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February 01, 2023
01Feb2023
News
Romance fraudsters stole £65m from Brits since 2020
Online romance fraudsters have scammed Brits out of £65m in the past three years, according to retail bank TSB Continue Reading
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February 01, 2023
01Feb2023
News
NCSC for Startups inducts four companies into programme
Four more startups are set to join the NCSC accelerator, which helps the UK government develop technology and approaches to pressing cyber security challenges Continue Reading
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February 01, 2023
01Feb2023
News
Cisco fixes two bugs that could have led to supply chain attacks on users
Two vulnerabilities uncovered in Cisco hardware could have opened the door to serious supply chain cyber attacks, according to the Trellix researchers who found them Continue Reading
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February 01, 2023
01Feb2023
News
Picocom, Antevia collaborate to provide in-building private 5G for enterprises
5G tech designer forges partnership with 5G silicon manufacturer to create new class of private network coverage for global enterprises, promising creation of cost-effective in-building networks faster than ever Continue Reading
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February 01, 2023
01Feb2023
News
Cloud security top risk to enterprises in 2023, says study
A PwC study finds senior executives expect cyber attacks on cloud services to increase significantly this year Continue Reading
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February 01, 2023
01Feb2023
News
Tech workers seek alternative employment to avoid redundancy
With rumours of mass redundancies rife in the IT sector, many tech workers are applying for other roles rather than risk becoming unemployed Continue Reading
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February 01, 2023
01Feb2023
News
CryptoRom scam abuses Apple and Google app stores to claim victims
Sophos researchers report on two fake apps used by romance scammers to lure victims into parting with their money, both of which were able to escape the attention of Apple and Google app store safeguards Continue Reading
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February 01, 2023
01Feb2023
Blog Post
Sysdig lifts ‘lid’ on container image risks
Sysdig says it’s ‘driving the standard’ for cloud and container security - but how? The company reminds us that it ‘pioneered’ cloud-native runtime threat detection and response by creating Falco ... Continue Reading
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February 01, 2023
01Feb2023
News
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust warned in 2018 about datacentre cooling issues, outage report shows
A review has been published regarding the circumstances that led to two datacentres, hosting healthcare systems for Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, overheating during the 2022 summer heatwave Continue Reading
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February 01, 2023
01Feb2023
News
PayPal slashes 2,000 jobs in face of tough economic outlook
Fintech giant making thousands of redundancies as global economic outlook remains poor Continue Reading
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February 01, 2023
01Feb2023
News
Innovative Technology deploys age estimation tech in shops and pubs
A company involved in Home Office-led trials of biometric age estimation technologies has begun rolling out its hardware to UK shops and pubs so they can use its facial recognition algorithm to assure customers’ ages Continue Reading
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February 01, 2023
01Feb2023
News
Malware variant can block contactless payments
Kaspersky warns that the latest variant of the Prilex malware can block contactless payments to force people to insert cards, enabling criminals to steal money Continue Reading
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February 01, 2023
01Feb2023
News
NASA works with IBM on foundational data model for Earth science
Using IBM’s foundational model for artificial intelligence, NASA plans to offer researchers a way to access the vast troves of data it collects about Earth Continue Reading
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February 01, 2023
01Feb2023
News
UK Cyber Council and ISACA launch audit, assurance programme
The UK Cyber Security Council has teamed up with ISACA to partner on a new audit and assurance programme for security pros Continue Reading
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February 01, 2023
01Feb2023
Opinion
Tips on improving cyber training for home workers
How better security training can help firms tackle new cyber threats facing remote workers Continue Reading
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February 01, 2023
01Feb2023
News
Reaping green dividends with data management
Getting data management right has been pivotal for Singapore IoT startup SensorFlow to optimise energy consumption and reduce carbon emissions for its hotelier clients Continue Reading
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January 31, 2023
31Jan2023
News
Tech Nation to shutter after more than a decade
Tech Nation due to shutter after losing core funding to Barclays Eagle Labs, which will take over its role in supporting UK technology startups and scaleups Continue Reading
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January 31, 2023
31Jan2023
News
Cyber training firm launches £20k data protection scholarship
Training specialist Freevacy has launched a £20,000 scholarship fund to train data privacy and protection professionals Continue Reading
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January 31, 2023
31Jan2023
News
Russian DDoS hacktivists seen targeting western hospitals
