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25 Apr 2024
Rubrik IPO to grow platform, reach
By Tim McCarthyRubrik goes public, becoming the first data backup vendor to do so in years. It plans to expand its security cloud software and customer base with an influx of funding.
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25 Apr 2024
Microsoft's new Phi-3-mini AI language model runs on iPhone
By Antone GonsalvesMicrosoft researchers contend the Phi-3-mini's performance is on par with the much larger ChatGPT 3.5 model and can run on an iPhone 14 powered by an A16 Bionic chip.
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25 Apr 2024
Risk & Repeat: Change Healthcare's bad ransomware bet
By Alexander CulafiThis Risk & Repeat podcast discusses Change Healthcare's ransomware attack and the apparent further spread of sensitive data despite the company paying a ransom.
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15 Aug 2023
Wasabi Technologies, IBM modernize historic Fenway Park
By Tim McCarthyWhen Fenway Sports Group migrated to the Google Cloud Platform in 2020, it turned to Wasabi and IBM to help usher in a hybrid cloud model.
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15 Aug 2023
PeerIQ peers into NAS software across vendors, clouds
By Adam ArmstrongNAS storage analytics can be viewed in a single place with Peer Software's PeerIQ, bringing different vendors and on-premises and cloud storage analytics together.
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15 Aug 2023
5G, eSIM now a must for IoT enterprises
By Joe O’HalloranDespite a recent step back by some tech players, research finds that enterprises are still embracing the internet of things and embedded subscriber identity module technology and are seeing positive outcomes
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15 Aug 2023
London calling as Zoom opens hub heralding new era of modern work
By Joe O’HalloranCommunications tech provider makes latest evolutionary step having gained reputation as breakthrough pandemic collaboration company, opening doors on hub in UK capital to support hybrid ways of working
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15 Aug 2023
Biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner resigns
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonDual biometrics and surveillance camera watchdog will step down at the end of October 2023, noting that while he agreed to stay on until the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill received royal assent, continuing delays to its passage means he will not be able to effectively discharge his functions
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15 Aug 2023
Manchester United begins Extreme approach to upgraded Wi-Fi
By Joe O’HalloranJust a year after becoming football club’s official Wi-Fi network solutions and Wi-Fi analytics provider, cloud networking services provider kicks off new season with upgraded wireless infrastructure for the Red Devils
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15 Aug 2023
Norfolk and Suffolk police hit by FoI-linked data breach
By Alex ScroxtonLatest UK police data breach relates to crime suspects, victims and witnesses across East Anglia, and comes just days after a similar incident at the Northern Irish service
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15 Aug 2023
Umbraco involves channel in sustainability efforts
Content management system specialist Umbraco recognises the need to create a community effort to tackle the reduction of carbon emissions
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15 Aug 2023
Nokia, Nomios Group to triple capacity for GÉANT European research network
By Joe O’Halloran10-year frame agreement pegs comms provider as sole IP critical-network provider for massive backbone network migration to deliver capacity to support long-term scientific collaboration
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15 Aug 2023
Nutanix GPT-in-a-Box aims hyper-converged at AI/ML use cases
By Antony AdsheadNutanix targets a pre-configured bundle of AI/ML and GPT software with hyper-converged infrastructure and GPT to help organisations safely take advantage of learning networks
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15 Aug 2023
TSB and Fintech Scotland lab open for applications
By Karl FlindersHigh street bank opens applications to its latest fintech programme in partnership with Fintech Scotland
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15 Aug 2023
Bank of England core system experiences outage
By Karl FlindersThe “beating heart” of the UK financial system stopped after a technical issue
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15 Aug 2023
Online safety message failing to get through to women
By Alex ScroxtonThe security community could be doing a lot more to make its advice and guidance more accessible to women, according to a study
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15 Aug 2023
ONC Awards $2M for Health IT Interoperability Projects
By Hannah NelsonPart of the ONC funding will go towards a health IT project to drive advance care planning interoperability using advanced FHIR standards.
