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2019 Stories

• April 16, 2019 16Apr2019 E-Handbook

  A Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to threat management

  Threat management has become a vital component in the cyber security strategy of many businesses. In this 19-page buyer’s guide, Computer Weekly looks at why threat management should be tailored to your company’s needs, the strength in combining it ... Continue Reading

• April 16, 2019 16Apr2019 News

  NatWest eases business payments with biometric authentication on mobile

  NatWest is making it easier and safer for businesses to make payments of any size via a mobile app using biometric authentication technology Continue Reading

• April 16, 2019 16Apr2019 News

  Sweden to take up Finnish AI challenge

  Following Finland’s example, Swedish companies are starting to use a training programme to bring staff up to speed with artificial intelligence Continue Reading

• April 16, 2019 16Apr2019 News

  Fox Sports Australia predicts wickets with AutoML Tables

  Machine learning model powered by Google Cloud’s AutoML Tables service enables sports broadcaster to predict the fall of a wicket in live cricket matches Continue Reading

• April 16, 2019 16Apr2019 Blog Post

  Deeper into DataOps: NetApp & PagerDuty

  The Computer Weekly Developer Network decided to cover the emerging area of DataOps… and we were overloaded. After an initial couple of stories to define the term here and another exploring DataOps ... Continue Reading

• April 15, 2019 15Apr2019 News

  Post-Brexit IT talent shortages concern UK CIOs

  Finding and training tech staff remains an issue and is set to get worse after the UK leaves the European Union, says Barclaycard study Continue Reading

• April 15, 2019 15Apr2019 News

  How Palo Alto Networks fends off its cyber adversaries

  Palo Alto Networks CIO Naveen Zutshi talks up the company’s approach in keeping threat actors at bay Continue Reading

• April 15, 2019 15Apr2019 News

  Facebook takes extraordinary legal steps to contain document leak

  Facebook targets journalists and news organisations for computer searches Continue Reading

• April 15, 2019 15Apr2019 News

  Zero trust is about more than products

  The zero trust security model is more than just products and network segmentation, it’s an architectural design principle with identity at its core that needs to be applied enterprise-wide, says KuppingerCole Continue Reading

• April 15, 2019 15Apr2019 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Seven steps to manage risk of catastrophic cyber attack

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

• April 15, 2019 15Apr2019 News

  CityFibre loses court battle over ‘fake fibre’

  CityFibre has been knocked back by the courts in its dispute with the ASA over the use of the word ‘fibre’ in broadband ads Continue Reading

• April 15, 2019 15Apr2019 Blog Post

  Single source ERP fails to match business needs

  There was a time when the major ERP providers were considered allies of the CIO. They were trusted advisors. From an IT decision-maker perspective, ERP software aimed to encapsulate best-in-class ... Continue Reading

• April 15, 2019 15Apr2019 News

  NHS launches care home availability portal

  New tool is aimed at optimising hospital occupancy and saving social care staff “hours of phoning around” Continue Reading

• April 15, 2019 15Apr2019 News

  Automation will bring job security, say most IT security pros

  Most security professionals believe that although automation can support humans, it will not result in a reduction in job opportunities, a study shows Continue Reading

• April 15, 2019 15Apr2019 News

  Conclusion of legal row over Apple’s abandoned Irish datacentre fuels site takeover hopes

  After four years of planning delays and legal wrangles, Irish Supreme Court dismisses appeal lodged by objectors to the Apple’s abandoned Irish datacentre build Continue Reading

• April 15, 2019 15Apr2019 Podcast

  Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 12

  In this week’s episode of The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, the team discusses SuiteWorld 2019, NetSuite’s annual user conference, the government’s introduction of internet safety regulations and the complex journey from collecting data ... Continue Reading

• April 15, 2019 15Apr2019 News

  NCSC seeks new breed of cyber security startups

  The UK intelligence community is seeking to promote a new breed of technology startup to help detect, respond to and facilitate rapid recoveries from cyber attacks on the UK Continue Reading

