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• February 27, 2020 27Feb2020 News

  IR35 private sector reforms: Treasury review concludes no delay needed to April 2020 start date

  Contracting groups describe HM Treasury’s highly anticipated review into the implementation of the IR35 reforms as “recklessly inadequate” as it concludes roll-out should proceed as planned Continue Reading

• February 27, 2020 27Feb2020 News

  IR35 reforms: IT contractors warned off joining non-compliant umbrellas to avoid loan charge risk

  Contracting stakeholders are calling on the government to do more to regulate umbrella companies ahead of the IR35 private sector reforms coming into play, to prevent more contractors falling into the scope of the loan charge Continue Reading

• February 27, 2020 27Feb2020 News

  5G now available in 378 cities globally

  State of 5G deployments report reveals that as of January 2020, commercial 5G networks have been deployed in 378 cities across 34 countries Continue Reading

• February 27, 2020 27Feb2020 News

  Redcar & Cleveland Council confirms ransomware attack

  Local authority’s systems are still offline nearly three weeks after being attacked Continue Reading

• February 27, 2020 27Feb2020 News

  Hidden cost of cloud puts brakes on migration projects

  Lack of skills and complexities in rebuilding software for the cloud are among the main factors inhibiting cloud success Continue Reading

• February 27, 2020 27Feb2020 News

  Nokia claims end-to-end 4G and 5G New Radio slicing first

  Finnish comms tech provider beefs up comms network essential equipment offer with 4G, 5G end-to-end slicing Continue Reading

• February 27, 2020 27Feb2020 E-Zine

  CW Nordics: Swedes lose faith in social media as data security fears increase

  Swedish citizens are becoming more concerned about the activities of social media companies and are reducing their online interaction with them as a result. Also read about new mobility-as-a-service projects gaining traction across Denmark, Finland,... Continue Reading

• February 27, 2020 27Feb2020 News

  Finland launches free AI skills course for EU citizens as presidency parting gift

  Finland is making a course in basic artificial intelligence available to citizens of all European Union countries Continue Reading

• February 27, 2020 27Feb2020 News

  Kr00k vulnerability compromises billions of Wi-Fi devices

  Billions of Wi-Fi chips used in IoT devices, laptops, smartphones and tablets are vulnerable to a serious vulnerability Continue Reading

• February 27, 2020 27Feb2020 News

  CBRE: Record colocation take-up will fuel growth of secondary European datacentre hubs

  Latest quarterly colocation market tracker data shows take-up of colocation capacity across major European hubs continues to hit record levels, leading to overflow demand in other places too Continue Reading

• February 27, 2020 27Feb2020 Blog Post

  IT modernisation series - Appvia: how to (safely) get databases to the cloud

  Unlike digital-first organisations, traditional businesses have a wealth of enterprise applications built up over decades, many of which continue to run core business processes.  In this series of ... Continue Reading

• February 27, 2020 27Feb2020 News

  IT Priorities 2020: ASEAN firms on the frontline of digital transformation

  Southeast Asian companies plan to spend more on infrastructure and cyber security, but the growth in IT budgets appears to be slowing down Continue Reading

• February 26, 2020 26Feb2020 E-Handbook

  Data Analytics in Healthcare: Opportunities & Challenges

  In this e-guide, read about the promises of healthcare data analytics, the challenges faced by healthcare providers in digital transformation and what some cloud providers are doing to assuage the security concerns of cloud among healthcare service ... Continue Reading

• February 26, 2020 26Feb2020 E-Handbook

  Why Lendlease is embracing digital twin technology

  Against the backdrop of rising costs and falling productivity in the construction sector, Australia-based property developer Lendlease is using digital twins, data analytics and automation to transform the business. Continue Reading

• February 26, 2020 26Feb2020 Blog Post

  How lack of discipline can kill cloud efficiency and ROI

  In this guest post, Dale Vile, CEO and research director at IT market watcher Freeform Dynamics, tells CIOs not to be afraid to change the course of their cloud plans as their IT and business needs ... Continue Reading

• February 26, 2020 26Feb2020 News

  Fake CDNs obscuring credit card fraudsters

  Fake content delivery networks and ngrok servers are being pressed into service to obscure credit card skimming activities Continue Reading

