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08 May 2024
National Security Agency warns against paying ransoms
By Arielle WaldmanRob Joyce and David Luber discussed how the ransomware attack on Change Healthcare exemplified the cons of paying ransom demands.
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08 May 2024
Experts highlight progress, challenges for election security
By Alexander CulafiInfosec professionals at RSA Conference 2024 discussed digital and physical security challenges for election cycles across the globe in a post-COVID landscape.
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08 May 2024
Databricks adds vector search, new LLM support to AI suite
By Eric AvidonThe data lakehouse pioneer is targeting model accuracy with the GA of vector search capabilities that help customers find the data needed to train advanced analytics applications.
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24 Aug 2023
NHS SBS to launch £1.5bn digital workplace solutions framework
By Lis EvenstadNHS Shared Business Services is planning on a second iteration of its digital workplace solutions framework before the current one expires in August 2024
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24 Aug 2023
NHS England calls on NHS organisations to take part in wireless trials
By Lis EvenstadNHS organisations are encouraged to apply for funding for the wireless trials programme, which aims to explore how cutting-edge tech can improve patient care
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24 Aug 2023
AWS debuts Dedicated Local Zones with Singapore government as first customer
By Aaron TanThe new offering will be fully managed by AWS, built for exclusive use by a customer or community, and placed in a customer-specified location or datacentre
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23 Aug 2023
Inside Micron Singapore’s sustainability journey
By Aaron TanThe chipmaker has been doubling down on sustainability efforts in Singapore by tapping solar power, recycling water and waste, as well as treating greenhouse gases, in a bid to achieve net zero by 2050
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23 Aug 2023
Six subpostmaster appeals to be heard in Scottish court
By Karl FlindersScottish court will hear appeals against the convictions of six former subpostmasters based on evidence from a Post Office computer system
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23 Aug 2023
St Helens Council in Merseyside hit by ransomware attack
By Alex ScroxtonSt Helens Borough Council is investigating a suspected ransomware incident targeting its systems, and is advising residents to be on the alert for follow-on phishing attacks
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23 Aug 2023
Cyber attacks in 2023 develop quicker as average dwell times plummet
By Alex ScroxtonThe median attacker dwell time shrunk from 10 to eight days in the first seven months of 2023, and in the case of ransomware attacks it is down to just five days
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23 Aug 2023
Innovative UK SMEs spend half of turnover on tech
By Karl FlindersUK SMEs are increasing spending on technology, with dedicated IT teams set up to enable them to keep pace with tech change
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22 Aug 2023
Generative AI adoption to grow with economic confidence
By John MooreA PwC survey is the latest data point signaling a return to innovation spending, with generative AI adoption in the C-suite's plans. But business leaders remain sensitive to risk.
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22 Aug 2023
Met Police data platform £64m over budget
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonA freedom of information request has revealed that the Met’s Connect integrated record management system is running tens of millions over budget, and has already generated more than 25,000 support requests so far
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21 Aug 2023
Cyber attack on Aussie energy services firm may hit UK CNI
By Alex ScroxtonEnergy One, an Australia-based supplier of tech services to the energy sector, is investigating the possibility that some UK customers may have been caught up in an ongoing cyber attack on its systems
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18 Aug 2023
More than 400 Liberty Global IT staff move to Infosys as part of €1.5bn contract
By Karl FlindersTV and broadband giant outsources the build and operation of its entertainment and connectivity platforms to Indian supplier in five year deal
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18 Aug 2023
NatWest customer calls bank’s handling of breach of his data ‘disgusting’
By Karl FlindersA second NatWest customer has contacted Computer Weekly after finding out from a whistleblower that his sensitive personal data has been in her home for 14 years
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17 Aug 2023
Insight picks up Amdaris
By Simon QuickeAcquisition will add more depth to the channel player’s ability to support customers looking for digital transformation support
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17 Aug 2023
NUHS taps LLM to boost productivity, patient care
By Aaron TanHealthcare professionals at Singapore’s National University Health System can now summarise patient case notes and predict patient healthcare journeys using a large language model trained by a supercomputer
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17 Aug 2023
MP calls for review of computer evidence rule which led to subpostmasters being wrongly convicted
By Karl FlindersMP writes to minister in charge of courts requesting he looks at the controversial rules on the use of computer evidence in court
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16 Aug 2023
Accenture’s Brussels AI lab to focus on European public sector and health
By Karl FlindersAccenture will use its Brussels AI lab to test AI and generative AI's application in the European public sector
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15 Aug 2023
Biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner resigns
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonDual biometrics and surveillance camera watchdog will step down at the end of October 2023, noting that while he agreed to stay on until the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill received royal assent, continuing delays to its passage means he will not be able to effectively discharge his functions
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15 Aug 2023
Norfolk and Suffolk police hit by FoI-linked data breach
By Alex ScroxtonLatest UK police data breach relates to crime suspects, victims and witnesses across East Anglia, and comes just days after a similar incident at the Northern Irish service
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15 Aug 2023
Umbraco involves channel in sustainability efforts
Content management system specialist Umbraco recognises the need to create a community effort to tackle the reduction of carbon emissions
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15 Aug 2023
TSB and Fintech Scotland lab open for applications
By Karl FlindersHigh street bank opens applications to its latest fintech programme in partnership with Fintech Scotland
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15 Aug 2023
Bank of England core system experiences outage
By Karl FlindersThe “beating heart” of the UK financial system stopped after a technical issue
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14 Aug 2023
Snowflake partner network takes on optimization
By John MooreSnowflake optimization spans cost reduction, infrastructure rightsizing and query reengineering. But will partner demand endure or decline as customers mature?
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14 Aug 2023
NatWest offers compensation to customer affected by data breach exposed by whistleblower
By Karl FlindersNatWest bank has offered compensation to a former customer affected by a data breach alongside around 1,600 other former and current customers
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14 Aug 2023
CMA provisionally clears US healthcare giant’s purchase of GP IT supplier EMIS
By Lis EvenstadUS company UnitedHealth is looking to buy UK healthcare technology firm EMIS in a £1.2bn deal
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11 Aug 2023
Google Help workers claim layoffs are retaliation for unionising
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonMore than 100 Google Help workers claim that Google and Accenture’s decision to layoff two-thirds of the team was done in retaliation for their attempts to form a union, while companies claim decision was made well in advance of unionisation attempt
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11 Aug 2023
Biden administration bans investment in Chinese high tech
By Cliff SaranExecutive Order prohibits investment firms from supporting Chinese firms specialising in AI, quantum and advanced semiconductors
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10 Aug 2023
DWP accounts highlight decline in outside IR35 workers in wake of department’s £87.9m tax bill
By Caroline DonnellyThe Department for Work and Pensions has seen a marked decline in the number of outside IR35 contractors it engages since the department was hit with a £87.9m tax bill several years ago, its accounts show
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10 Aug 2023
Babylon Health faces downfall
By Lis EvenstadGP at Hand provider once hailed by Matt Hancock looking to sell UK business after merger plans collapse
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10 Aug 2023
Sutton Council steps up tech-enabled care for residents
By Lis EvenstadCouncil partners with technology-enabled care provider to support vulnerable residents living independently in their own homes
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10 Aug 2023
MoD embarks on cloud-based push to digitise data protection request service
By Caroline DonnellyAfter previously finding itself on the receiving end of a reprimand from the UK data protection watchdog for taking too long to respond to subject access requests, the Ministry of Defence sets out how its turned the situation around with the help of cloud-based system eCase
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10 Aug 2023
PSNI investigating second breach after laptop stolen
By Alex ScroxtonJust hours after accidentally disclosing the personal details of 10,000 personnel, the Police Service of Northern Ireland has notified a second data breach after a police issue laptop and documents were stolen from a parked car
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09 Aug 2023
Northern Irish police expose staff data in botched FoI response
By Alex ScroxtonHuman error is being blamed for the leak of personally identifiable information on all serving officers and civilian staff at the Police Service of Northern Ireland
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08 Aug 2023
Pentland Brands marshals Google BigQuery to improve customer insight
By Brian McKennaThe name behind Speedo, Berghaus, Canterbury of New Zealand and Kickers turns to Google BigQuery to improve customer data understanding
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08 Aug 2023
MPs warn about growing prevalence of tech-enabled domestic abuse
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe UK government must take action to prevent perpetrators from being able to use connected or smart technologies to conduct their domestic abuse, a select committee has warned
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08 Aug 2023
UK voter data hacked in cyber attack on election watchdog
By Alex ScroxtonAn unknown threat actor who attacked the UK’s Electoral Commission had access to data on millions of UK voters for over a year, the watchdog has revealed
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07 Aug 2023
Google Cloud partner ecosystem ramps up for generative AI
By John MooreCompanies such as 66degrees and Capgemini aim to build generative AI tools using Google's platforms, offering enterprise customers industry and process expertise.
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07 Aug 2023
Dell goes partner-first on storage
By Simon QuickeVendor will hand channel significant amount of business as it looks to drive increased sales through partners
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07 Aug 2023
Rise in fraudsters spoofing the websites of leading UK banks
By Alex ScroxtonDespite safeguards to protect customers from scams, UK retail banks are still seeing high volumes of fake phishing websites exploiting their brands, and the problem seems to be increasing in scope and scale
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04 Aug 2023
Biden’s SBOM mandate a ‘shot heard around the world’, report says
By Alex ScroxtonTwo years and three months after Joe Biden mandated new standards in supply chain security, over 40% of UK respondents to a survey say they have implemented new SBOM policies in direct response
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03 Aug 2023
Plexal takes on new cohort for cyber security leadership scheme
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonSix more cyber security startup founders have been selected to take part in Plexal’s latest Cyber Runway Ignite programme, which is designed to help them develop their leadership skills
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03 Aug 2023
UK government recruits panel to focus on semiconductors
By Cliff SaranA panel of experts is being recruited as part of the government's national semiconductor strategy to ensure the UK’s chip sector can grow
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02 Aug 2023
NetApp focusing partners on cloud and flash
By Simon QuickeLaunch of partner programme that rewards expertise in those areas offers support and co-selling options to the channel
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02 Aug 2023
Ivanti MDM users told to patch against two dangerous flaws
By Alex ScroxtonUsers of Ivanti’s mobile device management platform have been warned to act now to patch two vulnerabilities that were chained by a threat actor in a series of cyber attacks on the Norwegian government
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02 Aug 2023
Wirral Council set to deploy Microsoft Fabric data platform
By Cliff SaranThe platform, which is being developed in collaboration with Simpson Associates, will be used to aid decision-making and improve operations
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31 Jul 2023
G-Cloud 13 suppliers claim framework extension is making it ‘commercially unviable’ to sell through
By Caroline DonnellyGovernment procurement chiefs at the Crown Commercial Service are under fire for extending the life of the G-Cloud 13 framework and preventing suppliers from upping their prices as inflation bites
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28 Jul 2023
Lancaster Uni lends cyber support to nuclear decommissioning body
By Alex ScroxtonLancaster University’s cyber team has joined with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to help support and protect its 300-year mission, while enhancing its own capabilities in the process
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28 Jul 2023
Scottish university hit by Rhysida ransomware gang
By Alex ScroxtonData allegedly stolen from the University of Western Scotland has been put up for sale on the dark web by a ransomware gang going by the name Rhysida
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27 Jul 2023
Post Office tried to convince independent IT witness that he was wrong about Horizon
By Karl Flinders‘Delusional’ Post Office tried to influence an expert witness and get him to change his view about IT evidence which was detrimental to its case against a subpostmaster
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25 Jul 2023
CCRC refers two more subpostmaster convictions for appeal
By Karl FlindersTwo more subpostmaster convictions referred to appeal court by the Criminal Cases Review Commission
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25 Jul 2023
Tetra radio users’ comms may have been exposed for years
By Alex ScroxtonA number of flaws in the encryption algorithms used in the secure Tetra radio communications standard have potentially left users exposed to snooping
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25 Jul 2023
Mayor of London announces startup funding
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonSeven technology startups working on the Mayor of London’s Poverty Prevention Challenge will receive up to £50,000 each to further develop their proposals, designed to help alleviate the cost-of-living crisis for the capital’s most vulnerable
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25 Jul 2023
Small satellite testing gets funding boost
By Cliff SaranA new facility has been established as part of the government’s £200m funding for Earth Observation
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24 Jul 2023
Microsoft partners focus on IT cost optimization, migration
By John MooreWhile AI was the main attraction at Microsoft Inspire, the company's partners are also busy taming infrastructure costs, helping clients modernize and managing cloud migrations.