• April 15, 2019 15Apr2019 In Depth

  How DataOps helps organisations make better decisions

  DataOps is helping organisations to accelerate the time it takes to derive value from the data they collect Continue Reading

• April 15, 2019 15Apr2019 News

  Broadband upgrade improves response times for cave rescue team

  The South and Mid Wales Cave Rescue Team has switched on a new ultrafast broadband connection to help its members react more quickly in life-threatening emergencies Continue Reading

• April 15, 2019 15Apr2019 Blog Post

  Deeper into DataOps: Morpheus & Talend

  The Computer Weekly Developer Network decided to cover the emerging area of DataOps… and we were overloaded. After an initial couple of stories to define the term here and another exploring DataOps ... Continue Reading

• April 14, 2019 14Apr2019 News

  Singapore firms streamline operations, fend off disruption with cloud

  Certis and financial institutions are among those in the city state that are turning to cloud services to gain a competitive edge Continue Reading

• April 12, 2019 12Apr2019 In Depth

  Retail technology, sports sponsorship and a global marketing opportunity

  Sports sponsorship remains a focus area for B2B software companies and retail technology businesses looking to impress the C-suite Continue Reading

• April 12, 2019 12Apr2019 In Depth

  How botnets pose a threat to the IoT ecosystem

  While connected devices are transforming our personal and working lives in a multitude of ways, they are also a growing security risk – attackers are hijacking these devices and turning them into internet of things botnets Continue Reading

• April 12, 2019 12Apr2019 News

  UK government launches cloud sustainability probe

  Government departments are being asked to provide information about the energy footprint of the cloud services they use Continue Reading

• April 12, 2019 12Apr2019 News

  Mott MacDonald builds smart cities on Azure cloud

  The Microsoft cloud will be used to run digital twins of city infrastructure to help city planners manage infrastructure more effectively Continue Reading

• April 12, 2019 12Apr2019 News

  O2 5G network to support Millbrook CAV trials

  O2 will activate 59 5G sites in June to support trials of connected and autonomous vehicles at the Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire Continue Reading

• April 12, 2019 12Apr2019 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Cyber attack survival not a matter of luck

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

• April 12, 2019 12Apr2019 News

  Bounty UK fined £400,000 for sharing personal data unlawfully

  UK pregnancy and parenting club fined for “unprecedented” level of unauthorised sharing of personal data by operating as a data broking service Continue Reading

• April 12, 2019 12Apr2019 Blog Post

  When will we see the digital transformation of politics?

  The digital transformation of government and public service delivery is well under way and is by now – hopefully – unstoppable. It’s taken longer to get here than it should have, and it will take ... Continue Reading

• April 12, 2019 12Apr2019 News

  Police local cyber crime units get multimillion pound boost

  UK policing marks the completion of the local phase of a national cyber crime programme to complement regional and national response capabilities Continue Reading

• April 12, 2019 12Apr2019 Blog Post

  Deeper into DataOps: Altran, Moogsoft & Puppet

  The Computer Weekly Developer Network decided to cover the emerging area of DataOps… and we were overloaded. After an initial couple of stories to define the term here and another exploring DataOps ... Continue Reading

• April 12, 2019 12Apr2019 Blog Post

  Online in the Smokey Mountains with Skyroam

  It’s 4am and I’m a nice ‘conference-style’ hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. The hotel has provided WiFi included with the room - of course it has, you wouldn’t expect anything else - but its 4am and ... Continue Reading

• April 12, 2019 12Apr2019 News

  Lancaster University enhances student engagement with cloud-based chatbot

  University is using Amazon Web Services to enhance the development of a voice-enabled “online companion” with machine learning and artificial intelligence Continue Reading

• April 12, 2019 12Apr2019 News

  ASEAN datacentre providers must up their game

  Digital transformation trends are changing the ASEAN datacentre landscape and those that wish to succeed must transform themselves, says Frost & Sullivan Continue Reading

