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German fuel supplier taken offline in cyber attack

Cyber attack against Germany’s Oiltanking, a major fuel logistics company, affects 13 distribution terminals across Germany, in an incident with echoes of last year’s hit on Colonial Pipeline Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Met Police faces legal action over Gangs Matrix

Campaign group Liberty is taking legal action against the Met over its use of the Gangs Matrix, claiming it is driven by racial stereotypes and disproportionately affects people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Sweden’s Husqvarna expands IT outsourcing deal with HCL

Swedish power tool maker expands its contract with Indian IT service provider as it continues on its digital journey Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Dutch software engineers join campaign for research funding

Software researchers from all over Europe are sounding the alarm: to maintain a strong international competitive position, more financial resources must be committed to software research Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

Over one-fifth of ransomware attacks target financial sector

Newly published data reveals a significant uptick in cyber attacks against the financial services sector during the third quarter of 2021 Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

CTO interview: James Donkin, Ocado Technology

Ocado is a cloud-first business and develops its own software cloud-natively, but some things need to be processed on-premise or at the edge Continue Reading

Dubai’s fledgling drone programme gets another nudge

Through a series of initiatives, Dubai is positioning itself to reap the benefits of a promising global market for drone technology Continue Reading

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• Pat Brans, Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management

How Ocado pushes technological boundaries

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to Ocado’s CTO about how the e-commerce company pushes technological boundaries. Our latest buyer’s guide looks at the importance and technical challenges of data integration. There’s a growing dispute over the use of end-to-end encryption – we look at the differing perspectives. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Nebulon SmartInfrastructure brings cloud-defined storage to datacentre

Cloud-defined storage allows customers to build private clouds on-site, with pools of storage built from commodity hardware, Nebulon PCIe cards and its browser-based console Continue Reading

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• Yann Serra, LeMagIT
• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Data on children of armed forces personnel exposed in breach

Data on 4,142 children of serving armed forces personnel was exposed in a data breach at the Ministry of Defence Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

How apprenticeships are helping bridge the digital skills gap

Apprenticeships are not only for young people – they can help make IT departments more diverse and inclusive, as well as plugging skills gaps, as DWP Digital has proved Continue Reading

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• Richard McHugh

Understand your cyber training ‘need’ before committing to a programme

In-house or outsourced? What makes a good security training programme, and what questions should buyers ask when procuring training-as-a-service? Continue Reading

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• Paddy Francis

Google inks $1bn deal with Bharti Airtel

The wide-ranging deal covers Google’s equity investment in Airtel, as well as efforts to spur cloud adoption and lower barriers to smartphone ownership Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Microsoft gives Nasa a lesson in timeshare optimisation

A quantum-inspired algorithm has been used to help Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Lab schedule its Deep Space Network comms system Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Cyber skills gap affecting data privacy practice, finds ISACA

Organisations are struggling to fill both legal and technical privacy roles, with potentially damaging consequences, according to a report Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust advances digital-first strategy

Trust is making progress with its 10-year plan, centred around an electronic patient records system Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Korean researchers invent silk-based security device

Experts from the Gwangju Institute of Science have built a digital security device based on natural silk fibres that they claim is practically unbreachable Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

CISOs must get out in front of Ukraine cyber crisis, says NCSC

The National Cyber Security Centre is urging UK organisations to take steps to bolster their cyber security resilience in response to the ongoing Ukraine crisis Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

UK spectrum sharing should be a spectrum policy priority, says UK SPF

UK Spectrum Policy Forum and Ofcom makes call for mobile spectrum sharing to be a policy priority as demand is expected to increase in the coming years Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Novel phishing campaign highlights need for MFA, says Microsoft

Microsoft details a new multi-stage phishing campaign that only affects victims without multifactor authentication in place Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Barclaycard customers increase contactless spending following limit rise

Barclaycard customers have increased their contactless card spending by 40% with most of their card payments using the technology Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Microsoft uses Q2 2022 earnings to delve into metaverse

Company’s CEO sees a role for Microsoft that takes the metaverse beyond gaming and into the business sphere Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Nightmare Log4Shell scenario averted by prompt, professional action

Prompt and professional community response to the Log4Shell disclosure means the dangerous and widespread vulnerability has not been exploited to the extent many had feared Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Bank account switching accelerates as consumers choose digital services

Surge in UK consumers changing current account providers is a sign that digital banking services are eating into the traditional sector Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Refrigeration firm freezes legacy backup for one Cohesity cluster

France-based Clauger had reached limits of capacity and complexity with multi-supplier legacy backup, so moved to one Cohesity cluster and gained restores that took mere minutes Continue Reading

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• Yann Serra, LeMagIT
• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

