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• February 11, 2022 11 Feb'22

  How the European Commission is responding to chip crisis

  The global supply of semiconductors is still constrained, and this is having a direct impact on European manufacturers

• February 11, 2022 11 Feb'22

  CMA secures final Privacy Sandbox guarantees from Google

  The CMA has secured a final set of Privacy Sandbox commitments from Google relating to the proposed removal of third-party cookies from its Chrome browser

• February 11, 2022 11 Feb'22

  UK government publishes plans to improve health and social care integration

  A white paper outlines measures including digital care records under move to help individuals receive “better, more joined-up care”

• February 11, 2022 11 Feb'22

  Lack of knowledge disastrous for effective security strategy within Dutch companies

  Most Dutch companies still haven’t realised that security is an integral part of their IT and company strategy

• February 11, 2022 11 Feb'22

  Why security professionals should pay attention to what Russia is doing

  Even though the average organisation is an unlikely target for a Russian state cyber attack, here's why security teams still need to watch what Russian threat groups are up to

• February 11, 2022 11 Feb'22

  Lords to scrutinise UK plans to become a science and tech ‘superpower’

  House of Lords Science and Technology Committee inquiry will investigate the government’s strategy to advance its science and tech ambitions, how it will be delivered and its feasibility

• February 11, 2022 11 Feb'22

  The birth of Estonia’s digital civil servant

  As Estonia finalises the initial version of its government services digital assistant for launch later this year, the man heading the project describes the birth of Bürokratt and beyond

• February 11, 2022 11 Feb'22

  Hackney Council could be forced to answer questions about IT security training after Psya ransomware

  Council is negotiating with the information commissioner after refusing to reply to questions under the Freedom of Information Act about staff IT and security training during the pandemic

• February 10, 2022 10 Feb'22

  UK government starts search for new chief digital officer

  £190,000 job will lead digital, data and technology policy across Whitehall, in charge of the 200-strong Central Digital and Data Office

• February 10, 2022 10 Feb'22

  IR35 reforms: HMRC slammed for ‘over-collecting tax’ from non-compliant public sector bodies

  HMRC has moved to play down claims it is collecting more tax than it is due when tackling non-compliance with the IR35 reforms in the public sector

• February 10, 2022 10 Feb'22

  How diplomatic immunity silenced the prosecutor who coordinated Sweden’s EncroChat probe

  Defence lawyers claim Swedish court decision not to hear evidence from a Swedish prosecutor leaves important legal questions unanswered over international police operation to hack EncroChat cryptophone network

• February 10, 2022 10 Feb'22

  Interview: Eddie Copeland, director, London Office of Technology and Innovation

  The leader of the London Office of Technology and Innovation discusses local government’s response to the pandemic and its priorities for collaborative work around data and innovation in 2022

• February 10, 2022 10 Feb'22

  UK second in money laundering hall of shame

  Banks need to step up their anti-money laundering processes if billions of pounds’ worth of criminal activity is to be prevented

• February 10, 2022 10 Feb'22

  IR35: NAO slams HMRC’s ‘haphazard’ roll-out of off-payroll reforms to public sector

  National Audit Office’s 60-page report on the 2017 roll-out of the IR35 reforms claims HMRC’s actions made non-compliance a ‘highly likely’ outcome for public sector bodies

• February 10, 2022 10 Feb'22

  Call for easier consolidation as Ofcom investigates UK mobile market shake-up

  UK communications regulator sets out initial thinking on how the UK mobile market might develop and how networks might need to evolve to meet future demand

• February 09, 2022 09 Feb'22

  Minister defends digital economy legislation before Lords

  A digital minister has said that the UK’s forthcoming digital markets legislation is ‘superior’ to similar efforts in the EU, but could not commit to a specific time frame for when it will be introduced to Parliament

• February 09, 2022 09 Feb'22

  Linux-based clouds an open door for attackers, says VMware

  Its prevalence as a cloud operating system means Linux is becoming a meal ticket for malicious actors, but the security industry does not seem to have cottoned on to this yet, says VMware

• February 09, 2022 09 Feb'22

  Ransomware ever more sophisticated and impactful, warns NCSC

  UK’s National Cyber Security Centre teams up with US and Australian partners in a joint advisory warning organisations of the increasing sophistication exhibited by criminal ransomware gangs

• February 09, 2022 09 Feb'22

  Data strategy highlights geospatial data challenges

  A new assessment discusses the importance of data sharing, a lack of standards and the skills gap

• February 09, 2022 09 Feb'22

  Microsoft stomps on 48 bugs in February Patch Tuesday update

  It’s a light Patch Tuesday for February 2022, as Microsoft issues fixes for just 48 CVEs, including a solitary zero-day

• February 09, 2022 09 Feb'22

  How Carrefour is lowering its Oracle footprint

  Migrating core business applications requires a multi-pronged approach, so what remains on-prem, and where does SaaS fit?

• February 09, 2022 09 Feb'22

  Post Office scandal victims to tell their stories in public

  Victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal are due to tell their devastating stories to the statutory inquiry

• February 08, 2022 08 Feb'22

  NHS England works with Ada Lovelace Institute to tackle AI bias in healthcare

  A guide to algorithmic impact assessments is being used to help developers, data scientists and product owners check bias in healthcare systems

• February 08, 2022 08 Feb'22

  DPD delivers swift fix for serious API flaw

  API vulnerability potentially left PII on DPD Group’s customers dangerously exposed, but was rapidly fixed on disclosure

• February 08, 2022 08 Feb'22

  Microsoft to start blocking macros to thwart malware

  Microsoft is making changes to web macro permissions across multiple Office apps to help improve user security

• February 08, 2022 08 Feb'22

  The Security Interviews: Building the UK’s future cyber ecosystem

  As the government lays out the next iteration of its Cyber Security Strategy, we speak to Plexal and Lorca’s Saj Huq about his work building a cyber ecosystem to support the UK’s future ambitions

• February 08, 2022 08 Feb'22

  Parasol data breach: Contractors rage as fallout from umbrella cyber attack continues

  Contractors working for the Parasol umbrella company are querying why it has taken so long for news of the firm's data breach, which is linked to a cyber attack on its systems five weeks ago, to come to light

• February 08, 2022 08 Feb'22

  Tiger offers lightweight file access for hybrid cloud

  Roar data, anyone? Tiger offers local access to cloud data, with only parts of the file being worked on downloaded and file locking in cloud buckets to ensure integrity

• February 08, 2022 08 Feb'22

  BT announces managing director of Incubation for Digital unit

  Innovation leader announced for digital unit as it aims to build a customer-centric digital organisation to bring products and services to customers and create new opportunities

• February 08, 2022 08 Feb'22

  Porn sites will be legally required to verify users’ ages

  Porn sites could be legally obliged to verify that their users are 18 or over under proposed online safety rules, in UK government’s second attempt to prevent children from accessing pornography online

• February 08, 2022 08 Feb'22

  Right to disconnect and less monitoring key to better remote work

  The World Health Organisation and International Labour Organisation warn against invasive workplace surveillance and promote right to disconnect in joint briefing on how to promote healthy and safe remote working

• February 08, 2022 08 Feb'22

  CTO interview: Milena Nikolic, CTO, Trainline

  Computer Weekly speaks to Trainline’s new chief technology officer, Milena Nikolic, about building and inspiring a post-pandemic tech team

• February 08, 2022 08 Feb'22

  Nvidia’s Arm deal is dead

  ‘Significant regulatory challenges’ have prevented Nvidia in its $31bn attempt to purchase chipmaker Arm

• February 07, 2022 07 Feb'22

  CIO interview: Brian Roche, director of IT, George Best Belfast City Airport

  Data analytics, the internet of things and open source software are central to the Northern Irish airport’s aim to create a seamless, tech-enabled journey for passengers

• February 07, 2022 07 Feb'22

  Airport services firm thwarts attempted ransomware heist

  Aviation services provider Swissport says its systems are mostly back up and running after a ransomware attack

• February 07, 2022 07 Feb'22

  Umbrella IT contractors urged to seize on court ruling to reclaim withheld holiday pay

  The outcome of a court ruling concerning a holiday pay dispute between Pimlico Plumbers and one of its former employees could have costly implications for the umbrella company sector, it is claimed

• February 07, 2022 07 Feb'22

  Global IT companies ready to fight for Russian market

  International IT firms have begun the process of complying with the latest regulations imposed on them by the Russian government

• February 07, 2022 07 Feb'22

  TV provider MediaHub boots SAN and NAS for Scality object storage

  Sydney-based TV content provider MediaHub got tired of performance issues and scaling difficulties with SAN and NAS, so powered its as-a-service offer with Scality object storage

• February 07, 2022 07 Feb'22

  Breaking the noise barrier: The startups developing quantum computers

  Noise limits the scalability of quantum computing. Computer Weekly speaks to startups that are turning down the volume

• February 07, 2022 07 Feb'22

  Met police deploy facial recognition in Westminster

  Police facial recognition deployment resulted in four arrests, but questions remain about the necessity, proportionality and legality of the technology’s use

• February 04, 2022 04 Feb'22

  Cyber attacks on European oil facilities spreading

  Following a cyber attack on distribution facilities in Germany, more incidents have been reported in Belgium and the Netherlands, but it is too early to necessarily draw a link between them

• February 04, 2022 04 Feb'22

  Female tech founder programme hits Helsinki

  From Denmark to Finland: Helsinki’s women in tech are introduced to Tech Nordic Advocates’ International Mentoring Programme

• February 03, 2022 03 Feb'22

  EC proposes new directive to improve gig economy work conditions

  Gig economy workers in Europe could be entitled to more rights and better workplace protections under a directive proposed by the European Commission

• February 03, 2022 03 Feb'22

  6GHz Wi-Fi spectrum critical to enable Australian technology innovation

  Global spectrum organisation calls on Australia to set aside the full 1200MHz of available 6GHz spectrum for Wi-Fi applications under the country’s communications and media authority licensing framework

• February 03, 2022 03 Feb'22

  Cack-handed government compensation scheme prolongs suffering of Horizon scandal victims

  Victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal are being denied the millions of pounds they are owed as the government delays compensation resolution

• February 03, 2022 03 Feb'22

  Brookson and Parasol cyber attacks: Contractor complaints about delayed payments continue

  Several weeks on from the suspected ransomware attack that blighted two of the umbrella industry’s biggest players, contractors are still chasing their missing money

• February 03, 2022 03 Feb'22

  Danish researchers develop a socially aware robot

  A new breed of robots gracefully interacts with humans in an autonomous fashion

• February 03, 2022 03 Feb'22

  French Supreme Court raises constitutional questions over EncroChat hacking secrecy

  Conseil Constitutionnel to decide whether ‘defence secrecy’ over state EncroChat cryptophone hacking breaches French constitution

• February 02, 2022 02 Feb'22

  Mechanism underlying cookie popups found in breach of GDPR

  A fundamental element of the mechanism by which the advertising industry requests tracking consent from web users has been found in breach of the General Data Protection Regulation

• February 02, 2022 02 Feb'22

  UK government slammed for not living up to broadband promises

  Broadband industry criticises UK government for not living up to its promises as new connectivity goals announced