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May 06, 2022 06May2022 News

IT infrastructure used to launch DDoS attack on Russian targets

Organisations could unwittingly be participating in hostile activity against the Russian government as compromised IT infrastructure is used without their knowledge to launch denial of service attacks Continue Reading

May 05, 2022 05May2022 In Depth

How to retain cyber talent in the Great Resignation

The cyber security industry is experiencing alarming rates of resignations, leaving organisations vulnerable to cyber attacks. How can we better retain cyber talent? Continue Reading

May 05, 2022 05May2022 News

Swedish digital entrepreneur interview: Haider Abdo

Consumer demands changed during Covid-19 and Swedish entrepreneur Haider Abdo has used this as a platform to take niche startup to the next level in the retail sector Continue Reading

May 05, 2022 05May2022 News

London’s too small for Arm IPO, says Hermann Hauser

Hauser who helped spin out Arm from Acorn, joins campaign for dual London and New York listing, while the PM writes to SoftBank chief Continue Reading

May 05, 2022 05May2022 In Depth

Disaster recovery is an essential service for EDF with Phenix-IT

EDF has built disaster recovery tracking, planning and testing software on a six-month upgrade cycle based on governance, risk and compliance functionality in Mega’s Hopex platform Continue Reading

May 05, 2022 05May2022 Blog Post

Slack tech guru: Low-code is dead, long life solution-driven apps

This is a contributed piece written for the Computer Weekly Developer Network in follow up to our Low-Code/No-Code (LC/NC) series written by Steve Wood in his role as SVP of product management at ... Continue Reading

May 05, 2022 05May2022 Blog Post

Circular IT series: ILM Highland laptop refurbishment

A social enterprise and charity in the Scottish Highlands has launched a new service to refurbish unused and unwanted laptops – converting them into affordable, high-quality Chromebooks. ILM ... Continue Reading

May 05, 2022 05May2022 Blog Post

Alibaba open sources privacy-preserving computation

Alibaba Group’s global research initiative Alibaba DAMO Academy has made the source code of its latest federated learning platform FederatedScope, a comprehensive platform with easy-to-use ... Continue Reading

May 05, 2022 05May2022 News

Prepare for smart robot revolution

While industrial robots are well established, smart robots are being deployed across retail and logistics – but much of the tech is still nascent Continue Reading

May 05, 2022 05May2022 News

Five companies join NCSC for Startups to deal with ransomware

The NCSC has invited five startups to join the NCSC for Startups programme to develop tech that can help deal with the threat of ransomware Continue Reading

May 05, 2022 05May2022 Blog Post

Six ways datacentres can help save the world from a climate emergency

The energy and water consumption habits of datacentres often see them painted as the villain in discussions about climate change prevention, but the situation is not quite so cut and dried as that, ... Continue Reading

May 05, 2022 05May2022 Opinion

Security Think Tank: Identify, assess and monitor to understand attack paths

The modern-day abundance of platforms, apps and IT tools presents malicious actors with a web of interconnection that is easily exploited to move rapidly through the network to compromise critical assets. Security teams need to understand these ... Continue Reading

May 05, 2022 05May2022 News

CyrusOne hits climate-neutral datacentre targets in Europe

US colocation giant CyrusOne has published its latest sustainability report, which hails progress in making its global datacentre operations climate-neutral and water-positive Continue Reading

May 05, 2022 05May2022 News

EchoStar Mobile launches pan-European satellite-based LoRa IoT early adopter programme

What is said to be unique combination of S-band satellite service with LoRa protocol is made available to unleash potential for mobile and remote connectivity and capability for millions of internet of things devices Continue Reading

May 05, 2022 05May2022 News

How PB Traffic is preventing traffic light theft

New Zealand’s PB Traffic has deployed an IoT-based tracking system to gain oversight of its portable traffic light systems and prevent theft Continue Reading

May 05, 2022 05May2022 News

iPhone sales soar even as global smartphone shipments decrease in 2022 Q1

Study into global smartphone arena finds Apple on a high while shipments by Chinese manufacturers have fallen sharply due to the slowdown in their domestic market, leading to global device industry maintaining negative growth trend Continue Reading

May 04, 2022 04May2022 Opinion

Following the customer: How tech leaders can learn from Alphabet and Meta

Why tech leaders should think about the changing needs of their customers Continue Reading

May 04, 2022 04May2022 News

5G finds voice as Nokia, Optus claim first 3CC carrier aggregation standalone 5G data

Voice-over-5G market shows strong growth as tech provider and Australian operator establish 3 components carrier data sessions using a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra smartphone and Nokia’s 5G AirScale portfolio on Optus’ 5G network Continue Reading

