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December 07, 2020
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Dec'20
UK Space Agency awards £7m for space innovation projects
A range of ‘high risk, high reward’ projects have been awarded a total of £7m from the Space Agency’s National Space Innovation Programme, aiming to make the UK a world leader in space technology
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December 07, 2020
07
Dec'20
Computer Weekly Buyer's Guide feature list 2021
Here is our 2021 schedule of up-and-coming in-depth articles that will cover carefully selected topics to help IT leaders select the right technology for their organisation
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December 07, 2020
07
Dec'20
HMRC referred 11 data security incidents to ICO in 2019-20
HM Revenue & Customs shares details of a number of data security incidents that occurred during the 2019-20 financial year in its annual report
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December 07, 2020
07
Dec'20
Grindr and others patch critical Android bug
Fixes for CVE-2020-8913 deployed as app developers shore up their defences against a disclosed Google Play vulnerability
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December 07, 2020
07
Dec'20
Post Office IT scandal CEO Paula Vennells jumps NHS ship as pressure mounts
CEO at the centre of the scandal that saw innocent people bankrupted and some sent to prison steps down from NHS role as pressure for her resignation grows
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December 07, 2020
07
Dec'20
Singapore government to boost blockchain adoption
Singapore government unveils S$12m programme to promote development and adoption of blockchain applications beyond financial services
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December 07, 2020
07
Dec'20
A trillion dollars lost to cyber crime every year
Data collated by McAfee and the Centre for Strategic and International Studies highlights the growing impact of cyber crime
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December 06, 2020
06
Dec'20
China lags US in computer vision
China trails the US in the field of computer vision despite making inroads in computing and research, new report finds
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December 04, 2020
04
Dec'20
Government data quality framework geared to overcome poorly organised data
The Office for National Statistics has published guidelines aimed at improving “disorganised” public sector data
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December 04, 2020
04
Dec'20
Atos develops Q-Score benchmark for quantum computing
HPC will outpace quantum computer performance for a few years, but Atos believes businesses need a quantum computing strategy
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December 04, 2020
04
Dec'20
FTTH Council Europe slams misleading advertising for fibre networks
Fibre broadband trade body study shows consumers are confused about marketing and performance of broadband-access technologies, recommending a ‘fibre-ready’ label should be introduced for new buildings and major renovations
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December 04, 2020
04
Dec'20
Kent and Medway to launch shared health and social care record
The Kent and Medway Care Record (KMCR) aims to create a single view of each patient’s record, and will hold automated data feeds from acute hospitals, community providers, mental health services, GPs and social care
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December 04, 2020
04
Dec'20
Opportunistic Egregor ransomware is an emerging and active threat
Researchers at Recorded Future’s Insikt Group highlight links between the emerging Egregor ransomware and other strains, and offer guidance on defending against it
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December 04, 2020
04
Dec'20
What next for the now-profitable app-based Starling Bank?
Starling bank is the first of the new breed of UK digital banks to make a profit, so where next?
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December 04, 2020
04
Dec'20
Avast and Borsetta to support Intel’s AI security project
Security firm Avast and AI security specialist Borsetta have signed up to support an Intel-led artificial intelligence security research project
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December 03, 2020
03
Dec'20
Cyber Aware campaign to help safeguard Christmas shoppers
New government campaign sets out to raise awareness of online shopping fraud in the run-up to Christmas
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December 03, 2020
03
Dec'20
Nova casts light on streaming network issues as energy demands soar
So-called industry-first solution brings new revenue opportunities, reduces churn and differentiates offer for video providers as they struggle to cope with energy surge in providing services
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December 03, 2020
03
Dec'20
Dreamforce 2020: Hyperforce shifts Salesforce to public cloud
Salesforce COO Bret Taylor announced “Hyperforce” during Marc Benioff’s opening keynote at the virtual version of the supplier’s 2020 Dreamforce event in San Francisco
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December 03, 2020
03
Dec'20
S/4 Hana projects come off back burner, but skills shortage impedes progress
UK and Ireland SAP User Group members set to ramp up S/4 ERP migration projects, but skills shortage and retirement of SAP managers in user organisations are a concern
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December 03, 2020
03
Dec'20
Openreach claims UK first as it moves from copper to full-fibre in Salisbury
Salisbury takes a step closer to becoming the UK’s first ‘fully digital’ city with full-fibre deployment
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December 03, 2020
03
Dec'20
Allied Irish Bank prioritises digital services as it cuts workforce
Bank is cutting its operating costs by 10% with job cuts and facility closures, but will continue to invest heavily in technology
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December 03, 2020
03
Dec'20
Covid-19 vaccine supply chain attacked by unknown nation state
An unknown nation state actor is attempting to disrupt the supply of coronavirus vaccines
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December 03, 2020
03
Dec'20
Bank of England enlists development partner to unlock cloud
Bank has agreed a two-year deal with a cloud development platform provider as it seeks to take its cloud journey to the next level
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December 03, 2020
03
Dec'20
IT teams’ challenges ramp up in maintaining high-quality network video experience
Companies providing streaming services have seen huge growth in demand, which has meant providing an optimal user experience while managing surging user traffic
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December 03, 2020
03
Dec'20
Lax Android app developers putting millions of users at risk
Eight months after Google patched a critical vulnerability, developers have failed to update their apps, putting millions of users of apps such as dating services Bumble and Grindr at risk
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December 03, 2020
03
Dec'20
Dangerous Trickbot evolves to target UEFI/BIOS firmware