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24 Jul 2023
CIO interview: Sean Green, University of East Anglia
By Karl FlindersIn his role as director of digital and data at the University of East Anglia, Sean Green provides high-performance computing to researchers and manages the diverse needs of a campus with the characteristics of a small town, all while finding the time to study one of his passions
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24 Jul 2023
Tribunal investigates complaint that journalists’ phones were unlawfully monitored
By Bill GoodwinThe Investigatory Powers Tribunal has agreed to investigate complaints by Northern Ireland investigative journalists Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey that they were unlawfully placed under surveillance
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24 Jul 2023
Bank of England’s project to replace ‘beating heart’ is foundation for continuous development
By Karl FlindersThe Bank of England has reached a major milestone in its core system replacement programme, with next landmark in sight
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21 Jul 2023
Government boosts protection for encryption in Online Safety Bill but civil society groups concerned
By Bill GoodwinHouse of Lords adopts amendment to require Ofcom to commission a report before requiring technology companies to scan encrypted messages, but drops proposals for judicial oversight
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20 Jul 2023
Electronic Trade Documents Act receives royal assent
By Alex ScroxtonDigital trade documents are to be accorded the same status in law as paper ones under a law implemented to help reduce paper waste and speed up the UK’s foreign trade
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20 Jul 2023
Online Safety Bill screening measures amount to ‘prior restraint’
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe Open Rights Group is calling on Parliament to reform the Online Safety Bill, on the basis that its content-screening measures would amount to “prior restraint” on freedom of expression
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20 Jul 2023
Interview: Richard Corbridge, CDIO, DWP
By Lis EvenstadOnly 13 weeks into his new role, the Department for Work and Pensions’ CDIO speaks to Computer Weekly about plans for artificial intelligence, data modernisation and how to complete a business plan in record time
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20 Jul 2023
How the DSMA balances security and privacy with press freedom
By Peter Ray AllisonIn a world of information sharing and 24-hour news cycles, the Defence and Security Media Advisory committee have to balance national security and data privacy with freedom of the press
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20 Jul 2023
BBC outsources IT to India’s Tata Consultancy Services
By Karl FlindersTCS continues to build its UK public sector business, with the BBC its latest customer
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20 Jul 2023
AI and data experts to be brought into government through secondment programme
By Karl FlindersThe government has announced plans for a secondment programme designed to bring digital experts into government departments
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19 Jul 2023
Microsoft partner ecosystem takes on AI boom, program shifts
By John MooreMicrosoft Inspire 2023 saw the company relaunch its partner program to address the expected boom in AI. Partners discuss technology developments and partner program changes.
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19 Jul 2023
ISVs, AI and multicloud on Oracle channel chief’s to-do list
By Simon QuickeThe vendor is looking to make sure its partners deliver high levels of customer experience and can take advantage of emerging opportunities
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19 Jul 2023
Microsoft increases channel exposure to AI
By Simon QuickeVendor rolls out fresh specialisation encouraging the channel to embrace the benefits artificial intelligence can deliver
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19 Jul 2023
‘Significant gaps’ in UK AI regulation, says Ada Lovelace Institute
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonUK government’s plans to diffuse regulatory responsibility for AI among existing regulators will mean the tech is “only partially regulated”, while its data reforms will undercut already-limited existing protections, says Ada Lovelace Institute
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18 Jul 2023
NATO membership to drive Nordic cyber security sector growth
By Gerard O'DwyerThe Nordic cyber security sector will see increasing demand as Finland and Sweden joint NATO
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17 Jul 2023
AI, cloud trends shape next-gen managed services offerings
By John MooreService providers are launching new services, capabilities and delivery models to meet the needs of customers grappling with AI and complex cloud environments.
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17 Jul 2023
Subpostmaster compensation deadline will be missed, warns public inquiry chair
By Karl FlindersSubpostmasters that successfully sued the Post Office and exposed the Horizon scandal are at the ‘back of the queue’ and won’t receive compensation by current deadline
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17 Jul 2023
Police Scotland use cloud for biometric data despite clear risks
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonPolice Scotland confirms it has stored significant volumes of biometric data on a cloud-based digital evidence sharing system despite major ongoing data protection concerns, bringing into question the effectiveness of the current regulatory approach and the overall legality of using hyperscale public cloud technologies in a policing context
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14 Jul 2023
UCLH uses machine learning to cope with emergency beds demand
By Lis EvenstadUniversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has deployed a machine learning tool which uses real-time data to predict how many emergency beds will be needed
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13 Jul 2023
Civil society groups call on EU to put human rights at centre of AI Act
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonDozens of civil society groups are calling on EU institutions to prioritise people and human rights in AI legislation as secretive negotiations begin
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13 Jul 2023
Schneider and 8x8 bolster partner support offerings
By Simon QuickeVendors roll out programmes designed to help those looking to deliver relevant and personalised support to customers
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13 Jul 2023
MPs launch inquiry into government use of data
By Lis EvenstadThe Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee is to investigate the possibility of reforming the way government collects and analyses data, and whether the UK census could be scrapped
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13 Jul 2023
CaixaBank adds hundreds more IT professionals to support digital transformation
By Karl FlindersCaixaBank is recruiting 200 more IT professionals in Spain to support its ongoing digital transformation
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12 Jul 2023
Digital public services ‘riddled’ with problems, says TUC
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe UK’s increasingly digitised public services are plagued by design, governance and workplace issues that are undermining the government’s stated goal of improving efficiency, but can be alleviated by giving public sector workers a greater say in how new technologies are being developed, deployed and controlled
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12 Jul 2023
Ofcom’s online safety preparedness efforts hobbled by government
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonDespite Ofcom’s progress so far, UK government changes to the scope and timetable of the Online Safety Bill are hobbling the ability of the regulator to successfully prepare for the new regime
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12 Jul 2023
Cozy Bear lures victims with used BMW 5 Series
By Alex ScroxtonA recent Cozy Bear campaign saw the Russian APT group pivot to exploiting an advert for a used car as it targeted diplomatic missions in Kyiv
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12 Jul 2023
Whistleblower contacts NatWest customers affected by a decade-old data breach
By Karl FlindersFormer worker says contacting the people affected by the data breach is her last resort after the bank and regulators appear satisfied that the sensitive data file is safe stored under her bed
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11 Jul 2023
EU formally grants data adequacy to US
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe European Commission has formally granted the US data adequacy, allowing companies and organisations to freely transfer personal data across the Atlantic via the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. But privacy activist Max Schrems has already committed to legally challenging the decision
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11 Jul 2023
Malicious URL volumes soar as cyber criminals pull on Threads
By Alex ScroxtonMalicious actors have been quick to exploit the buzz around Meta’s newly launched Threads platform, with thousands of new suspicious domains registered exploiting its branding
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11 Jul 2023
Horizon inquiry adjourned as Post Office disclosure failures threaten to ‘derail’ proceedings
By Karl FlindersStatutory public inquiry into Post Office Horizon scandal adjourned because of Post Office disclosure failures, ‘retraumatising’ victims of a scandal that destroyed the lives of thousands of people
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11 Jul 2023
Peer calls for every Post Office prosecution to be reviewed
By Karl FlindersPost Office prosecutions should be reviewed in light of damning evidence laid bare by statutory public inquiry into Horizon scandal, says peer James Arbuthnot
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10 Jul 2023
Industrial metaverse blends real, virtual work environment
By Jim O'DonnellIn this Q&A, Siemens USA's Barbara Humpton discusses the industrial metaverse and the technologies driving the potential future of manufacturing forward.
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10 Jul 2023
Met Office bids to make climate data more accessible with Esri
By Brian McKennaThe Met Office is offering a new data portal, built on Esri’s geographic information systems technology, to enable users to understand local and national impacts of climate change
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10 Jul 2023
Post Office inquiry must examine rule on IT evidence if miscarriages of justice are to be avoided
By Karl FlindersPublic inquiry must examine role of court rules around use of computer evidence that enabled Post Office to prosecute innocent people
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07 Jul 2023
House of Lords launches an investigation into generative AI
By Cliff SaranThe government wants the UK to lead AI regulation, but technology is developing at a breakneck pace
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07 Jul 2023
Co-selling approach working for Infinidat
By Simon QuickeStorage player’s CMO outlines how it is working with the channel and the progress that has been made as a result
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06 Jul 2023
Biometrics watchdog calls for public space surveillance review
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner is calling for a review of public space surveillance to gain a clearer picture about the proliferation of Chinese surveillance technology across the public sector, but warns against applying double standards on companies just because they are from China
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06 Jul 2023
Privacy campaigners call for UK data adequacy to be revoked
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe European Commission should revoke the UK’s data adequacy if its Data Protection and Digital Information Bill passes, which campaigners argue ‘flies in the face’ of the decision
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06 Jul 2023
Former Fujitsu IT chief evidence postponed after late Post Office disclosure
By Karl FlindersPost Office has disrupted Horizon inquiry schedule through late disclosure of ‘significant’ evidence as key IT witness evidence is postponed
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06 Jul 2023
Meta’s Threads hits app stores, but no EU launch in sight
By Alex ScroxtonMeta’s Twitter competitor makes its debut and signs up millions of users in just 12 hours, but concerns over compliance with the EU’s Digital Markets Act have sunk a pan-European launch for now
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06 Jul 2023
Public inquiry hears how Post Office security withheld evidence from people it suspected of theft
By Karl FlindersThe Post Office told investigators to include potential evidence in reports to their own lawyers, but not the subpostmasters they suspected of theft
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05 Jul 2023
Germany: European Court of Justice hears arguments on lawfulness of EncroChat cryptophone evidence
By Bill GoodwinThe European Court of Justice will decide whether the collection and sharing of data intercepted by law enforcement from EncroChat crypto phone network is compatible with European law
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05 Jul 2023
HSBC explores quantum-safe comms to AWS edge
By Cliff SaranBanking group HSBC is looking at how to secure transactions and the benefits of quantum computing in finance
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04 Jul 2023
EU judgment sinks Meta’s argument for targeted ads
By Alex ScroxtonThe EU Court of Justice has issued a significant judgment against Meta, ruling that national anti-trust bodies can investigate GDPR breaches, disrupting the platform’s entire basis for carrying out targeted advertising
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04 Jul 2023
‘Political lethargy’ to blame for digital exclusion, says Lords
By Clare McDonaldA House of Lords report about digital exclusion across the UK has blamed slow and undedicated government intervention for the extent of digital exclusion
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04 Jul 2023
Scotland’s Techscaler programme joins forces with CivTech
By Lis EvenstadThe partnership between the scaler programme and the innovation accelerator means CivTech alumni companies will be offered Techscaler membership and gain access to its technology hubs, education initiatives and support