Managing IT and business issues
IT managers must also be business managers, and as such they need to be familiar with business issues that affect their organisation. In the boardroom, IT leaders need the knowledge and skills to communicate with the CEO and CFO and their peers, and to understand the needs of key business functions such as sales, marketing, finance, HR and production. We provide the tips and advice on managing IT and business issues.
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News
30 Jan 2023
Noventiq eyes APAC IT services market
IT services provider Noventiq has been expanding its presence in APAC through several acquisitions in India, and is eyeing a bigger slice of the region’s IT services pie Continue Reading
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News
19 Jan 2023
APAC consumers expect human-like service from chatbots
Consumer expectations of chatbots in Asia-Pacific have risen in tandem with improved performance of AI applications over the past year, a study has found Continue Reading
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News
15 Jun 2021
The Security Interviews: How to build a government model to ‘hack for good’
Kyle Hanslovan started Huntress to give back after a career in the intelligence sector. After US authorities took action to help people hit by the Microsoft Exchange attacks, we discussed how governments can ‘hack for good’ Continue Reading
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News
14 Jun 2021
Benelux CIO interview: Benoît Dewaele, Vandemoortele
CIO of Ghent-headquartered food group says the IT department’s main challenges are improving digital customer experiences, helping implement automation in plants and strengthening cyber security Continue Reading
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Opinion
11 Jun 2021
Shaping a Digital Strategy to support UK productivity and jobs
With an all-party parliamentary group calling for evidence on digital skills, there are three key areas that policymakers should address Continue Reading
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News
11 Jun 2021
UK promises tougher line on cyber crime
Speaking ahead of the G7 Summit, foreign secretary Dominic Raab says the UK is ready to take on cyber criminals and other malicious actors wherever they may be Continue Reading
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Blog Post
10 Jun 2021
Throwback Thursday: The business change agenda
It might come as a shock to some people in marketing to find that business transformation, or "business change" as I prefer to call it, is neither new nor driven solely by digital transformation ... Continue Reading
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News
10 Jun 2021
Risk data shows UK energy sector most vulnerable to cyber attack
New report compiled by insurance firm Hiscox reveals the state of cyber preparedness in the UK and beyond Continue Reading
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News
10 Jun 2021
BEIS confirms rogue umbrellas will be covered by single enforcement body’s clampdown powers
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy moves to clarify that rogue umbrella firms will be in-scope of its soon-to-be-created single enforcement body, which will focus on protecting workers’ rights Continue Reading
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News
09 Jun 2021
FBI arrests distributors accused of selling An0m encrypted phones to crime groups
Working with overseas law enforcement, the FBI has arrested eight people and named a further 13 accused of distributing An0m phones to organised crime groups Continue Reading
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News
09 Jun 2021
Unit 42 warns of emergent Prometheus ransomware
Palo Alto’s Unit 42 shares intel on the emergent Prometheus ransomware gang, with apparent links to the Thanos crew Continue Reading
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Opinion
09 Jun 2021
Why agility is the key to secure software
Continuous delivery of software product releases demands continuous security. Businesses and regulators are right to wonder whether organisations are valuing cyber security by the design of their products Continue Reading
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News
09 Jun 2021
BBVA to cut 3,000 jobs in Spain as digital technology transforms industry
Spanish bank is the latest to announce swingeing branch and job cuts amid increased digital competition Continue Reading
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News
08 Jun 2021
Did government allow Post Office to sack forensic accountants to cover up Horizon scandal?
Whatever the Post Office told government about its decision to sack investigators examining subpostmaster prosecutions for theft could identify if the government was part of a cover-up Continue Reading
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E-Zine
08 Jun 2021
The jobseekers turning to cyber crime in the pandemic
In this week’s Computer Weekly, security researchers say people left unemployed by the pandemic are turning to cyber crime – we find out why. We examine the confluence of distributed cloud and edge computing technologies. And controversial uses of facial recognition technology come under further scrutiny. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Opinion
07 Jun 2021
Security Think Tank: What must a secure print strategy take into account?
