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June 15, 2023 15Jun2023 News

Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030: Progress report

Halfway into its plan to give the country a makeover by 2030, Saudi Arabia’s emphasis on technology is starting to pay off Continue Reading

June 15, 2023 15Jun2023 News

Department for Education plans to assess AI risk and benefits

The department has begun a consultation looking at the role of generative artificial intelligence in education Continue Reading

June 15, 2023 15Jun2023 News

AWS GetIT competition aims to encourage girls into tech

Winners of this year’s GetIT competition, designed for introducing girls to the world of STEM, have been announced Continue Reading

June 15, 2023 15Jun2023 News

Vodafone, Three merge UK businesses

Leading telcos come together to create UK’s third large-scale UK operator designed to level competitive playing field and increase competition to UK’s two leading converged operators Continue Reading

June 15, 2023 15Jun2023 Blog Post

The takeaways from London Tech Week

Deciphering the politician soundbites during London Tech Week shows that both the Tories and Labour are headed by party leaders who want to be seen as supporters of artificial intelligence (AI).But ... Continue Reading

June 15, 2023 15Jun2023 News

Cloud remains IT investment priority for UK enterprises despite testing economic times

Study by Tata Consultancy Services confirms enterprises from across the UK and Ireland are continuing to invest in cloud, and see doing so as the gateway to future innovation Continue Reading

June 15, 2023 15Jun2023 News

NBN Co sets out to achieve net-zero by 2050

Australia’s national broadband network operator plans to tap renewable energy and roll out energy-efficient fibre as part of its longer-term target to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 Continue Reading

June 14, 2023 14Jun2023 E-Zine

CW APAC: Trend Watch – Artificial intelligence

Businesses the world over are exploring ways to use artificial intelligence in their operations. In this handbook, focused on the application of AI in the Asia-Pacific region, Computer Weekly looks at the issue of ethics in AI, what lab-grown ... Continue Reading

June 14, 2023 14Jun2023 News

Ransomware-stricken Capita to run Action Fraud successor

A £50m deal to replace the Action Fraud service has been handed to PwC and Capita, which is facing investigations over its handling of customer data in a ransomware incident Continue Reading

June 14, 2023 14Jun2023 Blog Post

Programming won’t go away but extensibility is a worthwhile substitute for many tasks

This is a guest blogpost by Claus Jepsen, CTO, Unit4 Programming has made more farewells than Frank Sinatra, but the difference being that "Old Blue Eyes" eventually played one final concert, ... Continue Reading

June 14, 2023 14Jun2023 News

EU AI act passes a significant milestone

The European Union’s AI Act will ban the use of artificial intelligence to profile people based on race or gender and prohibit use of biometric identification in public spaces Continue Reading

June 14, 2023 14Jun2023 Podcast

Podcast: Containers, Kubernetes, data protection and compliance

Containers offer benefits to application deployment, but they proliferate, so tracking them for compliance purposes can be a challenge. We talk to Mathieu Gorge, CEO of Vigitrust Continue Reading

June 14, 2023 14Jun2023 News

Smart meter value eroded by tech issues

The smart meter roll-out, which is one of the biggest infrastructure projects in the UK, is facing a number of long-term technical challenges Continue Reading

June 14, 2023 14Jun2023 News

Pure adds FlashArray//E for QLC capacity option in performance arrays

Flash storage specialist allows customers lower entry point to less costly quad-level cell flash in file and block access FlashArray//E as part of move towards all-flash in the datacentre Continue Reading

June 14, 2023 14Jun2023 News

No zero-days for June Patch Tuesday, but plenty to chew over

On the face of it, Microsoft’s monthly round of updates is a lighter-than-usual load for security teams, with no zero-days in evidence, but there are still plenty of issues needing attention Continue Reading

June 14, 2023 14Jun2023 News

TSB calls on Meta to intervene and protect users from fraud losses of £250m this year

TSB is the latest bank to demand more action from social media sector in helping to reduce online fraud Continue Reading

June 14, 2023 14Jun2023 News

Google Cloud signs MoU to accelerate take-up of AI by UK defence sector

Google Cloud is continuing to make in-roads into the UK public sector after signing MoU with The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory Continue Reading

