IT management

Oracle Exadata Exascale: Big architecture shift for small workloads

Exascale is multitenant architecture for Oracle Database that promises performance equal to dedicated infrastructure and savings compared with existing products, with AI workloads in mind Continue Reading

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• Gaétan Raoul, LeMagIT

Designed to deceive – reviewing the Post Office scandal inquiry

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we review the marathon latest phase of the Post Office scandal inquiry, as ministers, civil servants, executives and lawyers were shamed. We look at IOWN – a candidate for the next generation of networking technology. And we examine best practice in software asset management. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Social care must ensure IT systems comply with data standards

As social care is moving towards meeting its target of 80% of providers having digital records, the Department for Health and Social Care calls on them to ensure the digital systems meet national standards Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

AI interview: Thomas Dekeyser, researcher and film director

On the politics of ‘techno-refusal’, and the lessons that can be learned from a clandestine group of French IT workers who spent the early 1980s sabotaging technological infrastructure Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Forrester: Rethink your software asset management practices

Software as a service needs to be managed as part of software asset management. Forrester analysts offer some practical advice on how to succeed Continue Reading

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• Biswajeet Mahapatra

Scottish universities lead digital twin hub for transport

Digital twins offer researchers the ability to monitor transportation to identify ways of reducing the UK’s carbon footprint Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Deep dive into quantum-resistant cryptography for email security

Quantum computers have the potential to crack many of the encryption methods we currently rely on to keep our digital communications safe. Quantum-resistant cryptography may be the answer Continue Reading

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• Isla Sibanda

How UK firms can get ready for the implementation of NIS2

Many British companies will need to adhere to NIS2’s cyber security risk management and reporting requirements if they want to continue operating in the EU market and avoid huge fines Continue Reading

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• Nicholas Fearn

Kubernetes and storage in the enterprise: What the analysts say

We talk to analysts about Kubernetes adoption in the enterprise, how mature it is, deployment challenges and key obstacles to enterprises that want to go cloud-native with containers Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

The Security Interviews: Google’s take on confidential computing

We speak to Google’s Nelly Porter about the company’s approach to keeping data as safe as possible on Google Cloud Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Kubernetes at 10: CRDs at core of extensible, modular storage in K8s

We talk to VMware engineer Xing Yang, who saw Kubernetes storage evolve from the early days where its modular, extensible origins translated to Operators for storage and backup Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Enterprise AR redux: Will Apple succeed where Microsoft floundered?

When Scandit announced its integration with Apple's Vision Pro mixed reality headset, I experienced a strong sense of déjà vu. This enterprise software provider, known for its smart data capture ... Continue Reading

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• Dale Vile, Freeform Dynamics

Royal ransomware crew puts on a BlackSuit in rebrand

The Royal ransomware gang is back, with a new name and refreshed capabilities, including an apparently unique ‘partial encryption’ gambit, according to CISA Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

UK competition regulator looks into Amazon’s Anthropic funding

The Competition and Markets Authority is continuing to look at big tech’s interconnected web of artificial intelligence partnerships Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

US lawmakers seek to brand ransomware gangs as terrorists

Proposals from legislators in Washington DC could shake up the global ransomware ecosystem and give law enforcement sweeping new powers Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Ofcom issues online safety warning to firms in wake of UK riots

Ofcom has issued a warning reminding social media firms of their upcoming online safety obligations, after misinformation about the Southport stabbings sparked racist riots throughout the UK Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Accountants predict AI-driven business surge

Artificial intelligence looks likely to improve business, but ethics, data quality and skills shortages remain barriers to take-up Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

Can regulators rein in Google's excesses?

The ruling against Google in a case of anti-competitive practices, filed by the US Department of Justice, reveals the extent to which Google will attempt to thwart legislators. Court documents show ... Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Microsoft and CrowdStrike hit back at Delta’s legal threats

Microsoft and CrowdStrike have rejected claims by Delta Air Lines that it was left high and dry amid thousands of flight cancellations during July’s software outage, accusing the airline of ignoring their offers of help and running out-of-date IT systems Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Cyber security adoption is vital to Scotland’s space race

Scotland has a golden opportunity to capitalise on space technology to make itself a global leader, but to maximise its potential in the new space race, more attention must be paid to cyber security risk Continue Reading

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• David Ferguson

Rocketing AI demand sees Lumen light up custom networks division

Connectivity provider shakes up corporate structure in response to artificial intelligence economy changing business operations and companies recognising need for powerful network to manage unprecedented data flows and demand Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Securing data in GCP: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

We speak to Google’s director of product management for confidential computing about ensuring the protection of data in use Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Navigating the data analytics and AI landscape

Analysts at the Gartner Data and Analytics Summit in Sydney call for organisations to focus on business outcomes, extend data literacy to AI literacy and foster human-AI collaboration to benefit from the AI era Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

Labour drops Edinburgh exascale supercomputer but funds more AI

The £1.3bn pledge by the former government to build an £800m supercomputer in Edinburgh has gone – but there’s new money for artificial intelligence Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

2024 seeing more CVEs than ever before, but few are weaponised

The number of disclosed CVEs soared by 30% in the first seven-and-a-half months of the year, but a tiny fraction of these have been exploited by threat actors, a reminder of the importance of focused security strategies Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

AI disempowers logistics workers while intensifying their work

Conversations on the algorithmic management of work largely revolve around unproven claims about productivity gains or job losses - less attention is paid to how AI and automation negatively affect low-paid workers Continue Reading

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• Andrew Kersley

Court document reveals Google’s strategy to dodge Department of Justice

Google got away with various practices to avoid scrutiny from regulators, but has been found guilty of acting in an anti-competitive way in the US Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

IR35 public sector reforms: Chancellor urged to review departmental costs generated by blanket bans

Chancellor Rachel Reeves urged to review ‘non-essential’ departmental spend since the introduction of IR35 reforms in April 2017 as part of her push to close £22bn public spending gap inherited from the Conservatives Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

How Darussalam Assets is tapping AI in HR operations

Brunei’s Darussalam Assets is leveraging the artificial intelligence capabilities in SAP SuccessFactors to generate job descriptions and optimise recruitment processes Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

How to optimise SAM budget

Hidden software costs and ecosystem complexity make managing a mixed software estate harder than ever. Here’s how to optimise your spending. Continue Reading

How Co-op is preparing for the move off SAP ECC

With end of support in 2027, Co-op has deployed its SAP ECC systems onto Rise, as a step to S/4Hana migration. Continue Reading

Migrating to S/4Hana – how the Co-op made its move

In this week’s Computer Weekly, as SAP users prepare for the deadline to move off the ECC platform, we find out how the Co-op is migrating to S/4Hana. Our latest buyer’s guide looks at how to manage SaaS and on-premise software licensing. And we talk to former NCSC CEO Ciaran Martin about the true risks from nation-state cyber attacks. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Chinese cyber attack sparks alert over six-year-old MS vuln

After a proof-of-concept for a six-year-old Microsoft vulnerability emerged in a Chinese APT attack chain, defenders should be on the look-out for exploitation of CVE-2018-0824 Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

World’s largest companies at near-universal risk of supply chain breach

Data from SecurityScorecard once again focuses on the interconnected nature of business supply chains and the risk posed to operational resilience by unexpected IT problems and cyber threats Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Russia’s luxury car phish continues to prove effective

Government organisations and other bodies operating in Ukraine continue to be targeted by a relatively unsophisticated phishing campaign that has proven so effective for Russia’s cyber spooks that there are now multiple agencies involved Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Cyber lessons, and priorities for the UK's new government

With Labour returning to 10 Downing Street after 14 years, the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank panellists share advice and wish lists for the new government Continue Reading

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• Ameet Jugnauth and Mark Pearce

ServiceNow expands footprint in APAC, doubles down on AI

ServiceNow has been building local teams, targeting customers in regulated industries and doubling down on AI to expand its presence in the fast-growing Asia-Pacific region Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

What are the options when migrating from VMware?

Broadcom’s changes to VMware licensing means some people are facing big price increases – we look at how these can be avoided Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Post Office scandal: Phases 5 and 6 had islands of conscientiousness in great depths of neglect

Computer Weekly rounds up the latest phase of the Post Office Horizon scandal public inquiry after a marathon 16 weeks of questions Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

How to optimise SAM budget in today’s heterogeneous environments

Hidden software costs and ecosystem complexity make managing a mixed software estate harder than ever. Here’s how to optimise your spending Continue Reading

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• Fleur Doidge

Labour should focus on talent to improve UK's cyber posture

With Labour returning to 10 Downing Street after 14 years, the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank panellists share advice and wish lists for the new government Continue Reading

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• Elliott Wilkes

Labour axes £1.3bn AI funding promised by the Conservatives

Government scraps £1.3bn worth of AI and tech programmes launched by the Conservatives, but says it is committed to building technology infrastructure in the UK through its AI Opportunities Action Plan Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

UK broadband altnets unite to push for fairer access regulation, pricing

Five of the UK’s largest alternative fibre network operators have come together to create an alliance and call on UK comms regulator to ensure fair and equal access for all users of nation’s physical infrastructure Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Second round of ChipStart sees 11 more companies receive support

Government-backed ChipStart initiative aims to support UK startups developing semiconductor technology Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

13 key ESG and sustainability trends, ideas for companies

From consumers to employees to investors, more people are choosing companies that prioritize environmental, social and governance concerns. Here are 13 ESG trends that matter. Continue Reading

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• George Lawton

CrowdStrike shareholders sue, alleging false security claims

A US pension fund is lining up a lawsuit against CrowdStrike, claiming the cyber company lied about the integrity of its systems, leading to failings that caused a worldwide IT outage Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

AI for ESG: Benefits, challenges and the CIO's role

The hype surrounding artificial intelligence has extended to its use in ESG. But, as in other areas, AI is no panacea. Learn how the tech can both help -- and hurt -- sustainability. Continue Reading

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• Mary K. Pratt

Is it time to refresh the UK's cyber strategy?

With Labour returning to 10 Downing Street after 14 years, the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank panellists share advice and wish lists for the new government Continue Reading

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• Jon Carpenter

Scottish government to roll out digital evidence sharing

Following a controversial pilot scheme, Scotland is investing £33m in deploying digital evidence sharing technology nationally Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Community care neglected in national digital transformation efforts

Digital technologies could help the government’s ambition of delivering care at home for longer, but community services suffer from a lack of basic technologies and access to funding, according to the King’s Fund Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Labour, international talent and the technology sector

Why the UK needs a first-class visa scheme capable of landing talented IT workers quickly Continue Reading

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• Louise Haycock

Government needs to meet with the IT users, implementors and managers to deliver its policy aims

The new Labour administration started its time in government with an Olympian sprint before Parliament broke for the summer recess. Among its many new policies and programmes, we’ve seen a ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Banks, telcos call for more data sharing to fight fraud

A Which?-led coalition of banks and telecoms operators is calling on the UK's new government to take the lead on enabling data sharing to help fight digital fraud Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

When critical cyber response becomes second nature

When alerts and headlines blare out warnings of critical vulnerabilities in widely-used software, the cyber security community needs to adopt a more decisive and clear-cut approach, says Huntress' Chris Henderson Continue Reading

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• Chris Henderson, Huntress

Campaigners call for evidence to reform UK cyber laws

The CyberUp Campaign for reform of the 1990 Computer Misuse Act launches an industry survey inviting cyber experts to share their views on how the outdated law hinders legitimate work Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Court overturns Appian’s $2bn trade secrets award against Pegasystems

Business process management software suppliers Pegasystems and Appian head for retrial after a judge finds flaws in trade secrets trial Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Poor connectivity holding back rural Britain

Research from leading UK operator warns the nation is sleepwalking into a countryside crisis, with 4.6 million rural residents considering moving to a town or city in the next 12 months Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Mayor launches London Privacy Register for smart city information

To increase transparency around and trust in London’s smart city technology deployments, the London Privacy Register aims to provide the public with more information about the systems they encounter in their day-to-day lives Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Nominate: Most Influential Women in UK Technology 2024

Tell us who you think should be included in Computer Weekly’s 2024 list of the 50 most influential women in UK technology Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Norway’s datacentre builders focus on energy efficiency

Datacentre developers in Norway are shifting their focus to energy efficiency, with expected increases in taxation for those who fall short Continue Reading

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• Gerard O'Dwyer

Microsoft set to spend more than $13bn on AI and cloud datacentres

Artificial intelligence is driving the Microsoft business, with the company investing in infrastructure to support AI inference workloads as demand picks up Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Breach costs soar as record ransomware payment made

IBM publishes data on the spiralling costs of cyber attacks and data breaches, while researchers identify what appears to be the largest ransomware payment ever made Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

What is green computing?

