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April 25, 2019 25Apr2019 News

No final decision taken on Huawei 5G ban, government claims

Culture secretary tells MPs that a final decision on use of Huawei in UK 5G networks has not been taken, and says government is taking the leak of confidential discussions at the National Security Council very seriously Continue Reading

April 25, 2019 25Apr2019 News

JEDI cloud chief quits as award date for controversial 10-year US government cloud deal nears

Chris Lynch, director of the US Defence Digital Service, has assured staff that the 10-year JEDI cloud project will proceed as he confirms his departure Continue Reading

April 25, 2019 25Apr2019 News

School should prepare kids for the digital workplace, say teachers

Many teachers say school should prepare young people for working in a digital environment, but a number of schools are underinvesting in technology Continue Reading

April 25, 2019 25Apr2019 News

Cabinet Office addresses 5G security issue

Cabinet Office uses NCSC conference to lay out government’s approach to the security of 5G networks, as controversy grows around using equipment from Chinese supplier Huawei Continue Reading

April 25, 2019 25Apr2019 Blog Post

BakkerElkhuizen UltraBoard 950 Wireless Compact Keyboard

The BakkerElkhuizen UltraBoard 950 Wireless Compact Keyboard is difficult to pronounce and requires a full lung-full of air to say in one go... but it's a piece of kit that stands out for a number ... Continue Reading

April 25, 2019 25Apr2019 News

NCSC looks to industry to scale Active Cyber Defence

The national cyber security agency is calling on wider government organisations as well as industry to help scale automated cyber attack blocking systems country-wide Continue Reading

April 25, 2019 25Apr2019 Blog Post

Women in code series: Jane Silber of Diffblue

The Computer Weekly Developer Network and Open Source Insider team want to talk code and coding. But more than that, we want to talk coding across the diversity spectrum… so let’s get the tough ... Continue Reading

April 25, 2019 25Apr2019 News

Huawei sharpens AI edge in global cloud move

Chinese tech giant is honing its artificial intelligence capabilities to compete against rivals in global cloud computing markets Continue Reading

April 24, 2019 24Apr2019 In Depth

Mobile phones and health: is 5G being rolled out too fast?

European countries are rolling out 5G mobile communications at breakneck speed as they seek to gain a competitive edge over the US and Asia. But some scientists have raised questions about the effects of 5G mobile phone radiation on public health ... Continue Reading

April 24, 2019 24Apr2019 News

Internet Watch Foundation raises stakes in war against online child porn

Organisation’s work around tackling the spread of child sexual abuse imagery is being enhanced with advanced video tagging technology and artificial intelligence Continue Reading

April 24, 2019 24Apr2019 News

Online fashion brand Boohoo sees year-on-year revenue growth

Online fashion retailer Boohoo.com has seen a spike in revenue over the past year across all of its operating brands, and has announced the completion of several digital projects Continue Reading

April 24, 2019 24Apr2019 News

AWS bags multi-year deal to support Ford-backed bid to create open connected car cloud platform

Amazon Web Services has secured a multi-year deal to provide underlying support for a Ford-backed bid to create an open cloud platform to accelerate the development of connected car services Continue Reading

April 24, 2019 24Apr2019 News

NCSC to scale up intelligence sharing, says GCHQ director

The GCHQ director has outlined the agency’s cyber security mission in the third decade of the internet age at CyberUK, promising to scale up the sharing of declassified cyber intelligence with industry Continue Reading

April 24, 2019 24Apr2019 News

Challenger bank Tandem migrates to AWS in one weekend

Customer migration to Amazon Web Services demonstrates challenger banks’ agility in moving quickly to the latest technology Continue Reading

April 24, 2019 24Apr2019 News

Market must address IT failures in large infrastructure projects, government says

If companies want certainty that strategic investment will continue post Brexit, they need to address areas such as technical complexity management, says the chief executive of the Infrastructure and Projects Authority Continue Reading

April 24, 2019 24Apr2019 Opinion

What is the right goal for digital inclusion?

Most tech observers agree that digital inclusion is important, but the digitally excluded can have quite different views on what they want Continue Reading

April 24, 2019 24Apr2019 E-Handbook

Infographic: 2019 Europe IT Priorities - General Trends

In this infographic, we take a look at what IT departments are investing in, how IT departments will evolve over the next 12 months and which sectors will see the biggest budget increases. Survey results taken from the 2019 IT Priorities survey ... Continue Reading

April 24, 2019 24Apr2019 News

SAP Q1 2019 results: 400 more S/4 Hana sign-ups, €1.5bn in cloud

SAP’s first-quarter 2019 financial results indicate cloud revenue at 26% of total, and 400 new customers for S/4 Hana. Senior executive losses, restructure and Qualtrix acquisition cost bite into profit Continue Reading

April 24, 2019 24Apr2019 E-Handbook

Infographic: 2019 Europe IT Priorities - Storage

In this infographic, we take a look at what the most popular primary and secondary storage initiatives are in 2019 as well as how much storage will be maintained on-premise across Europe. Survey results taken from the 2019 IT Priorities survey ... Continue Reading

April 24, 2019 24Apr2019 E-Handbook

Infographic: 2019 Europe IT Priorities - Network and Mobility

In this infographic, we take a look at the top network initiatives of 2019, what types of mobility projects are being invested in and which IT sectors are seeing the biggest budget increases. Survey results taken from the 2019 IT Priorities survey ... Continue Reading

April 24, 2019 24Apr2019 News

Pure Storage buys Compuverde to put object storage on steroids

Fast flash storage specialist Pure Storage adds object storage to FlashArray and aims to compete with NetApp on NAS while bringing flash performance to web applications Continue Reading

April 24, 2019 24Apr2019 Opinion

Tech helps tackle trafficking and modern slavery, but industry needs a culture shift to eradicate it

Technology can help end the scourge of modern slavery, but the sector can do more and needs a change in thinking to take a lead Continue Reading

April 24, 2019 24Apr2019 E-Handbook

Infographic: 2019 Europe IT Priorities - Datacentre

In this infographic, we take a look at what technological elements of the datacentre are expected to be the most important in 2019, the most popular datacentre projects and which technologies and services are being deployed. Survey results taken ... Continue Reading

April 24, 2019 24Apr2019 News

Eagle Eye enlists Rackspace to lead 'all-in' Google Cloud Platform migration

Digital marketing platform provider Eagle Eye is leaning on Rackspace to support its move to the Google Cloud Platform Continue Reading

April 24, 2019 24Apr2019 E-Handbook

Infographic: 2019 Europe IT Priorities - Business Applications

In this infographic, we take a look at what the most popular business applications being deployed are, the most popular deployment models and the most popular applications being deployed in SaaS mode. Survey results taken from the 2019 IT Priorities... Continue Reading

April 24, 2019 24Apr2019 E-Handbook

Infographic: 2019 Europe IT Priorities - Security

In this infographic, we take a look at which elements of IT security are being improved by enterprises across Europe. Survey results taken from the 2019 IT Priorities survey carried out by ComputerWeekly.com, ComputerWeekly.de and LeMagIT.fr. Continue Reading

April 24, 2019 24Apr2019 E-Handbook

Infographic: 2019 Europe IT Priorities - Digital Transformation

In this infographic, we take a look at what stage of digital transformation companies across Europe are at, what the main drivers behind digital transformation are and which IT activities are being directly impacted by it. Survey results taken from ... Continue Reading

April 24, 2019 24Apr2019 News

PM May approves Huawei for use in 5G networks despite opposition

The UK’s National Security Council has approved the use of Huawei’s networking equipment in parts of the country’s 5G mobile networks in spite of widespread opposition Continue Reading

April 24, 2019 24Apr2019 Video

CW500 Interview: Roger Taylor, chair of the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation

Roger Taylor, chair of the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation, talks about the importance of standards and regulation when developing AI systems, and why businesses should start thinking of these things now Continue Reading

April 24, 2019 24Apr2019 Blog Post

Kony Quantum in ‘super position’ for Microsoft Azure

Kony is a company we’re getting to know faster than we expected. The organization works in digital experience development platforms and the emerging low-code platform market; it also has a ... Continue Reading

April 24, 2019 24Apr2019 News

How technology is shaping Malaysia’s economy

Malaysia has one of the most digitally connected societies in the world, but more work is needed to bridge the digital divide Continue Reading

April 23, 2019 23Apr2019 Blog Post

Sorry Cadwalladr, I misunderstood

Carole Cadwalladr has used her TED talk to highlight Facebook’s obfuscation regarding political adverts on its site, calling for Mark Zuckerberg to hold a TED talk of his own or risk finding ... Continue Reading

April 23, 2019 23Apr2019 News

Global intelligence agencies share UK stage for first time

Representatives of intelligence agencies from the Five Eyes alliance are to share a public platform in the UK for the first time at this year’s NCSC CyberUK conference Continue Reading

April 23, 2019 23Apr2019 News

Stockholm prospers as tech hub as perceptions of entrepreneurs changes

Stockholm has thrived as a tech startup hub after out-of-date attitudes to entrepreneurs changed Continue Reading

April 23, 2019 23Apr2019 E-Handbook

How long does it take to get owned?

This article is based on the thesis - How long does it take to get owned? - a study to investigate the amount of time that it takes for stolen credentials to be used by a hacker. It describes the design of fake online identities (“honey identities”)... Continue Reading

April 23, 2019 23Apr2019 News

Egypt aims to develop coding skills earlier in education system

An Egyptian government initiative will see thousands of teenagers trained to code in HTML, CSS and Python Continue Reading

April 23, 2019 23Apr2019 News

Apple spends upwards of $30m a month on AWS during first quarter of 2019, report claims

According to US media reports, Apple is spending upwards of $30m a month on procuring cloud services from Amazon Web Services Continue Reading

April 23, 2019 23Apr2019 News

London Ambulance Service trials real-time access to patient data

The NHS Identity Service pilot enables clinicians to access summary care records on secure iPads Continue Reading

April 23, 2019 23Apr2019 News

Digital court system reaches first key milestones

The platform rolled out at Crown Courts in England and Wales a year ago has increased speed and efficiency of online citizen services and saved 100 million sheets of paper so far Continue Reading

April 23, 2019 23Apr2019 Blog Post

Nationwide Building Society challenges seven fintechs to develop apps for financially vulnerable

Nationwide Building Society offering fintechs funding and mentoring in a challenge to create apps for the financially vulnerable Continue Reading

April 23, 2019 23Apr2019 News

Casual collaboration comms pose security risk, survey shows

UK employees have a worryingly casual attitude to workplace communications, underling the need for employers to take steps to counter related cyber attack vulnerabilities Continue Reading

April 23, 2019 23Apr2019 News

Open doors at Huawei in China as it mounts defence

Computer Weekly was on a recent UK press tour of Huawei’s new campus in Dongguan, China. The company is opening up as it faces US criticism for alleged complicity with China’s security apparatus Continue Reading

April 23, 2019 23Apr2019 News

WannaCry hero pleads guilty, urges others to stay on ‘good side’

Briton hailed as WannaCry hero finally pleads guilty to charges of writing and distributing malware, but urges security researchers to stay away from the “dark side” Continue Reading

April 23, 2019 23Apr2019 News

APAC set for blockchain boom

Led by China, spending on blockchain technology in Asia-Pacific excluding Japan will surpass $2bn by 2022 Continue Reading

April 22, 2019 22Apr2019 News

With Anthos, Google seeks to unify open source cloud technologies

Urs Hölzle, Google’s head of technical infrastructure, talks up efforts to deliver what he claims to be the first open source cloud stack Continue Reading

April 20, 2019 20Apr2019 News

NCSC urges better online security practices

UK cyber security agency is urging citizens to improve online safety and password security after research reveals most-hacked passwords and a survey exposes gaps in online security Continue Reading

April 20, 2019 20Apr2019 Blog Post

How an 18th century Maths puzzle solves 21st century problems

This is a guest blogpost by Emil Eifrem, CEO, Neo4j, in which he explains how an elegant solution to the mathematical puzzle to find the most efficient way of traversing the bridges in Prussia’s ... Continue Reading

April 19, 2019 19Apr2019 News

UK government adds voice to citizen services delivery

Voice technology enables access to more than 12,000 information items through Alexa or Google Home Continue Reading

April 19, 2019 19Apr2019 Blog Post

Going native on Google Chromebooks

Where’s my desktop gone? That’s the obvious immediate first reaction for any Google Chromebook user. We road tested a Lenovo Chromebook 11 500e (Robo 360) and an HP Chromebook x360 11 G1 EE ... Continue Reading

April 18, 2019 18Apr2019 News

Spotify opens new London R&D hub

Music streaming service Spotify has opened a new technology hub in London, as part of its push to open offices outside the US and Stockholm Continue Reading

April 18, 2019 18Apr2019 E-Zine

CW ASEAN: Trend Watch – 5G

In this handbook, focused on business IT in the ASEAN region, Computer Weekly looks at the great spectrum conundrum, considers the potential of digital indoor systems and weighs up the challenges and opportunities that 5G presents for edge computing Continue Reading

April 18, 2019 18Apr2019 News

Facebook leaks: Zuckerberg turned data into dollars in ruthless battle with competitors

Facebook’s CEO ruthlessly exploited personal data shared by its users to turn Facebook into the biggest social network, but internal documents show that privacy appeared to be an afterthought for executives Continue Reading

April 18, 2019 18Apr2019 E-Zine

CW ANZ: Trend Watch – 5G

In this ANZ handbook, Computer Weekly finds out which industries are likely to be the first to benefit from 5G technologies, hears about Huawei’s ambitious plans for its mobile portfolio, and weighs up the challenges and opportunities 5G presents ... Continue Reading

April 18, 2019 18Apr2019 E-Handbook

Rethinking the cyber security of consumer internet of things

The underlying knowledge and technology necessary to design and implement secure IoT products are already well-known and widely available. This article explores these more plausible solutions. Continue Reading

April 18, 2019 18Apr2019 News

20 firms join Tech Nation’s cyber security scale-up programme

Tech Nation scale-up programme is designed to boost the UK’s cyber sector, accelerate the growth of its top companies and build a robust, cross-industry network Continue Reading

April 18, 2019 18Apr2019 News

Widespread adoption of digital ID could boost economic growth

New study argues that the standard could bring benefits to businesses in sectors such as financial services as well as government – but it all depends on high adoption rates Continue Reading

April 18, 2019 18Apr2019 News

Etihad Airways automates customer and luggage journey monitoring

National airline of United Arab Emirates, Etihad Airways, will improve passenger journeys through automated monitoring Continue Reading

April 18, 2019 18Apr2019 Blog Post

Banking and finance bigwigs yank climate change chord

It has been a week of activism and a call for action, with the Extinction Rebellion, causing major disruptions in London. But alongside grass roots demonstrations, there appears to be a greater ... Continue Reading

April 18, 2019 18Apr2019 Blog Post

Ubuntu 19.04 is here

The Computer Weekly Open Source Insider team is running Ubuntu. More specifically, we’re running Ubuntu 19.04 on an originally Windows-empowered Lenovo laptop as a dual boot. NOTE: Incidentally, ... Continue Reading

April 18, 2019 18Apr2019 News

State-sponsored hackers are hijacking DNS, researchers warn

A DNS-hijacking campaign targeting the Middle East and Africa may lead to actors more broadly attacking the global DNS system Continue Reading

April 18, 2019 18Apr2019 News

Private 5G networks will be a ‘big trend’

With private 5G networks, enterprises can expect a wireless local area network type architecture that addresses the limitations of Wi-Fi, says top Commscope executive Continue Reading

April 17, 2019 17Apr2019 Blog Post

Four things you should know about the 5G game in Asia-Pacific

This is a guest post by Simon Lockington, director of global solutions enablement at Equinix Asia-Pacific Industry watchers are predicting that 4G LTE subscribers in Asia-Pacific will naturally ... Continue Reading

April 17, 2019 17Apr2019 News

Autonomous vehicle tech is too costly and unreliable for production

Level 5, fully autonomous vehicles are a decade away. By then, the tech will be so expensive, that it will only be available on high-end vehicles Continue Reading

April 17, 2019 17Apr2019 News

UK government to introduce online porn age checks

World-first regulations will see age verification introduced in July and enforced by the British Board of Film Classification. Non-compliant sites risk withdrawal of payment services or being blocked Continue Reading

April 17, 2019 17Apr2019 News

Understanding Anthos: Google’s multicloud bid to define the next 20 years of enterprise IT

The unveiling of Google Cloud’s Anthos multicloud management tool dominated many discussions at the firm’s annual developer conference in San Francisco, amid claims that it could change the face of enterprise IT for decades Continue Reading

April 17, 2019 17Apr2019 In Depth

Hyper-converged infrastructure vs NAS and SAN shared storage

Can compute, storage and networks in one box be a better option than shared storage? And which organisations can most benefit from it, and for what scale of deployment? Continue Reading

April 17, 2019 17Apr2019 News

HM Land Registry completes blockchain trial

HM Land Registry’s blockchain project is part of a wider digital transformation initiative which aims to simplify and speed up the process of buying and selling property Continue Reading

April 17, 2019 17Apr2019 News

Apple and Qualcomm settle up as Intel quits 5G chip business

Apple and Qualcomm have set aside their ongoing litigation and struck a deal to work together on future 5G iPhones, leaving Intel in the lurch Continue Reading

April 17, 2019 17Apr2019 Blog Post

Cutting off the internet is a TERRIBLE idea, whether or not you agree with Extinction Rebellion

Many people using the London Underground today will likely have noticed that the usual Virgin Media-run Wi-Fi service is not working. Some might even have been mildly inconvenienced by not being ... Continue Reading

April 17, 2019 17Apr2019 News

Nearly a quarter of tech firms do not security check products

Nearly a quarter of organisations polled do not run security checks on products, and nearly a third admitted to shipping products with known security vulnerabilities, a survey shows Continue Reading

April 17, 2019 17Apr2019 In Depth

Cloud storage 101: Specifying for cloud storage

We run through key questions to ask when specifying cloud storage, such as disk type, performance, availability and the possible hidden cost of getting data out of the cloud Continue Reading

April 17, 2019 17Apr2019 News

Government says no conflict of interest in trial despite Post Office chairman’s dual role

BEIS refutes MP’s suggestion of Post Office chairman’s conflict of interest in group litigation case involving Horizon IT system Continue Reading

April 17, 2019 17Apr2019 Blog Post

Puppet CTO: an open source mindset is more than just a code dump

The Computer Weekly Open Source Insider team spoke to Deepak Giridharagopal this week in his role as CTO at Puppet in an attempt to examine the true nature of open source openness. As defined in ... Continue Reading

April 17, 2019 17Apr2019 News

Construction halted at Apple datacentre in Denmark over alleged contractor dispute, report suggests

A local media report suggests construction of Apple's first non-US datacentre has halted in Denmark over a dispute over missed deadlines by the contractor tasked with delivering the build Continue Reading

April 17, 2019 17Apr2019 News

Middle East CIOs optimistic as budgets increase and digital transformations expand

Cyber security and risk management will see the biggest increase in spending, but digital transformation of businesses is a major driver of investment, survey shows Continue Reading

April 17, 2019 17Apr2019 News

Qumulo upgrades hybrid-flash hybrid cloud C-series with C-72T

Hybrid cloud-focused clustered NAS provider Qumulo’s C-72T takes advantage of cheaper and better components to start at 72TB and scale to petabytes from a 1U node Continue Reading

April 17, 2019 17Apr2019 In Depth

Politics, privacy and porn: the challenges of age-verification technology

The age-verification requirements of the Digital Economy Act are to come into force in July this year, but registering people’s personal details for accessing age-restricted content carries significant risks and challenges Continue Reading

April 17, 2019 17Apr2019 News

TfL suspends Wi-Fi service as Extinction Rebellion spreads

Transport for London has cut off its public Virgin Media Wi-Fi service to disrupt climate change protests Continue Reading

April 17, 2019 17Apr2019 News

Morrisons to launch fresh appeal against breach liability ruling

Supermarket chain Morrisons is to launch a second appeal against a High Court ruling that found it liable for a data leak by a former employee Continue Reading

