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Post Office is paying lawyers too much, admits minister

When pushed, a government minister admits the Post Office is paying lawyers too much money in relation to the Post Office scandal Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Computer Weekly’s Women in UK Tech Rising Stars 2024

Each year, Computer Weekly selects a number of Rising Stars who are making waves in the women, diversity and inclusion in tech space and may find themselves on the top 50 list in the future Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

From beauty model to tech role model – this year’s most influential woman in UK tech

This year’s most influential woman in UK tech, Sheridan Ash, talks about her path into the tech space, from modelling after leaving school at 16, to creating an organisation dedicated to encouraging girls and women to pursue tech roles Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Computer Weekly announces the Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2024

Computer Weekly has revealed who is on the 2024 list of the 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech, including this year’s winner, Sheridan Ash Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

CMA clears Google over Anthropic partnership

The UK competition watchdog has finished its initial investigation into Google’s partnership with Anthropic, with no follow-up on the cards Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Storage technology explained: Ransomware and storage and backup

We look at ransomware attacks, and the importance of good backup practice as well as immutable snapshots, air-gapping, network segmentation, AI anomaly detection and supplier warranties Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Underfunded, under pressure: We must act to support cyber teams

With almost half of cyber pros experiencing more incidents this year, security leaders say their teams are coming under increasing strain. Businesses must be more proactive approach about building a resilient, future-ready workforce Continue Reading

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• Chris Dimitriadis, ISACA

Overcoming the cyber paradox: Shrinking budgets – growing threats

The challenging macro environment has left security budgets stretched thin even while new tech like AI presents a threat multiplier. In the face of these challenges, it becomes vital for security leads to do more to maintain funding Continue Reading

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• Richard Watson, EY

Interview: Raymond Boyle, vice-president of data and analytics, Hyatt Hotels

Data culture is a key focus for the strategy at the global hotel chain, especially as AI opens up new opportunities to drive personalisation and trust with customers Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

AMD pushes GPU advantage with HPC top spot

AMD’s El Capitan is the world’s fastest supercomputer and is being used in nuclear weapons safety Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Subpostmasters hit by Post Office scandal plan to meet over nuclear option

Members of campaign group Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance will discuss taking legal action in their pursuit of full, fair and final financial redress Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Post Office scandal: Inquiry’s final phase exposes dysfunction past and present

Conclusion of the seventh and final phase of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry hearings is another landmark in a scandal that has unfolded over a quarter of a century Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Adventures in AI at Tripadvisor

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how travel site Tripadvisor is embracing AI to offer new products and services to its users. Gartner says the chance of a successful digital project is like ‘flipping a coin’ – we went to its annual IT leadership symposium to ask why. And we examine what companies must do to comply with the EU’s new NIS2 cyber security rules. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Gartner Symposium: Why the chance of digital success is random

For some CIOs, there is only a 48% chance their digital business initiatives will succeed, but collaborating with non-IT functions can increase success rates Continue Reading

How banks are navigating the AI landscape

Industry experts discuss the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in banking, while addressing the challenges and governance implications of integrating AI into financial services Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Infinidat gets in on the RAG act with workflow architecture offer

Storage array maker says customers can get data from any NFS storage to use in RAG for internal enterprise AI projects, and claims its OS metadata expertise enables this Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

AWS widening scope of MFA programme after early success

AWS reports strong take-up of multi-factor authentication among customers since making it compulsory for root users earlier this year, and plans to expand the scope of its IAM programme in spring 2025 Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Denmark’s AI-powered welfare system fuels mass surveillance

Research reveals the automated tools used to flag individuals for benefit fraud violate individuals’ privacy and risk discriminating against marginalised groups Continue Reading

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• Josh Osman, Computer Weekly

UK consumers losing more than ever to holiday scams

Last Christmas, UK consumers lost over £11m to cyber criminals. This year, to save them from tears, the NCSC and Action Fraud are teaming up to launch an anti-fraud campaign Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Final report on Nats calls for improvements to contingency process

Suppliers need to be involved much sooner and a review of technical documentation is needed to speed up recovery Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Post Office IT boss calls for subpostmasters to judge him on his actions

Recently installed Post Office chief transformation officer tasked with replacing controversial IT system tells Computer Weekly the organisation’s leadership understands the challenges ahead Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

IT leaders raise concerns over IT security overspend

How many IT security products does it take to secure a business? Too many, according to some IT decision-makers Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

CBRE: Spare datacentre capacity levels to hit all-time low across Europe by end of 2024

Real estate consultancy CBRE has lifted the lid on how growing demand for datacentre capacity, coupled with shortages of land and power in Europe, are having a downbeat impact on vacancy rates Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Post Office to decide on Horizon before April, Fujitsu board considers final contract extension

Chief transformation officer tells Computer Weekly about ongoing work on replacing controversial Post Office Horizon system and extending contract with Fujitsu Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

The Loan Charge scandal explained: Everything you need to know

Tens of thousands of IT contractors have been saddled with life-changing tax bills as a result of a controversial, retroactive government policy – and the fall-out from its introduction has been likened to the Post Office IT scandal Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor

Schwarz Group partners with Google on EU sovereign cloud

Partnership with Europe’s biggest retailer will offer client-side encryption and ensure data doesn’t leave Germany Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Microsoft UAE power deal at centre of US plan for AI supremacy

Microsoft pens artificial intelligence energy deal with United Arab Emirates oil giant ADNOC Continue Reading

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• Mark Ballard

Nvidia powers AI development in Japan and Indonesia

Nvidia is deepening its presence in Japan and Indonesia through partnerships with local cloud providers and tech companies to build sovereign AI infrastructure and local large language models Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Preparing for future AI energy disruption

The explosive growth of AI is set to outstrip the capacity of global power grids, threatening to derail deployments. With datacentres facing power shortages and some countries halting construction, organisations must act now to secure their AI future Continue Reading

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• Jorge Lopez

Australia bolsters cyber defences with security bill

Legislation tackles mandatory reporting of ransomware attacks, internet of things security and establishes a Cyber Incident Review Board to bolster the country’s level of cyber resilience Continue Reading

A fifth of new PCs shipped in Q3 were AI-optimised

PC manufacturers are working hard to showcase the benefits of premium devices that use neural processing units to deliver on-device AI acceleration Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

HMRC puts Loan Charge settlements ‘on pause by request’ until independent review concludes

After campaigners called for HMRC to pause all of its Loan Charge enforcement activity until the government’s independent review of the policy is complete, Computer Weekly has learned that the agency is accepting requests to pause settlements Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

MPs hold first ever debate on live facial recognition

MPs have held an open debate on police use of live facial recognition technology for the first time since it was initially deployed by the Met Police in August 2016 Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Virtual wards to digital feedback: the Nordic approach to post-pandemic healthcare

Post-pandemic healthcare is benefitting from Nordic tech foresight, with the country bringing digital change to the world’s health sector to allow for more remote care Continue Reading

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• Matthew Staff

Mike Potter’s departure leads to changes at the CDDO

The government digital officer left his role in September, and government chief technology officer David Knott is currently leading the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) in the interim while permanent arrangements are agreed Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Storage technology explained: What is S3 and what is it good for?

We look at S3, AWS’s object storage protocol that originated in its cloud services and has now spread as near enough a standard and to third-party on-premise deployments Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

CIO interview: Steve O’Connor, Aston Martin

Skills gaps, electrification and customisation driving need for change, says Aston Martin CIO Steve O’Connor Continue Reading

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• Marc Ambasna-Jones

Ping CEO on ForgeRock integration and future of identity

Ping Identity CEO Andre Durand discusses the company’s unified roadmap, commitment to customer stability and growth plans in the evolving identity landscape following the merger with ForgeRock Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Microsoft ramps up small language model effort

Microsoft is working with several industry sector specialist software providers to bring industry-specific AI models to its Azure AI platform Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Apple hit by Which? with £3bn legal claim that iCloud service charges are ‘anti-competitive’

UK consumer rights advocate Which? has appointed legal representation, as it sets about challenging Apple on anti-competitive grounds over its treatment of UK iCloud users Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

How standards and assurance are making responsible AI achievable

Everyone would agree that taking an ethically principled approach to using AI is essential - but in practice, delivering governance and assurance mechanisms around implementing AI responsibly is what really matters Continue Reading

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• Tess Buckley, TechUK

How to run a successful IT pilot program

IT pilot programs are a crucial yet frequently overlooked step in internal tech procurement. Learn how to maximize these programs to gain a competitive edge. Continue Reading

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• Eric St-Jean

Schools go smartphone-free to address online harms

Schools are implementing smartphone-free policies in an attempt to curb students’ exposure to online harms, but teachers and parents are worried the Online Safety Act will only partially address concerns Continue Reading

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• Adele Zeynep Walton

China’s Volt Typhoon rebuilds botnet in wake of takedown

Nine months after its malicious botnet comprising legacy routers was disrupted by the Americans, Chinese APT Volt Typhoon is rebuilding and presents as persistent a threat as ever Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Closing in on quantum computing with error mitigation

Current quantum computers are prone to error. IBM’s latest Heron machine uses software and hardware to get better results Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Red Hat acquires tech to lower the cost of machine learning

The acquisition of Neural Magic by Red Hat is being positioned as a way to democratise machine learning and reduce the need for GPUs Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Ex-boxer fights US government over legality of Sky ECC cryptophone intercepts

Lawyers for former heavyweight boxer Goran Gogic argue that US prosecutors’ reliance on messages obtained by a European police hacking operation into the SKY ECC encrypted phone network breaches the US constitution Continue Reading

European eArchiving project aims at eternal archive with smart metadata

The European Commission’s eArchiving project has got to version 2.0 and aims at open formats and sector-specific metadata to allow organisations to exploit data for decades to come Continue Reading

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• Yann Serra, LeMagIT

Even AI laggards can see triple return on investment

A study from IDC shows that those businesses that have an aligned AI strategy can achieve accelerated benefits Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Server manufacturers ramp-up edge AI efforts

There has been a spate of developments in the server space, as manufacturers focus on supporting inference workloads at the edge Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Microsoft fixes 89 CVEs on penultimate Patch Tuesday of 2024

High-profile vulns in NTLM, Windows Task Scheduler, Active Directory Certificate Services and Microsoft Exchange Server should be prioritised from November’s Patch Tuesday update Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Zero-day exploits increasingly sought out by attackers

Threat actors increasingly favour zero-day exploits to attack their victims before patches become available, according to the NCSC and CISA, which have just published a list of the most widely used vulnerabilities of 2023 Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

More data stolen in 2023 MOVEit attacks comes to light

Over a year since the infamous MOVEit Transfer cyber attacks affected thousands of organisations, more new victims have come to light after an anonymous threat actor leaked their data on the dark web Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

What is firmware?

Firmware is a type of software program embedded into hardware devices to help them function smoothly and effectively. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati
• Ben Lutkevich, Site Editor

Strengthening cyber: Best IAM practices to combat threats

The Security Think Tank considers best practices in identity and access management and how can they be deployed to enable IT departments to combat cyber-attacks, phishing attacks and ransomware Continue Reading

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• Andrew Peel, Scott Swalling, PA Consulting

AWS storage: Key storage options in the Amazon cloud

We survey the key cloud storage options available from AWS, which include S3 object storage and its options, block storage in EBS and a range of file storage choices Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

Post Office requested four-year Horizon extension, as Fujitsu boss arrived at public inquiry

Fujitsu boss says the Horizon system has reached the end of its life and a long contract extension might not be possible Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Police cloud project raises data protection concerns despite legal reforms

Ongoing data protection issues with the use of hyperscale public cloud infrastructure by UK police could complicate the ambitions of nine forces to move their common records management system into the cloud Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

How quantum computing could reshape financial services

Experts at the Singapore FinTech Festival predict quantum computing will improve risk management, investment strategies and fraud detection in the financial sector, while also posing new challenges for data security Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Innovating with weather data at the Met Office

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how the Met Office is using its vast stores of weather data to create innovative new products. Our latest buyer’s guide looks into identity and access management systems. And we examine the geopolitical threats that could curb the openness of open source. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Post Office scandal not caused by software errors, says combative Fujitsu boss

During a sometimes heated appearance at the public inquiry, Fujitsu’s European boss Paul Patterson said the inquiry has shed light on who is to blame for the scandal Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Hyperscalers’ net-zero plans hit roadblock

Hyperscalers are looking at nuclear to power their energy-hungry datacentres and meet net-zero targets – but regulations may curb their plans Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

UK Bolt drivers win legal claim to be classed as workers

Employment Tribunal ruling says Bolt must classify its drivers as workers rather than self-employed, putting drivers in line to receive thousands of pounds in compensation from the ride-hailing and delivery app Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Fresh concerns over NHS England registries procurement

Clinicians and technologists behind a number of medical devices registries being brought together by NHS England on a new common platform have accused the health service of flouting public sector procurement regulations Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

IAM: Enterprises face a long, hard road to improve

Poor identity and access management puts enterprise data at risk, but the path to stronger IAM remains complex Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

What is qualitative data?

Qualitative data is descriptive information that focuses on concepts and characteristics, rather than numbers and statistics. Continue Reading

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• Robert Sheldon

Government announces Green Paper on future of scandal-ridden Post Office

Consultation process will enable a wide range of people to air their views on the future of the scandal-hit Post Office Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

ESET shines light on cyber criminal RedLine empire

ESET publishes fresh data on the inner workings of the RedLine Stealer malware empire, which was taken down at the end of October Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

What are the security risks of bring your own AI?

The rise of generative AI has led to a plethora of publicly accessible artificial intelligence tools, but what are the risks when external AI tools are used with corporate data? Continue Reading

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• Peter Ray Allison

Gartner Symposium: How Specsavers saved on Oracle costs

The high street opticians chain has swapped Oracle support for Pinnaker third-party support to help drive its business transformation Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Inside Grab’s platform strategy

Grab’s group CTO talks up the super app’s platform strategy, architecture and organisational structure behind its growth across diverse Southeast Asian markets Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Storage explained: Consumption models of storage procurement

We look at consumption models of storage purchasing and how cloud operating models have made them mainstream and supplanted the traditional three-year lift-and-shift datacentre refresh Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Loan charge under review: Second inquiry into controversial contractor tax policy announced

Nearly five years have passed since the results of the government’s first independent review into the controversial loan charge policy surfaced, and now another one has been ordered. But will it change anything? Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

The greatest happiness is digital success

The annual gathering of IT chiefs in Barcelona for the Gartner Symposium is a place to share ideas and attend sessions where the analyst firm pitches a new concept. This time it is the idea of the ... Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Post Office wrongly used public funds to pay for legal battle

Senior civil servant’s appearance at public inquiry reveals Post Office broke spending rules when it diverted money to legal battle Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Google Cloud MFA enforcement meets with approval

Latest Google Cloud policy to enforce multifactor authentication across its user base is welcomed by security professionals Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Gartner Symposium: Time to get rid of the dead wood

IT architecture complexity is set to increase in a way that means IT departments are juggling multicloud and legacy environments Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

AI a force multiplier for the bad guys, say cyber pros

CIISec’s annual report on the security profession finds evidence of growing concern that artificial intelligence will ultimately prove more useful to threat actors than defenders Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Post Office appointing third-party reviewer of current Horizon system

According to government representative on the Post Office board, an independent reviewer of Horizon is being appointed Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

The future of cloud: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

Gartner’s Philip Dawson discusses the cloud and on-premise complexity facing IT departments Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Government presses pause on Single Trade Window project