Dubbed Trickboot by researchers, Trickbot’s new features enable malicious actors to read, write or even erase UEFI/BIOS firmware
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December 03, 2020
03
Dec'20
ICT disaster threatens Dutch environment law
The Dutch government’s revamp of its construction planning law faces major IT challenges and scepticism
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December 03, 2020
03
Dec'20
Tech and data key to achieving low-carbon economy, says Royal Society
Report says net-zero transition should be data-led, and calls for coordination between government, regulators, industry and third sector
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December 03, 2020
03
Dec'20
‘Significant risk’ UK won’t be ready by end of Brexit transition period, says PAC
Public Accounts Committee is concerned with IT systems still being in development stage, leaving ‘little margin before they must be operational’, and criticises government for seeming to take ‘limited responsibility’ for readiness
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December 03, 2020
03
Dec'20
Nokia deploys 5G private networking across five German research centres
Finnish comms tech giant continues roll-out of standalone private 5G network for large-scale implementation across renowned German research institutes
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December 02, 2020
02
Dec'20
How IoT keeps water flowing in rural communities
Non-profit organisation Charity: water has built an internet-of-things device packed with sensors to keep wells in remote parts of Africa and Asia flowing with clean water
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December 02, 2020
02
Dec'20
Greater Manchester launches digital inclusion taskforce
The group including industry, community and government representatives will aim to fix the digital divide in the region
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December 02, 2020
02
Dec'20
RingCentral notes unified communications gains with PCCW Global private network
Global infrastructure provider implements private network to enable unified collaboration and contact centre systems firm to augment and scale networks to accommodate rapid growth and spikes in demand
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December 02, 2020
02
Dec'20
Re:Invent 2020: AWS CEO Andy Jassy on redefining hybrid cloud
Amazon Web Services’ Re:Invent user conference has moved online this year, with the firm’s CEO using the opening keynote to explain how AWS’s take on hybrid cloud has changed over time
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December 02, 2020
02
Dec'20
Salesforce confirms rumoured Slack acquisition on eve of Dreamforce 2020
Salesforce has announced a $27.7bn stock and cash acquisition of Slack ahead of the virtual iteration of its Dreamforce 2020 event
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December 02, 2020
02
Dec'20
Covid-19: Cyber criminals will target vaccine programmes
Interpol issues a global alert to law enforcement as the UK becomes one of the first countries to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for use
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December 02, 2020
02
Dec'20
Comms giants flow to edge of Amazon to boost 5G enterprise, industrial applications
Vodafone and Verizon announce partnerships with cloud giant to offer edge computing for use cases including autonomous vehicles, security, smart cities, healthcare and live interactive video streaming
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December 02, 2020
02
Dec'20
Double extortion ransomware will be a big theme in 2021
Defenders will see heightened levels of cyber crime next year as criminals pivot their attacks from data encryption to exfiltration
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December 02, 2020
02
Dec'20
CIO interview: John Davison, First Central Group
For the last nine years, John Davison has provided an IT strategy to drive business operations. Automation is the next phase of that strategy
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December 02, 2020
02
Dec'20
CIO interview: Danny Attias, chief digital and information officer, Anthony Nolan
Digital transformation takes on a whole new purpose when it's helping to save lives – but leading IT for a charity also has its satisfying technology challenges
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December 02, 2020
02
Dec'20
Three continues UK 5G roll-out
UK operator now offers 5G in 154 towns and cities serviced from over 800 sites across the UK and announces partnership with Ericsson that includes roll-out of 5G and improvements to 4G network
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December 02, 2020
02
Dec'20
Singapore government remains ‘juicy target’ for cyber attackers
The government is baking security into the design and implementation of its IT systems and looking to increase bug bounties to fend off cyber threats
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December 01, 2020
01
Dec'20
Zoom revenue bonanza continues into third quarter
Breakout video conferencing firm continues strong run and in third quarter shows ongoing influx of customers
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December 01, 2020
01
Dec'20
Makers partners with Coding Black Females
Coding bootcamp has linked up with Coding Black Females to train more black talent in software skills
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December 01, 2020
01
Dec'20
Aviation startup goes ‘all-in’ on AWS to make its supersonic jet plans take flight
Boom Supersonic sets sights on making commercial supersonic air travel a reality for passengers again, and is leaning on Amazon Web Services to support its efforts
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December 01, 2020
01
Dec'20
Work in progress: Gaia-X project sets out path to create cross-continent data infrastructure
The Gaia-X project's annual summit gave attendees a sneak peek at how its efforts to create an open, cross-continent, next-generation data infrastructure are progressing
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December 01, 2020
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Dec'20
Wayra partners with UK government for Latin American scaleup project
Two scaleups from three Latin American countries – Argentina, Chile and Uruguay – will be selected by a project that will help the growing firms expand overseas into the UK market
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December 01, 2020
01
Dec'20
ABN Amro to sell head office as it focuses on enabling remote working
Dutch bank is selling its head office and redesigning another facility to facilitate increased home working
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December 01, 2020
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Dec'20
DHL, Amazon and FedEx are most phished delivery services
DHL has emerged as the most imitated delivery brand in Europe, accounting for 77% of the total volume of phishing emails received in November 2020
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December 01, 2020
01
Dec'20
22,000 malicious .uk domains suspended in past year
Nominet has suspended just over 22,000 domains in the 12 months to 31 October 2020, continuing a downward trend, and with less impact from Covid-19 than might be expected