April 17, 2019 17Apr2019 News

Wipro admits to potential breach to employee accounts by phishing attack

Indian IT services company Wipro is investigating a phishing attack, which hit some staff email accounts and launched attacks on customer environments Continue Reading

April 17, 2019 17Apr2019 News

Gartner: Shift to public cloud curbs datacentre spending

More servers are being bought by public cloud providers, but these tend to be cheap, original device manufacturer equipment, rather than boxes from HPE, Dell or Lenovo Continue Reading

April 17, 2019 17Apr2019 Blog Post

Facebook shutters Messenger payments in UK as Brits just not into it

Facebook is closing its peer to peer payments service within Messenger in the UK because of limited take up Continue Reading

April 17, 2019 17Apr2019 News

How UnaBiz is disrupting the IoT market in APAC

From offering low-cost connectivity to hardware design and integration services, the Singapore-based technology supplier is causing a stir in the internet-of-things market Continue Reading

April 16, 2019 16Apr2019 News

Singtel and NUS claim quantum breakthrough

Researchers from Singtel and the National University of Singapore have succeeded in coordinating the paths of photons across a fibre network to drive wider adoption of quantum key distribution Continue Reading

April 16, 2019 16Apr2019 News

Microsoft sets stricter renewable energy targets for its datacentres

Software giant claims its efforts to have its datacentres run exclusively on renewable power are progressing faster than expected, prompting it to reassess its own self-imposed sustainability targets Continue Reading

April 16, 2019 16Apr2019 News

AI can help to reduce carbon footprint and manage environmental issues

Artificial intelligence-powered applications could help policy-makers and industry leaders manage greenhouse gas emissions and support sustainability initiatives Continue Reading

April 16, 2019 16Apr2019 News

Home Office curbs bulk emails following data breach

Department has introduced new rules for mass messaging after exposing email addresses of EU settled status scheme applicants Continue Reading

April 16, 2019 16Apr2019 News

Findings published from three-month pilot for NHS App

Biometric login functionality and additional repeat prescription ordering capability are among the enhancements made in response to user feedback to the NHS App Continue Reading

April 16, 2019 16Apr2019 News

Vodafone upgrades old phone boxes to support surfers

MNO is giving old phone boxes in Cornwall a new lease of life with a 4G upgrade Continue Reading

April 16, 2019 16Apr2019 News

Nutanix powers Manchester City Council’s IT

Manchester City Council has made considerable savings since migrating off a traditional architecture in favour of a hyper-converged infrastructure from Nutanix Continue Reading

April 16, 2019 16Apr2019 Opinion

Security Think Tank: Surviving the existential cyber punch

How should businesses plan to survive a potential cyber attack extinction event? Continue Reading

April 16, 2019 16Apr2019 News

Huawei cyber security chief John Suffolk: It’s not our culture to be aggressive

John Suffolk, global cyber security and privacy officer at China-based telecoms equipment supplier Huawei, tells Huawei Analyst Summit growth is the best answer to US criticism Continue Reading

April 16, 2019 16Apr2019 News

MP questions government over Post Office Horizon case

Labour MP asks the government about the costs associated with the Post Office Horizon legal battle Continue Reading

April 16, 2019 16Apr2019 E-Handbook

The exploitation of flaws in the HTTPS protocol

In this article in our Royal Holloway security series, Gage Boyle and Kenny Paterson consider the security weaknesses of HTTPS. The presence of “HTTPS” in a website URL provides enough confidence to consider entering sensitive information such as ... Continue Reading

April 16, 2019 16Apr2019 News

Dutch national weather service adopts cloud to expand service offerings

The migration of legacy systems to an AWS set-up will precede the design of a real-time early warning centre for the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute Continue Reading

April 16, 2019 16Apr2019 E-Zine

Digital transformation at the Crown Prosecution Service

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine how the Crown Prosecution Service is helping to transform the UK justice system with a world-first digital overhaul. We report from Google’s cloud conference on the firm’s plans to expand its presence in ... Continue Reading

April 16, 2019 16Apr2019 Blog Post

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