A swathe of attacks by the Putin-supporting DDoS operation known as Killnet has targeted hospitals and other infrastructure in several Nato countries, with the UK thought to be at risk Continue Reading
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January 31, 2023
31Jan2023
News
Crédit Agricole tests quantum in finance
The corporate and investment bank has run experiments with Pasqal and Multiverse to demo quantum computing in finance Continue Reading
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January 31, 2023
31Jan2023
News
GitHub warns Desktop, Atom users after code-signing certificates pinched
Threat actors stole encrypted code-signing certificates for GitHub’s Desktop and Atom applications in December 2022, prompting warnings for users Continue Reading
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January 31, 2023
31Jan2023
News
MI5 unlawfully collected and held millions of people’s data
Secretive court finds MI5 knowingly acted unlawfully in use of bulk surveillance warrants, and the Home Office continued granting warrants despite information the agency was operating outside the law Continue Reading
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January 31, 2023
31Jan2023
Opinion
Three outsourcing trends to look out for in 2023
ISG's Andreas Fahr outlines three IT sourcing trends to look out for in the coming year. Continue Reading
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January 31, 2023
31Jan2023
News
Zurich Insurance Group plots multiyear move to AWS public cloud
Multiline insurance firm Zurich is plotting a move to the AWS public cloud to help revamp its customer offerings Continue Reading
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January 31, 2023
31Jan2023
News
Private equity investors continued to shape datacentre market M&A activity in 2022
As deal sizes increase in the face of growing demand for cloud and internet-based services, datacentre operators are increasingly finding themselves on the receiving end of private equity investment Continue Reading
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January 31, 2023
31Jan2023
News
Digital banking changing the high street forever as banks close branches and open alternatives
Banks are reshaping their channels as customers move to digital services, with physical innovation complementing digital strategies Continue Reading
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January 31, 2023
31Jan2023
News
University of Stirling taps into Alation data catalogue technology
The University of Stirling is the first non-US university to participate in a data management education programme provided pro bono by data catalogue supplier Alation Continue Reading
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January 31, 2023
31Jan2023
News
Royal Mail recovers more International Tracked services
Royal Mail is making further progress in recovering IT systems hit by a ransomware attack, and has re-enabled another tranche of international export services Continue Reading
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January 31, 2023
31Jan2023
News
MPs warned of AI arms race to the bottom
Expert tells Parliamentary committee that tech companies developing artificial intelligence are cutting corners and placing safety on the backburner, opening up ‘enormous risks’ for the future of AI Continue Reading
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January 31, 2023
31Jan2023
News
ATO renews major Macquarie deal
The contract renewal will enable the Australian Tax Office to tap Macquarie’s security operations centre, among other services, to secure its IT environment and protect sensitive data Continue Reading
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January 31, 2023
31Jan2023
E-Zine
How the cost-of-living crisis is affecting IT
In this week’s Computer Weekly, with major tech companies announcing thousands of job cuts, we examine what the cost-of-living crisis means for IT leaders and tech professionals. We analyse what you need to consider when reversing systems out of the... Continue Reading
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January 31, 2023
31Jan2023
News
Mark Logan on his vision for a Scottish technology ecosystem
The Scottish Government’s entrepreneur advisor speaks to Computer Weekly about the philosophy behind an ambitious technology ecosystem strategy Continue Reading
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January 30, 2023
30Jan2023
News
BT tests out high-altitude flying antenna
The trial with Stratospheric Platforms may lead to hydrogen-powered drones being used to provide 4G and 5G rural coverage Continue Reading
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January 30, 2023
30Jan2023
News
Tiger’s hybrid cloud storage targets medical imaging
Tiger Bridge targets vertical sectors that find it hard to migrate to the cloud by allowing data storage in the cloud while using files locally as if stored on-premise Continue Reading
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January 30, 2023
30Jan2023
News
Former Fujitsu staff under police investigation to face Post Office IT scandal inquiry
Two former Fujitsu IT professionals being investigated for potential perjury will face Post Office Horizon public inquiry in May Continue Reading
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January 30, 2023
30Jan2023
News
Data of 10 million JD Sports customers accessed in cyber attack
Data on 10 million people who shopped online at JD Sports over a two-year period was accessed and potentially stolen in a cyber attack Continue Reading
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January 30, 2023
30Jan2023
News
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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January 30, 2023
30Jan2023
In Depth
How to make the most of a composable enterprise architecture
Enterprise software is shifting away from highly integrated stacks to cloud-native architectures that use best-of-breed and in-house components Continue Reading
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January 27, 2023
27Jan2023
News
Enterprise on-premise infrastructure spending experiences ‘post-pandemic’ bounce-back
Latest data from Synergy Research Group reveals uptick in enterprise on-premise IT infrastructure spending Continue Reading
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January 27, 2023
27Jan2023
News
UK local authorities reveal connectivity priorities, challenges
Study examining topics ranging from gigabit-capable broadband to 5G, smart places, telecoms and net-zero finds progress being made in UK local government, but challenges remain in the drive to improve digital connectivity Continue Reading
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January 27, 2023
27Jan2023
News
Employees over 55 want new skills
A large number of people in their 50s or older want to gain new digital skills, but aren’t getting the support they need to do so Continue Reading
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January 27, 2023
27Jan2023
News
Uncertainty persists, but enterprises rush to adopt network as a service
Research shows that enterprise network-as-a-service opportunities abound but comms service providers will need to overhaul investment and go-to-market strategies before adoption becomes widespread Continue Reading
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January 27, 2023
27Jan2023
News
EE maintains mobile network leadership in UK
Analyst finds that BT-owned mobile service sweeps board in terms of nationwide network quality through performance, reliability, speed, data, calls and texting Continue Reading
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January 27, 2023
27Jan2023
Blog Post
Airbyte takes the biscuit for open source data integration
Airbyte is the creator of an open source data integration platform. The company has this month announced its Free Connector Programme to provide free use of any data pipeline on Airbyte Cloud that ... Continue Reading
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January 27, 2023
27Jan2023
News
Lords question ‘extensive’ government online safety powers
Digital minister Paul Scully defends government Online Safety plans to give secretary of state powers to direct Ofcom Continue Reading
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January 27, 2023
27Jan2023
News
SAP 2022: 11% revenue growth, 2.5% staff targeted by restructure
SAP has announced full-year 2022 revenue of nearly €31bn, up 11% year on year. In 2023, it will explore a sell-off of Qualtrics stake and do a restructure, with an impact on 2.5% of staff Continue Reading
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January 27, 2023
27Jan2023
Blog Post
Can you afford simplicity?
Among the trends that seems to resonate with IT leaders is the need to simplify, consolidate and generally reduce the overall complexity required to run enterprise IT. It is something the major IT ... Continue Reading
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January 27, 2023
27Jan2023
Blog Post
Skills convergence to soften talent crisis impact
This is a guest post by Pete Wilson, general manager at Apptio Asia-Pacific. Although the nation has reopened to internationals and skilled migration slowly resumes, the talent shortage is hurting ... Continue Reading
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January 27, 2023
27Jan2023
News
Hive ransomware gang taken down after FBI hacks back
The FBI hacked into Hive’s servers, stole its decryption keys and then took down its servers in a major action that has successfully disrupted a prolific and dangerous ransomware operation Continue Reading
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January 27, 2023
27Jan2023
News
Deci claims breakthrough inference performance on Intel Sapphire Rapids
Israeli startup Deci claims GPU-like performance in running computer vision and natural language processing models on Intel’s fourth-generation Xeon processors Continue Reading
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January 26, 2023
26Jan2023
News
CEF selects HPE Greenlake to build out digitisation strategy
The electrical wholesaler plans to migrate to Equinix datacentres and use Greenlake to run IT services in the cloud Continue Reading
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January 26, 2023
26Jan2023
News
Royal Mail resumes some international parcel services from UK
Royal Mail has successfully stood up its International Tracked and Signed, and International Signed, services as it continues to recover from a ransomware attack Continue Reading
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January 26, 2023
26Jan2023
News
Final months of 2022 saw highest ever number of bank account switches
More people than ever before switched their current account provider using the government’s switching service Continue Reading
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January 26, 2023
26Jan2023
News
Stretched retail IT teams demand more from their networks
Research shows retail technology requirements are becoming denser and more complex, from immersive and live-streaming services to new forms of delivery and smart inventory Continue Reading
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January 26, 2023
26Jan2023
News
Zero-trust implementations remain work in progress
Just one in 10 large enterprises are expected to have mature and measurable zero-trust programmes in place by 2026, study finds Continue Reading
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January 25, 2023
25Jan2023
News
NCSC exposes Iranian, Russian spear-phishing campaign targeting UK
Spear-phishing campaigns likely linked to Iranian and Russian espionage activity are targeting persons of interest in the UK, warns the NCSC Continue Reading
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January 25, 2023
25Jan2023
News
Will mass big tech lay-offs affect employment prospects of IT contractors in 2023?
With some of the biggest tech firms in the world announcing mass redundancies, will the flood of new entrants to the jobs market affect the prospects of IT contractors already looking for work amid the cost-of-living crisis? Continue Reading
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January 25, 2023
25Jan2023
News
Leeds Building Society uses AIops in Dynatrace to improve observability
Automation and AI is improving how the service delivery team assesses the business impact of an IT service degradation Continue Reading
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January 25, 2023
25Jan2023
News
UK Treasury recruiting digital currency leader
The UK government’s investigation into the merits of a central bank digital currency gathers pace at it looks for a team leader Continue Reading
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January 25, 2023
25Jan2023
Blog Post
The rise of the green software developer
In this guest post, Donna Lyndsay, head of innovation at the national mapping agency, Ordnance Survey, on the role software developers and data scientists must play in the creation of sustainable ... Continue Reading
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January 25, 2023
25Jan2023
News
Arnold Clark cyber attack claimed by Play ransomware gang
A cyber attack that struck car dealer Arnold Clark prior to Christmas has been claimed as the work of the Play ransomware cartel Continue Reading
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January 25, 2023
25Jan2023
News
State of DevOps: Success happens through platform engineering
The annual State of DevOps report has focused on a phenomenon known as platform engineering Continue Reading
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January 25, 2023
25Jan2023
News
Neos Networks completes full-fibre access promise for key UK cities
Just over a year after UK business connectivity provider opened its first metro access network to offer last-mile services direct to nearly 10,000 regional businesses, such services are now live in four key UK cities as part of an ongoing expansion ... Continue Reading
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January 25, 2023
25Jan2023
News
Boards struggle to resolve cyber risk in digital supply chains
Accelerated digitisation of supply chains is introducing more cyber risk for which many organisations seem unprepared, according to the BSI’s annual report on supply chain risk Continue Reading
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January 25, 2023
25Jan2023
In Depth
Green storage: Savings to be made but tricky to achieve
Storage upgrades can bring energy savings. New hardware, the cloud and as-a-service procurement models all cut costs, but can need careful tweaking to get right Continue Reading
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January 25, 2023
25Jan2023
Podcast
Building teams: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
In this podcast, Eric Muntz, former CTO at Mailchimp, discusses diversity of thinking and ethnic diversity in IT engineering teams Continue Reading
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January 25, 2023
25Jan2023
News
Juniper: 5G IoT milestone set to be reached while OTT messaging to drive CPaaS
Analyst makes bullish predictions for next-gen mobile-based internet of things and communications platforms-as-a-service markets Continue Reading
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January 25, 2023
25Jan2023
News
Japan researchers develop new data encryption method
Researchers from Tokyo University of Science have combined the best of homomorphic encryption and secret sharing in a new method to handle encrypted data Continue Reading
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January 25, 2023
25Jan2023
News
Microsoft 365 outage affecting Teams, Outlook and Azure users blamed on ‘networking fault’
Microsoft 365 is in the midst of an outage that has left users across the UK and beyond unable to access Teams, Outlook and Exchange Online Continue Reading
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January 25, 2023
25Jan2023
Blog Post
Is it time for time-series databases?
We need many types of data… and we need many types of databases. In our always-on world of continuous computing (and continuous integration and continuous deployment) there is (arguably) a more ... Continue Reading
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January 25, 2023
25Jan2023
News
Virgin Media O2 taps Juniper to upgrade core IP backbone for 800G readiness
Need for increased data capacity and flexible scalability highlighted by 32% traffic growth on its mobile network,16% growth in broadband data downloads and a peak traffic load of 22TB over the past year Continue Reading
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January 24, 2023
24Jan2023
News
AWS opens Melbourne region, to invest $4.5bn by 2037
Amazon Web Services’ new Melbourne cloud region will better serve Australian customers such as ANZ Bank and is expected to benefit over 2,500 full-time jobs in the country Continue Reading
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January 24, 2023
24Jan2023
News
Chinese IoT suppliers expose UK businesses to espionage and data theft
Chinese companies supplying network components, known as IoT modules, post a greater long-term threat to UK security than the now banned 5G supplier Huawei, according to a study by a Chinese expert and former diplomat Continue Reading
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January 24, 2023
24Jan2023
News
UK insurers need to up their game on cyber gaps, says PRA
Gaps and limitations in how insurers respond to cyber risk need to be addressed, according to the Bank of England regulator, the Prudential Regulation Authority Continue Reading
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January 24, 2023
24Jan2023
In Depth
IT’s shift to the cloud: Veeam’s data protection report in detail
With half of servers in the cloud, most backup and nearly all disaster recovery cloud-centric, the shift to the cloud is significant – but container backup is one area that is yet to settle down Continue Reading
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January 24, 2023
24Jan2023
News
Nationwide Building Society CIO to join Co-operative Bank
Gary Delooze to join Co-operative Bank as CIO after six years heading up Nationwide Building Society’s IT department Continue Reading
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January 24, 2023
24Jan2023
News
SSRF attacks hit 100,000 businesses globally since November
There has been a dramatic increase in attacks exploiting the ProxyNotShell/OWASSRF exploit chains to target Microsoft Exchange servers Continue Reading
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January 24, 2023
24Jan2023
News
Fake online contest makes Yahoo! most phished brand of Q4 2022
Yahoo! was the most frequently phished brand during the last three months of 2022, according to a report Continue Reading
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January 24, 2023
24Jan2023
News
SMEs keen on embedded finance, but more choice needed to increase take-up
Suppliers to small and medium-sized enterprises need to offer more choice when embedding financial products in their services if take-up is to increase Continue Reading
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January 24, 2023
24Jan2023
News
Executive interview: Andrew Roughan, CEO, Plexal
Plexal CEO Andrew Roughan talks about how tech startups collaborate with the government to transform public services, the barriers to entry, and how the process can be improved Continue Reading
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January 24, 2023
24Jan2023
News
Samsung completes KDDI 5G SA network slicing field trial, inks Nokia patent licence
Korean tech giant makes further strides in 5G in first demonstration of network slicing using RIC on a live 5G SA network with leading Japanese operator, and signs patent agreement with Finnish comms tech provider to combine 5G technology expertise Continue Reading
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January 24, 2023
24Jan2023
News
Vodacom lands 2Africa subsea cable in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
What is described as ‘transformative’ subsea cable lands at the Vodacom facility in Gqeberha at South Africa’s Eastern Cape to provide a gateway to direct international connectivity for faster, more reliable internet services in the country and ... Continue Reading
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January 24, 2023
24Jan2023
Blog Post
GraphQL API Security: 5-things developers should know
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written in full by Sandeep Devakonda in his role as VP of customer success at Hasura. Hasura is known for its technology designed to ... Continue Reading
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January 24, 2023
24Jan2023
E-Zine
BBC under scrutiny over its digital strategy
In this week’s Computer Weekly, the BBC faces in-depth scrutiny over its digital plans – we take a look at progress. Do you need to keep data forever? We examine the technologies behind infinite storage. And we find out about the digital ... Continue Reading
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January 23, 2023
23Jan2023
News
CIO interview: Ed Higgs, group director of IT shared services, Rentokil Initial
The pest control provider has consolidated 77 datacentres globally to just three – but with a corporate culture of acquisitions, there’s still a lot more to do Continue Reading
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January 23, 2023
23Jan2023
News
Trellix automates patching for 62,000 vulnerable open source projects
Since revealing startling statistics about the prevalence of a 15-year-old Python vulnerability, Trellix says it has helped fix almost 62,000 vulnerable projects in the past four months Continue Reading
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January 23, 2023
23Jan2023
News
NGX: Turkish arrays to challenge US mainstream storage vendors
Ankara-based NGX offers block, file and unified storage with use of cache and RAM to speed access. Software-defined storage, cloud and NVMe-over-fabrics are also coming Continue Reading
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January 23, 2023
23Jan2023
Opinion
The rise of fraud in pop culture is impacting consumers’ digital trust
Shows such as The Tinder Swindler and Inventing Anna were big money-earners for Netflix in 2022, but Onfido’s Mike Tuchen says their popularity risks damaging consumer trust Continue Reading
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January 23, 2023
23Jan2023
News
Royal Society calls on public sector to pilot privacy tech
The Royal Society says public sector bodies should lead the way in piloting privacy-enhancing technologies to unlock the value of data without compromising privacy and data rights, but lack of standards and incentives mean adoption is slow Continue Reading
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January 23, 2023
23Jan2023
News
UK government reveals further ESN contract details
Latest chapter in UK Emergency Services Network saga sees termination of Motorola contract for comms equipment and supplies, software packages and software development services Continue Reading
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January 23, 2023
23Jan2023
News
NCSC warning over cyber risk to charity sector
Cash-strapped charities without the resource to tackle their resilience deficit are increasingly at risk from malicious actors, says the NCSC Continue Reading
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January 23, 2023
23Jan2023
News
More than 1,000 tech roles chopped at Capital One
US bank makes tech job cuts as its digital transformation moves into a new phase Continue Reading
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January 23, 2023
23Jan2023
In Depth
Cloud egress costs: What they are and how to dodge them
We look at how cloud providers charge to move data from their cloud, including to other providers and between storage in the same cloud, and what you can do to mitigate “bill shock” Continue Reading
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January 23, 2023
23Jan2023
In Depth
Is composable business most essential technology trend to meet challenges of 2023 and beyond?
By 2024, Gartner believes that 70% of large and medium-sized enterprises will have composability as a key criteria for new application planning Continue Reading
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January 22, 2023
22Jan2023
E-Handbook
The ultimate guide to identity & access management
Businesses leaders and IT departments are under increased regulatory and organizational pressure to protect access to corporate resources. As a result, they can no longer rely on manual and error-prone processes to assign and track user privileges. ... Continue Reading
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January 22, 2023
22Jan2023
E-Handbook
19 machine learning interview questions and answers
Aspiring machine learning job candidates should be fluent in varied aspects of machine learning, from statistical theory and programming concepts to general industry knowledge. Read our list of commonly asked machine learning questions and ... Continue Reading
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January 22, 2023
22Jan2023
News
Royal Mail making limited progress on ransomware recovery
Royal Mail asks customers to hold back from sending post overseas as some services get back on track, while a report warns that disruptive attacks on critical infrastructure are set to become more common Continue Reading
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January 20, 2023
20Jan2023
News
Barclays Eagle Labs awarded Digital Growth Grant over Tech Nation
Barclays Eagle Labs incubator to take over Tech Nation’s role in administering UK government digital growth grant amid backlash from startup ecosystem Continue Reading
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January 20, 2023
20Jan2023
Blog Post
Can the economic slowdown propel digital innovation?
The economic downturn is starting to hurt the major tech firms but it is going to be interesting to watch how they react. Any changes they make will have a profound impact on how corporate IT ... Continue Reading
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January 20, 2023
20Jan2023
News
DataCore software-defined storage helps car firm avoid breakdowns
Bontaz used to face regular IT outages that took too long to recover from. Then it got DataCore software-defined storage and the ability to rapidly recover from downtime Continue Reading