June 14, 2023 14Jun2023 News

Clop’s MOVEit ransom deadline expires

A seven-day deadline set by Clop for victims of its latest attack to contact it to arrange payment passes today Continue Reading

June 14, 2023 14Jun2023 In Depth

Helping small deep tech companies become giants in Belgium

Imec researchers are helping deep tech startups in Belgium become global giants Continue Reading

June 14, 2023 14Jun2023 News

Ericsson teams with Intel and HPE for first Cloud RAN call

Comms tech provider claims industry first in accelerating the availability of Cloud RAN advancements, enabling improved network capacity, performance and energy efficiency Continue Reading

June 14, 2023 14Jun2023 News

Banks still investing heavily in legacy payments systems

Banks are missing out on additional revenues through payment services because they are stuck with inflexible legacy payments systems. Continue Reading

June 14, 2023 14Jun2023 News

How an ML engineer cut his teeth in AI

Machine learning engineer Saurabh Agarwal talks up his career journey in artificial intelligence and what it takes for one to succeed in the field Continue Reading

June 14, 2023 14Jun2023 News

Cyber attacks against APAC commerce sector surpass 1.1 billion

Retailers, hotels and travel-related organisations in the region saw over a billion cyber attacks last year amid the surge in e-commerce activity and online travel bookings Continue Reading

June 13, 2023 13Jun2023 Blog Post

PegaWorld iNspire 2023: Day #2 live report

As low-code gets lower (by which we mean higher), we need to track the progress of this potentially game-changing (stay with us, we’ll justify that phrase) technology as it continues to expand and ... Continue Reading

June 13, 2023 13Jun2023 News

Scotland in renewed push to attract more hyperscale and colocation datacentre development

Against a backdrop of the Scottish government continuing to court datacentre developers, Host In Scotland publishes report flagging 20 sites that are ripe for development Continue Reading

June 13, 2023 13Jun2023 News

UK government unveils plan to boost connectivity

UK authorities announce scheme to improve connectivity across the country, with satellite-based service kicking off in Scottish islands, a new smart street furniture programme and an agreement with Australia to increase telecoms diversity Continue Reading

June 13, 2023 13Jun2023 News

Artificial intelligence creates 40,000 new roles at Accenture

Accenture is planning to add thousands of AI experts to its workforce as part of a $3bn investment in its data and artificial intelligence practice Continue Reading

June 13, 2023 13Jun2023 News

Belgian bank leaps forward in digital transformation through core banking outsourcing deal

Online bank moves to a software-as-a-service core banking platform to ‘leapfrog’ in-house development Continue Reading

June 13, 2023 13Jun2023 News

Cato claims SASE speed barrier record to sites and the cloud

Secure access service edge platform provider claims network throughput record, achieving 5Gbps on a single encrypted tunnel with all security inspections enabled Continue Reading

June 13, 2023 13Jun2023 News

Arnold Clark data leak victims prepare legal action

More than 10,000 people who had their data stolen and leaked in a ransomware attack on the Arnold Clark car dealer network have signed up to a group legal action after facing elevated amounts of fraud Continue Reading

June 13, 2023 13Jun2023 Blog Post

CWDN series: Developer eXperience - Introduction & brief

Developers are important. They build us the applications that we use every day and, in many cases, these are apps, functions, services and technology connection points that enable us to live our ... Continue Reading

June 13, 2023 13Jun2023 News

GoCardless cuts jobs and wants its ‘startup spirit’ back

Payments fintech unicorn GoCardless will cut its workforce in the UK as part of a 15% reduction in its global workforce Continue Reading

June 13, 2023 13Jun2023 News

London Tech Week: Keir Starmer calls for AI job loss discussion

Labour leader sees a need for a broad regulatory framework and a frank discussion with business to inform policy around job losses arising from artificial intelligence Continue Reading

June 13, 2023 13Jun2023 Blog Post

Top Of The POPs

I always find it interesting when unanticipated themes crop up out of nowhere that are suddenly commonplace between multiple conversations with different vendors, especially vendors that are very ... Continue Reading

June 13, 2023 13Jun2023 News

Delivery charges and slow payments have customers abandoning baskets

Customer expectation has been on the rise, both on and offline, and no-code automation firm Primer finds there are several reasons why consumers are choosing not to checkout Continue Reading

June 13, 2023 13Jun2023 News

Delayed Making Tax Digital programme to cost taxpayers extra £1.5bn

HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) Making Tax Digital programme, which is running several years behind schedule, is expected to cost five times more than planned, National Audit Office (NAO) report finds Continue Reading

June 13, 2023 13Jun2023 News

Enterprise and industrial metaverses exceeding expectations

Across use cases, particularly industrial and enterprise, early metaverse adopters report benefits more often than companies still in the planning phase, with capex reduction and sustainability showing largest difference Continue Reading

June 13, 2023 13Jun2023 News

Skills shortages hold back enterprises from reaching multicloud goals

Research highlights the impact skills shortages are having on the ability of enterprises to hit their multicloud goals Continue Reading

June 13, 2023 13Jun2023 News

RISC-V rises to software ecosystem challenge

The open source hardware and software system on a chip specification has recognised the need to coordinate low-level software development Continue Reading

June 13, 2023 13Jun2023 News

Umbrella market regulation: Government seeks contractor guidance on how to proceed

The government has published the results of its long-awaited consultation into the inner workings of the umbrella market, and followed it up with another one that seems to suggest sector regulation is moving one step closer Continue Reading

June 13, 2023 13Jun2023 News

Avon Fire and Rescue Service enhances public safety with new routing solution

UK West Country Fire and Rescue Service to use next-gen routers to provide continuous connectivity to its 21 service stations, allowing its 600-plus firefighters to undertake their duties effectively and protect 1.1 million population Continue Reading

June 13, 2023 13Jun2023 News

(ISC)² and CIISec set out to make cyber language more inclusive

Newly published guide on appropriate use of language in cyber security aims to help make the profession more inclusive for all Continue Reading

June 13, 2023 13Jun2023 E-Zine

UKtech50 2023: The most influential people in UK technology

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we reveal the 13th annual UKtech50 list of the most influential people in UK technology. This year’s award goes jointly to the secretaries of state for science, innovation and technology – Michelle Donelan and her ... Continue Reading

June 12, 2023 12Jun2023 News

Ada Lovelace Institute warns against Covid app reuse

There are a number of lessons policy-makers should take away from the use of apps developed as part of the Covid-19 response Continue Reading

June 12, 2023 12Jun2023 News

SES CEO to step down

As the market environment rapidly changes and grows substantially, leading satellite operator’s chief executive announces departure Continue Reading

June 12, 2023 12Jun2023 Blog Post

Pega details ‘internal mechanics’ of low-code with Infinity ’23

Pega used its annual user, customer & partner convention this year to showcase a set of solid extensions, connections and augmentations to its core platform. The working functions encapsulated ... Continue Reading

June 12, 2023 12Jun2023 News

Ofcom data stolen in MOVEit cyber attack

Communications regulator Ofcom says data on employees and regulated communications companies was stolen by the Clop gang Continue Reading

June 12, 2023 12Jun2023 Opinion

Artificial intelligence - friend or foe?

AI can and will be a force for good - but we need a global conversation about its regulation to make sure the benefits of the technology outweigh the risks Continue Reading

June 12, 2023 12Jun2023 News

Elisa taps Ericsson for 5G standalone first

Nordic operator and leading comms tech provider claim successful launch of in-service software upgrade capability dual-mode 5G Core solution that powers live production 5G standalone network Continue Reading

June 12, 2023 12Jun2023 News

Rishi Sunak calls for urgency in building out UK tech

The UK prime minister used his speech during London Tech Week to discuss funding tech, attracting talent and AI safety Continue Reading

June 12, 2023 12Jun2023 News

KDDI looks for power reduction through TIP Backbone Routers

KDDI to deploy Telecom Infra Project distributed disaggregated backbone routers to carry live internet traffic to help reduce power consumption Continue Reading

June 12, 2023 12Jun2023 News

Annual spend on regtech to reach more than £200bn by 2028

Global corporates will spend over $200bn in 2028 as the technology is used to help organisations in more industries comply with complex regulations. Continue Reading

June 12, 2023 12Jun2023 News

Progress Software releases patch for second MOVEit Transfer vulnerability

Progress Software releases a patch for a second MOVEit Transfer issue, which was uncovered by third-party security specialist Huntress Security during post-incident code scanning Continue Reading

June 12, 2023 12Jun2023 In Depth

Why are ethnic minorities struggling to reach the top?

The technology industry has a reputation for struggling with diversity and inclusion, especially at the C-suite – what is standing in the way of ethnic minorities making it to the top? Continue Reading

June 12, 2023 12Jun2023 News

How Dell is easing edge deployments

Dell’s NativeEdge platform could make it easier to deploy and manage edge computing applications and infrastructure through validated designs for industry-specific applications use cases Continue Reading

June 12, 2023 12Jun2023 Opinion

Keeping your culture as the business scales

Three guiding principles will help businesses stay true to their roots as they grow and change Continue Reading

June 12, 2023 12Jun2023 In Depth

Building a secure coding philosophy

A proportion of cyber security spend goes towards securing application development. Software teams are also budgeting for IT security Continue Reading

June 10, 2023 10Jun2023 Blog Post

What AI Global Leadership should the UK offer?

Brexit gives the UK a unique opportunity to lead on regulatory arbitrage and inter-operability, mixing and matching the best of AI thinking from across geopolitical divides without the need for ... Continue Reading

June 09, 2023 09Jun2023 News

Extreme Networks emerges as victim of Clop MOVEit attack

Network equipment and services supplier Extreme Networks has revealed its instance of Progress Software’s MOVEit tool was compromised in the ongoing Clop cyber attack Continue Reading

June 09, 2023 09Jun2023 In Depth

The impact of generative AI on the datacentre

While artificial intelligence will not live up to its name any time soon, mass adoption of large language models, whether by customers or in-house, requires thinking about by enterprise IT leaders Continue Reading

June 09, 2023 09Jun2023 News

UK-US Atlantic Declaration bolsters tech and data collaboration

Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak agree greater collaboration on responsible artificial intelligence, quantum computing and Open RAN Continue Reading

June 09, 2023 09Jun2023 Blog Post

Why the ‘digital offensive’ starts with automation

This a guest blogpost by Gert-Jan Wijman, VP of EMEA, Celigo This decade for UK businesses has been epitomised by crises. First the Covid-19 pandemic, then its aftershocks, and now the inflationary ... Continue Reading

June 09, 2023 09Jun2023 News

Barracuda ESG users told to throw away their hardware

Owners of Barracuda Email Security Gateway appliances are being told that they will need to throw out and replace their kit after it emerged that a patch for a recently disclosed vulnerability had not done the job Continue Reading

June 09, 2023 09Jun2023 News

UK and US move closer to transatlantic data bridge deal

The British and American governments have committed, in principle, to a new data bridge agreement that will ease the free flow of personal data across the Atlantic Continue Reading

June 09, 2023 09Jun2023 News

University of Manchester hit by cyber attack

The University of Manchester has been hit by a cyber attack of an undisclosed nature Continue Reading

June 08, 2023 08Jun2023 News

CDEI publishes portfolio of AI assurance techniques

The UK’s Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation has published a variety of case studies to show how different assurance techniques can build and maintain trust in artificial intelligence systems Continue Reading

June 08, 2023 08Jun2023 News

Sweden’s Ikano Bank outsources core banking to TCS

Ikano Bank moves to cloud banking platform from Indian IT services giant Tata Consultancy Services Continue Reading

June 08, 2023 08Jun2023 News

Vulnerability exploitation volumes up over 50% in 2022

Data from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 threat intel specialists reveals insight into the scale of vulnerability exploitation in the wild Continue Reading

June 08, 2023 08Jun2023 News

UK gets new rules to regulate crypto sector

The Financial Conduct Authority is introducing new rules to regulate the cryptoasset sector, after being handed a government remit to oversee crypto promotions Continue Reading

June 08, 2023 08Jun2023 News

Clop may have been sitting on MOVEit vulnerability for two years

The Clop cyber extortion gang may have been keeping the MOVEit SQL injection vulnerability they used to penetrate the systems of multiple victims secret for two years Continue Reading

June 08, 2023 08Jun2023 News

Netherlands enables contactless payments on entire public transport network

All modes of public transport now accept payments using contactless technology after the completion of major project in the Netherlands Continue Reading

June 08, 2023 08Jun2023 Opinion

Regulatory ‘lacuna’ around facial recognition threatens rights

The UK is heading for a “legal quagmire” around live facial recognition if the government and regulators do not take action to rein in use of the technology before it becomes ubiquitous Continue Reading

June 08, 2023 08Jun2023 News

Government and industry figures meet to discuss AI regulation

Tech industry figures are broadly supportive of the need for artificial intelligence to be regulated, but despite growing consensus, there is still disagreement over what effective AI regulation looks like Continue Reading

June 08, 2023 08Jun2023 News

Bishop Fox’s Vinnie Liu talks offensive security skills

There is growing demand for offensive security testing, but it needs a multi-layered skillset that can be hard to quantify. Bishop Fox’s CEO and co-founder explains why and some potential mitigation strategies Continue Reading

June 08, 2023 08Jun2023 E-Zine

CW EMEA: IT budgets buck economic trends

Despite the gloomy economic outlook across the world, IT leaders in the EMEA region appear confident that they will have more to spend on IT this year, with 44 expecting IT budgets to increase, according to TechTarget/Computer Weekly’s IT Priorities... Continue Reading

June 08, 2023 08Jun2023 Podcast

Podcast: Storage, backup, AI and data classification at RSA 2023

Much discussion at RSA 2023 about artificial intelligence, the risks to data protection, storage and compliance, plus risk and data classification, especially its impacts on access and data management Continue Reading

June 07, 2023 07Jun2023 News

UKtech50 2023: The most influential people in UK technology

Computer Weekly has announced the 13th annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK tech sector Continue Reading

June 07, 2023 07Jun2023 News

UKtech50 2023 winner: Michelle Donelan/Chloe Smith, secretary of state, DSIT

Computer Weekly looks at the achievements and successes of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, as its secretary of state is recognised as the most influential person in UK technology for 2023 Continue Reading

June 07, 2023 07Jun2023 News

NatWest and University of Edinburgh form partnership to research data use in banking sector

Scottish university and banking group set up research centre that will aim to improve the use of banking data Continue Reading

June 07, 2023 07Jun2023 News

Welsh ambulance service upgrades life-saving communications

Welsh ambulances going through major communications upgrade as part of wider NHS programme Continue Reading

June 07, 2023 07Jun2023 News

Researchers in Belgium move towards industrial production of qubits

Using existing equipment and know-how, researchers at the Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (Imec) in Belgium are finding ways of mass-producing qubits Continue Reading

June 07, 2023 07Jun2023 News

Open banking regulator sets out next steps

Plans for ongoing evolution of the UK open banking sector have been set out by regulator in bid to grow the open banking sector in a ‘safe, scalable and economically sustainable way’ Continue Reading

June 07, 2023 07Jun2023 News

Clop cyber gang claims MOVEit attack and starts harassing victims

The Clop cyber extortion and ransomware operation is demanding organisations pay a ransom to avoid data stolen via an exploited vulnerability in a file transfer product being leaked Continue Reading

June 07, 2023 07Jun2023 News

Payments regulator makes APP fraud reimbursement mandatory

UK payments regulator confirms changes to rules around repaying customers who lose money to authorised push payment fraudsters Continue Reading

June 07, 2023 07Jun2023 News

Government to test rural broadband options with £7m fund

Government to fund tests of technologies that could be issued to improve internet connectivity for rural communities Continue Reading

June 06, 2023 06Jun2023 News

Google launches hacker-backed SME security training scheme

Citing research that shows almost half of SMEs are struggling to recruit cyber security specialists, Google is launching a programme designed to upskill more people to fill thousands of vacant roles Continue Reading

June 06, 2023 06Jun2023 E-Handbook

A Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to automation and autonomous control

Business is wielding automation in increasingly innovative ways. In this 14-page buyer’s guide, Computer Weekly looks at artificial intelligence in procurement, how machines are becoming customers, and FinOps teams’ use of workload management. ... Continue Reading

June 06, 2023 06Jun2023 In Depth

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