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Government ‘dragging it out’ by refusing to share knowledge of Post Office trial ‘delaying tactic’

Subpostmasters will have to wait to find out if the government knew of the Post Office’s plan to derail group litigation order, by trying to push managing judge out Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Aviva signs 15-year contract with Indian IT giant

Tata Consultancy Services continues to make large gains in the UK life insurance and pensions sector Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Seagate uses HAMR to hit 30TB in Exos hard drives

HDD giant Seagate unveils 30TB Exos drives with higher areal density, aimed at hyperscaler customers, with products at 50TB promised for 2028 in its roadmap Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Retail’s Big Show: Reporting from the retail technology front line

What themes will we be seeing in the retail tech space over the next year according to the 2024 National Retail Federation’s Big Show? Continue Reading

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• Glynn Davis

We need backup! Pennsylvania police data loss shows why

Police evidence systems data was lost during ‘routine maintenance’, with human error blamed – the case clearly illustrates why data protection can’t be left to chance Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Pre-Horizon users contacting lawyers as more Post Office IT horror stories emerge

Lawyer says there is no reason to believe the Post Office treated unexplained shortfalls on systems prior to Horizon any differently to the way it dealt with unexplained Horizon shortfalls Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Russian IT sector still under serious pressure

Russian IT sector faces challenges on multiple fronts as Western sanctions widen Continue Reading

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• Computer Weekly correspondent

French TV giant sticks with Dell NAS for channel upgrade

TF1 has the biggest market share in French TV, but plans for more. It has upgraded from Isilon to PowerScale scale-out NAS and saved 42% in energy costs, halving rackspace use Continue Reading

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• Yann Serra, LeMagIT
• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Proposed changes to investment thresholds highlights lack of funding diversity

The government is introducing a law to raise the income threshold for potential angel investors, potentially making it harder for people from underrepresented groups to fund startups Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Lords question legality of police facial recognition

Lords committee ‘deeply concerned’ about the rapid expansion of live facial recognition by UK police, which it says is progressing without any real oversight or accountability Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

MP demands answers from government minister over second faulty Post Office IT system

Kevan Jones MP highlighted evidence of injustices caused by a computer system used in Post Office branches prior to the introduction of the controversial Horizon system. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

GenAI tools ‘could not exist’ if firms are made to pay copyright

AI firm Anthropic hits out at copyright lawsuit filed by music publishers, claiming the content ingested into its models falls under ‘fair use’ and that any licensing regime would be too complex and costly Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Akira ransomware gang claims Lush cyber attack

The Akira ransomware gang claims to have stolen over 100GB of data from cosmetics manufacturer and retailer Lush Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Lawyers carry on Post Office appeals amid uncertainty over government plan to overturn en masse

Lawyers supporting former subpostmasters said they will continue appealing convictions as normal despite government plan to exonerate hundreds in one go Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

UK government consults on age verification tech in alcohol sales

The government has said it wants to allow the use of digital identities and various age-verification technologies in alcohol sales Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Expert IT witness outsmarted an ‘aggressive’ Post Office to get to truth after inspection ‘madness’

The Post Office’s attempts to protect the Horizon system are well known, in light of the public inquiry and a recent TV drama, but Computer Weekly can reveal how an IT expert was treated during his investigation of Horizon Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

The race to regulate AI: 2024 unpacked

EU’s AI Act is set to become ‘gold standard’ of AI regulation. Will other countries adopt the same high standards or like the UK opt for a light touch in favour of growth and investment? Continue Reading

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• Jamie Rowlands and Angus Milne, Haseltine Lake Kempner

Bugcrowd sees surge in vulnerability submissions, led by public sector

Crowdsourced vulnerability disclosure and bug bounty platform Bugcrowd says it saw a 151% uptick in submissions related to government and public sector organisations in 2023 Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

DSIT unveils forum to drive AI adoption in UK businesses

UK government launches AI Opportunity Forum with tech and business chiefs to help firms drive up UK productivity through AI Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Tony Blair Institute calls for creation of NHS Data Trust

The NHS would have a majority stake in the data trust, with additional investment from private sector companies, harnessing anonymised data as a competitive asset, proposes the think thank Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Civil Service must embrace innovation, says Cabinet Office minister

