2018 08Feb2018 E-Handbook

A Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation

The pressure is on for companies to comply with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation. In this 12-page buyer’s guide, we look at the tools that could be used for compliance, the incentive to create a smarter, leaner business, and the myths ... Continue Reading

February 08, 2018 08Feb2018 News

Universal Credit business case still not approved as concerns continue over digital service

MPs reveal internal project reviews that show full business case yet to be approved and ongoing worries over digital system for welfare reform programme Continue Reading

February 08, 2018 08Feb2018 News

Swisscom downplays data breach

Telecommunication provider Swisscom has downplayed a data breach affecting around 800,000 customers, but security experts warn of potential long-term risks Continue Reading

February 08, 2018 08Feb2018 News

Interview: Tackling gender diversity could solve the skills gap, says Burbidge

Tackling the lack of gender diversity in the tech industry could help close the skills gap, but there is a long way to go to solve either, says Eileen Burbidge Continue Reading

February 08, 2018 08Feb2018 News

How Auto Trader improved web design to support digital business

Digitisation requires an agile methodology and the ability to enhance products quickly. We look at how Auto Trader optimised traditional web design Continue Reading

February 08, 2018 08Feb2018 E-Zine

CW Benelux: Dutch IT expert on a mission to expose vulnerabilities

Dutch ethical hacker Victor Gevers took full-time leave from his IT job last year and used the time to hunt for vulnerabilities. Read about his mission to find vulnerabilities, report them responsibly and then, hopefully, get them fixed by the ... Continue Reading

February 08, 2018 08Feb2018 News

Data breaches set to affect future sales

The failure to protect customer data is set to create long-term business problems for organisations in Europe and the US, a survey reveals Continue Reading

February 08, 2018 08Feb2018 News

Teenager suspected of crippling Dutch banks with DDoS attacks

A large distributed denial of service attack on banks and other organisations in the Netherlands, first thought to emanate from Russia, is now thought to have been launched by a local teenager Continue Reading

February 08, 2018 08Feb2018 Opinion

Mobile biometrics set to be game-changer in APAC

Telcos, financial institutions and other industry players risk losing market share if they do not keep up with the demand for security, convenience and mobility Continue Reading

February 07, 2018 07Feb2018 E-Handbook

Beyond the hype: How big data projects are delivering

This e-guide collates a group of examples of big data technologies in use, such as how Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport are looking to gain an edge on the competition in the Grand Prix season. Also see how big organisations are managing their big ... Continue Reading

February 07, 2018 07Feb2018 News

Third party cyber breach risk set to rise

Third party cyber security risk should always have been a priority, but this has never been more important than it is now in light of new technology risks and data protection regulations Continue Reading

February 07, 2018 07Feb2018 Opinion

Security Think Tank: How to evolve SecOps capacity

How can organisations evolve their security operations teams to do more automation of basic tasks and cope with dynamic IT environments? Continue Reading

February 07, 2018 07Feb2018 News

Beyond Brexit: Can the hyperscalers future-proof the growth of the UK colocation market?

Demand for colocation datacentre space in London is booming, on the back of the hyperscale cloud giants setting up shop in the UK, but will it be enough to safeguard the sector’s growth in the face of Brexit? Continue Reading

February 07, 2018 07Feb2018 News

IT managers in the dark over work-life balance pressure of on-call work, research shows

PagerDuty's inaugural work-life balance report highlights how unspoken frustrations about punishing on-call schedules can contribute towards employee attrition and workplace stress Continue Reading

February 07, 2018 07Feb2018 News

Businesses struggle to get IT staff as visa limits are reached quickly

UK businesses are increasingly looking for skilled professionals from outside the EU as certain visa caps prove too low Continue Reading

February 07, 2018 07Feb2018 In Depth

Smart speakers: How to give apps a voice

Experts discuss how to go about creating compelling voice-enabled user interfaces for smart speakers Continue Reading

February 07, 2018 07Feb2018 News

Orange announces European 5G testing

Mobile operator Orange will run 5G mobile network pilots in France and Romania later this year Continue Reading

February 07, 2018 07Feb2018 News

Stay of execution for RBS branches and free devices for some customers

RBS is offering free training and devices to some customers in Scotland to help them eventually live without bank branches Continue Reading

February 07, 2018 07Feb2018 News

Government must hurry to recruit digital skills needed for Brexit, says PAC

Skills required to prepare for leaving the EU are in “short supply” and the government must deal with its capability challenge, says Public Accounts Committee report Continue Reading

February 07, 2018 07Feb2018 News

UK government orders review of online laws

The UK Law Commission is to review current legislation on offensive online communications to ensure they are up to date with technology Continue Reading

February 07, 2018 07Feb2018 Blog Post

Routes to AI goodness

It’s all too easy to conflate the kind of AI being hyped in the industry at the moment with the science fiction notion of machine sentience. We are still a long way from the latter, though, whether ... Continue Reading

February 07, 2018 07Feb2018 News

Dubai transport authority maps city to support autonomous cars

Dubai’s RTA has enlisted Here Technologies to build a high-definition map of the city to support its goals around self-driving cars Continue Reading

February 07, 2018 07Feb2018 Blog Post

Red Hat: open source genesis, to mainstreaming revelations

Computer Weekly Open Source Insider continues its analysis and deconstruction of major open source distros this month with a series of personal conversations inside Red Hat. Stormy Peters, senior ... Continue Reading

February 07, 2018 07Feb2018 News

HPE opens APAC innovation lab to tap IoT market

Facility in Singapore will rope in partners across the internet of things ecosystem to test new applications powered by HPE’s edge computing capabilities Continue Reading

February 06, 2018 06Feb2018 In Depth

Net gain? Why networks matter when it comes to hyper-convergence

The rise of hyper-convergence is radically changing how enterprises manage their IT estates, but its effect on the network has yet to be fully realised Continue Reading

February 06, 2018 06Feb2018 News

AstraZeneca inks deals with Alibaba and Tencent in AI push

Pharmaceutical bigwig AstraZeneca hopes to deliver smart healthcare services and combat online sales of counterfeit drugs through tie-ups with Chinese tech giants Continue Reading

February 06, 2018 06Feb2018 News

Most NHS trusts have failed their cyber security assessments, NHS Digital admits

NHS Digital deputy CEO Rob Shaw told Public Accounts Committee all 200 trusts assessed for cyber security, both before and after the WannaCry attack, have failed their assessments Continue Reading

February 06, 2018 06Feb2018 News

Zerto boosts cloud-to-cloud and hybrid cloud replication

Zerto Virtual Replication version 6 allows hybrid cloud data protection operations across on-premises datacentres and Amazon, Microsoft and IBM clouds, and 350-plus service providers Continue Reading

February 06, 2018 06Feb2018 Opinion

Does artificial intelligence have a language problem?

As AI 'learns' from human input, the language we use becomes an increasingly important consideration Continue Reading

February 06, 2018 06Feb2018 News

Lloyds Bank cuts CIO workforce

Lloyds Banking Group is changing the skills make-up of its IT team to support demand for digital services Continue Reading

February 06, 2018 06Feb2018 News

UK risks unemployment rise unless people are reskilled for AI

The tech industry is optimistic that people will get jobs, but only if they have the right skills – and it looks like the UK is a long way from being artificial intelligence-savvy Continue Reading

February 06, 2018 06Feb2018 News

Thousands of IT jobs being created in India by European and US companies

Global businesses focus on India as they seek the best ecosystems for digital transformation Continue Reading

February 06, 2018 06Feb2018 News

Tech boosts sales at Abu Dhabi’s Healthpoint

United Arab Emirates healthcare provider Healthpoint has increased sales and efficiency through the use of the latest IT systems Continue Reading

February 06, 2018 06Feb2018 News

UK leads international crackdown on Luminosity spyware

Law enforcement agencies shut down international support network for a hacking tool that allowed cyber criminals to gain remote control of victims’ computers Continue Reading

February 06, 2018 06Feb2018 Opinion

Security Think Tank: Take care of security basics before automating

How can organisations evolve their security operations teams to do more automation of basic tasks and cope with dynamic IT environments? Continue Reading

February 06, 2018 06Feb2018 News

BMW selects new startups for Innovation Lab 2018 accelerator

Five startups will pitch their projects to BMW executives for the chance to work with the car manufacturer’s commercial divisions Continue Reading

February 06, 2018 06Feb2018 News

Many UK firms ill-equipped to deal the cloud security risks

Many UK firms do not have the security tools, processes and skills required to ensure their cloud implementations are secure, a security researcher and advocate warns Continue Reading

February 06, 2018 06Feb2018 News

CBRE adopts artificial intelligence to help troubleshoot issues across 800-plus client datacentres

The datacentre operations arm of real estate consultancy CBRE wants to use artificial intelligence to troubleshoot issues in its clients' 800-plus datacentres Continue Reading

February 06, 2018 06Feb2018 Blog Post

SUSE serves up Linux kernel patching, live & hot

If there’s one thing that Linux needs to aid its march onwards it is (arguably) more enterprise robustness. Actually, if there’s one thing that Linux needs for enterprise success it’s firms like ... Continue Reading

February 05, 2018 05Feb2018 E-Zine

How a digital workplace can drive innovation

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at some of the latest tools for the digital workplace and find out how they can improve collaboration and innovation. We ask what lessons the demise of Carillion has for IT outsourcing. And the CIO of retailer... Continue Reading

February 05, 2018 05Feb2018 News

Advertised tech sector roles grew by 12% in 2017

The number of jobs advertised in the technology sector increased in 2017, along with the salaries advertised for these roles Continue Reading

February 05, 2018 05Feb2018 News

Lauri Love plans to use ‘internet as a force for good’

Engineering student Lauri Love says he plans to help businesses fight cyber crime, after the court of appeal ruled that he can be tried in the UK for allegedly hacking US computer systems, rather than face extradition to the US Continue Reading

February 05, 2018 05Feb2018 News

Old IT and staff reluctance stop Scottish NHS from adopting new tech

Outdated technology, lack of scale-up and unwillingness to change working practices are among the reasons why the Scottish NHS is struggling to take up new technologies, according to the Scottish parliament’s health and sport committee Continue Reading

February 05, 2018 05Feb2018 Opinion

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