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14 Aug 2023
How Qualtrics is driving experience management
By Aaron TanQualtrics’ global and regional leaders outline the company’s product directions, including its work in AI, its traction in the region and the future of experience management
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14 Aug 2023
Cloud costs continue to rise among IT commodities
By John MooreCIOs can expect higher cloud costs as the U.S. government's wholesale inflation index hits its highest rating for the technology category that includes this IT model.
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14 Aug 2023
Confusion mounts amid HashiCorp open source change
By Beth PariseauRipple effects from HashiCorp's switch to BSL spread through the industry, raising questions among enterprise users and trepidation about the future of corporate open source.
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14 Aug 2023
Tech groups seek changes to H-1B lottery
By Patrick ThibodeauA surge in H-1B lottery registrations, some legitimate and some potentially fraudulent, is prompting efforts to reform the system. Any new rules will require public input.
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14 Aug 2023
Cisco acquisitions target mostly ThousandEyes, Cloud Security
By Antone GonsalvesCisco has made nine acquisitions this year, with all but two focused on improving internet monitor ThousandEyes as well as security manager and policy administrator Security Cloud.
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14 Aug 2023
Snowflake partner network takes on optimization
By John MooreSnowflake optimization spans cost reduction, infrastructure rightsizing and query reengineering. But will partner demand endure or decline as customers mature?
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14 Aug 2023
Channel roundup: Who's gone where?
By Simon QuickeAnother busy week across the industry on the personnel movement front
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14 Aug 2023
Exertis launches B2B trade-in option
By Simon QuickeDistributor’s offering should make it easier for resellers to give customer devices a second life and avoid disposal for longer
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14 Aug 2023
Managers need to assess jobs as AI evolves in workplace
By Cliff SaranAdvances in AI will mean business leaders need to rethink how they organise and motivate their employees
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14 Aug 2023
NatWest offers compensation to customer affected by data breach exposed by whistleblower
By Karl FlindersNatWest bank has offered compensation to a former customer affected by a data breach alongside around 1,600 other former and current customers
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14 Aug 2023
US Cyber Board to probe cloud security after latest Exchange hack
By Alex ScroxtonCSRB review of cloud security comes in the wake of a major Chinese cyber attack on US government bodies orchestrated through Microsoft’s cloud services
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14 Aug 2023
Verizon Business forges managed network services partnership with HCLTech
By Joe O’HalloranInformation technology services and consulting company inks partnership with telco’s business services division, with aims of ushering in new era of large-scale wireline service delivery for enterprise customers
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14 Aug 2023
Network Rail uses Google AI to assess trackside biodiversity
By Cliff SaranThe rail network company has worked with London Zoo to monitor trackside bird and bat activity
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14 Aug 2023
CMA provisionally clears US healthcare giant’s purchase of GP IT supplier EMIS
By Lis EvenstadUS company UnitedHealth is looking to buy UK healthcare technology firm EMIS in a £1.2bn deal
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12 Aug 2023
Datacentre management vulnerabilities leave public clouds at risk
By Alex ScroxtonAt the annual DEF CON hacking convention, researchers from Trellix have disclosed multiple vulnerabilities in key datacentre products underpinning the world’s public cloud infrastructure
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11 Aug 2023
MemVerge, XConn, Samsung, H3 unite to show benefits of CXL
By Adam ArmstrongFour vendors combine technologies to demonstrate CXL memory pooling at the Flash Memory Summit and tout its benefits to use cases like generative AI.
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11 Aug 2023
Biden order will force companies to weigh China investments
By Makenzie HollandCompanies are facing a new executive order and potentially congressional action restricting outbound investments in technologies such as quantum computing and AI in China.
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11 Aug 2023
HashiCorp open source change targets competitors
By Beth PariseauHashiCorp moves to a Business Source License for all its future product releases that prohibits use for commercial purposes, renewing questions about open core business models.
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11 Aug 2023
Vote: Who should be the 2023 Most Influential Woman in UK Tech?
By Clare McDonaldEach year, we ask our audience who should be named the most influential woman in UK technology. Tell us what you think – the deadline for voting is 7 September
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11 Aug 2023
Cisco to boost internet of things offer with Working Group Two
By Joe O’HalloranNetworking technology and services giant looks to enhance internet of things proposition with strategic acquisition of Norwegian pioneer of API consumable and programmable cloud native mobile services platform.
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11 Aug 2023
Cloud ERP moves shouldn't be motivated by pressure tactics
By Jim O'DonnellIn this Q&A, Rimini Street CEO Seth Ravin claims vendors use fear tactics to move customers to cloud ERP. Instead, companies should only move if an ROI analysis proves its value.
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11 Aug 2023
Dell EMEA boss: Artificial intelligence of immense value
By Simon QuickeThe debate about the benefit of artificial intelligence rages on, but for those trying to make it deliver benefits for partners, the value of the technology can already be appreciated
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11 Aug 2023
Google Help workers claim layoffs are retaliation for unionising
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonMore than 100 Google Help workers claim that Google and Accenture’s decision to layoff two-thirds of the team was done in retaliation for their attempts to form a union, while companies claim decision was made well in advance of unionisation attempt
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11 Aug 2023
IBM says all the building blocks for analogue AI are in place
By Cliff SaranAnalogue electronics promises a more efficient way to train AI systems than computers that rely on zeros and ones
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11 Aug 2023
CityFibre and toob accelerate gigabit broadband across south of England
By Joe O’HalloranSurrey and Berkshire commuter towns gain high-speed broadband bonus with ISP and network provider laying tracks down for gigabit future
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11 Aug 2023
Voxnube, Altigen unite for cloud-based Microsoft Teams phone systems in Europe
By Joe O’HalloranPartnership to combine voice offerings with multi-channel intelligent routing expertise to allow European enterprises to use Microsoft service as primary communications and collaboration platform
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11 Aug 2023
Biden administration bans investment in Chinese high tech
By Cliff SaranExecutive Order prohibits investment firms from supporting Chinese firms specialising in AI, quantum and advanced semiconductors
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10 Aug 2023
CISA shares 'secure by design' plan for US tech ecosystem
By Alexander CulafiThe cyber agency plans to establish secure-by-design principles through internal and external communications, data collection and education for the next generation.
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10 Aug 2023
Palo Alto: SugarCRM zero-day reveals growing cloud threats
By Arielle WaldmanRecent incident response investigations reveal that attackers are becoming more advanced when it comes to the cloud, but there are steps enterprises can take to mitigate risks.
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10 Aug 2023
Flexible back-to-office mandates may bring less quit risk
By Patrick ThibodeauAs the post-pandemic work landscape evolves, flexibility in work arrangements has become a priority for employees. Companies that adapt to it may reduce flight risks.
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10 Aug 2023
Kemba Walden: We need to secure open source software
By Rob WrightDuring her Black Hat USA 2023 keynote, the acting national cyber director said the White House wants to develop realistic policies to improve the security of open source software.
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10 Aug 2023
The long wait for CHIPS Act money just got a little longer
By Ed ScannellSwamped by applications from more than 400 chip manufacturers hoping to get CHIPS Act money, government officials have pushed back the delivery of those funds to year's end.
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10 Aug 2023
Trend Micro discloses 'silent threat' flaws in Azure ML
By Alexander CulafiDuring a Black Hat 2023 session, Trend Micro researchers discussed several vulnerabilities they discovered in Azure Machine Learning that allow sensitive information disclosure.
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10 Aug 2023
U.S., Ukraine cyber leaders talk resilience, collaboration
By Alexander CulafiAt Black Hat 2023, CISA's Jen Easterly and Ukraine's Victor Zhora discuss cyber resilience and security hardening in the face of destructive cyber campaigns.
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10 Aug 2023
BT, Ericsson claim 5G first with wideband FDD trial
By Joe O’HalloranUK’s top telco and leading global comms tech provider reveal results of trial demonstrated the benefits of configuring spectrum to pave way to standalone mobile networks supporting advanced applications
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10 Aug 2023
Researchers put LLMs to the test in phishing email experiment
By Rob WrightA Black Hat USA 2023 session discussed an experiment that used large language models to see how effective the technology can be in both detecting and producing phishing emails.