John Glen sets out plans for Civil Service reform, highlighting a focus on technology and innovation, as he plans to ‘crack the productivity puzzle’ in government Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Cloud is not always the answer: Five reasons why

We look at why the cloud is not always the best choice, including for reasons of cost, application suitability, management, data protection and the needs of the business Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

WebKit vulnerability sparks Apple’s first major security update of 2024

A zero-day in the open source WebKit browser engine that powers Safari has sparked Apple’s first major patch roll-out of the new year Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

IR35: Contractors call for off-payroll rules to be scrapped in Spring Budget 2024

A survey of 900 contractors by insurance provider Qdos found that two-thirds want the government to consider scrapping the IR35 rules in the next Budget, which is due to take place in March 2024 Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Southern Water confirms cyber attack after Black Basta claims

Southern Water, which supplies millions of customers in southeast England, has confirmed it has fallen victim to a cyber attack, although its services appear to be running normally Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

AI will heighten global ransomware threat, says NCSC

The benefits of artificial intelligence to cyber criminals being well-known, the NCSC now assesses it’s likely AI will soon be widely used to enhance ransomware attacks Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Salesforce’s bug bounty programme paid out $3m in 2023

Ethical hackers disclosed more than 4,000 vulnerabilities to Salesforce last year through its bug bounty programme, and received over $3m in rewards Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Committee chair asks minister to back ‘Mr Bates clause’ in Post Office compensation legislation

Select committee chair wants guarantees on financial redress for subpostmasters that suffered in the Horizon scandal Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Podcast: Storage and compliance outlook for 2024

Interesting times ahead in 2024 as we talk to Mathieu Gorge, CEO of Vigitrust, about updates to EU regs, PCI, NIST, post-Brexit divergence and 60 national elections across the globe Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

NVM Express boosts computational storage standards

New command sets allow for computational storage with NVMe flash and includes frameworks to allow local memory usage in processing workloads on storage hardware Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Treat cyber risk like financial or legal issue, says UK government

UK government and NCSC launch proposed code of practice on cyber security governance to help directors and business leaders toughen their defences Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Leak of 26 billion records may prove to be ‘mother of all breaches’

The discovery of a dataset comprising 26 billion stolen records may prove to be record-breaking in both its size and the danger it poses to ordinary people Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

UN chief blasts AI companies for reckless pursuit of profit

The United Nations general secretary has blasted technology companies and governments for pursuing their own narrow interests in artificial intelligence without any consideration of the common good, as part of wider call to reform global governance Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

SEC bitcoin hack was result of SIM-swapping

A cyber attack on the US financial regulator earlier in January 2024 occurred after hackers took over one of its mobile phone accounts in a so-called SIM-swapping attack Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Davos 2024: AI disinformation tops global risks

In this week’s Computer Weekly, AI-generated disinformation and misinformation will be the top risks for businesses, governments and the public over the next two years, according to the World Economic Forum. Intel’s CTO discusses the chip maker’s plans for the European market. And we examine the dearth of digital skills among elected officials. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

SolarWinds hackers attack Microsoft in apparent recon mission

Russian-backed threat actor behind infamous 2020 SolarWinds Sunburst intrusion hacked into Microsoft’s systems, apparently in an attempt to get hold of intel on themselves Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

PAC calls on MoD to fix inventory management IT

The Public Accounts Committee is concerned that the ageing and fragmented IT systems used in the MoD’s inventory management puts front-line forces at significant risk Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Fujitsu agrees to support former subpostmasters’ families beyond financial redress

Fujitsu will meet with victims of the Post Office scandal and their representatives to discuss what the IT giant can do for them beyond financial redress Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Chat control: Tech companies warn ministers over EU encryption plans

Tech companies have written to EU ministers to urge them to back the European Parliament, rather than the European Commission, over proposed regulations to police child abuse Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Urgent question asks which ministers knew of Post Office’s shocking plan to remove judge

Labour peer uses urgent question to uncover who, if anyone, in government was aware of the Post Office’s attempts to remove judge as it became clear it was losing Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Stellar Lifestyle opens high-tech retail space

The Hive 2.0 retail space in Esplanade Xchange uses AI and robots to enable self-checkout, prepare and serve beverages, and deliver items to offices in a nearby building Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

ICO prompts confusion over police cloud legality

The UK data regulator has suggested that, despite major data protection concerns, it is likely to greenlight police cloud deployments because of an information-sharing agreement with the US government Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Unilever provides recipe support to blind and partially sighted shoppers

Accessible QR codes and an app from Be My Eyes link shoppers direct to Unilever customer support Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

MPs flag similarities between HMRC's treatment of Loan Charge contractors and Post Office scandal

The fallout from HMRC's controversial disguised remuneration clampdown, the Loan Charge policy, has been likened to the Post Office Horizon scandal during a House of Commons debate Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Datacentre Editor

Fujitsu boss admits to missed opportunities to prevent miscarriages of justice

Concerns of an expert witness in subpostmaster trials were ignored by Fujitsu Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Neighbouring Kent councils hit by simultaneous cyber attacks

Canterbury, Dover and Thanet Councils in Kent have all been struck by simultaneous cyber attacks knocking systems offline, with indications of a link between all three Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Cabinet Office publishes 10-point generative AI guidance

Cabinet Office’s framework, which will evolve as the technology moves forward, sets out 10 principles for the government's use of generative AI systems Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Fujitsu boss describes Post Office behaviour as 'shameful and appalling'

The UK head of Fujitsu said he does not know why the Post Office did not reveal information about Horizon software errors to defendants during prosecutions Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Anger sparked by TV drama forces Fujitsu to put public sector contract bidding on hold

It is not just the UK government that has been forced to act quickly amid public anger, as a wounded Fujitsu stalls government contract bidding Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

PSTN switch-off threatens access to adult social care services

The Public Switched Telephone Network switch-off is threatening vulnerable Londoners access to adult social care and other vital services, as councils are left to manage the cost without financial support from the centre, says London chief digital officer Theo Blackwell Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

More than 900 subpostmaster convictions wouldn’t have happened without Post Office-backed law change

IT expert says it cannot be the case that computer evidence is treated as accurate in court, without investigation into surrounding circumstances Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

AI will create a thousand Post Office scandals

Critical computing expert Dan McQuillan weighs in on the proliferation of artificial intelligence throughout the public sector and the potential this opens up for a slew of new IT scandals Continue Reading

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• Dan McQuillan

Tech firms: Investigatory Powers review will undermine privacy of UK citizens

Trade group TechUK argues in a briefing sent to the Home Office that proposed amendments to the Investigatory Powers Bill could have a far-reaching impact on privacy and security Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

NCSC invites security pros to join the big leagues

The NCSC is inviting security pros from across the UK to sign up to work with its experts on an intelligence-sharing initiative Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Biometric revolution in IAM: The future of authentication

The IAM landscape is experiencing profound change thanks to the advent of biometrics. Learn about the latest advantages and key benefits of biometrics in identity Continue Reading

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• Isla Sibanda

Cloud-to-cloud backup: What it is and why you (probably) need it

Basic cloud data protection is just not enough. Several loopholes leave business data vulnerable and that means additional cloud-to-cloud backup should be seriously considered Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

The Security Interviews: Rebecca Taylor, SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit

In October 2023, Rebecca Taylor of the SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit was recognised at the annual Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards for her work. Computer Weekly caught up with her to talk mentoring, cyber career development and diversity Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Victims of 2023 Capita data breaches head to High Court

More than 5,000 people impacted by data breaches arising from two cyber incidents affecting outsourcer Capita have joined a group action lawsuit Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Michelle Donelan aims high on tech innovation growth

The science, innovation and technology secretary wants the UK to match US VC investment as a proportion of GDP Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

2024: The year Generative AI is let out of its cage  

Instead of worrying about AI taking over their jobs perhaps people should wonder if their work will be taken over by a new starter who knows how to use AI.   Continue Reading

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• By Peter van der Putten, Director AI Lab, Pegasystems

