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Opinion
13 Dec 2024
Decoding the end of the decade: What CISOs should watch out for
From Covid-19 to war in Ukraine, SolarWinds Sunburst, Kaseya, Log4j, MOVEit and more, the past five years brought cyber to mainstream attention, but what comes next? The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank looks ahead to the second half of the 2020s Continue Reading
By- Paul Lewis, Nominet
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Opinion
13 Dec 2024
Decking the halls with AI: the evolution of managed services
On the Tenth Day of AI, we explore the evolving role of AI in managed services and what to expect in 2025. Continue Reading
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News
08 Apr 2020
German diabetes institute uses graph database to connect coronavirus research
DZD, the German Federal Diabetes Research Centre, is using a Neo4j graph database to link up Covid-19 scientific research and scientists Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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News
08 Apr 2020
Mobile operator community and academics use smartphone power to fight Covid-19
Vodafone Foundation and scientists at Imperial College London are using a smartphone app to aid coronavirus research Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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News
08 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: McAfee unearths dark web blood bank
Cyber criminals are selling fake goods and running scams on online marketplaces during the Covid-19 pandemic. Don’t be taken in Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
08 Apr 2020
What next for subpostmasters’ miscarriage of justice appeals?
Computer Weekly looks at the next stages in the process to clear the names of subpostmasters wrongly prosecuted for the crimes of theft and false accounting Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
08 Apr 2020
Coronavirus threats ramp up as more hospitals come under attack
The Covid-19 Cyber Threat Coalition finds the majority of security pros have been targeted by cyber criminals exploiting the coronavirus pandemic, and adds to warnings of increased activity targeting the health sector Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
08 Apr 2020
IR35 private sector reforms: Blanket bans on limited company contractors hold firm despite deferral
While many firms have seized on the government’s decision to delay the roll-out of the IR35 reforms to rethink their approach, others are sticking by their decision to ban limited company IT contractors from their workforce Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
07 Apr 2020
Judge refuses to delay Assange's extradition hearing over coronavirus pandemic
District Judge Vanessa Baraitser says extradition proceedings will go ahead against Julian Assange, after his lawyers argued that the coronavirus lockdown means they cannot prepare their defence Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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News
07 Apr 2020
House of Commons commits to digital Parliament
Temporary arrangements will be in place to allow MPs to work remotely, with a project involving the BBC set to implement a more robust solution Continue Reading
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News
07 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: Microsoft Azure suffers datacentre capacity shortages in Europe
Microsoft is working to “expedite” additional datacentre capacity after reports of users struggling to access resources due to coronavirus demand surge. But how easy will that be amid a global pandemic? Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
06 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: Nordic tech startups face job cuts amid falling sales and a lack of funding
Tech startups based in the Nordic region face difficult decisions as the Covid-19 pandemic leads to falling sales and investment Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
06 Apr 2020
BA and Marriott get GDPR fine reprieve
Both British Airways and Marriott International have had their General Data Protection Regulation fines deferred until later in 2020 Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
06 Apr 2020
Government launches £20m tech fund to tackle coronavirus crisis
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy announced the funding to back proposals to be reviewed by Innovate UK Continue Reading
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News
06 Apr 2020
Malaysia’s telemedicine vision gets fresh boost
Tech startup DoctorOnCall has built a virtual health advisory platform for people to consult doctors amid the coronavirus outbreak, catalysing Malaysia’s telemedicine blueprint, which was conceived over two decades ago Continue Reading
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News
05 Apr 2020
Interpol warns of more ransomware attacks against healthcare sector
Purple notice issued to alert police forces around the world of ransomware attacks against hospitals and other healthcare institutions Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Opinion
03 Apr 2020
JavaScript skimmers: An evolving and dangerous threat
Cyber attacks exploiting Magecart JavaScript skimmers are spiking during the coronavirus pandemic, and like biological viruses, they just keep evolving Continue Reading
By- Fabian Libeau
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News
03 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: Welsh National Health Service preps Watson-powered chatbot
NHS Wales is working on a Watson-powered virtual assistant to provide information on Covid-19, with several health services worldwide also looking to Watson to provide coronavirus advice for the public and clinicians Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
03 Apr 2020
Speaker calls for virtual Parliament during coronavirus crisis
Pressure mounts to build on previous virtual trials in parliamentary committee hearings and enable the House of Commons to operate remotely. Continue Reading
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News
03 Apr 2020
Use of NHS technology surges during Covid-19 outbreak
Digital platforms provided by the health service are attracting many more users as a result of social distancing and the need to provide services remotely Continue Reading
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Feature
02 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: The role of AI in the ‘war’ against epidemics and pandemics
What role can artificial intelligence play in battling against epidemics and pandemics, such as the current Covid-19 coronavirus one? Data science is stepping up to back up medical science and to prepare humanity better for future pandemics Continue Reading
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News
02 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: Magecart attacks on online retailers jump 20%
RiskIQ researchers have observed a sharp uptick in Magecart credit card attacks, driven by increased traffic to online retailers during the coronavirus pandemic Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Blog Post
02 Apr 2020
After Universal Credit delays, GDS's silence over Gov.uk Verify is embarrassing and shameful
In the past couple of weeks, nearly a million people have signed up for Universal Credit as a result of the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis. Never has the UK government’s move to a digital-first world ... Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
02 Apr 2020
What the Court of Appeal referrals mean to those who campaigned for justice for subpostmasters
Former subpostmasters and their supporters describe their feelings after their appeals against convictions – some of which are nearly 20 years old – get sent to the Court of Appeal Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
02 Apr 2020
Morrisons appeal success is cold comfort for enterprises
The success of Morrisons’ appeal against judgments that it should be held vicariously liable for an insider data breach will be welcomed by businesses, but may be of limited comfort to them Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
02 Apr 2020
MPs call for digital Parliament
In a letter with more than 100 co-signatories, Labour MP Chi Onwurah calls for politicians to lead by example during the coronavirus outbreak Continue Reading
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News
01 Apr 2020
What we can learn from Marriott’s new data breach embarrassment
Marriott International has egg on its face once again following a second data breach in as many years, but there are encouraging signs in its response that suggest it is at least trying to learn from its experiences Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
01 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: NHSX working on contact tracing app
A contact tracing app to track the spread of infection is being developed, although specific technical details remain scarce Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
01 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: Use of fintech apps in Europe accelerates
Fintech apps are being increasingly used by consumers as restrictions on their movements are put in place Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
01 Apr 2020
Air industry eyes £300m savings through blockchain for cargo efficiency
Air transport alliance tests use of blockchain to transform the multibillion-pound industry that manages air cargo transportation Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Feature
01 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: Contactless limit rises as retailers make point-of-sale changes
The spending limit for contactless card payments is increasing to £45 today (1 April), which is just one of several ways that retail point-of-sale is evolving in response to the coronavirus Continue Reading
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News
01 Apr 2020
Morrisons not liable for 2014 data breach, says Supreme Court
Court allows supermarket chain’s appeal against judgments holding it liable for a 2014 insider data breach, saying previous rulings misunderstood the concept of vicarious liability Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
01 Apr 2020
Swedbank to rebuild anti-money laundering systems after damning report
Report finds that €36.7bn in transactions, all carrying a high risk for money laundering, were processed through the bank’s branch network in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania Continue Reading
By- Gerard O'Dwyer
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News
31 Mar 2020
Netherlands schools harness Apple technology
Most Dutch schools use Windows computers, interactive whiteboards and Chromebooks, but there are a number of pioneers who choose Apple products Continue Reading
By- Kim Loohuis
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Podcast
31 Mar 2020
Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 53
In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Alex Scroxton, CW’s security editor, joins Caroline Donnelly and Brian McKenna to talk about the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, including chancellor Rishi Sunak’s package for the self-employed and how Southeast Asia’s approach has differed from ours. They also talk about using data to govern the public realm Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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News
31 Mar 2020
Marriott International hotel chain in second data breach
Marriott International notifies customers of a major data breach that unfolded earlier in 2020 – the second it has experienced in the past two years Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
31 Mar 2020
Gartner: Top-performing companies understand CX
Those businesses that measure customer experience, either through surveys, real-time analytics or the use of artificial intelligence, are more profitable Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
31 Mar 2020
Coronavirus readiness: Three technology-led steps the NHS is taking
With the risk of the Covid-19 virus spreading, NHS Digital has needed to make rapid changes to its 111 service Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Opinion
31 Mar 2020
Connect and protect: How the tech sector is responding to the coronavirus crisis
Tech sector trade body TechUK is coordinating the industry's activity to help the UK government tackle the Covid-19 outbreak Continue Reading
By- Julian David, TechUK
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News
31 Mar 2020
Whitehall appoints civil service COO to replace John Manzoni
Former CMA chief executive Alex Chisholm also takes on the roles of COO and permanent secretary at the Cabinet Office Continue Reading
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News
31 Mar 2020
Hackathon launched to help fight coronavirus pandemic
Virtual hackathon seeks to develop a suite of applications to help people during the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak through ethically built technology Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
31 Mar 2020
Insurance company uses artificial intelligence to assess car damage when claims are made
In the latest insurtech development, the UK arm of insurance company Ageas is using artificial intelligence to assess vehicle damage in accidents Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Opinion
30 Mar 2020
CCRC findings on subpostmaster prosecutions reveal incompetence of successive governments
Former subpostmaster who took on the Post Office in a multimillion-pound legal battle speaks out. Continue Reading
By- Alan Bates
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News
30 Mar 2020
Coronavirus: Viability of half of London’s tech startups threatened
Technology startups in London are fighting for their existence, with business plans for the next three months geared towards survival Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
30 Mar 2020
Coronavirus: NHS corrals Microsoft, Palantir and Google to hone data analysis
The NHS has confirmed it is working with Microsoft, Palantir and Google to improve data analysis to make its anti-coronavirus effort more efficient and effective Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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News
30 Mar 2020
Ministry of Defence releases defence data management strategy
The report sets out how the department will improve the way it manages and uses data Continue Reading
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News
29 Mar 2020
Australian government unveils Covid-19 app
Federal government launches Coronavirus Australia app to keep Australians updated on the latest developments in its fight against the coronavirus outbreak Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Blog Post
28 Mar 2020
Tomorrow began last week: Preparing for a Post Covid Lockdown World
There is much to think about while we are in lockdown if we want to live in a relatively free, safe and democratically accountable society afterwards, for however long it takes us to rebuild ... Continue Reading
By- Philip Virgo, Winsafe Ltd
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News
27 Mar 2020
How subpostmasters made legal history with biggest referral of potential miscarriages of justice
Subpostmasters seeking redress of prosecutions at the hands of an IT system force the biggest ever UK referral of cases of potential miscarriages of justice to the Court of Appeal Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
27 Mar 2020
IR35 reforms: Chancellor slammed for dig at self-employed tax habits during coronavirus briefing
Rishi Sunak under fire for making a veiled reference to self-employed people needing to pay their “fair share of tax” during the government’s daily coronavirus update Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
27 Mar 2020
Coronavirus: Derbyshire Police deploy drones to enforce social distancing rules
Police forces across the UK are using technology to exercise new emergency powers granted by the government this week as part of its coronavirus response Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
27 Mar 2020
Crown Commercial Service advises on remote working tech
Public sector organisations want to understand their options to support their workforce during the Covid-19 crisis Continue Reading
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News
27 Mar 2020
NHS rolls out video consultations at GPs to support lockdown
Video consultation service aims to reduce face-to-face contact to protect patients and reduce infection, as well as caring for people who are mostly staying at home Continue Reading
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News
27 Mar 2020
Nokia claims 5G capacity benchmark, enters first phase of 5G project at Port of Zeebrugge
Flurry of 5G-related activity continues with raft of 5G patents and 5G-ready private wireless connectivity for partner ecosystem to accelerate IoT-based innovation Continue Reading
By- Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly
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News
26 Mar 2020
Coronavirus: How data visualisation could build resilience against future pandemics
Qlik.org has been working as part of a collaborative private sector effort to better analyse epidemic information. This could help build resilience against Covid-19, and similar viruses Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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News
26 Mar 2020
Tupperware fixes hacked site, but questions remain over response
Kitchenware brand removes active digital credit card skimmer from its website and insists it takes security seriously despite ignoring repeated attempts to contact it Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
26 Mar 2020
Nordic fintechs urge financial literacy to be taken seriously before it’s too late
Fintechs in the Nordic region hope to prevent more adults getting into financial difficulty through apps that educate people about managing their finances at an early age Continue Reading
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News
26 Mar 2020
Subpostmaster prosecutions to be considered by Court of Appeal for miscarriages of justice
The Criminal Cases Review Commission is referring 39 subpostmaster prosecutions to the Court of Appeal to review for possible miscarriages of justice, with further analysis on 22 more cases ongoing Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
25 Mar 2020
Kitchenware brand Tupperware is ignoring hacked website
Website has been hacked in a targeted cyber attack, and the dangerous vulnerability has not been addressed Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
25 Mar 2020
Coronavirus: Chatbot to help Estonians cope during pandemic
Estonian government is using a chatbot developed by local startups to answer the many questions its citizens have about Covid-19 Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
25 Mar 2020
Smartbox move to Nutanix HCI a catalyst for IT team revamp
Gift supplier reorganises IT team structures as Nutanix hyper-converged infrastructure helps sweep away legacy architecture for hybrid cloud and containerised operations Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
25 Mar 2020
Coronavirus: Amazon and eBay failing to stop profiteers, says Which?
Despite promises by both Amazon Marketplace and eBay to crack down on coronavirus-profiteering, a Which? investigation has found plenty of sellers charging inflated prices for goods such as hand sanitiser Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Feature
25 Mar 2020
Governing by data: Limits and opportunities
Governing by the use of data analytics may be fashionable, but what are its limits as well as its opportunities? Lessons from Estonia, Essex, and healthcare Continue Reading
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News
25 Mar 2020
Coronavirus: iFixit builds resource to support medical technicians
Mobile phone DIY repair site is building on the work of Frank’s Hospital Workshop to help medtechs repair ventilators Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
25 Mar 2020
Meeting reviewing subpostmaster applications to appeal criminal prosecutions moves into second day
The Criminal Cases Review Commission has extended a meeting considering subpostmaster applications to appeal criminal convictions resulting from a faulty Post Office IT system Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
24 Mar 2020
Huge queues for Universal Credit online applications due to coronavirus surge
Online queues in the tens of thousands are hindering emergency applications for Universal Credit, with the Gov.uk Verify identity verification system becoming a particular bottleneck Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
24 Mar 2020
IR35 private sector reforms: Coronavirus prompts calls for fairer deal for self-employed IT workers
ContractorCalculator CEO Dave Chaplin says the deferral of the IR35 reforms should be upgraded to a cancellation, as the response of employers to coronavirus highlights glaring inequalities between treatment of inside IR35 contractors and employees Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
24 Mar 2020
Norwegian banking app gives access to other banks’ accounts
Banking customers can access and make payments from their other bank accounts using the DNB Mobile Bank app Continue Reading
By- Alex Cruickshank
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News
24 Mar 2020
Coronavirus: Contactless spending limit increased to fight pandemic
Banking and financial services trade body UK Finance to increase spending limit for contactless payments to £45 from the start of April Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
24 Mar 2020
Coronavirus: Fintechs create Covid Credit to help self-employed prove income loss
Financial technology professionals have created a tool that will support self-employed people claiming financial relief from the government during the Covid-19 pandemic Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Feature
24 Mar 2020
Coronavirus: Grocers scrambling to update online and delivery propositions
The supermarkets have effectively become the fourth emergency service as the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis takes hold, aided by significant online and delivery changes Continue Reading
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Opinion
24 Mar 2020
Coronavirus and privacy – finding the middle ground
Data collection has a role to play in fighting the deadly Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, but governments need to be accountable for how it is used Continue Reading
By- Eduardo Ustaran
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Podcast
24 Mar 2020
Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 52
In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Caroline Donnelly and Brian McKenna talk about the Covid-19 coronavirus and what it means for retail, how data can be analysed to combat it, and its implications for datacentre modernisation programmes Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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Feature
24 Mar 2020
What’s the problem with NAS backup?
NAS backup has always been problematic, but what exactly are the issues with NDMP, and what are backup suppliers doing to make a decades-old storage staple easier to protect? Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
24 Mar 2020
Coronavirus: Mobilising data science
Policy-makers are calling on the global data science community to develop data models that can can help them better understand the Covid-19 transmission rate Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
23 Mar 2020
Singapore government to open source contact-tracing protocol
Singapore’s Government Technology Agency is contributing the source codes of the BlueTrace protocol that powers its contact-tracing app Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
23 Mar 2020
Coronavirus: uncertainty for online retailers as some slump and others surge
Online retailers face uncertainty as the Covid-19 coronavirus forces change in consumer shopping habits Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
23 Mar 2020
Coronavirus: Post Office postpones subpostmaster compensation scheme amid Covid-19 crisis
Scheme to compensate subpostmasters who suffered because of computer errors in the Post Office’s Horizon system is delayed Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
23 Mar 2020
Coronavirus: Sellafield workers ordered to stay home as ‘controlled shutdown’ of site accelerates
Staff email warns that “decisions” made now in response to coronavirus pandemic could have far-reaching consequences for ongoing efforts to decommission former nuclear power plant Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
23 Mar 2020
Coronavirus: Kaspersky, Bitdefender make products free to NHS
Kaspersky and Bitdefender have both made various products and services available free to healthcare customers as the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic intensifies Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
23 Mar 2020
Coronavirus: Spain to use artificial intelligence to automate testing
Authorities in Spain have invested in robots to automate the testing of citizens for the Covid-19 coronavirus Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
23 Mar 2020
Thousands of Netflix, Disney+ streaming accounts being stolen
Proofpoint has urged users of streaming services to be alert to cyber criminals hijacking their accounts Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
23 Mar 2020
Coronavirus prompts cross-industry collaboration from datacentre operators to keep UK online
TechUK positioning document reveals datacentre operators are putting their competitive differences aside to share best practice on how to keep staff safe and keep the UK online during the coronavirus outbreak Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
23 Mar 2020
Coronavirus: CCRC uses Microsoft Teams to consider subpostmaster appeals
Criminal Cases Review Commission to use Microsoft Teams to ensure review of subpostmaster prosecutions is held on time Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
23 Mar 2020
Coronavirus: NHSX calls on tech sector to support Covid-19 effort
Technology sector asked to develop new ways to help the NHS manage virus outbreak and support people who are most at risk Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
23 Mar 2020
Interview: Jamil Farshchi, CISO, Equifax
Equifax CISO Jamil Farshchi discusses public cloud and why it’s not something IT security professionals should be afraid of Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
23 Mar 2020
Singapore’s JTC taps GIS platform in Punggol Digital District
The planners behind Singapore’s Punggol Digital District are using a geographic information system to make better planning decisions and improve day-to-day operations Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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News
22 Mar 2020
Cyber gangsters hit UK medical firm poised for work on coronavirus with Maze ransomware attack
The Maze ransomware group has published personal and medical details of thousands of former patients of a London-based medical research company after a failed attempt to disable the firm's computer systems Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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News
20 Mar 2020
Dstl launches report on the future of cities
Dstl research aims to support decision-making of the UK military by analysing topics such as the influence of technology in urban warfare Continue Reading
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News
20 Mar 2020
MP warns minister not to parrot civil servants’ lines on Post Office IT scandal
MP Kevan Jones has warned a government minister not to repeat the mistakes of predecessors in relation to the Post Office Horizon IT scandal Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Feature
20 Mar 2020
Computational storage: What is it and what are its key use cases?
Computational storage brings the CPU to the storage and so boosts system performance by tackling processing tasks, such as near the edge or in AI/machine learning workloads Continue Reading
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News
20 Mar 2020
How an Estonian digital nation emerged from the embers of Soviet rule
Estonia’s minister for foreign trade and IT tells Computer Weekly how the country went from having no governmental infrastructure in the early 1990s to acquiring the label “digital nation” Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Opinion
19 Mar 2020
Gigabit broadband for new homes is essential to UK’s telecoms ambitions
Digital minister outlines plans to develop UK’s telecoms infrastructure to make it fit for the future Continue Reading
By- Matt Warman, Digital minister
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News
19 Mar 2020
Coronavirus: NHS to roll out Microsoft Teams to hospitals
Secure, cloud-based Microsoft collaboration tool Teams will be made available across the NHS, even those hospitals not on NHSMail Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
19 Mar 2020
Loan charge under review: Cross-party group of MPs slams government inquiry into tax policy
The government’s independent inquiry into the loan charge disguised remuneration policy has been criticised in a report by a cross-party group of MPs for being ‘fundamentally flawed’ Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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News
19 Mar 2020
Covid-19: NHS tackles coronavirus crisis with the help of tech
As the pandemic grows and creates enormous pressure on the health service, NHS organisations across the country are using technology to help cope Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Mar 2020
How Oxeva delivered budget analytics with Pure Storage flash NAS
Web hosting provider Oxeva thought the consultants were mistaken and that what suited the web giants for analytics/big data wasn’t necessarily what was needed for enterprise customers Continue Reading
By- Yann Serra, LeMagIT
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News
18 Mar 2020
Ocado pulls website amid coronavirus shopping frenzy
Ocado has closed its website and will not take any new orders for several days thanks to sheer volume of traffic Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
18 Mar 2020
Surrey goes live with child health system
CSH Surrey goes live with its new platform, with the information on 440,000 children's health now consolidated onto a single platform Continue Reading
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News
18 Mar 2020
Post Office executives used ‘grotesque predatory capitalism’ throughout Horizon IT scandal
Labour MP Karl Turner tells Computer Weekly that the Post Office Horizon scandal is the most grotesque version of predatory capitalism he has ever seen Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
18 Mar 2020
Prudential turns to AI to secure computer networks against cyber attacks
Prudential, the UK’s largest listed insurer, is turning to artificial intelligence to protect its computer networks in the US, Asia and Africa from malware hackers and internal threats Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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Podcast
18 Mar 2020
Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 51
In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Clare McDonald, Caroline Donnelly and Brian McKenna discuss the Budget, the role of graph database technology in anti-money laundering compliance, and the Everywoman Tech Awards Continue Reading
By- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications