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• December 14, 2018 14 Dec'18

  Australia passes controversial encryption law

  Arguments continue over law that requires companies to work with government agencies to ensure that encrypted communications can be read if a crime is suspected

• December 13, 2018 13 Dec'18

  ICO and government help UK businesses prepare for no-deal Brexit

  The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the government are providing guidance for UK businesses, particularly SMEs, on how to prepare for a possible no-deal Brexit

• December 13, 2018 13 Dec'18

  Machine identity protection development gets funding boost

  Cyber security firm Venafi has launched a development fund aimed at accelerating the delivery of protection for machine identities

• December 13, 2018 13 Dec'18

  Social engineering at the heart of critical infrastructure attack

  Social engineering is the core technique used in a series of cyber attacks targeting government, defence, nuclear, energy and financial organisations around the world, which means people are key to defence

• December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18

  UKtech50 2018 – the most influential people in UK IT

  Computer Weekly has announced the ninth annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK IT sector

• December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18

  UKtech50 2018: Women are making their mark

  Women are making strong progress in the UK technology industry, with seven of the top 10 on Computer Weekly’s UKtech50 list being female

• December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18

  Finland’s IT sector recovers after break-up of Nokia

  Finnish government plays vital role in helping IT sector recover from the shock of Microsoft taking over the country’s biggest company

• December 11, 2018 11 Dec'18

  Tibco’s Orchestra acquisition will mean ‘faster IT integration’

  Tibco’s strategic acquisition of Paris-based Orchestra networks will ‘benefit customers of both companies’

• December 11, 2018 11 Dec'18

  Slow action on broadband and 5G risks UK’s economic future, CBI warns

  A report from the CBI has called for the government to fast-track legislation to guarantee access to ultrafast network services

• December 10, 2018 10 Dec'18

  Vodafone’s 4G network goes underground

  Operator will roll out small 4G and 5G-ready antenna to boost network coverage over short distances in areas of dense usage, using manhole covers, among other things

• December 10, 2018 10 Dec'18

  O2 expected to pursue Ericsson for compensation over 24-hour stoppage

  Mobile network operator could seek up to £100m in damages from its supplier, which failed to update expired software certificates, causing a day-long outage

• December 07, 2018 07 Dec'18

  Finnish government announces research and development ecosystem

  Finland has launched an innovation ecosystem that will support IoT and AI developers amongst others

• December 06, 2018 06 Dec'18

  BT and KCOM named broadband USO suppliers

  Ofcom has named BT, and in East Yorkshire, KCOM, as the designated providers for the incoming broadband universal service obligation

• December 06, 2018 06 Dec'18

  Software failure paralyses O2’s 4G network

  O2 is racing to fix a major outage on its 4G network that has left millions of mobile subscribers without access to data services

• December 06, 2018 06 Dec'18

  Adobe releases Flash patch for zero-day exploit

  Emergency security update released for zero-day vulnerability that is being exploited in the wild via a Microsoft Office document, according to researchers

• December 05, 2018 05 Dec'18

  BT moves to strip Huawei kit from EE’s network

  Telco will remove Huawei’s networking equipment from the core of EE’s 4G mobile network

• December 05, 2018 05 Dec'18

  Symantec unveils AI-based protection for critical infrastructure

  Cyber security firm has unveiled what it claims to be the industry’s first neural network to protect critical infrastructure from USB-borne malware attacks

• December 05, 2018 05 Dec'18

  Australia races towards commercial quantum computing

  Universities make headway in the challenge of commercialising quantum computing

• December 05, 2018 05 Dec'18

  Nominet brings security expertise and tech to market

  The .uk domain registry is to bring its DNS expertise and technology developed for the NCSC to market to address cyber security ‘blindspot’

• December 04, 2018 04 Dec'18

  NHS email outage caused by ‘internal software issues’

  NHSmail system shutdown, which saw staff locked out of their accounts, blamed on “software issues” in supplier Accenture’s internal infrastructure

• December 04, 2018 04 Dec'18

  As commercial 5G nears, small cells generate interest

  Interest in small cells as an element of commercial 5G mobile networks is growing, particularly in countries with supportive regulatory environments. Meanwhile, a UK trial of wholesale small cell infrastructure has kicked off in London

• December 04, 2018 04 Dec'18

  Barclays staff to transfer to HCL as IT deal is expanded

  Bank announces closure of operation in Lithuania, with employees transferring to IT services company HCL

• December 04, 2018 04 Dec'18

  Lloyds to use core banking technology from Google-inspired UK fintech

  Banking group explores cloud-based core banking technology as part of a major transformation programme

• November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18

  Government mobilises to persuade tech sector to endorse May-EU deal

  Jeremy Wright, the secretary of state at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, says the prime minister’s deal with the European Union will be good for UK tech, ensuring free flow of data

• November 29, 2018 29 Nov'18

  UK cyber security strategy making ‘good progress’

  The National Cyber Security Strategy is making good progress, but there is much left to be done, according to a Cabinet Office official

• November 29, 2018 29 Nov'18

  Scottish Government and Nesta launch health data challenge

  Partnership between the Scottish Government and Nesta will see funding available for innovative projects driving the use of technology to give citizens access to data and help them live healthier lives

• November 28, 2018 28 Nov'18

  Challenger bank signs up Google-inspired platform

  Cloud-based platform offers functionality around smart contracts and a workflow engine for bank processes

• November 28, 2018 28 Nov'18

  UK competition watchdog concerned with PayPal’s fintech acquisition

  Competition and Markets Authority fears $2.2bn deal could reduce competition for payment services in the UK

• November 28, 2018 28 Nov'18

  Amazon sets about speeding up space data processing in the cloud with AWS Ground Station

  Amazon Web Services (AWS) is aiming to take the cost and complexity out of processing space data to make it more readily accessible by colocating managed ground station antennas with its cloud datacentres

• November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18

  Nordic IT network attracting big brands as well as startups

  Tech Nordic Advocates is now seen as the go-to place for access to the Nordic tech startup sector

• November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18

  Poor Wi-Fi connectivity damaging to home life, say UK consumers

  A study for BT has revealed a substantial proportion of UK families feel they are being let down by poor in-home Wi-Fi networks

• November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18

  Openreach extends Gfast roll-out to a million more homes

  Copper-based ultrafast broadband roll-out continues at pace

• November 26, 2018 26 Nov'18

  HPE makes bigger push in hybrid IT

  Enterprise technology supplier HPE has doled out a slew of enhancements to its composable IT portfolio to help enterprises run IT more like cloud service providers

• November 23, 2018 23 Nov'18

  Hamburg has ambitions to be a virtual reality hub

  The German city of Hamburg is setting itself up as a potential hub for virtual reality startups

• November 23, 2018 23 Nov'18

  Lords call for HMRC to delay Making Tax Digital for VAT

  The government must begin to listen to small businesses and should delay the roll-out of its Making Tax Digital for VAT programme by at least a year, says the Lords Economic Affairs Committee

• November 21, 2018 21 Nov'18

  TechUK calls on Matt Hancock to fast-track NHS digitisation

  The tech industry body’s ‘Manifesto for Matt’ calls on the health secretary to focus on empowering citizens, enabling a world-class workforce and making the UK the number one place for health tech innovation

• November 21, 2018 21 Nov'18

  Interview: Comms sector ripe for disruption as climate change takes hold

  Humanity has just 12 years left to keep global warming to a maximum of 1.5⁰C and prevent climate meltdown. Paul Dickinson from the Carbon Disclosure Project discusses how CIOs can help take steps to avert disaster by changing their attitude to ...

• November 21, 2018 21 Nov'18

  NetApp and Pure show strong results on flash storage and cloud

  NetApp records healthy year-on-year revenue increase with flash showing out well, while Pure Storage sees incredible earnings for its flash products over 12 months

• November 16, 2018 16 Nov'18

  Tech sector split over Brexit deal

  The draft EU Withdrawal Agreement has caused rifts in the tech sector, with some calling for a People’s Vote with the option to remain in the EU, and others wanting MPs to back the agreement, saying it’s better than a no-deal scenario

• November 16, 2018 16 Nov'18

  EE and Virgin Media fined for breaking consumer protection rules

  Ofcom has imposed fines totalling £13.3m on EE and Virgin Media, saying both providers levied excessive charges on customers who ended their contracts early

• November 15, 2018 15 Nov'18

  Members of Parliament should back EU Withdrawal Agreement, says industry

  Industry experts say the government’s EU Withdrawal Agreement is far from perfect and still requires more clarity, but call on MPs to back it, as it’s better than a No-Deal Brexit

• November 14, 2018 14 Nov'18

  Zero-trust security not an off-the-shelf product

  The zero-trust security model is a business enabler that needs to be supported by a strategy and security architecture, analyst warns cyber security leaders

• November 13, 2018 13 Nov'18

  Broadband voucher scheme to end early thanks to high demand

  The government has urged small business owners to consider signing up for its ultrafast broadband connection voucher scheme before the available funding runs out

• November 13, 2018 13 Nov'18

  5G will unleash digital transformation for UK enterprises

  Mobile operator EE is working hand-in-hand with its largest enterprise customers to realise the potential of its future 5G mobile network

• November 12, 2018 12 Nov'18

  Home Office to use smartphone ID for EU Exit scheme

  The Home Office will use smartphone digital identity verification to support applications for the government’s EU Exit Settlement Scheme  

• November 09, 2018 09 Nov'18

  Post-quantum cryptography a major challenge, says expert

  The crypto wars are just beginning and open systems are key to improved security in future, says cryptography expert

• November 08, 2018 08 Nov'18

  Researcher urges IoT security legislation

  Suppliers of internet connected devices are largely failing to improve the security of their products, exposing users to privacy risks, so there is no choice but to legislate in this area, says a researcher

• November 08, 2018 08 Nov'18

  GDPR a challenge to AI black boxes

  Most artificial intelligence “black boxes” do not comply with EU data protection laws and will have to be re-engineered, warns security researcher and consultant

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  Openreach increasing use of drones to help build fibre networks

  Openreach plans to make greater use of drones to help it bring broadband to remote rural properties it could not previously touch

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  5G mobile masts bring installation challenges, EE finds

  EE has switched on a fixed wireless access network in central London to test elements of its future 5G mobile service, but faced some challenges setting it up