The project to create a UK Single Trade Window, a digital gateway for traders, has been put on hold for the 2025/26 financial year as mounting costs cause concerns Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Interview: Petra Molnar, author of ‘The walls have eyes’

Refugee lawyer and author Petra Molnar speaks to Computer Weekly about the extreme violence people on the move face at borders across the world, and how increasingly hostile anti-immigrant politics is being enabled and reinforced by a ‘lucrative panopticon’ of surveillance technologies Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

UK government launches AI assurance platform for enterprises

The platform is designed to drive demand for the UK’s artificial intelligence assurance sector and help build greater trust in the technology by helping businesses identify and mitigate a range of AI-related risks Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Gartner Symposium: Why the chance of digital success is random

For some CIOs, there is only a 48% chance their digital business initiatives will succeed, but collaborating with non-IT functions can increase success rates Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Lords shoplifting inquiry calls for facial recognition laws

A Lords committee has expressed concern about the use of facial recognition technology by retailers to combat shoplifting, and is calling on the government to introduce new laws to ensure there are minimum standards for their deployments Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Post Office was reluctant to cut costs despite 143 central staff earning more than £100k

Former Post Office minister told public inquiry that Post Office boss did not want to cut central costs, despite how many staff were earning more than £100k Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Starmer announces tech-enabled crackdown on people smuggling

The UK government has announced a further £75m of funding for its Border Security Command, meaning it will now have £150m over two years to spend on new technologies and staff Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

How enterprises can ride the AI coding wave

GovTech leader urges developers to prioritise value, security and compliance when implementing AI coding tools in enterprise environments Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Post Office data breach caused by botched website upgrade

Data breach exposed personal details of the hundreds of former subpostmasters who had defeated the Post Office in the High Court Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Gartner Symposium: IT leaders urged to do reps like Arnie

Terminator film star shares lessons from his life experiences to help IT leaders succeed Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

User-centric security should be core to cloud IAM practice

The Security Think Tank considers best practices in identity and access management and how can they be deployed to enable IT departments to combat cyber-attacks, phishing attacks and ransomware Continue Reading

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• Mike Gillespie

Gartner Symposium: Why ServiceNow wants to be seen as the AI platform for business transformation

We report on how a deal between ServiceNow and Rimini Street may offer IT leaders an alternative route to enterprise AI Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Nakivo aims at VMware refugees tempted by Proxmox

Version 11 of Nakivo has added Microsoft 365 cloud-to-cloud backups, support for Proxmox virtualisation backups – following Veeam – and NAS file data backups to cloud targets Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

HCLTech to open AI lab in Singapore

The new facility in Singapore will be the latest in HCLTech’s network of global AI labs set up to help businesses deploy artificial intelligence applications and build local talent Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Data bill aims to boost police and NHS productivity

In this week’s Computer Weekly, the government’s new data bill promises to improve productivity and efficiency for the NHS and police, but will it ensure privacy as well? We talk to Dell’s global CTO about how the IT giant sees the AI boom playing out. And we examine which industries stand to benefit most from the collaboration opportunities of virtual reality. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Government’s £600,000 offer to Horizon scandal victims was 'political'

The Post Office was blindsided by the previous government’s decision to offer £600,000 to all subpostmasters wrongly convicted of financial crimes as a result of Horizon failures Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Government to roll out Gov.uk Forms across its websites

The tool, which is already in use, aims to transform how the public fill out applications and information online, making it easier and more intuitive Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Gartner: Avoid AI project money pit

Artificial intelligence project costs can quickly escalate, so IT leaders need to focus on the business objectives and invest appropriately Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Financiers isolate Middle East over sanctions-evading paytech

Cross-border payment system loses support of association of global central banks Continue Reading

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• Mark Ballard

How to navigate the network vendor selection process

Effective vendor selection involves a thorough evaluation process to ensure optimal network performance. Factors to assess include service quality, reliability and security. Continue Reading

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• Paul Kirvan