Though rarely discussed in a cyber context, the prevalence of connected printers and MFPs poses security risks both technological and physical. What does a print security strategy need to take into account? Continue Reading
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News
07 Jun 2021
Siloscape malware a risk to Windows containers, Kubernetes
Palo Alto’s Unit 42 reports on what appears to be the first-recorded malware targeting Kubernetes clusters through Windows containers Continue Reading
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News
07 Jun 2021
Campaigners plan legal action over NHS data sharing
Privacy coalition aims to force NHS Digital to push back its plans to scrape medical information on millions of patients into a central database Continue Reading
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News
04 Jun 2021
Government action on ransomware epidemic gathers pace
The US government steps up action against ransomware operators, while the UK’s NCSC publishes guidance on preparing to deal with a ransomware attack Continue Reading
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News
03 Jun 2021
Pandemic a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ chance to reshape security
The volume of remote working has made it hard to paint an accurate picture of the true state of enterprise cyber security, but it presents an opportunity to change things up Continue Reading
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News
02 Jun 2021
Scottish businesses missing out on Cyber Essentials benefits
More than a third of Scottish businesses do not believe they are adequately prepared to deal with a cyber security incident Continue Reading
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Opinion
02 Jun 2021
Security Think Tank: Steps to a coherent print security strategy
Though rarely discussed in a cyber context, the prevalence of connected printers and MFPs poses security risks both technological and physical. What does a print security strategy need to take into account? Continue Reading
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Feature
02 Jun 2021
What the Telecommunications (Security) Bill means for UK industry
The Telecommunications (Security) Bill is intended to reinforce the security of the UK telecommunications infrastructure, but what are the implications for industry? Continue Reading
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Feature
02 Jun 2021
Buying a VPN? Here’s what you need to know
VPNs are an effective cyber security tool for businesses and remote workers, but there are many things to consider before purchasing and implementing one. We explore some of these Continue Reading
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Opinion
02 Jun 2021
Security Think Tank: Printer risks go deep into IT history
Though rarely discussed in a cyber context, the prevalence of connected printers and MFPs does pose security risks both technological and physical. What does a print security strategy need to take into account? Continue Reading
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Opinion
01 Jun 2021
Long-term thinking is vital to secure UK’s critical infrastructure
To face down the threat of cyber warfare against UK CNI, the government needs long-term thinking that looks beyond the next general election cycle, says Advent-IM’s Mike Gillespie Continue Reading
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News
01 Jun 2021
Why a cloud operating model matters
Successful cloud adoption requires organisations to go beyond tools and techniques to map out a cloud operating model, says consulting firm Contino Continue Reading
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News
31 May 2021
Great Eastern doubles down on data analytics
Singapore insurer Great Eastern has started a centre of excellence to drive adoption of data analytics and hone its capabilities in data governance and data engineering Continue Reading
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News
28 May 2021
IR35 reforms: Blanket-banning firms risk losing contractors and suffering reputational damage
Research by contrator-focused accountancy firm inniAccounts shines a light on how contractors are responding to their clients’ handling of the IR35 reforms Continue Reading
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Guide
28 May 2021
Essential Guide: How APAC firms can ride out the pandemic
In this Essential Guide, we examine the impact of Covid-19 on Asia-Pacific businesses, how they have responded and important lessons that can be learned as they ready themselves for the post-pandemic world. Continue Reading
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News
27 May 2021
TCS opens its first European innovation centre in Amsterdam
Netherlands capital hosts TCS’s latest innovation hub, which will bring together an ecosystem to address the challenge of sustainability Continue Reading
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News
27 May 2021
Security ops teams struggle to switch off at home
Spiralling stress levels among SOC and IT security teams can be attributed mainly to alert overload, says Trend Micro Continue Reading
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News
27 May 2021
How the pandemic accelerated the Gulf’s edtech revolution
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of digital learning technologies in the Gulf region’s education sector Continue Reading
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News
27 May 2021
NGOs file complaints against Clearview AI in five countries
Privacy and human rights organisations have asked data protection regulators in the UK, France, Austria, Italy and Greece to investigate controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI Continue Reading
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News
26 May 2021
More data stolen in January 2021 than in all of 2017, says report
The volume of data being stolen through breaches is growing steadily and shows no sign of slowing, according to a report from Imperva Continue Reading
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News
26 May 2021
Millions of pounds lost to crypto fraud on social media
More than £63m has been lost nationally by victims of investment fraud via a social media platform, says Action Fraud Continue Reading
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News
26 May 2021
‘It's a good day when we refer a case,’ CCRC tells MPs during review of Post Office prosecutions
Criminal Cases Review Commission will not allow pressure on its resources to prevent subpostmasters seeking a review of their criminal convictions Continue Reading
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News
26 May 2021
Nordic CIO interview: Tommi Tuovila, Neste
Former Olympian talks to Computer Weekly about the challenges facing CIOs in a rapidly changing world Continue Reading
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Opinion
25 May 2021
Policies key to revolutionising Identity Governance and Administration
The proliferation of digital identities, applications, data, security threats and compliance requirements means that Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) has never been more important, but not all organisations are approaching it in an effective and efficient way Continue Reading
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News
25 May 2021
Threat of group GDPR legal action haunts CISOs
The vast majority of security leaders questioned for a new report say they are concerned about the possibility of group legal settlements against them following a serious data breach Continue Reading
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News
25 May 2021
Industry reflects on three years of GDPR
Looking back on 12 tumultuous months, we assess how GDPR has weathered the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit, and consider what the coming year may hold for data protection Continue Reading
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News
25 May 2021
Legacy vulnerabilities may be biggest enterprise cyber risk
While high-profile cyber attacks and zero-days grab headlines, statistics gathered by network security specialists Cato suggest CISOs should be addressing legacy threats Continue Reading
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News
24 May 2021
Air India is latest victim of Sita hack
Data on millions of people who flew with Air India between 2011 and 2021 appears to have been compromised in the recent Sita supply chain attack Continue Reading
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News
24 May 2021
Dutch researchers build security software to mimic human immune system
Software could help IT systems develop immunity to some cyber attacks in a similar way to how the body fights infection Continue Reading
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News
21 May 2021
Lack of developer attention to cloud security prompts alerts
The personal data of over 100 million Android users may have been put at risk through a variety of cloud service misconfigurations Continue Reading
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News
21 May 2021
Alibaba taps machine learning to digitise Chinese classics
Alibaba’s research arm Damo Academy has developed a machine learning model to convert scanned pages of ancient Chinese classics into text Continue Reading
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E-Zine
20 May 2021
CW APAC: Buyer’s guide to HR software
In this handbook, focused on HR software in the Asia-Pacific region, Computer Weekly looks at the considerations when choosing a human resource management application Continue Reading
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News
20 May 2021
Subpostmaster campaign group to meet Post Office scandal inquiry chair
The subpostmaster campaign group JFSA refused to cooperate with initial inquiry because it ‘lacked teeth’, but is now willing to talk after it was put on a statutory footing Continue Reading
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News
20 May 2021
Malicious scans for at-risk systems start minutes after disclosure
Statistics collated by Palo Alto Networks reveal malicious actors begin scanning the internet for systems at risk of new CVEs within minutes Continue Reading
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Blog Post
20 May 2021
Throwback Thursday: Even data fragmentation has gone virtual
If there’s one thing that our report Storage Anywhere and Everywhere from eight years ago reminds us, it’s that the risks of uncontrolled data growth are nothing new. As our contribution to the bit ... Continue Reading
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News
19 May 2021
Reports of stolen Irish health service data being leaked online
Leaking of deeply confidential and personal information on patient healthcare marks a new low for the criminal Conti gang Continue Reading
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News
19 May 2021
Barclays first bank to publish online scam refund details
All banks must be transparent about the proportion of victims of authorised push payment fraud they refund, says consumer rights organisation Which? Continue Reading
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Blog Post
18 May 2021
Paying for IT
For much of IT history, your options for acquiring IT solutions were pretty limited. It was a choice between a one-off capital charge, combined with annual maintenance fees, and a three year lease ... Continue Reading
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News
18 May 2021
Post Office Horizon inquiry set to be given statutory status with wider powers
The government inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal is set to be made statutory with the power to call witnesses under oath and compel provision of evidence Continue Reading
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News
18 May 2021
Santander says sorry for weekend tech outage
Bank’s customers were unable to access multiple banking channels because of technical problems Continue Reading
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News
18 May 2021
Cisco acquires Kenna Security amid security expansion
Cisco announces a new acquisition alongside service enhancements around XDR and SASE in support of its security customers Continue Reading
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News
18 May 2021
Irish High Court dismisses legal bid by Facebook over EU-US data transfers
Latest twist in long-running legal battle sees Facebook lose legal bid to prevent the Irish Data Protection Commissioner suspending its transfer of data about European citizens to the US Continue Reading
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News
18 May 2021
Australian budget lends support to digital economy
Australia’s A$1.2bn Digital Economy Strategy ticks most of the right boxes, but some industry experts say areas such as broadband infrastructure and artificial intelligence are still underfunded Continue Reading
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Opinion
17 May 2021