Paula Vennells fails to practice what she preaches in Post Office scandal

Reverend Richard Coles tells Computer Weekly how a recent ITV drama ‘moved and enraged’ a public that had missed the unfolding of the biggest miscarriage of justice in modern history, in front of their noses Continue Reading

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• Reverend Richard Coles

Fujitsu ‘morally obliged’ to contribute to subpostmaster financial redress amid ‘insane’ delays

Fujitsu has apologised for its role on the Post Office scandal and said it is ‘morally obliged’ to contribute to the financial redress of victims Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Republic of Ireland publishes progress update on digital strategy

Update reveals 2.3 million people in Ireland now have MyGovID accounts, and the Irish government plans to launch a new digital portal for businesses, as well as establishing an AI advisory council imminently Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

NAO head calls for clean data and modern government IT

Better IT procurement, better IT systems and better data are among the recommendations Gareth Davies is giving to Parliament Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

The human toll of ransomware: how IT pros suffer during incidents

Any ransomware attack causes significant challenges for a business or organisation going through such incident. But ransomware attacks also have tremendous impact on the staff – especially IT teams – working on mitigating the attack’s effect Continue Reading

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• Pia Hüsch, Jamie MacColl and Gareth Mott

Hundreds of subpostmasters to have their convictions quashed in blanket exoneration

Government will introduce legislation to exonerate hundreds of subpostmasters as a group. Continue Reading

All eyes are on the Post Office scandal – at last

In this week’s Computer Weekly, 15 years since we first revealed the plight of subpostmasters, and four years since their High Court victory, the UK public and government are getting behind the victims, thanks to a TV dramatisation of the scandal. We look at government plans to quash convictions, and analyse the role of Horizon IT supplier Fujitsu in how the Post Office scandal developed. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

British Library catalogues back online after ransomware attack

The British Library has restored online access to its main catalogue of nearly 40 million items on a limited basis as it continues the long and arduous process of recovering from a ransomware attack Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

AI likely to worsen economic inequality, says IMF

While artificial intelligence will replace some jobs and complement others, the International Monetary Fund says that, in most of the scenarios it envisages, the technology will likely deepen macro-economic inequalities Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Cosmetics retailer Lush dealing with mystery cyber incident

Cosmetics retailer Lush confirms it’s investigating a cyber attack of an undisclosed nature, but key public-facing systems appear to be unaffected Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

British Library cyber attack explained: What you need to know

In this essential guide, Computer Weekly investigates the cyber attack on the British Library that has rendered IT systems inoperable and caused service disruption to thousands of users Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Russia hacked ex-MI6 chief’s emails – what they reveal is more Dad’s Army than deep state

A Russian hacking group that published emails of ex-MI6 chief Richard Dearlove claimed to have uncovered a conspiracy, but it was more Dad’s Army than the ‘deep state’, Computer Weekly and Byline Times reveal Continue Reading

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• Sophie Hill

How legal disclosure failures disrupted the Post Office Horizon inquiry

From overly narrow search terms, overzealous deduplication of documents and failed email migrations, poor management of legal discovery has delayed justice for postmasters in the Horizon inquiry   Continue Reading

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• Martin Nikel, Thomas Murray

Santander bank added 4,500 tech staff last year

Santander added thousands of IT staff to its global operation last year, as part of its digital transformation Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

IT failure caused weekend chaos at Sussex hospitals

The critical incident at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, caused by IT issues on Sunday night, has now been resolved Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

NCA director sacked after WhatsApp and email security breaches

Nikki Holland, former director of investigations at the NCA, was sacked for “misconduct” after sending sensitive NCA information over personal email and WhatsApp Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

How the UK is supporting the Ukraine tech community

The launch of a TechBridge between UK and Ukraine allow IT experts from each country to collaborate and share experiences Continue Reading

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• Nusrat Ghani, Department of Business and Trade

The Post Office Horizon buck stops where?

