IT management

Self-driving cars get updated guidelines for trial safety and transparency

The Department for Transport has issued guidance on trial safety and transparency for self-driving cars, and is sticking by its pledge to have self-driving cars on Britain’s roads in the next two years Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Huawei: We are not spying on the UK

Huawei’s Ryan Ding tells the British government that the company has never, and will never, use its technology to assist the Chinese intelligence services Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Virgin Media tests 8Gbps home broadband service

Fifty residents of Papworth, Cambridgeshire, are trialling an 8Gbps FTTP broadband service using existing fibre infrastructure Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

CIO interview: David Walliker, Liverpool Women’s & Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen NHS Trusts

Being CIO for two different NHS trusts is not an easy task, but David Walliker splits his time between the two, aiming to deliver digital transformation across the board Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

NHS screening programmes plagued by ‘not fit for purpose’ IT

‘Complex and ageing IT’ is causing issues for several NHS screening programmes, according to the National Audit Office Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Coders and developers: The new heroes of the network?

Cisco is moving towards a software-based future. We chatted to Susie Wee, founder and leader of Cisco developer and innovation programme, DevNet, to find out how she is helping to enable this change Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

What is CIO best practice when it comes to cloud security?

As businesses increasingly adopt cloud-first strategies, how can they ensure their security is up to scratch? Computer Weekly asks the experts Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

The nightmare driving test: How to make sure self-driving cars are safe

Simulating realistic environments using deep learning to enable self-driving cars to learn the rules of the road will prove more useful than any amount of real-world practice. We find out why, and meet the people doing something about it Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Civil liberties groups to challenge bulk surveillance and intelligence sharing in Strasbourg

Coalition of campaigning groups wins the right to challenge the UK’s use of bulk surveillance powers, which allows suspicionless surveillance of the population and sharing of intercepted data with overseas intelligence agencies, in European Court of Human Rights Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Marks & Spencer launches charging banks as part of startup partnership

Retailer Marks & Spencer has announced it will be adding battery charging banks to its stores as part of startup partnership Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Payday lender cuts troubleshooting by 30% with Virtual Instruments

Curo Financial thought storage was slowing down its websites, but found virtual machine and network issues were to blame. To fix this, it’s going proactive on storage performance issues Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Cambridge launches urban data IoT project

The city of Cambridge will use Telensa IoT sensors and a Microsoft Azure platform to better manage its urban data assets Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

CIO interview: David Germain, CITO, RSA Insurance Group

Insurance giant’s chief information and technology officer wants to refresh the company’s user computing environment, make smart technology investments and take advantage of the latest innovations Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

BBC seeks to increase younger audience through data analytics

The BBC’s head of product, Rebecca Salsbury, talks about the broadcaster’s work to improve its use of data analytics to attract more young viewers Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Interview: The power of open source

Stefanie Chiras, who heads up RHEL at Red Hat, discusses how open source enables enterprises to benefit from tech innovations Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Compute strategies for AI applications

Devising compute strategies for AI applications can be challenging. Find out about the hardware, network and software frameworks available Continue Reading

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• Chirag Dekate and Arun Chandrasekaran

Alibaba Cloud teams up with SMU on training programme

Alibaba Cloud will equip small and medium-sized enterprises with cloud computing and other technology skills through a partnership with Singapore Management University Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Met Police deploys live facial recognition technology for ninth time

Police say technology is helping to prevent and detect crime by identifying wanted criminals, but privacy groups have voiced their opposition Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Innocent people arrested following surveillance blunders, IPCO reveals

Interception of communications commissioner Adrian Fulford warns of “grave” repercussions for people wrongly identified as suspects due to errors made when government bodies access email, phone and telephone data Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

TSB blames IT disaster for huge losses

TSB made a huge loss in its latest financial year because of costs it incurred as a result of an IT disaster Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

ICO to audit Leave.EU and Eldon Insurance

UK privacy watchdog will audit the data protection practices at Leave.EU and Eldon Insurance and has confirmed fines for both companies for unlawful marketing messages Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Building Britain’s national digital twin

The tech sector and wider industry are coming together to create a “digital twin” of Britain to help improve the nation’s physical infrastructure – and you can help Continue Reading

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• Julian David, TechUK

BT stockpiles networking kit for no-deal Brexit as Patterson exits

Outgoing BT boss Gavin Patterson shared some details on the company’s contingency planning for a feared no-deal Brexit as chief executive Philip Jansen formally takes charge of the business Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

How to create a great strategy in the digital age

What are the best ways for technology leaders to create a strategy that is fit for the digital age? Computer Weekly asks the experts Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

No-deal Brexit could lead to data issues, MPs told

Trade body TechUK is concerned smaller companies are far from ready for a no-deal scenario, while warning that leaving without a deal could lead to serious data issues for businesses Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Airbus investigates personnel data breach

Intruders were detected in the information systems of manufacturer’s commercial aircraft business, highlighting the need for a new approach to data protection Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

How Airbus handles IoT network traffic in manufacturing

The internet of things is set to power the fourth industrial revolution, providing data to optimise manufacturing. Airbus is starting to put sensors in aircraft assembly Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Facebook profit up despite privacy failings

Social media giant reports profit gains for the last quarter and the past year, despite a string of privacy blunders that came to light in 2018 Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

A datacentre in a church: Welcome to the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre

A chapel wouldn't be top of the list of locations for a supercomputer, but it’s the location for the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Government launches data trust programme

Digital secretary Jeremy Wright sets out plans for scheme using data sharing to tackle global challenges such as illegal wildlife trade and food waste Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

AXA recruits AI assistants in back office

Insurance giant is deploying software robots to take over repetitive tasks and free up humans to do more analytical work Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Increased protectionism could curb digital M&As

Businesses may link up with a digital-native business to accelerate their digitisation strategy – but anti-competition authorities are watching Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Apple reports lower Q4 2018 due to decline in iPhone sales

CEO Tim Cook defends company's battery replacement decision, which makes older iPhones last longer Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

5 data management infrastructure technologies to evaluate

It's the start of a new year -- is your organization ready to face the data management challenges ahead? Here are five technologies to consider adopting. Continue Reading

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• Chris Foot

Government makes progress on green IT, according to report

Defra report on sustainable digital services shows improvements have been made, but highlights challenges with legacy systems and waste, as well as the importance of departments measuring progress Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

No-deal Brexit would undermine digital economy, BCS warns

Skills, funding and the free flow of data are all at risk, says the chartered institute for IT Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

IT leaders grapple with workforce skills gap as they deploy AI and digital technology

Organisations will have to find new ways of reskilling their workforce as they get to grips with artificial intelligence and other digital technologies. CIOs also need to keep their skills updated if they are to succeed Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

A vintage digital transformation for Majestic Wines

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the digital transformation of retailer Majestic Wines, and find out how buying online rival Naked Wines led to a cloud-led overhaul of the firm’s IT. We look at the challenges for IT managers as they prepare for the end of Windows 7 support in January 2020. And our latest buyer’s guide discusses deep learning technology. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Personal records of HIV-positive individuals in Singapore leaked online

The personal information of 14,200 people with the human immunodeficiency virus was leaked by an American who lived in Singapore Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Brexit won’t curb IT spending

Analyst Gartner expects organisations to carry on buying more IT to support digitisation initiatives Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Data protection practices still poor, survey shows

Despite concerns over privacy and data protection and a greater understanding of best security practices, individuals and businesses are still falling short, a survey reveals Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Minister urges UK firms to prepare for no-deal Brexit

On International Data Protection Day, the UK’s digital minister has added her voice to calls by the data protection watchdog for UK firms to prepare for a no-deal Brexit Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

UK IT spending worth £27bn held back due to Brexit uncertainty

UK businesses are putting billions of pounds of IT investments on hold until they know the terms that the UK will leave the EU Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Hong Kong’s JOS eyes Singapore IT services market

The IT services firm claims to have an edge in being less rigid than larger rivals in pushing for specific IT implementation methodologies that may not suit the needs of mid-tier customers Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Brexit and data protection: What’s next?

PA Consulting assesses how a no-deal Brexit would affect the flow of data from the UK into and out of Europe Continue Reading

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• Annelie van Milink

Vodafone suspends use of Huawei hardware

Vodafone’s UK CEO has said the operator will ‘pause’ its use of Huawei hardware for the foreseeable future Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

ICO adds to guidance on ‘no-deal’ Brexit

The UK’s privacy watchdog has been advising UK firms to prepare for a no-deal Brexit and has added some guidance for SMEs Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Tech Nation announces fourth cohort for Upscale programme

Startups will receive six months of coaching and take part in workshops, mentoring sessions and networking opportunities with the programme’s alumni Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Google petitions Supreme Court to reconsider Android Java ruling

Google’s legal chief claims Oracle’s copyright ruling on Java software interfaces will damage software development Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Former EU data protection tsar joins ICO

Former EU data protection supervisor joins the UK’s privacy watchdog as non-executive director, strengthening its commitment to international work Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

A cloud compliance checklist for the GDPR age

The cloud is supposed to make things simpler, but when it comes to compliance, things can get complex. Here is a look at the essential elements of a cloud compliance strategy Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

Chinese government grants BT new powers

Enhanced operating licences improve telco’s ability to work with customers in China Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

The presence of tech in the Stonewall 100

Each year, charity Stonewall releases a list of the top 100 LGBT+ employers. As technology becomes such a huge part of so many businesses, it has slowly begun to feature on the list Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

How to prepare for the UK’s uncertain Brexit terms

Analyst firm Gartner looks at the main business continuity plans that need to be in place Continue Reading

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• Peter Aykens

IBM reports growing interest in multicloud

As it gets ready to onboard Red Hat, IBM claims its multicloud business has a lot of potential Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Lloyds Bank to migrate from IT alphabet spaghetti to Google-like simplicity sounds easy, but…TSB

Lloyds Bank wants to move customers to a Google inspired banking platform Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Thales eSecurity spins out nCipher

After just over a decade, Thales eSecurity has announced that it has spun out HSM specialist nCipher, the UK-based encryption firm it acquired for $100m in 2008 Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Lloyds Bank to migrate hundreds of thousands of customers to Google-inspired fintech

Following its announcement that it was exploring the use of a fintech platform, Lloyds Bank has been quick to plan customer migration Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

CIO interview: Charles Ewen, Met Office

The Met Office’s CIO is working on a new, digital approach, using supercomputers, establishing pioneering partnerships and creating change Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

Santander announces latest branch closures as digital channels take over

Bank to close 140 more UK branches as in-branch transactions fall and digital banking accelerates Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Executive interview: The Weird approach to leadership

Letting others make their own decisions leads to a more dynamic approach to running a business, suited to the demands of an AI-fuelled economy Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Facebook’s objections to court concerns over privacy more about ‘optics’ than facts

Facebook’s challenge to a High Court ruling that raises serious concerns about data transfers between Europe and the US is more about appearance than facts, lawyers for the Irish Data Protection Commission told Dublin's Supreme Court Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Finnish banks to share core banking platform and supplier

Three banks in Finland have hired an IT services supplier to build a shareable core banking platform Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Will AI replace lawyers? Assessing the potential of artificial intelligence in legal services

You may not be surprised to learn that lawyers don't expect AI to replace them, but the potential for the technology in law and other professional services must not be underestimated Continue Reading

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• Tim Watkins, Coffin Mew

NHS England launches public roll-out of NHS App

The all singing and dancing NHS App is now being rolled out publicly across England following a private beta phase with more than 3,000 patients Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Vodafone and O2 will ‘share’ 5G networks

Vodafone and O2 have agreed non-binding heads of terms that will extend their 4G network-sharing agreement to 5G when it becomes available Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

IT leaders must address integration to support business ecosystem

New survey finds that for most businesses, digitisation initiatives are hampered by legacy IT and integration issues Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

HMCTS suffers major IT issues

HM Courts and Tribunals Service has been experiencing problems with several of its IT systems over the past few days, including secure email and network issues Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Singapore releases Asia’s first AI governance framework

The model framework will help businesses in Singapore tackle the ethical and governance challenges of AI implementations Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Mastercard fined over half a billion euros for unfair payment fees

Mastercard has been heavily fined for having rules on interchange fees which distorted the EU single market Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Digital Catapult explores LPWAN and IoT for industry

A Connected Factory Demonstrator managed by the Digital Catapult is seeking input from LPWAN and internet of things specialists Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Scottish Police Authority awards £21m mobile services deal to EE

EE will oversee a three-year deal to transform police mobile capabilities in Scotland, alongside Motorola Solutions, Samsung and BlackBerry Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Dowden announces five new successful GovTech Catalyst challenges

Five public sector projects will receive funding as part of the third round of the £20m GovTech Catalyst programme, says implementation minister Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Davos 2019: Why data sharing is key to AI in Industry 4.0

Machines can learn from humans, but no one does the same job in the same way, so it makes sense to identify best practices Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Broadband divide persists across the UK, says Which?

Latest statistics from Which? show the UK’s broadband divide persists, with many areas still missing out on high-speed services despite industry tub-thumping Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

AWS pushes MongoDB compatible alternative as licences change

They probably didn't see that coming... MongoDB's switch to server-side licensing may have backfired, as AWS launches an API-compatible version Continue Reading

Facebook: US government does not engage in mass and indiscriminate surveillance

Social media giant challenges a ruling by Dublin’s High Court over a judgment that it says made ‘extraordinary and incorrect’ findings about the US legal system Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

€50m GDPR fine for Google is a wake-up call for tech giants

The French data protection authority has fined Google €50m for contravening EU data protection laws, which has been hailed as a warning for tech giants and other data handling firms Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Singapore to revise copyright law in data analytics boost

Proposed exception in Copyright Act will allow copying of copyrighted materials for the purpose of data analysis Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

The pitfalls of multicloud network management

Migrating to and managing a multicloud network introduces new complexities into the network. We look at how to avoid the potential pitfalls Continue Reading

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• Peter Ray Allison

Podcast: How to get ready for the California Consumer Privacy Act

If you have any customers in California, you need to know about that state’s equivalent to GDPR. Mathieu Gorge of Vigitrust talks through what you need to achieve compliance Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Amazon shareholders demand halt in sales of image recognition tech to US government

Amazon shareholders want its board of directors to halt sales of its image recognition service to US law enforcers unless it can independently verify it's not being misused Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

DCMS puts digital ID policy team on no-deal Brexit work

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s digital identity policy team shifts focus to prepare for the UK leaving the EU without a deal Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Home Office vetoes privacy campaigner from senior post in surveillance watchdog

The Home Office refuses academic and privacy campaigner, Eric King, security clearance for a senior role at the intelligence services watchdog, despite high-level backing from officials Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Break free from traditional network security

Highly connected businesses put pressure on traditional network security. We look at how corporate networks are breaking out of their boundaries Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Thailand pushes for Industry 4.0 in ASEAN

Nearly half of the kingdom’s deliverables as chair of ASEAN will be focused on spurring Industry 4.0 developments across the region Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Siemens connects to world’s largest UCC deployment

German technology powerhouse Siemens AG reveals how it unified communications and collaboration for hundreds of thousands of employees worldwide Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

HPE opens Geneva IoT innovation lab to capitalise on edge data

Datacentre equipment provider sees an opportunity on the edge to provide data processing for the internet of things Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Prepare for no-deal Brexit, says ICO

The UK data protection authority is urging businesses to prepare for a no-deal Brexit to ensure there is no interruption in data flows from Europe Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Leading IT: Lessons from the front line

As a CIO, whatever challenges you face in terms of budget, mandates or timetable, you may already have the right people to carry out incredible IT feats. Here are four ways to lead your organisation to unprecedented success Continue Reading

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• Terry Milholland, TVM Consulting, LLC

CW ASEAN: Dive into microservices

Microservices has become a buzzword linked with digital transformation, but it is no magic bullet for development woes. In this edition of CW ASEAN, we uncover the state of adoption of microservices in ASEAN and what needs to be in place for enterprises to get the most out of the technology. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Vodafone and IBM prep user clouds for future network tech

Companies expand existing collaboration to enable enterprise customers to prepare for the impact of advanced networking technologies Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Where next for AI? Understanding business use cases

IT leaders share their views on artificial intelligence and how to take advantage of the technology to benefit their businesses Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

Tech Talent Charter launches benchmark to keep tabs on gender in IT roles

Industry collaborative Tech Talent Charter releases data on its signatory organisations to highlight the difference made by committing to shifting the dial on gender Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Swedish state and industry back autonomous vehicle testing facility

AstaZero facility will “road-test” next-generation 5G and digital innovations to support the development of self-driving cars and other vehicles Continue Reading

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• Gerard O'Dwyer

UK tech firms favour second referendum as next move in Brexit stalemate

UK tech firms want to remain as close to the EU as possible and believe a second referendum on membership of the trading bloc would be the best way out of the current political stalemate Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

CW ANZ: Keeping pace with microservices

The adoption of microservices is patchy in Australia, but some sectors pursuing digital transformation are catching up. In this edition of CW ANZ, we look at how enterprises are using microservices to solve problems and the challenges they are facing in moving to this new paradigm in software development. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Australia earns mixed record in IT agility

Despite being fervent adopters of cloud, Australian enterprises are slower than those in the US and UK in deploying business-critical applications Continue Reading

Dutch pharma firm Centrient switches out MPLS for Cato SD-WAN

Centrient Pharmaceuticals, a Netherlands-based drug company, has switched out its global MPLS service in favour of a high-performance software-defined WAN from Cato Networks Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Let’s take back control, unless we have to get up

Mobile phone recycling comparison site Recyclezone has put together the findings of a survey that asked which household tasks Brits were most keen to palm off on smart technology, and you don’t ... Continue Reading

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• Ryan Priest