• April 11, 2019 11Apr2019 Blog Post

  Black holes and ejaculations

  There’s a bookshop located in Old Street Station near our office where we can sometimes be found nonchalantly perusing the blurbs of various works of literature during our lunch break. The other ... Continue Reading

• April 11, 2019 11Apr2019 News

  Government breach data highlights cyber skills misconception

  Results of a government-sponsored survey highlight a dangerous misconception around cyber skills, according to a former GCHQ trainer Continue Reading

• April 11, 2019 11Apr2019 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Aim for integrated resilience, continuity and recovery

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

• April 11, 2019 11Apr2019 News

  European Commission tackles transformation challenges with cloud

  Modernisation plan continues at the EC, with an upcoming migration and major savings on the horizon Continue Reading

• April 11, 2019 11Apr2019 Blog Post

  Pluralsight on course for more Google Cloud courses, of course

  You can love or hate Google Cloud. Some users have adopted the full suite of online apps, use a gmail address as their mail client of choice and even sign up as regular contributors to Google Maps. ... Continue Reading

• April 11, 2019 11Apr2019 News

  Ahead of FTTP and 5G, BT picks Nokia to enhance core capacity

  With the national full-fibre broadband roll-out in full swing and 5G expected to launch, BT is deploying new Nokia hardware at its network core to boost capacity for data-hungry services Continue Reading

• April 11, 2019 11Apr2019 News

  Most organisations still lack incident response plans

  Most companies lack incident response plans, others fail to test them and nearly half are not GDPR compliant, but some report improved security through automation, a study shows Continue Reading

• April 11, 2019 11Apr2019 News

  Triton industrial malware group still active, researchers warn

  Security researchers have found traces of a Russian-linked cyber attack group in another critical infrastructure facility, prompting calls for increased diligence around industrial cyber security Continue Reading

• April 11, 2019 11Apr2019 News

  Google Cloud eyes big expansion in Asia, sharpens industry focus

  Google Cloud’s new CEO, Thomas Kurian, unveils plans to turn his company into a bigger player in Asia’s booming cloud computing market Continue Reading

• April 11, 2019 11Apr2019 E-Zine

  CW Middle East: Visibility and security of networks are top IT priorities

  The 2019 Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT Priorities survey shows that enterprise buyers in the Middle East, like those in the UK and Europe, are looking to lock down their networks in the face of an almost constant barrage of threats and malicious ... Continue Reading

• April 11, 2019 11Apr2019 News

  Google doubles down on machine learning to drive up energy efficiency of global datacentre fleet

  With enterprises becoming more mindful of how sustainable their IT consumption habits are, Google outlines its work to ensure the datacentres underpinning its cloud platform continue to push the envelope on energy efficiency Continue Reading

• April 11, 2019 11Apr2019 In Depth

  Competitive threats: What the growth in new public sector cloud frameworks means for G-Cloud

  Public sector IT buyers may soon find themselves spoilt for choice when it comes to deciding where to procure their cloud services, thanks to the emergence of several new frameworks, but where does that leave G-Cloud? Continue Reading

• April 10, 2019 10Apr2019 News

  ANZ business users calling the shots in ICT decisions

  Business users in ANZ firms have more sway about technology decisions, but it is not always a case of shadow IT Continue Reading

• April 10, 2019 10Apr2019 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Incident response vital to guard against catastrophic cyber attack

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

• April 10, 2019 10Apr2019 Blog Post

  Lush gives up on social media

  Since the birth of social media platforms, brands have been carefully adapting their marketing strategies to reach the cool kids on whatever their chosen channel of choice. From MySpace, to ... Continue Reading

• April 10, 2019 10Apr2019 News

  SuiteWorld 2019: The shifting landscape of the manufacturing industry

  At SuiteWorld 2019, the managing director of OSL Cutting Technologies told Computer Weekly about the shifting skills needs of the manufacturing industry, the increased importance of data, and the impact this has on businesses Continue Reading

• April 10, 2019 10Apr2019 News

  Malmo: Sweden’s small but sturdy tech ecosystem

  While Stockholm is a recognised hub for tech startups, Malmo, in Sweden's south, is attracting increasing numbers of digital entrepreneurs Continue Reading

• April 10, 2019 10Apr2019 News

  Skype blocked in UAE will hit businesses as well as people

  Skype has been blocked to users in the United Arab Emirates, and its effects will be felt by businesses as well as citizens Continue Reading

• April 10, 2019 10Apr2019 News

  JetStream DR cloud replication aims to make backup redundant

  JetStream’s IO Filter allows for continuous replication to the cloud of VMware virtual machines and virtual disks instead of scheduled snapshots or backups, and with a near-zero RPO Continue Reading

• April 10, 2019 10Apr2019 News

  A quarter of phishing emails bypass Office 365 security

  Cloud-based email is leaving enterprises vulnerable to phishing attacks capable of giving cyber criminals access to a wide range of critical data, warn security researchers Continue Reading

• April 10, 2019 10Apr2019 Opinion

  Why cyber security needs to be prioritised at board level

  Despite the rising number of headline-grabbing security breaches, many company executives are still not prioritising cyber security in the boardroom Continue Reading

• April 10, 2019 10Apr2019 News

  Microsoft aims to coax AI developers

  Microsoft has traditionally had strong ties with developers. It now wants to emulate its success, using a platform to simplify AI development Continue Reading

• April 10, 2019 10Apr2019 Blog Post

  Consumers will ditch bank if online experience falls short

  Would you ditch your bank or building society if its digital services didn't match up to Google? Continue Reading

• April 10, 2019 10Apr2019 News

  EC publishes artificial intelligence guidelines

  Report is intended as a starting point of an international discussion around trustworthy AI and its recommendations will be put to the test in a trial later this year Continue Reading

• April 10, 2019 10Apr2019 News

  How to remove the paper trail

  The speed with which a contract is signed is often the rate-determining step in a digitally enabled business process Continue Reading

• April 10, 2019 10Apr2019 News

  Should you buy SaaS ERP or best-of-breed enterprise software?

  The major ERP providers are pushing their customers to their cloud offerings. It makes sense, but there are plenty of SaaS alternatives Continue Reading

• April 10, 2019 10Apr2019 News

  Google Cloud CEO outlines plans to take firm even deeper into the enterprise

  CEO Thomas Kurian used inaugural Google Cloud Next keynote to detail how infrastructure investments, supplier partnerships and simplified processes will be key to its plans to conquer even more of the enterprise market Continue Reading

• April 10, 2019 10Apr2019 News

  Google slams public cloud rivals over 'mistreatment' of open source community

  Google Cloud has committed to forging closer ties with the open source community, while hitting out at its competitors for not doing enough to support it Continue Reading

• April 09, 2019 09Apr2019 News

  Google Cloud expands APAC footprint, makes hybrid cloud move

  Cloud supplier Google Cloud has opened its eighth Asia-Pacific cloud region in Seoul, where major cloud suppliers have been ramping up operations in recent years Continue Reading

• April 09, 2019 09Apr2019 News

  Google rebrands Cloud Services Platform and adds multi-cloud support for AWS and Azure users

  Google confirms rebrand of its Cloud Services Platform will coincide with functionality expansion that will see it add support for AWS and Azure to provide users with a consistent user experience across all clouds Continue Reading

• April 09, 2019 09Apr2019 News

  Government geospatial data competition announces winning projects

  The 10 projects will be completed by March 2020, and will explore how geospatial data can be unlocked for the benefit of public services Continue Reading

• April 09, 2019 09Apr2019 News

  IBM sees NVMe gains in V5100F, but more to come with better apps

  As IBM launches first midrange NVMe box, execs say applications need to have the SCSI designed out of them to gain the full potential of NVMe flash-equipped arrays Continue Reading

• April 09, 2019 09Apr2019 News

  HPE and Nutanix go after hybrid cloud service opportunity

  Enterprises are taking a hybrid approach to cloud computing. A new deal with Nutanix is HPE's latest attempt at simplifying hardware as a service Continue Reading

• April 09, 2019 09Apr2019 News

  Judge in Post Office trial rejects application to recuse himself

  The Post Office’s claim that the judge overseeing the case concerning its controversial Horizon IT system was biased has been dismissed – but will now be considered by the Court of Appeal Continue Reading

• April 09, 2019 09Apr2019 In Depth

  Silicon Valley startups look to plug gaps in data value chain

  A group of California-based startups and early-stage data management companies are promising CIOs ways to plug gaps in the data-to-insight value chain Continue Reading

• April 09, 2019 09Apr2019 News

  Digital doppelgangers for sale to defeat anti-fraud tech

  Security researchers have uncovered an online market selling digital identities to help cyber criminals to defeat anti-fraud technologies, as financial cyber crime becomes a bigger threat than ever before Continue Reading

• April 09, 2019 09Apr2019 News

  UK councils team up to boost cyber security

  Three UK councils and data analysis firm Splunk have teamed up to improve cyber defence capabilities and maintain their security systems Continue Reading

• April 09, 2019 09Apr2019 E-Zine

  Using data science at Sainsbury’s

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to one of the UK’s leading retailers, Sainsbury’s, about its data science strategy and how it helps the firm to better understand customers. We take a detailed look at the evolution of the business ... Continue Reading

• April 09, 2019 09Apr2019 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: BC/DR plan key to cyber attack survival

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

• April 09, 2019 09Apr2019 Podcast

  Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 11

  In this week’s episode of The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, the team discuss Google’s forthcoming cloud conference, how tech can be used to boost social inclusion, while data analytics is being hailed as a means of assisting MI5 with ... Continue Reading

• April 09, 2019 09Apr2019 Blog Post

  Brexit turn off increases IT salaries in UK fintech as overseas experts become harder to attract

  The fintech industry in the UK is growing fast but it could face difficulties attracting the right IT talent as a result of the Brexit turnoff Continue Reading

• April 09, 2019 09Apr2019 News

  Auto Trader UK cuts IT resource use through Google Cloud, Kubernetes and Istio adoption

  Auto Trader is the UK's biggest online marketplace for new and used car sales. Its head of infrastructure sets out how cloud, containers and microservices will help reinforce its market-leading position in the years to come Continue Reading

• April 09, 2019 09Apr2019 News

  Sweden chosen by Amazon Web Services as renewable energy project location

  Amazon Web Services has chosen a wind farm in Sweden as part of a project to source renewable energy for its global infrastructure Continue Reading

• April 09, 2019 09Apr2019 News

  GCHQ cyber courses for teens recognised by qualification board

  The Scottish Qualifications Authority has accredited courses pioneered by GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre to teach teenagers about cyber security Continue Reading

• April 08, 2019 08Apr2019 News

  Ransomware getting more targeted, warns Flashpoint

  Ransomware attacks are becoming more targeted and designed to infect different sized organisations in specific industries and regions, say security researchers Continue Reading

• April 08, 2019 08Apr2019 Opinion

  The dominance of big tech might not always be such a bad thing

  Governments increasingly talk about regulating big tech to preserve competition, but an alternative view says that big tech only exists because there is already sufficient competition in the market Continue Reading

• April 08, 2019 08Apr2019 News

  EDF awards Hinkley Point C comms services contract to Telent

  Network services company will run communications and IT infrastructure at new nuclear power plant Continue Reading

• April 08, 2019 08Apr2019 News

  GDPR at a critical stage, says information commissioner

  The ICO is calling on data protection officials to help kick off the next phase of the GDPR by embedding sound data governance at its annual conference, where another DPO was recognised for excellence Continue Reading

• April 08, 2019 08Apr2019 News

  PC industry suffers as Microsoft severs link between Windows and hardware refreshes