Green computing, also known as sustainable computing, is the use of computers and other computing devices and equipment in energy-efficient and eco-friendly ways. Continue Reading

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• Paul Kirvan

How India is driving road safety with technology

Traffic departments, law enforcers and new-tech players are betting on technology tools such as AI-powered drones and mobile apps to improve road safety across India Continue Reading

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• Pratima Harigunani

How to stop AI costs from soaring

Generative AI promises to improve business efficiency, but Gartner has found many projects are failing to get beyond pilot roll-outs Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

CISO mentoring – who to turn to when the worst happens

Those who get the role of a CISO may have overcome some professional hurdles, but are they ready to face what comes as part of the job? And who do they ask for advice? We look at the mentoring dilemma Continue Reading

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• Dan Raywood

UK competition watchdog scrutinises Alphabet and Anthropic tie-up

The Competition and Markets Authority is looking at whether Alphabet’s $2bn investment in AI startup Anthropic is anti-competitive Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Core British Library services to return for new academic year

The British Library’s recovery from a devastating ransomware attack that laid waste to its IT systems continues - with hopes that some of its most popular services will be running again in September Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

GP digital tools could cause patients harm, says report

Investigation by the Health Services Safety Investigations Body finds some online tools used in general practices could cause risk to patient safety and impact GP workload Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Government commits at least £540m to financial redress for wrongfully convicted Post Office staff

Hundreds of eligible former subpostmasters and branch staff are yet to come forward to have convictions overturned, but government hopes new scheme will encourage them to do so Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

CrowdStrike blue screen bug serves a stark warning

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we analyse the lessons from the global IT outage caused by the blue screen bug in CrowdStrike security software. We talk to the data chief of Barilla, the €4bn pasta maker, about the benefits of asking, “So what?” And we find out how Finland is taking a lead on quantum computing. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

APAC organisations can cut carbon emissions with AWS

Accenture study reveals that APAC organisations can significantly reduce their carbon footprint by migrating workloads from on-premise datacentres to AWS Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

What is GDPR? Compliance and conditions explained

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is legislation that updated and unified data privacy laws across the European Union (EU). Continue Reading

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• Scott Robinson, New Era Technology
• Rich Castagna
• Tréa Lavery, Editorial Assistant

Core competencies: What they are and how they lead to success

For any organization, its core competencies refer to the capabilities, knowledge, skills and resources that constitute its 'defining strengths.' Continue Reading

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• Robert Sheldon
• Rahul Awati
• Mary K. Pratt

CrowdStrike update chaos explained: What you need to know

A botched software update at cyber security firm CrowdStrike has caused IT chaos around the world. Learn more about the global CrowdStrike update outage as it develops Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

UK government sets up AI action plan unit

New government has ambitious plans to use AI to grow the economy, and has hired a tech entrepreneur to help guide the strategy Continue Reading

Scam CrowdStrike domains growing in volume

Hundreds of malicious domains exploiting CrowdStrike’s branding are appearing all over the web in the wake of the 19 July outage. Experts from Akamai share some noteworthy examples, along with guidance on how to avoid getting caught out Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

CrowdStrike says most Falcon sensors now up and running

The vast majority of CrowdStrike Falcon sensors affected by a coding error have now been recovered, with a final resolution expected this week Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

WTO digital trade agreement aims to modernise global commerce

A digital trade deal negotiated over five years at the World Trade Organization has been signed by 91 countries, laying the groundwork for a new global digital trade regime Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

UK government invests £106m in five quantum tech hubs

Five university hubs are receiving funding to support the development of quantum applications that can support healthcare and businesses Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Cloud databases: Base jumping for the bigger picture

In the era of cloud-native computing, graph and NoSQL have emerged as two alternatives to the relational database model Continue Reading

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• Marc Ambasna-Jones

Nearly a third of GenAI projects to be dropped after PoC

At least 30% of generative AI projects will be abandoned by 2025 as organisations struggle to realise the value of the technology, says Gartner Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Mastering data privacy in the age of AI

AI continues to revolutionise how organisations operate, using vast amounts of personal data to make smart, informed decisions. However, this incredible potential comes with concerns about data privacy. DQM GRC's Mark James explores the issues. Continue Reading

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• Mark James

Cyber crisis? How good PR can save your brand

Cyber attacks and data breaches can happen to anybody and often bring reputational damage and a loss of customer trust. How organisations publicly respond to such incidents can make or break them, and the importance of a good PR strategy cannot be underestimated Continue Reading

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• Ed Coram-James

Ban predictive policing and facial recognition, says civil society

A coalition of civil society groups is calling for an outright ban on predictive policing and biometric surveillance in the UK Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Cloud security challenges not just technological

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers how CISOs and security practitioners should ensure that the business can make use of public cloud services safely and securely and avoid accidental or deliberate data leakage. Continue Reading

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• Temi Akinlade

T-Mobile, KKR form fibre joint venture to acquire Metronet

US 4G LTE and 5G network teams with global investment firm to take control of ISP, serving more than 300 communities across 17 states with multi-gigabit products to businesses Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Vince Cable says the Post Office ‘lied’ to the government over Horizon issues

In the latest Post Office scandal public inquiry hearings, Vince Cable and Greg Clark reflected on their time as the minister heading the department responsible for the Post Office Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Revenues slip but BT claims solid Q1 2024

UK’s leading telco reports financial quarter with full-fibre roll-out at pace with more than a million households covered and total coverage now reaching 15 million premises Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

North Korean cyber APT targeting nuclear secrets

Mandiant has upgraded the North Korean threat actor known as Andariel to APT status and warned of coordinated efforts to steal western military IP, including nuclear secrets Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Why is CrowdStrike allowed to run in the Windows kernel?

Microsoft has pointed the finger at EU regulators, blaming them for a ruling that means it needs to offer third parties access to the core Windows OS Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Kubernetes at 10: The long road to mastery of persistent storage

Jan Safranek of Red Hat saw containers emerge as an exciting new way of deploying applications, but it took several additions to make it the mature enterprise platform it is today Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Learning from the Olympians: what business leaders can take from elite sport

Business leaders need to enable their team members to excel - but this hinges as much on them as the people they manage. Continue Reading

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• Bev White, Nash Squared

Fortune 500 stands to lose $5bn plus from CrowdStrike incident

The largest global organisations hit by the CrowdStrike-Microsoft incident on 19 July will likely be out of pocket to the tune of billions of dollars Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

India bolsters digital agriculture and space tech in Budget 2024

India will extend its digital public infrastructure to the agriculture sector and set up a venture capital fund for space startups, among other tech initiatives in its latest Budget Continue Reading

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• Kavitha Srinivasa

CrowdStrike blames outage on content configuration update

CrowdStrike publishes the preliminary findings of what will be a lengthy investigation into the root causes of the failed 19 July update that caused Windows computers to crash all over the world Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Mimecast to buy insider threat specialist Code42

Mimecast is to buy fellow human-centred risk experts Code42 for an undisclosed sum to take advantage of its insider threat and data loss protection specialisms Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Post Office ‘acted the victim’ and civil servants ‘abandoned their principles’, says former minister

Former government minister tells inquiry the Post Office always played the victim of subpostmasters that it considered either ‘incompetent’ or ‘criminal’ Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

SAP’s Klein bets on cloud stickiness

The SAP CEO said the quiet part out loud while answering a question on the cloud backlog during the company’s most recent earnings call Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

ICO reprimands Essex school for illegal facial recognition use

The Information Commissioner’s Office has reprimanded Chelmer Valley High School in Chelmsford for introducing facial recognition and failing to conduct a legally required data protection impact assessment and obtain the explicit consent of students Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor