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January 11, 2022 11 Jan'22
Post Office can’t access records of all money paid to it by victims of the Horizon scandal

A parliamentary select committee was told that the Post Office is unable to access information to accurately calculate compensation for some Horizon scandal victims
January 11, 2022 11 Jan'22
Banks accused of neglecting customer security measures

Which? singles out Metro Bank, Virgin Money and TSB over insecure online banking processes
January 11, 2022 11 Jan'22
IT departments struggling to secure printer endpoints

Printers are at risk of attack, just as any other endpoint device, but many IT leaders are struggling to secure their print infrastructure
January 11, 2022 11 Jan'22
NHS England urged to produce tech roadmap to cope with pandemic backlog

Tech can help to ease the pressure on the health and care system, but basic infrastructure is lacking, a House of Commons report has found

January 11, 2022 11 Jan'22
Companies propose scanning content pre-encryption to fight CSAM

Firms working on the UK government’s Safety Tech Challenge have suggested that scanning content before encryption will help prevent the spread of child sexual abuse material – but privacy concerns remain
January 11, 2022 11 Jan'22
Cyber security failure one of biggest risks facing countries and businesses, warns WEF

Cyber risks are among the top five risks facing organisations and governments over the next two to five years. Digital inequality and the over-crowding of space with communication satellites present further risks
January 10, 2022 10 Jan'22
Inside Kyndryl’s Southeast Asia playbook

Kyndryl will focus on building local partnerships and tapping opportunities in managed cloud services, among other areas, to stake a claim on the region’s managed services space
January 10, 2022 10 Jan'22
Public sector IT and communications spend down 4% last year

Public sector spending on IT and communications was down in 2021, but some departments bucked the trend with major investments
January 10, 2022 10 Jan'22
Ministry of Justice caught up in multiple cyber incidents

Besides multiple disclosed data breaches, department was also affected by two ransomware attacks
January 10, 2022 10 Jan'22
MPs call for fair compensation for excluded victims of Post Office scandal

Almost 100 MPs have backed a call for the government to reverse its decision to exclude 555 subpostmasters from fair compensation for their suffering and losses as a result of the Post Office Horizon scandal

January 06, 2022 06 Jan'22
Which? raises concerns over buy now, pay later schemes

The ease of use and increased availability of buy now, pay later schemes masks the risks, says consumer protection champion
January 06, 2022 06 Jan'22
France fines Facebook and Google over alleged cookie malpractice

French data protection authorities clamp down on tech platforms for purposely making it more burdensome for users to decline tracking cookies
January 06, 2022 06 Jan'22
Government cans electronic monitoring overhaul

Nearly £100m of taxpayer money has been spent in tech that will not result in future benefits, according to the Ministry of Justice's annual accounts report
January 05, 2022 05 Jan'22
Google buys Siemplify in first phase of cyber investment

Once integrated into Google Cloud, Siemplify’s platform will serve as the basis for deeper security development at Google
January 05, 2022 05 Jan'22
Fintech players get cosy in Luxembourg

Luxembourg aims to play a larger role in the rapidly growing global fintech market
January 05, 2022 05 Jan'22
NHS App exceeds 22 million user mark

Boosted by Covid-19 pass functionality, the NHS App is one of the most downloaded apps in the UK
January 05, 2022 05 Jan'22
Melbourne’s InnerVision ups ante in smart parking

InnerVision Engineering’s smart parking solution uses machine vision and other technologies to deliver a frictionless parking experience for drivers in Australia
January 04, 2022 04 Jan'22
Law passes to give UK government enhanced screening powers for M&A tech deals

The National Security and Investment Act, which gives the UK government powers to intervene on M&A deals in 17 tech-related areas, has now come into force
December 31, 2021 31 Dec'21
Top 10 startup stories of 2021

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 startup stories of 2021
December 30, 2021 30 Dec'21
Top 10 technology and ethics stories of 2021

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 technology and ethics stories of 2021
December 30, 2021 30 Dec'21
Top 10 Post Office Horizon stories of 2021

The past 12 months have seen some of the biggest landmarks in the unravelling of the Post Office Horizon scandal. Computer Weekly takes a look at a selection of key articles in 2021
December 29, 2021 29 Dec'21
Top 10 Nordic IT stories of 2021

Computer Weekly selects some of the biggest Nordic tech stories of 2021
December 24, 2021 24 Dec'21
Top 10 IR35 stories of 2021

The extension of the IR35 reforms to the private sector in April 2021 has provided Computer Weekly with lots to write about this year
December 24, 2021 24 Dec'21
Top 10 Benelux stories of 2021

Computer Weekly looks at the top IT stories from the Benelux region in the past year
December 23, 2021 23 Dec'21
Top 10 ASEAN IT stories of 2021

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 ASEAN IT stories of 2021
December 23, 2021 23 Dec'21
Renault, Dassault Systèmes strengthen partnership to accelerate car manufacturing

Leading car manufacturer is adopting 3DEXPERIENCE on the cloud globally to power the next phase of its mobility journey and develop programmes for new vehicles and mobility services
December 23, 2021 23 Dec'21
Top 10 Middle East IT stories of 2021

The Middle East is about more than oil these days, with advanced technology industries developing across the region. Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Middle East IT stories of 2021
December 22, 2021 22 Dec'21
Top 10 financial services and fintech stories of 2021

Computer Weekly selects 10 key stories from the financial services IT sector over the past year
December 22, 2021 22 Dec'21
Top 10 end-user computing stories of 2021

Office work has largely remained hybrid this year. Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 end-user computing stories of 2021
December 21, 2021 21 Dec'21
Top 10 ANZ IT stories of 2021

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 ANZ IT stories of 2021
December 21, 2021 21 Dec'21
Large organisations turning to digital currencies for stored value

Gartner predicts a major acceleration in the use of digital currencies over the next couple of years
December 21, 2021 21 Dec'21
UK tech startups raise almost £30bn in record year

The UK tech sector has achieved record growth in the past 12 months after the Covid pandemic paused investment
December 21, 2021 21 Dec'21
Top 10 cloud storage, DR and datacentre storage stories of 2021

Key articles from 2021 that demonstrate the growing importance of cloud storage and disaster recovery, but also the snags that lead to cloud repatriation and difficulties restoring from the cloud
December 21, 2021 21 Dec'21
Top 10 software development stories of 2021

Business recovery is leading to more emphasis on software projects. Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 software development stories for 2021
December 21, 2021 21 Dec'21
IT Priorities 2022: Cloud-first mindset growing in India

Nearly half of organisations in India are expected to spend more on cloud services, underscoring the growing cloud-first mindset that is taking root in the subcontinent
December 20, 2021 20 Dec'21
Finnish government launches digital economy transformation projects

The Finnish government launches two transformation projects as part of the country’s mission to pioneer a digital economy
December 20, 2021 20 Dec'21
Top 10 artificial intelligence stories of 2021

This year, artificial intelligence has moved to operationalisation, explainability and regulatory frameworks. Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 artificial intelligence stories for 2021
December 20, 2021 20 Dec'21
Top 10 ransomware and backup stories of 2021

Key articles from 2021 that highlight the link between ransomware and snapshots and backup and their role in repelling attacks, plus effects of the pandemic on backup and recovery
December 20, 2021 20 Dec'21
Tokopedia ups ante on observability capabilities

Indonesian e-commerce giant Tokopedia has consolidated its observability capabilities on a single cloud-based platform, enabling it to improve customer service and identify infrastructure issues
December 17, 2021 17 Dec'21
HSBC fined £64m for automated transaction monitoring failures

Bank hit by multimillion-pound fine for failures related to its transaction monitoring, which failed to spot potential money-laundering activity
December 16, 2021 16 Dec'21
Nationwide Building Society moves website to Azure cloud

Building society’s tech teams work with consultancy Contino to implement new website using the chaos engineering method
December 15, 2021 15 Dec'21
Pressure on government to pay fair compensation to subpostmasters left out of current schemes

MPs demand that the subpostmasters who defeated the Post Office in court should be properly compensated for their losses and suffering
December 15, 2021 15 Dec'21
Gig economy algorithmic management tools ‘unfair and opaque’

Report published by Worker Info Exchange warns of algorithmically enabled rights abuses in the gig economy, noting the insufficient transparency of employers and the lacklustre nature of legal redress
December 15, 2021 15 Dec'21
After Log4j, December Patch Tuesday piles on the pressure

December’s Patch Tuesday update from Microsoft contains several critical CVEs, but this month all attention is focused on the fall-out from Log4Shell, and burn-out is becoming a real issue
December 15, 2021 15 Dec'21
Digital Ethics Summit: Innovation needs regulation to be ethical

Experts attending the 2021 Digital Ethics Summit spoke out against the idea that regulation will stifle technological innovation, arguing that setting clear rules will produce more ethical innovation
December 15, 2021 15 Dec'21
AIB signs up to z15-powered transformation

Irish bank has continued its investment in IBM z-series hardware and the Red Hat software portfolio to help it achieve its digital transformation goals
December 15, 2021 15 Dec'21
UK government to take ‘whole-of-society’ approach to cyber

Second iteration of the UK’s National Cyber Strategy broadens its focus to build a ‘whole-of-society’ security posture
December 15, 2021 15 Dec'21
CMA wants Apple and Google to open up mobile ecosystem

Interim report from Competitions and Markets Authority finds Apple and Google exert too much control over the mobile device market
December 15, 2021 15 Dec'21
Which? tells banks to stop rushing branch closures

Consumer rights protector says banks should pause branch closures until they can ensure people have access to cash and services
December 15, 2021 15 Dec'21
UK advances research of autonomous robots in lab environments

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has been awarded new funding to develop the equipment alongside industry and academia