• February 26, 2020 26Feb2020 Blog Post

  Holmes under the hammer

  IR35 has claimed its first big name, after Eamonn Holmes failed to convince the courts he’s a freelancer in his case against HMRC. For the humble freelancer, the introduction of the kaleidoscopic ... Continue Reading

• February 26, 2020 26Feb2020 E-Handbook

  The technological evolution of IT industry leaders: Part two

  Companies leading the technological evolution have gone through changes. This second part of this e-guide explores the technological evolution of SAP, Microsoft and some business analytics vendors throughout the past two decades. Continue Reading

• February 26, 2020 26Feb2020 News

  Cloud Snooper firewall bypass may be work of nation state

  Cloud Snooper deploys a combination of specialised techniques to sneak past enterprise firewalls, warns Sophos Continue Reading

• February 26, 2020 26Feb2020 News

  More than half of UK businesses lack confidence to implement 5G

  EY study finds 5G investment set to soar among British businesses, but the majority are not confident in their organisations’ ability to deploy 5G Continue Reading

• February 26, 2020 26Feb2020 News

  NHSX publishes first progress report since launch

  Digital unit for the National Health Service outlines achievements in areas such as the NHS App and artificial intelligence and gives clues about future milestones Continue Reading

• February 26, 2020 26Feb2020 E-Handbook

  The technological evolution of IT industry leaders: Part one

  This first part of this e-guide explores the technological evolution of Oracle, Cisco and Dell throughout the past two decades, including the technologies that have risen to the forefront, from real-time analytics and data management to Cisco's edge... Continue Reading

• February 26, 2020 26Feb2020 News

  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange cannot be legally extradited for ‘political offences’, say lawyers

  Lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange argue that he has been charged with political offences and cannot be legally extradited to the US under the US-UK extradition treaty Continue Reading

• February 26, 2020 26Feb2020 News

  Samsung teams with comms tech leaders to set 5G speed benchmark

  Samsung, Verizon, Motorola Mobility and Qualcomm deploy carrier aggregation and the latest 5G cell technology to achieve multi-gigabit speeds on a commercial smartphone connected to live 5G network Continue Reading

• February 26, 2020 26Feb2020 News

  Security fears persist but businesses overwhelmingly see positive impact of 5G

  Research reveals that future looks bright for enterprises embracing 5G technology, though with cost of implementation and security issues recognised along with huge potential Continue Reading

• February 26, 2020 26Feb2020 News

  FCA data breach could happen to anybody, but easy to avoid

  Minor data breach at the Financial Conduct Authority was the result of simple human error, and highlights the need for organisations to consider a wide range of potential threats Continue Reading

• February 26, 2020 26Feb2020 News

  Boris Johnson commits to 'getting to the bottom of' Post Office Horizon IT scandal

  Prime minister Boris Johnson appears to commit to a public inquiry into the Post Office scandal over its accounting system, but government is yet to offer any details Continue Reading

• February 26, 2020 26Feb2020 News

  Thousands of UK entrepreneurs register businesses in Estonia since Brexit referendum

  UK entrepreneurs are registering businesses in Estonia to make sure they can continue to trade freely in the EU Continue Reading

• February 26, 2020 26Feb2020 News

  Cisco senses opportunity with 5G mobile cloud software and hardware

  Networking technology and services giant Cisco announces mobility systems aimed at helping service providers drive revenue and profitability from 5G infrastructure Continue Reading

• February 26, 2020 26Feb2020 News

  Met Police chief backs legislative framework for police tech

  Met Police commissioner has called for legislative framework to govern police use of new technologies, while defending the decision to use live facial recognition technology operationally without it Continue Reading

• February 26, 2020 26Feb2020 News

  How tech suppliers are easing barriers to hybrid cloud adoption

  The tech industry has risen to the challenge of helping enterprises ease their transition to hybrid cloud, but issues remain Continue Reading

• February 25, 2020 25Feb2020 News

  Julian Assange phoned White House to warn of risk to lives

  Julian Assange phoned the White House to warn officials that unredacted cables published on the web posed a risk to lives, a court heard yesterday Continue Reading

• February 25, 2020 25Feb2020 E-Handbook

  Infographic: Gartner AI and compliance spending forecast

  More than 60 jurisdictions around the world have proposed or are drafting postmodern privacy and data protection laws as a result. This infographic shows Gartner AI and compliance spending forecast. Continue Reading

• February 25, 2020 25Feb2020 Opinion

  Is the EU better equipped than the US to supervise the use of facial recognition?

