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• July 13, 2022 13 Jul'22

  Slippery phish wriggles around MFA protections, says Microsoft

  Microsoft’s threat researchers share details of a phishing campaign that hit 10,000 organisations, against which standard multifactor authentication provides little defence

• July 13, 2022 13 Jul'22

  Enterprise interest in sovereign cloud on the rise, Capgemini research suggests

  Capgemini Research Institute probe into enterprise attitudes towards use of sovereign cloud services suggests interest is on the up

• July 13, 2022 13 Jul'22

  Freight forwarding and logistics firm gains extra mileage through CallSwitch UCaaS

  International logistics firm achieves improved business efficiency by replacing legacy VoIP system with hosted telephony solution supporting unified collaboration and communications platform

• July 13, 2022 13 Jul'22

  Digital break-up kit to help women get out of bad relationships safely

  Domestic abuse charity Refuge teams up with Avast to equip women with the knowledge to effectively and safely end a relationship digitally

• July 13, 2022 13 Jul'22

  July Patch Tuesday brings more than 80 fixes, one zero-day

  While some admins can put their feet up and let Windows Autopatch do the hard work of updating their Microsoft estates, for the rest of us, the Patch Tuesday bandwagon keeps on keeping on

• July 13, 2022 13 Jul'22

  Nominate: Most Influential Women in UK Technology 2022

  Who do you think should be considered for Computer Weekly’s 2022 list of the 50 most influential women in UK technology?

• July 13, 2022 13 Jul'22

  Delta Airlines signs multi-year cloud deal with AWS as customer experience revamp gathers pace

  Nearly 18 months on from signing a multi-year deal with IBM, focused on embracing a hybrid cloud setup for its operations, Delta Airlines is adding AWS to its roster of cloud partners

• July 13, 2022 13 Jul'22

  Goldman Sachs hires Google incubator founder

  Bank recruits co-founder of Google’s incubator as it continues to transform its business through digital technology

• July 13, 2022 13 Jul'22

  Scotland 5G Centre turns to Vodafone for 5G networks to support economic growth

  Leading UK operator designs and deploys two new 5G mobile private network deployments in Aberdeen and Kilmarnock to support the digitisation and diversification of local economies

• July 13, 2022 13 Jul'22

  ST Engineering, MEASAT expand partnership for enterprise satellite connectivity

  Malaysian satellite operator expands network to deliver what it says will be a ‘plethora’ of services to enterprises and communities in rural and ultra-rural areas across the country

• July 13, 2022 13 Jul'22

  ICO calls for review into government use of private email and WhatsApp messages

  Information Commissioner’s Office reprimands Department of Health and Social Care after ministers and officials conducted government business on their own email accounts and messaging apps

• July 13, 2022 13 Jul'22

  NHS trust cuts costs and refresh cycle with Wasabi cloud storage

  Imperial College NHS Trust expects to saves 30% in storage costs and cut back on five-year refresh headaches in a move that has seen backup and archive data move to the Wasabi cloud

• July 12, 2022 12 Jul'22

  UK homeworking more than doubles since 2019

  Office for National Statistics roundup of the latest data and analysis on the UK economy, business and jobs finds the number of people working from home in the UK increased by 108.8% between October to December 2019 and January to March 2022

• July 12, 2022 12 Jul'22

  CityFibre reveals full-fibre economic boost to Swindon, pilots virtualised network service delivery

  Full-fibre platform provider trials Edgility Suite for rapid, cost-effective delivery of value-added services for business ISPs

• July 12, 2022 12 Jul'22

  First cohort of data science professionals certified by AfDSP

  The Alliance for Data Science Professionals has certified its first cohort, with the imprimatur of the UK’s national statistician, Ian Diamond

• July 12, 2022 12 Jul'22

  Brits say social media must do more to block harmful content

  UK citizens want social media companies to do more to prevent harmful content appearing on their platforms

• July 12, 2022 12 Jul'22

  MaliBot Android malware spreading fast, says Check Point

  The MaliBot malware is becoming a persistent and widespread problem, and Android users should be on their guard, says Check Point

• July 12, 2022 12 Jul'22

  Schneider Electric reinforces commitment to addressing datacentre skills gap with new courses

  Datacentre energy management company is adding more courses to its free online training portal to help close industry skills gap

• July 12, 2022 12 Jul'22

  Is time running out for legacy payments technology used by banks?

  The company bringing Google-like processing to core banking for banks has added the same proposition in payments

• July 12, 2022 12 Jul'22

  Ordnance Survey research reveals sustainability projects as hot for software developers

  According to research by Ordnance Survey, sustainability projects are emerging as hot zones for software developers, attracted by the chance to do some good as well as make good money

• July 12, 2022 12 Jul'22

  Microsoft Windows Autopatch now generally available

  Microsoft customers with Windows Enterprise E3 and E5 licences can now take full advantage of its new automated patching service

• July 12, 2022 12 Jul'22

  Ericsson, Qualcomm, Thales team to validate space-based 5G

  Comms technology providers enter into partnership with aerospace firm to provide global 5G coverage including areas currently not served by terrestrial networks

• July 12, 2022 12 Jul'22

  Whitehall IT veteran Mike Potter returns as new government CDO

  Potter will become the most senior digital government leader, in charge of the Central, Digital and Data Office, when he replaces Joanna Davinson in the autumn

• July 12, 2022 12 Jul'22

  Connexin extends gigabit proposition with Wisper Broadband acquisition

  As it continues to grow its fibre offering in the region, Hull-based IoT and digital infrastructure specialist undertakes buyout of local internet service provider

• July 12, 2022 12 Jul'22

  Singapore doubles down on OT security

  The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore will fund 80 scholarships to groom a talent pool of operational technology security experts, among other efforts to bolster the security of critical infrastructure in the city-state

• July 11, 2022 11 Jul'22

  Oracle to open first sovereign cloud regions for EU-based users in 2023

  Database software giant Oracle has set out plans to provide private enterprises and public sector organisations with access to sovereign cloud regions, with the first set to open in Spain and Germany next year

• July 11, 2022 11 Jul'22

  Nokia deploys passive optical LAN at Orange France, delivers 5G for AT&T Mexico

  Leading comms tech provider strikes partnership with French operator to deploy a passive optical LAN service at more than 20 sites across the country

• July 11, 2022 11 Jul'22

  NetApp Ontap to be sole vSAN storage alternative in the cloud

  NetApp Ontap storage will provide file access capacity to extend VMware data stores in AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google clouds as a cheaper alternative to VMware vSAN

• July 11, 2022 11 Jul'22

  Microsoft VBA macro block will return

  Microsoft provides more details about its sudden decision to rollback a landmark security policy, and reassures users it is a temporary measure

• July 11, 2022 11 Jul'22

  Southern Cross announces world’s longest single-span submarine 400GbE net

  Supplier of international capacity to carriers and ISPs in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region launches Southern Cross NEXT cable, aiming to pave the way for of 400GbE services across a 15,840km network

• July 11, 2022 11 Jul'22

  SMEs lagging on multifactor authentication

  Only 46% of small business owners say they have implemented multifactor authentication, and just 13% mandate its use, according to a report

• July 08, 2022 08 Jul'22

  Vodafone, Virgin Media O2 commit to mobile access across London Underground

  Global communications infrastructure provider announces that all four major mobile networks have now committed to high-speed 4G and 5G-ready mobile connectivity across the Tube network

• July 08, 2022 08 Jul'22

  Ofcom publishes Online Safety Roadmap

  The roadmap sets out how the online harms regulator will approach implementing the UK’s online safety regime, and tells tech firms to start preparing for the new rules