The road less travelled paves the path to stealth disruption

During the recent Ocado Re:Imagined event, the company’s founder and CEO, Tim Steiner, discussed how stealth disruptors were used to invent something he described as “really radical”. Really ... Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Navigating PIPL: European businesses plot their next steps into China

How does China’s strict new Personal Information Protection Law impact European businesses? Continue Reading

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• Matthew Staff

Cloud-era disaster recovery planning: Setting strategy and developing plans

In the second in a series on cloud-era disaster recovery, we look at how to formulate a DR strategy and develop detailed DR plans for your organisation, while taking cloud services into account Continue Reading

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• Paul Kirvan

Security Think Tank: Focus on ‘nudging’ to build effective cyber training

In-house or outsourced? What makes a good security training programme, and what questions should buyers ask when procuring training-as-a-service? Continue Reading

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• Tom Everard

Umbrella company cyber attacks prompt fresh calls for sector regulation to protect contractors

With the umbrella company industry increasingly finding itself under attack from cyber criminals, contracting market stakeholders embark on a fresh round of calls for the industry to be regulated Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Ocado showcases 3D printing innovation

Having delivered its first orders 20 years ago, Ocado is now reinventing the business process for online grocery delivery Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

More intel emerges on WhisperGate malware that hit Ukraine

Security experts have been poring over the WhisperGate malware with which alleged Russia-backed entities targeted Ukrainian government websites Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Storage tech brief: Look out for PCIe gen 5 drives in 2022

PCIe 5.0 will offer bandwidth up to 128GBps per drive. We look at what’s available and when, including in the new EDSFF form factor, as well as looking forward to PCIe gen 6 Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

PwnKit bug endangers Linux distributions worldwide

Qualys researchers share intel on a memory corruption vulnerability in a program installed by default on every major Linux distribution Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

MPs to debate landmark IoT security law

Proposed bill mandates tighter protections for connected products, and adds new rules for broadband roll-out into the bargain Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Dutch education anticipates quantum technology

Dutch academic talks about the Netherlands’ role in a pan-European quantum computing project as university investigates the technology’s possibilities Continue Reading

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• Kin Loohuis

Should IT leaders plan for the quantum computing era?

Quantum computing is still at an early stage of development, but there are a handful of use cases where nothing else matches the horsepower it offers Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

EY to open Neuro-Diverse Centre of Excellence in Manchester

Professional services firm EY is launching a Neuro-Diverse Centre of Excellence in the UK to create a perfect working environment for neuro-diverse tech innovators Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Demands on Fujitsu to contribute to £1bn Horizon scandal compensation costs

Fujitsu cannot hide away as taxpayers pick up the bill for the Post Office scandal triggered by its IT system, say peers Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

IBM fourth-quarter results show hybrid refocus

Big Blue continues its journey to rebuild its business around hybrid cloud platforms, software infrastructure and consulting services Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Vodafone UK to begin 3G switch-off in 2023

UK mobile operator gives notice that it will begin to retire its legacy network in a year’s time, with 4G and 5G networks to get coverage and speed boost from repurposing of 3G spectrum Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Icelandic research could revolutionise AI

Icelandic team is researching potential artificial intelligence that will not choke when faced with the unknown Continue Reading

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• Pat Brans, Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management

More evidence needed to establish 5G’s green credentials

Research paper from UK university cautions that received wisdom of sustainability associated with next-generation mobile technology is not currently backed up by a strong, publicly available, fully transparent evidence base Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Prepare, but don’t panic, over supposed Russian cyber threat

A fresh alert from the US Department of Homeland Security may have IT security teams jumpy over the possibility that their organisations could be targeted by Russian state actors Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Cyber Essentials programme gets biggest update since launch

NCSC implements a thorough revision of its Cyber Essentials scheme to reflect the changing security landscape Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

UK government launches internal cyber strategy

Multi-pronged government security strategy is designed to protect both core systems and public services Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

UK launches international data transfer council

Businesses, academics and trade bodies convene to help the UK seize data-sharing opportunities Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Twitter to expand Singapore engineering hub

Twitter will double its engineering workforce in Singapore by 2023, as part of its regional expansion plans Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Subpostmaster campaign group to meet government over unfair compensation settlement

A group of subpostmasters excluded from fair compensation in the Horizon scandal is to meet government department to discuss their demands Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

CIO interview: Michael Cole, CTO, European Tour and Ryder Cup

The highly traditional sport of golf is proving to be an innovator in its field, with internet of things technology and cloud adoption transforming tournaments after Covid Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

Why watching your remote workers doesn’t work

In this week’s Computer Weekly, the surge in home working led many firms to mandate use of surveillance software – we look at why it hasn’t worked. It’s an important year for public sector IT – we examine the trends for 2022. And with robotic process automation (RPA) booming, a Swedish bank explains the benefits. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Retailers mired by manual data integration

Retail relies on third-party data sources to drive business decisions and competitive pricing, but many struggle to pull in this data Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Hybrid cloud storage: The devils are in the details

When it comes to storage, one thing is clear – cloud does not change everything Continue Reading

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• Tony Lock, Freeform Dynamics

MPs say Online Safety Bill fails to tackle full range of harms

A DCMS select committee has warned that the Online Safety Bill should be expanded to cover more types of harmful content, such as child abuse material designed to circumvent content removal Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Ethereum

Ethereum is an open source, distributed software platform based on blockchain technology. Continue Reading

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• Sean Michael Kerner
• Ben Lutkevich, Site Editor

EDSFF brings built-for-NVMe connectivity to the datacentre

Aimed at enterprise use cases, EDSFF offers incredible flash density in shared storage and hyperscale deployments, but storage products that use it are still thin on the ground Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

CIO interview: Sheri Rhodes, CIO, Workday

The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated digital change for many businesses – and even for cloud software leader Workday, there are always new things to learn and introduce Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

How Forensic Architecture uses tech to protect human rights

Forensic Architecture speaks to Computer Weekly about how it uses various digital technologies to investigate human rights abuses around the globe, including the pushback of migrants over the Greek border and the killing of Mark Duggan by London police Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Outdated systems core to DWP £1bn pension underpayment blunders

Old software is among the main reasons behind the pension errors affecting 134,000 people, says a House of Commons committee report Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Hybrid cloud storage: Options for rearchitecting enterprise IT

Hybrid cloud is seen as a way to have the best of both the on-premise and public cloud worlds. We look at the pros and cons of hybrid cloud storage Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Tinder algorithm charging users more based on age

Popular dating app Tinder could have broken data protection and equality laws by using personal data about people’s age to set different prices Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

CTO interview: James Donkin, Ocado Technology

Ocado is a cloud-first business and develops its own software cloud-natively, but some things need to be processed on-premise or at the edge Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Mandiant analysts: Russia-backed APTs likely to ramp up attacks

More cyber attacks like those perpetrated against targets in Ukraine are to be expected, and they may become more destructive Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Cyber pros: Don’t revel in REvil’s downfall just yet

The arrests of REvil’s alleged kingpins is a welcome step, but as with any disruption to cyber criminal activity, it is never wise to assume law enforcement action means the threat has passed entirely Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

New normal sees SASE, SD-WAN surge as MPLS is phased out

Research confirms that MPLS is ‘out’ and SD-WAN and SASE systems are the clear winners in enterprise networking as more and more European organisations are eliminating all on-prem datacentres, with cloud adoption steaming ahead Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

MoJ faces ICO enforcement over subject access requests backlog

Ministry of Justice receives enforcement notice from information commissioner over ‘substantial’ backlog of subject access requests described as being of ‘significant concern’ Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Ransomware attacks dropped 37% in December, claims NCC

Latest monthly data reveals a significant decline in ransomware attacks at the end of 2021, but a new, emergent gang is making waves Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

India’s tech workforce set for hybrid work

A Nasscom study reveals that India’s tech workers and their employers are planning to return to offices thrice a week, paving the way for hybrid work Continue Reading

Top IT predictions in APAC in 2022

Operationalising zero trust, talent retention and containerisation are just some of the key trends that will shape Asia-Pacific’s technology landscape in 2022 Continue Reading

CW APAC: CIO trends

IT leaders would be wise to embrace the technology expected to become prevalent in 2022. In this handbook, focused on CIO trends in the Asia-Pacific region, Computer Weekly looks at the top IT predictions for the year ahead, how India is preparing for a hybrid future, the benefits of digitising manual processes and Krungsri Bank’s reasons for adopting open APIs Continue Reading

Government ‘has nothing against’ paying 555 subpostmasters fair compensation

Government officials are open to finding a way to properly compensate victims of the Horizon scandal without setting a dangerous legal precedent Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Updated cyber security regulations proposed for managed services sector

The Network and Information Systems regulations are to be updated to include MSPs and outsourcers, following a spate of supply chain attacks Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Data of 515,000 vulnerable people stolen in Red Cross attack

The International Committee of the Red Cross is probing a cyber attack that has already seen the personal data of hundreds of thousands of the world’s most vulnerable people compromised Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

MoonBounce firmware bootkit shows advances in malicious implants

MoonBounce firmware bootkit shows evident technical improvements over others, making it a more dangerous threat to organisations. It is being used by Chinese state-backed actors Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Advantages of traditional banks are weakening amid digital challenge, says FCA

Weakening of the advantages enjoyed by traditional banks over the years is “driven by digital innovation and changing consumer behaviour”, says regulator Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

UK parliamentary committee casts doubt on government’s gigabit connectivity targets

UK parliamentary committee pours scorn on Department of Culture, Media and Sport’s confidence in meeting targets for gigabit connectivity Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Security Think Tank: Cyber training is useless without staff empowerment

In-house or outsourced? What makes a good security training programme, and what questions should buyers ask when procuring training as a service? Continue Reading

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• Tim Holman, 2-sec

NCSC for Startups programme seeks ransomware-busters

Innovative ideas for ransomware-busting technology are being sought by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre and startup incubator Plexal Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

UK SMEs to receive tech skills and software boost

A new government scheme aimed at helping businesses improve their productivity and sales online has opened for applications Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Investigators find Beijing 2022 app riddled with security flaws

Security flaws in Olympic app may put personal health data at risk of compromise in a man-in-the-middle attack Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Content removal will not stop misinformation, says Royal Society

Censorship of scientific misinformation online could exacerbate feelings of distrust, so government should look at information literacy and funding fact checkers instead, says report Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Cloud-era disaster recovery planning: Assessing risk and business impact

In the first in a series on cloud-era disaster recovery, we provide a step-by-step guide to building firm foundations for the disaster recovery plan, with risk assessment and business impact analysis Continue Reading

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• Paul Kirvan

Twelve million jobs to be lost to automation in Europe by 2040

Millions of current jobs in Europe will be carried out by robots as software robots automate processes Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

IT teams blind to Kubernetes observability

The complex nature of modern cloud environments makes it exceedingly difficult for IT admins to monitor IT infrastructure and systems effectively Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Trellix XDR platform forged out of McAfee, FireEye union

The private equity owners of McAfee Enterprise and FireEye are merging the companies into a new entity to ‘define the future’ of cyber security through XDR technology Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Swedish researchers are patiently developing a useful quantum computer

By 2028, the Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology in Sweden expects to have a useful quantum computer Continue Reading

The race to quantum computing

In this week’s Computer Weekly, researchers are racing to create the first commercially useful quantum computer – we look at one of the European candidates. Cyber security is one of the greatest risks facing the global economy, warns the World Economic Forum. And we examine the role of employee experience in hybrid working. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Nordic fintech to use Google-inspired core banking from Thought Machine

Nordic fintech Lunar is modernising its banking platform as it sets out to expand free of the limitations of its current systems Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Amazon puts UK Visa ban on hold

Online retail giant Amazon continues to allow UK Visa credit card payments as negotiations over fees with the card provider continue Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Government widens subpostmaster miscarriage of justice compensation

Government changes its position in billion-pound Horizon scandal compensation Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Police take down VPN linked to multiple ransomware hits

German police led a multinational effort to seize and take down the LabVPN service, which was allegedly used by cyber criminals to facilitate ransomware attacks Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Cobalt Strike still C2 infrastructure of choice

Its utility and ease of use, coupled with explosive growth in ransomware actions, makes Cobalt Strike Team Servers the C2 infrastructure of choice for malicious actors Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Test police algorithms in court rather than legislate, Lords told

Police algorithms and their impacts should be tested and challenged in court, rather than controlled by new laws, says policing minister Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Automation and interoperability key to UK’s digital energy plans

Energy Digitalisation Taskforce recommends that policy-makers and regulators drive open standards across the energy sector Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Umbrella firm Parasol confirms ‘malicious activity’ as root cause of ongoing systems outage

Umbella company confirms a ‘malicious activity on its network’ as the root cause of a systems outage that has delayed salary payments to thousands of contractors across the UK Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Podcast: 2022 compliance preview – GDPR goes global

We talk to Mathieu Gorge, CEO of VigiTrust, about what’s looming in compliance, with regulations based on the principles of the General Data Protection Regulation plus the concept of cyber accountability Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Sluggish adoption of Windows 11 with more devices on unsupported OSes

With Windows 11, existing Windows 10 users have until October 2025 to update. Until they do, they will only get one OS update a year Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Umbrella company Brookson self-refers to NCSC following cyber attack on its network

Contractor payroll, accounting and compliance firm confirms its networks have been targeted by an ‘extremely aggressive’ cyber attack that has resulted in some of its systems being proactively taken offline Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Finland moves to industrialise quantum computing

For the Finnish government, now is the time to start preparing for the day when quantum computers will have practical value Continue Reading

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• Pat Brans, Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management

Socitm outlines public sector digital trends for 2022

Report identifies the key areas of focus for technology decision-makers in government in the months ahead, across areas from cyber and data to digital identity and 5G Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari