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• November 13, 2019 13Nov2019 In Depth

  What the EU’s decision on Facebook means for social media

  Recent ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union will have global implications for social media companies and any organisations that host online content Continue Reading

• November 13, 2019 13Nov2019 E-Handbook

  Nordic banking in the digital age

  Read in this e-guide how Nordic banks are working together to make cross border payments in the region seamless. Also find out how Nordic banks are offering customers the opportunity to make payments via wearable devices and how the region’s ... Continue Reading

• November 13, 2019 13Nov2019 News

  11 new 5G hacks enable user device tracking and monitoring

  Researchers at Purdue University and the University of Iowa publish details of several new 5G mobile network vulnerabilities Continue Reading

• November 13, 2019 13Nov2019 News

  Google to launch bank accounts in 2020

  Google is launching bank accounts in the US in 2020 as tech giants continue to deepen their activities in the financial services sector Continue Reading

• November 13, 2019 13Nov2019 News

  Business leaders fibbing to cover up lax security posture

  Nominet study finds evidence that many businesses tout the robustness of their security posture as a selling point even though their security teams lack confidence in themselves Continue Reading

• November 13, 2019 13Nov2019 Blog Post

  Wagestream gives staff alternative to payday lenders: Fintech interview 30

  Wagestream is enabling workers to access their pay in real-time, reducing the need for overdrafts and payday loans Continue Reading

• November 13, 2019 13Nov2019 News

  Finnish biometric identity plans for seamless air travel

  Finnair and Finavia explore options for automatic digital identification and authentication of air travellers Continue Reading

• November 13, 2019 13Nov2019 News

  Synchronoss joins US big four operators in cross-carrier messaging initiative

  Joint venture aims to deliver advanced mobile messaging experience across suppliers’ mobile networks Continue Reading

• November 13, 2019 13Nov2019 News

  Enterprises begin mandating open APIs as part of RFPs

  Back-office implementations see increased demand for native support for TM Forum’s Open APIs, boosting interoperability and helping service providers improve agility and reduce IT integration and maintenance costs Continue Reading

• November 13, 2019 13Nov2019 News

  Attack on Labour shows need for DDoS defence but should alarm few

  After being hit by two DDoS attacks in the space of 24 hours, many commentators are convinced the UK’s Labour Party is the victim of foreign interference in the General Election campaign. It probably isn’t Continue Reading

• November 13, 2019 13Nov2019 News

  Business must engage with consumers to boost AI

  Artificial intelligence is set to become a core part of business, but to get the most from it, enterprises need to engage with consumers to focus personalisation Continue Reading

• November 13, 2019 13Nov2019 In Depth

  Taking responsibility for security in the cloud

  From accidental leaks to full-on data breaches, maintaining security across cloud services is becoming a headache for enterprises. What questions should organisations be asking of their cloud service provider and, ultimately, whose responsibility is... Continue Reading

• November 13, 2019 13Nov2019 News

  Bet365 backs DevOps to improve site reliability

  The online betting site is setting up a DevOps team to improve website reliability and ensure applications are deployed quickly Continue Reading

• November 13, 2019 13Nov2019 News

  Singapore sets national AI strategy with focus on skills and ethics

  Singapore is kicking off its national AI strategy with five key projects spanning logistics, healthcare, smart estates, education and border security Continue Reading

• November 13, 2019 13Nov2019 News

  Cyber risk insurance is more than just insurance

  Insurance companies such as Chubb are offering incident response services and security tools to help companies improve their cyber security posture and better cope with cyber attacks Continue Reading

• November 12, 2019 12Nov2019 Blog Post

  PDP gaming accessories, worth a shot (or two)

  As any dedicated gamer knows, you need to have ‘everything just right’ in order to get the most fully immersive experience out of the challenges you set yourself in console land. Gone are the early ... Continue Reading

• November 12, 2019 12Nov2019 News

  Nordic SMEs lack the money needed for cyber security

  Businesses and governments in Denmark and Norway are working together to address a cyber security shortfall for SMEs in each country Continue Reading

• November 12, 2019 12Nov2019 Blog Post

  Calling tech leaders: Should you stay or should you go?

  During Gartner’s recent Symposium event in Barcelona, CIOs heard the latest thinking from the analyst firm about where it sees the role of IT leader heading. Each year, CIOs head to the Symposium ... Continue Reading

• November 12, 2019 12Nov2019 News

  CIO interview: James Freed, CIO, Health Education England

  As well as the usual IT leadership tasks, the healthcare IT chief is also responsible for helping to develop digital skills and awareness for staff across the health and care sectors in England Continue Reading

• November 12, 2019 12Nov2019 News

  PCI DSS payment security compliance drops again

  Worldwide, barely one-third of companies are maintaining full compliance with the PCI DSS security standard – and the numbers are falling Continue Reading

• November 12, 2019 12Nov2019 News

  Police Scotland furthers Pronto digital beat in Glasgow

  Officers will be able to fill in reports directly on their mobile devices for incidents such as crimes, road collisions and traffic tickets Continue Reading

• November 12, 2019 12Nov2019 News

  Mist gets into gear with first self-driving network for the enterprise

  Mist Systems has launched what it claims as the world’s first AI-driven self-driving network for the enterprise, allowing business users to streamline IT operations, simplify troubleshooting across wired/wireless domains and deliver optimised ... Continue Reading

• November 12, 2019 12Nov2019 Podcast

  Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 36

  In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, the team pick talk about General Election tech, HMRC's “war” on IT contractors, diversity in STEM and how organisations can fight back against fake online reviews Continue Reading

• November 12, 2019 12Nov2019 News

  NHS still holds citizen trust on data use

  But the public trust banks more than local or central government bodies when it comes to handling personal information, a new study has found Continue Reading

• November 12, 2019 12Nov2019 News

  Subs spike sees growth return to Vodafone UK

  Vodafone UK is claiming its best-ever quarter for new customers, with more than 500,000 additions in the three months ending 30 September Continue Reading

• November 12, 2019 12Nov2019 News

  ‘Robust’ security foils cyber attack on Labour Party

  Labour claims to have been the victim of a cyber attack, but says it is confident no data leaked Continue Reading

• November 12, 2019 12Nov2019 News

  Shared responsibility model key to solving 5G security problem

  Both buyers and sellers need to cooperate to solve the thorny issues around 5G security Continue Reading

• November 12, 2019 12Nov2019 News

  IBM drums up quantum computing future

  IBM’s head honcho, Ginni Rometty, welcomes Australia’s Woodside Energy to the quantum computing fold through a partnership to harness the technology to shore up cyber security and plant operations Continue Reading

• November 12, 2019 12Nov2019 News

  German telcos team to combat mobile dead spots

  Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica Deutschland and Vodafone have entered into a co-operation for mobile network expansion to extend coverage throughout Germany Continue Reading

• November 12, 2019 12Nov2019 E-Zine

  The importance of digital accessibility

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine what retailers need to do to make their digital channels accessible for disabled people. We look at the rise of alternative desktop productivity tools to Microsoft Office. And our new buyer’s guide covers ... Continue Reading

• November 11, 2019 11Nov2019 News

  Australia’s productivity woes pinned on poor employee experience

  Research by Ricoh suggests that the lukewarm view of employee experience among IT leaders is part of the reason for Australia’s declining productivity Continue Reading

• November 11, 2019 11Nov2019 News

  How SAP is supporting ASEAN’s digital economy

  A regional SAP executive outlines what it takes for Southeast Asia’s workforce to tap the opportunities offered by the region’s booming digital economy Continue Reading

• November 11, 2019 11Nov2019 News

  Vodafone inks network deal with Openreach to expand FTTP in UK

  First phase of network expansion aims to give users download speeds of up to 900Mbps in 15 UK towns and cities Continue Reading

• November 11, 2019 11Nov2019 News

  Major report on TSB IT disaster expected soon

  A damning report into the 2018 IT disaster at TSB is expected to heavily criticise executives when it is published in November Continue Reading

• November 11, 2019 11Nov2019 News

  G-Cloud 10 fails to generate business for suppliers, study says

  Research firm Tussell’s study into G-Cloud reveals majority of suppliers listed in its report did not earn any revenue in 2018 through the public sector framework Continue Reading

• November 11, 2019 11Nov2019 Blog Post

  Scale-out NAS bounces back to fight for unstructured data against object storage

  There’s a scrap breaking out between object storage and scale-out NAS. The battleground is the market for customers that need to deal with very large amounts of unstructured data. In October, ... Continue Reading

• November 11, 2019 11Nov2019 News

  Swisscom takes step towards nationwide 5G coverage

  Telco deploys spectrum-sharing technology to help realise its goal of reaching 90% 5G coverage of Switzerland by end of this year Continue Reading

• November 11, 2019 11Nov2019 News

  Zain taps Ericsson for 5G network

  Zain commissions Ericsson for 5G technology to meet growing data traffic demands and deliver high-quality mobile broadband and fixed wireless experiences, encompassing new business in the automotive, health and energy sectors Continue Reading

• November 11, 2019 11Nov2019 Blog Post

  How to get top-level buy-in for “zero-click” intelligence

  In this guest blog post, Rob Davis, vice president of product management at MicroStrategy, discusses how CIOs can spread the use of data analytics to reach 100% of the enterprise. Enterprise ... Continue Reading

• November 11, 2019 11Nov2019 News

  Goldman Sachs probed over alleged Apple Card gender discrimination

  US financial services regulator is investigating allegations that Goldman Sachs’ credit decisions for its Apple Card offering show gender bias Continue Reading

• November 11, 2019 11Nov2019 In Depth

  Low-code and no-code development platforms

  We get the lowdown on the latest low-code development tools and find out how they can help business people and traditional developers alike Continue Reading

• November 11, 2019 11Nov2019 News

  WISE calls out tech industry for slow approach to equality

  At the 2019 WISE awards, chair of the campaign Trudy Norris-Grey called upon the audience to help find ways to speed up the move to equality in the tech sector Continue Reading

• November 11, 2019 11Nov2019 News

  A buyer’s guide to hybrid cloud management tools

  As more Asia-Pacific enterprises gear up for the hybrid cloud, a slew of tools has emerged to help organisations manage the lifecycle of cloud applications in a heterogeneous IT environment Continue Reading

• November 10, 2019 10Nov2019 Blog Post

  NearForm clocks in with hackable open source JavaScript AI smartwatch

  The Irish county town of Kilkenny is known for its medieval buildings and castle, its rich history of brewing, its distinctive black marble and as the home of White House architect James Hoban. In ... Continue Reading

• November 08, 2019 08Nov2019 In Depth

  Continuous Performance Management begins to gain ground

  Continuous Performance Management software is inching into companies as the annual appraisal continues to show its age and lack of business value Continue Reading

• November 08, 2019 08Nov2019 In Depth

  What is QLC flash and what workloads it is good for?

  QLC flash offers low per-gigabyte costs and lots of capacity, but can be limited by endurance and I/O performance. It can be a good disk replacement for several workloads, however Continue Reading

• November 08, 2019 08Nov2019 News

  Security pros urged to get ahead of incoming BlueKeep exploits

  The BlueKeep RDP vulnerability is beginning to be exploited in the wild, and security teams have no excuse for not trying to get in front of it, says Microsoft Continue Reading

• November 08, 2019 08Nov2019 E-Handbook

  A Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to robotic process automation

  Robotic process automation is making its business value known in a variety of ways. In this 15-page buyer’s guide, Computer Weekly looks at how how the market is ever-evolving, the security risks to guard against, and how RPA can spearhead a firm’s ... Continue Reading

• November 08, 2019 08Nov2019 News

  Morrisons in new appeal over data breach fine

  The Supreme Court has heard an appeal from retailer Morrisons as it attempts to overturn prior judgments holding it liable for a 2014 leak of employee data Continue Reading

• November 08, 2019 08Nov2019 In Depth

  What’s new in UK retail’s online-to-offline movement?