The cover up began to conceal the impossibility of delivering what was agreed with Number 10 in December 1998 ... but ... who was responsible and was the added encouragement of unethical conduct ... Continue Reading

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• Philip Virgo, Winsafe Ltd

Post Office scandal inquiry hits mainstream after dramatic start to year

Long-running statutory public inquiry restarts with hugely increased interest following ITV’s dramatisation of the two decades-long scandal Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

UK government seeks public views on impacts of AI-generated porn

The government’s Pornography Review will look in part at the use of AI throughout the industry to generate sexually explicit content without people’s consent Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

QLC made gains but storage innovation focus was on software in 2023

Storage hardware innovation has taken a back seat – QLC flash excepted – as the big storage suppliers build around software-based variants and optimisation on modular product sets Continue Reading

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• Yann Serra, LeMagIT
• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

MHRA launches roadmap for medtech regulations

The roadmap covers plans for regulations on medical technologies, including implantable devices, artificial intelligence and healthcare software, with core elements of a new framework to be in place by 2025 Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Cisco fixes high-impact flaw in unified comms platform

Cisco unified comms customers are urged to patch a critical vulnerability in Unity Connection, a messaging and voicemail product Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Redefining the cyber domain to tackle the challenges of tomorrow

Emerging technologies have brought about a new age of cyber – and we need a 360-degree collaborative approach more than ever to succeed Continue Reading

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• Saj Huq, Plexal

Hundreds of subpostmasters to have convictions quashed in blanket exoneration

The government has chosen to introduce legislation that will enable it to exonerate hundreds of subpostmasters as a group Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Windows Kerberos, Hyper-V vulns among January Patch Tuesday bugs

Microsoft starts 2024 right with another slimline Patch Tuesday drop, but there are some critical vulns to be alert to, including a number of man-in-the-middle attack vectors Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

CES 2024: Sony announces development of spatial content creation system

Sony is developing a device equipped with extended reality head-mounted display and controllers dedicated to interaction with 3D objects Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

SEC social media hack highlights value of MFA

The US SEC briefly appeared to approve new bitcoin trading rules after a social media account was targeted by troublemakers, proving the value of MFA once again Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

How Fujitsu became a central part of the Post Office scandal

As a TV drama brings the Post Office scandal to a wider audience, many are wondering how and why a Japanese IT company became embroiled in the story – we examine the troubled history behind Fujitsu’s role Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Scotland ‘sleepwalking’ to mass surveillance with DPDI Bill

The independent checks and balances over biometrics and biometric-enabled surveillance must be strengthened to prevent Scotland from sliding into a surveillance state along with the rest of the UK Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Babuk Tortilla ransomware decryptor made available

A joint effort between Cisco Talos, Avast and the Dutch police will bring relief to many victims of a variant of the Babuk ransomware known as Tortilla Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Wales makes headway with electronic prescriptions roll-out

Electronic prescribing will be deployed in both primary and secondary care, while a shared medicines record will be live by the end of March 2024 Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Study reveals cyber risks to US elections

With the 2024 US presidential election cycle beginning, a study produced by Arctic Wolf has highlighted big gaps in preparedness and resourcing at government bodies across the US Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Former Post Office CEO hands back CBE amid public backlash

Former Post Office CEO hands back her CBE after public backlash following dramatisation of her role in Post Office Horizon scandal Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

‘Hero’ subpostmaster accuses government of diversion tactics through ‘weaselly’ statistics

Campaigning subpostmaster calls out government’s use of ‘weaselly’ statistics to hide its slow progress Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Fujitsu gets stay of execution as MPs support exoneration of wrongfully convicted subpostmasters

Fujitsu will have to wait until the end of the Post Office Horizon scandal public inquiry to hear how MPs will punish it Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Trauma and fear means victims of the Post Office scandal are suffering in silence

Just like victims of child abuse, it is likely that issues of trauma, fear, feelings of shame and a complete loss of trust in authority are some of the powerful inhibitors preventing victims of the Post Office scandal from coming forward Continue Reading

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• David Enright

Government to push NHS roll-out of digital pathology

Department for Health and Social Care wants to increase use of digital pathology in cancer screening, following a recommendation by the UK National Screening Committee Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

British Library ransomware attack could cost up to £7m

The cost of recovering the British Library’s ransomware-stricken IT systems could be up to £7m, it has emerged Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Post Office scandal furore is moment to change digital evidence rules

The current rules around digital evidence are partly to blame for the widest miscarriage of justice in UK history Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA