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01 Jul 2025
CMS, FBI warn healthcare entities about fraud, phishing scam
By Jill McKeonCriminals are impersonating health insurers and sending fraudulent fax requests for medical records and documentation as part of an ongoing phishing scam, the FBI and CMS warned.
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01 Jul 2025
Virtual care at home saves money, but payer reform needed
By Anuja VaidyaA new study shows that a virtual, at-home acute care program could save millions, but financial viability depends on payer mix, highlighting the need for payment reform.
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30 Jun 2025
Baidu makes foundation model Ernie 4.5 open source
By Esther ShittuThe China-based AI vendor has contributed to the open source community before. The release of the family of open models highlights the growth of the open source community in GenAI.
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23 May 2025
Essex Police discloses ‘incoherent’ facial recognition assessment
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonAn equality impact assessment of Essex Police live facial recognition deployments is plagued by inconsistencies and poor methodology, undermining the force’s claim that its use of the technology will not be discriminatory
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23 May 2025
Labour puts Humphrey AI to work for council admin
A tool built on the government’s Humphrey AI toolset is being piloted by 25 councils to take notes during meetings
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23 May 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
By Simon QuickeDevelopments this week at Kiteworks, CrowdStrike, Exertis, e92plus, Climb Channel Solutions UK, Pulsant and Westcon-Comstor
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23 May 2025
Police Digital Service board director quits several months after CISO departs
By Caroline DonnellyThe Police Digital Service has confirmed it’s in the process of recruiting a new CISO, as Companies House documents confirm one of its board members left the organisation earlier this month
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22 May 2025
Partner marketing for startups gets specialized, integrated
By John MooreSoftware startups presenting at the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium's Innovation Showcase are working with specialized channel partners and pursuing technology integration partnerships.
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22 May 2025
Microsoft raises posse to target dangerous Lumma malware
By Alex ScroxtonMicrosoft, along with a consortium of partners, has seized and disrupted a significant part of the Lumma malware-as-a-service network used to steal data and funds
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22 May 2025
DSIT makes £5.5m of funding available to new projects
By Cliff SaranThe government is focusing on easing the regulatory burden that can often hamper the introduction of innovative technologies in the public sector
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22 May 2025
Lloyds and Nationwide to use UK finance sector LLM
By Karl FlindersIndustry-specific large language models could improve customer services, strengthen security and support regulatory compliance
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22 May 2025
HMRC begins escape from Fujitsu’s grip through £500m contract
By Karl FlindersHMRC looking for a supplier to support its planned exit from three Fujitsu datacentre contracts
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21 May 2025
M&S cyber attack disruption likely to last until July
By Alex ScroxtonM&S says it has moved into recovery mode after a ransomware attack, but expects some disruption to persist throughout the coming weeks
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21 May 2025
NCSC: Russia’s Fancy Bear targeting logistics, tech organisations
By Alex ScroxtonThe NCSC and its partner agencies have blown the whistle on an extensive campaign of malicious cyber attacks orchestrated by the Russian state Fancy Bear operation
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21 May 2025
Fujitsu raked in £80m from HMRC in March alone, despite Post Office scandal
By Karl FlindersHM Revenue & Customs described as a UK ‘cash cow’ for the Japanese IT giant at the centre of the Post Office Horizon scandal
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21 May 2025
Strong fintech security posture at risk via third-party weak links
By Karl FlindersDespite having a strong security posture, the financial technology sector could be open to attack via third parties
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21 May 2025
Ransomware attacks dropped by a third last month
By Alex ScroxtonReported ransomware attacks eased off during April following a dramatic spike in the first quarter of 2025
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20 May 2025
Botched Post Office IT projects continue to drain public purse
By Karl FlindersMillions more pounds of public money spent by the Post Office as a result of an IT error that exposed the personal details of Horizon victims
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20 May 2025
Retail cyber attacks hit food distributor Peter Green Chilled
By Alex ScroxtonCold chain services provider Peter Green Chilled, which supplies the likes of Aldi, Sainsbury’s and Tesco, has been forced to halt operations after succumbing to a ransomware attack
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20 May 2025
Interview: Driving tech innovation at the BBC
By Cliff SaranComputer Weekly speaks to Jatin Aythora, director of BBC Research and Development, about self-belief and learning from different industries
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19 May 2025
Chinese cyber spooks lure laid-off US government workers
By Alex ScroxtonA Washington DC-based think tank has published evidence that Chinese intelligence services have been running a network of digital ‘front’ companies targeting laid-off government workers as recruits
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19 May 2025
Legal Aid Agency breach may encompass millions of people
By Alex ScroxtonLegal Aid Agency says the data of anybody who applied for legal aid over the past 15 years has been compromised in a cyber attack
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19 May 2025
Dutch universities call for reduced dependence on Big Tech
By Kim LoohiusDutch universities are calling for greater digital autonomy as more research and educational data is stored in American clouds, posing risks to academic freedom, privacy and accessibility
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19 May 2025
Government sets up guidance for 10-year R&D commitment
By Cliff SaranResearch and development is one of the main areas of focus for Labour’s Plan for Change as it readies its Industrial Strategy
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19 May 2025
Post Office performs costly 30-year U-turn on Horizon
By Karl FlindersPost Office Horizon replacement magnifies missed opportunity as move from the controversial Horizon system to an off-the-shelf alternative is going back to a plan it rejected in the 1990s
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16 May 2025
Mid-career professionals must learn to understand and use AI as GenAI tips balance
By Karl FlindersWhether in the finance, IT or legal sectors, artificial intelligence will change the way businesses operate and how their people work
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16 May 2025
Cisco prepares partners for its 360 partner programme
By Simon QuickeHalfway through the time between announcement and launch of the fresh channel programme, Cisco’s UK channel boss is busy supporting partners through the transition
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16 May 2025
Security tests reveal serious vulnerability in government’s One Login digital ID system
By Bryan GlickA ‘red teaming’ exercise to simulate cyber attacks on the government’s flagship digital identity system has found that One Login can be compromised without detection
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15 May 2025
How close is quantum computing to commercial reality?
By Cliff SaranAt a recent event, experts explored the progress towards logical qubits and how these will be applied to empower business IT
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15 May 2025
Government starts private sector engagement on digital ID and Gov.uk Wallet
By Lis EvenstadFollowing concerns from the digital identity industry that Gov.uk Wallet would dominate the market, the government has offered private sector providers a ‘critical role’ in its future, as it revealed further details on the wallet
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15 May 2025
Smart ball analytics proves value in rugby
By Brian McKennaWelsh professional rugby player Dan Biggar gives his thoughts on the role of data analytics in his sport, at an event where the Sportable smart ball was demonstrated
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15 May 2025
Post Office scandal inquiry to publish first findings this summer
By Karl FlindersInquiry announces that findings on compensation and human impact will be presented in the next few months
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14 May 2025
Scattered Spider retail attacks spreading to US, says Google
By Alex ScroxtonGoogle’s threat intel analysts are aware of a number of in-progress cyber attacks against US retailers linked to the same Scattered Spider gang that supposedly attacked M&S and Co-op in the UK
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14 May 2025
UK government outlines plan to surveil migrants with eVisa data
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonElectronic visa data and biometric technologies will be used by the UK’s immigration enforcement authorities to surveil migrants living in the country and to ‘tighten control of the border’, attracting strong criticism from migrant support groups
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14 May 2025
BBVA creates ChatGPT Store and expands use of the GenAI tool
By Karl FlindersData reveals that bank employees are saving an average of almost three hours every week by using ChatGPT
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14 May 2025
Humphrey AI tool powers Scottish Parliament consultation
By Cliff SaranAI-powered Consult tool has helped the Scottish Parliament to organise feedback from a public consultation into themes
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13 May 2025
UKRI must do more to drive innovation agenda and avoid fraud
By Cliff SaranUKRI’s funding of research and innovation to support the government’s growth strategy has room for improvement
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13 May 2025
May Patch Tuesday brings five exploited zero-days to fix
By Alex ScroxtonMicrosoft fixes five exploited, and two publicly disclosed, zero-days in the fifth Patch Tuesday update of 2025
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13 May 2025
M&S forces customer password resets after data breach
By Alex ScroxtonM&S is instructing all of its customers to change their account passwords after a significant amount of data was stolen in a DragonForce ransomware attack
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13 May 2025
Sophos rolls out MSP Elevate
By Simon QuickeProgramme for managed service providers aims to support those committed to delivering growth
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13 May 2025
AWS Marketplace channel partners rev software, service sales
By John MoorePartners are building a new route to market on AWS Marketplace. One has surpassed $1 billion in total sales and another expects to soon generate half its revenue there.
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13 May 2025
Controversial Post Office Horizon system could stay until 2033
By Karl FlindersPost Office seeks off-the-shelf Horizon replacement as part of £492m tender that includes ongoing support for Horizon up to 2033
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13 May 2025
Gov.uk One Login loses certification for digital identity trust framework
By Bryan GlickThe government’s flagship digital identity system has lost its certification against the government’s own digital identity system trust framework
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13 May 2025
NHS trust cloud plans hampered by Trump tariff uncertainty
Essex NHS wants to move some capacity to the Nutanix cloud, but can’t be certain prices will hold between product selection and when procurement plans gain approval
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13 May 2025
Evidence reveals Post Office scandal victims short-changed in compensation payouts
By Karl FlindersSubpostmasters who appealed compensation payments have significantly increased ‘worryingly undervalued’ settlements
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12 May 2025
Italian bank signs 10-year deal with Google Cloud
By Karl FlindersUniCredit will transform operations through cloud, AI and data analytics technologies from Google Cloud
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12 May 2025
University will ‘pull the plug’ to test Nutanix disaster recovery
By Antony AdsheadUniversity of Reading set to save circa £500,000 and deploy Nutanix NC2 hybrid cloud that will allow failover from main datacentre
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09 May 2025
Interview: Amanda Stent, head of AI strategy and research, Bloomberg
By Karl FlindersHallucinating AI, which lies through its teeth, keeps Amanda Stent busy at data analytics and intelligence giant Bloomberg
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09 May 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
By Simon QuickeDevelopments this week at Assured Data Protection, Acer, Canon, UiPath and Coro
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09 May 2025
Government calls on tech companies to join crime-cutting campaign
By Lis EvenstadThe justice secretary met with 30 tech companies to discuss how technology can help to tackle prison violence and reduce reoffending rates
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09 May 2025
Government launches £8.2m plan to encourage girls into AI
By Clare McDonaldThe government is investing in teacher training and student support to get more girls into maths classes, ultimately leading to AI careers
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09 May 2025
Nordic countries plan offline payment system for disaster backup
By Karl FlindersBoard member of the Bank of Finland reveals plan as likelihood of losing internet connectivity increases amid geopolitical tensions
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08 May 2025
Government will miss cyber resiliency targets, MPs warn
By Alex ScroxtonA Public Accounts Committee report on government cyber resilience finds that the Cabinet Office has been working hard to improve, but is likely to miss targets and needs a fundamentally different approach
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08 May 2025
Preparing for post-quantum computing will be more difficult than the millennium bug
By Bill GoodwinThe job of getting the UK ready for post-quantum computing will be at least as difficult as the Y2K problem, says National Cyber Security Centre CTO Ollie Whitehouse
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08 May 2025
US tells CNI orgs to stop connecting OT kit to the web
By Alex ScroxtonUS authorities have released guidance for owners of critical national infrastructure in the face of an undisclosed number of cyber incidents
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08 May 2025
UK Digital Services Tax survives US trade negotiations
By Alex ScroxtonThe UK will retain its Digital Services Tax on tech giants in a landmark US trade agreement that paves the way for a future digital tech deal
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08 May 2025
Climb increases AI support
By Simon QuickeDistributor looks to guide partners from start to selling to get more comfortable pitching artificial intelligence offerings
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08 May 2025
NHS launches digital tool to improve cancer care
By Lis EvenstadCancer 360 tool aims to bring together data on cancer patients in one place, allowing clinicians access to all the information through the Federated Data Platform
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08 May 2025
UK government websites to replace passwords with secure passkeys
By Bill GoodwinGovernment websites are to replace difficult-to-remember passwords with highly secure passkeys that will protect against phishing and cyber attackers
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07 May 2025
Chaos spreads at Co-op and M&S following DragonForce attacks
By Alex ScroxtonNo end is yet in sight for UK retailers subjected to apparent ransomware attacks
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07 May 2025
Oxford Uni adds cyber resilience module to MBA programme
By Alex ScroxtonOxford University’s Saïd Business School is working with cyber response specialist Sygnia to help future business leaders get on top of security
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07 May 2025
Schools pilot exam results app that could save £30m
By Karl FlindersExam results and certificates will be provided digitally in a pilot the government hopes will lead to huge financial savings
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07 May 2025
UK hands Indian IT suppliers competitive boost in trade deal
By Karl FlindersTrade deal will exempt IT workers from India from paying National Insurance contributions for three years
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07 May 2025
DSIT aims to bolster expertise with year-long secondments
By Cliff SaranTo drive forward its Plan for Change, the Labour government is looking to hire 25 experts for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Fellowship programme
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06 May 2025
Epicor ERP adds agentic AI capabilities for supply chain
By Jim O'DonnellEpicor Prism's new agentic AI use cases aim to make supply chain processes more efficient and productive for its manufacturing customers.
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06 May 2025
Government industrial strategy will back cyber tech in drive for economic growth
By Bill GoodwinWith over 2,000 cyber security businesses across the UK, the government plans to target cyber as a priority to grow the economy
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06 May 2025
Fintech summit reveals what’s next for sector
By Karl FlindersThe UK’s fintech sector attracted $3.6bn investment last year, which was only bettered by the US, but how will UK fintech continue to grow?
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06 May 2025
EU acts to mend ailing AI competitiveness
By Mark BallardLack of private investors, malformed markets and over-regulation present a big challenge for European officials trying to turn the continent into a global AI superpower
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02 May 2025
Retail cyber crime spree a ‘wake-up call’, says NCSC CEO
By Alex ScroxtonThe National Cyber Security Centre confirms it is providing assistance to M&S, Co-op and Harrods as concerns grow among UK retailers
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02 May 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
By Simon QuickeBefore the week ends, there’s time to note what’s happened at Westcoast, ALSO, TD Synnex, Ricoh Europe and iomart
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02 May 2025
Government and Ofcom disagree about scope of Online Safety Act
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonMPs heard different views from the online harms regulator and the UK government about whether and how the Online Safety Act obliges platforms to deal with disinformation
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02 May 2025
India’s Hexaware targets public sector business as it expands UK operation
By Karl FlindersIndian heritage IT services firm opens office in Canary Wharf and sets is sights on growing its UK public sector business
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02 May 2025
Will the government be able to achieve its £45bn savings target through tech?
By Lis EvenstadComputer Weekly takes a closer look at Whitehall’s ambitious plans to save billions through the adoption of digital technologies, whether the goal is achievable, and why there is such a big focus on AI
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01 May 2025
Harrods becomes latest UK retailer to fall victim to cyber attack
By Alex ScroxtonHarrods confirms it is the latest UK retailer to experience a cyber attack, shutting off a number of systems in an attempt to lessen the impact
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01 May 2025
Co-op instructs staff to be wary of lurking hackers
By Alex ScroxtonCo-op tells staff to stop using their VPNs and be wary that their communications channels may be being monitored, as a cyber attack on the organisation continues to develop
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01 May 2025
Progress made on government’s Post Office Capture redress, but concerns remain
By Karl FlindersLatest meeting between campaigners and business department seen as positive, but frustration and concerns remain
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30 Apr 2025
Current SaaS delivery model a risk management nightmare, says CISO
By Alex ScroxtonJPMorgan Chase security chief Patrick Opet laments the state of SaaS security in an open letter to the industry and calls on software providers to do more to enhance resilience
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30 Apr 2025
Co-op shuts off IT systems to contain cyber attack
By Alex ScroxtonA developing cyber incident at Co-op has forced the retailer to pull the plug on some of its IT systems as it works to contain the attack
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30 Apr 2025
AWS continues to strengthen commitment to partners
By Simon QuickeA senior channel executive at Amazon Web Services shares insights into where the cloud giant has been gaining ground with its ecosystem
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30 Apr 2025
AWS targeting SME market with channel
By Simon QuickeCloud giant indicates that growing its presence across a segment it believes is largely untapped – SMEs – is a priority
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30 Apr 2025
AI in national security raises proportionality and privacy concerns
By Cliff SaranAI could enable investigations to cover far more individuals than was ever previously possible, which is why oversight is needed
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30 Apr 2025
FCA wants ‘safe place’ for finance firms to test artificial intelligence
By Karl FlindersFinancial services regulator proposes artificial intelligence testing environment as part of its AI Lab
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30 Apr 2025
Artificial intelligence roles the ‘only safe jobs in banking’
By Karl FlindersWorld’s biggest banks have increased the number of employees working with artificial intelligence by 13% in the past six months
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29 Apr 2025
Scattered Spider on the hook for M&S cyber attack
By Alex ScroxtonThe infamous Scattered Spider hacking collective may have been behind the ongoing cyber attack on Marks and Spencer that has crippled systems at the retailer and left its ecommerce operation in disarray.
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29 Apr 2025
Gov.uk One Login yet to meet government cyber security standards for critical public services
By Bryan GlickThe government’s flagship digital identity system still does not fully conform to key national security standards three years after launch, while questions remain over whether historic security problems have been resolved
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28 Apr 2025
Fujitsu UK staff will get bonus despite Post Office scandal fallout
By Karl FlindersEmployees will receive bonuses as Fujitsu UK reaches sales target - suggesting that its pause on bidding for public sector business has had limited impact
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28 Apr 2025
Workers need more support for AI success
By Cliff SaranArtificial intelligence has the potential to boost the UK economy, but people need training and assurances that their jobs are not going to be disrupted
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25 Apr 2025
UK MoJ crime prediction algorithms raise serious concerns
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe Ministry of Justice is using one algorithm to predict people’s risk of reoffending and another to predict who will commit murder, but critics say the profiling in these systems raises ‘serious concerns’ over racism, classism and data inaccuracies
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25 Apr 2025
M&S suspends all online sales as cyber attack worsens
By Alex ScroxtonM&S shuts down online sales as it works to contain and mitigate a severe cyber attack on its systems
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24 Apr 2025
M&S systems remain offline days after cyber incident
By Alex ScroxtonM&S is still unable to provide contactless payment or click-and-collect services amid a cyber attack that it says has forced it to move a number of processes offline to safeguard its customers, staff and business
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24 Apr 2025
South East Water modernises through Google Cloud
By Karl FlindersUtility’s five-year transformation project sees it adopt Google Cloud technologies to help change how it works
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24 Apr 2025
Interview: Daniele Tonella, CTO, ING
By Karl FlindersThe bank’s global CTO has been in the role for less than a year and in that time has been working his way through four layers of tech
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24 Apr 2025
March ransomware slowdown probably a red herring
By Alex ScroxtonAn apparent slowdown in ransomware attack volumes is raising eyebrows, but the statistics never tell the full story
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23 Apr 2025
Qualys goes to bat for US cricket side San Francisco Unicorns
By Alex ScroxtonCloud security specialist Qualys partners with US T20 cricket squad San Francisco Unicorns and its Sparkle Army fanclub as the team prepares for its summer 2025 campaign
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23 Apr 2025
Digital ID sector calls for changes to government data legislation
By Bryan GlickSuppliers urge technology secretary to work more collaboratively with private sector over concerns government’s digital wallet will gain a monopoly in the market
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22 Apr 2025
Cyber attack downs systems at Marks & Spencer
By Alex ScroxtonA cyber attack at Marks & Spencer has caused significant disruption to customers, leaving them unable to make contactless payments or use click-and-collect services
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22 Apr 2025
Government tests experimental AI for housing
By Lis EvenstadThe AI tool will be used to turn handwritten notes and scanned documents into high-quality data, aiming to improve efficiency in planning decisions for housing
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22 Apr 2025
Investigatory Powers Tribunal has no power to award costs against PSNI over evidence failures
By Bill GoodwinInvestigatory Powers Tribunal judges have called for the Home Secretary to step in after finding they have no powers to award costs against government bodies that fail to disclose evidence
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21 Apr 2025
ERP customers seek answers to AI questions before investing
By Jim O'DonnellERP customers say yes to AI investments, as long as they can realize efficiency and productivity gains.
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21 Apr 2025
CW Innovation Awards: Finding revenue gains from parked cars
By Eileen YuSingapore real estate investment firm CapitaLand Investment taps machine learning models to optimise space utilisation across 23 commercial buildings and business parks
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21 Apr 2025
CW Innovation Awards: M1 aims to become digital-native telco
By Eileen YuThe digital-first telco is running all its back-end systems on the cloud, enabling it to speed up decision-making and enhance customer service
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21 Apr 2025
CW Innovation Awards: DBS AI assistant slashes call times and boosts productivity
By Aaron TanThe bank’s in-house generative AI tool is streamlining customer service, reducing manual work and speeding up response times, improving both employee and customer experience
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17 Apr 2025
Tariff turmoil is making supply chain security riskier
By Alex ScroxtonMany businesses around the world are taking the decision to alter their supplier mix in the face of tariff uncertainty, but in doing so are creating more cyber risks for themselves, according to a report