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• May 07, 2021 07May2021 News

  NCSC publishes smart city security guidelines

  Guidance for local authorities, IT and cyber professionals aims to ensure the security of connected, smart city projects Continue Reading

• May 07, 2021 07May2021 News

  Post Office contacts over 500 subpostmasters potentially wrongly prosecuted for financial crimes

  The Post Office has contacted hundreds of people it might have wrongly prosecuted for financial crimes Continue Reading

• May 07, 2021 07May2021 News

  Juniper Networks offers path to ease SASE transition

  New cloud-based portal is designed to help customers transition seamlessly and securely to a secure access service edge architecture by safeguarding users, applications and infrastructure amid network transformation Continue Reading

• May 07, 2021 07May2021 Blog Post

  Ausounds AU-Frequency true wireless earbuds

  Let’s be honest, the Inspect-a-Gadget elves have huge ears, it’s what makes us elves… but that doesn’t stop us from testing out human earphones, earbuds and (for that matter) earrings are ear ... Continue Reading

• May 07, 2021 07May2021 News

  Monmouthshire County Council digitises HR with Zellis cloud

  Monmouthshire County Council is using a cloud HR system from Zellis as part of its digital transformation programme, aimed at being lean and agile Continue Reading

• May 07, 2021 07May2021 News

  Cyber accreditation to improve legal standing of security pros

  Institute of Cyber Digital Investigations Professionals will help incident responders and cyber investigators get the professional recognition they deserve Continue Reading

• May 07, 2021 07May2021 Opinion

  Securing the UK's emerging smart cities

  UK councils have a huge opportunity to improve services through the use of smart city technologies - but they must avoid the cyber security risks, says the government's digital minister Continue Reading

• May 07, 2021 07May2021 News

  Reddit enlists HackerOne to run public bug bounty programme

  Online community platform is opening up its HackerOne bug bounty programme to any ethical hacker who cares to have a look under the bonnet Continue Reading

• May 07, 2021 07May2021 News

  Nordic real estate industry moves digital

  The Nordic real estate is investing in technologies like IoT to prepare the sector for the changing demands from customers post-Covid Continue Reading

• May 07, 2021 07May2021 News

  Minister promises ‘fair and speedy’ compensation for 555 subpostmasters who defeated Post Office

  Government says it wants to ensure a fair pay-out for the 555 subpostmasters who defeated the Post Office in a legal battle but were then excluded from the resulting compensation scheme Continue Reading

• May 07, 2021 07May2021 News

  Ericsson, Telarus team to take 5G-ready virtual workspace to small businesses

  5G-ready virtual desktop subscription service will cover business applications, compute, storage and security needs for small and medium-sized businesses Continue Reading

• May 07, 2021 07May2021 Blog Post

  Splunk goes 'one clearer', launches Observability Cloud 

  Splunk’s new Observability Cloud has launched this month, at a time when observability has become one of the hot/darling/killer (choose your own hype label) terms circulating across the technology ... Continue Reading

• May 07, 2021 07May2021 News

  Ransomware, supply chain attacks show no sign of abating

  Security experts at Black Hat Asia 2021 discuss the state of ransomware and supply chain attacks, two of the most common attack vectors that offer high returns for threat actors Continue Reading

• May 06, 2021 06May2021 News

  Government urged to add scam protections to Online Safety Bill

  Group of organisations calls for the government to use the Online Safety Bill to protect people from cyber scams Continue Reading

• May 06, 2021 06May2021 News

  Tech startups turn to digital PR platform for media exposure

  Digital PR platform Newspage helps early-stage tech startups with limited resources increase their visibility to journalists and news organisations Continue Reading

• May 06, 2021 06May2021 Blog Post

  Data is not neutral

  This is a guest blogpost by Triveni Gandhi, Senior Data Scientist, Dataiku We like to think of data and numbers as indisputable, but the reality is that every piece of information is a product of ... Continue Reading

• May 06, 2021 06May2021 News

  Nokia unveils Smart Node for premium 5G mobile indoor coverage

  Nokia rolls out ‘all-in-one solution’ for delivering high-quality 4G and 5G indoor mobile coverage, and is selected to provide technical, maintenance and management services for Germany’s BDBOS public safety digital radio network Continue Reading

• May 06, 2021 06May2021 News

  Scammers accidentally reveal fake Amazon review data

  More than 13 million records relating to an organised fake review scam have been found on an unsecured ElasticSearch database, implicating hundreds of thousands of people in unethical behaviour Continue Reading

• May 06, 2021 06May2021 News

  Google to introduce mandatory MFA for users

  In future, holders of Google accounts will have no option but to use multifactor authentication if they want to use the firm’s services Continue Reading

• May 06, 2021 06May2021 News

  Premier League promotes football analytics with Oracle Cloud

  From season 2021-22, the Premier League will provide in-match statistics and analysis for fans, made possible by Oracle Cloud Continue Reading

• May 06, 2021 06May2021 News

  5G mmWave delivering speeds 16 times faster than sub-6GHz

  Mobile technology provider reveals speed test data that shows full extent of throughout gains at high-end part of next-generation infrastructure spectrum band Continue Reading

• May 06, 2021 06May2021 News

  Netherlands to build new national supercomputer

  The Netherlands has laid out plans for its next national supercomputer, to be known as Snellius Continue Reading

• May 06, 2021 06May2021 Blog Post

  TIBCO’s new grammar (infra)structure: I iPaaS, You iPaaS, He/She iPaaS, They iPaaS

  There are precious few IT trade show and conferences as we stand in the late Spring of 2021, so - as a consequence - there are precious few IT trade show T-shirts to be snaffled. If data ... Continue Reading

• May 06, 2021 06May2021 News

  Dell Technologies World: Amex CEO on how Covid-19 has accelerated consumer adoption of e-commerce

  American Express CEO Stephen Squeri was among the commentators called upon during this year's Dell Technologies World keynote to discuss how the world of work and IT has changed during the pandemic Continue Reading

• May 06, 2021 06May2021 News

  HSBC blocks £249m in UK fraud with voice biometrics

  HSBC voice recognition technology has reduced telephone banking fraud as demand for the channel increases Continue Reading

• May 06, 2021 06May2021 News

  WBA OpenRoaming enabled in forthcoming Telecom Infra Project OpenWiFi standard

  Open technology initiative adopts OpenRoaming Wi-Fi roaming standard to facilitate what is claimed to be seamless roaming connectivity using the wireless network Continue Reading

• May 06, 2021 06May2021 Blog Post

  Helping staff to work in a hybrid mode

  A recent survey of 50 of the UK’s biggest firms conducted by the BBC, has reported that 24 have no plans to have staff return to their offices. Many workers do not feel compelled to return to the ... Continue Reading

• May 06, 2021 06May2021 News

  Wipro’s AI platform to improve vaccine safety

  Wipro is partnering a stem cell technology firm on the use of its Holmes artificial intelligence platform to help researchers ascertain the safety and potency of vaccines Continue Reading

• May 05, 2021 05May2021 E-Handbook

  Infographic: 5 ways backup can protect against ransomware

  Ransomware threatens to put your data beyond reach, so the best way to prepare is to have good-quality data you can restore from backup. In this infographic, we look at the top 5 backup steps CIOs should consider. Continue Reading

• May 05, 2021 05May2021 News

  Why ITAM can aid IT-fuelled business recovery

  As a sense of normality returns, we look at why IT asset management is the stealth tool for clearing a path towards greater digitisation Continue Reading

• May 05, 2021 05May2021 News

  Deloitte: Widespread broadband infrastructure critical to the US economy

  Deloitte study finds that increased broadband coverage, adoption and speed is needed to create more US jobs and GDP, but warns of diminishing returns due to lack of widespread, high-quality broadband access Continue Reading

• May 05, 2021 05May2021 News

  Community Fibre, City Fibre ramp up UK gigabit roll-out

  Altnets further expand the reach of UK gigabit broadband networks with deployments in London and Ipswich Continue Reading

• May 05, 2021 05May2021 Blog Post

  The non-fungible kind

  Not long ago, somewhere in Mebane, North Carolina, Zoë Roth – better known as the Disaster Girl meme – picked up her phone and consulted Kyle Craven – better known as the Bad Luck Brian meme – ... Continue Reading