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10 Aug 2023
AI copyright lawsuits are a warning to business users
By Makenzie HollandOpenAI is facing copyright lawsuits raising questions such as whether AI model creators need permission before using copyrighted data, like author's books, to train models.
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10 Aug 2023
DWP accounts highlight decline in outside IR35 workers in wake of department’s £87.9m tax bill
By Caroline DonnellyThe Department for Work and Pensions has seen a marked decline in the number of outside IR35 contractors it engages since the department was hit with a £87.9m tax bill several years ago, its accounts show
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10 Aug 2023
USDM Life Sciences grants Cloud Assurance Certification to PTC AR design kit
By Joe O’HalloranAs it ramps up its foray into immersive technologies, engineering tech company sees AR development kit gain certification from compliance firm, allowing users to generate audit-ready documents to serve as regulatory evidence
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10 Aug 2023
AWS adds vaulting, multi-cloud services at Storage Day
By Tim McCarthyThe hyperscaler introduced new features and services to AWS including an air-gapped cyber vault service and support for multi-cloud at its annual storage event.
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10 Aug 2023
Most Influential Women in UK Tech: Computer Weekly’s Hall of Fame
By Clare McDonaldComputer Weekly’s Hall of Fame showcases the great women who have made a lifetime contribution to the technology sector
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10 Aug 2023
Georgia HIE Receives Grant for SDOH Interoperability Pilot Program
By Hannah NelsonThe state-designated HIE will use the $200,000 grant to demonstrate the feasibility of a closed-loop referral service for SDOH interoperability.
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10 Aug 2023
Implications of SAP Rise premium strategy
By Cliff SaranSAP dropped a bombshell during its second-quarter 2023 results call that will negatively impact those using S/4Hana on-premise or through a hosted service provider
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10 Aug 2023
Babylon Health faces downfall
By Lis EvenstadGP at Hand provider once hailed by Matt Hancock looking to sell UK business after merger plans collapse
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10 Aug 2023
Google speeds up security update frequency for Chrome
By Alex ScroxtonChanges to Google’s security update policy are supposed to help close the gap in which cyber criminals can exploit n-day vulnerabilities
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10 Aug 2023
Sutton Council steps up tech-enabled care for residents
By Lis EvenstadCouncil partners with technology-enabled care provider to support vulnerable residents living independently in their own homes
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10 Aug 2023
MoD embarks on cloud-based push to digitise data protection request service
By Caroline DonnellyAfter previously finding itself on the receiving end of a reprimand from the UK data protection watchdog for taking too long to respond to subject access requests, the Ministry of Defence sets out how its turned the situation around with the help of cloud-based system eCase
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10 Aug 2023
A non-conventional career journey into IT security
By Cliff SaranGCSEs and A-levels are not the only route to higher education. We speak to an IT security expert who left school with no formal qualifications
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10 Aug 2023
ShapesXR draws $8.6m in bid to become XR prototyping industry standard
By Joe O’HalloranKey investment round secured for virtual reality design and collaboration platform favoured by Meta founder
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10 Aug 2023
PSNI investigating second breach after laptop stolen
By Alex ScroxtonJust hours after accidentally disclosing the personal details of 10,000 personnel, the Police Service of Northern Ireland has notified a second data breach after a police issue laptop and documents were stolen from a parked car
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10 Aug 2023
Cisco: Hybrid work needs to get better
By Aaron TanCisco’s head of collaboration and security talks up the state of hybrid work and calls for organisations to create magnets rather than mandates for workers to collaborate in the workplace
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09 Aug 2023
Generative AI takes center stage at Black Hat USA 2023
By Alexander CulafiAbout one year after generative AI launched into the spotlight, the technology is showing early signs of potential for security at Black Hat USA 2023 in Las Vegas.
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09 Aug 2023
IBM collaborating with Meta to integrate Llama 2 in Watsonx
By Esther AjaoThe collaboration fits the vendor's strategy of offering enterprises both its own models and models from other vendors. It also shows the rise in popularity of open source.
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09 Aug 2023
Coalition looks to bridge gap between CISOs, cyber insurance
By Arielle WaldmanWhile carriers and CISOs agree cyber insurance has contributed to better security postures, Coalition said the relationship needs to stronger as threat evolve and intensify.
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09 Aug 2023
Wiz warns of exposed multi-tenant apps in Azure AD
By Rob WrightDuring a Black Hat USA 2023 session, a Wiz researcher explained how a common misconfiguration in Azure Active Directory led to the exposure of nearly 1,300 applications.
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09 Aug 2023
Onapsis researchers detail new SAP security threats
By Arielle WaldmanAt Black Hat 2023, Onapsis researchers demonstrated how attackers could chain a series of SAP vulnerabilities impacting the P4 protocol to gain root access to a target network.
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09 Aug 2023
Several Exchange Server flaws fixed on August Patch Tuesday
By Tom WalatMicrosoft addresses 74 vulnerabilities this month with the on-premises email server platform returning to the spotlight with corrections to close six security holes.
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09 Aug 2023
AI interview: Krystal Kauffman, lead organiser, Turkopticon
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonRemote Mechanical Turk workers are responsible for training artificial intelligence algorithms and completing other data-related business processes - we hear about the workplace issues they face
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09 Aug 2023
Three UK expands business offering with device management proposition
By Joe O’HalloranCloud-based offering to enable UK operator to offer businesses ability to manage over-the-air configuration of devices, simplifying complex IT admin while securely increasing employee productivity
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09 Aug 2023
Nvidia seeks to help enterprises with generative AI
By Esther AjaoThe hardware and software vendor introduced new offerings to help enterprises work on models locally. It also updated its enterprise AI suite and Omniverse platform.
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09 Aug 2023
Microsoft addresses Office vulnerability attacked by Russian spooks in latest update
By Alex ScroxtonMicrosoft has issued fixes for over 70 vulnerabilities in its August Patch Tuesday drop, including remedies for CVE-2023-36884, which was disclosed without a fix in July and has been the subject of Kremlin-backed cyber attacks
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09 Aug 2023
DISH Network pivots to 5G as it recombines with EchoStar
By Joe O’HalloranAlmost 15 years since they split, US communications and media companies enter definitive agreement to recombine to create global connectivity company and cash in on US 5G sector
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09 Aug 2023
Slack launches redesign to centralize notifications, tasks
By Mary ReinesThe collaboration vendor is out with a new interface to centralize workspaces for Enterprise Grid customers and display notifications and unify create functions in one view.
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09 Aug 2023
Tenable launches LLM-powered ExposureAI product
By Alexander CulafiExposureAI will be integrated into Tenable One, the vendor's encompassing exposure management platform, and is the latest cybersecurity produce to employ large language models.
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09 Aug 2023
Increased security, resilience key drivers for 5G private mobile networks adoption
By Joe O’HalloranStudy from global provider of automated test and assurance solutions for networks Spirent highlights critical importance of service-level management to enable enterprise business outcome
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09 Aug 2023
brsk banks on Neos Network to gain seven-figure broadband reach
By Joe O’HalloranAs it looks to accelerate network roll-out across some of the UK’s most underserved regions, altnet calls on fibre connectivity firm to provide diverse national backhaul services
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09 Aug 2023
Sourcewell awards Avaya unified communications and contact centre contract
By Joe O’HalloranLeading purchasing consortium selects customer experience technology provider for unified communications and contact centre contract covering government, education and non-profit organisations
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09 Aug 2023
Northern Irish police expose staff data in botched FoI response
By Alex ScroxtonHuman error is being blamed for the leak of personally identifiable information on all serving officers and civilian staff at the Police Service of Northern Ireland
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08 Aug 2023
Rubrik acquires Laminar for cloud security, data visibility
By Tim McCarthyRubrik snags Laminar Security, adding to its data security and R&D portfolio. It's a move that underscores the changes Rubrik is making to become a cybersecurity vendor.
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08 Aug 2023
Google unveils 'Downfall' attacks, vulnerability in Intel chips
By Rob WrightGoogle researcher Daniel Moghimi first reported CVE-2022-40982 and the resulting data leak attacks to Intel in August 2022, but it's taken nearly 12 months to disclose the flaw.
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08 Aug 2023
Vast Data sets sights on analytics, AI
By Adam ArmstrongVast Data expands on its primary storage origin story, adding database management options and targeting analytics, all with an eye on AI workloads.
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08 Aug 2023
Pentland Brands marshals Google BigQuery to improve customer insight
By Brian McKennaThe name behind Speedo, Berghaus, Canterbury of New Zealand and Kickers turns to Google BigQuery to improve customer data understanding
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08 Aug 2023
CrowdStrike observes massive spike in identity-based attacks
By Alexander CulafiIdentity-based attacks like Kerberoasting saw massive increases over the last 12 months as adversary breakout time fell, according to CrowdStrike's 2023 Threat Hunting Report.
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08 Aug 2023
MPs warn about growing prevalence of tech-enabled domestic abuse
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe UK government must take action to prevent perpetrators from being able to use connected or smart technologies to conduct their domestic abuse, a select committee has warned
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08 Aug 2023
Most influential women in UK tech: The 2023 longlist
By Clare McDonaldHundreds of women have been nominated to be considered as this year’s Computer Weekly most influential woman in UK tech. Here is a list of all the women put forward in 2023
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08 Aug 2023
UK voter data hacked in cyber attack on election watchdog
By Alex ScroxtonAn unknown threat actor who attacked the UK’s Electoral Commission had access to data on millions of UK voters for over a year, the watchdog has revealed
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08 Aug 2023
Legislators Introduce Act for Behavioral Health IT Adoption
By Hannah NelsonThe bipartisan act would provide $20 million a year in grant funding over five fiscal years to finance behavioral health IT adoption.
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08 Aug 2023
Black Basta, Hive and Royal ransomware gangs may share real-world connection
By Alex ScroxtonAt Black Hat USA, Sophos X-Ops researchers share data revealing potential connections between three active ransomware crews
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08 Aug 2023
Workplace monitoring needs worker consent, says select committee
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonEmployers looking to monitor their employees through connected devices should only to so with the consent of those affected due to negative impacts such surveillance can have on work intensification and mental health
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08 Aug 2023
Many UK organisations considering ChatGPT bans on employee devices
By Alex ScroxtonMore than 60% of organisations in the UK have either banned, or are considering banning, the use of generative AI tools on employee- or business-owned devices
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08 Aug 2023
Blundstone taps Microsoft Dynamics 365 in ERP refresh
By Aaron TanIconic footwear company has migrated its legacy ERP system to Dynamics 365 to support the demands of its growing business
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08 Aug 2023
Poor Interoperability Limited Primary Care COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts
By Hannah NelsonPoor immunization interoperability prevented many primary care practices from identifying their unvaccinated patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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07 Aug 2023
SDI swaps Cisco wired, wireless LAN for Nile NaaS
By Antone GonsalvesSupply chain software maker SDI claims it cut LAN costs by a third with Nile. But Gartner says NaaS is unlikely to become a dominant option for on-premises networking.
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07 Aug 2023
SAP approach of cloud-only innovation causes a stir
By Jim O'DonnellSAP's statement that AI and sustainability capabilities will only be available in S/4HANA public cloud requires more clarity and has caused customer unrest.
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07 Aug 2023
EU's antitrust probe into Microsoft comes too late
By Makenzie HollandThe EU's history of conduct over structural remedies to allay competition concerns means its Microsoft probe likely won't result in a substantial impact on the company.
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07 Aug 2023
Google Cloud partner ecosystem ramps up for generative AI
By John MooreCompanies such as 66degrees and Capgemini aim to build generative AI tools using Google's platforms, offering enterprise customers industry and process expertise.