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• April 08, 2020 08 Apr'20

  Australian open source project to expand global reach

  Data61’s open source seL4 microkernel project will be supported by a new foundation created under the auspices of the Linux Foundation

• April 08, 2020 08 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: McAfee unearths dark web blood bank

  Cyber criminals are selling fake goods and running scams on online marketplaces during the Covid-19 pandemic. Don’t be taken in

• April 08, 2020 08 Apr'20

  What next for subpostmasters’ miscarriage of justice appeals?

  Computer Weekly looks at the next stages in the process to clear the names of subpostmasters wrongly prosecuted for the crimes of theft and false accounting

• April 08, 2020 08 Apr'20

  Coronavirus threats ramp up as more hospitals come under attack

  The Covid-19 Cyber Threat Coalition finds the majority of security pros have been targeted by cyber criminals exploiting the coronavirus pandemic, and adds to warnings of increased activity targeting the health sector

• April 08, 2020 08 Apr'20

  Samsung, AWS claim world’s first mission-critical comms video call

  MCPTX solution powered by leading cloud platform said to enable first responders to accurately assess vital moments using voice, data and video calls

• April 08, 2020 08 Apr'20

  The growing stature of open source in APAC

  From being users of open source software to contributing their own codes to the community, enterprises in Asia-Pacific are becoming active participants in the open source ecosystem

• April 08, 2020 08 Apr'20

  Cellwize aims for 5G network efficiency high note with Chime

  Cloud-based open RAN automation platform claimed to bring required flexibility and speed to accelerate 5G networks development

• April 08, 2020 08 Apr'20

  IR35 private sector reforms: Blanket bans on limited company contractors hold firm despite deferral

  While many firms have seized on the government’s decision to delay the roll-out of the IR35 reforms to rethink their approach, others are sticking by their decision to ban limited company IT contractors from their workforce

• April 07, 2020 07 Apr'20

  Judge refuses to delay Assange's extradition hearing over coronavirus pandemic

  District Judge Vanessa Baraitser says extradition proceedings will go ahead against Julian Assange, after his lawyers argued that the coronavirus lockdown means they cannot prepare their defence

• April 07, 2020 07 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Home business opportunity knocks for consumer IoT suppliers

  Internet-of-things manufacturers see a huge new market opening up from the millions of new enterprise customers working from home

• April 07, 2020 07 Apr'20

  Happy developers write secure code, report claims

  DevOps specialist Sonatype claims to have found a direct correlation between satisfied developers and application security hygiene

• April 07, 2020 07 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Criminals using Zoom installer to spread cryptominer

  Videoconferencing application targeted to deliver cryptomining malware to unsuspecting victims

• April 07, 2020 07 Apr'20

  Covid-19 to hamper short-term growth but mobility-as-a-service to rebound in 2021

  Despite expected restricted growth this year of platforms that integrate different transport services – including buses, taxis, rail and metro – into a single app, a dramatic return for MaaS is expected in the six years to 2027

• April 07, 2020 07 Apr'20

  UCL collaborates with IBM to use virtual reality to tackle loneliness

  Through an industry collaboration with IBM, university is enabling students to tackle real-world problems using virtual reality, artificial intelligence and internet of things technologies

• April 07, 2020 07 Apr'20

  House of Commons commits to digital Parliament

  Temporary arrangements will be in place to allow MPs to work remotely, with a project involving the BBC set to implement a more robust solution

• April 07, 2020 07 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Microsoft Azure suffers datacentre capacity shortages in Europe

  Microsoft is working to “expedite” additional datacentre capacity after reports of users struggling to access resources due to coronavirus demand surge. But how easy will that be amid a global pandemic?

• April 07, 2020 07 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Soaring collaboration app uptake sees home workers clock on for longer hours

  Number of people online during working day more than doubles since end of January and growth in demand for business apps reaches record levels, fuelled by conferencing applications

• April 07, 2020 07 Apr'20

  BCS calls for IT recognition in coronavirus response

  Campaign launched by BCS aims to recognise the importance of IT staff in keeping UK workers connected during the coronavirus crisis

• April 06, 2020 06 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Nordic tech startups face job cuts amid falling sales and a lack of funding

  Tech startups based in the Nordic region face difficult decisions as the Covid-19 pandemic leads to falling sales and investment

• April 06, 2020 06 Apr'20

  Two-factor authentication is broken: What comes next?

  Two-factor authentication is seen by many as a robust authentication method, but is it really as impervious as it seems?

• April 06, 2020 06 Apr'20

  BA and Marriott get GDPR fine reprieve

  Both British Airways and Marriott International have had their General Data Protection Regulation fines deferred until later in 2020

• April 06, 2020 06 Apr'20

  Liverpool top of the league for mobile business usage in UK

  Merseyside rated as the sweetest of sweet spots for business wireless connectivity

• April 06, 2020 06 Apr'20

  UK government, mobile trade association, operators slam attacks on UK 5G masts

  Criminal damage to phone masts and abuse of telecoms engineers condemned as the product of “crackpot” online conspiracy theories

• April 06, 2020 06 Apr'20

  Zero-day exploits increasingly commodified, say researchers

  The exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities increasingly demonstrates access to cash, rather than skills

• April 06, 2020 06 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: BPO and IT services delivered from India face big challenges

  UK businesses receiving business process outsourcing and IT services from India will face disruption, but IT services from large IT suppliers less so

• April 06, 2020 06 Apr'20

  Extension of coronavirus loan scheme does little for startups, says Tech Nation

  Changes to the government’s coronavirus business loan scheme will do little to alleviate the financial pressure on startups and pre-revenue companies, despite previous warnings from tech industry bodies about the dangers they face

