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• November 01, 2023 01 Nov'23

  Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson on her AI Safety Summit goals

  As the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park takes place, Computer Weekly caught up with Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson to find out what one of the UK’s most prominent AI advocates wants from proceedings

• October 30, 2023 30 Oct'23

  FDM Group partners with ISACA to boost cyber training programme

  The FDM Group has announced a partnership with ISACA to help develop and boost their cyber training programmes and credentials

• October 30, 2023 30 Oct'23

  More office days leads to fewer women, says Nash Squared

  A lack of flexibility could be standing in the way of a more diverse tech workforce, according to Nash Squared

• October 26, 2023 26 Oct'23

  Sunak sets scene for upcoming AI Safety Summit

  Prime minister Rishi Sunak has outlined how the UK will approach making AI safe, but experts say there is still too big a focus on catastrophic but speculative risks over real harms the technology is already causing

• October 25, 2023 25 Oct'23

  UK IT professionals express concerns about government’s generative AI goals

  Research reveals 93% of UK IT professionals are concerned by the government’s current plan to become a global leader in artificial intelligence because of lack of training and risk assessment

• October 23, 2023 23 Oct'23

  How Ensign is leading the charge in cyber security

  Lee Fook Sun, chairman of Ensign InfoSecurity, traces the company’s journey and how it is leading the charge in cyber security by doing things differently, investing in R&D and engaging with the wider ecosystem

• October 20, 2023 20 Oct'23

  Computer Weekly contributor named Godfather of UK Security

  Advent IM founder Mike Gillespie was among those honoured at the eighth annual Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards

• October 20, 2023 20 Oct'23

  Fixing developer AI fear is a team effort

  A study by Pluralsight has looked at the risks of building a team of “star developers” and instilling a competitive culture

• October 19, 2023 19 Oct'23

  Loughborough Uni to create five cyber AI research posts

  Supported by Darktrace, Loughborough University is to recruit five doctoral researchers focusing on cross-disciplinary research in AI and cyber security

• October 13, 2023 13 Oct'23

  UAE makes significant contribution to AI computing power

  UAE technology holding company G42 recently began a partnership with US-based Cerebras Systems to build a cluster of supercomputers and a set of accompanying technologies that will speed up the training process for large language models

• October 11, 2023 11 Oct'23

  How Agatha Christie inspired this year’s Most Influential Woman in UK Tech

  From crime dramas to intelligence, this year’s Most Influential Woman in UK Tech, Suki Fuller, talks about her path into the tech sector and the ever-changing nature of the digital world

• October 11, 2023 11 Oct'23

  Computer Weekly’s Women in UK Tech Rising Stars 2023

  Each year, Computer Weekly selects a number of Rising Stars in the women in tech sector who are making waves in the women, diversity and inclusion in tech space and may find themselves on the top 50 list in the future

• October 11, 2023 11 Oct'23

  Computer Weekly announces the Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2023

  Computer Weekly has revealed who is on the 2023 list of the 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech, including this year’s winner, Suki Fuller

• October 03, 2023 03 Oct'23

  The AI developer opportunity

  Given the need for new software to support digitisation, we look at how the IT industry is responding to the software developer skills shortfall

• October 03, 2023 03 Oct'23

  Public sector needs systemic reform of capacity to innovate

  Improving the public sector’s capacity to innovate requires a culture of innovation underpinned by people, skills and new ways of working with the private sector

• October 03, 2023 03 Oct'23

  CIISec scores DSIT funding to expand successful CyberEPQ scheme

  DSIT has committed to enhanced funding to expand CIISec’s CyberEPQ education programme after recording excellent results to date

• September 29, 2023 29 Sep'23

  Government to hire 2,500 people for digital roles by 2025

  Government is aiming to ramp up digital skills in Whitehall with a promise to recruit 2,500 new tech and digital roles through apprenticeships and talent programmes

• September 29, 2023 29 Sep'23

  Scottish watchdog urges wider biometric oversight

  Scotland’s biometrics watchdog urges Scottish Parliament to extend oversight of biometric information to include the entire criminal justice system, not just police

• September 27, 2023 27 Sep'23

  City of Las Vegas masters cyber incident response with Darktrace

  The high-rolling city of Las Vegas experiences unique cyber security challenges rarely seen elsewhere. CIO Mike Sherwood reveals how he turned to Darktrace to help address incidents quicker and with confidence

• September 26, 2023 26 Sep'23

  UK government quietly disbands data ethics advisory board

  The government has disbanded its Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation’s advisory board in favour of pulling the relevant artificial intelligence (AI) and data knowledge from a pool of external experts

• September 25, 2023 25 Sep'23

  Care responsibilities excluding women from tech, says TTC

  A lack of flexibility at work is causing many women to leave their jobs, or leave the sector entirely, according to research by Tech Talent Charter

• September 25, 2023 25 Sep'23

  Visa to fund AI scholarships for underrepresented students in government scheme

  Payments giant supports UK scheme to increase diversity in the data and artificial intelligence sector through funding

• September 22, 2023 22 Sep'23

  Annual Security Serious Awards nominations announced

  Annual Security Serious Awards will recognise the professionals and organisations doing the most to safeguard and advance cyber security, as well as those committed to diversity and mental health in the industry

• September 15, 2023 15 Sep'23

  UK space sector needs more people with AI skills, according to survey

  Space sector survey shows machine learning and artificial intelligence skills are highly sought after, as the industry struggles to recruit and retain people with the necessary talent

• September 14, 2023 14 Sep'23

  More than 60% of firms have lost diverse tech talent

  Focusing on recruiting diverse tech talent can be hard, but firms are finding that keeping the talent they already have can be an even harder task

