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April 12, 2021 12Apr2021 News

Vaccine passports and travel plans race up Covid threat charts

With lockdown restrictions easing in the UK, cyber criminals are tailoring their phishing lures to new areas of interest Continue Reading

April 12, 2021 12Apr2021 In Depth

Why some jobseekers have turned to cyber crime during the pandemic

Research shows that many people have been seeking cyber crime-related work on the dark web, but why? Continue Reading

April 12, 2021 12Apr2021 News

Tencent Cloud opens Indonesia datacentre

Tencent’s Indonesian datacentre is expected to reduce network latency for local enterprises while providing backbone access for Indonesian and global internet service providers Continue Reading

April 12, 2021 12Apr2021 News

5PRING, Ferrovial challenge UK 5G innovators to lead UK construction ‘revolution’

Leading UK 5G testbed provider announces partnership with global infrastructure operator to understand and assist in the development of the potential 5G has to take construction to a new level Continue Reading

April 12, 2021 12Apr2021 In Depth

Five ways to boost systems utilisation in the datacentre

Datacentre operators are always looking for ways to cut costs and improve the efficiency of their facilities. Here we ask the experts for their top five tips for reducing the operating costs of running a server farm Continue Reading

April 12, 2021 12Apr2021 Opinion

What has a year of home working meant for the DPO?

Byron Shirley of The Compliance Space explores how the role of the data protection officer has changed in the past 12 months Continue Reading

April 12, 2021 12Apr2021 In Depth

How robotic process automation is getting smarter as it evolves

Robotic process automation is evolving, adding artificial intelligence layers that render it more resilient and agile. What are its limitations and prospects? Continue Reading

April 11, 2021 11Apr2021 News

Executive interview: Unleashing blockchain’s potential

Labrys founder and CEO Lachlan Feeney offers his observations about blockchain adoption in Australia, and what his firm is doing to help organisations unleash the full potential of the technology Continue Reading

April 11, 2021 11Apr2021 Blog Post

How do YOU find and attract the Cybersecurity skills/talent YOU need?

Review the salaries you offer to Cybersecurity and Computer Science Graduates - unless your policy is to pay more for those implementing security by design. If you are worried about losing those ... Continue Reading

April 09, 2021 09Apr2021 News

Cisco, NEC advance 5G IP transport networks deployment

IT provider and systems integrator team up to provide added value to the 5G ecosystems that are accelerating enterprise users’ digital transformations Continue Reading

April 09, 2021 09Apr2021 News

EU advances Horizon 2020 project with 5GMediaHUB project

EU advances project to accelerate the testing and validation of 5G-empowered media applications and NetApps through open, integrated and fully featured experimentation facility investigating network slicing, AR and VR Continue Reading

April 09, 2021 09Apr2021 News

University students adapt to remote learning but question value for money

New research outlines students’ fears around the impact of long-term remote education and lecturers’ skills to operate online Continue Reading

April 09, 2021 09Apr2021 News

Global demand for IT and business services highest ever for first quarter

Global demand for IT and business services began the year strongly, with a record first quarter Continue Reading

April 09, 2021 09Apr2021 News

Egypt, Italy and US most affected in Facebook leak

Researchers at VPN firm Surfshark have been analysing data on 533 million people leaked from Facebook Continue Reading

April 09, 2021 09Apr2021 News

IT leaders get the green light to spend on digitisation

According to Gartner, the pandemic has pushed IT to the top of the business agenda, and long-term IT integration is key to success Continue Reading

April 09, 2021 09Apr2021 News

Loan Charge Group MPs demand IR35 shake-up to stop contractors becoming ‘zero-rights employees’

Inquiry by Loan Charge All-Party Parliamentary Group calls on government to tweak IR35 legislation during passage of next Finance Bill Continue Reading

April 09, 2021 09Apr2021 News

CIO interview: Nitin Chaturvedi, chief digital and technology officer, KFC Global

The Covid-19 pandemic led to the digital element of KFC’s business becoming increasingly important, says the fast food retailer’s chief digital and technology officer Continue Reading

April 09, 2021 09Apr2021 News

NCSC: Using your pet’s name as a password is very stupid

If your email password is still Rex, Rover or Mr Fluffles, it’s probably best to change it, the NCSC has said Continue Reading

April 09, 2021 09Apr2021 Blog Post

Gitpod DevXConf ‘developer experience’: never mind UX, what about DevX?