• May 05, 2021 05May2021 News

  Dysfunctional cyber, network teams disrupt digital transformation

  Despite shared goals, combative and dysfunctional relationships within specialist tech teams are putting digital transformation projects at risk, according to a report Continue Reading

• May 05, 2021 05May2021 News

  Sophos: How timely intervention stopped a ProxyLogon attack

  A recent incident at an undisclosed customer sheds new light on how malicious actors exploit unpatched Microsoft Exchange servers Continue Reading

• May 05, 2021 05May2021 News

  Early commercial 6G deployments anticipated by 2028

  Analyst says data security, user privacy and energy sustainably are the key features that make 6G a completely new communication system, not just a better 5G Continue Reading

• May 05, 2021 05May2021 News

  Interview: ONS data science chief Tom Smith on government data capability

  The managing director of the Office of National Statistics’ Data Science Campus, Tom Smith, describes the organisation’s data capability building activities for and across government Continue Reading

• May 05, 2021 05May2021 News

  Delivering international talent to Helsinki’s tech ecosystem

  Finland’s capital is the envy of the world as a tech hub, but it still faces challenges in attracting skills in a highly competitive global market Continue Reading

• May 05, 2021 05May2021 Blog Post

  Opening the On-line World to Competition: The Penrose Report

  But implementation will not be easy. This is particularly so with regard to introducing more competition to the digital industries where John calls for the new digital market unit’s up-front powers ... Continue Reading

• May 05, 2021 05May2021 In Depth

  How GCHQ proposes to implement and use ethical AI

  The rise of cyber crime and the escalating threat vectors facing the UK have led GCHQ to invest in automated threat detection and response systems to meet this challenge, as well as liaising with the private sector for the first time Continue Reading

• May 05, 2021 05May2021 Blog Post

  K8ssandra now runs on ‘any’ Kubernetes

  K8ssandra, an open-source distribution of the Apache Cassandra database on Kubernetes, is now available on any Kubernetes environment. When we say ‘any’, we mean any. It is available on any ... Continue Reading

• May 05, 2021 05May2021 News

  Cambridge scale-up company Eagle Genomics expands in India

  UK data analytics life sciences-focused scale-up company Eagle Genomics announces Indian expansion to coincide with government declaration of UK-India trade partnership Continue Reading

• May 05, 2021 05May2021 News

  Post Office dishonesty in Horizon scandal is reason enough for statutory public inquiry

  Subpostmasters, MPs and the public call for a full statutory judge-led public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal, following another damning court judgment Continue Reading

• May 05, 2021 05May2021 News

  Executive interview: Juergen Mueller on SAP’s tech strategy

  SAP CTO Juergen Mueller offers a glimpse into the company’s thinking around delivering business applications as microservices, among other areas and updates in its technology strategy Continue Reading

• May 05, 2021 05May2021 In Depth

  Deploying productivity monitoring software ethically

  While software that tracks the activities of staff can be helpful to companies with a remote workforce, managers must consider employees’ concerns and privacy Continue Reading

• May 04, 2021 04May2021 News

  Nebulon helps DCI offer high-performance edge hyper-converged

  Cambridge-based cloud and colo provider DCI will offer DataQube servers with Nebulon, which marries a cloud control plane with local PCIe-connected flash storage Continue Reading

• May 04, 2021 04May2021 News

  Aryaka acquires cloud-based SASE platform Secucloud

  SD-WAN provider makes its first-ever acquisition with purchase of German security company Continue Reading

• May 04, 2021 04May2021 News

  Verizon sells off media division to focus on core comms

  US comms giant follows in the footsteps of BT and divests division in order to make more profitable push into fibre and next-gen communications Continue Reading

• May 04, 2021 04May2021 News

  BT aims to extend UK fibre affordability with Home Essentials package

  The debate regarding access to gigabit broadband in the UK has to date been centred around geography, in particular providing access to places regarded as hard to reach, but UK telco BT believes there is also a financial barrier – one it aims to ... Continue Reading

• May 04, 2021 04May2021 News

  Half of organisations breached via a third party in 12 months

  New report highlights the risks of outsourcing key business processes without paying due care and attention to your service provider’s security Continue Reading

