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September 09, 2019 09 Sep'19
Social engineering a factor in virtually all cyber attacks, report claims

Almost every single cyber attack will, at some stage, require a human to be tricked into doing something, according to research by Proofpoint
September 09, 2019 09 Sep'19
UK artificial intelligence investment reaches record levels

Funding for artificial intelligence (AI) in the UK has already surpassed 2018 figures, placing it behind only China and the US
September 09, 2019 09 Sep'19
Green energy developer earmarks Scotland for 'world's first' ocean-powered datacentre

Plans are underway for a hyperscale-focused datacentre to be built in the north of Scotland, which its developers claim would be the first in the world to be powered by tidal energy
September 09, 2019 09 Sep'19
IT leaders need to speak up about the voice channel

Voice assistants represent the next frontier, and a range of new skills will be needed to move beyond pilot projects to a true voice channel
September 09, 2019 09 Sep'19
Loyal Dutch IT professionals not being rewarded enough, survey shows

Companies warned they could lose loyal IT staff because salary rises do not match those on offer from rival employers
September 06, 2019 06 Sep'19
Data-driven marketing, the real risk boards are missing

Boards need to act to break the cycle of privacy compliance failures, and shift focus to aligning business purpose with privacy and dealing with the real risk of data driven marketing, warns PwC’s GDPR and data protection lead
September 06, 2019 06 Sep'19
Towns invited to bid for connectivity boost

Some 100 places in England are eligible to get resources from the £3.6bn fund aimed at creating local jobs and economic growth, with broadband as a key priority
September 06, 2019 06 Sep'19
Telenor collaborates with Norwegian education providers on digitisation

Educational institutions in Norway are working with telecoms supplier Telenor to help businesses better understand technology

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
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
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
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
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
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

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
September 04, 2019 04 Sep'19
Nationwide Building Society harnesses low-code platform

Software development platform makes it quicker to build apps
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
August 30, 2019 30 Aug'19
Government confirms GDS minister

Simon Hart appointed minister for implementation, with responsibility for the Government Digital Service
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
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
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
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
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