• July 08, 2022 08 Jul'22

  Stop telling clients to pay ransomware gangs, solicitors told

  The NCSC and the ICO are calling on solicitors to help tackle the rising number of ransomware payments being made, and to stop giving erroneous advice to victims

• July 08, 2022 08 Jul'22

  Sweden and GDPR – four years on

  Swedish data protection coordinator talks to Computer Weekly four years into the General Data Protection Regulation

• July 08, 2022 08 Jul'22

  How Bank BPD Bali modernised its datacentre infrastructure

  The Indonesian bank has deployed the Nutanix Cloud Platform in a move to modernise its datacentre infrastructure and pave the way towards hybrid and multi-cloud

• July 08, 2022 08 Jul'22

  Microsoft appears to reverse VBA macro-blocking

  Microsoft quietly reverses VBA macro-blocking across its Office portfolio in a move that has left security experts puzzled

• July 08, 2022 08 Jul'22

  Microsoft to roll out grid-interactive UPS tech to its Dublin datacentre

  Software giant plans to support Ireland’s transition to a carbon-free energy society by making its datacentre’s backup power sources available for use to the country’s national grid

• July 08, 2022 08 Jul'22

  Effect Photonics, Rural Dorset roll out fixed wireless 5G access to rural UK

  Fixed wireless access gains boost across hard-to-reach areas in rural Wales and Dorset, making 5G services available to homes in island of Anglesey

• July 07, 2022 07 Jul'22

  UK government does not yet understand threat of technology to foreign policy

  Select committee chair warns government that the threat posed to global security by malign actors influencing tech standards is no ‘dystopian fantasy’

• July 07, 2022 07 Jul'22

  UK-based datacentre cooling firm FEL Group ceases trading

  Although its most recent financial report suggested the firm was seeing green shoots of recovery after a business restructure and financing plan, a disagreement on a key contract has resulted in FEL Group going out of business

• July 07, 2022 07 Jul'22

  MI5, FBI chiefs warn of Chinese cyber espionage threat

  In a joint appearance in London, MI5 director general Ken McCallum and FBI director Chris Wray warn of the growing threat posed by the Chinese government to UK and US interests

• July 07, 2022 07 Jul'22

  IBM still breaking new ground at Wimbledon

  IBM Watson is playing an increasingly important role in growing the fanbase and relevance of the Wimbledon tennis tournament

• July 07, 2022 07 Jul'22

  5G-Advanced to hit stride from 2025

  Next gen of current next-gen mobile targeted to flourish from 2025-2030, helping 5G commercialisation, long-term development of AI, machine learning and network energy savings for a fully automated network

• July 07, 2022 07 Jul'22

  UK signs ‘in principle’ data adequacy agreement with South Korea

  Bilateral adequacy agreement will allow businesses to conduct cross-border data transfers with minimal restrictions

• July 07, 2022 07 Jul'22

  Amid NSO lawsuit, Apple expands spyware protections

  Apple previews a new feature called Lockdown Mode to protect iPhone and iPad users from ‘mercenary spyware’

• July 07, 2022 07 Jul'22

  Deliciously Ella – how the brand adopted D2C during the pandemic

  Plant-based brand Deliciously Ella did not intend to sell directly to customers, but shifting unsold stock during the pandemic opened digital doors for the brand

• July 07, 2022 07 Jul'22

  Latest Marriott data breach not as serious as others

  Questions are again being raised over Marriott’s cyber security practices following yet another incident, but fortunately it seems limited in its scope, and the company is responding appropriately

• July 07, 2022 07 Jul'22

  Netskope focuses on network transformation with ‘elite’ advisory group

  Network technologies provider announces formation of Network Visionaries group featuring former AWS, Crowdstrike execs to offer cloud, hyperscale, security and networking expertise

• July 07, 2022 07 Jul'22

  Tech companies face pressure over end-to-end encryption in Online Safety Bill

  An amendment to the Online Safety Bill, currently going through Parliament, will put pressure on tech companies over end-to-end encrypted messaging services