• May 04, 2021 04May2021 News

  Government digital chiefs outline plans for CDDO and GDS

  Paul Willmott, Joanna Davinson and Tom Read talk about establishing a digital, data and technology sub-board, plans to hire a chief technology officer and a chief data officer, and a five-year plan for the Government Digital Service Continue Reading

• May 04, 2021 04May2021 News

  Infosys to create 1,000 tech jobs in UK

  Infosys joins TCS in announcing the creation of UK IT jobs as India and the UK negotiate a future trading relationship Continue Reading

• May 04, 2021 04May2021 News

  Vodafone and Google Cloud expand big data platform collaboration with new six-year deal

  Vodafone and Google Cloud have signed a six-year deal to build on their efforts to create a big data platform that will help the telco deliver a more personalised service to businesses and consumers across the world Continue Reading

• May 04, 2021 04May2021 Opinion

  The practical steps needed to accelerate a UK digital identity ecosystem

  The draft digital identity framework published by the UK government highlights the importance of learning from the private sector and existing standards to accelerate deployment and citizen adoption Continue Reading

• May 04, 2021 04May2021 Blog Post

  Tech in APAC - April 2021

  April 2021 marks the start of the tech events calendar, starting with Red Hat Summit, which was held online for the second time since the onset of the pandemic. In this month's recap on the top ... Continue Reading

• May 04, 2021 04May2021 News

  Shadow ministers call for public consultation on health data review

  Two Labour shadow ministers want a public consultation following the findings of Ben Goldacre’s review on the use of health data for research and analysis Continue Reading

• May 04, 2021 04May2021 Blog Post

  Hello AIOpsO, Dynatrace & Atlassian team for observability-enriched AIOps

  Atlassian has selected enterprise cloud application and data service observability platform company Dynatrace as its launch partner for its Open DevOps initiative. Atlassian has (arguably, boldly) ... Continue Reading

• May 04, 2021 04May2021 News

  How Transport for NSW is tapping machine learning

  Transport agency in New South Wales taps machine learning to restore public confidence in the state’s transportation network amid the pandemic Continue Reading

• May 04, 2021 04May2021 News

  Tech firms unite to advance diversity and inclusion in the sector

  The plan will focus on areas such as leadership representation and inclusive product development Continue Reading

• May 04, 2021 04May2021 News

  Post Office CEO either knew what was going on in Horizon scandal, or was ‘asleep at the wheel’

  Post Office IT scandal CEO has no excuse for her inaction in preventing the biggest miscarriage of justice in UK history, says Criminal Cases Review Commission chairperson Continue Reading

• May 04, 2021 04May2021 E-Zine

  How KFC put digital on the menu

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how fast-food chain KFC turned to digital to survive the pandemic. Our latest buyer’s guide looks at technologies to improve office productivity for home workers. And we assess the growing problem of ... Continue Reading

• May 03, 2021 03May2021 Blog Post

  Armory Minnaker uses K3s for lower ‘time-to-pipeline’

  Armory is an open source continuous delivery software company. The company has this year introduced Armory Minnaker (rhymes with Spinnaker, for obvious reasons - see more below), a virtual machine ... Continue Reading

• May 03, 2021 03May2021 In Depth

  Navigating the sticky issue of monitoring employee productivity

  With employees having shifted en masse to remote working during the pandemic, we explore how enterprises have maintained the productivity of their dispersed workforce Continue Reading

• May 03, 2021 03May2021 News

  New standard to simplify IoT device onboarding

  Fido Alliance’s device onboarding protocol will automate the process of connecting internet-of-things devices to device management platforms while improving security Continue Reading

• April 30, 2021 30Apr2021 News

  EncroChat: Top lawyer warned CPS of risk that phone hacking warrants could be unlawful

  Lord David Anderson QC warned prosecutors that there were formidable arguments against the lawfulness of a police operation to infiltrate the encrypted phone network, EncroChat Continue Reading

• April 30, 2021 30Apr2021 News

  HKT powers Hong Kong business hub with 5G

  Business hub in Hong Kong territory goes for next-gen networking technology from leading local operator in a bid to ‘revolutionise’ the workplace with ultra-speed connectivity Continue Reading

• April 30, 2021 30Apr2021 News

  MPs accuse government of unduly interfering in information commissioner appointment

  Cross-party group of MPs says government is influencing the appointment of a new information commissioner by explicitly seeking a candidate who will support its policy agenda, rather than regulate independently Continue Reading

• April 30, 2021 30Apr2021 News

  End of support for Build 1909 leaves some Windows open to attack

  Biannual Windows updates free IT staff from major updates, but some people prefer older builds of Windows, which leaves a gaping security hole Continue Reading

• April 30, 2021 30Apr2021 News

  Government gets updated powers to intervene on tech-related M&A deals on national security grounds

  The National Security and Investment Bill has secured royal assent, giving the government the legislative support it needs to intervene on business transactions in a variety of tech-related industries on national security grounds Continue Reading

• April 30, 2021 30Apr2021 Blog Post

  8 factors to consider when selecting a cloud printing platform

  Cloud adoption has seen explosive growth over the past year. Cloud infrastructure has proved essential to helping businesses adapt to remote working, enabling them to become flexible and resilient ... Continue Reading

• April 30, 2021 30Apr2021 News

  Ordnance Survey data maps out quicker roll-out of faster broadband

  Data from UK mapping firm is supporting 15 regional fibre broadband companies to identify target locations for gigabit network Continue Reading

• April 30, 2021 30Apr2021 News

  Amazon posts profit and revenue growth as Q1 results highlight impact of Covid-19 on its business

  Online retail giant and its cloud arm have benefited from Covid-19-induced changes to consumer and enterprise buying patterns Continue Reading

• April 30, 2021 30Apr2021 Opinion

  The case for vaccine passports: the real world versus the digital world

  What are the security issues challenges presented by vaccine passports, and how should they be designed and used with ethics and privacy in mind? Continue Reading

• April 30, 2021 30Apr2021 News

  Simon Bolton named as NHS Digital interim CEO

  Following the announcement of Sarah Wilkinson’s departure as CEO of NHS Digital, the organisation has appointed NHS Test and Trace CIO Simon Bolton as interim CEO Continue Reading

• April 30, 2021 30Apr2021 Blog Post

  AirPop Active+ smart mask with ‘Halo’ sensor

  If you had to take a random stab at naming the types of products we get to see in the Computer Weekly Inspect-a-Gadget test lab, you’d probably come up a list that includes most of the usual ... Continue Reading

• April 29, 2021 29Apr2021 Blog Post

  Gartner SASE 2021 Roadmap - You Know It Makes Sense...

  As observed before in this blog, few of Gartner’s ‘inventions’ have caught on as quickly as SASE – Secure Access Service Edge. From traditional firewall vendors to declared SASE specialists, ... Continue Reading

• April 29, 2021 29Apr2021 News

  Vodafone, Qualcomm draft blueprint for Open RAN supplier diversification

  Operator and comms tech giant collaborate on Massive MIMO RU and DU platform development to boost Open RAN ecosystem and increase pace of 5G innovation Continue Reading

• April 29, 2021 29Apr2021 News

  Public sector organisations ‘in the dark’ about where their data is, suggests UKCloud survey

  Response to a poll of public sector IT and business leaders suggests few have any idea if their data is stored in the cloud or on-premise, claims UKCloud Continue Reading

• April 29, 2021 29Apr2021 News

  Smartphone industry smashes it in Q1 2021

  Apple and China among the big winners as smartphone industry shows a renaissance in first quarter due to a boost from 5G-capable devices Continue Reading

• April 29, 2021 29Apr2021 News

  G7 countries to cooperate on digital regulation

  Digital and technology ministers outline their agenda for how technology can be used to facilitate the post-Covid recovery, signalling closer collaboration in key areas of the digital economy Continue Reading

• April 29, 2021 29Apr2021 News

  BT, Fortinet team to expand managed network services with SD-WAN

  UK telco boosts software-defined wide area network portfolio with new solution combining global connectivity and cyber expertise with Fortinet Secure SD-WAN Continue Reading

• April 29, 2021 29Apr2021 News

  Impact of low chip supply spreads

  Covid-19, shifts in consumer purchasing, sanctions and a drought in Taiwan have come together as a perfect storm to squeeze the supply of semiconductors Continue Reading

