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February 26, 2019
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MWC 2019: Industry rallies around the intelligent edge
The ability to process sensor data on intelligent edge devices, then upload to the cloud, was among the themes at this year’s Mobile World Congress
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February 26, 2019
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Researchers identify 4G and 5G network protocol flaw
Attackers could identify the network cell a user’s device is located in and potentially steal its IMSI number
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February 26, 2019
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Over 100 rural primary schools to get gigabit broadband
Primary schools could become high-speed broadband hubs for rural communities if government plans reach fruition
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February 26, 2019
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All-flash and hyper-convergence star in HPE and NetApp financials
All-flash storage lines hit high revenues and growth rates for HPE and NetApp in their latest quarter results. Hyper-converged infrastructure also does well for HPE, but NetApp keeps mum
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February 26, 2019
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Cyber criminals earn $3bn a year exploiting social platforms
Businesses urged to respond to research findings that the ready availability of hacking tools, wildfire spread of malware and proliferation of cryptocurrency mining has seen a 300-fold increase in social media-enabled cyber crimes in two years
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February 26, 2019
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TechUK: Digital ethics has to hit the boardroom this year
UK IT industry lobby organisation releases a position paper contending that digital ethics must become a boardroom matter in 2019
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February 26, 2019
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MWC 2019: Satya Nadella presents intelligent edge vision
Microsoft has unveiled a version of the Xbox Kinect device for business called the Azure Kinect, which sees and hears its environment
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February 25, 2019
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Australia, Singapore say hello to 5G
Singtel and its Australian subsidiary Optus have made one of the first 5G video calls in the Asia-Pacific region
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February 25, 2019
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EU gathers momentum in cyber security legislation and cooperation
The past two years have seen a step-change in the rate at which the European Union is putting legislation in place to support improved cyber security standards, collaboration and sharing of resources, says digital commissioner’s representative
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February 25, 2019
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MWC 2019: Foldable phones distract from 5G politics in Barcelona
Mobile World Congress saw the usual plethora of smartphone device launches, but this year’s show is more politicised than ever before
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February 25, 2019
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Nordic tech is increasing diversity but more needs to be done
The shortage of women in the boardroom is a problem in the Nordics, like other regions, but work in its tech sector means the future could be more promising
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February 25, 2019
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Cyber power needs wider discussion, says GCHQ director
The topic of cyber power needs wider discussion, says GCHQ head in a speech about the opportunities of digital innovation such as 5G, as well as the accompanying complexity and risk, with particular mention of China and Huawei
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February 25, 2019
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Android now Fido2 certified
Mobile operating system’s certification accelerates global migration beyond passwords, says Fido Alliance, which seeks to eliminate the world’s dependence on password-based security
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February 25, 2019
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Nominet and Learning Foundation launch digital inclusion taskforce
Taskforce aims to tackle digital exclusion, which leaves many people in the UK without access to digital technology
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February 25, 2019
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SAP Malaysia MD Duncan Williamson talks up the ‘experience economy’
In a world where consumer experience can make or break a business, companies need to continuously reinvent themselves to stay relevant
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February 22, 2019
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Health Secretary Matt Hancock orders ban on use of pagers by NHS staff before end of 2021
Eradicating use of pagers will save the NHS £6.6m a year, as Health Secretary Matt Hancock outlines the next phase of his plan to modernise communication in the health service
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February 22, 2019
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Facebook planned to spy on Android phone users, internal emails reveal
Facebook planned to use its Android app to track the location of its customers and to allow advertisers to send political advertising and invites to dating sites to ‘single’ people, confidential documents show
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February 22, 2019
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US may cut off countries that use Huawei in 5G networks
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has said America may scale back or cut military and diplomatic ties with countries that use Huawei equipment in national 5G networks
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February 22, 2019
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BlackBerry acquires Cylance to cement security capability
BlackBerry moves forward with its plans to establish itself as an enterprise security firm, focusing on internet-connected endpoints
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February 22, 2019
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Thales to sell nCipher to Entrust Datacard
Thales eSecurity has announced that it is to sell HSM specialist nCipher, the UK-based encryption firm it acquired in 2008, after spinning it out as a separate business
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February 22, 2019
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Government not doing enough to address mobile not-spots
The National Infrastructure Commission has criticised the government for a lack of progress in addressing mobile network not-spots, particularly along key road and rail links
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February 22, 2019
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Nato supports collaboration on cyber security
Nato supports collaboration and cooperation on cyber security as an organisation founded on the principle of collective defence, says representative
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February 22, 2019
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IT Priorities 2019: Security concerns top agenda for network buyers again
The ability to gain visibility into what is happening on enterprise networks has once again topped the agenda for network managers and buyers, according to the latest Computer Weekly/TechTarget IT Priorities survey
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February 21, 2019
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Startup’s data cleansing and analysis tools available to UK police via Microsoft Azure
Tools will help police analyse case data, link disparate sources of information and develop new lines of inquiry from a single workstation
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February 21, 2019
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Businesses urged to prepare for extortion campaigns
C-level executives, lawyers and doctors are the top extortion targets of cyber criminals, a report by researchers tracking thousands of sextortion attempts reveals
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February 21, 2019
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Redis Labs swaps out open source to protect against public clouds
While Redis remain open source, higher value modules are now covered by a commercial agreement which limits commercialisation of Redis-based products
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February 21, 2019
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MWC 2019: O2 to launch 5G by Christmas
Ahead of Mobile World Congress, operator O2 has revealed further details of how it is planning for the advent of 5G
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February 21, 2019
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Cloud backup helps ASL Airlines evade ransomware and keep its business flying, says CIO
ASL Airlines took home the Best of Show prize at the Best of VMworld 2018 Awards after detailing how adopting a robust and resilient disaster recovery strategy is helping it evade ransomware threats
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February 21, 2019
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UK committed to working with EU cyber security partners
NCSC CEO uses cyber security conference in Brussels to set out his agency’s position on Brexit, 5G security, Huawei, market incentives and international cooperation on active cyber defence
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February 21, 2019
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Government and IT industry-funded AI graduate education programme to be rolled out across UK
UK government announces the launch of a state and IT industry-funded graduate education programme in artificial intelligence, comprising masters degrees, PhDs and Alan Turing Institute fellowships
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February 21, 2019
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Cooperation a key theme of Brussels cyber security symposium
Fostering trust-based cooperation of like-minded cyber security stakeholders to create new strategies, policies and standards emerged as a key theme at a cyber security conference in Brussels
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February 21, 2019
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Government revises outsourcing guidelines to balance risk with suppliers
The government has published its latest guidelines on public sector outsourcing
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February 21, 2019
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Toyota Australia under cyber attack
The company has confirmed the attempted attack that took out its email system, forcing employees to turn to other forms of communication to continue working
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February 21, 2019
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APAC enterprises are just getting started on AI
Despite clear benefits of adopting the technology, only 41% of enterprises in the Asia-Pacific region have embarked on their artificial intelligence journey
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February 20, 2019
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Higher wages for IT professionals in Australia and New Zealand, but diversity issues remain
The talent crunch in Australia and New Zealand has pushed up wages in the IT sector, but more work is needed to foster workplace diversity
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February 20, 2019
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AWS and Greenpeace at war over claims cloud giant has ‘turned its back’ on renewable energy pledge
Amazon Web Services hits back at Greenpeace for suggesting it has 'turned its back' on powering its cloud with renewable energy, as a new report claims its growth could be driving the use of fossil fuels in Virginia
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February 20, 2019
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MWC 2019: 5G smartphones go live on Vodafone network
Vodafone has connected three 5G-enabled smartphones to a live network during trials in Spain
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February 20, 2019
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MWC 2019: Huawei claims massive lead on 5G readiness
At a pre-Mobile World Congress event in London, Huawei’s Ryan Ding shared details of the firm’s rapidly expanding 5G mobile portfolio, and laid into his competitors
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February 20, 2019
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Huawei faces battle to win Nordic trust
Nordic countries are investigating the spying allegations made against Chinese networking supplier Huiawei
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February 20, 2019
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UK naïve to think China won’t try to exploit Huawei
A think-tank report has branded the UK government naïve at best, irresponsible at worst, over its use of Chinese networking equipment in critical national infrastructure
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February 20, 2019
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Estonia redoubles efforts to attract global IT talent
IT professionals from all over the world are being lured to Estonia through a government recruitment campaign
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February 20, 2019
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How the immersive VR film Tree was created
New Reality Company worked across games development and video effects to bring about a virtual reality immersive experience
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February 20, 2019
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Organisations adopt multicloud strategies as shift from private cloud settles
There is little change in the move from private to public clouds, according to Pierre Audoin Consultants – but more IT professionals are using multi-clouds
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February 20, 2019
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CIO interview: Martin Draper, CIO and change director, Liberty London
Department store’s IT leader is bringing a traditional retail business into the digital, omnichannel age
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February 20, 2019
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Huawei Cloud opens Singapore region amid growing cloud rivalry
The Chinese tech giant is eyeing local and Chinese firms looking to expand operations in the Asia-Pacific region
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February 20, 2019
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NHS AI code launched to set rules of engagement for tech firms
The government says its code of conduct for the use of artificial intelligence and other data technologies in the NHS sets out the data privacy rules of the game for tech firms
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February 20, 2019
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IT professionals are getting ready for the onset of digital twins
While few businesses are running digital twins in production, Gartner expects two-thirds will implement the technology by 2022
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February 19, 2019
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Activist Lauri Love’s computer ‘contained hacked data’, says judge
Lauri Love, who has been accused of hacking into US government computer systems, has lost a legal action against the NCA for the return of his computers and storage device
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February 19, 2019
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Pure launches ObjectEngine cloud dedupe, plus inter-rack NVMe
Flash storage pioneer offers flash-to-flash-to-cloud ObjectEngine on-premise and in the cloud while boosting connectivity between datacentre racks with NVMe-over-fabrics
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February 19, 2019
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Bank of England to migrate from core system with a one-off big bang
The Bank of England will migrate from its current core settlement system with a 'big-bang' migration before the end of 2025