• April 06, 2020 06 Apr'20

  Wireless industry hails FCC spectrum announcement as game changer for Wi-Fi 6

  Proposed opening of the 6GHz band to Wi-Fi 6 technology in US set to provide more capacity than all other current Wi-Fi bands put together

• April 06, 2020 06 Apr'20

  Government launches £20m tech fund to tackle coronavirus crisis

  The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy announced the funding to back proposals to be reviewed by Innovate UK

• April 06, 2020 06 Apr'20

  Malaysia’s telemedicine vision gets fresh boost

  Tech startup DoctorOnCall has built a virtual health advisory platform for people to consult doctors amid the coronavirus outbreak, catalysing Malaysia’s telemedicine blueprint, which was conceived over two decades ago

• April 05, 2020 05 Apr'20

  Interpol warns of more ransomware attacks against healthcare sector

  Purple notice issued to alert police forces around the world of ransomware attacks against hospitals and other healthcare institutions

• April 05, 2020 05 Apr'20

  Google data shows high interest in security and remote working

  An analysis of the most Googled technology terms during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the scale of the cyber security challenge presented by the crisis

• April 03, 2020 03 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Video calling, collaboration applications usage rise steeply in UK homes

  A survey from EY finds Covid-19 outbreak is already causing a shift in UK households’ digital activity, with many people trying online services for the first time, and video calling at the forefront of applications

• April 03, 2020 03 Apr'20

  Business data science teams need to be multi-disciplined, says Trainline

  Sam Taylor, head of data science at Trainline, says four years of team building points to a need to be multi-disciplinary in pursuit of delivering value for customers

• April 03, 2020 03 Apr'20

  Covid-19 apps pose threat to digital privacy on a global scale

  Digital security firm Surfshark has reviewed a number of apps aimed at tackling the spread of coronavirus, and found that many pose a threat to people’s digital privacy

• April 03, 2020 03 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Vodafone confident of staying on the line

  The coronavirus outbreak has caused the UK’s pattern of working behaviours to change completely – and network operators are confident they can cope

• April 03, 2020 03 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Welsh National Health Service preps Watson-powered chatbot

  NHS Wales is working on a Watson-powered virtual assistant to provide information on Covid-19, with several health services worldwide also looking to Watson to provide coronavirus advice for the public and clinicians

• April 03, 2020 03 Apr'20

  Speaker calls for virtual Parliament during coronavirus crisis

  Pressure mounts to build on previous virtual trials in parliamentary committee hearings and enable the House of Commons to operate remotely.

• April 03, 2020 03 Apr'20

  Use of NHS technology surges during Covid-19 outbreak

  Digital platforms provided by the health service are attracting many more users as a result of social distancing and the need to provide services remotely

• April 03, 2020 03 Apr'20

  Singapore researchers get priority access to HPC resources

  Singapore’s National Supercomputing Centre is fast-tracking access to its high-performance computing resources for researchers working on Covid-19-related projects

• April 03, 2020 03 Apr'20

  Transatel takes global connected vehicle platform on the road

  NTT subsidiary offers eSIM-capable, cellular technology for global IoT connectivity with Internet of Vehicles system designed to solve vehicle manufacturers’ greatest challenges

• April 02, 2020 02 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Magecart attacks on online retailers jump 20%

  RiskIQ researchers have observed a sharp uptick in Magecart credit card attacks, driven by increased traffic to online retailers during the coronavirus pandemic

• April 02, 2020 02 Apr'20

  What the Court of Appeal referrals mean to those who campaigned for justice for subpostmasters

  Former subpostmasters and their supporters describe their feelings after their appeals against convictions – some of which are nearly 20 years old – get sent to the Court of Appeal

• April 02, 2020 02 Apr'20

  Morrisons appeal success is cold comfort for enterprises

  The success of Morrisons’ appeal against judgments that it should be held vicariously liable for an insider data breach will be welcomed by businesses, but may be of limited comfort to them

• April 02, 2020 02 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Is Zoom safe and should security teams ban it?

  Zoom’s rapid rise to prominence has highlighted a score of security problems with the service. Should CISOs try to steer their organisations away from it, or ban it outright?

• April 02, 2020 02 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Three tips to maintain remote productivity

  As the lockdown continues, businesses are having to make use of remote working technologies. We investigate

• April 02, 2020 02 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Standardisation delays threaten long-term enterprise 5G

  Covid-19 outbreak could see delays in essential technology roll-out, leading to the 5G industry missing out on up to 10% of total revenues, says research firm

• April 02, 2020 02 Apr'20

  Covid-19 crisis shows fragility of food supply system

  Food system is “incredibly interdependent, but also incredibly disconnected”, says Richard Tiffin, chief scientific officer at early-stage agricultural data company Agrimetrics

• April 02, 2020 02 Apr'20

  Jack Schofield, tech journalist and Computer Weekly contributor, dies

  In his Computer Weekly articles, Schofield discussed the early success of the web, why the BlackBerry should be waterproof, and how Microsoft overtook IBM

• April 02, 2020 02 Apr'20

  Coronavirus: Ofcom relaxes ISPs’ broadband obligations

  UK comms regulator loosens operating guidelines on broadband operators to prevent driving additional traffic to call centres and not punish inability to meet repair targets

• April 02, 2020 02 Apr'20

  Australian broadband providers team up to meet network demand

  NBN Co and five retail service providers have formed a working group to manage congestion and take steps to address the surge in demand for broadband connectivity amid the Covid-19 outbreak