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• January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

  UK in catch-22 decision over Huawei security

  The UK’s final decision on whether to permit mobile operators to use Huawei equipment is expected imminently, and its decision will have ramifications far beyond the technology sphere

• January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

  LV= rolls out smart speaker skill

  General insurance firm says customers will receive answers to commonly asked questions by invoking the skill on Alexa or Google Home Assistant

• January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

  Openreach extends full-fibre network to rural UK

  UK national broadband infrastructure provider ramps up programme to deliver full-fibre to 200 locations, mainly towns and villages hitherto not passed by network

• January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

  Government tightens law around IoT cyber security

  New legislation developed by DCMS and the NCSC may help guarantee the security and privacy of users of consumer IoT devices

• January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

  NHS Digital completes first two major service migrations to the AWS cloud

  The digital arm of the National Health Service confirms the system moves are the first of many service migrations it is planning to undertake

• January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

  Police sent information about potential Fujitsu staff perjury in subpostmaster prosecutions

  The police have been asked to consider information from a High Court judge questioning evidence given by Fujitsu staff in criminal trials of Post Office subpostmasters

• January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

  NHSX reports progress in screening transformation

  Digital unit outlines work that has been done to address the shortcomings of screening IT programmes

• January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

  RAN sharing and convergence juice up Orange for 2020

  Telco Orange’s roadmap for Europe in 2020 reveals the power of convergence and the need for ecosystem partnerships

• January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

  Private equity players fuelled record number of datacentre mergers and acquisitions in 2019

  While the number of deals being struck in the datacentre market hits new highs, the average deal size shrinks for the second year in a row

• January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

  UK teachers want more computers in schools

  As well as equipment, a priority is to increase the provision of training for teachers in the use of technology, according to a new study

• January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

  Met Police to launch facial recognition operationally

  Despite the continuing controversy around its use, the Metropolitan Police will be deploying live facial recognition across the capital

• January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

  SANS Institute calls on Manchester security pros

  Manchester will play host to a week-long cyber security training event during February

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  UK firms lack skills to make AI work, employees claim

  Research finds employees are concerned about being blamed for tech blunders, with those fears increasing resistance towards artificial intelligence technology

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  Cyber gangsters publish staff passwords following ‘Sodinokibi’ attack on car parts group Gedia

  Sodinokibi hacking group steps up pressure on German automotive manufacturer by publishing information, including the CEO’s computer password and sensitive details of its IT systems, on the internet

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  SAP User Group launches Business One Academy

  UK and Ireland SAP User Group sets up academy to provide training on SAP Business One, which is only available via resellers and in which there is a dearth of education for small businesses

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  Disaster recovery failover choices: Synchronous mirrors, P2V and the cloud

  We survey the key options in disaster recovery: whether to failover to an on-site location or off-site facility. We also look at the cloud as an option in disaster recovery

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  IR35 private sector reforms: Bank of America IT contractors await verdict on future employment terms

  Despite notifying staff of its intentions to phase out contractors from its workforce in December 2019, IT contractors at the Bank of America are still awaiting clarification about what their future at the firm will look like, Computer Weekly has ...

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  HP Inc attacks Xerox boardroom shakeup bid

  Xerox wants to oust the HP Inc board, replacing it with directors who will push through its proposed acquisition

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  NHS alerted to severe vulnerabilities in GE health equipment

  A series of vulnerabilities in patient monitoring equipment manufactured by General Electric could have left patient data exposed in hospitals around the world, including the UK

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  Gender funding gap reveals complacency in the Nordics

  Tech investors are biased towards men when it comes to investing – even if they are not aware of it

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  Milan hosts Cisco’s first European security innovation unit

  Cisco has cut the ribbon on its first Cyber Security Co-Innovation Centre in Europe, at Milan’s Leonardo da Vinci Science and Technology Museum

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  HPE joins Swiss-backed bid to 'decarbonise' datacentres across the world

  HPE has joined forces with tech leaders and academics in Switzerland to support the take-up of a datacentre accreditation geared towards improving the energy efficiency of server farms worldwide

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  Digital transformation shaking confidence in SD-WAN

  Cato Networks survey highlights importance of considering not only SD-WAN as an MPLS replacement but also its applicability to the broader needs of the digital business, such as cloud migration, network agility and global reach

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  Brexit an opportunity for global collaboration on edtech, says universities minister

  Universities minister Chris Skidmore tells 2020 BETT education show that forming global partnerships in the edtech space will spur innovation

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  Singapore’s StarHub and M1 team up in 5G licence bid

  The two telcos are working towards the 17 February 2020 closing date for 5G proposals

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  Xerox gets ready to cut and paste HP Inc board

  Xerox plans to pay HP Inc shareholders $17 per share in cash and nominate a new HP Inc board, specialising in business transformation

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  Pluribus claims industry’s first central office edge compute switch

  Open networking and controllerless SDN automation tech provider aims to respond to the extensive and exacting needs of distributed cloud environments

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  Travelex hackers shut down German car parts company Gedia in massive ‘cyber attack’

  Car parts manufacturer says cyber attack will have far-reaching consequences for its business, and it has put emergency plans in place to continue deliveries

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  CISOs fear becoming the next Travelex

  Poll of security professionals by the organisers of the Infosecurity Europe trade fair highlights huge gaps in incident response capabilities

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  Privafy claims ‘fundamentally new’ approach to mobile data security

  New company aims to address underlying security vulnerabilities to protect internet-reliant businesses

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  How AWS is helping boost rugby fans’ engagement in the Guinness Six Nations championship

  With the Six Nations rugby championship about to kick off, we find out how Amazon Web Services is helping to enhance the viewing experience for fans in 170 countries

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  Gartner: Over two-thirds of management tasks will be automated

  Watch out pen-pushers – by 2024, many management tasks will be automated using artificial intelligence

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  Seven projects funded to explore CAV security

  The winners of the Cyber Securities Feasibility Studies contest, exploring cyber security for self-driving cars, have been revealed

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  End-user security ignorance laid bare in new report

  Proofpoint’s 2020 State of the Phish report highlights an urgent need for better user training and reporting

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  Canonical offers scalable mobile Android apps in the cloud

  New Android technology allows enterprise users to offload compute, storage and energy-intensive applications from devices to the cloud

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  Air New Zealand taps AI in airside operations

  Air New Zealand has teamed up with Auckland Airport to test the use of computer vision to turn around its fleet faster

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  Data Literacy Project research finds UK workers putting off data work

  Research from Qlik and Accenture finds a big majority of UK workers lack the data literacy skills and confidence to capture business value from data

• January 22, 2020 22 Jan'20

  Citrix releases IoC scanner for ADC and Gateway vulnerabilities

  As patches for its compromised NetScaler ADC and Gateway products begin to roll out, Citrix enlists FireEye Mandiant to develop an indicator of compromise scanner for end-users

• January 22, 2020 22 Jan'20

  Internal error left Microsoft customer service data exposed

  Customer service and support records of nearly 250 million Microsoft customers left exposed after database misconfiguration

• January 22, 2020 22 Jan'20

  Government should not be allowed to dismiss subpostmasters’ claims over Horizon IT scandal

  Subpostmasters are stepping up their fight for justice after their huge court victory, with Westminister replacing the High Court as the battleground

• January 22, 2020 22 Jan'20

  Computer Misuse Act ‘crying out for reform’

  Group of campaigners says the Computer Misuse Act of 1990 risks criminalising cyber security professionals and needs reforming

• January 22, 2020 22 Jan'20

  Aeris gears up for connected vehicle joint venture with VW

  Connected technology provider forges joint venture with leading automotive manufacturer to improve service flexibility and speed, operational efficiency and customer experience

• January 22, 2020 22 Jan'20

  ICO code sets out digital privacy standards for children

  The Information Commissioner’s Office has published its Age Appropriate Design Code, a set of 15 standards that online platforms must meet to protect the privacy of younger users

• January 22, 2020 22 Jan'20

  Big Blue finds green shoots in Red Hat mix

  IBM’s latest quarterly filing shows early signs that enterprises are buying into its OpenShift and RHEL-powered cloud strategy

• January 22, 2020 22 Jan'20

  UK and EU AI communities will only be globally significant if they work as one

  The European Union and the UK will be left behind in artificial intelligence research and development if they take separate paths after Brexit

• January 22, 2020 22 Jan'20

  Windows 7: The pieces are coming together for a PC rethink

  As organisations migrate off the unsupported Microsoft Windows 7 operating system to Windows 10, CIOs must assess their hardware refresh strategy

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  Singapore updates model AI governance framework

  Second edition of Singapore’s artificial intelligence governance framework includes new guidance, use cases and a self-assessment guide

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  IR35 private sector reforms: Recruitment industry urges chancellor to halt April 2020 roll-out

  Major players from the UK recruitment industry want the government to delay plans to roll out the IR35 reforms to the private sector so enterprises have more time to prepare

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  UK broadband offers poor relative value for money

  Importance of fibre push by UK broadband providers clear as research shows data speeds available to UK households have not significantly changed while prices have risen steadily

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  CityFibre acquires FibreNation in £200m deal

  Strategic acquisition sees growing UK fibre provider’s roll-out plans almost double in size, with TalkTalk joining network with long-term commitments for residential and business customers