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09 May 2024
Barrister says Post Office lawyers misled him over Horizon cases
By Karl FlindersSimon Clarke told public inquiry he believes he was misled by Post Office internal lawyers over Horizon prosecutions
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09 May 2024
'Secure by design' makes waves at RSA Conference 2024
By Alexander CulafiCybersecurity vendors and public sector organizations heavily promoted the secure by design approach, particularly for generative AI tools and projects.
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09 May 2024
Red Hat CTO, Nvidia AI exec reveal joint LLMOps roadmap
By Beth PariseauThe company leaders discussed deepening integration between OpenShift AI and Nvidia NIMs, how they fit into RHEL AI and what's surprised them about AI growth so far.
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03 Jan 2024
Fighting money laundering with AI
By Aaron TanMike Foster, CEO of SymphonyAI Sensa-NetReveal, talks up how AI can be used to fight financial crime and how the company’s technology can augment existing AML investments
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02 Jan 2024
China’s UNC4841 pivots to new Barracuda ESG zero-day
By Alex ScroxtonThe Chinese state threat actor behind a series of cyber attacks on Barracuda Networks customers embarked on a campaign targeting the supplier’s email security products in the run-up to Christmas
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29 Dec 2023
Top 10 investigations and national security stories of 2023
By Bill GoodwinFrom a secret campaign by right-wing Brexit supporters against science journal Nature to Investigatory Powers Act 2016 revisions that will make it easier for police and intelligence agencies to access databases on the population, here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 investigations and national security stories of 2023
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29 Dec 2023
Top 10 AI regulation stories of 2023
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonFrom the UK government’s publication of its long-awaited AI whitepaper to its convening of the world’s first AI Safety Summit, here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 AI regulation stories of 2023
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28 Dec 2023
Top 10 technology and ethics stories of 2023
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 technology and ethics stories of 2023
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27 Dec 2023
Top 10 police technology stories of 2023
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 police technology stories of 2023
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22 Dec 2023
Top 10 government IT stories of 2023
By Lis EvenstadIn the year that gave life to four new government departments, Whitehall bosses have continued to fly the flag for technology, with mixed results and success. Here are the stories that made waves in 2023
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22 Dec 2023
Top 10 Middle East stories of 2023
By Karl FlindersMiddle Eastern countries are on digital journeys, with many pinning their futures on expertise in advanced technologies
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22 Dec 2023
Top 10 retail technology stories of 2023
By Clare McDonaldComputer Weekly looks at what 2023 had in store for the retail industry – a year of financial uncertainty and increasing cost of living has made consumers ever more demanding, so how are retailers using tech to cope?
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22 Dec 2023
Top 10 financial services and fintech stories of 2023
By Karl FlindersGenerative AI is the buzzword on every financial services IT professional’s lips as the technology promises to accelerate the ongoing fintech revolution
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21 Dec 2023
Immigration clampdown could worsen UK IT skills shortage
By Brian McKennaThe UK government’s recent clampdown on immigration could exacerbate the IT skills shortage in the country, especially in web design and development
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21 Dec 2023
Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2023
By Alex ScroxtonRansomware gangs dominated the cyber criminal underworld in 2023, a year that will prove notable for significant evolutionary trends in their tactics
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20 Dec 2023
Post Office gets government handout as Horizon replacement costs increase ‘significantly’
By Karl FlindersThe increasing costs associated with replacing the Post Office’s controversial IT system have forced the government to hand it over £100m extra
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20 Dec 2023
'No hiding place' for those responsible for Post Office Horizon scandal
By Karl FlindersMPs want individuals to be held to account for their roles in causing the Post Office Horizon scandal, which destroyed thousands of lives
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20 Dec 2023
ALPHV/BlackCat operation down, but maybe not out
By Alex ScroxtonMultinational law enforcement has targeted the operations of the notorious ALPHV/BlackCat cyber extortion gang, but the group’s members appear to remain defiant
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20 Dec 2023
Top 10 NHS IT stories of 2023
By Lis EvenstadIn the year we said goodbye to NHS Digital, the NHS has made some serious strides in digitising the health service, but many challenges remain. We look back at the stories that made the headlines in 2023
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20 Dec 2023
Top 10 Benelux stories of 2023
By Karl FlindersThe Benelux region is researching some of the latest digital technologies of the future with efforts to ensure the region keeps pace in quantum computing and artificial intelligence
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20 Dec 2023
Top 10 cloud stories of 2023
By Caroline DonnellyHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 cloud stories of 2023
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19 Dec 2023
Government reveals its own slow progress in compensating Post Office scandal victims
By Karl FlindersFew of the subpostmasters who unearthed the widest miscarriage of justice in UK history have been compensated so far, four years after their court victory
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19 Dec 2023
Top 10 information management stories of 2023
By Brian McKennaGenerative AI was inescapable as the leading theme of the information management stories of 2023 gathered here. But also selected are pieces about data and healthcare, and the inexorable rise of the CDO
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18 Dec 2023
Cloud consulting deals revolve around ServiceNow, Google
By John MooreCognizant's pending purchase of Thirdera and Insight Enterprises' acquisition of SADA reveal the global systems integrators' preference for pure-play cloud consulting firms.