Post Office scandal: The rise of computers and the decline of English justice
The Post Office prosecuted its subpostmasters up and down the country with a zeal that would not have embarrassed the Inquisition Continue Reading
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News
17 May 2021
Conti ransomware syndicate behind attack on Irish health service
More details continue to emerge of the significant ransomware attack on Ireland’s HSE Continue Reading
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News
17 May 2021
IR35 reforms: Government gifted roadmap to umbrella regulation by ex-senior policy adviser
Rebecca Seeley Harris, a former senior policy adviser to the Office of Tax Simplification, has joined forces with Offpayroll.org founder James Poyser to pen a draft policy to help the government fast-track its umbrella market regulation plans Continue Reading
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News
17 May 2021
Government seeks input on supply chain security
Amid concerns that too few companies are addressing vulnerabilities in their supply chain, DCMS is opening a consultation on new measures to enhance security Continue Reading
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News
17 May 2021
How M1 is striving to be a digital telco
Singapore’s M1 is dialling up its digital chops by monetising its data, building more personalised services for subscribers, and going beyond connectivity as it evolves into a digital telco Continue Reading
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News
14 May 2021
Colonial Pipeline paid $5m ransom, reports say
Colonial Pipeline may have paid a significant ransom within hours of being attacked, it has emerged, but it’s unlikely the story ends here Continue Reading
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News
14 May 2021
Irish health service hit by major ransomware attack
IT systems in hospitals across Ireland have been switched off following a significant ransomware attack Continue Reading
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Opinion
14 May 2021
Digital bootcamp initiative could kickstart new thinking about technology skills
The government’s digital bootcamps initiative could help begin to shift the way we think about the roles of technology professionals Continue Reading
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News
14 May 2021
More former subpostmasters have criminal convictions quashed
Two former subpostmasters pushed to the brink of suicide after being convicted for financial crimes finally have their names cleared Continue Reading
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Opinion
14 May 2021
The shape of fraud and cyber crime: 10 things we learned from 2020
While a pandemic-driven increase in cyber crime and an exacerbation of existing fraud trends were, to a large extent, to be expected, the LexisNexis Risk solutions UK cybercrime report 2020 still contained a few surprises Continue Reading
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News
13 May 2021
Publishing exploit code does more harm than good, says report
Disclosing exploit code before patches are available gives malicious actors a ‘massive’ head-start, says Kenna Security Continue Reading
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News
13 May 2021
Biden beefs up public-private security cooperation
Joe Biden has signed a new Executive Order to harden US cyber security and government networks, with an emphasis on information sharing Continue Reading
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News
13 May 2021
CISOs weathered the pandemic well, but at personal cost
Over 80% of CISOs think their existing security capabilities stayed strong during the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic, but now face stress and burnout on an unheard-of scale Continue Reading
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News
13 May 2021
Verizon DBIR underscores year of unprecedented cyber challenge
Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report draws predictable conclusions as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to be felt Continue Reading
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News
12 May 2021
Inside DarkSide: Researchers share intel on break-out cyber gang
Security researchers swap information on the newly famous DarkSide ransomware gang, the group that doesn’t appear to understand what ‘being a criminal’ actually means Continue Reading
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Opinion
11 May 2021
Why the Post Office Horizon scandal kept me awake at night
Reverend Richard Coles tells Computer Weekly why there needs to be a statutory public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal Continue Reading
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News
11 May 2021
UK Plc invited to sign up for Early Warning of cyber incidents
The launch of the Early Warning incident notification service is among the enhancements being made by the NCSC to its service packages Continue Reading
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News
11 May 2021
NCSC cyber guidance targets cloud and home working
The NCSC’s refreshed cyber security guidance for larger organisations places particular emphasis on cloud, home working and ransomware Continue Reading
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News
11 May 2021
Collaboration key to success of UK’s Cyber Security Council
The founders of the UK’s Cyber Security Council have been setting out their plans to professionalise the cyber sector at the NCSC’s CyberUK 2021 event Continue Reading
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News
11 May 2021
Swedish court finds ambiguities in hacked EncroChat cryptophone evidence
Defence lawyer claims evidence obtained by hacking the EncroChat encrypted phone network has ‘no legal’ value following Swedish appeal court ruling Continue Reading
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News
11 May 2021
Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack has grave consequences
The ramifications of a major ransomware attack against a US fuel pipeline operator could spread far and wide Continue Reading
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News
11 May 2021
IBM doubles down on AI and hybrid cloud
IBM is beefing up its core technology capabilities in artificial intelligence and hybrid cloud to speed up application modernisation and improve AI adoption Continue Reading
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News
10 May 2021
HMRC facing calls to do more to tackle mini umbrella fraud in wake of BBC investigation
Contracting stakeholders are calling on HMRC to take more ‘visible action’ against mini umbrella companies, after a BBC Radio 4 File on 4 report claimed the UK is losing ‘hundreds of millions’ in tax each year through these firms Continue Reading
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News
10 May 2021
Miscarriages of justice are the potent tip of Post Office scandal
The miscarriages of justice involving subpostmasters are the most disturbing element of the Post Office Horizon scandal – but it goes much deeper Continue Reading
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News
10 May 2021
NCSC Active Cyber Defence blocks surge of pandemic scams
The NCSC responded to a surge in online scams last year as it moved to protect both the general public and critical national services during the pandemic Continue Reading
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News
07 May 2021
NCSC, CISA publish new information on Russia’s Cozy Bear
New intelligence from UK and US cyber agencies suggests that APT29, or Cozy Bear, has been switching up its tactics Continue Reading
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News
07 May 2021
Post Office contacts over 500 subpostmasters potentially wrongly prosecuted for financial crimes
The Post Office has contacted hundreds of people it might have wrongly prosecuted for financial crimes Continue Reading
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News
07 May 2021
Reddit enlists HackerOne to run public bug bounty programme
Online community platform is opening up its HackerOne bug bounty programme to any ethical hacker who cares to have a look under the bonnet Continue Reading
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News
07 May 2021
Nordic real estate industry moves digital
The Nordic real estate is investing in technologies like IoT to prepare the sector for the changing demands from customers post-Covid Continue Reading
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News
07 May 2021
Minister promises ‘fair and speedy’ compensation for 555 subpostmasters who defeated Post Office
Government says it wants to ensure a fair pay-out for the 555 subpostmasters who defeated the Post Office in a legal battle but were then excluded from the resulting compensation scheme Continue Reading
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News
06 May 2021
Government urged to add scam protections to Online Safety Bill
Group of organisations calls for the government to use the Online Safety Bill to protect people from cyber scams Continue Reading
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News
06 May 2021
Tech startups turn to digital PR platform for media exposure
Digital PR platform Newspage helps early-stage tech startups with limited resources increase their visibility to journalists and news organisations Continue Reading
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News
06 May 2021
Google to introduce mandatory MFA for users
In future, holders of Google accounts will have no option but to use multifactor authentication if they want to use the firm’s services Continue Reading
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News
05 May 2021
Dysfunctional cyber, network teams disrupt digital transformation
Despite shared goals, combative and dysfunctional relationships within specialist tech teams are putting digital transformation projects at risk, according to a report Continue Reading
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News
05 May 2021
Delivering international talent to Helsinki’s tech ecosystem
Finland’s capital is the envy of the world as a tech hub, but it still faces challenges in attracting skills in a highly competitive global market Continue Reading
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News
05 May 2021
Post Office dishonesty in Horizon scandal is reason enough for statutory public inquiry
Subpostmasters, MPs and the public call for a full statutory judge-led public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal, following another damning court judgment Continue Reading
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News
04 May 2021
Post Office CEO either knew what was going on in Horizon scandal, or was ‘asleep at the wheel’
Post Office IT scandal CEO has no excuse for her inaction in preventing the biggest miscarriage of justice in UK history, says Criminal Cases Review Commission chairperson Continue Reading
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News
30 Apr 2021
Government gets updated powers to intervene on tech-related M&A deals on national security grounds
The National Security and Investment Bill has secured royal assent, giving the government the legislative support it needs to intervene on business transactions in a variety of tech-related industries on national security grounds Continue Reading
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News
29 Apr 2021
Microsoft outlines five-year plan for accessibility tech
Department for Work and Pensions staff to be trained on accessibility technologies to help people with disabilities return to work Continue Reading
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News
28 Apr 2021
Covid-19 security challenges leave bank customers at risk
Challenges arising from the pandemic have left gaping holes in banking security, putting consumers at risk of fraud Continue Reading
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News
28 Apr 2021
Norway’s agritech innovators are ready to expand to pastures new
A tech startup industry aimed at modernising farming is making hay in Norway and laying down roots in other countries Continue Reading
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News
28 Apr 2021
Office 365 compromise likely led to Merseyrail ransomware attack
Compromise of Merseyrail employee data seems to have begun after a key email account was hacked Continue Reading
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News
28 Apr 2021
Government extends Gov.uk Verify for a further two years
The government’s Gov.uk Verify identity platform will continue to run until April 2023 while a new identity service is developed Continue Reading
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Opinion
27 Apr 2021
Why we need to reset the debate on end-to-end encryption to protect children
Private messaging is the front line of abuse, yet E2EE in its current form risks engineering away the ability of firms to detect and disrupt it where it is most prevalent Continue Reading