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BBC outsources IT to India’s Tata Consultancy Services

TCS continues to build its UK public sector business, with the BBC its latest customer Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Attention-seeking KillNet hacktivists becoming more dangerous

The KillNet DDoS gang seems to be becoming more dangerous, but its primary goal remains to create a lot of noise and draw media attention, according to latest analysis Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

AI and data experts to be brought into government through secondment programme

The government has announced plans for a secondment programme designed to bring digital experts into government departments Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Five non-traditional talent pools that will help CIOs plug skills gaps

Some alternative ways for CIOs to fill talent gaps when its hard to find people with the right technology skills in the jobs market Continue Reading

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• Lily Haake, Harvey Nash, and George Lynch, NashTech, part of Nash Squared

Half of cyber pros engage in risky behaviour at work, report claims

Approximately 55% of security professionals say they have engaged in behaviours they would more usually advise against in the workplace, according to a report Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

proportional control

Proportional control is a control system technology in which the response (output) is proportional to the difference between a setpoint value and the current value of a process variable. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati

Traditional IT outsourcing rockets as Europe’s businesses cut costs

Overall spending on IT services is up in European countries despite continued reduction in investments in cloud-based contracts Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Subpostmaster compensation deadline will be missed, warns public inquiry chair

Subpostmasters that successfully sued the Post Office and exposed the Horizon scandal are at the ‘back of the queue’ and won’t receive compensation by current deadline Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Police Scotland use cloud for biometric data despite clear risks

Police Scotland confirms it has stored significant volumes of biometric data on a cloud-based digital evidence sharing system despite major ongoing data protection concerns, bringing into question the effectiveness of the current regulatory approach and the overall legality of using hyperscale public cloud technologies in a policing context Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

AI in cyber security: Distinguishing hype from reality

We know that malicious actors are starting to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to facilitate attacks, but on the other hand, AI can also be a powerful tool within the hands of cyber security professionals Continue Reading

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• Dhairya Mehta, PA Consulting

provisioning

In the context of IT and computing, provisioning refers to the process of setting up IT infrastructure and providing access to authorized users to the various resources that are part of the infrastructure. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati

Microsoft issues new warning over Chinese cyber espionage

A newly uncovered Chinese espionage campaign exploited forged authentication tokens to access its victims’ email accounts, says Microsoft Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

One month after MOVEit: New vulnerabilities found as more victims are named

Five weeks after the mass MOVEit breach, new vulnerabilities in the file transfer tool are coming to light as the Clop cyber crime group continues to terrorise victims. But has the gang bitten off more than it can chew? Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Cozy Bear lures victims with used BMW 5 Series

A recent Cozy Bear campaign saw the Russian APT group pivot to exploiting an advert for a used car as it targeted diplomatic missions in Kyiv Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Hackers: We won’t let artificial intelligence get the better of us

AI is changing how ethical hackers go about their work, and will continue to do so, but the community is convinced the technology will never be able to replicate the creativity of a flesh-and-blood hacker Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Microsoft users on high alert over dangerous RCE zero-day

A serious RCE vulnerability in Microsoft Office and Windows is among several zero-days disclosed in Redmond’s July Patch Tuesday update, but this one does not have a patch yet Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Malicious URL volumes soar as cyber criminals pull on Threads

Malicious actors have been quick to exploit the buzz around Meta’s newly launched Threads platform, with thousands of new suspicious domains registered exploiting its branding Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Horizon inquiry adjourned as Post Office disclosure failures threaten to ‘derail’ proceedings

Statutory public inquiry into Post Office Horizon scandal adjourned because of Post Office disclosure failures, ‘retraumatising’ victims of a scandal that destroyed the lives of thousands of people Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Apple pushes Rapid Response patch to fix WebKit zero-day

Apple deployed an emergency patch under its Rapid Security Response update programme, but had to temporarily suspend delivery after it caused problems for users of the Safari browser Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Norwegian data privacy experts sound alarm over generative AI

Hundreds of millions of people embrace generative artificial intelligence, blissfully ignorant of what it’s doing to data privacy. Continue Reading

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

Post Office inquiry must examine rule on IT evidence if miscarriages of justice are to be avoided

Public inquiry must examine role of court rules around use of computer evidence that enabled Post Office to prosecute innocent people Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Suspicious email reported every five seconds in UK

National Cyber Security Centre report reveals a suspicious email was reported by UK citizens and organisations every five seconds last year Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Biometrics watchdog calls for public space surveillance review

The biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner is calling for a review of public space surveillance to gain a clearer picture about the proliferation of Chinese surveillance technology across the public sector, but warns against applying double standards on companies just because they are from China Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Former Fujitsu IT chief evidence postponed after late Post Office disclosure

Post Office has disrupted Horizon inquiry schedule through late disclosure of ‘significant’ evidence as key IT witness evidence is postponed Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Public inquiry hears how Post Office security withheld evidence from people it suspected of theft

The Post Office told investigators to include potential evidence in reports to their own lawyers, but not the subpostmasters they suspected of theft Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

HPE, BT team for global managed LAN service

Business division of leading UK telco and networking technology and service provider enter collaboration to introduce LANs supporting high-performance experiences for hybrid workers and IoT transformations Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

BBVA launches tech job portal as it continues to add talent

Spanish bank BBVA ramps up its tech recruitment strategy with new online portal and target of 2,600 more people Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

SGN pens IT service desk outsourcing deal

Utility company SGN renews its internal IT services managed services contract with new supplier Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

‘Shadow’ AI use becoming a driver of insider cyber risk

Off-the-books use of generative AI tools will inevitably lead to a costly, high-profile data breach for someone, but a little attention paid to appropriate data management policy can help mitigate the risk Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Brits are using healthcare apps without proper checks

As mobile health app acceptance increases, people are taking risks by using them without any advice from their medical professionals, finds survey Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

The Finnish Food Authority uses AI to accelerate research

Researchers have reduced the time taken to get critical insights into potential public health crises and address issues in real-time, through artificial intelligence Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Alkira introduces extranet as a service

Provider of cloud networking as a service unveils infrastructure designed to enable third parties to securely connect to critical business applications  Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

3,600 potential cyber security experts apply to government scheme

The UK government’s Upskill in Cyber programme is reporting great success just a month after launch, with almost half of applicants women Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

How Ikea is driving digital customer experience

Ikea franchisee in four Southeast Asian markets and Mexico taps chatbots, conversational commerce and remote planning, among other capabilities, to drive digital customer experience Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

HSBC leaving Canary Wharf headquarters

HSBC is to leave its current Canary Wharf headquarters by 2027 as hybrid-working policies reduce demand for office space Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Networking a reconfigured workspace

We find out how one company has optimised its network to support a post-pandemic work environment Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Webex widens US government portfolio with contact centre, calling

Webex Contact Center Enterprise for Government expanded to include Webex Calling, providing a single offer for calling, messaging and meetings that complies with key US government standard Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Health and care staff have three months to move to latest NHS patient record service

NHS England has told health and care workers they have until the end of September to switch to the latest patient record system Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Lancaster University launches trailblazing cyber MBA

MBA programme at Lancaster University designed to deliver security leadership education to business leaders has received NCSC backing Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Manchester University students threatened by ransomware gang

Students and staff members at the University of Manchester are being pressurised by an unnamed ransomware gang Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

UK pension scheme expands relationship with IT services giant TCS

Tata Consultancy Services retains contract with UK pension scheme for another decade after extending a contract that was first signed in 2011 Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Lloyds Bank to open tech centre in India

UK bank taps into Hyderabad tech ecosystem by opening a tech centre focused on improving digital experiences for customers Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

How Vedanta is harnessing tech in aluminium production

India’s largest aluminium producer Vedanta Aluminium is using industrial internet of things devices to improve emissions control and robotic process automation to improve efficiency, among other digitisation efforts Continue Reading

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• Pratima Harigunani

Nearly quarter of a million malicious websites reported and removed through NCSC service

A suspicious email and text message reporting service in the UK has directly led to a quarter of a million malicious websites being removed Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Co-op Group adds nearshore engineering resources

Manchester headquartered Co-op group adds additional engineering resources as competition for talent in the UK ramps up Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Mizuho Financial Group trials generative AI for development and maintenance

Japanese bank is working with Fujitsu to explore potential for using generative artificial intelligence technology in system development and maintenance Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Post Office will not oppose potential Horizon conviction appellants

Post Office CEO told MPs that the organisation is telling some subpostmasters it won't oppose them if they appeal Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

EDF deploys Dynatrace to fuel site reliability engineering drive

The energy company has adopted the observability platform to support in-house software development Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Union chief calls for outsourced services to be brought in-house

Unison general secretary calls on Labour to bring outsourced public sector contracts in-house if they fail to meet certain tests Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Early June Microsoft outages were result of large-scale DDoS hit

Investigations into recent outages on Microsoft Azure and Outlook services have turned up evidence of a massive distributed denial-of-service attack Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Visa takeover means economic turmoil won’t slow Tink’s progress

Tink is one of the pioneers of the open banking sector, and under Visa’s light-touch ownership is continuing to think like a startup Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Dutch government puts up €123m to address shortage of ICT workers

