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2020 Stories

• September 09, 2020 09Sep2020 News

  Abu Dhabi government launches peer-to-peer coding campus

  Abu Dhabi government launches a specialist programming school that uses peer-to-peer teaching methods and gamification Continue Reading

• September 09, 2020 09Sep2020 News

  Hyundai-Kia expands Rimini Oracle contract to regional offices

  Car manufacturer expands its existing third-party support contract. Savings will help fund autonomous and electric car development Continue Reading

• September 09, 2020 09Sep2020 News

  September’s Patch Tuesday heavy on RCE vulnerabilities

  Microsoft’s September update contains patches for 129 common vulnerabilities and exposures, including a high number of remote code execution issues Continue Reading

• September 09, 2020 09Sep2020 News

  US conspiracy charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ‘politically motivated’

  US journalism historian and investigative journalist Mark Feldstein tells a UK court that use of the Espionage Act against Assange will have wide implications for the press Continue Reading

• September 09, 2020 09Sep2020 Blog Post

  Nutanix makes a PaaS at greater Kubernetes control 

  If you’re a technology company thinking of launching a service related to the open source Kubernetes cloud container orchestration system, then you are permitted to name that product with a K… ... Continue Reading

• September 09, 2020 09Sep2020 News

  Government publishes long-promised national data strategy

  The government has published a national data strategy aimed at fostering innovation and increasing economic growth. It will also appoint 10 data fellows each year to work in the orbit of Number 10, and create 500 analyst jobs by 2021 Continue Reading

• September 09, 2020 09Sep2020 Blog Post

  Yugabyte CTO: The open road to developer mindshare

  This is a guest post for Computer Weekly Open Source Insider written by Karthik Ranganathan, founder and CTO at Yugabyte. Yugabyte is known for its high-performance distributed SQL database for ... Continue Reading

• September 08, 2020 08Sep2020 News

  Julian Assange warned against interrupting witnesses in extradition hearing

  On the second day of his extradition hearing at the Old Bailey, judge informs the WikiLeaks founder he could be removed and potentially banned from court for interrupting witnesses Continue Reading

• September 08, 2020 08Sep2020 News

  Ericsson 5G rides on Shenyang subway, goes live in Denmark and launches in Spain

  The leading Nordic telecommunications provider unveils a flurry of wins spanning Asia and Europe for its radio access network and core 5G technologies Continue Reading

• September 08, 2020 08Sep2020 News

  Nordic banks invest and innovate to keep digital rivals at bay

  Large traditional banks are accelerating their digital transformations as the regional fintech sector makes its presence felt Continue Reading

• September 08, 2020 08Sep2020 News

  Scottish health bodies accelerate mobile Covid-19 detection technology

  Scottish regional and national government take the high and fast road to developing contact-tracing technology to assist in preventing further spread of Covid-19 Continue Reading

• September 08, 2020 08Sep2020 News

  UK leads Europe in net zero venture capital investment

  With the UK leading venture capital investment in net zero enterprises, Tech Nation have launched a new, government-backed scaleup programme to further develop the sector Continue Reading

• September 08, 2020 08Sep2020 News

  Jobs in UK tech sector grow 36% since lockdown peak

  The number of advertised roles in digital have increased across the UK in the summer months, according to the government’s Digital Economy Council Continue Reading

• September 08, 2020 08Sep2020 News

  Aberla Utilities forges UK fibre partnership with Gabitel Ingenieros

  Spanish telecommunications expert digs out deal with Cheshire-based telecoms, energy management, renewables and engineering services to provide fibre communications Continue Reading

• September 08, 2020 08Sep2020 Blog Post

  Tackling the Post Covid Cybercrime Pandemic

  The pace of change along criminal supply chains is accelerating. But so too is the response from law enforcement. Lockdown saw the first step with long overdue automation of incident notification ... Continue Reading

• September 08, 2020 08Sep2020 News

  Mayank Prakash takes up CTO role at Tilney Smith & Williamson

  The former global consumer CIO at utility firm Centrica has jumped ship to join wealth management and professional services group Tilney Smith & Williamson as its chief technology officer Continue Reading

• September 08, 2020 08Sep2020 News

  Post Office Horizon IT scandal victims face further battles as government digs heels in

  The government repeats that it won’t pay victims’ legal costs and confirms review into the scandal will not have the power to call witnesses Continue Reading

• September 08, 2020 08Sep2020 News

  Matt Hancock announces £50m for healthcare AI projects

  The NHS and industry must have a ‘symbiotic’ relationship, says health secretary Matt Hancock as he promises to improve the environment for innovation in healthcare and announces £50m in funding for a series of healthcare AI projects Continue Reading

• September 08, 2020 08Sep2020 News

  TechUK urges government to back emerging digital clean technology sector

  To ensure the UK reaches its climate and decarbonisation goals, TechUK is calling on the government to support the emerging clean tech sector Continue Reading

• September 08, 2020 08Sep2020 News

  How low-cost computing gets kids into tech

  We speak to a teenager about the joys of programming a Raspberry Pi and the startup he has formed around a Pi-based medical device Continue Reading

• September 08, 2020 08Sep2020 News

  Verizon advances 5G network security

  US comms provider Verizon reveals details of efforts to future-proof next-generation network by developing solutions for possible security threats Continue Reading

• September 08, 2020 08Sep2020 News

  CIO interview: Paul Neville, director of digital and ICT, Waltham Forest

  The IT chief at one of the most digitally advanced London boroughs talks to Computer Weekly about the past, present and future of tech-enabled transformation in times of crisis Continue Reading

• September 08, 2020 08Sep2020 E-Zine

  NHS whistleblowers at risk due to poor IT policies

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, our investigation into NHS practices shows how poor IT policies are putting whistleblowers at risk. Our buyer’s guide examines the networking implications of the surge in remote working. And we assess how well the ... Continue Reading

• September 08, 2020 08Sep2020 Blog Post

  AI In Code Series: DeepCode - Outsmarting the next AI winter with symbolic vs. sub-symbolic AI

  We users use Artificial Intelligence (AI) almost every day, often without even realising it i.e. a large amount of the apps and online services we all connect with have a degree of Machine Learning ... Continue Reading

• September 07, 2020 07Sep2020 News

  Experts slam government digital ID response

  TechUK panel members say the government’s response to its digital identity consultation provides no concrete plan for moving forward Continue Reading

• September 07, 2020 07Sep2020 News

  EE tops RootMetrics UK 5G survey

  BT-owned mobile operator EE is named as having the best overall 5G availability in the UK, as well as consistently fast 5G speeds against competitors by RootMetrics’ independent, real-world network testing Continue Reading

• September 07, 2020 07Sep2020 News

  Court rejects request to exclude ‘11th hour’ US evidence against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

  Lawyers for Julian Assange say the US has introduced an 11th hour indictment against the WikiLeaks founder that provides additional grounds for his extradition Continue Reading

• September 07, 2020 07Sep2020 News

  Government DPOs challenged by volume of GDPR work

  Data protection officers working across the UK government are finding it tough to keep up with the increased workload generated by GDPR, according to a report Continue Reading

• September 07, 2020 07Sep2020 News

  Adtran eyes IoT scale opportunities and enhances gigabit switch portfolio

  As part of a sweep of moves to help service providers grow IoT applications, services and revenue, business connectivity solutions provider announces new gateways and brings carrier-class feature set to gigabit switch portfolio. Continue Reading

• September 07, 2020 07Sep2020 News

  Artificial intelligence keeps HSBC ATMs stocked with cash

  HSBC is using artificial intelligence technology developed in-house to help it make sure ATMs are appropriately stocked with cash Continue Reading

• September 07, 2020 07Sep2020 News

  AWS hits out as US Department of Defense reaffirms JEDI contract award to Microsoft

  The US Department of Defense claims its re-evaluation of the controversial JEDI contract award confirms it was right to award the deal to Microsoft, but Amazon Web Services continues to disagree Continue Reading

• September 07, 2020 07Sep2020 News

  Dutch bank set to save €5m via Veeam backup upgrade

  Rabobank ditched legacy backup where patching took months and restores took hours. Those times are now cut down massively and the bank has a readily available test environment Continue Reading