Open source developer platform company Gitpod is sprouting new growth. The company’s software is positioned as a software engineering platform to automate the provisioning of ready-to-code ... Continue Reading

April 09, 2021 09Apr2021 News

Fujitsu, Trend Micro team to secure private 5G

Security and IT leaders Fujitsu and Trend Micro announce streamlined security product for IoT devices and networks to help accelerate manufacturing digital transformation Continue Reading

April 09, 2021 09Apr2021 News

Tech industry sees surge in remote working job postings

Pandemic drives an increase in demand for “work anywhere” jobs and hybrid skills, research says Continue Reading

April 09, 2021 09Apr2021 News

Cring ransomware hits ICS through two-year-old bug

A long-disclosed vulnerability in Fortinet’s Fortigate VPN servers is being exploited to distribute Cring ransomware Continue Reading

April 08, 2021 08Apr2021 News

Nokia announces next evolution of 5G microwave transport portfolio

Just as it announced a project with Intel to develop processors with improved speeds and throughput, the comms tech provider has turned its attention to transport solutions Continue Reading

April 08, 2021 08Apr2021 News

Discuss.io unveils mobile screen share app to gain insight on real-time experiences

Integrated into smart video platform, new mobile app expands the virtual and mobile capabilities of qualitative interviews for UX, insights and e-commerce professionals Continue Reading

April 08, 2021 08Apr2021 News

CDO summer school plots step change for data leaders

The summer school for chief data officers, run by Caroline Carruthers and Peter Jackson, promises data leaders a curriculum to match the elevated salience of the CDO role Continue Reading

April 08, 2021 08Apr2021 News

Microsoft accused of stifling secondhand software market

In 2012, UsedSoft won a case for second user software, which has enabled the market to grow across Europe. But it is now under threat Continue Reading

April 08, 2021 08Apr2021 News

IR35 reforms: MPs call on government to clean up UK’s ‘wild west’ contracting labour supply chain

A 200-strong group of MPs is calling for urgent action from the government to protect contractors from the dubious practices of non-compliant umbrella companies and badly behaved employment agencies just days after private sector IR35 reforms came ... Continue Reading

April 08, 2021 08Apr2021 News

Post Office Horizon contract extension is part of project to bring Fujitsu work in-house

The Post Office is to move work done by Fujitsu in-house when its outsourcing contract ends, and is already recruiting IT experts Continue Reading

April 08, 2021 08Apr2021 News

Nation-state cyber attacks double in three years

Cyber attacks backed by nation states are becoming more frequent and varied, moving the world closer to a point of ‘advanced cyber-conflict’, according to a University of Surrey research project Continue Reading

April 08, 2021 08Apr2021 News

HMRC signs reworked, three-year public cloud deal with AWS worth £94m

HMRC has ripped up and replaced its deal with AWS several months after signing it to tap into cost-savings on Amazon cloud services via the One Government Value Agreement Continue Reading

April 08, 2021 08Apr2021 News

Brighton rocks as EE targets tourist locations for growing 5G net

EE is switching on next-generation network capability in 35 new UK towns and cities, with outdoor 5G coverage to some popular tourist spots Continue Reading

April 08, 2021 08Apr2021 News

Future working models at big banks begin to fall into place

Banks traditionally lead the way in technology adoption, but what can businesses take from their post-Covid-19 remote-working strategies? Continue Reading

April 08, 2021 08Apr2021 News

CIO interview: Gary Delooze, CIO, Nationwide

Building society’s CIO talks about building a technology strategy, working with the rest of the business and the Covid-19 pandemic Continue Reading

April 08, 2021 08Apr2021 News

The OVHCloud fire: Assessing the after-effects on datacentre operators and cloud users

One month on from the OVHCloud datacentre fire, it is time to assess the lasting impact the event might have on the way server farm operators run their facilities, and cloud users approach disaster recovery Continue Reading

April 08, 2021 08Apr2021 News

IBM Cloud for Financial Services goes on general release

IBM Cloud’s push to provide sector-specific public cloud services to financial services firms enters a new phase Continue Reading

April 08, 2021 08Apr2021 News

Inside Microsoft’s industry cloud strategy

Microsoft dives deeper into its industry cloud strategy and what it means for enterprises in the Asia-Pacific region Continue Reading

April 07, 2021 07Apr2021 E-Handbook

2021 India Salary Survey - Pandemic Response Infographic

The results are in for our 2021 Salary Survey! With over 450 respondents who work in the Indian IT sector, this infographic will give you a snapshot of how IT jobs were affected by the pandemic, including the extent of furloughs, redundancy and pay ... Continue Reading

April 07, 2021 07Apr2021 E-Handbook

2021 India Salary Survey - Salary Infographic

The results are in for our 2021 Salary Survey! With over 450 respondents who work in the Indian IT sector, this infographic will give you a snapshot of which job functions get paid what, what IT professionals are thinking in terms of career and ... Continue Reading

April 07, 2021 07Apr2021 News

Deliveroo riders strike over pay and work conditions

Riders across the country are demanding fair pay, safety protections and basic workers’ rights pay on Deliveroo’s first day of trading as a public company Continue Reading

April 07, 2021 07Apr2021 News

Facebook ducks calls to apologise over huge data leak

Facebook gives its side of the story as data on millions of its users leaks, but is yet to apologise for security lapses that put half a billion people at risk of compromise Continue Reading

April 07, 2021 07Apr2021 News

More than two-thirds of staff want flexible working to stay

Microsoft research finds 71% of UK workers want flexible work options to remain after the Covid crisis has passed and one-third are likely to move to a new location in the next year because they can work remotely Continue Reading

April 07, 2021 07Apr2021 News

A billion extra contactless payments in year since limit increase

Visa said there was an extra one billion contactless payments made by its customers last year Continue Reading

April 07, 2021 07Apr2021 News

Businesses need to heed employee bounce in hybrid workplace

Workplace tech firm releases study showing how firms are grappling with the depth and breadth of the return-to-office process and unveils new platform to help enable an effective hybrid workplace Continue Reading

April 07, 2021 07Apr2021 News

Digital Markets Unit starts work on codes of conduct for tech giants

Digital markets regulator officially launched to ensure tech giants such as Facebook and Google cannot exploit their market dominance to crowd out competition and stifle innovation online Continue Reading

April 07, 2021 07Apr2021 News

Post Office gives controversial Fujitsu contract another year

The Post Office's controversial contract with Fujitsu has been extended another year to help the organisation manage its exit Continue Reading

April 07, 2021 07Apr2021 News

Over a quarter of C-suites say their hybrid work model won’t be ready until 2022

Survey reveals few companies have got in place, or even established, norms and policies to address the new world of hybrid working Continue Reading

April 07, 2021 07Apr2021 Blog Post

Okta offers 'free' Starter Developer Edition, for secure apps, APIs & infrastructure

Identity is in the news, but that’s mainly due to the media discussion surrounding the use of an individual’s identity in a Covid-19 passport... if that eventuality actually comes to pass at a ... Continue Reading

April 07, 2021 07Apr2021 E-Handbook

2021 ASEAN Salary Survey - Pandemic Response Infographic

Dive into the 2021 Salary Survey results from over 300 respondents who work in the ASEAN IT sector. This useful infographic will give you a snapshot of how IT jobs were affected by the pandemic, including the extent of furloughs, redundancy and pay ... Continue Reading

April 07, 2021 07Apr2021 News

5G Future Forum calls for members

Hoping to provide “a beacon of opportunities previously untapped”, 5G Future Forum is seeking new members to bolster ecosystem of expanded 5G partnerships and establish global edge market that drives innovation, collaboration and competition Continue Reading

April 07, 2021 07Apr2021 E-Handbook

2021 ASEAN Salary Survey - Salary Infographic

Dive into the 2021 Salary Survey results from over 300 respondents who work in the ASEAN IT sector. This useful infographic will give you a snapshot of which job functions get paid what, what IT professionals are thinking in terms of career and ... Continue Reading

April 07, 2021 07Apr2021 News

Irish employees’ ‘right to disconnect’ enshrined in code of practice

A code of practice giving employees the ‘right to disconnect’ from work and not engage in electronic communications outside of their normal hours has come into effect in Ireland Continue Reading

April 07, 2021 07Apr2021 News

Digital Realty expands Singapore footprint

Digital Realty opens its third and largest datacentre in Singapore to meet the needs of local and multinational companies that are looking to deploy critical infrastructure and scale their digital business Continue Reading

April 07, 2021 07Apr2021 E-Handbook

Royal Holloway: The Computer Misuse Act and the characteristics of convicted hackers

In this Royal Holloway article, the authors go beyond the perpetuated stereotypes often found in media surrounding hackers by analysing the characteristics of real-life convicted hackers in the UK, who were charged under the Computer Misuse Act Continue Reading

April 07, 2021 07Apr2021 News

Unpatched SAP applications are target-rich ground for hackers

Report from SAP and cyber threat research company Onapsis warns that hackers are attacking mission-critical SAP business applications that contain unpatched vulnerabilities Continue Reading

April 07, 2021 07Apr2021 News

VMware to ease hybrid cloud deployments

VMware is combining VMware Cloud Foundation and its Tanzu portfolio into a single software stack to simplify hybrid and multicloud deployment and management Continue Reading

April 06, 2021 06Apr2021 E-Handbook

2021 ANZ Salary Survey - Pandemic Response Infographic

We take a look at our 2021 Salary Survey results from over 200 respondents who work in the ANZ IT sector. This useful infographic will give you a snapshot of how IT jobs were affected by the pandemic, including the extent of furloughs, redundancy ... Continue Reading

April 06, 2021 06Apr2021 News

Demands for changes to ‘barmy’ rules on digital evidence have government’s ear

The government is listening to calls for changes in how digital evidence is considered in court, as Post Office IT scandal spells out current rule's inadequacy Continue Reading

April 06, 2021 06Apr2021 Blog Post

Brightline ZELo: Enhanced lighting for desktop videoconferencing

There’s that moment of doom when you’re on a pre-call prep-call for a professional video job and the ‘producer’ gets to speak to you about your lighting. These people live in a world of rigs, boom ... Continue Reading

April 06, 2021 06Apr2021 In Depth

Where now for storage? Hitachi, IBM and Pure Storage

Part II: Storage supplier strategy in the cloud era: Hitachi, IBM and Pure Storage. We snapshot the big six hardware makers, as they take things to the cloud and as-a-service models Continue Reading

April 06, 2021 06Apr2021 News

Facebook data leak could be outside scope of GDPR

Regulators may be unable to do much about leaked data on 533 million Facebook users, as it seems to have been stolen before GDPR came into force Continue Reading

April 06, 2021 06Apr2021 News

Firms balance new tech deployment, security and skills as IT moves past pandemic

Sunburst cyber attack rubs salt into the wounds of firms struggling to cope with the new demands on networks in the post-Covid working environment, says survey Continue Reading

April 06, 2021 06Apr2021 Blog Post

API Daze

Earlier this week, the US Supreme Court ruled that Google did not infringe Oracle copyright on the Java SE API (application programming edition). The fact the US Supreme Court has digested a load ... Continue Reading

April 06, 2021 06Apr2021 News

CDDO will assess delivery of government digital projects

Government Digital Service boss Tom Read and the government’s Central Digital and Data Office executive director Joanna Davinson reveal next steps for digital, data and technology in government Continue Reading

April 06, 2021 06Apr2021 In Depth

Where now for storage? Dell EMC, NetApp and HPE

Part I: Storage supplier strategy in the cloud era: Dell EMC, NetApp and HPE. We snapshot the big six hardware makers, as they take things to the cloud and as-a-service models Continue Reading

April 06, 2021 06Apr2021 News

Verizon and AWS team on private MEC to bring enterprises an edge

Partnership forged to allow enterprises to deploy a dedicated, private edge compute platform fully integrated with AWS cloud services and Verizon 5G private networks to improve productivity, safety and operational efficiencies Continue Reading

April 06, 2021 06Apr2021 E-Handbook

2021 ANZ Salary Survey - Salary Infographic

We take a look at our 2021 Salary Survey results from over 200 respondents who work in the ANZ IT sector. This useful infographic will give you a snapshot of which job functions get paid what, what IT professionals are thinking in terms of career ... Continue Reading

April 06, 2021 06Apr2021 Blog Post

What Agenda is the new GDS Director, Identity Assurance Programme expected to deliver?

Experience in "Significant agile programme management and/or major change delivery" will not be enough. The appointee will need the skills of Machiavelli and the luck of the Devil. Continue Reading

April 06, 2021 06Apr2021 News

US court issues Google API with Java ruling

US Supreme Court rules that specifying an API function call to enable third-party developers to access functionality should not be copyrighted Continue Reading

April 06, 2021 06Apr2021 News

IR35 reforms: Private sector start date prompts mixed picture of predictions for contracting market

The IR35 tax avoidance reforms take hold in the private sector, prompting a mixed picture of predictions from stakeholders about what the future holds for contractors in the UK Continue Reading

April 06, 2021 06Apr2021 News

GDS seeks director for identity assurance programme

The new leader will be focused on efforts to deliver a single digital identity system for online public services Continue Reading

April 06, 2021 06Apr2021 Blog Post

How APAC firms can keep pace with software quality and security

Businesses in Asia-Pacific (APAC) will need to get a grip on software quality and security or risk losing their agility and control of service quality, according to a top executive at Dynatrace. ... Continue Reading

April 06, 2021 06Apr2021 News

Bank BJB Syariah taps DevOps

Indonesia’s Bank Jabar Banten Syariah is adopting DevOps and microservices to speed up delivery of applications Continue Reading

April 05, 2021 05Apr2021 Blog Post

Stackrox: keeping open source open in lockdown

This is a guest post for Computer Weekly Open Source Insider written by Vibhav Sreekanti, VP Engineering at Stackrox -- a company known for its Kubernetes-native security capabilities, which it now ... Continue Reading

April 05, 2021 05Apr2021 News

How Lenovo is tackling HCI workloads

Lenovo has teamed up with AMD to address mission-critical workloads such as in-memory databases as APAC organisations look beyond VDI in their hyperconverged infrastructure deployments Continue Reading

April 01, 2021 01Apr2021 News

Clearer service information could add 1.6 million full-fibre homes by 2025

Report finds that the speed at which Britain could benefit from the economic and social impact of billions of pounds of full-fibre infrastructure investment could be improved by clear labelling and information on broadband services Continue Reading

April 01, 2021 01Apr2021 News

EncroChat hearings delayed as lawyers seek disclosure on police hacking

Court hearings precipitated by police cracking the EncroChat secure mobile phone network have been delayed after defence lawyers request further disclosures on police decryption capabilities Continue Reading

April 01, 2021 01Apr2021 News

2020 network upstream growth rate nearly 4x pre-pandemic levels

OpenVault study shows the impact of business hours increases and individual subscriber behaviour on upstream capacity is putting unprecedented strain on network operators Continue Reading

April 01, 2021 01Apr2021 News

IR35 reforms: Loan charge and employers’ NI issues prompt calls for legislative revamp

As the government prepares to extend the IR35 reforms to the private sector, contracting stakeholders say it is high time the ‘flawed’ legislation was scrapped entirely Continue Reading

April 01, 2021 01Apr2021 News

Project Monterey returns to haunt IBM and Red Hat

A tech initiative from the late 1990s has become IBM’s nemesis, as the owner of UnixWare and OpenServer file a copyright complaint Continue Reading

April 01, 2021 01Apr2021 In Depth

Starting a career in the digital economy

What is it currently like for young people trying to hit the ground running with digital careers? What do employers want from them, and how has the last year of lockdowns affected their chances at a digital career? Continue Reading

April 01, 2021 01Apr2021 News

Lose-lose US sanctions apply brakes to Huawei’s 2020 growth

Bans on Huawei products in infrastructures around the world begin to affect its bottom line, but comms technology provider shows growth and reaffirms commitment to creating greater value for customers and society in the face of adversity Continue Reading

April 01, 2021 01Apr2021 Blog Post

Databricks: Architecting our way out of the container hype cycle

This is a Q&A features David Meyer in his role as SVP of products at Databricks - a data lakehouse provider. Computer Weekly: What do enterprises need to think about when it comes to ... Continue Reading

April 01, 2021 01Apr2021 Blog Post

Throwback Thursday: Mobile moments and the past left far behind

We have looked at many reports from years ago that show that, whilst technology details may have moved on, many of the underlying factors haven’t changed very much. But this glance back to 2009 ... Continue Reading

April 01, 2021 01Apr2021 Blog Post

Visible role models key to tackling the digital skills shortage

GUEST BLOG: In this contributed blog post, Gemma Foster, head of service delivery at Visualsoft, explains how ensuring female role models are visible and accessible is how the tech sector can work ... Continue Reading

April 01, 2021 01Apr2021 News

Plume introduces WorkPass for small businesses

Smart home tech provider offers secure hyper connectivity and personalised smart home solutions as the home becomes the office Continue Reading

April 01, 2021 01Apr2021 News

ASEAN enterprises face hurdles in digital transformation

Southeast Asian firms know what it takes to transform digitally, but they are not as adaptable as they would like to be, a survey has found Continue Reading

March 31, 2021 31Mar2021 News

DCMS publishes report on opening data access to stoke economic growth

Research from Frontier Economics with economist Diane Coyle describes how the government could prime data sharing to stimulate economic growth Continue Reading

March 31, 2021 31Mar2021 News

IR35 reforms: HMRC denies ‘squandering’ datasets that could rid umbrella sector of rogue players

Concerns grow about the number of IT contractors at risk of joining non-compliant umbrella firms ahead of the IR35 reforms taking hold in the private sector Continue Reading

March 31, 2021 31Mar2021 News

Commerzbank picks Google for cloud migration

German bank expands its work with Google Cloud and plans to move 85% of applications to its platform Continue Reading

March 31, 2021 31Mar2021 E-Handbook

2021 UKI Salary Survey Analysis Video

The results are in! We asked over 300 UK based IT professionals which job functions get paid what, what areas of IT companies will be investing in during 2021 and the current diversity landscape residing in the UK tech sector. Here is our very own ... Continue Reading

March 31, 2021 31Mar2021 E-Handbook

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