  If Microsoft succeeds, a Windows upgrade will no longer mean that businesses need to refresh their PC estate Continue Reading

• April 08, 2019 08Apr2019 News

  Openreach extends full-fibre build across Northern Ireland

  Openreach has added 10 more towns and cities to its Fibre First programme in Northern Ireland, as it hits a new milestone in terms of homes passed Continue Reading

• April 08, 2019 08Apr2019 In Depth

  How modern business intelligence shapes up to big data

  Business intelligence and analytics strategies have evolved in recent years in the face of big data. Here, we get a supplier CEO perspective, some analyst counsel, and testimony from Nationwide, Schroders and King Continue Reading

• April 08, 2019 08Apr2019 News

  UK introduces world’s first online safety regulations

  Announcing ‘the end of online self-regulation’, a duty of care is introduced to hold companies accountable for potential harm and safety of users of their services Continue Reading

• April 08, 2019 08Apr2019 News

  How APAC firms can tame the data beast

  Companies and data management experts across Asia-Pacific reveal how they are tackling data management challenges that have been compounded by growing cloud usage and compliance requirements Continue Reading

• April 08, 2019 08Apr2019 News

  UK plans for online safety laws not enough, says BCS

  Government plans for online safety laws need to be complemented with a national cyber safety programme in schools, according to IT and computer science professional and educational body Continue Reading

• April 08, 2019 08Apr2019 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: How to reduce the impact of a potential cyber extinction event

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

• April 08, 2019 08Apr2019 Blog Post

  Is fintech making it too easy to mis-buy financial products?

  Is fin tech making it too easy for people to mis-buy financial products? Continue Reading

• April 07, 2019 07Apr2019 News

  APL Logistics fast-tracks global shipments with cloud

  The Singapore-based supply chain firm has moved its transport management system and other business applications to the cloud, while keeping its ‘secret sauce’ on-premise Continue Reading

• April 05, 2019 05Apr2019 News

  Critical infrastructure under relentless cyber attack

  A lack of visibility into the attack surface, inadequate security staffing and reliance on manual processes undermine operational technology security capabilities, a study reveals Continue Reading

• April 05, 2019 05Apr2019 News

  NHS IT jobs need to be promoted differently

  More ambition and a mindset change is required to attract more technology talent to the national health service Continue Reading

• April 05, 2019 05Apr2019 E-Handbook

  The great IAM - Time to modernise?

  In this e-guide, we offer a refresher in Identity and Access Management and highlight some of the trends that have an impact on it. Take a look at why IAM is a core building block for GDPR compliance and at the same time, a vital business concern. ... Continue Reading

• April 05, 2019 05Apr2019 News

  Payroll software provider pilots use of blockchain in human resources

  NGA HR is piloting the use of blockchain in a human resources context with the help of Gospel Technology's enterprise data security platform Continue Reading

• April 05, 2019 05Apr2019 News

  London council fined by the ICO for disclosing personal information held on Met Police Gangs Matrix

  The London Borough of Newham has been fined for disclosing the sensitive personal information of more than 200 individuals that police held information on Continue Reading

• April 05, 2019 05Apr2019 Blog Post

  Why are we serving up chips?

  Custom hardware is usually the only option available to organisations that need to achieve the ultimate level of performance for AI applications. But Nvidia has taken massive strides in flipping ... Continue Reading

• April 05, 2019 05Apr2019 News

  Dutch government to make AI national priority

  The Dutch government wants to increase its focus on the artificial intelligence sector, as other countries gain an advantage Continue Reading

• April 05, 2019 05Apr2019 News

  European firms see value in ‘known good’ approach to security

  European data protection regulations are driving enterprise interest in an approach to security being championed by virtualisation software maker VMware, says the company’s security lead Continue Reading

• April 05, 2019 05Apr2019 News

  Interview: Innovating with data science

  Amadeus’s head of data science for innovation, Baptiste Chatrain, discusses his GitHub page and how the business innovates with data Continue Reading