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2023 Stories
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May 09, 2023
09May2023
News
Qualcomm hits accelerator on connected vehicles with Autotalks acquisition plan
Adding mileage to its strategy to go up a gear with its automotive offers, mobile platform provider announces intention to buy specialist vehicle-to-everything fabless semiconductor company Continue Reading
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May 09, 2023
09May2023
Blog Post
Time to take control of AI?
At the start of May, Chegg, the US edutech firm, saw its share price crash after CEO Dan Rosensweig said during the company's Q1 2023 earnings call, that the company had been impacted by ChatGPT. ... Continue Reading
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May 09, 2023
09May2023
News
IT Priorities 2023: security dominates IoT investment plans
With increased devices and sensors collecting data, there is more rich information for businesses to use as analysis and in training – but security still tops wallet share, says report Continue Reading
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May 09, 2023
09May2023
Blog Post
Innovation, transformation, and the importance of embracing “ugly ideas”
This is a guest blogpost by Madalina Tanasie, Chief Technology Officer, Collibra Given the problems businesses face today, from supply chain issues to fears of an economic downturn, it is more ... Continue Reading
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May 09, 2023
09May2023
News
Reliable connectivity key to smooth business running for UK SMEs
Study from Sky Business shows that in today’s uncertain economic climate, UK SMEs are under pressure to cut costs while maintaining quality services, with the impact of energy prices cited as a major concern Continue Reading
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May 09, 2023
09May2023
News
UKtech50 2023: The longlist of the UK’s influential tech leaders
Each year, Computer Weekly launches a search for the most influential people in UK IT, asking the tech community who it thinks should be in the top 50 – here is the longlist of everyone nominated for 2023 Continue Reading
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May 09, 2023
09May2023
Blog Post
Auto-tech series - GitLab: Automation en route to faster software
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Fatima Sarah Khalid, developer evangelist, GitLab. Khalid writes in full as follows … Early in my career, I was a city ... Continue Reading
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May 09, 2023
09May2023
News
Tech jobs are on the rise, but soft skills are most coveted, says WEF
Research by the World Economic Forum has found technology jobs are currently some of the fastest growing, but firms still want employees to have transferable skills Continue Reading
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May 09, 2023
09May2023
News
IT Priorities 2023: Collaboration technologies to benefit from future of work investment drive
Research finds that as businesses settle into hybrid work, UCaaS and other collaboration technologies are regarded by IT professionals as crucial tool for driving employee productivity and workflow optimisation Continue Reading
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May 08, 2023
08May2023
News
Chat control: EU lawyers warn plans to scan encrypted messages for child abuse may be unlawful
Leaked legal advice warns that European ‘chat control’ proposals to require tech companies to scan private and encrypted messages for child abuse are likely to breach EU law Continue Reading
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May 08, 2023
08May2023
News
How lab grown neurons could power the future of AI
Melbourne-based Cortical Labs’ lab grown neurons could speed up AI training in a more energy efficient way and its work has caught the eye of hyperscalers and Amazon’s CTO Continue Reading
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May 05, 2023
05May2023
Blog Post
ThoughtSpot ‘study tour’ 2023: Inside intuitive AI for data analytics
Technology vendors hold press conferences. They like them, it’s what they do. But over and above the formulaic press conference process and experience, some technology vendors also stage ... Continue Reading
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May 05, 2023
05May2023
News
IT Priorities 2023: Distributed IT and hybrid work drive adoption of new networks
Research shows security continues to dominate networking needs, along with the need to support users wherever they are, with firms more than ready to invest in future of work initiatives Continue Reading
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May 05, 2023
05May2023
News
Employee perception may be key to success of UAE’s big data initiative
Study shows the impact employee perception can have on big data projects in the United Arab Emirates Continue Reading
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May 05, 2023
05May2023
News
Capita pension clients told data may have leaked
Capita has told trustees of some of the pension funds for which it provides outsourced services that their customer data may have been stolen by the Black Basta ransomware operation Continue Reading
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May 05, 2023
05May2023
News
Open banking use to increase 470% in next four years, driven from Europe
Europe is leading the surge in the take-up of API-based open banking services, according to Juniper Research Continue Reading
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May 05, 2023
05May2023
News
Apple results show Mac sales hit by economic slowdown
While it has been a record quarter for Apple in terms of services, and the iPhone remains a big seller, Mac and iPad renewals are down Continue Reading
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May 05, 2023
05May2023
News
Santander reports increase in scams and admits fraud head was impersonated
Santander has reported an increase in impersonation scams, and admitted its own head of fraud was impersonated by a fraudster Continue Reading
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May 05, 2023
05May2023
Opinion
Security Think Tank: Thinking beyond IAM in the cloud
Looking beyond IAM, there are other aspects of securing public cloud environments that admins can reasonably expect to control Continue Reading
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May 05, 2023
05May2023
Podcast
The first 100 days: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
We speak to the global IT director of Travelex about retraining and how new CIOs should avoid the temptation to copy and paste their IT strategy Continue Reading
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May 05, 2023
05May2023
News
Welsh Water turns on CPaaS tap for enhanced customer experiences
Not-for-profit water company deploys CPaaS-based video comms services to optimise operations, budget control and solve customer issues more quickly Continue Reading
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May 05, 2023
05May2023
News
Bing AI push rings in price change
Microsoft’s large investment in OpenAI has seen an expansion of AI in Bing. This appears to be reflected in new Bing API licensing Continue Reading
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May 04, 2023
04May2023
Opinion
The changing role of infrastructure and operations
I&O leaders will need to automate for efficiency, manage customer requirements, optimise cloud operations and explore new technologies to improve services and enable innovation Continue Reading
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May 04, 2023
04May2023
News
Sateliot joins GSMA, inks standard roaming agreements
Global trade association for mobile comms industry welcomes provider of satellite-based 5G IoT services as an operator member, signing contracts for standard roaming with more than 100 operators Continue Reading
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May 04, 2023
04May2023
In Depth
Icelandic researcher advocates for an overhaul of artificial intelligence
While technologies such as ChatGPT provide a glimpse of what may lay ahead, they are still a long way from real intelligence Continue Reading
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May 04, 2023
04May2023
News
CMA looks at competition in foundational AI
The Competition and Markets Authority is investigating consumer protection and market forces related to the use of emerging artificial intelligence models Continue Reading
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May 04, 2023
04May2023
News
IT Priorities 2023: Significance of cloud investments rises as economic woes bite
Technology decision-makers across the UK and EMEA are increasingly looking to do more with cloud over the coming year, TechTarget/Computer Weekly research shows Continue Reading
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May 04, 2023
04May2023
News
Vodafone enables ITN Coronation TV coverage with 5G network slice
Coronation broadcast first in UK to be enabled by a public 5G standalone network, with leading news provider using mobile network for swift and secure transfer of coverage from remote sites to newsroom Continue Reading
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May 04, 2023
04May2023
News
Google debuts passwordless login options for users
Launch of Google’s passkey service hailed as a great leap forward for passwordless technology Continue Reading
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May 04, 2023
04May2023
News
Maritime bandwidth capacity demand set to increase 20-fold by 2032
Research finds maritime connectivity market showing high-bandwidth prices adhered to expected downward trends as non-geostationary orbit constellations take to the sea to meet rising demand for satellite bandwidth Continue Reading
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May 04, 2023
04May2023
News
Age UK calls for physical banking hubs as older people demand face-to-face banking
UK charity calls for banks and government to speed up the introduction of physical banking hubs as research reveals millions of older people don’t bank online Continue Reading
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May 04, 2023
04May2023
News
Inside BlackBerry’s cyber security playbook
BlackBerry’s president of cyber security discusses the company’s cyber security strategy and what it is doing to deliver an integrated set of capabilities for enterprises Continue Reading
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May 04, 2023
04May2023
News
Wi-Fi, existing network functions critical to successful private enterprise 5G
Research paper highlights the needs and use cases for Wi-Fi 6 and private 5G as a fundamental part of converged, access-agnostic connectivity portfolios rather than using parallel infrastructure Continue Reading
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May 03, 2023
03May2023
News
Cyber Action Plan for Wales launched
The devolved Welsh government has set out four priorities in an action plan designed to foster cyber resilience, talent and innovation across the country Continue Reading
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May 03, 2023
03May2023
News
European space and comms firms eye up IRIS² constellation opportunity
After signing off on its Galileo and Copernicus constellations, EC tenders for supply of new secure and resilient connectivity infrastructure for European governments, businesses and citizens Continue Reading
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May 03, 2023
03May2023
News
TikTok fixes vulnerability that could have exposed user activity data
A potentially dangerous vulnerability in the TikTok video-sharing platform was discovered by Imperva researchers, and has now been fixed Continue Reading
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May 03, 2023
03May2023
News
Government anti-fraud strategy targets the tech behind the scams
The UK government’s anti-fraud strategy proposes to make it much harder for criminals to target their victims by cracking down on the exploitation of technology Continue Reading
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May 03, 2023
03May2023
Blog Post
Appian breaks bottlenecks on process mining insight
Developers love functions, businesspeople love insights. In fairness, developers do love insights too, but (on balance) they don’t hanker after them quite as fervently as businesspeople who not ... Continue Reading
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May 03, 2023
03May2023
In Depth
Data classification tools: What they do and who makes them
Data classification is necessary for all organisations for reasons that range from simply putting data on the most cost-efficient media to ensuring legal and regulatory compliance Continue Reading
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May 03, 2023
03May2023
News
US competition watchdog issues generative AI warning
Generative AI can be used to manipulate people into making harmful decisions, says US Federal Trade Commission in warning to firms building and using AI-powered tools Continue Reading
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May 03, 2023
03May2023
In Depth
Quantum computing: What are the data storage challenges?
Quantum computing will be able to process massive amounts of data at extraordinary speeds, but challenges exist in data storage. How will today’s storage systems keep pace? Continue Reading
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May 03, 2023
03May2023
News
UK full-fibre boost as Openreach expands, Gigaclear claims rural altnet leadership
Operators at both ends of the corporate scale make notable advances in their respective roll-outs of gigabit connectivity in the UK Continue Reading
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May 03, 2023
03May2023
News
AWS confirms Scope 3 GHG emissions data will be made freely available to customers in ‘early 2024’
With regulators increasingly calling on companies to transparently report their greenhouse gas emissions data, Amazon Web Services has confirmed users will get access to Scope 3 data from early next year Continue Reading
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May 03, 2023
03May2023
News
Artificial intelligence: Business leaders start to realise the risks
ChatGPT and other large language models can rewrite value, and business leaders now realise they need a plan Continue Reading
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May 03, 2023
03May2023
News
Scottish residents and businesses in £75m 4G investment boost
First UK government-funded phone mast upgrade activated in Scottish borders to give major 4G mobile coverage boost to community Continue Reading
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May 03, 2023
03May2023
News
Mystery Apple security update sparks speculation
Apple releases its first Rapid Security Response update for iPhone, iPad and Mac devices, but users are in the dark about what security problems they have fixed Continue Reading
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May 03, 2023
03May2023
News
Nokia claims first CE-certified 5G automated drone-in-a-box service
Comms tech giant declares first-mover status with CE-certified turnkey drone-in-a-box offering, designed to meet the needs of public safety agencies, smart cities, construction, energy and defence organisations Continue Reading
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May 02, 2023
02May2023
Blog Post
Appian World 2023: How low-code will evolve with AI
Appian staged its eponymously named Appian World 2023 event this month in San Diego. Despite an overcast sky and a less-than-California feel about the city, Appian execs were upbeat and ebullient ... Continue Reading
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May 02, 2023
02May2023
News
SES, Viasat hail successful satellite launches
European operator’s second-generation medium earth orbit system said to be just one launch away from providing global connectivity services backed by service level agreements Continue Reading
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May 02, 2023
02May2023
News
Delays, downscaling of national fast broadband roll-out threaten BBC digitisation
UK parliamentary committee warns uncertainty over funding and regulation around national fast broadband roll-out plans threaten public broadcaster’s digitisation plans Continue Reading
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May 02, 2023
02May2023
News
HMRC confirms potential April 2024 end date for double-taxation issue in IR35 compliance cases
HM Revenue & Customs launches eight-week consultation on plans to roll out a legislative tweak that would put a stop to the government tax collection agency over-collecting tax in IR35 non-compliance cases Continue Reading
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May 02, 2023
02May2023
News
Seagate launches 22TB IronWolf straight into QNAP NAS partnership
Seagate’s 22TB IronWolf Pro HDD equals Western Digital for capacity. Of the big drive makers, only Toshiba now lags behind. QNAP NAS to offer petabyte capacities with new Seagate drive Continue Reading
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May 02, 2023
02May2023
Opinion
Want to get cloud IAM right? Master the fundamentals
By getting the basics right, you’re setting yourself up for success to then can build more advanced and complex functionalities on top Continue Reading
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May 02, 2023
02May2023
News
UK Cyber Security Council launches certification mapping tool
Cyber careers body aims to offer clarity for professionals seeking to advance through security certification Continue Reading
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May 02, 2023
02May2023
E-Zine
The ethics of military AI
In this week’s Computer Weekly, as the defence sector looks into using artificial intelligence to create autonomous weapons, we examine the risks and ethics of military AI. Amazon Web Services is under fire for not providing vital emissions data to ... Continue Reading
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May 02, 2023
02May2023
News
IT Priorities 2023: Software development
Organisations are investing in technology-led business initiatives to tackle the economic slowdown Continue Reading
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May 02, 2023
02May2023
News
SAP eyes SMEs in Southeast Asia
SAP debuts the Grow with SAP programme in Southeast Asia to drive adoption of S/4 Hana Cloud among small and medium-sized enterprises Continue Reading
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May 02, 2023
02May2023
Podcast
Podcast: No more hard disks in five years, says Pure
We talk to Shawn Rosemarin of Pure Storage, who argues there will be no more hard drive sales in five years because energy costs and capacity needs can only be fulfilled by flash Continue Reading
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May 02, 2023
02May2023
News
Researchers see surge in scam websites linked to coronation
Scammers and fraudsters continue to take advantage of large public events, with the coronation of King Charles III no exception Continue Reading
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May 01, 2023
01May2023
Blog Post
Tackling the challenges of data sovereignty in a multi-cloud world
This is a guest post by Andy Ng, vice-president and managing director for Asia South and Pacific region at Veritas Technologies The shift to public cloud adoption is alluring, driven by the ... Continue Reading
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May 01, 2023
01May2023
In Depth
The role of AI as an everyday life assistant
We speak to the co-author of a book that explores the idea of artificial intelligence-powered automation that enables machines to become customers Continue Reading
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April 28, 2023
28Apr2023
News
Government is playing ‘psychic war’ in battle over end-to-end encryption
Peers hear that the UK government is being deliberately ambiguous about its plans to require technology companies to scan the content of encrypted messages Continue Reading
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April 28, 2023
28Apr2023
E-Handbook
A Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to IT energy reduction
With energy costs rising, organisations are seeking innovative solutions. In this 14-page buyer’s guide, Computer Weekly looks at green storage, datacentre sustainability and IT efficiency. Continue Reading
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April 28, 2023
28Apr2023
News
AWS suffers year-on-year drop in profit and revenue growth as enterprises curb cloud spend
The first quarter results for AWS show the firm is continuing to feel the effects of enterprise customers “optimising” their cloud spend Continue Reading
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April 28, 2023
28Apr2023
News
More Post Office software-related convictions overturned takes total to 86
A total of 86 former subpostmasters wrongly prosecuted for financial crimes after computer errors showed phantom losses have had convictions overturned Continue Reading
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April 28, 2023
28Apr2023
News
Intel results reveal a push to address AI shortcomings
The chipmaker has been impacted by poor PC sales, but aims to drive adoption of its AI inferencing technology Continue Reading
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April 27, 2023
27Apr2023
News
Tenable opens playground for generative AI cyber tools
A set of generative AI cyber tools designed to help security researchers in reverse engineering, debugging and other areas of work have been made available for the community to experiment with Continue Reading
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April 27, 2023
27Apr2023
News
Microsoft fails to get CMA thumbs-up on Activision deal
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has decided that Microsoft‘s proposed $68.7bn acquisition of Activision would damage the cloud gaming market Continue Reading
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April 27, 2023
27Apr2023
News
Zopa’s emotional journey to becoming a bank
Zopa Bank’s CEO sees no reason why the app-based bank should not be as big as the high street giants Continue Reading
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April 27, 2023
27Apr2023
News
Google Cloud seals bug that could have led to data breaches
The Asset Key Thief vulnerability gave rise to multiple potential attack scenarios that could have impacted thousands of Google Cloud users, but has now been safely fixed Continue Reading
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April 27, 2023
27Apr2023
Blog Post
Auto-tech series - Alibaba Cloud: How cloud automation builds better connections
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Raymond Ma, in his position as General Manager of Europe at Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone ... Continue Reading
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April 27, 2023
27Apr2023
Blog Post
Empathy with the Machine
The smart speaker revolution has meant people often thank their device or say “please”, when asking it to do something. Some also greet their device with a “Good Morning”, and perhaps a “Good ... Continue Reading
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April 26, 2023
26Apr2023
Blog Post
Meeting the skills needs of the largest Fintech/Cyberhub Outside North America?
Financial and Professional Services is the largest employment sector in London but there is no plan to meet their needs. Is this being left to Central London Forward to produce? Continue Reading
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April 26, 2023
26Apr2023
News
Police Scotland receive formal notice about cloud system
Scotland’s biometrics watchdog has issued Police Scotland with an information notice over its deployment of a cloud-based digital evidence system, following disclosure of major data protection concerns by Computer Weekly Continue Reading
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April 26, 2023
26Apr2023
News
Researchers deal blow to Gootloader gang that supported REvil
Thousands of compromised WordPress blogs have been spreading the Gootloader malware for years, but eSentire’s security research team are turning the tables on the gang that played a key role in REvil ransomware attacks Continue Reading
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April 26, 2023
26Apr2023
News
Ransomware gang exploiting unpatched Veeam backup products
Cyber criminals with links to multiple virulent ransomware strains are exploiting a recently disclosed vulnerability in Veeam’s Backup & Replication product, threat analysts have warned Continue Reading
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April 26, 2023
26Apr2023
News
UK government introduces Digital Markets Bill to Parliament
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill will seek to level the playing field in digital markets by empowering regulators with new tools and powers to directly enforce competition and consumer protection laws Continue Reading
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April 26, 2023
26Apr2023
News
Google researchers identify hole in Intel TDX
Intel has worked with Google to figure out how to harden the TDX module in Xeon chips to boost the security of virtual machines Continue Reading
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April 26, 2023
26Apr2023
News
Post Office paid IBM millions when it ended proposed contract to replace Horizon
The Post Office ended a proposed contract with IBM to replace its controversial Horizon system after work had already started Continue Reading
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April 26, 2023
26Apr2023
News
UK taskforce set to drive generative AI safety and opportunities
The government has committed £100m to helping the UK develop and build out generative artificial intelligence capabilities Continue Reading
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April 26, 2023
26Apr2023
Blog Post
Auto-tech series - Snorkel AI: Data is the new input for business process automation
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written in full by Alex Ratner, CEO at Snorkel AI - a company known for its technology which is designed to help developers build ... Continue Reading
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April 26, 2023
26Apr2023
News
Cyber security and analytics propel jobs boost in Scotland’s tech sector
A tech industry survey from ScotlandIS indicates the country’s tech sector is set to grow, with cyber security as the hottest domain Continue Reading
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April 26, 2023
26Apr2023
News
M1 doubles down on maritime 5G
Seafarers will be able to access telemedicine services while out at sea, among other maritime 5G applications M1 is rolling out in Singapore’s waters Continue Reading
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April 25, 2023
25Apr2023
News
Online makes up 25% of retail sales three months in row
The percentage of all retail sales made online remains steady at around a quarter this year, though cost of living is affecting customer behaviour Continue Reading
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April 25, 2023
25Apr2023
News
Veritas shows off software SAN for Kubernetes at KubeCON 2023
Veritas InfoScale aims to provide high-performance block access storage despite limitations such as a maximum node count of 16 per cluster Continue Reading
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April 25, 2023
25Apr2023
News
CISOs under-supported, under pressure, Trellix finds
The vast majority of CISOs say they are finding it difficult to get sign-off on the resources they need to do their job Continue Reading
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April 25, 2023
25Apr2023
News
AWS under fire for delays in delivering Scope 3 GHG emissions data to enterprises and governments
With regulator scrutiny of their environmental footprint on the rise, AWS customers are growing increasingly concerned about the public cloud giant’s slow progress in making its Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions data freely available to users Continue Reading
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April 25, 2023
25Apr2023
News
Lloyds Bank joins industry IT standards group
UK banking giant Lloyds Banking Group has joined an industry group which promotes global IT standards Continue Reading
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April 25, 2023
25Apr2023
Blog Post
Just because it’s innovative, doesn’t make it good!