  Clearview AI can be an indispensable tool to reinforce national security, but there are many risks associated with the use of facial recognition technology that the EU might be better equipped to deal with than the US Continue Reading

• February 25, 2020 25Feb2020 News

  Google warns users not to mess with Huawei devices

  Google tells users of Huawei devices to try to avoid bypassing controls preventing them from loading its apps Continue Reading

• February 25, 2020 25Feb2020 News

  IT Priorities 2020: Cloud storage key but SAN/NAS alive and well

  In the Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT Priorities survey cloud dominates storage spending priorities for 2020, but on-premise technologies such as SAN and NAS are still key to IT Continue Reading

• February 25, 2020 25Feb2020 News

  Putting AI to use in business needs strong data governance

  A study from PwC shows that executives are keen to operationalise artificial intelligence, but few are ensuring that their data and data models are up to scratch Continue Reading

• February 25, 2020 25Feb2020 News

  Boots to trial private e-prescriptions

  The pharmacy chain is trialling the service, underpinned by Doctor Care Anywhere technology, in 20 London stores Continue Reading

• February 25, 2020 25Feb2020 News

  Huawei unveils MWC product portfolio led by €2,500 5G smartphone

  Chinese tech giant unveils 5G smartphones, tablets, chipsets, AI, Wi-Fi 6, routers, chipsets and cameras that it was set to announce at the cancelled Mobile World Congress Continue Reading

• February 25, 2020 25Feb2020 News

  Sports retailer Decathlon left employee data exposed

  More than 123 million records were accidentally exposed on an unsecured ElasticSearch server Continue Reading

• February 25, 2020 25Feb2020 News

  The Security Interviews: Gil Shwed’s 10-year vision for security

  Check Point founder Gil Shwed discusses his new Infinity Next concept and how he plans to remodel the world of cyber security in the next 10 years Continue Reading

• February 25, 2020 25Feb2020 Podcast

  Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 48

  In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Caroline Donnelly, Clare McDonald and Brian McKenna discuss tech billionaires pledging to solve climate change, M&S smart lighting and open data in the EU Continue Reading

• February 25, 2020 25Feb2020 News

  Government admits it was too passive managing Post Office as parliamentary pressure builds

  The UK government faces accusations of neglecting its duties handling the Post Office as pressure mounts in Parliament for justice for the subpostmasters who suffered due to faults in the Horizon IT system Continue Reading

• February 25, 2020 25Feb2020 News

  Mastercard creates 1,500 tech jobs in Ireland

  New roles at tech hub in Dublin will include professionals with expertise in artificial intelligence, cyber security, blockchain and user experience Continue Reading

• February 25, 2020 25Feb2020 E-Handbook

  How best to put collaboration tools to work for your team

  This collection of recent expert advice aims to make your quest for the best option a bit easier. Read on and learn the latest on what collaboration tools now offer, including advanced technology like AI and speech recognition. Continue Reading

• February 25, 2020 25Feb2020 E-Handbook

  Enterprise mobility management software offerings and use cases

  Enterprise mobility management software allows IT to deploy security policies and provide access to internal resources by integrating with APIs in the mobile OSes. This e-guide shows enterprise mobility management software offerings and use cases. Continue Reading

• February 25, 2020 25Feb2020 News

  Cloud data leaks compounded by lack of automation tools

  Data leaks caused by misconfigured clouds are being compounded because security teams lack appropriate automation and integration tools, according to a report Continue Reading

• February 25, 2020 25Feb2020 News

  HP Inc unveils shareholder value plan to curb Xerox bid

  While Xerox gets ready to oust the HP Inc board, the company used its Q2 earnings call to announce a multi-year value creation plan Continue Reading

• February 25, 2020 25Feb2020 News

  Cyber criminals targeting UK motorists, warns DVLA

  Cyber criminals are offering various services and tax refunds that purport to be from the DVLA Continue Reading

