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• May 19, 2022 19 May'22

  Defensive cyber attacks may be justified, says attorney general

  Speaking ahead of a speech at the Chatham House think tank, the UK’s attorney general has suggested defensive cyber attacks against hostile countries may be legally justifiable

• May 19, 2022 19 May'22

  Top cyber criminal earnings outpace those of business leaders

  Cyber crime can pay significantly better than leading a FTSE 100 organisation, according to a report

• May 19, 2022 19 May'22

  Nature of cyber war evolving in real time, says Microsoft president

  The past three months have seen the rapid evolution of the very nature warfare to incorporate cyber attacks, Microsoft’s Brad Smith tells the audience at its Envision conference in London

• May 19, 2022 19 May'22

  Deliveroo accused of ‘soft union busting’ with GMB deal

  Smaller grassroots unions have criticised Deliveroo and GMB for making a “hollow” deal that will ultimately undermine workers’ self-organising efforts

• May 19, 2022 19 May'22

  Red teaming will be standard in Dutch governmental organisations by 2025

  The Dutch government wants to include the testing of the digital security of systems, processes and people – also known as red teaming – in all of its governmental organisations’ test planning and budgeting by 2025 at the latest

• May 19, 2022 19 May'22

  OneWeb sets sail with Navarino to extend connectivity to commercial shipping

  Growing satellite broadband provider agreement expands availability of low Earth orbit connectivity for commercial shipping in bid to transform operational efficiency and support smarter shipping

• May 19, 2022 19 May'22

  Relentless branch closures at Lloyds Bank continue as digital banking takes hold

  UK bank branches are being shuttered in large numbers as consumers choose online banking, with Lloyds Banking Group announcing more closures

• May 19, 2022 19 May'22

  AMD, Qualcomm collaborate to optimise business connectivity

  Joint effort between chip firm and processor platform provider brings remote Wi-Fi management capabilities to IT administrators through AMD PRO technologies suite of enterprise technology offerings

• May 19, 2022 19 May'22

  Singapore opens security testing centre

  Joint centre set up by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore and a local university will facilitate security testing and train security evaluation talent

• May 18, 2022 18 May'22

  Veeam to continue growth momentum in APAC

  Veeam expects its backup offerings that protect ‘strategic workloads’ such as Microsoft 365 and Salesforce to continue driving its growth momentum in the region

• May 18, 2022 18 May'22

  Adoption of cloud-native architectures on the rise

  An increasing number of organisations are deploying Kubernetes to support digitisation initiatives, with service mesh also gaining in popularity

• May 18, 2022 18 May'22

  Mastercard biometric programme will allow payment authentication by smile

  Mastercard is inviting banks and merchants to join a programme to set standards for biometric payments technology

• May 18, 2022 18 May'22

  Portworx adds anti-ransomware to PX-Backup for Kubernetes

  Pure’s Kubernetes storage and data protection platform adds object locking to combat ransomware

• May 18, 2022 18 May'22

  Openreach, CityFibre further full-fibre roll-out pace

  As part of its regular programme of build updates, BT-owned broadband provision firm adds just under half a million homes and businesses, including both rural and urban areas, to its fibre network

• May 18, 2022 18 May'22

  Virgin Media O2 Business launches tech fund for medium businesses

  UK-based cableco launches tech fund for new and existing medium business customers, as well as a free digital review to ensure businesses are set up for the future of hybrid working

• May 18, 2022 18 May'22

  Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability to enter general availability in June 2022

  Microsoft has confirmed its sustainability-focused suite of software-as-a-service (SaaS) tools is set to enter general availability from June 2022

• May 18, 2022 18 May'22

  Google embarks on UK-focused cloud skills programme pilot with non-profit Generation UK

  The Google Cloud team is enlisting the help of non-profit training and education provider Generation UK to help more people from under-represented groups start out on a career in cloud

• May 17, 2022 17 May'22

  Veeam outlines data protection vision

  Veeam is looking to achieve an “outsized market leading position” by tapping its strengths in data protection and doubling down on innovation to help enterprises secure emerging workloads

• May 17, 2022 17 May'22

  Cato Networks beefs up SASE offer with Marseilles point of presence

  Point of presence in South of France port city joins SASE provider’s global private network of more than 70 PoPs worldwide, extending converged security and networking to the region while expanding in-country resiliency across key territory

• May 17, 2022 17 May'22

  Etisalat takes stake as Vodafone reports ‘good’ fiscal year

  In the wake of major MENA provider buying 9% share, global operator claims satisfactory fiscal year with continued growth in both Europe and Africa

• May 17, 2022 17 May'22

  Post Office scandal victim calls for government’s role in silencing victims to be investigated

  Victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal in Scotland raise further questions about Post Office and government conduct

• May 17, 2022 17 May'22

  (ISC)² to train 100,000 cyber pros in UK

  Security association (ISC)² unveils ambitious UK training programme

• May 17, 2022 17 May'22

  Investment in UK ‘cleantech’ sector hit new high in 2021 as climate change concerns rise

  Investment in companies that make technologies designed to help society more sustainable is on the rise across Europe, and in the UK, too

• May 17, 2022 17 May'22

  Video effects firm cuts costs by 20% and goes hybrid with Hammerspace

  Jellyfish Pictures saves on rising power and office space costs, as well as Brexit difficulties, by using Hammerspace to allow access to large files from any geographic location

• May 17, 2022 17 May'22

  Controversial Post Office IT system to be replaced by 2025

  Work is ongoing by the Post Office to replace the controversial Horizon retail and accounting system used in nearly 12,000 branches

• May 17, 2022 17 May'22

  Australian CISOs least prepared for cyber attacks

  Australian CISOs are under pressure and feel the least prepared globally to deal with the consequences of a cyber attack, study finds

• May 17, 2022 17 May'22

  Hammerspace the ‘missing link’ for a cloud still lacking

  The cloud can’t enable true multi-region working so Hammerspace helps make data visible globally and aggregate it as needed between locations with workflows set via customer policy

• May 17, 2022 17 May'22

  Nokia and University of Technology Sydney unveil 5G-connected microbrewery

  5G-connected microbrewery located in the Tech Lab of leading Australian educational establishment, which forms part of Industry 4.0 research facility, uses comms tech provider’s 5G backhaul connectivity solution and digital twin technology to ...

