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• February 23, 2022 23 Feb'22

  Microsoft extends Defender umbrella to Google Cloud Platform

  Redmond says extending Defender for Cloud native capabilities to the Google Cloud Platform will help simplify security for organisations pursuing multicloud strategies by eliminating the gaps where the bad guys can get in

• February 23, 2022 23 Feb'22

  IT leaders primed to drive innovation and hybrid work

  As organisations move beyond the pandemic, survey shows IT leaders are being given greater levels of responsibility

• February 23, 2022 23 Feb'22

  Attempted burglary exposes risk of NatWest customer data in former worker’s home

  Former Royal Bank of Scotland employee offers bank a compromise in her dispute over the return of confidential customer information

• February 23, 2022 23 Feb'22

  Dutch girls in STEM held back by persistent gender bias

  Gender stereotyping is leading to low numbers of women working in science, technology, engineering and maths sectors

• February 23, 2022 23 Feb'22

  Tech acquisition to be major priority for UK police

  Policing minister cites technology as major focus for future of UK police, in comments made ahead of the publication of the Strategic Review of Policing in England and Wales

• February 23, 2022 23 Feb'22

  Helsinki shares its plans to bridge post-Covid learning gap with the rest of the world

  Finnish capital is calling on global education systems to embrace technology as a facilitator of research, ideas and knowledge-sharing, not just as a new way to deliver classes

• February 22, 2022 22 Feb'22

  Gartner: Public sector must target disjointed IT strategy

  The pandemic showed how quickly public sector IT can deliver technology to support essential services – now it is time to fix scalability

• February 22, 2022 22 Feb'22

  Horizon inquiry questioning raises hopes of fair compensation for victims so far left out

  Post Office Horizon scandal victims left out of current compensation schemes have had their hopes raised that the statutory public inquiry is seriously addressing their demands for fair financial redress

• February 22, 2022 22 Feb'22

  UK organisations swift to chide phishing victims

  While UK organisations are doing better at security training, many are quick to punish employees who fall victim to phishing attacks, whether real or simulated

• February 22, 2022 22 Feb'22

  Hammerspace offers follow-the-sun access to on-prem and cloud storage

  Startup aims to succeed where others have failed and present file, block and object storage data from any and multiple locations as if it were local to the user

• February 22, 2022 22 Feb'22

  Singtel’s Paragon platform to ease edge computing deployments

  Singtel’s new software platform is touted to make it easier for enterprises to deploy edge computing applications on its multi-access edge computing platform

• February 22, 2022 22 Feb'22

  Sweden completes phase two of e-krona pilot

  Sweden’s central bank is well into its second year of testing a new digital currency, but so far, no firm decision has been made by the government to adopt it

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  Zoom gains NCSC Cyber Essentials Plus and NHS security badges

  Video platform Zoom has added a number of UK-specific cyber certifications to help it demonstrate its platform is safeguarded against common threats

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  Union pushes for collective bargaining around technology and data

  Prospect union releases guidance on how workers and unions can engage employers over the use of technology at work, with particular emphasis on the need to include technology provisions in collective bargaining agreements

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  RealWear enables remote nuclear plant inspection

  Augmented reality headsets from RealWear have been deployed by TÜV SÜD for certifying technical systems during the pandemic

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  Backup heads to cloud as ransomware hits 76% and RTOs/RPOs fail

  Veeam survey finds most can’t recover the data they want or do it in time, ransomware is now a ‘disaster’, use of the cloud is increasing, but the datacentre is still very important

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  UK joins US in pinning Ukraine DDoS attacks on Russia

  A series of DDoS attacks on Ukrainian defence and banking organisations last week is now being firmly attributed to Russian action

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  Open banking surpasses five million UK customers

  Upwards of five million people in the UK are using open banking services as the financial sector’s fintech revolution gathers pace

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  New consultation on legal direction to restrict use of Huawei in UK telecoms networks

  UK government is consulting on its proposed legal instruments to mandate the removal of all Huawei equipment from 5G networks by the end of 2027

• February 21, 2022 21 Feb'22

  Telstra and TPG Telecom strike network sharing deal

  Australia’s Telstra and TPG Telecom have joined forces to share their mobile networks and spectrum in a landmark deal that will expand coverage for both telcos

• February 18, 2022 18 Feb'22

  Lawyers say ‘unprecedented’ secrecy deprived EncroChat defendants of fair trials

  Lawyers from seven countries say it is impossible for their clients to challenge the accuracy, authenticity, reliability and legality of the evidence against them

• February 18, 2022 18 Feb'22

  UK organisations untroubled by Trickbot surge

  A surge in Trickbot infections is targeting some of the world’s most prominent brands, but UK organisations seem thankfully unaffected

• February 18, 2022 18 Feb'22

  CDO interview: Lisa Valentino, executive VP for client and brand solutions, Disney Advertising Sales

  The entertainment giant is bringing marketing, data and technology together to make the most of its growing digital advertising opportunities

• February 18, 2022 18 Feb'22

  CIO interview: Adam Miller, group head of IT, Markerstudy Group

  The insurer and Auto Windscreens owner is using cloud-based virtual desktops to ease acquisitions and support home working during the pandemic – and its IT chief has a growing range of projects on the go

• February 18, 2022 18 Feb'22

  The British people are waking up to the scandal that happened under their noses

  Victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal have been suffering in silence for many years, but the current public inquiry is giving them a voice, and people are listening

• February 17, 2022 17 Feb'22

  Risk of UK digital broadband divide growing

  Report from communications regulator warns that amid rising cost of services, millions of low-income families in the UK are missing out on a £144 annual broadband saving

• February 17, 2022 17 Feb'22

  How Signify accelerated automation projects as pandemic challenges mounted

  Dutch lighting manufacturer used robotic process automation technology to help it address Covid-19-inflicted disruption

• February 17, 2022 17 Feb'22

  Nvidia founder and CEO portrays AI-centricity

  Earnings call for Nvidia’s fourth-quarter results offers a leading indicator of where the application of artificial intelligence may be heading

• February 17, 2022 17 Feb'22

  Helsinki helps lay the groundwork for cities to take on healthcare drones

  Finnish capital is part of a pan-EU project to introduce drone technology into emergency medical services

• February 17, 2022 17 Feb'22

  How one Singapore company is keeping drivers safe

  TNT Surveillance’s technology is being deployed by bus and port operators to reduce driver fatigue and prevent accidents using cameras and radar sensors

• February 16, 2022 16 Feb'22

  MPs demand urgent compensation for Post Office scandal victim group

  MPs have called for the government to urgently provide fair compensation to a group of victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal who have so far been left out of compensation schemes

• February 16, 2022 16 Feb'22

  2021 another record year for UK cyber investment

  Total revenue generated by the UK’s cyber sector was up 14% last year, and UK-registered security firms raised over £1bn in investment

• February 16, 2022 16 Feb'22

  Interview: How do you define IBM?

  It is the world’s oldest computer company, and it was once said you didn’t get fired for buying from Big Blue. But a lot has changed. Sreeram Visvanathan, CEO for UK&I, explains how IBM is reinventing itself

• February 16, 2022 16 Feb'22

  DWP data sharing pilot aims for single source of the truth

  A pilot to share labour data across government departments aims to develop a safe framework for collaboration and to improve policy-making

• February 16, 2022 16 Feb'22

  DDoS attacks hit Ukrainian defence ministry and banks

  A further wave of cyber attacks has taken place against targets in Ukraine amid heightened tension in the region

• February 16, 2022 16 Feb'22

  BlackCat ransomware gang claims responsibility for Swissport attack

  Ransomware gang is trying to offload 1.6TB of data stolen from aviation services firm

• February 16, 2022 16 Feb'22

  CIO interview: Steve Williams, M&A lead and IT director, Waterstons

  Steve Williams is applying decades of CIO experience to the advice he gives businesses during major mergers and acquisitions

• February 16, 2022 16 Feb'22

  Nordic countries lack a unified approach to AI

  Nordic countries need to work together on a pan-regional artificial intelligence strategy

• February 16, 2022 16 Feb'22

  Cloud Security Alliance publishes guidelines to bridge compliance and DevOps

  The Cloud Security Alliance has published a report detailing practices that organisations can adopt to bridge the gap between compliance and software development and operations

• February 15, 2022 15 Feb'22

  The Citrix deal and what it means for Tibco

  The investment firm behind Tibco has been on a spending spree, bolstering its product portfolio and offering new ways to access and connect to data

• February 15, 2022 15 Feb'22

  Botched third-party configuration exposes Internet Society data to web

  Personal data on members of The Internet Society was exposed after a supplier failed to secure its Azure storage

• February 15, 2022 15 Feb'22

  UK finance regulator effects changes to ‘buy now, pay later’ contract terms

  BNPL finance providers have agreed to make their contracts with consumers fairer, amid concerns

• February 15, 2022 15 Feb'22

  Nebulon gets Ansible collection for datacentre deployment

  Provider of cloud-managed and hardware-accelerated – formerly ‘cloud-defined’ – storage makes further moves towards its smartInfrastructure vision, with Terraform support coming

• February 15, 2022 15 Feb'22

  TA2451 targets aviation and transport sector with tailored lures

  Newly designated cyber criminal group favours highly specific lures and a tried-and-tested modus operandi to compromise targets in the aviation, aerospace and transport sectors

• February 15, 2022 15 Feb'22

  NatWest group shutters 32 more branches as digital shift continues

  Banking group announces more branch closures as part of its digital transformation, but promises that no customers will be left behind

• February 15, 2022 15 Feb'22

  Australian public sector facing transformation challenges

  Public sector organisations in Australia are facing organisational and technological challenges in driving back-office innovation and digital-first strategies, new study finds

• February 15, 2022 15 Feb'22

  China emerges as leader in vulnerability exploitation

  Threat actors linked to China are emerging as a significant force in the weaponisation of newly discovered CVEs

• February 14, 2022 14 Feb'22

  India to invest $1bn in quantum computing

  India plans to invest $1bn over the next five years to advance its capabilities in quantum technology, but it will need to have a tailored approach and to address the skills gap to succeed

• February 11, 2022 11 Feb'22

  TalkTalk: Switch to full fibre benefits climate

  Study from leading UK operator pinpoints green gains from switching to full fibre over copper networks, including increased efficiency, reduction in degradation and exchanges, and fewer engineer journeys

• February 11, 2022 11 Feb'22

  Finance Bill Sub-Committee blames IR35 for ‘concerning’ rise in umbrella company contractors

  The House of Lords Finance Bill Sub-Committee has shared the findings of its latest inquiry into the impact the IR35 reforms have had on the way contracting works