Financial injection aimed at improving cooperation between vocational education and business in the Netherlands, and making the tech professions more attractive Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

BBVA uses AI and analytics services from AWS

BBVA invests in Amazon Web Services cloud platforms to help transform itself into an organisation driven by AI and data Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Exploitation of Barracuda ESG appliances linked to Chinese spies

Intelligence from Mandiant links exploitation of a flaw in a subset of Barracuda ESG appliances to a previously untracked China-nexus threat actor Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

NCSC warns over ‘enduring’ LockBit threat

Although its activity volumes have been lower of late, LockBit is still a highly dangerous ransomware gang and is now the subject of a new international cyber advisory Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Clop begins naming alleged MOVEit victims

Clop uploaded details of 12 new victims to its dark web leak site late on 14 June, many of them likely linked to the ongoing MOVEit cyber attack Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030: Progress report

Halfway into its plan to give the country a makeover by 2030, Saudi Arabia’s emphasis on technology is starting to pay off Continue Reading

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

NBN Co sets out to achieve net-zero by 2050

Australia’s national broadband network operator plans to tap renewable energy and roll out energy-efficient fibre as part of its longer-term target to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

No zero-days for June Patch Tuesday, but plenty to chew over

On the face of it, Microsoft’s monthly round of updates is a lighter-than-usual load for security teams, with no zero-days in evidence, but there are still plenty of issues needing attention Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Clop’s MOVEit ransom deadline expires

A seven-day deadline set by Clop for victims of its latest attack to contact it to arrange payment passes today Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Banks still investing heavily in legacy payments systems

Banks are missing out on additional revenues through payment services because they are stuck with inflexible legacy payments systems. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Belgian bank leaps forward in digital transformation through core banking outsourcing deal

Online bank moves to a software-as-a-service core banking platform to ‘leapfrog’ in-house development Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

GoCardless cuts jobs and wants its ‘startup spirit’ back

Payments fintech unicorn GoCardless will cut its workforce in the UK as part of a 15% reduction in its global workforce Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Ofcom data stolen in MOVEit cyber attack

Communications regulator Ofcom says data on employees and regulated communications companies was stolen by the Clop gang Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Progress Software releases patch for second MOVEit Transfer vulnerability

Progress Software releases a patch for a second MOVEit Transfer issue, which was uncovered by third-party security specialist Huntress Security during post-incident code scanning Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Extreme Networks emerges as victim of Clop MOVEit attack

Network equipment and services supplier Extreme Networks has revealed its instance of Progress Software’s MOVEit tool was compromised in the ongoing Clop cyber attack Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

prototyping model

The prototyping model is a systems development method in which a prototype is built, tested and then reworked as necessary until an acceptable outcome is achieved from which the complete system or product can be developed. Continue Reading

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• Sarah Lewis

Barracuda ESG users told to throw away their hardware

Owners of Barracuda Email Security Gateway appliances are being told that they will need to throw out and replace their kit after it emerged that a patch for a recently disclosed vulnerability had not done the job Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

University of Manchester hit by cyber attack

The University of Manchester has been hit by a cyber attack of an undisclosed nature Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Sweden’s Ikano Bank outsources core banking to TCS

Ikano Bank moves to cloud banking platform from Indian IT services giant Tata Consultancy Services Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Vulnerability exploitation volumes up over 50% in 2022

Data from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 threat intel specialists reveals insight into the scale of vulnerability exploitation in the wild Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Clop may have been sitting on MOVEit vulnerability for two years

The Clop cyber extortion gang may have been keeping the MOVEit SQL injection vulnerability they used to penetrate the systems of multiple victims secret for two years Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Welsh ambulance service upgrades life-saving communications

Welsh ambulances going through major communications upgrade as part of wider NHS programme Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Government to test rural broadband options with £7m fund

Government to fund tests of technologies that could be issued to improve internet connectivity for rural communities Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Google launches hacker-backed SME security training scheme

Citing research that shows almost half of SMEs are struggling to recruit cyber security specialists, Google is launching a programme designed to upskill more people to fill thousands of vacant roles Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Victims of MOVEit SQL injection zero-day mount up

The BBC, Boots, and British Airways are among the victims of cyber incidents arising from a recently disclosed vulnerability in the MOVEit file transfer, exploitation of which is spreading fast Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Netherlands makes case for harmonisation of cloud security standards

Harmonisation of cyber security standards is necessary to reduce the regulatory burden on Dutch SMEs – and regulators need to cooperate better Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

Cyber spotlight falls on boardroom ‘privilege’ as incidents soar

Three quarters of data breaches now involve a significant human element, and the higher up they get in an organisation, the more risks people seem to take, according to Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report Continue Reading

Met Police director of intelligence defends facial recognition

The Met Police’s director of intelligence has appeared before MPs to make the case for its continuing use of facial-recognition technology, following announcements from the force and the Home Office that they intend to press on with its adoption Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Is cyber training all the same old? Shift your perspective and get stuck in

Getting your cyber smarts only from books or presentations just isn’t going to cut it anymore – the only way we can get ahead of the cyber criminals is to get into their heads, and you can only achieve this by doing and changing your way of thinking. Continue Reading

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• Paul Lewis, Nominet

Why we need advanced malware detection with AI-powered tools

AI-powered cyber security tools have now developed to a point where they are becoming an effective approach to protecting the organisation. Learn how you can benefit from adopting them Continue Reading

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• Isla Sibanda

Security Think Tank: A brief history of (secure) coding

From controlling who was allowed to work with IBM mainframes to present-day DevSecOps techniques, the concept of secure coding has a longer history than you might think Continue Reading

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• Michael Healey, Turnkey Consulting

Europe’s central bank reveals drop in Euro Zone card fraud

Euro Zone card fraud drops with card-not-present scams down following the introduction of Strong Customer Authentication rules Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Tech jobs to go as part of JPMorgan layoffs

According to reports, US banking giant to cut hundreds of jobs, including role reductions in technology and operations Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Alert over Chinese cyber campaign targeting critical networks

A Chinese threat actor known as Volt Typhoon has been observed infiltrating CNI networks in a cyber espionage campaign, according to intelligence Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Visa to recruit 1,500 tech staff in Poland

Visa’s latest global tech hub will recruit up to 1,500 staff, with focus on artificial intelligence, cyber security, and resilience in payments and ecommerce sectors Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Post Office scandal – cover-up a ‘dark chapter’ in government, corporate and legal history

Third phase of public inquiry into Horizon IT scandal reveals extent of Post Office and Fujitsu cover-up of software problems that went on to write ‘as dark a chapter in our governmental, corporate and legal history as can be imagined’ Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

AI-powered robot starts sorting Melbourne’s recyclables

Melbourne’s APR Kerbside has been using an AI-powered robot to pick up used Tetra Pak beverage cartons that can be turned into poly-coated boards Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

Campaigning former subpostmaster fears compensation for scandal victims will be delayed to 2025

The man who exposed the Post Office scandal fears a long delay for victims due to compensation process being "bogged down by bureaucracy" Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

CTO interview: Europe benefits from energy gains in AMD chips

AMD’s chief technology officer explains how the latest chip technology can help European organisations solve the energy puzzle facing IT departments Continue Reading

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

CIO interview: Ravi Malick, Box

Ravi Malick has always been a technologist at heart, and via political science, startups and consultancy, landed in his current role at Box Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Plexal launches Cyber Runway 3.0 accelerator programme

The latest iteration of Plexal’s government-backed cyber security startup accelerator will run four work streams to boost startups at various stages of maturity and growth Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

APAC digital leaders score wins in innovation awards

The region’s top industry innovators were recognised for their digital transformation efforts at the Computer Weekly Innovation Awards APAC 2023 Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

CW Innovation Awards: How Mondelez is driving innovation

The company behind Oreo biscuits is tapping low-code and no-code development, drones and blockchain, among other emerging technologies, to drive innovation and improve efficiency Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

CW Innovation Awards: Transdev Sydney Ferries taps 5G to improve public safety

Moving to a 5G network has significantly improved video quality and reduced the time needed to scour hours of footage, enabling the ferry operator to quickly investigate customer cases Continue Reading

Security Think Tank: To secure code effectively, verify at every step

Verification at every step is an important part of ensuring your code is secure, writes Petra Wenham Continue Reading

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• Petra Wenham

MS macro-blocking has forced cyber criminals to innovate

One year after Microsoft started blocking VBA and XL4 macros by default, the cyber criminal ecosystem has all but stopped exploiting macros in their attacks. They’re instead innovating at an unprecedented rate Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Demand for access to talent driving UK IT outsourcing growth

Organisations in the UK are increasing the amount of IT work they outsource to enable them to access talent Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Automation: The key to FinOps success

Workload management and automation offers a way for FinOps teams to match supply to demand for cloud-based IT in an efficient way Continue Reading

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• Marc Ambasna-Jones

IT leaders missing vital connection between enterprise network and employee experience

Survey reveals that despite the rise of hybrid and remote working, and as digitisation demands increase, companies are struggling to connect their employees to the enterprise network Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly