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CBI calls on businesses to adopt more “tested technologies” and says government should highlight the need for tech adoption in the industrial strategy

Building on earlier efforts to harness cloud computing to support growing compute workloads, DBS’s new private cloud datacentre will be smaller, greener and cheaper to run

Research from hybrid cloud company OpsRamp shows the majority of organisations are planning to commit more IT workloads to the cloud

Nordic and Baltic government leaders discuss pooling technologies and competences to counter hybrid threats within the cyber security domain

A Muslim hacktivist group has hacked into Islamic State’s news site and published thousands of subscribers’ details just hours after the site claimed it was impenetrable

Bankrupted all-flash pioneer’s CEO says company has learned the lessons of its demise and is planning file, object, software-defined storage and a careful entry into the NVMe market

Artificial intelligence is a key factor in hybrid cloud because it provides better manageability of large amounts of data, Nutanix conference told

Bill Ruh, CEO at GE Digital, outlines the company’s vision of the industrial Internet of things (IIoT) in the Middle East and how it plans to transform industry through the power of the Internet

The need for speed in IT will drive many to deploy software-defined infrastructure and adopt continuous deployment practices next year

Survey shows organisations must do more to retain their skilled IT staff as they embark on digital transformation

Organisations are over-confident about their ability to defend against major cyber attacks, despite fears that they will be hit in the coming year, a survey has revealed

Just 25% of UK law firms are ready for the General Data Protection Regulation and one in five have experienced an attempted cyber attack in the past month

Biometrics and pattern recognition, coupled with data from internet of things sensors, will provide the fabric of future smart ecosystems

AI software maker combines a cognitive front end and automated back end to simplify enterprise service requests from workers

Waltham Forest Council in London is to allow Arqiva to deploy small cell technology on 16,000 lampposts across the borough

SSE Enterprise Telecoms has signed an agreement with Thames Water to deploy fibre broadband cables throughout the utility’s sewage pipes

New minister for digital government talks about plans for more digital services, the importance of digital in Brexit, and the roll-out of Gov.uk Verify

Financial services group extends IT services contract to help it further modernise its IT infrastructure globally

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation should not be viewed only as a compliance issue, says Belgium’s minister for privacy

The FA is working with Cognizant to improve digital engagement with players and fans

The Emergency Services Network roll-out has hit further delays and is likely to become very costly indeed, the Public Accounts Committee has heard

A security company has used a 3D-printed mask to trick the face recognition technology on Apple's new iPhone X

Panasas hybrid storage offers 57 PB of raw capacity with 200 shelves. ActiveStor Director 100 sits atop a rack of Panasas arrays. Customers can scale types and capacities of media.

Companies need to think carefully about their approach to doing business in a complex, connected, digital world, according to a Belgian risk specialist

A new proof-of-concept exploit, called AVGater, has found a way to abuse antivirus quarantines to attack systems and gain full control.

Government announces expansion of visa scheme for top overseas tech talent, and additional funding to support startups and broadband

Initiative is part of the UAE’s strategy to make Dubai the smartest and happiest city in the world

The full impact of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is complex, warns the head of ICT at T-Systems Belgium

Current approaches to identity are too backward looking and need revision, according to a UK-based business management consultant

Openreach has been testing new network design techniques, and a brand new digger, as it rolls out full fibre broadband to some of the UK’s remotest communities

Mobile operator has successfully conducted the first test of an end-to-end 5G network architecture in the UK

The headline-grabbing breaches that hit Accenture and Equifax in 2017 could have been averted had basic cyber hygiene been in place

Telecoms operators and other comms services providers face roadblocks when it comes to network functions virtualisation, thanks to a range of operational issues, says consultant Cartesian

UK companies are losing hundreds of thousands of pounds a month because of IT problems, but are relatively good at preventing the same issues recurring

Academics and the IT industry will be able to use university’s Atos-supplied supercomputer as a service

New arrangement allows Department for Work and Pensions to pay higher base salaries to encourage staff expecting private sector wages

The White House wants a more open Vulnerabilities Equities Process and has unveiled a new VEP Charter in order to promote transparency in bug reviews.

Research suggests manufacturers could miss out on billions of pounds of extra revenue if they do not invest in the latest IT

The high court judge managing the sub-postmasters versus Post Office legal case over an allegedly faulty computer system tells legal teams to cooperate

As the GDPR compliance deadline approaches, a survey reveals half of UK consumers do not believe commercial organisations care about their privacy

With automation an increasing concern, soft skills such as creativity will be essential for successful innovation, says CEO of CA Technologies

Speaking at a Huawei mobile broadband event, BT CEO Gavin Patterson said telcos and mobile operators must overcome the challenge of building viable business cases for investment in 5G mobile networks – and quickly

IBM, Packet Clearing House and the Global Cyber Alliance join forces to protect businesses and consumers from internet threats free of charge

Study into the ecology of cryptocurrencies has found that investors only consider market share when buying

Home Affairs committee calls on government to improve contingency planning in case new systems miss Brexit deadline at end of March 2019

Julius Baer banks on higher returns after replacing on-premise systems with cloud HR services

Information security leaders in Europe believe a major breach of critical infrastructure is coming and that data breaches in their own organisations are imminent – yet most are not ready

Information Commissioner’s Office says it backs prison sentences for anyone abusing their position to access personal data unlawfully

A report published to coincide with Big Data London 2017 finds UK organisations confident that data skills investment will engender productivity uplift, despite Brexit

TechUK airs fears over long-term growth and prosperity of UK datacentre market post-Brexit, without urgent government help on rising energy costs

One startup's 'Google-style' software-defined storage upgrade features 'table stakes,' such as volume mirroring for disaster recovery and support for Mac and Windows clients.

Experts are still unsure about the Vulnerabilities Equities Process, but admit the new VEP Charter could be a good step toward improving federal vulnerability review.

A lengthy Kaspersky report offers more insight into how the antivirus company discovered Equation Group malware and came to possess classified U.S. government data.

Bloggers look into LiveAction software aimed at provisioning resources, the threat posed by the cybersecurity skills shortage and using Linux for data center switches.

Deputy prime minister outlines Malaysia’s digital efforts, noting that the digital economy will account for one-fifth of the country’s GDP by 2020

Cyber attack simulation challenge sees 22-year-old computer science student crowned UK amateur cyber security champion

The UK’s privacy watchdog has begun funding innovative research into data privacy tools for children and the medical and financial sectors

Telco hopes to deliver full-fibre broadband services to 140,000 properties by March 2019

London tech firms are losing out on potential recruits as a result of Brexit

Academic networking and communications research project will run for five years with financial support from BT and Huawei

Organisations value cost optimisation as the main drawing point to multi-cloud, research shows.

Tieto, which supplies IT technology and services in the Nordics, rolls out cloud-based HR services to gain an edge in recruiting and retaining skilled IT staff

News roundup: In under a week after its release, researchers were able to bypass the main iPhone X security feature, Face ID. Plus, Microsoft patched a 17-year-old flaw, and more.

Business has a crucial role in fighting cyber crime in terms of intelligence sharing and pursuing cyber criminals, according to the country’s top cyber cops

An anonymous security researcher has once again earned the top Google bug bounty prize in the Chrome Reward Program for a Chrome OS exploit chain.