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• November 11, 2021 11 Nov'21

  Cambridge Quantum tackles rail optimisation for German operator

  Among the promises of quantum computing is to run combinational optimisation for tasks such as complex train scheduling to minimise disruption

• November 11, 2021 11 Nov'21

  HPE’s Aruba networking unit hit by cyber attack

  Undisclosed threat actor compromised data buckets used to run the Aruba Central cloud environment using a stolen access key

• November 11, 2021 11 Nov'21

  Post-Covid tech world to see 89% of UK tech operations hosted off-premise

  Leading UK ISP releases research showing that emergence of the hybrid era means that dependence on on-premise infrastructure to support a full capacity office is no longer required

• November 11, 2021 11 Nov'21

  Green energy Cray supercomputer to power weather predictions

  HPE is building a supercomputer that will be shared by four European meteorological services

• November 11, 2021 11 Nov'21

  Finance ombudsman overturns more than three-quarters of bank decisions on APP fraud

  The financial services ombudsman is siding with customers in over 75% of complaints against banks that refuse to repay losses to authorised push payment fraud

• November 11, 2021 11 Nov'21

  Scale of crime-as-a-service economy a growing concern, say researchers

  The cyber criminal underground continues its evolution towards a service-based economy

• November 11, 2021 11 Nov'21

  CIO interview: Ralph Munsen, CIO, Warner Music Group

  As organisations put more and more IT assets into the cloud, it makes more sense to manage networks cloud natively, says Warner Music CIO

• November 11, 2021 11 Nov'21

  Northumbria University enters next phase in developing a shoebox-size comms satellite

  Researchers are collaborating on a new satellite system based on shrinking laser communications into a device no bigger than a shoebox

• November 11, 2021 11 Nov'21

  Bank of England loses 161 computing devices in three years

  Bank cannot account for phones, laptops and tablets that have gone missing over the past three years

• November 11, 2021 11 Nov'21

  Lloyd v Google Supreme Court verdict brings end to privacy class actions against big tech in UK

  A ruling by the Supreme Court has left it financially unviable for individuals to bring class actions in the UK against big tech companies for privacy breaches

• November 11, 2021 11 Nov'21

  Stockholm and Copenhagen: Different IT innovation journeys, similar success

  Swedish and Danish capitals have build compelling tech startup success stories, and now rub shoulders with the likes of San Francisco

• November 10, 2021 10 Nov'21

  Traditional banks could get revenue boost if they copy digital challengers

  Traditional banks could see huge sales increases if they adopted the business models of their digital challengers

• November 10, 2021 10 Nov'21

  November Patch Tuesday drop fixes bugs in Excel, Exchange Server

  Another relatively light Patch Tuesday drop from Microsoft addresses 55 vulnerabilities, two of them already being exploited

• November 10, 2021 10 Nov'21

  EU artificial intelligence regulation risks undermining social safety net

  Europe’s proposed artificial intelligence regulation will not adequately protect people from European governments' increasing use of the technology in social security decisions and resource allocation, says Human Rights Watch

• November 10, 2021 10 Nov'21

  CIO interview: Graeme Hackland, CIO, Williams F1

  The Formula One CIO has made big changes to IT over the last few years, helping the F1 team to move forward through cloud-driven business transformation

• November 10, 2021 10 Nov'21

  Cisco aims to conquer complexity in hybrid world of work

  Network tech and services giant Cisco unveils solutions designed to simplify complex environments as the world embraces flexible ways of working, giving global view of SaaS application health and outages map

• November 09, 2021 09 Nov'21

  Yoti develops age estimation algorithm for under-13s

  Age estimation technology developed by Yoti is being pitched as a way of helping social media platforms and other online businesses protect younger internet users from harm

• November 09, 2021 09 Nov'21

  NHS gets £250m boost to accelerate digital diagnostics plan

  NHS funding aimed at enabling faster detection of health conditions and reducing waiting times

• November 09, 2021 09 Nov'21

  What’s up with Wotsits, Quavers and Monster Munch?

  IT failure leads to shortages of popular UK crisps on supermarket shelves resulting in extraordinary price hikes on eBay

• November 09, 2021 09 Nov'21

  Standard Chartered picks Starling Bank tech for product launch

  Standard Chartered able to quickly launch new product through fintech platform

• November 09, 2021 09 Nov'21

  More than 90% of Virgin Media O2’s network now gigabit-ready

  After switching on gigabit-capable services for 1.6 million more homes, UK cable provider claims to be within touching distance of enabling its entire network to access broadband download speeds of up to 1.13Gbps

• November 09, 2021 09 Nov'21

  Vienna’s tech startup ecosystem gathers momentum

  After a sustained period of inactivity, Vienna’s startup environment is finally on the rise again

• November 09, 2021 09 Nov'21

  Gartner: Why CIOs need to replan their roadmap

  IT has always been about gaining more efficiency by automating processes, but greater efficiency doesn’t lead to a step change in business outcomes

• November 09, 2021 09 Nov'21

  Blockchain technology will help banks will cut cross-border payment costs by $10bn in 2030

  The use of blockchain technology in cross-border payments will save global banks $10bn in 2030, according to research

• November 09, 2021 09 Nov'21

  US seeks to extradite REvil affiliate who attacked Kaseya

  US Department of Justice unseals charges against a Ukrainian national accused of being behind the summer 2021 REvil ransomware attack on Kaseya

• November 09, 2021 09 Nov'21

  Singapore ups ante in AI with sectoral programmes

  Singapore launches two national AI programmes to bolster adoption of AI by financial institutions and the public sector

• November 09, 2021 09 Nov'21

  Government and Post Office should stop discussing Horizon victim compensation and pay it

  The first hearing in the Post Office Horizon scandal public inquiry hears why victims should be paid compensation immediately

• November 08, 2021 08 Nov'21

  REvil associates arrested in international ransomware crackdown

  Two individuals suspected of conducting 5,000 REvil ransomware attacks were arrested by Romanian police last week as an international crackdown on the crime gang gathers pace

• November 08, 2021 08 Nov'21

  Gig economy workforce nearly trebles over five years

  Over four million people in England and Wales now work for gig economy platforms at least once a week, marking a nearly threefold increase since 2016

• November 08, 2021 08 Nov'21

  NHSX chief information officer outlines role of tech in achieving net zero targets

  The digital delivery unit will publish an update of its digital change framework to encompass sustainability, tackling areas such as artificial intelligence and data hosting

• November 08, 2021 08 Nov'21

  How cosmetics retailer Lush made over its approach to authentication

  Evolving approaches to IT at cosmetics retailer Lush meant the organisation’s previous approach to authentication was no longer up to scratch. Find out how it overcame this hurdle

• November 08, 2021 08 Nov'21

  Sustainability: IT isn’t working

  The need to sell more stuff does not fit in with the IT industry’s ambitions to go greener and become more sustainable

• November 08, 2021 08 Nov'21

  Splunk’s cloud shift is paying off in APAC

  Splunk’s Asia-Pacific business is growing faster than the rest of the company, but it’s not resting on its laurels

• November 07, 2021 07 Nov'21

  Belfast City Airport: Most apps in the cloud by 2031

  George Best Belfast City Airport has already achieved 50/50 cloud and on-premise working, with 80% of workloads expected to be cloud-based in the next decade. We look at what hybrid cloud means in practice

• November 07, 2021 07 Nov'21

  Technology spending reaches record levels, fuelling jobs boom

  Spending on IT has reached its highest levels for a decade but a shortage of skilled IT professionals could dampen growth

• November 07, 2021 07 Nov'21

  Businesses failing to cut carbon footprint of ‘power-hungry’ technology

  Tackling the power consumption of datacentres features low on the list of tech leaders’ priorities, but pressures to change are growing

• November 05, 2021 05 Nov'21

  Digital secretary calls for permanent online safety committee

  Digital secretary commits to establishing ongoing oversight of the Online Safety Bill and its implementation, and suggests the grace period on criminal liability for tech company execs should be shortened from two years to a maximum of six months ...

• November 05, 2021 05 Nov'21

  HMRC IT transformation plans under strain, says NAO report

  The EU transition and higher-than-expected customer demand, as well as technical debt, are among the factors that could affect HMRC’s modernisation ambitions

• November 05, 2021 05 Nov'21

  Number of subpostmasters appealing convictions reaches 137 at one legal firm

  Former subpostmasters convicted of crimes based on data from error-prone Post Office computer system continue to embark on appeals

• November 05, 2021 05 Nov'21

  US offers $10m reward for intel on DarkSide ransomware gang

  US government puts up a $10m reward for information on the DarkSide ransomware gang, the group that attacked Colonial Pipeline six months ago

• November 05, 2021 05 Nov'21

  Police interview former Fujitsu staff for second time in potential perjury investigation

  Former Fujitsu staff who gave evidence in subpostmaster trials have been questioned by police for a second time

• November 05, 2021 05 Nov'21

  Inside Krungsri Bank’s open API journey

  Thailand’s Krungsri Bank has been harnessing open application programming interfaces to enable its partners to build new services in a strategy that has won over customers from rival banks

• November 05, 2021 05 Nov'21

  UK and US governments agree joint quantum collaboration

  Representatives from the two governments issue a joint statement on quantum information science and technology (Qist)

• November 04, 2021 04 Nov'21

  NAO raises concerns over systems preparedness for import controls

  Delivery of enhancements and funding issues for the second phase of the Customs Declaration Service are among the points highlighted in latest report

• November 04, 2021 04 Nov'21

  Women grossly underrepresented in global fintech

  Women are CEOs at less than 6% of global financial technology firms and even fewer hold top tech jobs

• November 04, 2021 04 Nov'21

  The Netherlands works on resilience with large-scale national cyber exercise

  For the Netherlands, the biggest challenge in a large-scale cyber crisis is to maintain speed while exercising due care

• November 04, 2021 04 Nov'21

  What is Kyndryl?

  As IBM spins out its Global Technology Services business, we speak to the UK chief of the new independent company about its plans

• November 03, 2021 03 Nov'21

  Spyware firm NSO and others added to US banned Entity List

  US government bans target Israeli spyware makers and cyber firms in Russia and Singapore

• November 03, 2021 03 Nov'21

  Facebook self-imposes facial recognition moratorium

  Facebook and Meta have committed to halting their use of facial recognition technology and deleting the biometric data of more than a billion people by the end of 2021, but will retain the underlying algorithms and software for potential use in ...

• November 03, 2021 03 Nov'21

  UK’s Labour Party hit by third-party data breach

  Data on Labour Party members was recently compromised in an apparent cyber attack on a third-party data processor