• September 12, 2023 12 Sep'23

  Ancient MoD IT systems could cause supply issues for frontline troops

  Deliveries of inventory to the front line are being put at risk due to legacy IT systems and poor data, according to the National Audit Office

• September 12, 2023 12 Sep'23

  Whitehall only capable of ‘piecemeal’ digital transformation, says PAC

  The Public Accounts Committee is unconvinced government will achieve its digital transformation ambitions as progress is thwarted by staff shortages and a lack of senior leadership engagement

• September 11, 2023 11 Sep'23

  UK boardrooms and CISOs increasingly aligned on cyber risks

  Board members and CISOs in UK organisations seem to be working together much better, but while this is an encouraging sign, there remain some areas of concern over how the two relate to each other

• September 07, 2023 07 Sep'23

  Government AI taskforce appoints new advisory board members

  An initial progress report published by the Taskforce provides detail on new appointments to its external advisory board as well as rebrand to focus on “frontier” artificial intelligence

• September 07, 2023 07 Sep'23

  More than two million now work in UK tech, says CompTIA

  Millions now work in tech in the UK, but there are still widespread skills gaps. How do salaries and diversity play into increasing the talent pool?

• August 24, 2023 24 Aug'23

  Girls taking GCSE computing rises for second year in a row

  The number of girls taking GCSE computing has risen for the second year this year after a few consecutive years of declining numbers

• August 22, 2023 22 Aug'23

  Met Police data platform £64m over budget

  A freedom of information request has revealed that the Met’s Connect integrated record management system is running tens of millions over budget, and has already generated more than 25,000 support requests so far

• August 22, 2023 22 Aug'23

  Singapore to bolster OT security capabilities

  Cyber Security Agency of Singapore teams up with Dragos and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to bolster the country’s OT security capabilities

• August 21, 2023 21 Aug'23

  Cyber Explorers programme reaches 50,000 11-14 year olds in 18 months

  The government-backed Cyber Explorers programme has reached 50,000 students in its first 18 months, and more schools are being invited to sign up for the Autumn Term

• August 17, 2023 17 Aug'23

  Number of girls taking A-level computing still fewer than 3,000

  Gender split in A-level computing has been on the rise, but the growth in girls taking the subject is moving at a snail’s pace

• August 17, 2023 17 Aug'23

  Top marks for graduates of CIISec vocational cyber course

  132 young people who sat the UK’s first Extended Project Qualification in Cyber Security have received their results today

• August 16, 2023 16 Aug'23

  Number of women in tech dipped last quarter, ONS data shows

  Figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show fluctuations in both the number of women in tech and the number of people working in tech over the past 12 months

• August 15, 2023 15 Aug'23

  Online safety message failing to get through to women

  The security community could be doing a lot more to make its advice and guidance more accessible to women, according to a study

• August 11, 2023 11 Aug'23

  Vote: Who should be the 2023 Most Influential Woman in UK Tech?

  Each year, we ask our audience who should be named the most influential woman in UK technology. Tell us what you think – the deadline for voting is 7 September

• August 10, 2023 10 Aug'23

  A non-conventional career journey into IT security

  GCSEs and A-levels are not the only route to higher education. We speak to an IT security expert who left school with no formal qualifications

• August 08, 2023 08 Aug'23

  MPs warn about growing prevalence of tech-enabled domestic abuse

  The UK government must take action to prevent perpetrators from being able to use connected or smart technologies to conduct their domestic abuse, a select committee has warned

• August 08, 2023 08 Aug'23

  Most influential women in UK tech: The 2023 longlist

  Hundreds of women have been nominated to be considered as this year’s Computer Weekly most influential woman in UK tech. Here is a list of all the women put forward in 2023

• August 03, 2023 03 Aug'23

  India’s booming IT market driving up wages

  Majority of India’s IT pros expect their pay to increase in the next 12 months, underscoring the country’s tight IT labour market fuelled by a booming tech sector, study finds

• August 02, 2023 02 Aug'23

  Hiring women could close tech skills gap, say tech professionals

  Firms sometimes struggle to find the technology talent they need, but encouraging women into the sector could help them to find the skills they’re looking for

• July 31, 2023 31 Jul'23

  Splunk .conf23: The dangers of party planning as a woman in tech

  Why should women in tech seek mentors, mentees and male allies – and avoid party planning? Some of the women at Splunk and its customers explained at .conf23

• July 26, 2023 26 Jul'23

  UK organisations lack confidence to carry out basic cyber tasks

  Amid a shortfall of more than 10,000 cyber pros, UK businesses are still finding it difficult to fill their cyber security skills gaps, with even those in charge of security saying they lack confidence in themselves

• July 21, 2023 21 Jul'23

  Almost 60% of people seeking a new role are doing so for cash

  There are many reasons someone may choose to seek a new role or job at another company, but this year’s Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT salary survey found that a majority do so for a higher salary

• July 20, 2023 20 Jul'23

  More ASEAN IT pros staying in their jobs

  Global economic uncertainty and staff retention efforts by employers are keeping the region’s IT professionals longer in their jobs

• July 20, 2023 20 Jul'23

  Renowned hacker and social engineer Kevin Mitnick dead at 59

  Famed hacker and social engineer Kevin Mitnick, who was at one time one of the most wanted cyber criminals in the world, has died peacefully at the age of 59 from complications arising from pancreatic cancer, following a 14-month illness

• July 20, 2023 20 Jul'23

  AI and data experts to be brought into government through secondment programme

  The government has announced plans for a secondment programme designed to bring digital experts into government departments