• April 29, 2021 29Apr2021 Blog Post

  Throwback Thursday – Data governance in software testing

  Data and information governance is extremely important today, perhaps even more so than it was in 2008, when Freeform Dynamics ran a study looking at what was being done to enhance capability in ... Continue Reading

• April 29, 2021 29Apr2021 News

  Northern Ireland pilots security training plan for 16-25s

  Pilot scheme in Northern Ireland aims to widen access to cyber security careers Continue Reading

• April 29, 2021 29Apr2021 News

  Walt Disney Company confirms AWS as preferred cloud partner for Disney+ streaming service

  Company lifts the veil on the cloud tech powering the global expansion of its popular Disney+ streaming service Continue Reading

• April 29, 2021 29Apr2021 Opinion

  How to tackle intellectual property crime

  Crimes against intellectual property are big business for organised crime groups, commercial competitors and foreign states alike. In the first of a series of legal columns, David Cowan offers a practical approach Continue Reading

• April 29, 2021 29Apr2021 News

  Eutelsat takes stake in OneWeb satellite service

  French satellite operator looks for growth beyond traditional broadcast and broadband applications, and becomes shareholder partner in UK government/Bharti Global LEO project Continue Reading

• April 29, 2021 29Apr2021 News

  UK demand for digital automation skills soars

  The need for automation proficiency has more than doubled in the past two years, according to research Continue Reading

• April 29, 2021 29Apr2021 News

  GCHQ: Dyslexic thinkers key to solving UK cyber security challenges

  Neurodiverse staff are bringing a unique contribution to keeping the country safe, according to the intelligence and cyber agency Continue Reading

• April 29, 2021 29Apr2021 News

  JEDI cloud contract: US court refuses to dismiss Amazon’s ‘political interference’ allegations

  The long-running JEDI cloud contract row rumbles on as US Court of Federal Claims refuses to dismiss Amazon’s allegations that the Trump administration interfered with contract’s outcome Continue Reading

• April 29, 2021 29Apr2021 News

  Intel seeks broader platform play with Ice Lake

  Company is counting on performance improvements from its third-generation Xeon ‘Ice Lake’ chip and its broader platform strategy to regain its mojo in the market Continue Reading

• April 29, 2021 29Apr2021 Blog Post

  Algolia software engineer: Lockdown, code commits & dynamic synonyms

  With only a proportion of developers classified as key workers (where their responsibilities perhaps included the operations-side of keeping mission-critical and life-critical systems up and ... Continue Reading

• April 29, 2021 29Apr2021 News

  Microsoft outlines five-year plan for accessibility tech

  Department for Work and Pensions staff to be trained on accessibility technologies to help people with disabilities return to work Continue Reading

• April 28, 2021 28Apr2021 News

  Huawei takes hit from technology bans in first quarter

  Bans batter revenues at Huawei, which is bracing for more challenges but insists good times are ahead in 5G and comms software Continue Reading

• April 28, 2021 28Apr2021 News

  UK full-fibre broadband could deliver £25bn boost to productivity

  Study from Centre for Economics and Business predicts that ultrafast fibre-to-the-premises broadband could bring one million people back into the workforce through remote working Continue Reading

• April 28, 2021 28Apr2021 News

  Covid-19 security challenges leave bank customers at risk

  Challenges arising from the pandemic have left gaping holes in banking security, putting consumers at risk of fraud Continue Reading

• April 28, 2021 28Apr2021 News

  Norway’s agritech innovators are ready to expand to pastures new

  A tech startup industry aimed at modernising farming is making hay in Norway and laying down roots in other countries Continue Reading

• April 28, 2021 28Apr2021 News

  Recruiters can’t afford to hold out for cyber ‘unicorns’

  The perfect security candidate is hard to find, so hiring policy needs to be more pragmatic Continue Reading

• April 28, 2021 28Apr2021 News

  Office 365 compromise likely led to Merseyrail ransomware attack

  Compromise of Merseyrail employee data seems to have begun after a key email account was hacked Continue Reading

• April 28, 2021 28Apr2021 News

  Digital divide narrows but 1.5 million UK homes remain offline

  Gap between UK broadband haves and have-nots narrows as people have gone online to escape the lockdown and ‘proxy internet’ users emerge, but a significant minority remain digitally excluded Continue Reading