• February 25, 2020 25Feb2020 News

  Department for Education publishes tools to support learning at home

  The Department for Education publishes apps featuring innovations such as artificial intelligence aimed at helping parents to use technology to create positive learning environments Continue Reading

• February 25, 2020 25Feb2020 E-Zine

  Using meteorological data to prepare for the worst

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, after the storms that swept across the UK, we look at the technology behind Weather Source’s meteorological data service. Oracle and SAP are battling over customers to upgrade their ERP systems to the cloud. And we ... Continue Reading

• February 25, 2020 25Feb2020 Blog Post

  Couchbase chief evangelist: Unraveling the open source delusion

  This is a guest post for Computer Weekly Open Source Insider written by Andrew C. Oliver. Oliver is a former OSI board member, co-founder of Apache POI and present director of product marketing and ... Continue Reading

• February 24, 2020 24Feb2020 News

  McAfee buys Light Point to enhance web browser protection

  Acquisition of Light Point Security will extend the capabilities of multiple McAfee products Continue Reading

• February 24, 2020 24Feb2020 News

  Thai university to roll out data protection certification

  Thailand’s National Institute of Development Administration is offering a certification programme to get organisations ready for the country’s data protection regime Continue Reading

• February 24, 2020 24Feb2020 News

  Assange extradition is a politically motivated ‘abuse of power’, court hears

  US government’s attempt to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges in the US is politically motivated and an abuse of process, court told Continue Reading

• February 24, 2020 24Feb2020 News

  WikiLeaks founder Assange ‘put lives at risk’ by disclosing names in leaked documents, court hears

  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ‘put lives of US informants at risk’ by publishing unredacted documents, lawyers for the US argued at the first day of a week-long extradition hearing Continue Reading

• February 24, 2020 24Feb2020 E-Handbook

  Augmented analytics tools: a complete guide

  Augmented analytics tools are designed to simplify the BI and analytics process for business users and citizen data scientists. They've become featured elements in new software releases from BI vendors of all stripes looking to keep up with rivals ... Continue Reading

• February 24, 2020 24Feb2020 News

  Police algorithms need national guidance ‘as a matter of urgency’

  A study by the Royal United Services Institute makes a number of recommendations for how police algorithms can be kept in check Continue Reading

• February 24, 2020 24Feb2020 E-Handbook

  Best practices for remote data backups

  This guide provides tips and best practices for your organisation's offsite data backups. It addresses questions you need to ask to determine which remote backup approach is the right fit for your organisation. In addition, explore news stories on ... Continue Reading

• February 24, 2020 24Feb2020 News

  Open security group unveils common OpenDXL language

  Open Cybersecurity Alliance announces the availability of OpenDXL Ontology, the first open source language for connecting disparate security tools through a common messaging framework Continue Reading

• February 24, 2020 24Feb2020 News

  Coronavirus, global economic slowdown to cap 5G smartphone sales in 2020

  First half of 2020 will likely be much weaker than expected for the 5G smartphone market, but a strong bounce-back is possible in second half of the year if the coronavirus spread is brought under control Continue Reading

• February 24, 2020 24Feb2020 News

  Qunifi inks Vonage partnership to integrate Microsoft Teams for enterprises

  Vonage customers can now access the Microsoft Teams phone-calling feature using their business phone service Continue Reading

• February 24, 2020 24Feb2020 News

  Estonia to give citizens Alexa-like access to public services

  The Estonian government is working on a project that will ultimately allow citizens to ask Siri, Alexa or almost any other virtual digital assistant to interact with government departments on their behalf Continue Reading

• February 24, 2020 24Feb2020 In Depth

  Trusty methods to keep out intruders

  Today’s hyper-connected world means trust can no longer be taken for granted to keep networks secure – enter the zero-trust model Continue Reading

• February 24, 2020 24Feb2020 News

  Cisco goes all-in on security integration with SecureX platform

  CISOs are struggling to stitch together disparate cyber security products and services – Cisco believes its cloud-native SecureX platform will change their working lives for the better Continue Reading

• February 24, 2020 24Feb2020 News

  Commercial, enterprise use cases to drive VR to $24.5bn by 2024

  Analyst ABI Research predicts standalone virtual reality applications to be the main driver of substantial growth as the market strikes right balance between price, performance and ease of setup Continue Reading