May 04, 2022 04May2022 News

Almost 2,000 5G cities globally at end of 2021

Research shows 23 live open radio access network deployments and 24 standalone 5G networks in addition to almost 2,000 cities in the world having a next-generation mobile network Continue Reading

May 04, 2022 04May2022 Blog Post

The low-no-code series - Zoho: Next, we need hard core (simple) tools

The Computer Weekly Developer Network gets high-brow on low-code and no-code (LC/NC) technologies in an analysis series designed to uncover some of the nuances and particularities of this approach ... Continue Reading

May 04, 2022 04May2022 News

NHS email accounts hijacked for phishing campaign

Microsoft credentials targeted in phishing operation using hijacked NHSMail accounts Continue Reading

May 04, 2022 04May2022 News

Intellectual property theft operation attributed to Winnti group

Winnti conducted a prolonged cyber espionage campaign that went undetected for years, allowing it to exfiltrate massive amounts of corporate data and intellectual property Continue Reading

May 04, 2022 04May2022 News

BT signs five-year deal with AWS to revamp legacy infrastructure and ready it for the cloud

Telco giant has signed another multi-year cloud deal, this time with AWS, as it sets to work on revamping its operations and cutting costs Continue Reading

May 04, 2022 04May2022 News

Samsung serves DISH for 5G Open RAN roll-out

Networks division of electronics giant selected by US operator for the deployment of open 5G network solutions based on virtual and open radio access network technology to play an integral role in Smart 5G Network development Continue Reading

May 04, 2022 04May2022 News

UK government puts pressure on IT sector to clean up app security

Apps can be exploited to carry malicious payloads that steal personal information and cause financial loss – and not enough is being done to secure them Continue Reading

May 04, 2022 04May2022 News

Nordic projects drive digital-supported green hydrogen technologies

Nordic companies are driving cost reductions in the production of green hydrogen through digitisation Continue Reading

May 04, 2022 04May2022 News

Inside UnaBiz’s bid for Sigfox

Singapore-based UnaBiz has made a successful bid for the French low-power wide area network technology supplier, in a deal that will advance its vision of a unified IoT world Continue Reading

May 04, 2022 04May2022 Opinion

Security Think Tank: Defenders must get out ahead of complexity

The modern-day abundance of platforms, apps and IT tools presents malicious actors with a web of interconnection that is easily exploited to move rapidly through the network to compromise critical assets. Security teams need to better understand ... Continue Reading

May 04, 2022 04May2022 News

PeerGFS to add AI/ML anomaly detection to distributed file system product

Peer will add AI/ML-based anomaly detection as it ramps up security protection in its PeerGFS distributed file management software, with Linux server support also to come in 2022 Continue Reading

May 04, 2022 04May2022 In Depth

Will AWS pledge to extend life of servers inspire other cloud firms to follow suit?

Amazon’s recent announcement to extend the useful life of its datacentre equipment has been deemed a positive decision for the cloud computing giant, but will other companies adopt this cost-saving and sustainability strategy? Continue Reading

May 04, 2022 04May2022 News

Babbel offers free language courses to displaced Ukrainians

Babbel has created language courses to help Ukrainians displaced by the war to integrate into other countries Continue Reading

May 04, 2022 04May2022 News

Community Fibre hits full-fibre benchmark as Giganet increases CityFibre commitment

Company claiming to be London’s fastest full-fibre broadband provider now taking orders from 500,000 London homes and 116,000 businesses, while former altnet and now the UK’s third-largest full-fibre provider extends partnership with key ISP Continue Reading

May 04, 2022 04May2022 News

CIO interview: Loïc Giraud, global head of digital platform and product delivery, Novartis

Data is at the heart of life sciences – and for Novartis, that means investigating emerging technologies such as quantum computing and blockchain, as well as using analytics, artificial intelligence and automation Continue Reading

May 04, 2022 04May2022 News

Judicial intervention 'inevitable' as Post Office compensation valuation falls short

Lawyer negotiating compensation for victims of Post Office scandal says the two sides are 'poles apart' on valuations Continue Reading

May 03, 2022 03May2022 News

Five TLS comms vulnerabilities hit Aruba, Avaya switching kit

Five new vulnerabilities in the implementation of transport layer security communications leave several popular switches vulnerable to remote code execution Continue Reading

May 03, 2022 03May2022 News

Tata Communications further strengthens IZO Internet WAN for global enterprises

Digital ecosystems enabler announced strengthened variants of its IZO Internet wide area network offering for global enterprises, in particular those looking at introducing cloud services to their existing IT and networking architecture Continue Reading

May 03, 2022 03May2022 News

Qualcomm to power Volkswagen’s future automated driving technology

Volkswagen Group’s software division looks to global chip giant to supply system-on-chips to enable assisted and automated driving functions Continue Reading

May 03, 2022 03May2022 Opinion

Security Think Tank: Solving for complexity in the network

The modern-day abundance of IT platforms, apps and tools gives the bad guys ample opportunity to move rapidly through the network to hit critical assets. Security teams must understand these attack pathways better in order to fight back Continue Reading

May 03, 2022 03May2022 Blog Post

The low-no-code series - Databricks: Ethical coding, behind the science of bias

The Computer Weekly Developer Network gets high-brow on low-code and no-code (LC/NC) technologies in an analysis series designed to uncover some of the nuances and particularities of this approach ... Continue Reading

May 03, 2022 03May2022 News

Post Office scandal CEO could be stripped of CBE

Honours Forfeiture Committee to review Paula Vennells’ CBE in the light of Post Office scandal Continue Reading

May 03, 2022 03May2022 Guide

Information security in 2022 – managing constant change

It’s been an unprecedented couple of years for everyone – but a particularly frantic one for cyber security leaders. The pandemic led to a huge rise in remote working, with all the extra risks involved in putting users outside the corporate ... Continue Reading

May 03, 2022 03May2022 E-Handbook

UKI 2022 Salary Survey Results

In this e-guide: We take a look at our 2022 Salary Survey results from over 250 respondents who work in the UKI IT sector. We will be breaking down which job functions get paid what, what areas of IT companies will be investing in in 2022 and the ... Continue Reading

May 03, 2022 03May2022 Blog Post

How technology can empower local councils to fight back against the climate emergency

Almost nine in ten councils have declared a climate emergency – but when battling against various objectives and pressures, how many have any confidence in what to do next? In this guest post, ... Continue Reading

May 03, 2022 03May2022 Blog Post

‘Traditional’ is not a dirty word

Sometimes ‘new’ and ‘disruptive’ really doesn’t make sense As an industry analyst, I take a lot of briefings from IT vendors and service providers. Most of these begin with a spokesperson framing ... Continue Reading

May 03, 2022 03May2022 News

UScellular taps Qualcomm, Inseego to launch 5G mmWave fixed wireless in 10 US cities

US provider’s Home Internet+ service will use high-frequency 5G technology to provide high-speed internet to homes and businesses, with expansion from 10 to dozens of cities throughout 2022 Continue Reading

May 03, 2022 03May2022 E-Zine

A prescription for digital accessibility at Boots

In this week’s Computer Weekly, millions of people have difficulties when using websites – we find out how Boots is making its e-commerce offering fully accessible. Our new buyer’s guide examines communications as a service. And we talk to Trainline... Continue Reading

May 02, 2022 02May2022 Blog Post

The low-no-code series - Mulesoft: Fusion team profusion vs. shadow IT confusion

The Computer Weekly Developer Network gets high-brow on low-code and no-code (LC/NC) technologies in an analysis series designed to uncover some of the nuances and particularities of this approach ... Continue Reading

May 02, 2022 02May2022 In Depth

Next generation of collaboration and communication services

Future comms systems may look and feel rather different from what exists today – we look at the journey for communications services Continue Reading

April 29, 2022 29Apr2022 Blog Post

The low-no-code series - OctoML: Why ML is the next frontier

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Jason Knight in his capacity as co-founder & CPO of OctoML – a company known for its platform and solutions that ... Continue Reading

April 29, 2022 29Apr2022 Podcast

Podcast: War, geo-political risk, data storage and compliance

We talk to Mathieu Gorge, CEO of Vigitrust, about impacts on compliance and data storage from instability in geo-political events, such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine Continue Reading

April 29, 2022 29Apr2022 Blog Post

Why developers need to engineer-in FIDO two factor authentication now

This is a contributed piece for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Jason Kent in his role as director at Open Seas, a UK-based enterprise IT solutions company specialising in data ... Continue Reading

April 29, 2022 29Apr2022 News

CIO interview: Jeffrey Wood, deputy director of ICT, Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

A move to a brand-new hospital site offers the NHS trust a chance to introduce a range of new innovations, building on the digital transformation delivered over the past few years Continue Reading

April 29, 2022 29Apr2022 Blog Post

Running on empty: why it’s finally time to optimise commercial road transport

This is a guest blogpost by Wenjia Tang, head of data, DigiHaul. The recent driver shortage has shone a light on the importance of the supply chain industry in terms of keeping the cogs of industry ... Continue Reading

April 29, 2022 29Apr2022 In Depth

Electric vehicle transition comes with uneven costs

Governments, car makers and tech companies are promoting electric vehicles, but are they considering the uneven social and environmental costs from extracting the critical minerals needed to make batteries? Continue Reading

April 29, 2022 29Apr2022 News

Attackers enlist cloud providers in large HTTPS DDoS hit

A recent large-scale DDoS incident shows how cyber criminals are switching up their tactics to conduct more sophisticated attacks Continue Reading

April 29, 2022 29Apr2022 News

Orange Business Services delivers global SD-WAN to Siemens

Digital services company and global enterprise division of the global telco teams with leading German technology firm to complete what is said to be one of the largest software-defined wide area network deployments in the world, covering 1,168 ... Continue Reading

April 29, 2022 29Apr2022 News

AWS grows as Amazon posts net loss

AWS continues to dominate the public cloud market but Amazon has seen its revenue squeezed Continue Reading

April 29, 2022 29Apr2022 Opinion

Totting up a decade of ones and zeros at the ODI

As the Open Data Institute turns 10, managing director Louise Burke reflects on its first decade and what comes next Continue Reading

April 29, 2022 29Apr2022 News

European employers missing the opportunity to automate processes for hybrid work

The transition to hybrid work has stimulated a shift among employees looking to their business to streamline their workflows, but research finds just a tenth have access to automation tools Continue Reading

April 29, 2022 29Apr2022 Blog Post

Four aspects to consider while designing a green datacentre

This is a guest post by Chris Kelly, senior vice-president of datacentre solutions at Dell Asia-Pacific and Japan Organisations across the globe are rapidly embracing sustainability goals and ... Continue Reading

April 28, 2022 28Apr2022 News

Ransomware recovery costs dwarf actual ransoms

The cost of recovering from a ransomware attack far outweighs the ransoms now being demanded by cyber criminals, according to recent data Continue Reading

April 28, 2022 28Apr2022 News

Men don’t need to help women in tech, say IT professionals

Many tech workers don’t think it’s important for men to help women to integrate into tech teams, according to research by Computer Weekly, which experts say highlights the wider need for inclusive action Continue Reading

April 28, 2022 28Apr2022 News

UK regulators seek input on algorithmic processing and auditing

Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum is inviting views on how the four UK watchdogs involved should approach regulating algorithms, following its publication of discussion papers and a 2022 workplan Continue Reading

April 28, 2022 28Apr2022 News

SoftBank invests in Aryaka for international SD-WAN service, SD-core

With the objective of shoring up its international networking service, enabling a flexible and highly secure network that meets overseas customer needs, Japanese multinational upgrades software-defined wide area network and core Continue Reading

April 28, 2022 28Apr2022 News

More than 38,000 UK tech firms incorporated in 2021

Incorporation of technology firms in the UK was 62% higher last year than in 2020, with strong regional growth despite continued dominance of London in the ecosystem Continue Reading

April 28, 2022 28Apr2022 News

Vercom plots ‘spectacular’ entry into global CPaaS market with MailerLite acquisition

Communications platform-as-a-service market continues hot streak as Polish solutions provider enters the world stage by acquiring global provider of tools for email communication Continue Reading

April 28, 2022 28Apr2022 News

Naver outlines global AI ambitions

South Korean internet giant Naver has built a global research network to advance and apply its artificial intelligence capabilities across its services Continue Reading

April 28, 2022 28Apr2022 News

Manufacturer sues JPMorgan after cyber criminals stole $272m

Manufacturer files lawsuit alleging that US bank failed to inform it of suspicious transaction activity Continue Reading

April 28, 2022 28Apr2022 News

Sanders calls on Biden to cut off federal contracts with Amazon

In an open letter, senator Bernie Sanders urges the US president to fulfil a campaign promise to stop union-busting companies from winning federal government contracts Continue Reading

April 28, 2022 28Apr2022 Podcast

Metaverse, women in software – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

Cliff Saran joins Clare and Brian, in Caroline’s absence, to discuss the metaverse, Windows 11, the Makers Women in Software Power List, and how CIOs do technology in 2022 Continue Reading

April 28, 2022 28Apr2022 News

Russia plumbs new depths in cyber war on Ukraine

Microsoft details cyber attacks on Ukrainian civilian communications, nuclear safety authorities, and the exploitation of the destruction of Mariupol in a phishing campaign Continue Reading

April 28, 2022 28Apr2022 E-Handbook

MITRE ATT&CK: Climb to the top

The purpose of this article is to explain what the MITRE ATT&CK framework is and how it has become the de-facto industry standard for describing cyber adversarial behaviour. It will illustrate why it was created, why it can be considered a ... Continue Reading

April 28, 2022 28Apr2022 E-Handbook

Royal Holloway: Security evaluation of network traffic mirroring in public cloud

This article in our Royal Holloway security series examines the network monitoring technique called network traffic mirroring, demonstrating how the technique is being implemented in public cloud and the challenges the technique faces due to the ... Continue Reading

April 28, 2022 28Apr2022 News

CIOs have the greatest impact on business

Chief information officers see their role as core in building out the IT and security infrastructure and talent pool that their organisations require to grow post-pandemic Continue Reading

April 28, 2022 28Apr2022 News

Oracle teams with Verizon as it expands global network of industry innovation labs

New facility outside Chicago will explore how 5G can create and test use cases to solve industry challenges, from carbon reduction to worker safety and sustainable building Continue Reading

April 28, 2022 28Apr2022 News

Slack and Salesforce go public with first major integrations since acquisition

Slack and Salesforce have announced a set of developer products and integrations that Slack cofounder Cal Henderson says marks the first big public step to realising the value of the 2020 acquisition Continue Reading

April 28, 2022 28Apr2022 News

Huawei demands innovation for greener world based on 5.5G

Communications technology giant outlines three pillars for innovation in a greener world, including advancing the connectivity industry Continue Reading

April 28, 2022 28Apr2022 News

Scotland’s tech sector recovers pre-pandemic verve

According to ScotlandIS research, the Scottish technology sector has recovered pre-pandemic levels of growth, and cyber security emerged as the hottest growth area from the industry body’s annual report Continue Reading

April 27, 2022 27Apr2022 Blog Post

Appian World 2022: Our low-code automated future

Appian played out day 2 of its Appian World user, partner and customer convention this year with the kind of presentations that we would normally expect to feature in a second-day keynote. Not to ... Continue Reading

April 27, 2022 27Apr2022 In Depth

The importance of mid-band 5G for European economic growth

The roll-out of 5G networks promises to revolutionise the role of high bandwidth wireless connectivity, but underestimating the role of mid-band spectrum could needlessly restrict its benefits Continue Reading

April 27, 2022 27Apr2022 News

Log4Shell, ProxyLogon, ProxyShell among most exploited bugs of 2021

These 15 CVEs were the most commonly exploited last year, and if you haven’t mitigated against them, now is the time Continue Reading

April 27, 2022 27Apr2022 News

Russia-supporting cyber crime gang claims Coca-Cola as victim

Stormous cyber crime collective claims to have stolen 161GB of data from Coca-Cola, and says it plans to sell it off Continue Reading

April 27, 2022 27Apr2022 News

Leeds Beckett’s ethical hacking platform wins Innovate UK backing

An ethical hacking and cyber education platform developed at Leeds Beckett University has received a major funding boost to help it launch commercially Continue Reading

April 27, 2022 27Apr2022 News

Disappointing earnings at Google, but cloud still strong

Google posts first-quarter 2022 revenue of $68bn, but growth is not as fast as last year Continue Reading

April 27, 2022 27Apr2022 News

BT, Toshiba team on first commercial trial of quantum secured network with EY

Revolutionary computer infrastructure to be used in trial of management consultancy’s aim to connect quantum secure data transmission between its major London offices Continue Reading

April 27, 2022 27Apr2022 News

Ransomware victims paying out when they don’t need to

Sophos’s annual State of Ransomware report shows dramatic increases in the impact of ransomware attacks, but also finds many organisations are paying ransoms when they don’t need to Continue Reading

April 27, 2022 27Apr2022 News

Government digital ignorance puts Dutch economy at risk

In this interview, Michiel Steltman, managing director of Digital Infrastructure Netherlands, tells Computer Weekly why the Dutch digital economy is at risk due to a lack of knowledge and understanding at government level Continue Reading

April 27, 2022 27Apr2022 News

Datacentres critical to Singapore but sustainability concerns remain

Datacentres create jobs and contribute S$2bn to Singapore’s economy each year, but sustainability issues will need to be addressed to minimise their environmental impact Continue Reading

April 27, 2022 27Apr2022 News

Microsoft shows inflation-busting growth, driven by cloud adoption

As prices rise, Microsoft is trying to position its cloud services as the public cloud that offers the best value for money Continue Reading

April 27, 2022 27Apr2022 E-Handbook

Royal Holloway: Deep learning for countering energy theft

Energy theft is a critical issue for power system operators and billions of pounds are lost to it every year. In a conventional power grid, energy theft is difficult to detect due to limited communication and data transition. Smart meters, along ... Continue Reading

April 27, 2022 27Apr2022 News

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