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December 12, 2024 12Dec2024 News

Tech workers say diversity and inclusion efforts are working

The status of diversity in the technology sector remains up for debate, but some tech industry workers are seeing improvements, says Tenth Revolution Group Continue Reading

December 12, 2024 12Dec2024 News

Emerging Ymir ransomware heralds more coordinated threats in 2025

A newly observed ransomware strain has the community talking about more collaboration, and blurred lines, between threat groups next year, according to NCC’s monthly cyber barometer Continue Reading

December 12, 2024 12Dec2024 Blog Post

Data engineering - Eve: Making a case for transformed unstructured data with LLM-power

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by legal AI agent software company Eve co-founder and chief product officer Matt Noe. Eve is the first personalised AI tool ... Continue Reading

December 12, 2024 12Dec2024 Opinion

Here comes the government’s Data Bill - again

In the past three years the government has proposed three different data bills - but the latest one looks like it might actually make it into law Continue Reading

December 12, 2024 12Dec2024 Opinion

Data: The reindeer pulling AI's sleigh

On the Ninth Day of AI, we explore the critical role data plays in AI implementation and the key steps business leaders must take to prepare their data for a successful AI future. Continue Reading

December 12, 2024 12Dec2024 In Depth

Google Cloud Platform: Key storage options in the Google Cloud

We survey the key cloud storage offers available from GCP, which include Cloud Storage, Persistent Disk and Filestore, with a range of service levels and app-specific options Continue Reading

December 12, 2024 12Dec2024 Blog Post

Grid Dynamics creates developer portal

Product engineering company Grid Dynamics has launched a developer portal that is intended to act as a self-service system designed to streamline the software development lifecycle (SDLC). It ... Continue Reading

December 12, 2024 12Dec2024 News

Post Office scandal in 2024 – part 2: Capture, the prequel

Users of the Post Office’s Capture system had similar experiences to those who struggled with the Horizon system, which came later, but their stories are only just coming out now Continue Reading

December 11, 2024 11Dec2024 News

Russia focuses cyber attacks on Ukraine rather than West despite rising tension

Computer Weekly talks to GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre operations director Paul Chichester and former NCSC chief executive Ciaran Martin on Russia, China and Salt Typhoon Continue Reading

December 11, 2024 11Dec2024 News

Police not ruling any person or crime out of Post Office scandal investigation

Metropolitan Police provides update on Operation Olympos, its national investigation into potential criminality in the Post Office Horizon scandal Continue Reading

December 11, 2024 11Dec2024 Opinion

Happy New Year: Three steps to maximise AI’s ROI in 2025

On the Eighth Day of AI, we explore the key considerations and strategic frameworks essential for extracting maximum value from AI projects. Continue Reading

December 11, 2024 11Dec2024 News

Microsoft shares details of plans to reduce water usage of AI datacentres

Microsoft has released details of the latest initiative to minimise the environmental footprint of its datacentres Continue Reading

December 11, 2024 11Dec2024 News

Google demos next-gen error correction with Willow quantum tech

Willow represents Google’s latest development in its goal to produce quantum computing that can scale beyond error limits Continue Reading

December 11, 2024 11Dec2024 News

IaaS firm uses Pure Storage as a service for ‘virtual datacentres’

Espresso Gridpoint moved from largely NetApp to Pure Storage FlashBlade file and object for its ‘virtual datacentres’ business model that offers VMware, Hyper-V and ProxMox VMs Continue Reading

December 11, 2024 11Dec2024 News

Freshworks rides Asia’s digital wave

The enterprise software firm’s exponential growth in the region is driven by demand for streamlined customer and employee experiences by its mid-market customers Continue Reading

December 11, 2024 11Dec2024 Blog Post

Cohesity Veritas 'combination' galvanises data protection grade

Cohesity has completed its “combination” with Veritas’ enterprise data protection business. The company now claims to be the world’s largest data protection software provider by market share, ... Continue Reading

December 11, 2024 11Dec2024 News

Post Office scandal in 2024 – part 1: A year in the mainstream

Read this year’s 10 most read Computer Weekly articles about the Post Office Horizon IT scandal Continue Reading

December 10, 2024 10Dec2024 News

Dangerous CLFS and LDAP flaws stand out on Patch Tuesday

Microsoft has fixed over 70 CVEs in its final Patch Tuesday update of the year, and defenders should prioritise a zero-day in the Common Log File System Driver, and another impactful flaw in the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Continue Reading

December 10, 2024 10Dec2024 News

iOS vuln leaves user data dangerously exposed

Jamf threat researchers detail an exploit chain for a recently patched iOS vulnerability that enables a threat actor to steal sensitive data, warning that many organisations are still neglecting mobile updates Continue Reading

December 10, 2024 10Dec2024 Blog Post

Opening up mainframe data, one utility at a time

Freeform Dynamics recently caught up with VirtualZ, an often overlooked vendor of connectivity tools that bridge the gap between the mainframe, cloud and on-premise IT platform worlds. The more we ... Continue Reading

December 10, 2024 10Dec2024 Opinion

Defending against cyber grinches: AI for enhanced security

On the Seventh Day of AI, Defending against cyber grinches: AI for enhanced security, we explore the double-edged sword of AI in cybersecurity and how businesses can protect themselves against the cyber grinches. Continue Reading

December 10, 2024 10Dec2024 News

UK police continue to hold millions of custody images unlawfully

Annual report from the biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner of England and Wales highlights the ongoing and unlawful retention millions of custody images of innocent people never charged with a crime by police Continue Reading

December 10, 2024 10Dec2024 News

Government launches £100m innovation fund for public service reform

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster calls on Whitehall to adopt a ‘test-and-learn’ culture and pledges to make government ‘more like a startup’ Continue Reading

December 10, 2024 10Dec2024 Blog Post

Xiaomi 14T Pro smartphone review

In keeping with my end-of-year tablet update, I dovetailed my recent embrace of the Xiaomi Redmi Pad Pro with the chance to get hold of the Xiaomi 14T Pro. Having been using the same smartphone for ... Continue Reading

December 10, 2024 10Dec2024 News

DWP ‘fairness analysis’ reveals bias in AI fraud detection system

Information about people’s age, disability, marital status and nationality influences decisions to investigate benefit claims for fraud, but the Department for Work and Pensions says there are ‘no immediate concerns of unfair treatment’ Continue Reading

December 10, 2024 10Dec2024 News

Nvidia investigation signals widening of US and China chip war

The Biden administration has expanded sanctions to prevent China extending its AI capabilities – now, China is going after Nvidia Continue Reading

December 10, 2024 10Dec2024 News

Top IT predictions in APAC in 2025

Enterprises across the Asia-Pacific region are expected to focus on securing their AI workloads, invest in energy efficient infrastructure and rethink their platform strategy, among other tech trends in the new year Continue Reading

December 10, 2024 10Dec2024 News

Starlink traffic continues to skyrocket

Connectivity cloud company’s 2024 Year in Review shows rapid growth of SpaceX services and mobile connectivity Continue Reading

December 10, 2024 10Dec2024 Opinion

Scaling success: Embedding diversity in policy decisions to drive sustainable growth

Improving diversity in UK tech and science scaleups is not only a strategic imperative but is vital to drive future growth Continue Reading

December 10, 2024 10Dec2024 News

Controversial Horizon system to remain in Post Office branches as part of tech ‘fusion’, says source

A source says the Post Office is set to buy the Horizon system from Fujitsu and combine it with both in-house developed and commercially available software Continue Reading

December 10, 2024 10Dec2024 Blog Post

Data engineering - Hasura: Defeating the data doom loop with supergraph architecture

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Ken Stott in his role as field CTO at Hasura. Hasura is known for its GraphQL platform which is designed to provide data ... Continue Reading

December 10, 2024 10Dec2024 E-Zine

On the road to change at Aston Martin

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the CIO at luxury car maker Aston Martin to find out how technology is helping tackle the huge challenges facing the automotive sector. The new National Cyber Security boss explains why organisations need ... Continue Reading

December 09, 2024 09Dec2024 Opinion

In 2025: Identities conquer, and hopefully unite

From Covid-19 to war in Ukraine, SolarWinds Sunburst, Kaseya, Log4j, MOVEit and more, the past five years brought cyber to mainstream attention, but what comes next? The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank looks ahead to the second half of the 2020s Continue Reading

December 09, 2024 09Dec2024 Opinion

AI and cloud: The perfect pair to scale your business in 2025

On the Sixth Day of AI, we explore how leveraging AI and cloud can enhance business performance and shares tips for successful implementation. Continue Reading

December 09, 2024 09Dec2024 News

Interview: Dave Moyes, information and digital systems partner, SimpsonHaugh Architects

Architecture relies on creativity, innovation and design – and increasingly, it is data-driven, digital and about to be shaken up by the growth of AI Continue Reading

December 09, 2024 09Dec2024 News

Bahrain faces legal action after planting Pegasus spyware on UK blogger

A court has given the go-ahead to UK-based blogger Yusuf Al-Jamri to seek damages from the Kingdom of Bahrain after it deployed spyware from Israel’s NSO Group to hack his phone Continue Reading

December 09, 2024 09Dec2024 News

Inside Prudential’s AI strategy

Prudential is leveraging AI across its operations, from enhancing customer interactions and streamlining internal processes to empowering its workforce through upskilling initiatives Continue Reading

December 09, 2024 09Dec2024 News

Post Office senior leadership warned of IT project data safeguarding risk

Post Office board members and senior executives have been made aware of the risk to data related to its ill-fated Horizon system replacement project Continue Reading

December 09, 2024 09Dec2024 Blog Post

Wiz Sygnia alliance bolsters cloud DevSecOps

While managed detection and response (MDR) was always the sole preserve of the security team, its presence as a key practice inside DevSecOps teams means that software application developers are ... Continue Reading

December 08, 2024 08Dec2024 In Depth

Post Office Horizon scandal explained: Everything you need to know

Computer Weekly has investigated the Post Office Horizon scandal since 2008 and is, in fact, part of the story. This guide contains essential information about the scandal Continue Reading

December 06, 2024 06Dec2024 Opinion

Six trends that will define cyber through to 2030

From Covid-19 to war in Ukraine, SolarWinds Sunburst, Kaseya, Log4j, MOVEit and more, the past five years brought cyber to mainstream attention, but what comes next? The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank looks ahead to the second half of the 2020s Continue Reading

December 06, 2024 06Dec2024 News

US TikTok ban imminent after appeal fails

TikTok’s appeal against a US government ban has failed, with a judge dismissing its arguments that its First Amendment free speech rights are being restricted Continue Reading

December 06, 2024 06Dec2024 Opinion

How AI can help you attract, engage and retain the best talent in 2025

On the Fifth Day of AI, we explore how AI is reshaping HR – boosting productivity, addressing concerns, and preparing organisations for the future. Continue Reading

December 06, 2024 06Dec2024 News

Trains delayed due to ‘nationwide fault’ with comms system

A fault instigated by the installation of new hardware at a major communications hub hindered the ability of train drivers and signallers to automatically log in to onboard radio communications system Continue Reading

December 06, 2024 06Dec2024 News

TfL cyber attack cost over £30m to date

TfL provides more detail on the financial impact of the September 2024 cyber attack that crippled several of its online systems Continue Reading

December 06, 2024 06Dec2024 In Depth

Is diversity suffering because of budget management?

Many are considering quitting their jobs over the next year because of rising workloads and falling team sizes. Are firms misallocating budgets and causing retention issues? Continue Reading

December 06, 2024 06Dec2024 Blog Post

Greater industry collaboration will help move customers to the latest tech

The annual UK and Ireland SAP User Group Connect in Birmingham at the start of December, gave a little insight into the challenges SAP faces. It clearly costs loads of money to support each variant ... Continue Reading

December 06, 2024 06Dec2024 News

What do the home secretary’s policing reforms mean for the future of the Police Digital Service?

The government is to create a new central body for policing with IT strategy in its proposed purview, but what does this mean for the Home Office-backed Police Digital Service? Continue Reading

December 06, 2024 06Dec2024 Podcast

Podcast: Storage and AI training, inference, and agentic AI

We talk to Hitachi Vantara CTO for AI Jason Hardy about training, inference and agentic AI, and how competing workloads bring context switching that storage for AI has to handle Continue Reading

December 05, 2024 05Dec2024 Blog Post

What to expect from OpenUK’s State of Open Con 2025

OpenUK, the non-profit organisation representing the UK’s Open Technology sector, confirmed its State of Open Con 2025 will take place on 4th and 5th February 2025 at Convene Sancroft St. Pauls in ... Continue Reading

December 05, 2024 05Dec2024 News

Government agencies urged to use encrypted messaging after Chinese Salt Typhoon hack

Chinese hacking of US telecom networks raises questions about the exploitation by hostile hacking groups of government backdoors to provide lawful access to telecoms services Continue Reading

December 05, 2024 05Dec2024 News

Met Police challenged on claim LFR supported by ‘majority of Lewisham residents’

A community impact assessment for the Met Police’s deployment of live facial-recognition tech in Lewisham brings into question the force’s previous claims to Computer Weekly that its use of the technology is supported by ‘the majority of residents’ Continue Reading

December 05, 2024 05Dec2024 Podcast

Justifying ECC upgrade: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

We speak to the chair of the UK and Ireland SAP User Group about SAP ECC and the need to upgrade at your own pace Continue Reading

December 05, 2024 05Dec2024 Blog Post

Amazon SageMaker, knows its onions

Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) used AWS re:Invent 2024 to announce its next generation of Amazon SageMaker. Amazon SageMaker AI is a fully managed machine learning (ML) service for data scientists ... Continue Reading

December 05, 2024 05Dec2024 Opinion

Are you on the naughty or nice list for responsible AI adoption?

On the Fourth Day of AI, we discuss the value of adopting AI responsibly, and outlines how businesses can build responsible adoption into their plans Continue Reading

December 05, 2024 05Dec2024 News

UK medical trial of four-day week finds staff happier and more productive

Researchers said the results of the trial conducted with employees of a learning technology firm provide ‘further compelling evidence’ on the benefits of four-day work weeks for employees Continue Reading

December 05, 2024 05Dec2024 News

UK government set to hit target for 85% gigabit broadband coverage in 2025

The latest figures for full-fibre broadband roll-out from telecoms watchdog Ofcom show 83% of the country now has access to gigabit connectivity – even if many households are yet to use it Continue Reading

December 05, 2024 05Dec2024 News

CMA gives Vodafone-Three merger green light

The deal is on. Now Ofcom will need to ensure Vodafone-Three doesn’t raise consumer or wholesale mobile network prices Continue Reading

December 05, 2024 05Dec2024 News

Sateliot closes €30m financing with EIB for satellite IoT

Long-term lending institution of the European Union announces first venture debt operation with Spanish space company to aid internet of things connectivity Continue Reading

December 05, 2024 05Dec2024 News

Post Office Fujitsu contract extended by a year as decision time looms

The Post Office has let contractors and third parties go as it completes its analysis of the future Horizon replacement options Continue Reading

December 04, 2024 04Dec2024 News

Grab deepens AWS partnership to fuel AI ambitions and growth

Southeast Asian super app Grab names AWS as its preferred cloud provider to optimise costs, enhance infrastructure and support its growing AI workloads Continue Reading

December 04, 2024 04Dec2024 News

Shared digital gateway was source of three NHS ransomware attacks

Alder Hey children’s hospital confirms ransomware operators accessed its systems through a shared digital gateway, but is standing firm in the face of the gang’s demands Continue Reading

December 04, 2024 04Dec2024 News

NCA takes out network that laundered ransomware payments

NCA-led Operation Destabilise disrupts Russian crime networks that funded the drugs and firearms trade in the UK, helped Russian oligarchs duck sanctions, and laundered money stolen from the NHS and others by ransomware gangs Continue Reading

December 04, 2024 04Dec2024 Blog Post

AWS re: Invent 2024: A ‘critical inflexion point’ for AI & data

Suitably named for his deep-tech expertise and expansive knowledge of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) universe is Swami Sivasubramanian in his role as VP for AI and data at AWS. Hosting the day two ... Continue Reading

December 04, 2024 04Dec2024 Opinion

The most pressing challenges for CISOs and cyber security teams

From Covid-19 to war in Ukraine, SolarWinds Sunburst, Kaseya, Log4j, MOVEit and more, the past five years brought cyber to mainstream attention, but what comes next? The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank looks ahead to the second half of the 2020s Continue Reading

December 04, 2024 04Dec2024 Blog Post

Computer Weekly series: The age of data engineering

We have entered the age of data engineering. That’s a lie, in truth, we’ve been working with data engineering methodologies, tools and processes since the sixties as we entered the “IBM” PC era and ... Continue Reading

December 04, 2024 04Dec2024 In Depth

From front to back: tech vice-president Dan Lake on Notonthehighstreet.com’s tech strategy

Notonthehighstreet.com vice-president of technology, Dan Lake, says that the online marketplace has underinvested in back-end systems – but it’s time for change Continue Reading

December 04, 2024 04Dec2024 Opinion

2025: The year of AI for business - top trends to watch out for

On the Third Day of AI, we explore some of the key trends to keep an eye on, and prepare for, in 2025 Continue Reading

December 04, 2024 04Dec2024 News

AWS on using GenAI to speed up legacy VMware and Microsoft datacentre migrations

At AWS Re:Invent 2024, CEO Matt Garman shared details of how its GenAI technologies are helping enterprises accelerate the pace of Microsoft and VMware datacentre migrations Continue Reading

December 04, 2024 04Dec2024 News

WBBA sets out roadmap for next-generation broadband

Global connectivity association warns of pressing need for investment, legislation and deployment plans to enable the migration towards all-fibre broadband networks for next-gen internet Continue Reading

December 04, 2024 04Dec2024 News

Vodafone UK, eSIM Go look to remove MVNO barriers to entry

Embedded subscriber identity module provider and operator look to allow organisations with subscription model able to provide UK mobile services via rapid, automated MVNO-in-a-box enablement without upfront risk, cost or commitment Continue Reading

December 04, 2024 04Dec2024 News

Nordics move to deepen cyber security cooperation

Nordic countries are increasing collaboration on cyber security amid more sophisticated and aggressive attacks Continue Reading

December 04, 2024 04Dec2024 News

ITU launches advisory body to support submarine comms cable resilience

Alliance created with mission statement that strengthening resilience of submarine cable networks – such as recently damaged C-Lion1 – is key to digital connectivity and economies Continue Reading

December 04, 2024 04Dec2024 News

Neos Networks and CityFibre expand partnership to boost Ethernet availability

Enhanced collaboration increases access to leading independent network provider’s national high-capacity Ethernet solutions, looking to offer more competitive connectivity options for businesses across the UK Continue Reading

December 04, 2024 04Dec2024 Blog Post

Headline: Major SI Commits To A Properly Good, Modern Technology... As Tested!

In recent blogs – and in many recent conversations with folks from various echelons and shades of IT – I’ve talked about the need for some bravery among the SI and MSP communities to run with some ... Continue Reading

December 04, 2024 04Dec2024 In Depth

Oracle Java licensing explained: Addressing complexity, cost and audits

Now that Oracle Java SE is sold as a subscription, organisations using the Oracle JDK have a minefield of licences to navigate Continue Reading

December 03, 2024 03Dec2024 Blog Post

Dethawing the data lake, Amazon S3 managed Apache Iceberg Tables

Among the many news items that surfaced at AWS re: Invent this year were new features in Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) that make S3 the first cloud object store with fully-managed ... Continue Reading

December 03, 2024 03Dec2024 News

AWS unveils new generative AI models

The Amazon Nova family of GenAI models boasts faster speeds and lower costs, and caters to needs from text and image generation to video creation and multimodal applications Continue Reading

December 03, 2024 03Dec2024 News

US updates telco security guidance after mass Chinese hack

Following the widespread Salt Typhoon hacks of US telecoms operators including AT&T and Verizon, CISA and partner agencies have launched refreshed security guidance for network engineers and defenders alike Continue Reading

December 03, 2024 03Dec2024 News

Australian utilities explore potential of AI

Australia’s utilities sector is exploring and implementing AI to enhance grid stability, manage rooftop solar and prepare for the influx of electric vehicles Continue Reading

December 03, 2024 03Dec2024 Opinion

All businesses want for Christmas is a clear definition of AI

On the second of the 12 Days of AI, we look at the importance of truly understanding what AI is to enable true organisational transformation. Continue Reading

December 03, 2024 03Dec2024 News

F1 heightens fan experiences with the power of Salesforce

Learn how the technical teams behind Formula One are using Salesforce’s tools to enhance fan activation and engagement at 24 races across the world, and how they are bringing AI into play with Agentforce capabilities Continue Reading

December 03, 2024 03Dec2024 News

Microsoft hit with £1bn UK legal claim over ‘anti-competitive’ cloud licensing tactics

A legal claim, valued at more than £1bn, has been filed with the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal regarding Microsoft’s controversial cloud licensing tactics Continue Reading

December 03, 2024 03Dec2024 News

Nordic states launch ambitious AI centre regional plan

Nordic states to increase cooperation on artificial intelligence to help region close gap on global leaders Continue Reading

December 03, 2024 03Dec2024 In Depth

AIOps and storage management: What it is and who provides it

We look at AI-powered tools to manage storage and data protection that can help to detect infrastructure issues and help to optimise performance and even cloud costs Continue Reading

December 03, 2024 03Dec2024 News

Cornwall-based charity launches diverse career programme

Community focused not-for-profit Tech Cornwall has developed a skills programme to help people from diverse backgrounds move into tech careers Continue Reading

December 03, 2024 03Dec2024 Opinion

The future is inclusive: How technology can democratise access to opportunity

IT leaders need to play their part in using technology to create a more inclusive future for businesses - the benefits for all will be significant Continue Reading

December 03, 2024 03Dec2024 News

VMware ‘shock’ spawned lock-in rebellion, says NetApp

NetApp makes predictions for 2025 that include lower tolerance for lock-in due to VMware changes, a shift to DRaaS, AI disillusionment and big spending on energy infrastructure Continue Reading

December 03, 2024 03Dec2024 E-Zine

Curing cancer with computers

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we go behind the scenes at the Francis Crick Institute to find out how data science and AI support its groundbreaking medical research. As courts on both sides of the Atlantic target Google, we analyse the legal ... Continue Reading

December 03, 2024 03Dec2024 News

Welcome to Informa TechTarget - the publisher of Computer Weekly

Computer Weekly is now part of a larger publishing company, Informa TechTarget, bringing significant benefits for our readers worldwide Continue Reading

December 02, 2024 02Dec2024 News

AWS doubles down on ASEAN with cloud and AI investments

The cloud giant is fuelling growth in Southeast Asia with new infrastructure, skills development programmes and a focus on generative AI, empowering startups and enterprises alike Continue Reading

December 02, 2024 02Dec2024 News

APAC businesses face cyber onslaught

The Asia-Pacific region is a cyber security hotspot, enduring significantly more cyber attacks than the global average, with AI-powered threats and skills shortages exacerbating the problem Continue Reading

December 02, 2024 02Dec2024 News

NCSC boss calls for ‘sustained vigilance’ in an aggressive world

NCSC CEO Richard Horne is to echo wider warnings about the growing number and severity of cyber threats facing the UK as he launches the security body’s eighth annual report Continue Reading

December 02, 2024 02Dec2024 Opinion

CISOs will face growing challenges in 2025 and beyond

From Covid-19 to war in Ukraine, SolarWinds Sunburst, Kaseya, Log4j, MOVEit and more, the past five years brought cyber to mainstream attention, but what comes next? The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank looks ahead to the second half of the 2020s Continue Reading

December 02, 2024 02Dec2024 Blog Post

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