• February 24, 2020 24Feb2020 News

  IR35 private sector reforms: First year of enforcement won't be ‘heavy-handed’, claims chancellor

  New chancellor Rishi Sunak has moved to assure business leaders that HMRC will not be heavy-handed in enforcing the new IR35 rules Continue Reading

• February 24, 2020 24Feb2020 Blog Post

  Everywoman: The finalists and the tech forum

  The finalists for the 2020 FDM everywoman in Technology Awards have been announced prior to the awards ceremony and everywoman Tech Forum in March 2020. Every year the woman’s network, everywoman, ... Continue Reading

• February 24, 2020 24Feb2020 News

  Huawei eyes up optical network opportunities

  Global networking comms tech provider Huawei unveils first in end-to-end optical connectivity for ultra-high bandwidth and ultra-low latency in enterprise applications Continue Reading

• February 24, 2020 24Feb2020 News

  KDDI taps Nokia, Ericsson to support 5G standalone network

  Japanese mobile operator works with Nordic comms tech giants for cloud-based solutions to support standalone 5G network Continue Reading

• February 24, 2020 24Feb2020 Opinion

  Gartner: How CIOs can lead organisational culture

  In large-scale transformations, the technical implementation is often far easier than the change management needed to make IT projects a success Continue Reading

• February 24, 2020 24Feb2020 News

  Executive interview: Innovation requires radical choices

  Is IT innovative? Would a tech executive scrap an idea that took months to develop, and start afresh? True innovation requires a culture change Continue Reading

• February 24, 2020 24Feb2020 News

  Tech reaction to UK’s upcoming immigration rules

  The government has outlined its plans for a new points-based immigration system to ensure only skilled workers can enter the UK – but what does the technology sector think? Continue Reading

• February 24, 2020 24Feb2020 Blog Post

  Anchore puts tighter seal on container development

  Anchore is on the up. The container workflow, analysis and security company has a foundation in open source and is now being backed by funding led by tech venture capital firm SignalFire.  But we ... Continue Reading

• February 23, 2020 23Feb2020 News

  Australian government inks sourcing deal with Rimini Street

  The whole-of-government agreement will provide Australian government agencies with easier and cheaper access to third-party software support Continue Reading

• February 21, 2020 21Feb2020 News

  Greenpeace takes open-source approach to finish web transformation

  Non-profit environmental group Greenpeace is collaborating with Red Hat to finish the delivery of its global web redesign Continue Reading

• February 21, 2020 21Feb2020 News

  Labour condemns Google data plans

  Shadow digital minister Chi Onwurah challenges the government to stop Google’s plans to move UK user data out of the EU Continue Reading

• February 21, 2020 21Feb2020 News

  McKinsey: Connectivity evolution to drive global GDP past $2tn

  McKinsey Global Institute report on 5G and the connected world predicts huge contribution from advanced communications to global GDP Continue Reading

• February 21, 2020 21Feb2020 News

  Malicious apps still getting past Google controls

  Check Point researchers have found multiple malware-infected apps in the Google Play store, including a clicker called Haken, which has been downloaded more than 50,000 times Continue Reading

• February 21, 2020 21Feb2020 In Depth

  Kubernetes storage 101: Container storage basics

  We look at the basics of creating storage and specifying it for applications in container storage using Kubernetes Persistent Volumes and Persistent Volume Claims Continue Reading

• February 21, 2020 21Feb2020 News

  Scotland to set up payments service for public sector

  Scottish government seeks supplier to work on beta phase of development Continue Reading

• February 21, 2020 21Feb2020 News

  F-Secure’s AI reads mean tweets to fight abuse and trolls

  Researchers working on F-Secure’s Project Blackfin have developed a model for clustering tweets to help pinpoint abuse and harassment Continue Reading

• February 21, 2020 21Feb2020 Blog Post

  Databricks CEO: Managing open source in the cloud is hard

  This is a guest post for Computer Weekly Open Source Insider written by Ali Ghodsi in his capacity as co-founder and CEO at data science, big data processing and machine learning company ... Continue Reading