• September 07, 2020 07Sep2020 News

  AI Summit 2020: Regulating AI for the common good

  Speakers and panellists at the virtual AI Summit 2020 spoke about the tensions between cooperation and competition in the development of artificial intelligence Continue Reading

• September 07, 2020 07Sep2020 News

  Government awards £32m funding for ‘pioneering’ health tech projects

  Science minister Amanda Solloway will announce £32m in funding for six healthcare technology research projects, including artificial robotic muscular assistance and quantum imaging for monitoring Continue Reading

• September 07, 2020 07Sep2020 Blog Post

  Symphonic Distancing: Duolink Speakerbuds 'splittable' speaker with earbuds inside

  As all technically conversant people know, the combination of Developer interests when twinned with Operations (and vice versa) is known as DevOps. It’s a workable portmanteau that can even be ... Continue Reading

• September 07, 2020 07Sep2020 Blog Post

  AI In Code Series: Kore.ai - The intuitive ontology in smart bots

  We users use Artificial Intelligence (AI) almost every day, often without even realising it i.e. a large amount of the apps and online services we all connect with have a degree of Machine Learning ... Continue Reading

• September 07, 2020 07Sep2020 News

  Kudelski IoT Labs authorised as Alexa Voice Services test facility

  Internet of things division of cyber security firm brings device testing and certification expertise to implementers of Amazon Voice Services in speakers, headphones, vehicles and other connected devices Continue Reading

• September 07, 2020 07Sep2020 Blog Post

  Tech In APAC - August 2020

  August was another exciting month for the technology industry in Asia-Pacific. In this round-up of our top stories in the region, you can find out more about Zoom's new datacentre in Singapore, ... Continue Reading

• September 06, 2020 06Sep2020 News

  Why predictive threat intelligence is key

  Threat intelligence startup Cyfirma is using virtual agents to gather intelligence on potential cyber attacks that are being coordinated in underground forums before they occur Continue Reading

• September 06, 2020 06Sep2020 E-Handbook

  SD-WAN: Accelerating network transformation in APAC

  The growing adoption of cloud computing across the Asia-Pacific region has been a boon to software defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) technology, which has seen an uptick in demand as more enterprises look to speed up connectivity and improve ... Continue Reading

• September 05, 2020 05Sep2020 Blog Post

  Towards a Unique Government Policy for identify? What's new this time?

  What has changed in the battle for control between Warlords, (who want identities to conscripts and tax their subjects, but not to accept liability when they are fogged) and Merchants (who want to ... Continue Reading

• September 05, 2020 05Sep2020 Blog Post

  Ruggedised for road warriors: Conker ST60 – 6″ Android

  There are use cases for technology that even the developers and manufacturers behind products probably never even think of. British ruggedised handheld and tablet specialist Conker may not have ... Continue Reading

• September 04, 2020 04Sep2020 News

  UK funds coronavirus research for vulnerable global communities

  The £7.2m fund will support UK university research into supporting refugees and children affected by the global health crisis Continue Reading

• September 04, 2020 04Sep2020 News

  HotelBeds uses API management platform to reduce cost

  HotelBeds has switched from its legacy suppler to a licensed service in an effort to reduce API management costs after traffic doubles Continue Reading

• September 04, 2020 04Sep2020 News

  Three expands full-fibre connectivity partnership with CityFibre

  The UK’s third national digital infrastructure platform provider teams up with telco on backhaul project Continue Reading

• September 04, 2020 04Sep2020 News

  Covid-19 has strained London tech firms but they have central role in recovery

  London tech startups are feeling the effects of the economic slowdown brought on by Covid-19, but there is a huge opportunity for those with the right focus Continue Reading

• September 04, 2020 04Sep2020 News

  Government should learn lessons from Brexit, says NAO

  National Audit Office report finds government did not plan adequately for Brexit and needs to be better prepared to deal with uncertainty and improve communication, engagement and planning Continue Reading

• September 04, 2020 04Sep2020 News

  Virtual London Tech Week is a sign of the future

  London Tech week's virtual event is another sign of how the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation Continue Reading

• September 04, 2020 04Sep2020 News

  Scottish government to spend £4m on creating five tech hubs

  Following a review of the tech sector, the Scottish government is creating five technology hubs to support startups in the country, aiming to support 300 startups by 2025 Continue Reading

• September 04, 2020 04Sep2020 News

  Two-fifths of UK small businesses claim productivity increases since lockdown

  As UK government mulls programme to encourage big return to the office, survey finds that commuting time has been swapped for work time as homeworkers notch up almost a month in overtime Continue Reading

• September 04, 2020 04Sep2020 News

  Major border disruption on the horizon as Brexit IT portfolio becomes ‘unmanageable’

  The proliferation of new platforms and work behind schedule is among the list of concerns cited in a leaked memo Continue Reading

• September 04, 2020 04Sep2020 News

  Lockdown sees increase in girls applying for GCHQ cyber courses

  The shift to online learning saw an increase in participants for its CyberFirst cyber security training programme, GCHQ found Continue Reading

• September 04, 2020 04Sep2020 News

  Nokia powers the grid in China for the world’s biggest utility company

  Nordic comms tech giant’s WaveFabric supports power grid expansion with resilient, scalable optical network Continue Reading

• September 04, 2020 04Sep2020 Blog Post

  Lessons from 1980s home computing

  The coronavirus pandemic has illustrated the massive digital divide that exists across the UK. In a paper published published in August, Gemma Burgess, principal research associate & acting ... Continue Reading

• September 04, 2020 04Sep2020 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Beware security blind spots at the edge

  That datacentre security is a complex subject is not in doubt and, given the trend to move beyond centralised datacentres to distributed environments, this is not going to change. How can security professionals ensure such setups are just as secure ... Continue Reading

• September 04, 2020 04Sep2020 Blog Post

  Linux Foundation Open Source Summit + Embedded Linux Europe 2020

  Despite the fact that we’re working from home in Covid-19 fallout times, we can’t move our feet for the number of virtual technology conferences being tabled. During the initial lockdown periods, a ... Continue Reading

• September 03, 2020 03Sep2020 News

  Phishing scam targets Lloyds Bank customers

  Bank customers warned of emails and SMS messages that direct them to a fraudulent site and then request account log-in details Continue Reading

• September 03, 2020 03Sep2020 News

  Enterprise WLAN market takes a tumble

  Quarantines and lockdowns due to pandemic are presenting a headwind for the enterprise WLAN market, with falls in first quarter persisting over the next three months of the year Continue Reading

• September 03, 2020 03Sep2020 News

  Fund helps Good Things Foundation give 4,000 people digital access

  Charity Good Things Foundation has been given £500,000 by the National Lottery Fund to help 4,000 digitally excluded people gain technology skills Continue Reading

• September 03, 2020 03Sep2020 News

  Only 10% of tech talent have cyber skills to fill skills gap

  The UK has a growing need for cyber skills as a result of the pandemic, but few IT professionals have the skills firms actually need Continue Reading

• September 03, 2020 03Sep2020 News

  Amazon to recruit 7,000 permanent workers in UK during 2020 hiring spree

  The online retail giant’s UK workforce looks set to expand to 40,000 employees by the end of 2020, as its network of fulfilment centres continues to grow Continue Reading

• September 03, 2020 03Sep2020 News

  Insurers accept they were slow to adopt digital

  Insurance companies know they must prioritise digital investment and are planning in-house development to help make up lost ground Continue Reading

• September 03, 2020 03Sep2020 News

  Western Europe dominates global broadband speed

  Annual assessment of global broadband speeds calculates that the gap is widening between the leaders and the laggards, with the countries focusing on pure fibre achieving the most success Continue Reading

• September 03, 2020 03Sep2020 News

  M&S and Ocado enter first week of online delivery partnership

  Customers can now order M&S food through online supermarket Ocado’s website as part of an ongoing partnership between the two retailers Continue Reading

• September 03, 2020 03Sep2020 News

  One actor behind Magecart skimmer kit

  RiskIQ has identified that variations in software tools used for Magecart ecommerce site attacks are based on kits from the same group Continue Reading

• September 03, 2020 03Sep2020 News

  UK tech firms urged to seek out international opportunities

  Tech Nation study finds UK businesses are in a strong position to take advantage of global tech growth Continue Reading

• September 03, 2020 03Sep2020 News

  UK government claims major leap in rural 5G roll-out plans

  Boost for rural phone coverage in programme clearing 700MHz spectrum of radio waves for 5G, with spectrum to be auctioned off in bid to deliver nearly 20% more capacity for mobile services Continue Reading

• September 03, 2020 03Sep2020 News

  UK businesses hardest hit financially by fallout from cyber attacks, research shows

  Latest edition of Hiscox’s annual cyber readiness report suggests UK businesses are among those worst affected by the financial fallout from cyber attacks Continue Reading

• September 03, 2020 03Sep2020 News

  HMRC appoints Daljit Rehal as CDIO

  Former digital and data chief at Centrica, Daljit Rehal, takes the helm at HMRC as chief digital and information officer Continue Reading

• September 03, 2020 03Sep2020 Blog Post

  The burning issue: fighting forest fires with technology

  This is a guest post by Bakhtiar Talhah, chief operating officer, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil Many living in Southeast Asia – and even those outside the region – will remember the 2015 ... Continue Reading

• September 03, 2020 03Sep2020 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Datacentre security is a business imperative

  That datacentre security is a complex subject is not in doubt and, given the trend to move beyond centralised datacentres to distributed environments, this is not going to change. How can security professionals ensure such setups are just as secure ... Continue Reading

• September 03, 2020 03Sep2020 News

  New normal of remote working compounds enterprise security challenges

  Sudden changes in priorities, poor network visibility and lack of time cited by Juniper Networks as key issues for security professionals struggling to cope with new norms Continue Reading

• September 03, 2020 03Sep2020 Blog Post

  VMware VP: Kubernetes as the ‘new IaaS normal’ 

  Legacy code is a thing. Now then, it’s not always a bad thing - you have to remember that legacy code is code that still works and is very likely in live production providing a working useful piece ... Continue Reading

• September 03, 2020 03Sep2020 News

  How Certis is digitising security operations

  Certis has developed more than 50 applications in a year to help employees do their jobs better and has set up an AI centre to tap the potential of robotics and video analytics in security Continue Reading

• September 02, 2020 02Sep2020 News

  Nimbus Data launches 64TB of QLC flash in one drive for £8,000

  Flash pioneer aims QLC-equipped ExaDrive NL at AI/ML, analytics, media streaming and archiving use cases. Nimbus eschews NVMe for well-established SAS and SATA connectivity Continue Reading

• September 02, 2020 02Sep2020 Blog Post

  Project Gertrude

  As a pig called Gertrude demonstrated Neuralink’s brain implant technology – spiking in mental activity whenever she thought about food before toiling on a treadmill for an inconsequential period ... Continue Reading

• September 02, 2020 02Sep2020 News

  Guernsey to revamp digital local service delivery following double datacentre build-out

  The State of Guernsey’s ongoing push to revamp how it delivers digital services to its citizens continues apace with the completion of two new datacentres on the island Continue Reading

• September 02, 2020 02Sep2020 News

  Asos launches TikTok brand campaign

  Fashion brand Asos has launched a campaign on TikTok to bring awareness of its products to a wider audience Continue Reading

• September 02, 2020 02Sep2020 News

  Northumbria University suffers major disruption after cyber attack

  Some exams cancelled as university appoints external specialists to investigate incident Continue Reading

• September 02, 2020 02Sep2020 News

  Mobile workers to form 60% of total US workforce by 2024

  IDC offers more evidence of how Covid-19 has changed the face of work in the US, with CIO investment in mobile-based management and security systems to take precedence in 2020 and beyond Continue Reading

• September 02, 2020 02Sep2020 News

  UK to build commercially available quantum computer

  The UK government is backing a quantum computing project that will provide businesses with access to the technology Continue Reading

• September 02, 2020 02Sep2020 News

  Weta Digital goes all-in on AWS

  New Zealand visual effects studio plans to migrate most of its infrastructure to Amazon Web Services and tap machine learning and analytics to deliver projects more quickly Continue Reading

• September 02, 2020 02Sep2020 News

  Businesses go all in on wireless WAN for post-pandemic recovery

  Report reveals extent of wireless WAN use, demand for 5G and how wireless connectivity will play a big part in businesses’ efforts to recover from the economic damage of Covid-19 Continue Reading

• September 02, 2020 02Sep2020 News

  Ethical and professional data science needed to avoid further algorithm controversies

  BCS is calling for higher ethical and professional standards in algorithmic development to ensure public trust in future government information systems Continue Reading

• September 02, 2020 02Sep2020 Opinion

  Sharing responsibility: Why we need to work together to keep the cloud secure

  The education sector has been fundamentally altered by months of lockdown, with cloud services topping must-have lists for academic staff, but now it’s time to consider security Continue Reading

• September 02, 2020 02Sep2020 News

  App integration means emergency services can identify caller location in three words

  Capita integrates What3words app into its emergency services control centre platform to help respondents identify the exact location of people who need help Continue Reading

• September 02, 2020 02Sep2020 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Seven steps to edge security

  That datacentre security is a complex subject is not in doubt and, given the trend to move beyond centralised datacentres to distributed environments, this is not going to change. How can security professionals ensure such setups are just as secure ... Continue Reading

• September 02, 2020 02Sep2020 Blog Post

  Dynatrace eyes AI-powered AWS & Azure observability 

  Software intelligence Application Performance Management (APM) specialist Dynatrace didn’t let the summer slowdown stop its news train. The firm has been working on back-room engineering to now ... Continue Reading

• September 02, 2020 02Sep2020 Blog Post

  Jetstack joyride: open source cert-manager ‘graduates’ to V1

  Open source company Jetstack was acquired by Venafi (a certificate and key management for machine-to-machine connections specialist vendor) back in May of 2020. So was that good for the open ... Continue Reading

• September 01, 2020 01Sep2020 News

  Zoom continues boom in second quarter

  Lockdown breakout video conferencing provider continues hot streak through second quarter of 2020, racking up record revenues of over half a billion dollars Continue Reading

• September 01, 2020 01Sep2020 News

  UBS streamlines software product development with GitLab

  The bank hopes to double the speed of software development, testing and deployment to support applications for clients Continue Reading

• September 01, 2020 01Sep2020 Blog Post

  SoftMaker Office Professional 2021: out of Office, literally

  There are only so many times users are going to pay for Microsoft Office 365 and shell out the annual subscription for a product that there are now alternatives for.   If we take e-mail clients out ... Continue Reading

• September 01, 2020 01Sep2020 Blog Post

  The subtle clues that show UK government is taking digital identity seriously at last (cough...)

  The UK government has finally unveiled its response to the digital identity consultation that concluded a year ago this month, and along with that announced a new Digital Identity Strategy Board to ... Continue Reading

• September 01, 2020 01Sep2020 News

  Pure aims at unified file and object and launches new QLC storage

  Flash storage maker says unified storage in file and object is what is needed for contemporary analytics and AI workloads, while it launches a new all-QLC version of FlashArray//C Continue Reading

• September 01, 2020 01Sep2020 News

  UK government unveils next steps in digital identity plans

  Long-awaited response to July 2019 consultation highlights private sector demands for digital identity support from government Continue Reading

• September 01, 2020 01Sep2020 News

  Norway’s corporates want government to support ‘herd immunity’ to cyber attack

  Leading business organisations in Norway call on government to play a more active role in improving and coordinating the country’s cyber defences Continue Reading

• September 01, 2020 01Sep2020 News

  Here East CEO advises startups to generate own revenue streams

  In a time of deep uncertainty, startups with their own streams of revenue independent of investors and large corporates will have more options and be in a much stronger negotiating position Continue Reading

• September 01, 2020 01Sep2020 News

  Vint Cerf: Why everyone has a role in internet safety

  The Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated the power of internet connectivity. Vint Cerf talks to Computer Weekly about the challenges the internet now faces Continue Reading

• September 01, 2020 01Sep2020 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Security at the distributed edge

  That datacentre security is a complex subject is not in doubt, and given the trend to move beyond centralised datacentres to distributed environments, this is not going to change. How can security professionals ensure such setups are just as secure ... Continue Reading

• September 01, 2020 01Sep2020 Blog Post

  Fugue offers Zim, an open source monorepo caching build system 

  Cloud security company Fugue is an interesting technology proposition. The company’s core tech offering bids to prove compliance by building security into cloud development to eliminate ... Continue Reading