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28 Mar 2024
Microsoft intros new responsible AI tools in Azure Studio
By Esther AjaoThe new tools address one of the barriers of adoption for enterprises looking to use generative AI technologies. It shows Microsoft’s thought process on government regulations.
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28 Mar 2024
US AI policy for federal agencies requires transparency
By Makenzie HollandThe OMB's new policy calls for federal agencies to be transparent about AI use and designate chief AI officers to coordinate efforts.
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28 Mar 2024
Hybrid work drives demand for SASE, zero-trust networking
By Joe O’HalloranAryaka report finds five key trends with 70% of CISOs seeking secure access service edge and software-defined WAN convergence for simplified infrastructure management
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26 Apr 2023
UK government introduces Digital Markets Bill to Parliament
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill will seek to level the playing field in digital markets by empowering regulators with new tools and powers to directly enforce competition and consumer protection laws
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26 Apr 2023
Google researchers identify hole in Intel TDX
By Cliff SaranIntel has worked with Google to figure out how to harden the TDX module in Xeon chips to boost the security of virtual machines
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26 Apr 2023
Post Office paid IBM millions when it ended proposed contract to replace Horizon
By Karl FlindersThe Post Office ended a proposed contract with IBM to replace its controversial Horizon system after work had already started
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26 Apr 2023
UK taskforce set to drive generative AI safety and opportunities
By Cliff SaranThe government has committed £100m to helping the UK develop and build out generative artificial intelligence capabilities
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26 Apr 2023
Cyber security and analytics propel jobs boost in Scotland’s tech sector
By Brian McKennaA tech industry survey from ScotlandIS indicates the country’s tech sector is set to grow, with cyber security as the hottest domain
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26 Apr 2023
M1 doubles down on maritime 5G
By Aaron TanSeafarers will be able to access telemedicine services while out at sea, among other maritime 5G applications M1 is rolling out in Singapore’s waters
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25 Apr 2023
RSAC panel warns AI poses unintended security consequences
By Arielle WaldmanA panel of experts at RSA conference 2023 warned of hallucinations and inherent biases but also said generative AI can assist in incident response and other security needs.
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25 Apr 2023
Rising AI tide sweeps over RSA Conference, cybersecurity
By Alexander CulafiAI is everywhere at RSA Conference 2023, though experts have differing views about why the technology has become omnipresent and how it will best serve cybersecurity.
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25 Apr 2023
RSAC speaker offers ransomware victims unconventional advice
By Alexis ZacharakosTriton Tech Consulting CEO Brandon Clark advised organizations to set aside the stigma of 'negotiating with terrorists' when deciding whether to pay a ransomware gang.
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25 Apr 2023
A fine, earnings and new tech for Seagate
By Adam ArmstrongSeagate faces a $300 million fine for selling HDDs to Huawei and reported less than stellar earnings, but it continues to press forward on HDD technology.
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25 Apr 2023
Bugcrowd CTO talks hacker feedback, vulnerability disclosure
By Alexander CulafiBugcrowd CTO Casey Ellis said the company's new penetration testing service helps establish the company beyond public perception of it being purely a bug bounty platform.
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25 Apr 2023
Federal agencies promise action against 'AI-driven harm'
By Makenzie HollandFederal enforcement agencies cracked down on artificial intelligence systems Tuesday, noting that the same consumer protection laws preventing bias and discrimination apply to AI.
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25 Apr 2023
Knime updates Business Hub to ease data science deployment
By Eric AvidonThe vendor is adding a tool that enables continuous integration and deployment of AI and ML models to help organizations better operationalize data science efforts.
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25 Apr 2023
Deloitte targets specific industries with new AI offerings
By Esther AjaoThe consulting firm introduced Quartz AI, a suite of services. Two offerings now available focus on the logistics, fleet routing, restaurant and customer service industries.
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25 Apr 2023
Salesforce brings Einstein GPT to Field Service Mobile
By Mary ReinesThe CRM giant harnesses generative AI to let Field Service Mobile users create drafts and discuss customer problems on Slack and help them find self-service tools.
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25 Apr 2023
Google, Mandiant highlight top threats, evolving adversaries
By Arielle WaldmanEnterprises are struggling to keep up as adversary groups improve tactics. But one of the most difficult groups to defend against, according to Google and Mandiant, was a surprise.
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25 Apr 2023
DOJ's Monaco addresses 'misperception' of Joe Sullivan case
By Rob WrightIn her RSA Conference keynote, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco was asked if the prosecution of former Uber CSO Joe Sullivan damaged trust with the private sector.
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25 Apr 2023
KubeCon highlights open source to combat climate change
By Emily FosterAddressing climate change takes a community. At KubeCon Europe 2023, experts discussed how open source practices and projects can foster sustainability.
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25 Apr 2023
Online makes up 25% of retail sales three months in row
By Clare McDonaldThe percentage of all retail sales made online remains steady at around a quarter this year, though cost of living is affecting customer behaviour
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25 Apr 2023
NetApp UK channel boss looking for market share
By Simon QuickeThe recently appointed channel lead is keen to work closely with partners to unlock more growth
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25 Apr 2023
Veritas shows off software SAN for Kubernetes at KubeCON 2023
By Yann SerraVeritas InfoScale aims to provide high-performance block access storage despite limitations such as a maximum node count of 16 per cluster
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25 Apr 2023
Nvidia NeMo Guardrails addresses trust concerns with AI bots
By Esther AjaoThe toolkit enables enterprises to control the way large language models such as ChatGPT react to certain inquiries. It targets concerns enterprises have about trust and safety.
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25 Apr 2023
CISOs under-supported, under pressure, Trellix finds
By Alex ScroxtonThe vast majority of CISOs say they are finding it difficult to get sign-off on the resources they need to do their job
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25 Apr 2023
AWS under fire for delays in delivering Scope 3 GHG emissions data to enterprises and governments
By Caroline DonnellyWith regulator scrutiny of their environmental footprint on the rise, AWS customers are growing increasingly concerned about the public cloud giant’s slow progress in making its Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions data freely available to users
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25 Apr 2023
Lloyds Bank joins industry IT standards group
By Karl FlindersUK banking giant Lloyds Banking Group has joined an industry group which promotes global IT standards
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25 Apr 2023
Almost three-quarters of cyber attacks involve ransomware
By Alex ScroxtonData from Sophos’s annual Active Adversary Report reveals that almost three-quarters of the cyber security incidents it responded to in 2022 involved ransomware
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25 Apr 2023
UAE improves healthcare through information technology
By Pat BransHealth authorities in the United Arab Emirates are increasing their emphasis on new, smart technologies to modernise healthcare services
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25 Apr 2023
How non-fungible tokens can be used to manage health data
By Aaron TanNon-fungible tokens will give patients more ownership and control over their health data and improve its transparency in healthcare research, according to SingHealth clinicians
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24 Apr 2023
SAP endorses UiPath RPA for cloud migrations, will embed AI
By Jim O'DonnellUiPath Business Automation Platform will soon become an SAP Endorsed app in the SAP Store. SAP also teased that AI integrations across products are coming.
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24 Apr 2023
IBM acquires Ahana, steward of open source PrestoDB
By Tim McCarthyThe purchase not only gives IBM a managed SaaS and AWS marketplace version of the popular open-source Presto database, but membership in the Presto Foundation as well.
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24 Apr 2023
AWS partner ecosystem changes involve ISVs, generative AI
By John MooreThe cloud platform provider makes matches among ISVs and systems integrators as it cultivates AI relationships and simplifies its global partner programs.
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24 Apr 2023
Foley legal AI lowers cost of reviewing tech contracts
By Antone GonsalvesFoley & Lardner decided to embrace legal AI in its recently launched online contract review software. The top 50 law firm expects AI to eventually handle most routine legal tasks.
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24 Apr 2023
Most IT staff uncomfortable deploying surveillance tech at work
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe IT teams responsible for deploying and running digital surveillance in workplaces say they are uncomfortable with “extremely common” practice of spying on colleagues, research finds
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24 Apr 2023
Channel round-up: Who’s gone where?
By Simon QuickeSeveral senior positions have been filled in the past working week as experience is sought across the industry
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24 Apr 2023
UK government urged to publish findings of umbrella company market consultation
By Caroline DonnellyContracting market industry stakeholders are questioning why it’s taking the UK government so long to publish the findings of its consultation about how the umbrella industry operates
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24 Apr 2023
TD Synnex cuts ribbon on finance operation
By Simon QuickeDistributor will start in the UK with Capital offering before rolling it out across more European countries
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24 Apr 2023
Slack releases updated API platform for developers
By Mary ReinesThe instant messaging collaboration vendor released its updated API platform for developers to create functions that interact with APIs.
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24 Apr 2023
IBM launches AI-powered security offering QRadar Suite
By Alexander CulafiIBM aims to use QRadar Suite's AI features, which it calls the 'unified analyst experience,' to enable security analysts to focus on higher-priority work.
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24 Apr 2023
Emergency alert test review confirmed after ‘small number’ of mobile users excluded
By Caroline DonnellyIn wake of emergency alert test on 23 April, government confirms review into why some 4G and 5G mobile phones were excluded
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24 Apr 2023
Amazon Web Services selects 14 startups for space accelerator
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe cohort of startups will use AWS and its resources to accelerate the research and development of their technologies and boost their growth
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24 Apr 2023
IT Priorities 2023: Balancing end user productivity and IT budgets
By Cliff SaranEnd user computing is being driven by future of work initiatives to support hybrid work patterns
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24 Apr 2023
Finland and Estonia deepen cross-border digital partnerships
By Gerard O'DwyerFinland and Estonia, two global tech pioneers, are increasingly sharing their expertise
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21 Apr 2023
SAP's new San Francisco office sets its hybrid work approach
By Patrick ThibodeauSAP's new San Francisco office encourages in-person interaction and community building among its diverse workforce. Its design was informed by employee input.
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21 Apr 2023
Sustainability strategy must focus on energy consumption
By Jim O'DonnellIn this Q&A, Greg Cudahy of EY discusses why more efficient energy consumption helps companies meet sustainability goals and how public-private investment drives energy transitions.
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21 Apr 2023
The effect of Reddit’s decision to charge for data use
By Esther AjaoThe sprawling social media platform's decision to charge for the commercial use of data will not only affect AI vendors but also enterprises and consumers.
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21 Apr 2023
Prepare for hybrid cloud headaches
By Cliff SaranIT will often need to run different workloads on-premise or in multiple cloud environments
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21 Apr 2023
A weak ESG stance will lose channel business
By Simon QuickeResearch from OVHcloud and the Cloud Industry Forum adds to growing evidence that sustainability is becoming a business maker or breaker
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21 Apr 2023
Biases keep Dutch girls out of STEM and IT
By Kim LoohuisUnconscious stereotypes and bias still ensure few girls in the Netherlands choose to study engineering or IT. Government, education and businesses need to make significant steps to turn this around
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21 Apr 2023
Tech’s gender pay gap begins to return to pre-pandemic levels
By Clare McDonaldThe pandemic has eased some of the pay gaps that exist in the UK’s technology sector, including those between men and women, and the north and the south
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21 Apr 2023
UK biometrics watchdog questions police cloud deployments
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe UK biometrics commissioner has warned that policing and justice bodies must be able to demonstrate ‘immediately and unequivocally’ that their cloud deployments are lawful
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21 Apr 2023
Fulcrum IT adds UK depth with Viadex Global buy
By Simon QuickeAmbitions to get to $1bn revenues includes adding managed service players to the portfolio
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21 Apr 2023
Swedish university demos quantum chemistry simulation
By Cliff SaranA quantum computer, named after a slaughtered pig, is being used to test a new approach to modelling quantum chemistry
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21 Apr 2023
CyberUK 23: New advice on smart city security issued
By Alex ScroxtonThe NCSC and key allies have drawn up new guidance to help communities balance the cyber security risks involved with creating smart cities
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21 Apr 2023
Prototype cyber tech has revolutionary potential
By Alex ScroxtonThe so-called CHERI protection model developed at the University of Cambridge is showing great promise for future cyber security technologies
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20 Apr 2023
Oracle HCM adds new career development tool
By Patrick ThibodeauOracle HCM says its new HR tool, Oracle Grow, helps employees develop skills by providing career options, paths and training amid a rapidly changing job market.
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20 Apr 2023
Fortra completes GoAnywhere MFT investigation
By Arielle WaldmanAn investigation around the zero-day attack that affected a growing number of victims revealed that activity started earlier than Fortra initially reported.
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20 Apr 2023
U.S. senator says pausing AI development a risk to U.S.
By Makenzie HollandPausing AI development would hinder U.S. competitiveness and cede advancement to foreign adversaries, according to experts speaking during a Senate subcommittee hearing.
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20 Apr 2023
Sidecarless eBPF service mesh sparks debate
By Beth PariseauAs cloud-native service meshes expand beyond Kubernetes, open source community members raise concerns about the security and suitability of eBPF in sidecarless architectures.
