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Why supply chain visibility is key to APAC retailers

Having complete visibility over the supply chain will enable retailers to tide over the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and transform their businesses Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

De Montfort, KCL, Newcastle universities join list of Blackbaud victims

Embattled cloud services provider now has big questions to answer over its handling of data belonging to UK universities and charities Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Garmin may have paid hackers ransom, reports suggest

Garmin’s services are coming back online, but the company remains tight-lipped about what exactly happened to it Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

NCSC names national security expert Lindy Cameron as new CEO

New National Cyber Security Centre head joins from the Northern Ireland Office and has spent 20 years in government at home and abroad Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Scotland’s security resilience centre concept goes national

Based on the success of the Scottish Business Resilience Centre, a series of regional Cyber Resilience Centres are now launching across the rest of the UK Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

NCSC inducts six security startups to Cyber Accelerator

10-week programme will guide some of the UK’s most innovative security startups as they scale their businesses for future growth Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Ofcom to free up additional spectrum for wireless services

Regulator takes steps to boost home network users who are now in their home offices and will be there for a considerable period of time Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Councils get funding to build on Covid-19 digital progress

The latest council funding is intended to ensure continued modernisation in public services delivery Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Three areas of remote working to consider

A number of tech firms have used the shift to working from home, to develop new product offerings. We look at the IT impact. Continue Reading

CIO interview: David Allison, global head of IT, First Quantum Minerals

For his first global CIO role, the IT chief had to tackle unusual challenges such as reliable networking and IT use in inhospitable mining environments in developing countries. Continue Reading

Meet the CIO connecting IT in the most inhospitable environments

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we discuss the challenges of running global IT in the world of copper mining. We look at how tech suppliers are adapting their products to meet the lockdown demands of working from home. And we exam-ine how zero-trust methods can help secure container tech-nology. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Vector and AWS team up on ‘new energy platform’

New Zealand-based energy supplier Vector partners AWS to develop an IoT and analytics platform to speed up processing of smart meter data and to tailor products and pricing for customers Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

CIO interview: Hany Choueiri, chief data officer, Aldermore Bank

Digital transformation, cloud and data science are central to the specialist bank's response to the coronavirus pandemic Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

IT expertise in banking boardrooms reduces risk, finds Europe’s central bank

Banks with more IT knowledge in the boardroom are more realistic about risk, according to Europe’s banking regulator Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Intelligent ways to tackle cyber attack

Artificial intelligence-powered security tools should enable IT security teams to achieve more with less Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

CTO interview: TransferGo’s Edgardo Savoy discusses skills and product innovation

Improved user experience has opened up tech to many people, but ease of use distances young people from the tech going on under the hood Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Storage pros and cons: Block vs file vs object storage

Despite the many changes in storage, there are still some fundamentals that hold true. We look at the key defining characteristics and use cases of block, file and object storage Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

An intro to Nutanix Flow software-defined networking for HCI

Learn how Flow SDN brings network policy and management services to Nutanix hyper-converged infrastructure through the automation and streamlining of common networking operations. Continue Reading

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• Robert Sheldon

Garmin outage prompts ransomware attack speculation

Details are thin on the ground following a major service outage at Garmin, prompting industry speculation that the firm has fallen victim to a ransomware attack Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Venture firm Public launches fourth GovTech accelerator

The GovStart 2020 accelerator programme is looking for innovators working on transport, health and workforce-related technology to help get more startups working on the delivery of public services Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Investment in neurodiverse talent a win-win for security

Current careers guidance and recruitment processes for security jobs are not working for people with ADHD, autism, dyslexia and dyspraxia, but the problem is fixable with a little attention to detail Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Inquiry launched into role of tech in Covid-19 recovery

Science and Technology Committee will look at the role of technology and innovation as the UK recovers from the coronavirus pandemic Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Courts to trial digital case management system from September 2020

The Common Platform digital system will eventually replace a series of existing software applications, and will be rolled out to criminal courts over the next year Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Digital a ‘fundamental component’ for rebuilding economy, finds parliamentary group

Digital, and in particular a focus on digital skills, will be extremely important for the UK as it aims to recover from the pandemic, according to a parliamentary group Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Loan charge: HMRC's plans to clampdown on loan-scheme promoters slammed by IT contractors

HMRC is seeking feedback on its plans to tackle tax-avoidance scheme promoters, in the wake of criticism over its past enforcement of the loan-charge policy Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Government launches space innovation programme

The government’s innovation programme will initially pump £15m into projects using space technology to tackle global issues, as well as international space projects and partnerships Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Managing IT spending amid the wreckage of the coronavirus crisis

Uncertainty is the new certainty. As lockdowns ease across Europe, IT leaders are surveying the wreckage of their carefully planned pre-pandemic strategies. Nothing is what it was – according to ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

A question of trust: University and supplier on the hook for data breach

Data on students at the University of York was stolen in a ransomware attack on a supplier two months ago, and the response of both parties raises serious questions Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

China doubles up on ‘new infrastructure’ investments

China is shoring up investments in cloud computing, datacentres and the internet of things, among other areas, to ready itself for the post-Covid-19 world Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

How Schrems II will impact data sharing between the UK and the US

At the end of this year, the UK will no longer be subject to the EU’s treaties, opening the way for it and the US to finalise a new trade relationship. Could the UK leave EU data protection standards behind? Continue Reading

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• Eleonor Duhs, Fieldfisher

Making Tax Digital will boost business resilience in case of future Covid crises

HMRC is expanding the digitisation of income and corporation tax in a move that will benefit businesses, the self-employed and the economy, writes the government's financial secretary to the Treasury Continue Reading

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• Jesse Norman, HM Government

UK government ignored civil service warning of no benefit in acquisition of OneWeb

Civil service revealed to have taken the rare step of alerting government that $500m investment in troubled satellite company would bring no discernible benefit Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Brexit and slow pandemic response will impact UK IT spend, says Forrester

Analyst says UK’s slower response to the coronavirus, combined with Brexit, will have a big impact on GDP and, as a consequence, IT spending will decline Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

UK government aims for tech-enabled border

A consultation has been launched to gather views on how digital approaches can improve trader and traveller demands by 2025 Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Post-Privacy Shield, what chance for a Brexit data adequacy deal?

The striking down of Privacy Shield has been hailed as a victory for digital rights and privacy campaign groups, but it will have consequences that go beyond transatlantic data transfers Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Microsoft results show impact of tech-driven business resilience

While economies are set to shrink, businesses are leaning on tech to support operations, says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

APAC firms in early stages of digital transformation

More than three-quarters of APAC firms struggle to revise their financial plans amid the Covid-19 pandemic, with many still lacking agile systems and processes, a new study finds Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

NCSC reveals scale of cyber attacks on UK sports industry

The UK’s sports industry is under near constant cyber attack, according to new statistics from the National Cyber Security Centre Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Microsoft targets diesel backup power to reduce emissions

As it pushes towards becoming carbon neutral, Microsoft has started to look at how it can replace backup power generators in its datacentres Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Lloyds bank buys into cloud-native payments

Lloyds Banking Group continues its digital journey by investing in and investigating a cloud-based payments service Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Slack takes legal route against ‘weak, copycat’ Teams

Microsoft could be set for another joust with the EU, as its rival, Slack, files an anti-competitive complaint Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

New opportunities for Nordic startups post-Covid-19 as virtual offices become the norm

As companies adjust to digital office life in the pandemic era, a host of Nordic startups are already helping them convert these short-term fixes into long-term strategy Continue Reading

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• Matthew Staff

No let-up in cyber attacks as lockdown eases

Cyber attacks are up by one-third as the coalescence of cyber activity and nation state-linked threats around the pandemic bears fruit for bad actors Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

US charges Chinese nationals with Covid-19 research hacking

The two hackers allegedly worked with the Chinese Ministry of State Security, targeting intellectual property and confidential business information Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Opening up new AI applications

Opening up and demystifying artificial intelligence and machine learning is the best way to overcome perceptions that AI is a threat to people’s jobs Continue Reading

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• Rob Bamforth, Timefort

BNP Paribas joins IBM financial services cloud project

IBM’s financial services cloud is gathering steam as more banks join its public cloud ecosystem of finance firms and developers Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Privacy Shield: Companies face new hurdles to legally transfer data to the US

Businesses will have to conduct legal assessments to ensure they can transfer data from the EU to the US and other countries, following a European Court of Justice ruling Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

TfL contracts Capita for London Underground section of emergency services network

Capita will implement the network infrastructure that will enable the emergency services mobile network to work on the London Underground Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Inside Intel’s transition into an enterprise tech company

Computing giant Intel is pushing deeper into the enterprise with investments in data-centric and emerging technologies along with partnerships with local firms to develop new solutions Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Why now could be the right time to launch a digital bank

Launching a bank during a global crisis is fraught with risk, but an established customer base, experience, agility and diversification could help Zopa do just that Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Challenging times and transformational opportunities for the outsourcing industry

Every area of the technology sector has been affected by the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic, but the outsourcing industry could be well-placed to take advantage of the opportunities it presents Continue Reading

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• Manish Khandelwal, PA Consulting

Coronavirus: Government drags its feet on online misinformation

Online misinformation about Covid-19 continues to spread unchecked, according to a DCMS committee report which has accused the government of dragging its feet over online harms Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

CDEI calls for ‘step change’ in public sector data sharing

Public sector needs to change the way data is shared, clarify governance arrangements and work on building public trust and awareness, according to a Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation report Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Russia Report reveals long-running cyber warfare campaign against UK

Russia has been hacking the UK for years and the British government has also known about it for years, according to the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

IBM's Q2 tapered by pandemic business recovery

Country-specific coronavirus responses directly correlate to IBM customer IT investments, with some contemplating dialling back cloud subscriptions Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Santander consumer arm to automate further after Nordic project

Time and cost savings achieved by RPA pilot were high and customer experience improved, says bank Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Huawei technology banned from UK national comms infrastructure

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Avon calling: what happens when lockdown eliminates your business model?

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to global beauty brand Avon, to find out how it coped with a huge lockdown dilemma – how to adapt its door-to-door sales model when its reps couldn’t leave home. Our latest buyer’s guide examines the use of artificial intelligence in IT security. And we analyse the government’s decision to strip Huawei from the UK’s 5G network. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Covid-19 outbreak ramps up data focus at LOTI

The boroughs working in local government coalition LOTI are focusing on joining up and acting on data-driven insights to help communities through the crisis and beyond Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

ICO hails transformative year as average fine trebles

Information Commissioner’s Office annual report reflects on a busy period, during which it levied two of the largest fines so far seen under the GDPR Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Businesses underestimate negative impact of bot traffic

Research from Netacea finds that although awareness of malicious bot activity is high, many are underestimating its true impact Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

US remote workers take significant productivity hit through IT disruption

Analysis of remote employee experience and digital workplace post-Covid finds enterprise remote workers have encountered long wait times to address IT and other technical issues Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Test and Trace programme unlawful, admits government

The Department of Health and Social Care failed in its legal obligation to complete a mandatory Data Protection Impact Assessment Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Automating IT security

IT security’s battle with the hacking community has always been a game of cat and mouse, but it’s becoming increasingly automated Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Enterprises need to rethink how end-of-life equipment is dealt with

Electronic waste is a massive and growing problem, but many companies are not recycling or reusing IT equipment, instead opting for physical destruction of the assets Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Three areas of remote working to consider

A number of tech firms have used the shift to working from home, to develop new product offerings. We look at the IT impact Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Building trust in the future of London’s data

Sharing data by default could turbocharge London’s potential for radical improvements across the ecosystem, according to London First’s director of connectivity and competitiveness, David Lutton Continue Reading

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• David Lutton

Unified communications experiencing fastest growth ever in the midst of Covid-19

Customer interest in UCaaS spikes 86% during the Covid-19 pandemic as firms across all industries modernise communications systems for the new normal Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

How Australia is leading the charge in the Covid-19 fight

Researchers at the University of Queensland worked with IBM to develop a dashboard with machine-learning capabilities to analyse data for a global study on Covid-19 patients in intensive care Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

BBVA explores quantum computing for banking

Early results from BBVA's research into quantum computing shows that the technology's application in complex computational tasks in banking is not far away Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Twitter hack fallout: Investigators on trail of cyber criminals

Investigators are hunting the cyber criminals who broke into Twitter’s systems to hijack prominent accounts, amid concerns that more attacks may come Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Nordic CIO interview: Brede Nielsen, Avinor

The Covid-19 pandemic put Avinor’s IT head at the centre of the airport operator's response Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Unesco launches global consultation on AI ethics

The United Nations (UN) body opens up public consultation to help experts draft new global framework on artificial intelligence ethics Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Government gives £24m boost to agricultural tech

Nine agricultural technology projects are receiving government funding to create more efficient food production and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Tackling digital skills gap post-pandemic is key to UK economic recovery

We have all – as individuals and businesses – seen the importance of technology to get us through lockdown. Let’s build on that to address the digital skills shortage in the UK Continue Reading

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• Jacqueline de Rojas, TechUK

CW APAC: Trend Watch – security

It wasn’t that long ago when DevSecOps was little more than a mispronunciation of DevOps. Fast forward to today, the notion of embedding security into the development process is not only accepted, but increasingly championed. In this handbook, Computer Weekly looks at what organisations in the Asia-Pacific region are doing to secure their systems, from adopting a DevSecOps approach, to preparing for cyber attacks and ensuring the privacy of Covid-19 contact-tracing app users. Continue Reading

CW ANZ: Expert advice on security

Supply chain risks are invisible to many organisations, which means they are often not prioritised from an IT security perspective, partly because supply chain risk management is often seen as a procurement issue. In this handbook, Computer Weekly looks at how organisations in Australia and New Zealand can better protect themselves against supply chain attacks and other evolving cyber threats. Continue Reading

IT spending priorities in 2020 shift to network management, UC

The global pandemic has temporarily slowed SD-WAN and campus network spending, but enterprises are still investing in network infrastructure, focusing on network management and UC. Continue Reading

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• Jennifer English, Executive Editor

Loan charge: Government dashes hopes of revised down settlements for contractors

HMRC and HM Treasury confirm there are no plans to alter the loan charge settlement terms, despite calls from cross-party MPs to consider doing so Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Russian state hackers attacking Covid-19 researchers

Kremlin-linked APT29 group, also known as Cozy Bear, is conducting a campaign against Covid-19 researchers around the world Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

IR35 private sector reforms: Government response to Finance Bill Sub-Committee inquiry slammed

Contracting stakeholders claim HMRC and HM Treasury are ‘burying their heads in the sand’ over impact IR35 reforms are set to have on the private sector Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Schrems v Facebook: European court strikes down EU-US Privacy Shield agreement

The European Court of Justice has struck down Privacy Shield, the EU-US data-sharing agreement, creating uncertainty for European countries that share data with the US and pressuring the US to reform surveillance laws Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Gov.uk Verify sees surge during Covid-19 outbreak but remains unachievable

The government's flagship identity service and over half of the 26 major IT projects led by the government bear highest risks and are unlikely to be completed, according to the Infrastructure and Projects Authority. Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

Bazar malware may be new tool in Trickbot arsenal

Cybereason’s Nocturnus research team uncovers new Bazar malware, which shares some similarities with other varieties Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Banks face fairness challenges as they commit to AI technology

Banks working with artificial intelligence technology face governance challenges to ensure AI-based decisions are fair and ethical Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

What do Accenture’s UK job cuts mean to the IT services industry?

Accenture's decision to reduce its UK workforce by 8% will not be the last in an IT services sector hit hard by the Covid-19 disruption. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Covid-19 accelerates UK digital transformation efforts by over five years

Over a third of UK business decision-makers believe changes in operations since Covid-19 have increased digital transformation budgets “dramatically” Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

NS1 closes $40m series D round to fund connected economy tech

Multimillion-dollar funding round set to accelerate innovation in modern application and access network solutions that power the connected economy Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Cryptocurrency scammers attack Twitter in insider breach

Apparent insider breach at Twitter saw so-called “blue tick” accounts of business people, politicians and celebrities hijacked to promote a Bitcoin scam Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Open Data Institute releases funding for ethical data sharing projects

Seven projects that explore different approaches to ethical and trustworthy data sharing are being funded by the Open Data Institute to help citizens and businesses make better decisions Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Government proposes IoT security enforcement body

The government is today publishing new proposals concerning planned legislation that will protect users of smart IoT devices from cyber criminals Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Defra releases sustainable IT strategy

Defra’s sustainable IT strategy seeks to help government and private organisations maximise the benefits of sustainability, with an overall mission to ‘leave the environment in a better state than we found it’ Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Overseas IT directors could need salary of £56,100 to work in the UK

The government has confirmed the salaries it considers as the ‘going rate’ for tech professions, which overseas applicants will need to earn to gain immigration points Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Warning over security holes in fake Cisco kit

Two counterfeit Cisco Catalyst 2960-X switches were only found after a software update caused them to stop working Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes 123 bugs in July 2020 update

The bugs start coming and they don’t stop coming; Microsoft has issued yet another bumper Patch Tuesday update Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Video providers slammed by credential stuffing attacks

Attacks on the media sector are spiking as cyber criminals try to gain access to valuable consumer accounts Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

London boroughs say Covid-19 shows digital and innovation ‘more important than ever’

An association of councils in the greater London area notes that local government’s capacity to adopt technology and innovate is essential in coping with the post-pandemic world Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

11 obscure questions, Facebook, Max Schrems and the European Court of Justice

Eleven obscure questions will be the first step towards explaining why we in the UK and Europe have experienced 13 years of what has been described as ‘mass and indiscriminate surveillance’ by the US Continue Reading

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• Kevin Cahill

University graduates to Nutanix Files hyper-converged NAS

The University of Reading had already deployed Nutanix hyper-converged infrastructure so it made sense to add Nutanix Files when its ageing NAS boxes bit the dust Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Singapore’s Project Ubin hits commercialisation milestone

A blockchain payments network prototype spearheaded by Singapore’s central bank and its partners could speed up and lower the cost of cross-border payments Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget