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April 09, 2018 09 Apr'18
Dubai's gamble on bitcoin property sales

Dubai is pioneering the use of bitcoin in the real world, with the property sector leading the way
April 09, 2018 09 Apr'18
Microsoft teams up with Japan’s JRCS on mixed reality

Software giant Microsoft has partnered with a Japanese supplier of maritime systems to test the use of HoloLens headsets for training and maintenance work
April 06, 2018 06 Apr'18
Business increases use of encryption in the cloud

The use of encryption has seen double-digit growth in the past year due to a number of security-related drivers, a study has revealed
April 06, 2018 06 Apr'18
UK challenger bank gives up banking licence to focus on fintech

CivilisedBank plans to serve small and medium-sized enterprises with savings and investment products
April 06, 2018 06 Apr'18
Microsoft outage: Europe-wide downtime locks Office 365 and Azure users out of cloud

Microsoft engineers cite Azure Active Directory fault as cause of cloud customer service woes across Europe
April 06, 2018 06 Apr'18
Why Lufthansa went back to the drawing board with its HR IT project

Aviation group says it is confident of landing a company-wide IT project following a sometimes turbulent journey
April 06, 2018 06 Apr'18
HSBC IT whistleblower faces extradition to Switzerland

Hervé Falciani, who stole data from thousands of private banking customers, is apprehended in Spain following the issuing of an international arrest warrant
April 06, 2018 06 Apr'18
Facebook among 30 organisations under investigation by the ICO

Facebook is among 30 organisations under investigation by the UK’s privacy watchdog for misusing personal data for political and other purposes

April 05, 2018 05 Apr'18
Deutsche Bank system replacement already paying back

Deutsche bank is replacing a complex IT infrastructure that helps its traders operate and automates regulatory compliance processes
April 05, 2018 05 Apr'18
Retail sector top cyber attack target

The retail sector was the top cyber attack target in 2017, as cyber attacks evolved to become more organised and structured, a report reveals
April 05, 2018 05 Apr'18
Business should note Facebook data sharing, say security advisers

Businesses that use Facebook and have employees that use it should take note that data is shared with potential cyber attackers, security advisers warn, as Facebook reveals the Cambridge Analytica data exploitation scandal may affect 87 million users
April 05, 2018 05 Apr'18
Pfizer tech startup accelerator will be a shot in the arm for healthcare innovation

Pharmaceutical giant invites startups to apply for its second Healthcare Hub: London accelerator, with the chance to share £50,000 funding
April 05, 2018 05 Apr'18
The Hackett Group predicts rise of robotic process automation

RPA promises to make certain back-office business processes vastly more efficient by taking over manual tasks
April 05, 2018 05 Apr'18
More than 1.5 billion business and consumer files exposed online

With just over a month to go before the GDPR compliance deadline, more than 1.5 billion data files are exposed online without adequate protections, a report reveals

April 05, 2018 05 Apr'18
5G mobile spectrum auction raises £1.3bn

The principal bidding stage in Ofcom’s latest mobile network spectrum auction has concluded, raising more than £1bn for the Treasury
April 05, 2018 05 Apr'18
Only newer systems will get Intel firmware updates for Spectre chip flaw

Intel will not issue patches for legacy processors, so older systems and legacy embedded applications will remain vulnerable to Spectre exploits
April 05, 2018 05 Apr'18
Microsoft outlines approach to intellectual property

Enterprises will own patents and industrial design rights that result from new technology jointly developed with Microsoft, among a raft of intellectual property principles unveiled by the software giant
April 05, 2018 05 Apr'18
Microsoft plans to invest $5bn to boost IoT business

Its vision involves sensor data from IoT devices being processed across a distributed computing infrastructure from the edge to Azure
April 05, 2018 05 Apr'18
Interview: GDPR will give Dutch privacy watchdog its teeth

The Netherlands’ privacy watchdog has not handed out fines so far because there has been no reason to, says the organisation’s chairman, Aleid Wolfsen
April 05, 2018 05 Apr'18
IR35 reforms: Calls for inquiry into pre-launch tests of HMRC IR35 assessment tool

HM Revenue & Customs hits back at contractors who claim it failed to test its online IR35 status assessment tool rigorously enough in the run-up to its launch in March 2017, as calls for an inquiry into its dev and test procedures grow
April 04, 2018 04 Apr'18
Tech City and Tech North merge to support startups nationwide

Southern and northern groups finalise merger to become Tech Nation as government pledges £21m in funding
April 04, 2018 04 Apr'18
Ransomware puts pressure on incident response

Cyber attackers switched focus to ransomware attacks in 2017 putting pressure on incident response, while human error was responsible for two-thirds of compromised records, a study shows
April 04, 2018 04 Apr'18
LGA proposes full-fibre broadband kitemark for homebuyers

The Local Government Association has urged housing developers to adopt proposals for a fibre-to-the-premises broadband kitemark for new-build homes in rural areas
April 04, 2018 04 Apr'18
Average attacker dwell time nearly six months for EMEA, study shows

Firms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa take nearly six months to detect cyber attacks on average, a report reveals
April 04, 2018 04 Apr'18
UN adopts Tableau as global standard to augment decision support

The United Nations has struck a deal with data visualisation software supplier Tableau to extend its use as an organisation-wide standard
April 04, 2018 04 Apr'18
InfiniSync backup ‘bunker’ gives zero RPO for critical apps

Infinidat launches InfiniSync “black box” as off-site storage on-site, plus new Infinibox PB-scale array, cloud storage service Neutrix Cloud and InfiniGuard backup appliance
April 04, 2018 04 Apr'18
AWS expands edge computing service to Singapore

Amazon’s Snowball Edge strengthens its support for hybrid use cases in a fast-growing market for the internet of things and hybrid IT
April 04, 2018 04 Apr'18
IT decision-makers trust Facebook less and are changing policies

As Facebook scrambles to contain the damage from the Cambridge Analytica data exploitation scandal, a survey reveals that a majority of IT decision-makers have lost trust in the social networking firm
April 03, 2018 03 Apr'18
Can the government’s Institute of Coding help tackle the UK’s tech skills disconnect?

Many have claimed there is a gap between the tech skills taught by education providers and the skills needed by firms, but can the Institute of Coding help to bridge it?
April 03, 2018 03 Apr'18
UK firms failing to make financial plans for cyber attacks

Most UK firms are failing to plan for the financial impact of cyber attacks, a survey by Lloyds Bank has revealed
April 03, 2018 03 Apr'18
IT set to gain the most from AI and automation

IT administrators anticipate that artificial intelligence and automation will only affect mundane tasks, freeing up 19% of their workload
April 03, 2018 03 Apr'18
How to rightsize your digital strategy

Don’t wait for a light-bulb moment. Small ideas are best, but businesses must also assess whether their IT is a speed bump, slowing down innovation
April 03, 2018 03 Apr'18
Data policy move to DCMS causes mixed reactions

Some believe Theresa May handing over government data policy responsibility to DCMS is “downgrading digital government” while others see it as a positive move
April 03, 2018 03 Apr'18
Data breaches revealed at four US retail chains

The Easter weekend has seen another round of data breaches, further underlining that many companies are still failing to take the necessary steps to protect customer data
April 03, 2018 03 Apr'18
Future of internet regulation is focus of Lords inquiry

Inquiry will seek evidence on whether or not the law is up to the job of regulating online platforms such as Facebook, and what improvements can be made
April 03, 2018 03 Apr'18
How Code First: Girls uses partnerships to teach girls to code

CEO of social enterprise Code First: Girls explains how partnerships with firms such as Trainline and Goldman Sachs are helping to reach the firm’s goal of teaching 20,000 women to code by 2020
April 03, 2018 03 Apr'18
Oracle expands availability of cloud services from UK datacentre region

Database giant claims expansion of UK datacentre region shows its commitment to customers
April 03, 2018 03 Apr'18
Automation and gamification key to cyber security

The use of automation and gamification are key to winning the fight against cyber criminals in the face of the skills’ shortage, a study investigating challenges facing IT security teams reveals
April 02, 2018 02 Apr'18
Lawyers more influential than IT staff in cloud deployments

Traditionally considered risk-adverse, lawyers are twice as more influential than in-house technology staff about cloud, research finds
March 30, 2018 30 Mar'18
GDS loses government data policy to DCMS

Prime minister confirms long-rumoured move in written statement to Parliament as MPs left for Easter recess
March 29, 2018 29 Mar'18
Europol operation nabs another 20 cyber criminals

Police have arrested 20 cyber criminals in connection with a €1m fraud operation across Italy and Romania
March 29, 2018 29 Mar'18
Business unaware of scale of cyber threat

Many businesses, especially board members, do not understand the scale of the cyber threat, but international efforts to combat cyber crime are being hampered by political barriers
March 29, 2018 29 Mar'18
AstraZeneca IT exec steps down

Pharmaceutical giant’s vice-president of IT transformation and office of the CIO, Chris Day, is leaving the company after eight years in the role
March 29, 2018 29 Mar'18
UK government secures public sector discounts on Microsoft cloud products to April 2021

Government procurement chiefs have secured ongoing preferential pricing on Microsoft cloud products for the public sector through Digital Transformation Agreement
March 29, 2018 29 Mar'18
Cryptocurrency mining rampant in higher education

Higher education institutions are the biggest target for illicit cryptocurrency mining, data shows
March 29, 2018 29 Mar'18
IR35 reforms: IT contractors express concerns over ‘inevitable’ private sector roll-out

Research suggests IT contractors are resigned to the IR35 reforms being implemented in the private sector, and many fear an announcement to that effect will come this year
March 29, 2018 29 Mar'18
One year to Brexit: Focus on skills development or risk halting digital progress

With 365 days left until the UK leaves the EU, the countdown has begun. Computer Weekly looks at what CIOs should be doing as they prepare for Brexit, and the challenges and opportunities it could bring
March 29, 2018 29 Mar'18
Western Digital adds StorReduce deduplication to object storage

US hardware giant Western Digital links up with StorReduce to provide data deduplication for object storage that combines WD ActiveScale scale-out appliances with the startup’s dedupe software
March 29, 2018 29 Mar'18
Most airports not protected from cyber threats

The chairman of the Israel Airports Authority paints a dismal picture of the state of cyber security in aviation, and offers advice on what can be done to avert the next disaster
March 28, 2018 28 Mar'18
Home Office ‘over-promised’ on exit checks programme, report finds

Chief inspector of borders and immigration calls on Home Office to re-establish exit checks project with proper data quality in place, but department rejects recommendation