One of my hobbyhorses at the moment is how words and adjectives that ought to be simply descriptive acquire notions of ‘good’ or ‘bad’, and there’s one example that I think is quite dangerous. ... Continue Reading
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April 25, 2023
25Apr2023
Podcast
Podcast: Ransomware, data protection and compliance
Ransomware is a huge and ever-present threat, but there are ways to avoid it and to mitigate its effects. We get key practical steps from Mathieu Gorge, CEO of Vigitrust Continue Reading
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April 25, 2023
25Apr2023
News
Almost three-quarters of cyber attacks involve ransomware
Data from Sophos’s annual Active Adversary Report reveals that almost three-quarters of the cyber security incidents it responded to in 2022 involved ransomware Continue Reading
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April 25, 2023
25Apr2023
News
UAE improves healthcare through information technology
Health authorities in the United Arab Emirates are increasing their emphasis on new, smart technologies to modernise healthcare services Continue Reading
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April 25, 2023
25Apr2023
E-Zine
Data a driving force at Aston Martin Formula One
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we speak to Aston Martin Formula One’s Clare Lansley to find out how digital transformation helps the team to move further up the F1 grid. We explore how automation and AI is helping businesses tackle rising costs ... Continue Reading
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April 25, 2023
25Apr2023
Blog Post
Auto-tech series - OctoML: Large Language Model (LLM) automation for developers
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Jason Knight in his capacity as co-founder and VP of Machine Learning at OctoML, a company known for its acceleration ... Continue Reading
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April 25, 2023
25Apr2023
News
How non-fungible tokens can be used to manage health data
Non-fungible tokens will give patients more ownership and control over their health data and improve its transparency in healthcare research, according to SingHealth clinicians Continue Reading
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April 24, 2023
24Apr2023
News
Most IT staff uncomfortable deploying surveillance tech at work
The IT teams responsible for deploying and running digital surveillance in workplaces say they are uncomfortable with “extremely common” practice of spying on colleagues, research finds Continue Reading
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April 24, 2023
24Apr2023
News
UK government urged to publish findings of umbrella company market consultation
Contracting market industry stakeholders are questioning why it’s taking the UK government so long to publish the findings of its consultation about how the umbrella industry operates Continue Reading
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April 24, 2023
24Apr2023
News
Emergency alert test review confirmed after ‘small number’ of mobile users excluded
In wake of emergency alert test on 23 April, government confirms review into why some 4G and 5G mobile phones were excluded Continue Reading
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April 24, 2023
24Apr2023
News
Amazon Web Services selects 14 startups for space accelerator
The cohort of startups will use AWS and its resources to accelerate the research and development of their technologies and boost their growth Continue Reading
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April 24, 2023
24Apr2023
News
IT Priorities 2023: Balancing end user productivity and IT budgets
End user computing is being driven by future of work initiatives to support hybrid work patterns Continue Reading