  US menswear retailer Untuckit used to be an online pureplay, but by the end of 2019 it will have 80-plus stores, including its two new UK shops, as the online-to-offline trend continues Continue Reading

• November 08, 2019 08Nov2019 News

  HMCTS researches the future of open justice

  A new report by Policy Lab into the threats and opportunities of technology is aimed to support new approaches to policy-making Continue Reading

• November 08, 2019 08Nov2019 News

  5G to be first mobile generation to have bigger impact on enterprises than consumers

  GSMA Intelligence report says 5G could see private enterprise networks explode and become a competition battleground between telcos and cloud companies within five years Continue Reading

• November 08, 2019 08Nov2019 E-Handbook

  Facebook documents: Notes and summaries of Facebook discovered documents – undated

  This undated document summarises the information contained in some of the exhibits produced by David Godkin’s 16 May 2018 declaration. The author is unknown Continue Reading

• November 08, 2019 08Nov2019 E-Handbook

  Facebook documents: Memo of points and authorities by David Godkin – 20 May 2018

  David Godkin, counsel for app developer Six4Three, outlines the legal arguments that will be used in the case against Facebook, as well as the relevant cases, statutes and authorities that apply. In it, Godkin and Six4Three accuse Facebook of ... Continue Reading

• November 08, 2019 08Nov2019 News

  Qualcomm eyes up slice of $13.2tn 5G sales enablement market

  At the end of its financial year, mobile chip giant Qualcomm sets its sights firmly on profiting from a 5G economy which it believes will generate more than $10tn in sales enablement by 2035 Continue Reading

• November 08, 2019 08Nov2019 News

  GoCardless and TransferWise create global network for direct debits

  Fintechs’ network will make it easier for small companies to expand their customer bases internationally Continue Reading

• November 08, 2019 08Nov2019 News

  Cisco promises CIO digital transformation gains with new collaboration suite

  Suite deploys artificial intelligence to create a personalised meetings experience Continue Reading

• November 08, 2019 08Nov2019 News

  Are you paying too much for application management services?

  Man-hours metrics may not give the best value for money. Rimini Street hopes to pivot the conversation towards incident reduction Continue Reading

• November 08, 2019 08Nov2019 E-Handbook

  Facebook documents: Declaration by David Godkin with 218 exhibits – 17 May 2018

  This is a declaration by David Godkin, counsel for app developer Six4Three, producing 218 exhibits. The exhibits cover a wide range of material relating to Facebook, including news cuttings, press releases and blog posts. The exhibits present a ... Continue Reading

• November 08, 2019 08Nov2019 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Base cloud security posture on your data footprint

  Misconfigured cloud environments are increasingly identified as the source of damaging data breaches and leaks, raising serious questions for enterprises. Where does responsibility for data security in the cloud lie, and how can security ... Continue Reading

• November 08, 2019 08Nov2019 E-Handbook

  Facebook documents: Declaration by David Godkin producing 212 sealed exhibits – 16 May 2018

  The exhibits produced in this declaration by David Godkin, counsel for app developer Six4Three, contain internal Facebook communications, including emails between CEO Mark Zuckerberg and senior executives, correspondence and chat-logs, spreadsheets ... Continue Reading

• November 08, 2019 08Nov2019 News

  Singapore makes mark on AI with Apache Singa

  The Apache Singa distributed deep learning platform has been conferred top-level project status and is already being used by hospitals to model the progression of diseases Continue Reading

• November 07, 2019 07Nov2019 News

  Orange begins 5G services with roll-out in Romania

  Orange Group joins the 5G service provider roster, with offer in Romania said to be capable of delivering internet download speeds of up to 1.2Gbps and average download speeds of 600Mbps Continue Reading

• November 07, 2019 07Nov2019 In Depth

  Satellite firm SES saves millions with cloud project management tools

  Discover how satellite firm SES modernised project management with a cloud-based system from Precursive, based on live data and tailored in its reporting to different managerial roles Continue Reading

• November 07, 2019 07Nov2019 News

  Zopa opens testing for its banking products to customers

  Zopa's move into the banking sector is gathering pace as customers test out its savings product Continue Reading

• November 07, 2019 07Nov2019 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Cloud security is a shared responsibility

  Misconfigured cloud environments are increasingly identified as the source of damaging data breaches and leaks, raising serious questions for enterprises. Where does responsibility for data security in the cloud lie, and how can security ... Continue Reading

• November 07, 2019 07Nov2019 News

  Amazon Ring video doorbell flaw left users open to attack

  A vulnerability in Amazon’s Ring video doorbells left the internet-of-things devices open to a variety of attacks Continue Reading

• November 07, 2019 07Nov2019 Opinion

  Security in the supply chain – a post-GDPR approach

  A year and a half after the introduction of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, Fieldfisher's James Walsh reviews the fundamentals of supply chain security Continue Reading

• November 07, 2019 07Nov2019 News

  Executive interview: Towards the internet and beyond

  Fifty years ago, a computer at UCLA communicated with another at SRI International, laying the first stepping stone towards the global internet Continue Reading

• November 07, 2019 07Nov2019 News

  Co-operative Bank extends mortgage service deal with Capita

  Co-operative bank has extended a contract to outsource its mortgage platform in a deal with Capita Continue Reading

• November 07, 2019 07Nov2019 News

  Community Fibre lights up south London gigabit broadband

  Fibre-to-the-home provider Community Fibre has teamed with cloud and IT services provider Glemnet to bring unprecedented gigabit speed broadband to customers in south London Continue Reading

• November 07, 2019 07Nov2019 News

  Saudis recruited Twitter employees to spy on critics

  Court documents reveal how the Saudi Arabian government targeted Twitter employees as part of a coordinated effort to gather information on known dissidents Continue Reading

• November 07, 2019 07Nov2019 Video

  How DBS Bank is tapping data analytics to improve customer service

  DBS Bank’s managing director & head of consumer banking and big data analytics technology talks up the bank’s data analytics initiatives and how it is fostering a data-driven culture Continue Reading

• November 07, 2019 07Nov2019 News

  Telcos take to commercial blockchain to seize new revenue streams

  GlobalData report finds blockchain usage among telcos increasing, with use cases such as roaming fraud management, wholesale fees settlement, mobile money payments and IoT management Continue Reading

• November 07, 2019 07Nov2019 News

  HP Inc receives a $30bn takeover bid from rival Xerox

  It may be a third of the size, but Xerox has put in a bid for rival HP Inc, four years after HP Inc's separation from HP Continue Reading

• November 07, 2019 07Nov2019 E-Zine

  CW Benelux: Dutch banks fight money laundering

  Dutch banks are sharing expertise and resources to help reduce money laundering through their accounts. Also read in this issue how companies could lose loyal IT staff because salary rises do not match those at rival employers, and why a Dutch ... Continue Reading

• November 07, 2019 07Nov2019 Blog Post

  Tandem Bank embarks on international expansion

  UK chanllenger bank embarks on international expansion in Hong Kong Continue Reading

• November 07, 2019 07Nov2019 News

  O2 5G gears up to power driverless cars in London

  UK telco reveals 5G network support for trials of driverless vehicles and smart transport systems on the streets of London Continue Reading

• November 07, 2019 07Nov2019 News

  Nokia and Microsoft announce tech partnership

  IT behemoth Microsoft and comms technology provider Nokia forge first joint solutions, to enable communications service providers and enterprises to accelerate digital transformation Continue Reading

• November 07, 2019 07Nov2019 News

  Abu Dhabi AI university is key to UAE’s future as the oil dries up

  Abu Dhabi’s fledgling artificial intelligence university is part of a highly ambitious 30-year plan to transform the UAE’s economy and culture Continue Reading

• November 07, 2019 07Nov2019 Blog Post

  Microsoft, Alibaba team up on open application model

  Microsoft and Alibaba have developed a way to improve collaboration between application developers, operators and infrastructure teams in a new project that could speed up deployment of ... Continue Reading

• November 06, 2019 06Nov2019 News

  Machine learning will have bigger impact than cloud

  Workday’s vice-chairman explains how machine learning can help employees become more effective, and hints at the company’s moves beyond finance and HR software Continue Reading

• November 06, 2019 06Nov2019 Blog Post

  CI/CD series – Dresma: Embracing hyper reactive development

  This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network in our Continuous Integration (CI) & Continuous Delivery (CD) series. This post is written by Siddharth Sinha of Dresma – the ... Continue Reading

