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September 06, 2019
06
Sep'19
Australia government to chart 2020 cyber security strategy
Australia’s home affairs ministry has released a discussion paper to seek views from all segments of society on the country’s next cyber security blueprint
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September 06, 2019
06
Sep'19
Royal Navy readies autonomous technology push
A competition ran by new accelerator NavyX will seek to find mature ideas around the approach to improve operations and increase efficiency in maritime operations
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September 05, 2019
05
Sep'19
Singapore’s SecureAge eyes US market
The Singapore-based supplier of encryption and anti-malware tools has set up a new office in Greater Washington, DC as the next logical step in its global expansion plan
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September 05, 2019
05
Sep'19
Police use of controversial facial recognition technology deemed lawful
In a landmark hearing, the High Court has ruled that police use of automatic facial recognition technology is lawful, but that it still infringes on privacy rights
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September 05, 2019
05
Sep'19
Security pros doubt officials can enact effective security laws
Elected officials cannot be trusted to enact effective cyber security legislation and social media firms should be subject to strict privacy regulation, according to most information security professionals in a survey
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September 05, 2019
05
Sep'19
Tide Foundation aims to boost password security
While passwordless security remains just out of reach, a non-profit organisation has developed a mechanism that it says makes passwords exponentially more difficult to crack
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September 05, 2019
05
Sep'19
Digital challenger banks in UK to triple customer base
Digital challenger banks are increasing their amount of customers fast, but face major challenges if they are to make serious in-roads into the banking sector
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September 05, 2019
05
Sep'19
Latest Facebook security lapse exposes millions to account hijack
18 million UK users are among the more than 400 million at risk of account hijacking after phone numbers linked to their Facebook accounts were found in an open online database
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September 05, 2019
05
Sep'19
National Rail Enquiries hit by rush hour real-time information outage on mobile app and website
National Rail Enquiries confirms it is waiting on a third-party supplier for an update on when access to real-time train departure and arrival information will be restored on its website and mobile app
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September 05, 2019
05
Sep'19
EasyJet deploys Google’s natural language processing tech to bring voice search to airline app
Airline claims to be the first in the world to offer customers access to voice search capabilities within its mobile app
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September 04, 2019
04
Sep'19
New funding announced to tackle online child abuse
Government announces £30m of new cash to tackle online child harm as part of Spending Review 2019
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September 04, 2019
04
Sep'19
Executive interview: How Figleaves uncovers a data Eden
Online lingerie business that started out at the height of the dot com boom is now focused on using advanced analytics to reveal new data insights
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September 04, 2019
04
Sep'19
NHS Shared Business Services sets ‘simplified’ public sector cloud procurement framework live
Twenty-four suppliers selected to populate cloud procurement framework, which is geared towards simplifying the purchasing of off-premise services for public sector organisations
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September 04, 2019
04
Sep'19
Check Point warns of Android phishing attacks
Researchers at Check Point have identified a security flaw in Android-based smartphones that exposes vulnerable users to phishing attacks
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September 04, 2019
04
Sep'19
TrickBot Trojan switches to stealthy Ostap downloader
Operators of the TrickBot banking Trojan have switched to a new downloader to evade detection and analysis for a high-volume malicious spam campaign targeting business, researchers warn
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September 04, 2019
04
Sep'19
PDG, Equinix tap booming APAC datacentre market
Major datacentre providers are expanding their footprint in a region that is set to become the biggest datacentre market by 2020
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September 04, 2019
04
Sep'19
Lack of executive leadership lowers digital project success rate
A new survey has found that IT may be working on projects that do not deliver tangible business benefits
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September 04, 2019
04
Sep'19
Danish MobilePay app moves away from mainframe
Danske Bank’s popular mobile payment app moves from mainframe to open source DataStax Enterprise built on Apache Cassandra
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September 04, 2019
04
Sep'19
Nationwide Building Society harnesses low-code platform
Software development platform makes it quicker to build apps
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September 04, 2019
04
Sep'19
Virtual Instruments brings automated VM right-sizing in v6.2
Storage and app performance specialist can now change virtual machine compute and network resources according to workload, with increased shift to analytics and proactive monitoring
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September 03, 2019
03
Sep'19
How the University of Liverpool balances HPC and the cloud
The University of Liverpool has been running a hybrid HPC environment since 2017, which uses PowerEdge nodes and AWS public cloud services
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September 03, 2019
03
Sep'19
Cyber criminals tap into web social engineering toolkit
Security researchers have discovered a web social engineering toolkit that enables cyber criminals to create fake update notification campaigns
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September 03, 2019
03
Sep'19
CISOs think cloud safer, but security fears remain
The majority of information security leaders think cloud is now safer than on-premise, but security fears remain, with recently breached and highly regulated organisations most concerned, poll reveals
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September 03, 2019
03
Sep'19
Allied Irish Banks selects cloud platform for digital transformation
Bank is streamlining its operations through a cloud platform from nCino
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September 03, 2019
03
Sep'19
At least 47,000 servers vulnerable to remote attack
All organisations using Supermicro servers are being urged to update firmware to block remote attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in baseboard management controllers
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September 03, 2019
03
Sep'19
Post Office changes IT leadership reshuffle decision
The Post Office has changed its IT leadership reshuffle weeks after announcing its original plan
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September 03, 2019
03
Sep'19
Aberdeen Standard Investment deploys Igel for VDI
The investment management group is rolling out virtual desktop infrastructure globally and will use the secure Linux platform Igel to manage the VDI environment
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September 03, 2019
03
Sep'19
Assessing China’s machine learning platforms
In a new market research report, technology analyst firm IDC offers insights on key suppliers of machine learning platforms in China
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September 02, 2019
02
Sep'19
Nearly £1m of EU funding to boost tech skills in UK SMEs
An initiative led by the Department for Work and Pensions will focus on enhancing skills in rural locations to unleash competitiveness in areas such as agritech and biorenewables
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September 02, 2019
02
Sep'19
Interim GDS boss gives preview of priorities
Alison Pritchard sets out key areas of attention for the digital service, from analytics to Brexit work
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September 02, 2019
02
Sep'19
UK organisations join quantum comms pilot
Four UK companies are taking part in a pilot project to build the most secure communication infrastructure in Europe
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September 02, 2019
02
Sep'19
Dutch virtual reality can help reduce teacher shortage worldwide
Dutch lecturer uses virtual reality to improve teaching and developments are being watched by the Teachers Task Force of Unesco
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September 02, 2019
02
Sep'19
TSB works with Silicon Valley tech firm to help SME customers take card payments
UK bank will offer its small business customers card-processing and point-of-sale technology by partnering with a fintech set up by Twitter CEO
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September 02, 2019
02
Sep'19
CISOs turn to AI, detection, response and education
Information security leaders are looking to artificial intelligence, better detection and response capabilities and user education in the face of cyber threats, but need more budget, a study shows
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September 02, 2019
02
Sep'19
Nordic greentech attracts investment
The Nordic region is seeing digital innovation across a diverse range of sectors and, not surprisingly, a region known for its green credentials also has a burgeoning green technology (greentech) sector
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September 02, 2019
02
Sep'19
APAC enterprises warm to S/4 Hana
SAP customers in Asia-Pacific are assessing migration options in the run-up to 2025, when the German software giant will stop supporting older ERP applications
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August 30, 2019
30
Aug'19
Government confirms GDS minister
Simon Hart appointed minister for implementation, with responsibility for the Government Digital Service
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August 30, 2019
30
Aug'19
Location analysis expands Nordic telco’s range of services
Nordic telecoms company works with startup to offer services to businesses through location data analysis
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August 30, 2019
30
Aug'19
Social media and enterprise apps pose big security risks
The lack of security policies in many business applications is putting enterprise data at risk and social media apps are the biggest source of malware, a poll of IT professionals reveals
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August 29, 2019
29
Aug'19
Take our 2019 salary survey and tell us what you think about your job in IT
Computer Weekly's annual salary survey aims to reveal IT professionals' attitudes to employment and training
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August 29, 2019
29
Aug'19
UK gets first millionaire ethical hacker
Six months after the first millionaire ethical hacker was announced, five more have been recognised, including a Briton, who have collectively discovered nearly 5,000 vulnerabilities
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August 29, 2019
29
Aug'19
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency hit by IT workers’ strike
DVSA tech staff are on a month-long strike over working conditions and expect their action to affect the IT workload at the government agency
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August 29, 2019
29
Aug'19
Finland’s security agencies collaborate after cyber attacks
National Bureau of Investigations and National Cyber Security Centre aim to increase expertise and capability to defend Finland’s critical IT infrastructure
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August 29, 2019
29
Aug'19
UK firms getting on top of IT downtime costs
Despite data breach headlines, UK firms are generally improving in their data protection, business continuity, cyber preparedness and understanding of downtime costs, study shows
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August 29, 2019
29
Aug'19
Dutch regulator reveals potential Microsoft privacy breach
Netherlands privacy watchdog has revealed potential breaches while testing Microsoft software changes
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August 29, 2019
29
Aug'19
Microsoft claims AI breakthrough in Chinese game of Mahjong
An artificial intelligence system trained by Microsoft Research Asia is now nearly as good as human players in the ancient Chinese game of Mahjong
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August 29, 2019
29
Aug'19
Government investigates matching geospatial data with AI
Report looks into the commercial opportunities of matching location data with a number of emerging technologies
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August 28, 2019
28
Aug'19
European colocation market set for another record-breaking year, but London market growth slows
CBRE's quarterly colocation tracker shows the Frankfurt market is leading the way in take-up rates, as London’s 2019 growth rates suffer a hangover
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August 28, 2019
28
Aug'19
Targeted cyber attacks, including ransomware, on the rise
Governments and healthcare institutions are prime targets of ransomware operators, a report shows
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August 28, 2019
28
Aug'19
IBM and Vodafone offer National Express a smooth ride to hybrid cloud
Coach operator National Express signs eight-year IT modernisation deal with IBM and Vodafone to provide it with a cloud platform to underpin future digital transformation plans