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15 Dec 2023
Police defend facial recognition target selection to Lords
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonSenior police officers confirm to Lords committee that facial recognition watchlist image selection is based on crime categories attached to people’s photos, rather than a context-specific assessment of the threat presented by a given individual
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15 Dec 2023
Government advised to overturn all Post Office scandal convictions
By Bryan GlickAn independent board set up to advise the government on compensation for innocent subpostmasters has recommended that all the Post Office scandal convictions are ‘unsafe’ and should be overturned
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14 Dec 2023
CDO interview: Andy Moore, chief data officer, Bentley Motors
By Mark SamuelsData sits at the heart of the luxury car maker’s plans for a future with electric vehicles and a ‘hyper-personalised’ customer experience
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14 Dec 2023
Jamf stepping up channel enablement
By Simon QuickeApple specialist Jamf views arming partners with more support as a critical part of its drive to increase partner revenues in 2024
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14 Dec 2023
NCSC CEO Lindy Cameron to step down in 2024
By Alex ScroxtonNCSC chief exec Lindy Cameron, who helped lead and elevate the national dialogue on cyber security through major events such as Covid-19, SolarWinds Sunburst and Colonial Pipeline, is to step down in the New Year
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14 Dec 2023
Current Post Office executive in denial of Horizon cover-up
By Karl FlindersExecutives at the Post Office today are still in denial of the part they played in destroying the lives of thousands of people
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13 Dec 2023
No UK AI legislation until timing is right, says Donelan
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe UK government will not legislate on artificial intelligence until it has a better understanding of the technology, so is instead focusing on building up regulatory capacity and conducting safety-focused research, says digital secretary
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13 Dec 2023
Microsoft’s Christmas present for cyber teams: no zero-days
By Alex ScroxtonBarely 30 vulnerabilities, and no zero-days, have been fixed in the final Patch Tuesday drop of 2023
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13 Dec 2023
Vast Data channel boss ramping up support for partners
By Simon QuickePlans for a fresh partner programme, more services options and increased support for those keen to get involved with AI all on the cards for early next year
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13 Dec 2023
Critical UK infrastructure a ‘hostage of fortune’ to ransomware
By Alex ScroxtonA lack of ransomware planning and preparedness at the highest levels of government is leaving UK operators or critical national infrastructure dangerously exposed, according to a Joint Committee report
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12 Dec 2023
MoD fined after breach of Afghan staffers’ data put lives at risk
By Alex ScroxtonThe MoD has been fined £350,000 by the ICO after an email blunder exposed data on Afghan nationals who had worked with British forces and were at risk of Taliban reprisals
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12 Dec 2023
Outdated data protection practice key factor in PSNI data breach
By Alex ScroxtonThe August 2023 data breach at the Police Service of Northern Ireland arose chiefly from an outdated approach to data protection and compliance at the force, according to an independent review
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12 Dec 2023
Lenovo channel exec tips artificial intelligence, edge and multicloud as areas for growth
By Simon QuickeWith 2024 just a matter of weeks away, partners are already being alerted to areas where decent revenues should be available
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08 Dec 2023
Former Post Office investigator called subpostmaster campaigners ‘crooks’
By Karl FlindersFormer Post Office investigator labelled subpostmasters attempting to clear their names as ‘crooks’
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08 Dec 2023
Executive interview: Handling vanilla S/4Hana change management
By Cliff SaranWe speak to the transformation lead at household goods manufacturer McBride about moving people onto a non-customised S/4Hana implementation
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07 Dec 2023
UK names Russian FSB agents behind political hacking campaign
By Bill GoodwinRussian hacking group, Star Blizzard, was part of a Russian intelligence operation aimed at interfering with UK politics and the democratic process, says government.
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07 Dec 2023
CIO interview: Keith Woolley, chief digital information officer, University of Bristol
By Mark SamuelsWith Bristol set to host the UK’s biggest supercomputer, its technology chief is looking to make the most of internal and international collaboration to drive digital improvements
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06 Dec 2023
NHS whistleblower Peter Duffy threatens trust with legal action in row over alleged email tampering
By Tommy GreeneNHS whistleblower warns his former employer of potential litigation over a dispute concerning allegations of email tampering
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06 Dec 2023
Government launches UK-wide Cyber Explorers Cup
By Alex ScroxtonSchoolkids across the UK are being called on to team up and defeat Herbert the Hacker in a new government-backed competition
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06 Dec 2023
Post Office prioritised its ‘bottom line’ over justice
By Karl FlindersThe Post Office was more concerned with saving money and recovering unexplained losses than getting to the bottom of subpostmaster claims that Horizon errors caused shortfalls, inquiry told
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05 Dec 2023
Government to trial new border tech
By Lis EvenstadThe software, which the government hopes will make it easier for border staff to identify what is inside the container, will be tested in the New Year as part of plans to ‘cut red tape’ for UK exporters
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05 Dec 2023
Operator of Sellafield nuclear facility denies hacking claims
By Alex ScroxtonThe operator of the Sellafield nuclear site has denied allegations that senior managers covered up a series of cyber security lapses that enabled Chinese and Russian threat actors to compromise its networks
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05 Dec 2023
CIO interview: Jarrod Phipps, Holman
By Mark SamuelsThe automotive services firm is accumulating vast amounts of data from its fleet and using it to bring insights to improve customer and employee experiences
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05 Dec 2023
Majority of GPs now give patients online access to records
By Lis EvenstadNHS England is close to reaching its target of having nine in 10 GPs offering patients access to their primary care records online
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05 Dec 2023
Undisclosed document could reveal pressure on Fujitsu expert witness in Post Office prosecution
By Karl FlindersDetails of Post Office prosecutor’s meeting with Fujitsu IT expert witness, used in subpostmaster prosecution, not yet disclosed to public inquiry
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04 Dec 2023
CIO interview: Sasha Jory, Hastings Direct
By Mark SamuelsFor a company aiming to be the biggest digital insurer in the UK, that means going cloud-first, and focusing on innovation for both customers and employees
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04 Dec 2023
Microsoft leaves SME resellers in the dark over Cloud Compute 2 framework snub
By Caroline DonnellySME IT suppliers are calling on Microsoft to explain why it has banned them from reselling its services through the government's new £1.35bn Cloud Compute 2 framework
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04 Dec 2023
Atos selected for UEFA Euro 2024 IT contract
By Karl FlindersIT services company Atos will deliver on-site and remote IT services for next year’s international football event in Germany
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01 Dec 2023
Human augmentation tech requires dual use oversight
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonResearchers investigating human augmentation technologies must acknowledge the potential military applications of their work, and military bodies cannot be allowed to dismiss ethical concerns in their pursuit of national security interests, says NGO Drone Wars UK
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01 Dec 2023
Report reveals sorry state of cyber security at UK football clubs
By Alex ScroxtonFootball clubs up and down the country are putting staff, players and fans alike at risk through outdated attitudes to cyber security, according to a report
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01 Dec 2023
AWS partners look to GenAI, competencies, marketplace sales
By John MooreThis week's AWS re:Invent conference was notable for AI, industry-specific offerings and accelerators, but partners also pointed to specializations and online deal-making.
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01 Dec 2023
Lords committee urges caution on UK use of autonomous weapons
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonUK government must ensure proper democratic oversight of its development and use of AI-powered weapon systems, says Lords committee
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01 Dec 2023
The Security Interviews: Mark McClain, SailPoint Technologies
By Alex ScroxtonSailPoint founder and CEO Mark McClain reflects on how the concept of identity has evolved over the past 20 years, and points to rapid evolution still to come
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01 Dec 2023
Post Office lawyer with his fingerprints all over IT scandal spreads blame
By Karl FlindersSenior Post Office criminal lawyer was just following orders and claims his only mistake was believing those that told him the Horizon system was robust
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30 Nov 2023
Yarra Valley Water to roll out smart water meters
By Stephen WithersThe move is expected to stem water losses, alert customers to possible leaks and improve the affordability of water
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30 Nov 2023
Accenture, SAP partner on supply chain visibility
By Jim O'DonnellA partnership between Accenture and SAP builds supply chain capabilities on SAP IBP that enables organizations to identify and respond to changes in supply, demand and inventory.
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30 Nov 2023
Government’s Online Fraud Charter welcomed
By Alex ScroxtonThe government has corralled 11 of the largest tech platforms in the world to commit to its Online Fraud Charter, designed to tackle online scams, fake adverts, and more
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30 Nov 2023
Rhysida gang stole hundreds of gigabytes of British Library data
By Alex ScroxtonThe Rhysida ransomware gang behind the cyber attack on the British Library has published almost 600GB of stolen data to its dark web leak site
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30 Nov 2023
Slow government response to Post Office scandal compensation forces new legislation
By Karl FlindersSubpostmasters who exposed widest miscarriage of justice in UK history still waiting for compensation after decades of fighting
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29 Nov 2023
White House unveils plan to build supply chain resilience
By Jim O'DonnellNew Biden administration actions for supply chains include a cross-governmental council, use of the Defense Production Act for essential medicines, and data sharing and analytics.
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29 Nov 2023
Paula Vennells’ email fuelled Post Office Horizon cult, inquiry told
By Karl FlindersFaced with serious questions about the robustness of its core computer system, the Post Office doubled down on reliability myth, public inquiry told
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28 Nov 2023
CCRC refers two posthumous subpostmaster appeals to Crown Court
By Karl FlindersCCRC refers posthumous appeals against convictions to Crown Court for first time
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28 Nov 2023
UK retailer The Very Group embarks on GenAI push with AWS
By Caroline DonnellyThe Very Group's collaboration with AWS is geared towards improving the customer experience through personalisation
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28 Nov 2023
Scope of British Library data breach widens
By Alex ScroxtonPersonal data on British Library users has appeared for sale on the dark web following a Rhysida ransomware attack, as the scope of the still-developing incident widens again
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27 Nov 2023
MPs have ‘little confidence’ in Making Tax Digital success
By Lis EvenstadMPs say HMRC’s Making Tax Digital programme is riddled with widespread and repeating failures, and criticise the programme for failing to be open about the costs and increased burdens on taxpayers
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27 Nov 2023
‘Excited’ finance firms pump money into digital technology
By Karl FlindersOver three-quarters of finance firms are currently restricted in what they can spend on technology due to the global economic climate, but expect spending to resume next year
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27 Nov 2023
India's Hexaware creates hundreds of jobs in UK
By Karl FlindersHexaware opens IT services operation in Birmingham, with a plan to recruit 250 people in the region by 2025
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24 Nov 2023
UK police plan national roll-out of facial-recognition phone app
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonUK police chiefs plan to expand use of facial-recognition technology through a nationwide roll-out of mobile-based tools and increases in retrospective facial-recognition, but oversight problems persist
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23 Nov 2023
Microsoft bans SME partners from selling its services via government's Cloud Compute 2 framework
By Caroline DonnellyMicrosoft is under fire after documents leaked to Computer Weekly revealed it has banned reseller partners from selling its services via the government’s soon-to-be launched Cloud Compute 2 framework
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23 Nov 2023
Aptum expanding channel ecosystem
By Simon QuickeRecently appointed channel executive outlines plans to increase the cloud player’s routes to market
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23 Nov 2023
DWP to surveil bank accounts of benefit claimants for fraud
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe UK government has outlined how it plans to tackle benefit fraud by giving the Department for Work and Pensions new powers compelling banks to collect and share data on claimants’ bank accounts
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23 Nov 2023
Three-quarters of finance executives expect generative AI to replace them
By Karl FlindersSurvey reveals an expectation that GenAI will take over many of the finance executive roles currently held by people
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22 Nov 2023
Chancellor offers spending boost for IT buyers alongside AI and quantum investments
By Bryan GlickIn his Autumn Statement, chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced a range of measures intended to boost investment in innovation and technology
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22 Nov 2023
Autumn Statement reveals more AI and quantum initiatives
By Cliff SaranWith the government keen to position the UK as pro-innovation, the chancellor used the 2023 Autumn Statement to discuss more plans to support that ambition
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22 Nov 2023
Executive interview: TechUK CEO Julian David on 10 years of change in UK IT
By Bryan GlickIt’s 10 years since the UK technology trade association relaunched as TechUK – its chief executive looks back on a dramatic decade, and discusses what’s next for the UK tech sector
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22 Nov 2023
Controversial Fujitsu contract with Post Office extended again
By Karl FlindersIT from Fujitsu is at the heart of the widest miscarriage of justice in UK history, yet the government keeps handing millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money to the IT giant
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22 Nov 2023
Republic of Korea deal adds to UK quantum momentum
By Cliff SaranThe new agreement paves the way to greater collaboration on AI and quantum computing
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22 Nov 2023
World Wide Fund for Nature signs IT deal with Atos
By Karl FlindersGlobal conservation organisation will harness latest technologies to improve ability to predict risks to natural environment
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21 Nov 2023
Over half of SME cyber incidents now ‘malware-free’
By Alex ScroxtonThe age of malware-driven cyber attacks may have peaked, at least when it comes to incidents affecting small and medium sized enterprises
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21 Nov 2023
Canada’s Mounties among government employees hit by LockBit
By Alex ScroxtonA LockBit attack on a specialist supplier of relocation services has engulfed multiple government agencies in Canada
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21 Nov 2023
Deputy prime minister heads up AI central government drive
By Cliff SaranThe government has established a new initiative called i.AI in a bid to drive AI across the public sector to improve efficiency
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21 Nov 2023
Government response to digital exclusion recommendations lacking, say Lords
By Clare McDonaldThe government’s response to a committee report that makes recommendations for addressing digital exclusion has been met with criticism from the House of Lords
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21 Nov 2023
Internal documents leaked as Rhysida claims responsibility for British Library ransomware attack
By Bill GoodwinRansomware group Rhysida threatens to sell documents stolen from the British Library to the highest bidder
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20 Nov 2023
Kingfisher develops AI-agnostic platform to power DIY assistant
By Cliff SaranThe platform provides a framework for security and compliance and enables developers to test different large language models
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20 Nov 2023
JPMorgan Chase tops bank AI ranking
By Scarlet CharlesReport reveals that JPMorgan Chase is the world's top bank for AI, along with Capital One and Royal Bank of Canada, but Europeans are lagging behind
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20 Nov 2023
AI productivity gains could result in four-day weeks for millions
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonAutonomy think tank publishes paper on potential for artificial intelligence-driven large language models to shorten people’s work weeks
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20 Nov 2023
Defence lawyers seek appeal of tribunal ruling on police EncroChat cryptophone hack
By Bill GoodwinDefence lawyers are seeking leave to appeal against a tribunal ruling that found the National Crime Agency had lawfully obtained warrants to access messages from 9,000 cryptophones used in the UK
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17 Nov 2023
US civil society groups demand better conditions for AI workers
By Scarlet CharlesSome 24 US civil society groups and unions and have written a letter to the US Senate asking for action to improve the working conditions of the people who train and maintain their artificial intelligence systems
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17 Nov 2023
Capgemini and Heathrow strike deal to enhance passenger experience
By Scarlet CharlesCapgemini and Heathrow team up to provide development and operations support for the airport’s technology estate
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16 Nov 2023
Royal Mail spent £10m on cyber measures after LockBit attack
By Alex ScroxtonRoyal Mail has spent approximately £10m on recovery and improved cyber resilience measures in the wake of the January 2023 LockBit ransomware attack
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16 Nov 2023
Outgoing police tech watchdog warns of declining oversight
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe outgoing biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner for England and Wales discusses police deployment of powerful new surveillance technologies, and the declining state of oversight in this area
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16 Nov 2023
Interview: Dan Huddart, CTO, Homeprotect
By Karl FlindersAfter building up experience in the insurance sector, Homeprotect’s chief technology officer sought the freedom to innovate being offered at the rapidly scaling company
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16 Nov 2023
British Library’s Halloween cyber scare was ransomware
By Alex ScroxtonThe British Library has provided an update on an ongoing cyber incident affecting its systems, confirming it to be the result of a ransomware attack
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16 Nov 2023
Post Office scandal inquiry postpones more key witness hearings
By Karl FlindersYet more witness hearings are cancelled due to the Post Office's late disclosure of documents
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15 Nov 2023
US government reinforces ICBC hack link to Citrix Bleed
By Alex ScroxtonUS Treasury adds weight to reports that a ransomware gang gained access to the systems of Chinese bank ICBC by exploiting a critical Citrix flaw
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14 Nov 2023
Million Brits could lose access to bank branch if closure rate continues
By Karl FlindersEven people in urban constituencies could lose access to a local bank branch, according to research
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14 Nov 2023
Engineers slash RPO/RTO as they swap tape for Rubrik backup
By Antony AdsheadFrankham Group ditches archaic tape backup and deploys Rubrik backup appliances and remote disaster recovery facility. Meanwhile, the engineering group assesses a move to the cloud
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14 Nov 2023
Francis Maude calls for GDS and CDDO to merge
By Lis EvenstadReview into the civil service by the former Cabinet Office minister says the two organisations should become one entity to avoid sending mixed signals around accountability and leadership
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13 Nov 2023
Rogue state-aligned actors are most critical cyber threat to UK
By Alex ScroxtonThe prospect of rogue nation-state-aligned attackers bringing down the UK’s critical infrastructure is keeping the NCSC up at night