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20 Apr 2023
Online Safety Bill could pose risk to encryption technology used by Ukraine
By Bill GoodwinCEO of encrypted messaging service Element says Online Safety Bill could pose a risk to the encrypted comms systems used by Ukraine
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20 Apr 2023
IT spending will grow and the channel will take a major share
By Simon QuickeIDC is expecting growth across Europe in 2023 and is anticipating that around a third of spending will go through partners
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20 Apr 2023
Bumblebee malware flies on the wings of Zoom and ChatGPT
By Alex ScroxtonBumblebee malware, often used as a stepping stone to ransomware, is now spreading via trojanised installers for popular software applications
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20 Apr 2023
UK Emergency Alert Test sparks cyber fraud warning
By Alex ScroxtonFraudsters and scammers are likely to use the upcoming test of the UK's new mobile Emergency Alert system as bait in their attacks, while misinformation and conspiracy theories spread
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20 Apr 2023
Dell: Channel can help plug innovation gap
By Simon QuickeVendor’s research reveals a large number of customers are not taking a lead in innovation, which is where the channel can step in to help
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20 Apr 2023
HPE brings multi-protocol Alletra storage to GreenLake
By Adam ArmstrongHPE's newest addition to its Alletra portfolio supports block, file and object protocols. It reflects a shift toward simplification and commoditization in storage hardware.
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20 Apr 2023
Google needs to ramp up AI-powered search to keep Samsung
By Esther AjaoThe search giant faces tough challenges as it squares off against Microsoft and its newly re-emergent search engine powered by OpenAI's GPT technology.
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20 Apr 2023
#MumsWhoCode recognises tech employers supporting new parents
By Clare McDonaldCampaign #MumsWhoCode, made up of Code First Girls and the MotherBoard Movement, has published a list of tech firms making an effort to support employees with families
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20 Apr 2023
DC Health Link breach caused by misconfigured server
By Alexander CulafiMila Kofman, executive director of the District of Columbia Health Benefit Exchange Authority, blames "human error" for the DC Health Link breach.
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20 Apr 2023
3CX incident may be world’s first double supply chain attack
By Alex ScroxtonIt’s supply chain attacks all the way down as Mandiant publishes information suggesting that the 3CX software supply chain compromise was initiated via a prior software supply chain compromise
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20 Apr 2023
Banks don’t want to develop fintech in-house
By Karl FlindersBanks are increasingly partnering with fintechs to gain access to their platforms, with few interested in developing such capabilities in-house
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20 Apr 2023
Good Friday Agreement key to growth of Northern Ireland cyber hub
By Alex ScroxtonNow 25 years since the historic Good Friday Agreement ended the Troubles, Northern Ireland has become a flourishing centre of cyber security excellence and has ambitions to grow further
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20 Apr 2023
SDIA applauds EU-led push to make datacentres reuse waste heat and report environmental data
By Caroline DonnellyThe European Parliament and European Council have finalised the text of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), which will see datacentre operators in member states forced to publicly disclose more environmental data and pressured to reuse their site's waste heat
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20 Apr 2023
Mandiant: 3CX breach caused by second supply chain attack
By Alexander CulafiTrading Technologies said in a statement it had 'not had the ability to verify the assertions in Mandiant's report' that its software played a role in the 3CX supply chain attack.
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20 Apr 2023
New GovAssure cyber regime launches across UK government
By Alex ScroxtonAn enhanced cyber security regime is being put in place to better protect UK government IT systems from growing threats
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20 Apr 2023
UK SMEs are the most tech savvy in Europe
By Karl FlindersUK SMEs have taken to contactless payments faster than their counterparts in continental Europe
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20 Apr 2023
‘Inadequate data’ holding enterprises back from making progress on ESG goals, IBM study finds
By Caroline DonnellyIBM survey shines light on barriers stopping enterprises from realising their ESG goals, as well as how consumer attitudes are affected
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20 Apr 2023
Huawei: rethinking approaches to networks and computing is critical
By Joe O’HalloranComms tech giant Huawei kicks off 20th Global Analyst Summit affirming commitment to connectivity, computing, storage and cloud and how strategic objectives of industry should drive digital transformation
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20 Apr 2023
Capita customer data was stolen in March ransomware attack
By Alex ScroxtonCapita says it has uncovered evidence of data exfiltration from a small proportion of its server estate following a cyber attack at the end of March
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20 Apr 2023
EE claims ‘monster’ 4G connectivity for further 1,500 UK rural communities
By Joe O’HalloranBT-owned mobile operator claims milestone under government’s Shared Rural Network programme and announces expansion of 4G network to 1,500 rural communities across UK
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20 Apr 2023
Halfords tools up for consistent experiences with AI-driven wired and wireless access
By Joe O’HalloranMotoring and cycling retailer reduces network-related trouble tickets and improves uptime in garages and stores after deploying artificial intelligence-driven network access
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19 Apr 2023
CyberUK 23: Ukraine offers masterclass in withstanding cyber war
By Alex ScroxtonRussian cyber activity has seen an unprecedented evolution in scale and pace over the past year, but Ukraine’s resilience has enabled it to mount a masterful response, says the NCSC
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19 Apr 2023
Point32Health confirms service disruption due to ransomware
By Arielle WaldmanA ransomware attack interrupted access to services provided by one of New England's largest healthcare insurers, though the scope of affected customers and data remains unknown.
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19 Apr 2023
Calif. lawmakers might mandate active shooter training
By Patrick ThibodeauCalifornia lawmakers are advancing legislation to require active shooter training for all businesses. The bill aims to better prepare employees for workplace violence.
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19 Apr 2023
Zadara taps new CEO as founder moves to CTO role
By Tim McCarthyYoram Novick, the second CEO for cloud startup Zadara, brings decades of IT executive experience to the role and talks about private cloud competition in this Q&A.
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19 Apr 2023
CyberUK 23: Irresponsible use of commercial hacking tools a rising threat
By Alex ScroxtonCommercial cyber tools and hackers-for-hire pose a growing threat to organisations and individuals worldwide, according to an NCSC report
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19 Apr 2023
Atlassian unveils generative AI-backed tools for Confluence
By Mary ReinesThe collaboration software vendor incorporated a virtual assistant supported by OpenAI technology to summarize meetings and draft tweets in Confluence, its collaboration space.
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19 Apr 2023
Atlassian demos ChatGPT tie-ins for Confluence, Jira Cloud
By Beth PariseauAtlassian teased early previews of cloud platform AI that supports natural language queries and automated links between Jira, Confluence and third-party products.
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19 Apr 2023
Volvo gets into gear with Qualcomm to drive connectivity for EX90 Excellence
By Joe O’HalloranMobile chip and platform provider’s Snapdragon Digital Chassis deployed by car giant to enable highly connected driving experiences in EX90 and EX90 Excellence vehicles
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19 Apr 2023
TUC says government is failing to protect workers from AI harms
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonTUC issues warning about artificial intelligence leading to more widespread workplace discrimination if the right checks are not put in place
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19 Apr 2023
Orange joins forces with industry, academia to build French quantum comms
By Joe O’HalloranLeading telco joins industry leaders, start-ups and academic players announce the official launch of a programme in charge of deploying Quantum secure communications networks in France.
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19 Apr 2023
Server-side Wasm boosts K8s bonds, devx ahead of key update
By Beth PariseauEarly adopters await a WASI update this year before server-side Wasm can be ready for wider production use. For now, PaaS vendors have begun to bridge some of the gaps.
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19 Apr 2023
UK plc sees fewer cyber breaches and attacks, but lacks resilience
By Alex ScroxtonLatest government figures reveal UK businesses and charities reported lower volumes of cyber breaches and attacks over the past 12 months, but the statistics mask widespread underreporting and the true state of cyber readiness and resilience appears poor
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19 Apr 2023
Partnerships key to supporting channel sustainability
By Simon QuickeResearch from Agilitas IT Solutions reveals the importance of choosing the right collaborator if a VAR or MSP is going to hit their ESG targets
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19 Apr 2023
Surrey and Sussex police spared fines after recording 200,000 phone calls without people’s knowledge
By Bill GoodwinPolice forces escape potential £1m fines following change of policy by ICO to protect the finances of public sector bodies
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19 Apr 2023
Salesforce integrates Einstein GPT and Data Cloud into Flow
By Mary ReinesThe CRM giant updated Flow, its automation toolkit, with generative AI and Data Cloud capabilities to trigger automatic responses using natural language prompts and real-time data.
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19 Apr 2023
VMware encouraging more managed services sales
By Simon QuickeVendor launches Cross-Cloud managed services to make it easier for partners to dip their toes in MSP waters
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19 Apr 2023
IT Priorities 2023: Budget optimism among EMEA IT leaders
By Karl FlindersIT leaders across the EMEA region are optimistic that their budgets will increase over the coming year
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19 Apr 2023
CyberUK 23: NCSC launches Cyber Advisor service for SMEs
By Alex ScroxtonThe UK’s NCSC has launched an industry assurance scheme designed to address the needs of SMEs, and is calling for potential advisors to step up and help out
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19 Apr 2023
CyberUK 23: NCSC CEO calls for collaboration and warns against complacency
By Alex ScroxtonNCSC boss Lindy Cameron kicked off the annual CyberUK conference in Belfast with a plea for collaboration and a warning against complacency
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19 Apr 2023
IR35 a ‘threat’ to UK’s bid to become science and tech superpower, contracting authority warns
By Caroline DonnellyAfter the government set out plans to become a science and tech superpower, Qdos CEO warns its ambitions could come to nothing if fundamental flaws in IR35 remain unfixed
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19 Apr 2023
Global finance firms take part in NATO cyber attack simulation
By Karl FlindersGlobal financial services organisations take part in NATO annual event which simulates cyber attacks on critical infrastructure