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11 Oct 2024
Zero-day flaw behind Rackspace breach still a mystery
By Arielle WaldmanMore than two weeks after threat actors exploited a zero-day vulnerability in a third-party utility to breach Rackspace, the details about the flaw and the utility remain unknown.
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11 Oct 2024
European Commission commits €865m funding for 5G, fibre networks
By Joe O’HalloranLatest part of the Connecting Europe Facility sees huge investment to bring about fast, secure digital wireless and wired connectivity across EU member states
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11 Oct 2024
Post Office believes it took £36m from subpostmasters with unexplained losses
By Karl FlindersThe Post Office wrongly blamed subpostmasters for unexplained account shortfalls and made them cover losses out of their own pockets - then banked the money itself
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05 Sep 2024
Canadian arrested by France after cooperating with US on Sky ECC cryptophone investigation
By Bill Goodwin & Morgan AyreThomas Herdman, who faces charges in France over his involvement in distributing Sky ECC encrypted phones, was arrested by French police despite agreeing to cooperate with US law enforcement
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04 Sep 2024
Lloyds Bank uses artificial intelligence to check trade finance documents
By Karl FlindersBank is automating checks of digital and paper-based documentation in trade financing with the help of artificial intelligence
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04 Sep 2024
Schneider Electric welcomes European channel chief
By Simon QuickeSchneider Electric shuffles its executive pack and brings in an experienced channel leader to run its partner efforts in Europe
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04 Sep 2024
Retailers question using live facial recognition for shoplifting
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonRetailers praise benefits of retrospective over live facial recognition in dealing with shoplifting, but stress there are ongoing concerns around the ethical, legal and safety implications of using the technology in stores
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04 Sep 2024
Fraud and scam complaints hit highest ever level in UK
By Alex ScroxtonThe Financial Ombudsman Service says it recorded almost 9,000 complaints about fraud and scams from April to June, the most ever recorded
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04 Sep 2024
Post Office and Fujitsu malevolence and incompetence means huge final taxpayers’ bill
By Karl FlindersThe human tragedy caused by the Post Office scandal cannot be measured, but the total financial cost will be well beyond the £1bn set aside by the government
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03 Sep 2024
TSB systems could be on the move again as BBVA eyes its parent
By Karl FlindersTSB was migrated to the systems of Sabadell in a project remembered for its monumental IT meltdown in 2018
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03 Sep 2024
Tech secretary pledges to ‘rewire Whitehall’ and plug the digital gap
By Lis EvenstadSecretary of state for Science, Innovation and Technology, Peter Kyle, promises to drive innovation through the NHS, champion AI safety and ensure government harnesses the power of digital
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03 Sep 2024
Transport for London hit by cyber attack
By Karl FlindersLondon’s transport network provider TfL experiences cyber security incident, but reassures customers there is no impact on services
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03 Sep 2024
Nationwide development platform uses Red Hat technology
By Karl FlindersBuilding society is speeding up its software releases through Red Hat cloud application development platform
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02 Sep 2024
UK and Ukraine digital trade deal comes into force
By Karl FlindersThe UK eases access to the deep tech startup community in Ukraine through digital-only agreement
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02 Sep 2024
Government funds research to tackle extreme weather
By Cliff SaranResearchers will use data gathered from monitoring rivers, weather conditions and ground water saturation to improve flood and drought defences
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30 Aug 2024
Norwegian Refugee Council leverages Okta for Good cyber scheme
By Alex ScroxtonPietro Galli, CIO of the Norwegian Refugee Council, reveals how the globally distributed NGO has been taking advantage of the Okta for Good CSR programme to improve its own cyber security and data protection practice, and elevate good practice in the third sector
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30 Aug 2024
Government renews hunt for UKRI CEO
By Lis EvenstadTwo senior innovation roles are up for grabs as government looks for a CEO to lead UK Research and Innovation, as well as a new executive chair of Innovate UK
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29 Aug 2024
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov under formal investigation, released on bail
