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• February 15, 2023 15Feb2023 Opinion

  What charities should know about ransomware and reputational threats

  The NCSC recently called for charities to elevate their cyber security practice. Find out why charities are a soft target for cyber criminals, and what they can do to fight back Continue Reading

• February 15, 2023 15Feb2023 News

  Microsoft fixes three zero-days in February update

  February’s Patch Tuesday update contains fixes for three previously unpublicised zero-days in Microsoft Office, Windows Graphics Component and Windows Common Log File System Driver Continue Reading

• February 15, 2023 15Feb2023 News

  Royal Mail refused to pay £66m LockBit ransom demand, logs reveal

  Leaked chat logs reveal Royal Mail has supposedly refused to pay a £66m ransom demand from the LockBit ransomware gang Continue Reading

• February 15, 2023 15Feb2023 News

  UK saw fintech investment collapse in 2022, but is still a world leader

  Fintech investment in the UK sees steep drop, but the country was still a top destination for capital Continue Reading

• February 15, 2023 15Feb2023 Opinion

  MWC 2023: A critical time for CSPs to make wise investment decisions

  As the telecoms sector gathers in Barcelona for the annual Mobile World Congress, communications services providers face a turbulent market that will require careful investments to be made Continue Reading

• February 14, 2023 14Feb2023 News

  Dell tells suppliers to diversify fab and backend facilities

  Dell calls for chip suppliers to diversify their fabrication and backend facilities by the end of 2024 to improve its supply chain resilience Continue Reading

• February 14, 2023 14Feb2023 Blog Post

  The AI resource challenge: It’s infrastructure & compute, not data scarcity 

  Where would you look for a 2023 state of AI infrastructure analysis, if you really needed one? The answer should be obvious, of course, it’s Tel Aviv in the Holy Land. A study by Israeli AI ... Continue Reading

• February 14, 2023 14Feb2023 News

  Vidar, nJRAT re-emerge as prominent malware threats in January

  Trojans and infostealers once again dominate the list of most commonly observed threats, according to Check Point’s latest telemetry Continue Reading

• February 14, 2023 14Feb2023 Blog Post

  Overcoming the energy crisis: Why it’s time to invest in light - not lightbulbs

  In this guest post, Carmen Ene, CEO of IT asset disposal experts 3StepIT, sets out why there is more to running a sustainable business than simply embracing the use of renewable energy The term ... Continue Reading

• February 14, 2023 14Feb2023 News

  UK authorities clamp down on illegal crypto ATMs

  The Financial Conduct Authority and West Yorkshire Police have disrupted a number of illegal crypto ATMs Continue Reading

• February 14, 2023 14Feb2023 News

  ‘Buy now, pay later’ crackdown in the making

  The finance regulator has proposed bringing ‘buy now, pay later’ providers within its regulatory remit Continue Reading

• February 14, 2023 14Feb2023 News

  Payment tech provider opens Finnish tech hub

  Nordic payment tech supplier opens a hub in the Finnish city of Espoo to access expertise Continue Reading

• February 14, 2023 14Feb2023 News

  Uber signs seven-year cloud deal with Oracle

  Ride-hailing service Uber is teaming up with Oracle to migrate more of its workloads to the cloud in support of its growth goals Continue Reading

• February 14, 2023 14Feb2023 News

  Government to fund STEM return-to-work programme

  Government-backed initiative aims to help parents and carers return to careers in science, technology, engineering and maths after a break from work Continue Reading

• February 14, 2023 14Feb2023 News

  OSC&R framework to stop supply chain attacks in the wild

  The backers of a new MITRE ATT&CK style framework called OSC&R hope to help organisations get to grips with threats to their software supply chains Continue Reading

• February 14, 2023 14Feb2023 News

  UAE central bank programme to accelerate digital transformation

  The United Arab Emirates government launches programme to accelerate the digital transformation of the country’s finance sector Continue Reading

• February 14, 2023 14Feb2023 News

  Government’s revised net-zero strategy could put public sector under more pressure to move to cloud

  With the UK government due to publish its revised net-zero strategy in the coming weeks, the public sector is being warned it could see itself under more pressure to move to cloud Continue Reading

• February 14, 2023 14Feb2023 News

  Researcher exposes crypto scam network exploiting YouTube

  A massive network of fake YouTube videos promoted by automated sock puppet accounts is reeling in hundreds of cryptocurrency enthusiasts and persuading them to hand over their money, WithSecure researchers found Continue Reading

• February 14, 2023 14Feb2023 E-Zine

  Where next for NHS IT?

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, as NHS Digital is folded into NHS England, we consider what the merger could mean for the future of NHS IT. We find out how data science and analytics has become an increasingly important function for the John Lewis ... Continue Reading

• February 14, 2023 14Feb2023 News

  Executive interview: Putting a value on open source

  Spotify’s open source tech lead discusses why open source is failing those whose free time is dedicated to maintaining code Continue Reading

• February 14, 2023 14Feb2023 Opinion

  How to protect your business from fraud during a recession

  This winter, the chilly winds of a global recession have fraudsters turning up the heat. PJ Rohall of SEON Fraud Fighters shares some guidance on how to bundle up against fraud Continue Reading

• February 14, 2023 14Feb2023 News

  Akamai eyes cloud market with Connected Cloud

  Akamai marks foray into cloud computing with a distributed cloud computing platform that is touted to make it easier for enterprises to get applications and data closer to their customers Continue Reading

• February 13, 2023 13Feb2023 Blog Post

  DataStax builds Astra Block for Web3

  Apache Cassandra enterprise database company has pushed its focus on what it calls real-time AI development further outwards with a new Web3-focused creation. The organisation’s Astra Block is a ... Continue Reading

• February 13, 2023 13Feb2023 Opinion

  What do the tech sector redundancy rounds mean for international employees working in the UK?

  Individuals that have chosen to relocate to the UK to develop their careers sponsored by their employers face not only losing their job but their right to remain in the UK. What are the options? Continue Reading

• February 13, 2023 13Feb2023 Opinion

  What’s the technology talent and recruitment outlook for 2023?

  Despite layoffs from technology companies demand for IT staff in 2023 is expected to be robust, but organisations may turn towards contractors and off-shoring Continue Reading

• February 13, 2023 13Feb2023 News

  Russian spear phishing campaign escalates efforts toward critical UK, US and European targets

  Russian hacking group Seaborgium refines its tactics in a continuation of attacks against targets including not-for-profit organisations with geopolitical affiliations Continue Reading

• February 13, 2023 13Feb2023 Podcast

  Tech sector lay-offs in the round – Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

  The team talks about tech sector job losses in the round, with possible bright spots for corporate IT and contractors, and data and hybrid working strategies at the Very Group Continue Reading

• February 13, 2023 13Feb2023 News

  KPMG launches metaverse and digital twin hub in Saudi Arabia

  The Saudi Arabian government’s commitment to investing in metaverse technology has attracted a KPMG centre of excellence to its shores Continue Reading

• February 13, 2023 13Feb2023 News

  Investigatory Powers Act: Home Office proposes rethink of safeguards on bulk data collection

  David Anderson KC will review the safeguards on intelligence service and police use of bulk datasets following a Home Office assessment that they are 'disproportionate'. Continue Reading

• February 13, 2023 13Feb2023 News

  Hycu aims at universal SaaS backup with R-Cloud

  Hycu’s R-Cloud aims to provide an API-driven backup product for any software-as-a-service application for enterprise customers, based on a simple low-code development environment Continue Reading

• February 13, 2023 13Feb2023 Blog Post

  Using the Local Skills Improvement Plans to bring UK Skills Policy into the 21st Century

  Most Local Skills Improvement Plans are expected to be agreed and launched in September when UCAS expands to cover Apprenticeships.   Given that half those who applied to UCAS last year were ... Continue Reading

• February 13, 2023 13Feb2023 News

  Security buyers lack insight into threats, attackers, report finds

  The majority of cyber security purchasing decisions are made without proper insight into the attackers organisations are facing, according to a Mandiant report Continue Reading

• February 13, 2023 13Feb2023 News

  Killnet DDoS attacks disrupt Nato websites

  A series of distributed denial of service attacks on various public websites belonging to the Nato alliance were largely repelled but some resources remain unavailable Continue Reading

• February 13, 2023 13Feb2023 News

  Police tech needs clear legal rules, says biometrics regulator

  Police use of artificial intelligence and facial recognition needs to be controlled by strict rules and mechanisms to ensure public trust Continue Reading

• February 13, 2023 13Feb2023 News

  Whistleblower in limbo as sensitive NatWest customer files remain under her bed

  Whistleblower and NatWest at stalemate as regulators leave it up to them to come to an agreement on return of sensitive customer data Continue Reading

• February 13, 2023 13Feb2023 News

  Porsche revs up Formula E team with NetApp hybrid cloud

  Porsche’s electric car racing team has to set up on city street courses in short order, and does it with a portable server setup and hybrid cloud storage managed by NetApp GFC Continue Reading

• February 13, 2023 13Feb2023 News

  Northern Ireland integrated care record set to go live in November

  South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust will be the first in Northern Ireland to deploy the Encompass integrated care record system, followed by a phased roll-out to other trusts Continue Reading

• February 13, 2023 13Feb2023 News

  Ice Norway looks for 4G, 5G Network revolution with converged packet core

  Norway’s third-largest mobile operator implements cloud-native converged packet core, supporting 4G, 5G NSA and 5G SA for network over cloud-native network software provider’s cloud automation for telco framework in private datacentres Continue Reading

• February 13, 2023 13Feb2023 News

  KDDI selects Samsung Core tech to power commercial 5G standalone network

  As it continues its battle for market share in a market dominated by a powerful incumbent, Japanese operator taps Korean tech giant for cloud-native 5G standalone core to ensure high stability, reliability and optimised performance within the network Continue Reading

• February 13, 2023 13Feb2023 News

  Ericsson boosts indoor 5G capacity, precise location services

  Comms tech provider introduces suite of indoor hardware and software to make indoor 5G easier for enterprises with precise-location software that enables enterprise use cases such as asset tracking and tool positioning Continue Reading

• February 13, 2023 13Feb2023 Opinion

  Rebooting digital government to (finally) bring it into the 21st century

  Nearly 30 years after the UK's first pan-government website, what has been achieved in digital government - and how do we make it better? Continue Reading

• February 13, 2023 13Feb2023 In Depth

  Cyber security training: How to be as secure as is practicably possible

  If you cannot secure all the people all the time, how should a business approach cyber security training and awareness programmes? Continue Reading

• February 10, 2023 10Feb2023 News

  Committee launches digital exclusion inquiry

  The Lords Communications Committee has launched an inquiry to investigate how the UK can tackle digital exclusion during the cost-of-living crisis Continue Reading

• February 10, 2023 10Feb2023 News

  More than 30% of girls in tech don’t become tech undergrads

  Research by McKinsey found that 31% of girls who are studying tech-based subjects at school in Europe then drop out of the pipeline before making it to university Continue Reading

• February 10, 2023 10Feb2023 E-Zine

  CW EMEA: Kyiv is ready for anything

  CIOs must be ready for the unexpected, but not many CIOs and IT teams face keeping a city’s vital IT running while fighting for their lives. In this issue of CW EMEA, Oleg Polovynko, CIO at Kyiv City Council, explains how the IT team in the ... Continue Reading

• February 10, 2023 10Feb2023 News

  BNPL accounted for 12% of UK online spending in January

  Buy now, pay later products from fintech providers accounted for 12% of the £8bn spent online in the UK in January, according to analysis Continue Reading

• February 10, 2023 10Feb2023 Blog Post

  Why we can no longer afford to overlook the environmental impact of the cloud

  In this guest post, Amy Czuba, account director at digital product design agency Nexer Digital, sets out why the environmental impact of using cloud and internet-based services needs to be talked ... Continue Reading

• February 10, 2023 10Feb2023 Blog Post

  Oh, Canada - Open Infrastructure Summit gathers

  No, not there, not this time. Not Las Vegas, not Barcelona, not Orlando, not San Francisco and not even France’s nice Nice or London’s ‘OMG that’s too far away’ fabulous ExCeL convention centre. ... Continue Reading

• February 10, 2023 10Feb2023 News

  Average monthly broadband usage nears 600GB

  After a sharp rise in broadband speed clipping, with many subscribers hitting upper-speed limits, research finds year-on-year gigabit tier adoption more than doubled in the fourth quarter of 2022 Continue Reading

• February 10, 2023 10Feb2023 News

  Social media platform Reddit breached in phishing attack

  An unspecified threat actor obtained access to internal documents, code and business systems at Reddit after stealing employee credentials in a phishing attack Continue Reading

• February 10, 2023 10Feb2023 Blog Post

  The challenge for DSIT: don't become the department of 'Yes, but...'

  Any (very) longstanding Computer Weekly readers may be able to cast their minds back to a time when this blog would make a regular call for the UK government to give technology policy a ... Continue Reading

• February 10, 2023 10Feb2023 News

  Telefónica checks in with Meliá Hotels to advance hotel of the future with 5G

  Hotel Meliá Madrid Serrano becomes the first establishment in Spain with 5G SA indoor coverage and network slicing supporting segmented network, which will allow guests to enjoy simultaneous translation and video streaming services, among others Continue Reading

• February 10, 2023 10Feb2023 News

  Qualcomm looks to new wave of 5G devices with Snapdragon X35 5G Modem-RF

  Comms tech giant intros world’s first 5G NR-light Modem-RF system with lower cost, reduced complexity, decreased power consumption and smaller form factors Continue Reading

• February 09, 2023 09Feb2023 News

  New Border Force unit to deploy more surveillance tech in Channel

  Newly established Small Boats Operational Command (SBOC) will deploy a range of surveillance technologies in the English Channel in an attempt to deter crossings Continue Reading

• February 09, 2023 09Feb2023 News

  Extreme extends network fabric to the edge with enhanced SD-WAN

  With ever-increasing threat blanket in wide-area network, cloud networking provider announces automated workflows, user experiences and 10Gbps throughput to boost application performance, lower operating cost and reduce mean time to resolution Continue Reading

• February 09, 2023 09Feb2023 News

  UK imposes sanctions on Conti ransomware gang leaders

  Seven Russian nationals associated with the Conti and Ryuk ransomware operations have been sanctioned by the UK Continue Reading

• February 09, 2023 09Feb2023 News

  Deutsche Bӧrse signs decade-long deal with Google Cloud

  German financial exchange firm Deutsche Bӧrse is expanding its long-standing partnership with Google Cloud as part of a push to ‘economise and concentrate’ its cloud strategy Continue Reading

• February 09, 2023 09Feb2023 News

  Cost-of-living crisis creates appetite to switch banks

  As millions of Brits struggle with their finances, many view tailored financial services as beneficial Continue Reading

• February 09, 2023 09Feb2023 News

  SPTel launches Singapore’s first LoRaWAN network

  The LoRaWAN network and its solar-powered gateways will alleviate the need for businesses and IoT service providers to build their own network to hook up sensor devices Continue Reading

• February 09, 2023 09Feb2023 News

  Twitter CEO Elon Musk pauses datacentre downsizing push in wake of outage

  Twitter CEO Elon Musk has called a temporary halt to the company’s push to cut costs by downsizing its infrastructure expenditure after an outage left users around the world unable to post tweets Continue Reading

• February 09, 2023 09Feb2023 News

  Banking regulatory body wants a ‘tripwire’ to flag APP fraud

  Banking code of practice organisation wants banks to monitor where authorised push payment scammers are sending stolen money Continue Reading

• February 09, 2023 09Feb2023 News

  EDF increases GIS software use at Hinkley Point C nuclear power site

  EDF is increasing its use of a geographic information system from Esri to get a central view of construction data in the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station project Continue Reading

• February 09, 2023 09Feb2023 Opinion

  Improve business outcomes by developing employees' skills

  Cloud experts, cybersecurity professionals and data scientists are among the most sought after vacancies. Building up skills internally can help Continue Reading

• February 09, 2023 09Feb2023 News

  Cisco looks to Full-Stack Observability Platform to address demands of experience economy

  Experience is everything in the new world of work, as organisations disrupt their own business to get a full view on how networks ensure operations will be more important Continue Reading

• February 09, 2023 09Feb2023 News

  Consumers want tech-driven clothing stores

  As consumers increasingly visit stores as the pandemic subsides, NTT Data finds that technology in shops could persuade consumers to return to physical shopping Continue Reading

• February 09, 2023 09Feb2023 News

  How Check Point is keeping pace with the cyber security landscape

  Check Point Software CEO Gil Shwed talks up the company’s growth areas, its approach to cloud security and the impact of generative AI on cyber security Continue Reading

• February 08, 2023 08Feb2023 Opinion

  Security Think Tank: Poor training is worse than no training at all

  Bad security training is a betrayal of users, a security risk, and ultimately a waste of money, but there are some reasons to be optimistic about the future, say Mike Gillespie and Ellie Hurst of Advent IM Continue Reading

• February 08, 2023 08Feb2023 News

  Russian hacking group Seaborgium targets SNP MP Stewart McDonald

  Scottish National Party MP Stewart McDonald says his personal emails have been hacked by a group linked to the Russian state in a targeted phishing attack Continue Reading

• February 08, 2023 08Feb2023 News

  Prolific social media fraudster jailed for three years

  Ramzan Abubakarov of Hendon will serve three-year prison sentence after using Telegram to coordinate series of frauds which netted almost £2m Continue Reading

• February 08, 2023 08Feb2023 News

  Is business ready for ChatGPT?

  Generative AI models like ChatGPT promise to revolutionise the way people gather data and make informed decisions Continue Reading

• February 08, 2023 08Feb2023 News

  Cisco unveils toolkit for greater network visibility and control

  Tech giant introduces cloud services in Operations Dashboard to increase industrial asset visibility and provide industrial IoT customers with path to cloud automation for Operational Technology Continue Reading

• February 08, 2023 08Feb2023 Blog Post

  MindsDB drives AI for open source machine learning 

  The democratisation of technology paves the way for its evolution, or so say the more upbeat and outspoken evangelists in this space. We might respectfully suggest that this statement is more true ... Continue Reading

• February 08, 2023 08Feb2023 News

  MoD issues revised cloud strategy as it prepares to move top-secret data off-premise by 2025

  The Ministry of Defence has updated its cloud strategy, as it prepares to move more of its highly classified data and workloads off-premise in the years to come Continue Reading

• February 08, 2023 08Feb2023 News

  CDO interview: Very’s Steve Pimblett on finding UB40

  The chief data officer of online retailer Very, Steve Pimblett, explains the place of data cataloguing in its data strategy, both for governance and innovation Continue Reading

• February 08, 2023 08Feb2023 News

  Campaigners lament lack of movement on Computer Misuse Act reform

  Westminster has opened a new consultation on proposed reforms to the Computer Misuse Act of 1990, but campaigners who want the law changed to protect cyber professionals have been left disappointed Continue Reading

• February 08, 2023 08Feb2023 In Depth

  Augmented reality in retail: The second coming

  H&M, Avon, Very and others’ usage of augmented reality in retail could mean we’re reaching tipping point for the technology in 2023 Continue Reading

• February 08, 2023 08Feb2023 News

  Rakuten targets big edge deployments with Symworld Cloud

  Japanese giant Rakuten bought Kubernetes management platform Robin.io and put it in 50,000-plus telco antennas. Now it aims Symworld Cloud at enterprise edge deployments Continue Reading

• February 08, 2023 08Feb2023 News

  India launches homegrown BharOS

  The homegrown Android-based mobile operating system could reduce India’s reliance on foreign software, but uncertainties around market adoption and software updates remain Continue Reading

• February 07, 2023 07Feb2023 In Depth

  Container storage platforms: Big six approach starts to align

  Container storage is a complex but vital task. We survey the big six storage makers and see methods are starting to align around management platforms Continue Reading

• February 07, 2023 07Feb2023 News

  UK government sets up dedicated department for science and technology

  For the first time, the UK has a Cabinet-level role responsible for all science and technology policy, as part of prime minister Rishi Sunak’s departmental reshuffle Continue Reading

• February 07, 2023 07Feb2023 Blog Post

  Civo makes a PaaS

  Containers are a massive element of cloud. We know this core truism underlines much of the way the as-a-Service model of computing, analytics and storage is developing. Positioning itself as the ... Continue Reading

• February 07, 2023 07Feb2023 News

  Jaguar Land Rover to offer almost 300 apprenticeships

  Jaguar Land Rover has announced new apprenticeship programmes to help the firm to develop future automobile technologies Continue Reading

• February 07, 2023 07Feb2023 News

  LockBit cartel finally claims Royal Mail ransomware attack

  The LockBit ransomware gang claims it has stolen sensitive data from Royal Mail and will leak it later this week if its demands go unmet Continue Reading

• February 07, 2023 07Feb2023 News

  APP fraud reimbursement proposal is ‘fundamentally flawed’, say MPs

  MPs claim the involvement of a bank-sponsored organisation in reimbursing victims of APP fraud would be a conflict of interest Continue Reading

• February 07, 2023 07Feb2023 News

  ‘Profound’ digital pound decision faces policymakers

  The UK Treasury has launched a consultation paper to help lay the foundations for a ‘profound decision’ over a digital currency Continue Reading

• February 07, 2023 07Feb2023 News

  NetApp adds QLC C-series, new A-series and subscription upgrades

  NetApp C-series QLC-based array family offers flash speed with capacity, while Advance adds subscription upgrades to owned hardware, as well as a new entry-level A-series array Continue Reading

• February 07, 2023 07Feb2023 News

  UK altnets slam Ofcom BT wholesale tariff approval

  UK’s independent full-fibre providers express fear that likely regulatory green light for new wholesale pricing from market leader threatens competitiveness of UK gigabit sector Continue Reading

• February 07, 2023 07Feb2023 News

  Research: Server farm size influences how concerned UK firms are with datacentre energy efficiency

  ASUS research highlights differing attitudes towards datacentre energy efficiency by UK firms depending on how big their server farm estate is Continue Reading

• February 07, 2023 07Feb2023 News

  Benelux CIO interview: Marijn Grevink, leader of digital transformation, Mars

  In an interview with Computer Weekly, the digital head at Mars, Marijn Grevink, takes the wrapper off digital transformation at the company in the Netherlands Continue Reading

• February 07, 2023 07Feb2023 In Depth

  The one problem with AI content moderation? It doesn’t work

  The use of artificial intelligence for content moderation is likely to become more pronounced with the passage of the Online Safety Bill, but practitioners and experts question the efficacy of this approach Continue Reading

• February 07, 2023 07Feb2023 News

  TSB pilots pods as branch replacements

  TSB joins Barclays in adopting banking pods to ensure customers have access to physical banking services as the number of high street branches declines Continue Reading

• February 07, 2023 07Feb2023 Blog Post

  Running Out Of Energy...

  Ironic, at a time when energy and oil companies are announcing record profits, the issue of energy – or a lack of it – is, or should be, a major concern for IT professionals, but seemngly isn't. ... Continue Reading

• February 07, 2023 07Feb2023 In Depth

  Qualcomm on-board to ride mmWave

  The emergence of mmWave 5G networks around the globe is leading to a number of compelling future use cases based on ultra-low latency and high-capacity mobile networks Continue Reading

• February 07, 2023 07Feb2023 In Depth

  APAC buyer’s guide to SASE

  In this buyer’s guide on secure access service edge services, we look at the benefits of the technology, key considerations and the market landscape Continue Reading

• February 06, 2023 06Feb2023 News

  Cops make arrests and seize drugs after hacking Exclu encrypted messaging app

  Police in the Netherlands, Belgium and Poland raided 80 addresses after covertly intercepting messages from the Exclu encrypted messaging app Continue Reading

• February 06, 2023 06Feb2023 News

  Online banks still riddled with cyber security flaws, report says

  Online bank Virgin Money was found to have the weakest online and application security measures in a Which? study but Nationwide, TSB and The Co-Operative Bank all failed on multiple points, too. Continue Reading

• February 06, 2023 06Feb2023 E-Zine

  Making IT security training stick

  In this week’s Computer Weekly, our latest buyer’s guide looks at IT security training, and asks whether gamification could be the secret to making it stick. We examine how the metaverse might change the way we work in real life. And we find out how... Continue Reading

• February 06, 2023 06Feb2023 News

  Estonian anti-money laundering platform used to fight APP fraud

  A real-time data-sharing platform originally built to identify money laundering is also being applied to the fight against authorised push payment fraud Continue Reading

• February 06, 2023 06Feb2023 News

  Government urged to address ‘broken’ apprenticeship levy system

  The apprenticeship levy was developed in 2017 to boost access to skills for UK business, but many are concerned it isn’t fit for purpose Continue Reading

• February 06, 2023 06Feb2023 News

  Post Office branches struggling after Royal Mail cyber attack

  Royal Mail has restored almost all of its international services to some extent, but remains unable to accept parcels bought over the counter in a Post Office branch Continue Reading