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• October 11, 2021 11 Oct'21

  UnaBiz raises $25m in Series B funding

  Regional IoT tech supplier will use the funds to strengthen its foothold in key markets and develop new products and services

• October 11, 2021 11 Oct'21

  Malaysia’s highway authority improves DR capabilities

  The Malaysian Highway Authority is now more resilient against cyber attacks through a local disaster-recovery-as-a-service offering powered by Veeam software

• October 11, 2021 11 Oct'21

  Better UK connectivity key to cutting CO2e emissions

  Research reveals that improved UK connectivity could save 27.8 mega tonnes of transport-related CO2e emissions by 2035

• October 11, 2021 11 Oct'21

  Covid-19 will loom over cyber strategy for years to come

  In remarks delivered to a Chatham House conference, NCSC head Lindy Cameron reflects on the security challenges facing the UK, and sets out some plans for the future

• October 11, 2021 11 Oct'21

  Oracle commits to growing global datacentre footprint by opening 14 new regions over coming year

  Database giant to build out its datacentre presence across the world on the back of growing demand for its cloud infrastructure services

• October 11, 2021 11 Oct'21

  IR35: FCSA defends Charter change that lets umbrella firms operate offshore setups

  Umbrella company accreditation body has moved to clarify the rationale behind a recent tweak to its membership charter amid accusations it could harm the sector’s reputation and encourage offshore tax avoidance

• October 11, 2021 11 Oct'21

  Sensitive documents to stay with whistleblower after deadline for agreement for their return passes

  A deadllne to agree the safe return of the sensitive banking details of former and current NatWest Group customers has passed without agreement

• October 11, 2021 11 Oct'21

  West Midlands expected to grow by £2.7bn with tech sector drive

  The region is expected to create 52,000 job positions in the next four years

• October 11, 2021 11 Oct'21

  Singapore refreshes cyber security strategy

  The city-state updates its national cyber security strategy to shore up the security of critical infrastructure and enterprises while growing its cyber security industry, among other goals

• October 08, 2021 08 Oct'21

  Lewis Hamilton charity aims to help train 150 black STEM teachers

  A charity led by Formula1 driver Lewis Hamilton has plans for a two-year pilot aimed at training and recruiting black teachers for science, technology, engineering and maths subjects

• October 08, 2021 08 Oct'21

  Oracle, Noovle, TIM team on multicloud services in Italy

  Collaborators aims to accelerate digital transformation of Italian enterprises and public sector organisations

• October 08, 2021 08 Oct'21

  Talent sits everywhere with hybrid work powered by mobile and artificial intelligence

  Cisco’s Hybrid work index reveals insights on people’s preferences, habits and technology usage in the era of hybrid work

• October 08, 2021 08 Oct'21

  Need for work equity and total meeting equality in world of hybrid work

  Research into the evolution of the workplace in the wake of Covid shows hybrid workers embracing anytime working as office culture ‘changes for ever’, but concerns over discrimination, career progression and noise weigh on employees’ minds

• October 08, 2021 08 Oct'21

  Craft beer specialist Brewdog fixes serious app vulnerability

  Vulnerability in brewer’s mobile app could have resulted in serious consequences for its shareholders and customers

• October 08, 2021 08 Oct'21

  Telstra connects direct to Microsoft Azure and Operator Connect for Microsoft Teams

  Australia-based global carrier enhances connectivity to Microsoft cloud services and provides an integrated calling experience via flagship collaboration service

• October 08, 2021 08 Oct'21

  Fast-moving Ryuk campaign targets healthcare organisations

  Newly designated FIN12 gang leverages the work of the cyber criminal ecosystem to conduct lightning-fast ransomware attacks

• October 08, 2021 08 Oct'21

  NatWest admits to weaknesses in anti-money laundering systems

  Bank pleads guilty to failures concerning the laundering of hundreds of millions of pounds, but says it has since improved its anti-money laundering systems

• October 08, 2021 08 Oct'21

  How Zoom is growing its APAC business

  Zoom is driving its growth in Asia-Pacific by embedding business processes into video communications, supporting the hybrid workplace and expanding its headcount in the region

• October 07, 2021 07 Oct'21

  ONS publishes technical learnings of UK’s first online census

  Use of agile delivery and cloud computing were among the highlights of the Census 2021, which received 22 million responses countrywide

• October 07, 2021 07 Oct'21

  HCL Benelux telco partnership targets SME and government

  Indian IT service provider signs partnership that will see it modernise the core technology of Proximus to offer its services through

• October 07, 2021 07 Oct'21

  ICO expresses concerns over its future independence

  In its response to the government’s data protection consultation, the Information Commissioner’s Office has raised worries over its future ability to function independently of government interference

• October 07, 2021 07 Oct'21

  Uber faces legal action over ‘racist’ facial verification system

  Two UK-based unions are taking Uber to court, claiming their members have been unfairly dismissed as a result of misidentification by the company’s facial verification system

• October 07, 2021 07 Oct'21

  Twitch data breach investigations continue

  Investigations are ongoing into a 125GB data breach that hit livestreaming platform Twitch, apparently the work of hacktivists

• October 07, 2021 07 Oct'21

  How data drives Air Canada’s cargo business

  Data-driven insights and artificial intelligence are helping Air Canada to find a new business path as it expands its cargo business following the pandemic

• October 07, 2021 07 Oct'21

  Ron Thompson, CDO, Nasa: Mind the data gap

  Data is the crown jewels of business, but is often siloed. We speak to the chief data officer at Nasa about developing a data integration culture

• October 07, 2021 07 Oct'21

  Glasgow publishes draft digital housing strategy

  Reducing digital exclusion, improving connectivity and citizen services are part of the plan

• October 07, 2021 07 Oct'21

  How VMware is tackling the Indian market

  VMware is eyeing growing opportunities in India around cloud-native application development, remote work as well as 5G and edge computing, says VMware president Sumit Dhawan

• October 07, 2021 07 Oct'21

  Eutelsat raises stake in OneWeb

  Leading French operator takes involvement with growing Bharti/UK government-owned satellite firm into higher orbit, becoming second largest shareholder

• October 06, 2021 06 Oct'21

  MEPs approve report opposing certain uses of AI by police

  European policymakers have approved a report on the use of AI in criminal matters, rejecting several amendments in the process that would have made it easier for police to potentially conduct predictive analytics and biometric surveillance

• October 06, 2021 06 Oct'21

  VMworld 2021: VMware CEO fleshes out and refines company’s enterprise multi-cloud strategy

  VMware’s new CEO, Raghu Raghuram, uses the VMworld 2021 keynote to set out the company’s expanded take on the meaning of multi-cloud

• October 06, 2021 06 Oct'21

  Wi-Fi 6/6E deployment set to be diffuse by 2022

  Survey of service providers and technology suppliers reveals next-generation wireless communications standards will flourish over the course of the next year

• October 06, 2021 06 Oct'21

  Open Infrastructure Foundation hails surge in OpenStack deployments as Microsoft joins ranks

  Open Infrastructure Foundation’s chief operating officer lifts the lid on how the pandemic is shaping and accelerating adoption of its open source cloud platform OpenStack

• October 06, 2021 06 Oct'21

  US lawmakers propose ransomware reporting rules

  Former presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren lends her support to a bill that would require corporate ransomware victims to disclose more information about their attacks to the authorities

• October 06, 2021 06 Oct'21

  The power of two: quantum or neuromorphic computing?

  No one wants to run a computer operating at temperatures close to absolute zero – this is pushing the boundaries of new computing architectures

• October 06, 2021 06 Oct'21

  Nokia aims for edge in journey to Industry 4.0

  Comms tech provider Nokia aims to address new category of Industry 4.0 applications that require increased capabilities and performance at the network edge and tight integration with industrial systems and networking solutions

• October 06, 2021 06 Oct'21

  Gaming service Twitch hacked, data leaked

  Users of livestreaming platform Twitch may be at risk after a 125GB torrent of data was leaked

• October 06, 2021 06 Oct'21

  Tech Nation adds 30 fintech scaleups to growth programme as funding continues to rise

  UK government-backed startup network adds 30 fintechs to its growth programme amid record investments in finance tech sector

• October 06, 2021 06 Oct'21

  Apache web server users urged to patch immediately

  New zero-day in Apache HTTP Server is already being actively exploited and must be addressed immediately

• October 06, 2021 06 Oct'21

  Ocado gets closer to autonomous delivery with Wayve trial

  Startup Wayve takes what it believes is a different approach to autonomous driving by modelling the behaviour of a driver

• October 06, 2021 06 Oct'21

  Pandemic increases need to hire tech workers

  The Covid-19 pandemic has changed consumer behaviour and technology use within organisations, leading to plans for technology hiring to increase over the next year

• October 06, 2021 06 Oct'21

  Auto-enrolment begins for Google multi-factor authentication

  Google has started to turn on multi-factor authentication on consumer accounts by default, and aims to auto-enrol 150 million users by the end of 2021

• October 06, 2021 06 Oct'21

  5PRING issues call for 5G innovation in UK events sector

  West Midlands telecoms industry testbed challenges innovators to help lead the next-generation networks revolution as live events industry gets back to life

• October 06, 2021 06 Oct'21

  Israeli Orca to invest in UK cyber scene

  Tel Aviv-headquartered Orca Security wants to set up a new R&D centre in the UK

• October 06, 2021 06 Oct'21

  Netherlands’ Team Liquid revolutionises e-sports with data analytics

  Data analysis is often used by enterprises, but the discipline is also gaining ground in other areas in the Netherlands, such as e-sports

• October 06, 2021 06 Oct'21

  Aetos to deploy Singtel MEC for security operations

  Security firm Aetos will use Singtel’s multi-access edge computing platform to run applications such as surveillance robots, drones and video analytics at its security command centre

• October 06, 2021 06 Oct'21

  Qualcomm and SSW get into gear to strike definitive agreement to acquire Veoneer

  Purchase of American-Swedish provider of automotive technology designed to augment comms tech giant’s ability to create an open and competitive advanced driver-assistance systems platform for the global auto industry and take ownership of RCS and ...

• October 05, 2021 05 Oct'21

  CIO interview: Lisa Heneghan, chief digital officer, KPMG

  KPMG UK’s digital leader says that in her 25-year career she has never known a more exciting time to work in IT

• October 05, 2021 05 Oct'21

  New Python-based ransomware attacks unfold in record time

  Sophos researchers detail a new variety of Python-based ransomware attack targeting VMware ESXi-hosted VMs

• October 05, 2021 05 Oct'21

  Concerns raised over confidentiality and transparency in government data innovation

  National data guardian Nicola Byrne warns about central principles that should be observed as data-driven innovation gathers pace in areas such as health and care

• October 05, 2021 05 Oct'21

  Microsoft’s financial services cloud available next month

  Financial finance sector-focused cloud service will be available at the beginning of November