• May 16, 2022 16 May'22

  Smart traffic management offers greater emissions control

  Juniper Research has predicted that CO2 emissions could be slashed if governments fully deploy smart traffic management systems

• May 16, 2022 16 May'22

  Europol gears up to collect big data on European citizens after MEPs vote to expand policing power

  The European Parliament has voted to expand Europol’s role, legalising its processing of bulk datasets containing personal information and endorsing research into predictive policing technologies

• May 16, 2022 16 May'22

  Gartner Data & Analytics Summit: Unleash innovation on emergence from pandemic

  Analysts at the Gartner Data & Analytics Summit in London urged D&A leaders to unleash innovation as their organisations emerge from the shadow of the pandemic

• May 16, 2022 16 May'22

  Verizon Business and Visionable open connected healthcare centre

  Verizon Business and Visionable to open technology-led centre dedicated to accelerating the adoption of connected healthcare technologies for patient-centric care

• May 16, 2022 16 May'22

  Zoom furthers contact centre expansion with Solvvy acquisition

  In the next step of progression from being the pandemic’s breakout collaboration services leader, Zoom makes strategic buy to add advanced conversational AI and automation capabilities

• May 16, 2022 16 May'22

  Keeping Singapore’s critical systems secure

  Tracy Thng offers a glimpse into her work in strengthening the cyber resilience of 11 essential service sectors in Singapore

• May 16, 2022 16 May'22

  Cisco enhances Webex for hybrid with ChomeOS, wellbeing support

  Network and collaboration technology provider enters into partnership with IT giant to build the Webex Meetings PWA for all Chrome OS devices, and introduces collaboration services that support wellbeing

• May 13, 2022 13 May'22

  Pro-competition data sharing will not include users’ personal info, says minister

  UK government proposals to improve competition in digital markets by making tech giants share data with smaller firms will not include consumers’ personal information, says digital minister

• May 13, 2022 13 May'22

  Record Wi-Fi 6/6E demand as digital-first European homes make wireless indispensable

  Products based on next generation of wireless internet standard flourish as the past two years results in dramatic shift in home connectivity demands

• May 13, 2022 13 May'22

  Pharrowtech raises Series A funding to develop first ‘viable’ wireless fibre alternative

  Millimetre wave hardware and software design and developer gains investment to accelerate go-to-market for cutting-edge gigabit-per-second wireless solutions for internet access, consumer applications, 5G and smart cities

• May 13, 2022 13 May'22

  Santander has so far moved 80% of IT infrastructure to cloud

  Spanish banking giant Santander continues its journey into the cloud as it strives to be cloud native

• May 13, 2022 13 May'22

  Open source community sets out path to secure software

  A 10-point plan to improve the security and resilience of open source software was presented this week at a summit in the US

• May 13, 2022 13 May'22

  Dublin datacentre operators warned of climate change-related coastal flooding risks

  A 3D data visualisation map from Cervest shows large swathes of Dublin could be affected by climate change-related coastal flooding in the years to come, which could have big implications for the region's datacentres

• May 13, 2022 13 May'22

  Amazon shareholders to vote on audit of working conditions

  Amazon shareholders will vote on whether the company has to conduct an independent audit on the working conditions and treatment of its warehouse workers, following the e-commerce giant’s unsuccessful attempt to dismiss the proposal

• May 13, 2022 13 May'22

  Government levelling up bill promotes open data-based digital planning

  The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill announced in the Queen’s Speech includes proposals for digital planning powers to be given to local government in England and Wales, based on open data

• May 13, 2022 13 May'22

  Organisational silos hampering integration efforts in Asia

  Many organisations in Asia still approach integration in silos, choosing to build hard coded integrations that tend to be brittle and more prone to failure

• May 12, 2022 12 May'22

  Yearly revenue growth stutters but BT continues on fibre, 5G focus

  Mixed bag in leading UK telco’s 2021/22 fiscal year, but company says it is on the right track and will continue to invest for the future

• May 12, 2022 12 May'22

  Parasol data breach: Leaked email claims Optionis is denying responsibility for incident

  Parent company of the Parasol umbrella firm that suffered a cyber attack and data breach earlier this year is denying responsibility for the incident, as legal action against the firm heats up

• May 12, 2022 12 May'22

  App-based Starling Bank doubles its Cardiff workforce

  Digital bank is recruiting nearly 500 people, including data scientists and engineers, to its Cardiff operation

• May 12, 2022 12 May'22

  GPDPR data scrape a ‘mistake’, says leading scientist

  Giving evidence to the Science and Technology Committee, academic, physician and science writer Ben Goldacre has expressed serious misgivings about the on-hold GPDPR NHS data scrape

• May 12, 2022 12 May'22

  Amdocs unveils digital transformation and SaaS support

  Software and services provider supports media and communications base with offerings designed to deliver integration of streaming services for leading UK cableco

• May 12, 2022 12 May'22

  Rackspace mulls over business unit sell-off following strategic review of company

  A statement by the CEO of Rackspace suggests the company could be heading for another period of change, following a strategic review of its business