• February 21, 2020 21Feb2020 E-Handbook

  Why zero trust is IT security's best hope

  This guide provides both overarching advice and specific guidance on how to deal with particular issues, including cloud and legacy tools, app development and more. Learn the ideas and approaches that underpin zero trust, and also get solid ideas on... Continue Reading

• February 21, 2020 21Feb2020 News

  Exploring the Nordics’ healthy advantage in leisure tech

  The Nordic region is home to an increasing number of global leisure tech startups Continue Reading

• February 21, 2020 21Feb2020 Opinion

  The greatest contest ever – privacy versus security

  Examining the technical, legal and ethical challenges around the privacy versus security debate Continue Reading

• February 21, 2020 21Feb2020 Opinion

  Addressing the IoT security challenge

  We consider how best to address some of the critical security challenges around the internet of things Continue Reading

• February 21, 2020 21Feb2020 E-Handbook

  Gartner: Top 10 strategic technology trends in 2020

  Two decades ago, at the start of the millennium, IT was deeply concerned about Y2K – and the iPhone, Twitter and Facebook didn't exist. So what's in store as a new decade begins? Continue Reading

• February 21, 2020 21Feb2020 News

  Cloud and 5G to drive SD-WAN adoption in APAC, says Silver Peak

  Cloud migration and 5G services will boost the uptake of SD-WAN in a region where some markets are still in the early adopter phase Continue Reading

• February 20, 2020 20Feb2020 News

  UK and US accuse Russian spooks of Georgia cyber attacks

  Foreign secretary describes 2019 campaign of cyber attacks as reckless, brazen and unacceptable Continue Reading

• February 20, 2020 20Feb2020 News

  Critical for operators to redefine 5G business models, says Huawei

  Undeterred by the cancellation of what would have been a totemic global showcase for its 5G products, Huawei reveals its 5G strategy for 2020 at London forum Continue Reading

• February 20, 2020 20Feb2020 News

  Google plans to send Brits’ data to US after Brexit

  Move puts British user data beyond the reach of the EU’s GDPR, makes it more accessible to UK and US law enforcement agencies, and has prompted anger Continue Reading

• February 20, 2020 20Feb2020 News

  O2 delivers solid fiscal 2019 and points to 5G as future of entertainment

  Telefónica’s UK business arm clocks up continued growth in revenues and profits driven by expanding customer numbers and predicts 5G could boost the entertainment sector by as much as £2.3bn over the next 10 years Continue Reading

• February 20, 2020 20Feb2020 News

  Vodafone launches new IoT portfolio and 5G tariffs

  Body-worn vision camera and surveillance system are the first products to be unveiled in Vodafone’s new internet-of-things range enabled by growing 5G network that now has pay-as-you-go capability Continue Reading

• February 20, 2020 20Feb2020 News

  Facilities firm ISS World crippled by ransomware attack

  An apparent ransomware attack has compromised some IT and email systems at Danish facilities firm ISS World Continue Reading

• February 20, 2020 20Feb2020 E-Zine

  CW APAC: Expert advice on container storage

  In this handbook, focused on storage in the Asia-Pacific region, Computer Weekly looks at how container applications can make companies more agile, the cost benefits of data storage and the most common data storage myths that need to be debunked. Continue Reading

• February 20, 2020 20Feb2020 Blog Post

  In a world where you can be anything, be kind

  Ricky Gervais often compares social media abuse to a “tramp” shouting at you from a bin. The only problem with that is, when you lift the tin lid on that swirling vortex of cyber vitriol, rising ... Continue Reading

• February 20, 2020 20Feb2020 News

  Executive interview: Making IT sustainable

  Defra recently reported that “cloud-first” IT strategies are driving green information and communications technology in government. This puts a greater emphasis on datacentre transparency Continue Reading

• February 20, 2020 20Feb2020 News

  UK government introduces £200m scheme to boost industrial and rural 5G

  Scheme will help key areas seize the potential of modern technology, in particular 5G networks, and fulfil government’s commitment to ‘level-up’ infrastructure across the UK Continue Reading

• February 20, 2020 20Feb2020 In Depth

  How HR robotics can be good for people

  The automation of human resources processes, some of which uses robotic process automation, can benefit humans, as a clutch of Nordic and UK organisations show Continue Reading