• November 06, 2019 06Nov2019 Blog Post

  CI/CD series – Sauce Labs: Soft skills are the key to highly functional pipelines

  This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network in our Continuous Integration (CI) & Continuous Delivery (CD) series. This contribution is written by Marcus Merrell in his role ... Continue Reading

• November 06, 2019 06Nov2019 Blog Post

  Enema at the Gates

  The Conservatives’ doctored version of Keir Starmer’s Good Morning Britain interview left out our favourite bit: an arms-folded Piers Morgan insisting he’s “absolutely fine” with 26 billionaires ... Continue Reading

• November 06, 2019 06Nov2019 News

  Gigabit broadband to transform working lives across Europe

  Report from economist Oxera predicts that many social and economic benefits will result from the widespread roll-out of gigabit broadband, as increased connectivity changes the way people interact with each other Continue Reading

• November 06, 2019 06Nov2019 News

  Trend Micro insider breach exposes need for data-centric protection

  Simple measures could have saved consumer security product supplier from insider breach Continue Reading

• November 06, 2019 06Nov2019 News

  Marks & Spencer profits drop as digital push ramps up

  Clothing, home and luxury food retailer Marks & Spencer has been pushing to make its business more digital, but its half-year profits have seen a hit Continue Reading

• November 06, 2019 06Nov2019 News

  How Facebook’s ‘Switcheroo’ plan concealed scheme to kill popular apps

  Leaked documents reveal how Facebook used and abused app developers, cut off data to competitors, gave privileged access to its friends and used privacy as a cover story Continue Reading

• November 06, 2019 06Nov2019 News

  Global security workforce must more than double to meet demand

  There are about 2.8 million cyber security professionals working today, and the world needs four million more Continue Reading

• November 06, 2019 06Nov2019 News

  Professional cyber criminals command $75k per annum

  An ill-advised career in cyber crime is potentially almost as well-paying as a job as a threat researcher in the industry, according to Tenable researchers Continue Reading

• November 06, 2019 06Nov2019 News

  Sage brings cloud-based Intacct to UK market

  Sage is bringing its cloud-based accountancy software acquired with US-based Intacct to the UK, and publishes research advancing a digital CFO concept Continue Reading

• November 06, 2019 06Nov2019 News

  Virgin disconnects BT for Vodafone for future mobile services

  From 2021, Virgin Media will have full access to all of Vodafone’s current services and future technologies, such as its 5G network, after ending supply deal with BT Continue Reading

• November 06, 2019 06Nov2019 News

  General Election affects National Data Strategy

  A series of workshops, including the public’s involvement to guide the plan’s vision, have been postponed Continue Reading

• November 06, 2019 06Nov2019 News

  Lawmakers study leaked Facebook documents made public today

  Computer Weekly publishes cache of leaked documents disclosed to Congress Continue Reading

• November 06, 2019 06Nov2019 News

  Jonathan Oxley appointed interim Ofcom chief executive

  Ofcom group director for competition and board member fills in as regulator expects to make permanent appointment after General Election Continue Reading

• November 06, 2019 06Nov2019 News

  Initiative offers £1.5m for 15 projects to reduce digital exclusion across UK

  Initiative spearheaded by Good Things Foundation and JP Morgan awards funding to 15 projects with the aim of closing the digital divide Continue Reading

• November 06, 2019 06Nov2019 Opinion

  What changes are needed to create a cyber-savvy culture?

  PA Consulting's Cate Pye considers the people and process changes that are necessary to build a security aware business culture Continue Reading

• November 06, 2019 06Nov2019 News

  EU digital sovereignty at risk if global tech giants can’t respect IP rights

  MEP warns that digital sovereignty will remain a mirage if European digital champions do not have the same rights to enter foreign markets as those attempting to enter the EU Continue Reading

• November 06, 2019 06Nov2019 News

  Scality APIs connect Azure Stack to Ring object storage on-site

  Object storage specialist continues its cloud integration journey by adding Microsoft Azure Blob API connectors to allow use of Ring as bulk storage for Azure edge data Continue Reading