By Bill GoodwinEuropean Commission confirms it has powers to place Telegram under ‘direct supervision’ if it meets the threshold for regulation under the Digital Services Act
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29 Aug 2024
Iranian APT caught acting as access broker for ransomware crews
By Alex ScroxtonMembers of Iran-backed Pioneer Kitten APT appear to be trying to supplement their pay packets by helping Russian-speaking ransomware gangs to access their victims in exchange for a cut of the profits
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29 Aug 2024
Primark adds five more years to IT outsourcing contract with TCS
By Karl FlindersRetailer has worked with Indian IT services giant for eight years and new agreement will take the relationship to 13 years at least
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29 Aug 2024
Met Police deploy LFR in Lewisham without community input
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe Met’s latest live facial recognition deployment in Catford has raised concerns over the lack of community engagement around the police force’s use of the controversial technology
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29 Aug 2024
Interview: Currys CIO Andy Gamble on AI strategy
By Ben SillitoeThe CIO of Currys on the four pillars of the retailer’s artificial intelligence strategy and how generative AI can enable staff to be the best versions of themselves
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28 Aug 2024
Iranian APT Peach Sandstorm teases new Tickler malware
By Alex ScroxtonPeach Sandstorm, an Iranian state threat actor, has developed a dangerous new malware strain that forms a key element of a rapidly evolving attack sequence
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28 Aug 2024
Global cyber spend to rise 15% in 2025, pushed along by AI
By Alex ScroxtonSecurity spending will increase at pace in 2025, with artificial intelligence, cloud and consultancy services all pushing outlay to new highs, according to Gartner
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28 Aug 2024
Cambridge Enterprise saves big with Keepit SaaS backup
By Antony AdsheadUniversity innovation body avoids hardware spend and saves management time as it switches from tape to cloud-to-cloud backup, instant recovery and decades-long retention from Keepit
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28 Aug 2024
Interview: Nick Woods, CIO, Manchester Airports Group
By Mark SamuelsThe IT chief of the UK’s biggest airport operator wants to give his organisation the world’s most intelligent airports – he explains the data-led approach that’s aiming to reach that destination
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28 Aug 2024
Telegram founder Pavel Durov questioned over cyber crime charges
By Bill GoodwinBillionaire founder of Telegram accused of failing to co-operate with law enforcement requests for lawful interception
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28 Aug 2024
Government commits to £4m data and AI package for education
By Lis EvenstadPlans include a £3m data store for education data, £1m catalyst fund for new AI tools, and a commitment to publish an AI safety framework
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22 Aug 2024
New Qilin tactics a ‘bonus multiplier’ for ransomware chaos
By Alex ScroxtonSophos X-Ops caught the Qilin ransomware gang stealing credentials stored by victims' employees in Google Chrome, heralding further cyber attacks and breaches down the line.
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22 Aug 2024
Police Digital Service taps up former biometrics commissioner as interim CEO
By Caroline DonnellyThe Police Digital Service has confirmed the appointment of an interim chief executive
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22 Aug 2024
HPE enabling channel to tap into AI opportunity
By Simon QuickeVendor is providing support working to make sure its partners can deliver its AI technology offerings
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22 Aug 2024
Post Office apologises for IT problem text alert that was never sent
By Karl FlindersAfter subpostmasters complained they received no communications from the Post Office when they could not log in to the Horizon IT system, the organisation admits a text message alert failed to be sent
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22 Aug 2024
DHSC should have dedicated digital records unit, says Tony Blair Institute
By Lis EvenstadThe digital health record unit would drive creation and implementation of electronic patient records to deliver health and care improvements and ensure the NHS is ready for the era of artificial intelligence
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21 Aug 2024
Women in data: Claire Thompson, chief data officer, L&G
By Mark SamuelsThe insurer’s data chief discusses using data for better insights, building data capabilities through apprenticeships, and the value of diversity in data leadership
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21 Aug 2024
Wells Fargo bank turns to AI to help families settle estates after a death
By Bill GoodwinWells Fargo bank is winning customers after using business automation software and artificial intelligence to help people manage the estates of relatives following a bereavement
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21 Aug 2024
Post Office Horizon crash disconnected branches from datacentre
By Karl FlindersThe Post Office has apologised to subpostmasters affected by a major IT outage, which stopped them from doing business
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20 Aug 2024
ICO launches privacy notice tool for SMEs
By Alex ScroxtonICO tool designed to make it easier for small businesses and sole traders operating online to create bespoke data privacy notices for compliance purposes
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20 Aug 2024
Phishing links becoming bigger threat than email attachments
By Alex ScroxtonPhishing techniques are evolving away from malicious email attachments, according to a report
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20 Aug 2024
Post Office systems crash hits 'collapsing' Horizon system
By Karl FlindersThousands of subpostmasters were unable to log into the controversial Horizon IT system at the start of business
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20 Aug 2024
Helsinki braced for elevated cyber attacks
By Gerard O'DwyerThe City of Helsinki is increasing its collaboration with cyber security and crime investigators following a major attack on its systems
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19 Aug 2024
NHS England plans EPR for prisons and detention centres
By Lis EvenstadThe government is looking to procure an electronic patient record system with the aim of improving health records access for individuals in the justice system
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16 Aug 2024
Thousands of NetSuite customers accidentally exposing their data
By Alex ScroxtonMisconfigured permissions across live websites are leaving thousands of NetSuite users open to having their valuable customer data stolen, researchers say
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16 Aug 2024
Campaigners criticise Starmer post-riot public surveillance plans
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonA UK government programme to expand police facial recognition and information sharing after racist riots is attracting criticism from campaigners for exploiting the far-right unrest to generally crack down on protest and increase surveillance
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15 Aug 2024
As AI evolves, manufacturing will face an old data problem
By Jim O'DonnellNew capabilities in AI technology hold promise for manufacturers, but companies should proceed carefully until issues such as data quality are resolved.
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14 Aug 2024
August Patch Tuesday proves busy with six zero-days to fix
By Alex ScroxtonMicrosoft patches six actively exploited zero-days among over 100 issues during its regular monthly update
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14 Aug 2024
Newcastle City Council swaps out Oracle Java for Azul
By Cliff SaranChanges to Oracle’s Java licensing meant the council no longer received free security patches
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14 Aug 2024
TD Synnex adds more UK support to Cisco Security Club
By Simon QuickeDistributor revises community offering to support partners keen to improve their capabilities
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14 Aug 2024
Post Office brings in new IT chief as it awaits funding for Horizon replacement
By Bryan GlickIncoming tech leader Andy Nice will be responsible for the troubled programme to replace the Horizon IT system at the heart of the Post Office scandal - and a new non-executive director for technology is on the way too
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14 Aug 2024
Automated police tech contributes to UK structural racism problem
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonCivil society groups say automated policing technologies are helping to fuel the disparities that people of colour face across the criminal justice sector, as part of wider warning about the UK’s lack of progress in dealing with systemic racism
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14 Aug 2024
IR35 public sector reforms: HS2 finalises £6.2m settlement with HMRC over compliance failings
By Caroline DonnellyAfter setting aside over £10m to cover its IR35 compliance liabilities, HS2 accounts confirm the organisation reached a final settlement with HMRC totalling £6.2m
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13 Aug 2024
NIST debuts three quantum-safe encryption algorithms
By Alex ScroxtonNIST has launched the first three quantum-resistant encryption algorithms, and as the threat of quantum-enabled cyber attacks grows greater, organisations are encouraged to adopt them as soon as they can
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12 Aug 2024
Social care must ensure IT systems comply with data standards
By Lis EvenstadAs social care is moving towards meeting its target of 80% of providers having digital records, the Department for Health and Social Care calls on them to ensure the digital systems meet national standards
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08 Aug 2024
Royal ransomware crew puts on a BlackSuit in rebrand
By Alex ScroxtonThe Royal ransomware gang is back, with a new name and refreshed capabilities, including an apparently unique ‘partial encryption’ gambit, according to CISA
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08 Aug 2024
Jamf cuts ribbon on global partner programme
By Simon QuickeApple specialist formalises support for partners globally with scheme that will be available in 70 countries
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08 Aug 2024
US lawmakers seek to brand ransomware gangs as terrorists
By Alex ScroxtonProposals from legislators in Washington DC could shake up the global ransomware ecosystem and give law enforcement sweeping new powers
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08 Aug 2024
Ofcom issues online safety warning to firms in wake of UK riots
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonOfcom has issued a warning reminding social media firms of their upcoming online safety obligations, after misinformation about the Southport stabbings sparked racist riots throughout the UK
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07 Aug 2024
Rocketing AI demand sees Lumen light up custom networks division
By Joe O’HalloranConnectivity provider shakes up corporate structure in response to artificial intelligence economy changing business operations and companies recognising need for powerful network to manage unprecedented data flows and demand
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06 Aug 2024
Advanced faces fine over LockBit attack that crippled NHS 111
By Alex ScroxtonAdvanced Software faces a multimillion pound fine for a series of failings which directly led to a 2022 LockBit ransomware attack that disrupted NHS and social care services across the UK
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06 Aug 2024
2024 seeing more CVEs than ever before, but few are weaponised
By Alex ScroxtonThe number of disclosed CVEs soared by 30% in the first seven-and-a-half months of the year, but a tiny fraction of these have been exploited by threat actors, a reminder of the importance of focused security strategies
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06 Aug 2024
Westcon-Comstor uses data to generate additional partner business
By Simon QuickeDistributor Westcon-Comstor shares the progress made in its fiscal year with its data sharing programme that identifies opportunities
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06 Aug 2024
IR35 public sector reforms: Chancellor urged to review departmental costs generated by blanket bans
By Caroline DonnellyChancellor Rachel Reeves urged to review ‘non-essential’ departmental spend since the introduction of IR35 reforms in April 2017 as part of her push to close £22bn public spending gap inherited from the Conservatives
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05 Aug 2024
Chinese cyber attack sparks alert over six-year-old MS vuln
By Alex ScroxtonAfter a proof-of-concept for a six-year-old Microsoft vulnerability emerged in a Chinese APT attack chain, defenders should be on the look-out for exploitation of CVE-2018-0824
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05 Aug 2024
World’s largest companies at near-universal risk of supply chain breach
By Alex ScroxtonData from SecurityScorecard once again focuses on the interconnected nature of business supply chains and the risk posed to operational resilience by unexpected IT problems and cyber threats
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05 Aug 2024
Russia’s luxury car phish continues to prove effective
By Alex ScroxtonGovernment organisations and other bodies operating in Ukraine continue to be targeted by a relatively unsophisticated phishing campaign that has proven so effective for Russia’s cyber spooks that there are now multiple agencies involved
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05 Aug 2024
IBM welcomes back Gill as UK channel lead
By Simon QuickeBig Blue brings back former long-time staffer Andrew Gill to run its channel operations in UK&I, with a brief including enabling more partner adoption of AI
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05 Aug 2024
Post Office scandal: Phases 5 and 6 had islands of conscientiousness in great depths of neglect
By Karl FlindersComputer Weekly rounds up the latest phase of the Post Office Horizon scandal public inquiry after a marathon 16 weeks of questions
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02 Aug 2024
Labour axes £1.3bn AI funding promised by the Conservatives
By Lis EvenstadGovernment scraps £1.3bn worth of AI and tech programmes launched by the Conservatives, but says it is committed to building technology infrastructure in the UK through its AI Opportunities Action Plan
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01 Aug 2024
Police hunt scammers after takedown of Russian Coms fraud platform
By Bill GoodwinThe National Crime Agency has arrested four people after taking down a phone number spoofing platform used by criminals to defraud hundreds of thousands of people in the UK with more arrests to follow
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01 Aug 2024
CrowdStrike shareholders sue, alleging false security claims
By Alex ScroxtonA US pension fund is lining up a lawsuit against CrowdStrike, claiming the cyber company lied about the integrity of its systems, leading to failings that caused a worldwide IT outage
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01 Aug 2024
Scottish government to roll out digital evidence sharing
By Lis EvenstadFollowing a controversial pilot scheme, Scotland is investing £33m in deploying digital evidence sharing technology nationally
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01 Aug 2024
Community care neglected in national digital transformation efforts
By Lis EvenstadDigital technologies could help the government’s ambition of delivering care at home for longer, but community services suffer from a lack of basic technologies and access to funding, according to the King’s Fund
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01 Aug 2024
Banks, telcos call for more data sharing to fight fraud
By Alex ScroxtonA Which?-led coalition of banks and telecoms operators is calling on the UK's new government to take the lead on enabling data sharing to help fight digital fraud
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31 Jul 2024
Police Digital Service confirms resignation of second director in two weeks
By Caroline DonnellyCompanies House filing states the Police Digital Service has said goodbye to non-executive director Allan Fairley, with a representative from the company confirming his departure is for ‘conflict of interest’ reasons
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31 Jul 2024
Mayor launches London Privacy Register for smart city information
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonTo increase transparency around and trust in London’s smart city technology deployments, the London Privacy Register aims to provide the public with more information about the systems they encounter in their day-to-day lives
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31 Jul 2024
Darktrace and Veracode enhancing partner programmes
By Simon QuickeSecurity vendor responds to channel feedback and rolls out enhanced options to support collaboration and encourage skills development
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30 Jul 2024
How India is driving road safety with technology
By Pratima HarigunaniTraffic departments, law enforcers and new-tech players are betting on technology tools such as AI-powered drones and mobile apps to improve road safety across India
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30 Jul 2024
Basic failures led to hack of Electoral Commission data on 40 million people
By Bill GoodwinUK government identifies Chinese state-linked hackers as likely to have been behind attack on the Electoral Commission
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30 Jul 2024
Core British Library services to return for new academic year
By Alex ScroxtonThe British Library’s recovery from a devastating ransomware attack that laid waste to its IT systems continues - with hopes that some of its most popular services will be running again in September
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30 Jul 2024
GP digital tools could cause patients harm, says report
By Lis EvenstadInvestigation by the Health Services Safety Investigations Body finds some online tools used in general practices could cause risk to patient safety and impact GP workload
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30 Jul 2024
Government commits at least £540m to financial redress for wrongfully convicted Post Office staff
By Karl FlindersHundreds of eligible former subpostmasters and branch staff are yet to come forward to have convictions overturned, but government hopes new scheme will encourage them to do so
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29 Jul 2024
SCC gains security recognition from Microsoft
By Simon QuickeChannel player SCC receives approval from Microsoft for its ability to provide managed detection and response services
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29 Jul 2024
UK government sets up AI action plan unit
New government has ambitious plans to use AI to grow the economy, and has hired a tech entrepreneur to help guide the strategy
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29 Jul 2024
Scam CrowdStrike domains growing in volume
By Alex ScroxtonHundreds of malicious domains exploiting CrowdStrike’s branding are appearing all over the web in the wake of the 19 July outage. Experts from Akamai share some noteworthy examples, along with guidance on how to avoid getting caught out
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29 Jul 2024
CrowdStrike says most Falcon sensors now up and running
By Alex ScroxtonThe vast majority of CrowdStrike Falcon sensors affected by a coding error have now been recovered, with a final resolution expected this week
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29 Jul 2024
WTO digital trade agreement aims to modernise global commerce
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonA digital trade deal negotiated over five years at the World Trade Organization has been signed by 91 countries, laying the groundwork for a new global digital trade regime
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29 Jul 2024
UK government invests £106m in five quantum tech hubs
By Cliff SaranFive university hubs are receiving funding to support the development of quantum applications that can support healthcare and businesses
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26 Jul 2024
Ban predictive policing and facial recognition, says civil society
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonA coalition of civil society groups is calling for an outright ban on predictive policing and biometric surveillance in the UK
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26 Jul 2024
Vince Cable says the Post Office ‘lied’ to the government over Horizon issues
By Karl FlindersIn the latest Post Office scandal public inquiry hearings, Vince Cable and Greg Clark reflected on their time as the minister heading the department responsible for the Post Office
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25 Jul 2024
North Korean cyber APT targeting nuclear secrets
By Alex ScroxtonMandiant has upgraded the North Korean threat actor known as Andariel to APT status and warned of coordinated efforts to steal western military IP, including nuclear secrets
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25 Jul 2024
Fortune 500 stands to lose $5bn plus from CrowdStrike incident
By Alex ScroxtonThe largest global organisations hit by the CrowdStrike-Microsoft incident on 19 July will likely be out of pocket to the tune of billions of dollars
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25 Jul 2024
India bolsters digital agriculture and space tech in Budget 2024
By Kavitha SrinivasaIndia will extend its digital public infrastructure to the agriculture sector and set up a venture capital fund for space startups, among other tech initiatives in its latest Budget
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24 Jul 2024
CrowdStrike blames outage on content configuration update
By Alex ScroxtonCrowdStrike publishes the preliminary findings of what will be a lengthy investigation into the root causes of the failed 19 July update that caused Windows computers to crash all over the world
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24 Jul 2024
Mimecast to buy insider threat specialist Code42
By Alex ScroxtonMimecast is to buy fellow human-centred risk experts Code42 for an undisclosed sum to take advantage of its insider threat and data loss protection specialisms
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24 Jul 2024
Post Office ‘acted the victim’ and civil servants ‘abandoned their principles’, says former minister
By Karl FlindersFormer government minister tells inquiry the Post Office always played the victim of subpostmasters that it considered either ‘incompetent’ or ‘criminal’
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24 Jul 2024
ICO reprimands Essex school for illegal facial recognition use
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe Information Commissioner’s Office has reprimanded Chelmer Valley High School in Chelmsford for introducing facial recognition and failing to conduct a legally required data protection impact assessment and obtain the explicit consent of students
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24 Jul 2024
The data, networking and GenAI driving The Open golf championship
By Bryan GlickComputer Weekly goes behind the scenes at the 152nd Open golf tournament to find out how private 5G, data visualisation and deep learning tools are enhancing the ancient traditions of the sport
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24 Jul 2024
WhatsApp and Signal messages at risk of surveillance following EncroChat ruling, court hears
By Bill GoodwinDefence lawyers seek leave to appeal a decision by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal that the National Crime Agency lawfully obtained warrants to intercept messages sent over an encrypted phone network
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23 Jul 2024
NCA seizes thousands of social media accounts used by people smugglers
By Alex ScroxtonA three-year campaign has seen thousands of social media posts and accounts used to advertise the services of illegal people smugglers taken down
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23 Jul 2024
Former minister felt she was fighting department over Post Office controversy
By Karl FlindersFormer government minister was fighting with Shareholder Executive officials as she probed for information following allegations brought to her by MPs
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23 Jul 2024
Chrome cookies reprieved amid Google Privacy Sandbox changes
By Alex ScroxtonGoogle abruptly changes tack on third-party cookies in its Chrome web browser, cancelling plans to deprecate them in favour of an unspecified ‘new experience’ for users
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22 Jul 2024
NCSC: Beware of criminal CrowdStrike opportunists
By Alex ScroxtonFinancially motivated cyber criminals are already conducting opportunistic attacks on organisations that leverage the CrowdStrike incident, and more targeted attacks are sure to follow
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22 Jul 2024
CrowdStrike chaos shows risks of concentrated ‘big IT’
By Alex ScroxtonThe concentration of so much mission-critical technology in the hands of a few large suppliers makes incidents like the Microsoft-CrowdStrike outage all the more dangerous
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22 Jul 2024
How Co-op is preparing for the move off SAP ECC
By Cliff SaranWith end of support in 2027, Co-op has deployed its SAP ECC systems onto Rise, as a step to S/4Hana migration