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11 Oct 2024
Zero-day flaw behind Rackspace breach still a mystery
By Arielle WaldmanMore than two weeks after threat actors exploited a zero-day vulnerability in a third-party utility to breach Rackspace, the details about the flaw and the utility remain unknown.
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11 Oct 2024
European Commission commits €865m funding for 5G, fibre networks
By Joe O’HalloranLatest part of the Connecting Europe Facility sees huge investment to bring about fast, secure digital wireless and wired connectivity across EU member states
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11 Oct 2024
Post Office believes it took £36m from subpostmasters with unexplained losses
By Karl FlindersThe Post Office wrongly blamed subpostmasters for unexplained account shortfalls and made them cover losses out of their own pockets - then banked the money itself
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29 Jan 2024
ServiceNow, IBM set partner programs for AI transformation
By John MooreTechnology providers reach out to service providers that can help them deliver business change, digital workflows and emerging technologies to enterprise customers.
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29 Jan 2024
Proposed changes to investment thresholds highlights lack of funding diversity
By Clare McDonaldThe government is introducing a law to raise the income threshold for potential angel investors, potentially making it harder for people from underrepresented groups to fund startups
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29 Jan 2024
Lords question legality of police facial recognition
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonLords committee ‘deeply concerned’ about the rapid expansion of live facial recognition by UK police, which it says is progressing without any real oversight or accountability
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29 Jan 2024
MP demands answers from government minister over second faulty Post Office IT system
By Karl FlindersKevan Jones MP highlighted evidence of injustices caused by a computer system used in Post Office branches prior to the introduction of the controversial Horizon system.
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26 Jan 2024
GenAI tools ‘could not exist’ if firms are made to pay copyright
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonAI firm Anthropic hits out at copyright lawsuit filed by music publishers, claiming the content ingested into its models falls under ‘fair use’ and that any licensing regime would be too complex and costly
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26 Jan 2024
AWS introduces SME partner competency
By Simon QuickeCloud player reacts to small and medium customer requirements for dedicated support with the launch of a targeted option
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26 Jan 2024
Akira ransomware gang claims Lush cyber attack
By Alex ScroxtonThe Akira ransomware gang claims to have stolen over 100GB of data from cosmetics manufacturer and retailer Lush
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26 Jan 2024
Lawyers carry on Post Office appeals amid uncertainty over government plan to overturn en masse
By Karl FlindersLawyers supporting former subpostmasters said they will continue appealing convictions as normal despite government plan to exonerate hundreds in one go
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26 Jan 2024
UK government consults on age verification tech in alcohol sales
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe government has said it wants to allow the use of digital identities and various age-verification technologies in alcohol sales
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26 Jan 2024
Expert IT witness outsmarted an ‘aggressive’ Post Office to get to truth after inspection ‘madness’
By Karl FlindersThe Post Office’s attempts to protect the Horizon system are well known, in light of the public inquiry and a recent TV drama, but Computer Weekly can reveal how an IT expert was treated during his investigation of Horizon
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25 Jan 2024
Bugcrowd sees surge in vulnerability submissions, led by public sector
By Alex ScroxtonCrowdsourced vulnerability disclosure and bug bounty platform Bugcrowd says it saw a 151% uptick in submissions related to government and public sector organisations in 2023
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25 Jan 2024
DSIT unveils forum to drive AI adoption in UK businesses
By Cliff SaranUK government launches AI Opportunity Forum with tech and business chiefs to help firms drive up UK productivity through AI
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25 Jan 2024
Tony Blair Institute calls for creation of NHS Data Trust
By Lis EvenstadThe NHS would have a majority stake in the data trust, with additional investment from private sector companies, harnessing anonymised data as a competitive asset, proposes the think thank
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25 Jan 2024
Civil Service must embrace innovation, says Cabinet Office minister
By Lis EvenstadJohn Glen sets out plans for Civil Service reform, highlighting a focus on technology and innovation, as he plans to ‘crack the productivity puzzle’ in government
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24 Jan 2024
WebKit vulnerability sparks Apple’s first major security update of 2024
By Alex ScroxtonA zero-day in the open source WebKit browser engine that powers Safari has sparked Apple’s first major patch roll-out of the new year
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24 Jan 2024
IR35: Contractors call for off-payroll rules to be scrapped in Spring Budget 2024
By Caroline DonnellyA survey of 900 contractors by insurance provider Qdos found that two-thirds want the government to consider scrapping the IR35 rules in the next Budget, which is due to take place in March 2024
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24 Jan 2024
Southern Water confirms cyber attack after Black Basta claims
By Alex ScroxtonSouthern Water, which supplies millions of customers in southeast England, has confirmed it has fallen victim to a cyber attack, although its services appear to be running normally
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24 Jan 2024
SCC joins Microsoft Intelligent Security Association
By Simon QuickeChannel player becomes member of a select group of managed service players helping to shape the response to growing security threats
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24 Jan 2024
AI will heighten global ransomware threat, says NCSC
By Alex ScroxtonThe benefits of artificial intelligence to cyber criminals being well-known, the NCSC now assesses it’s likely AI will soon be widely used to enhance ransomware attacks
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24 Jan 2024
Fresh Microsoft benefits packages aim to support partner growth
By Simon QuickeVendor outlines three support packages for different stages of channel development
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24 Jan 2024
Salesforce’s bug bounty programme paid out $3m in 2023
By Alex ScroxtonEthical hackers disclosed more than 4,000 vulnerabilities to Salesforce last year through its bug bounty programme, and received over $3m in rewards
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24 Jan 2024
Committee chair asks minister to back ‘Mr Bates clause’ in Post Office compensation legislation
By Karl FlindersSelect committee chair wants guarantees on financial redress for subpostmasters that suffered in the Horizon scandal
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23 Jan 2024
IT services market demands grow, complicating staffing
By John MooreGartner forecasts IT services spending will reach $2.1 trillion in 2027, nearly double 2021 spending. Service providers will pursue a mix of talent strategies to meet demand.
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23 Jan 2024
Treat cyber risk like financial or legal issue, says UK government
By Alex ScroxtonUK government and NCSC launch proposed code of practice on cyber security governance to help directors and business leaders toughen their defences
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23 Jan 2024
IBM marks a year of Partner Plus
By Simon QuickeVendor shares progress made over 2023, along with enhancements and plans to keep working on improving channel relationships
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23 Jan 2024
Leak of 26 billion records may prove to be ‘mother of all breaches’
By Alex ScroxtonThe discovery of a dataset comprising 26 billion stolen records may prove to be record-breaking in both its size and the danger it poses to ordinary people
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23 Jan 2024
UN chief blasts AI companies for reckless pursuit of profit
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe United Nations general secretary has blasted technology companies and governments for pursuing their own narrow interests in artificial intelligence without any consideration of the common good, as part of wider call to reform global governance
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23 Jan 2024
SEC bitcoin hack was result of SIM-swapping
By Alex ScroxtonA cyber attack on the US financial regulator earlier in January 2024 occurred after hackers took over one of its mobile phone accounts in a so-called SIM-swapping attack
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22 Jan 2024
PAC calls on MoD to fix inventory management IT
By Lis EvenstadThe Public Accounts Committee is concerned that the ageing and fragmented IT systems used in the MoD’s inventory management puts front-line forces at significant risk
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22 Jan 2024
Fujitsu agrees to support former subpostmasters’ families beyond financial redress
By Karl FlindersFujitsu will meet with victims of the Post Office scandal and their representatives to discuss what the IT giant can do for them beyond financial redress
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22 Jan 2024
Chat control: Tech companies warn ministers over EU encryption plans
By Bill GoodwinTech companies have written to EU ministers to urge them to back the European Parliament, rather than the European Commission, over proposed regulations to police child abuse
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22 Jan 2024
Urgent question asks which ministers knew of Post Office’s shocking plan to remove judge
By Karl FlindersLabour peer uses urgent question to uncover who, if anyone, in government was aware of the Post Office’s attempts to remove judge as it became clear it was losing
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21 Jan 2024
Stellar Lifestyle opens high-tech retail space
By Aaron TanThe Hive 2.0 retail space in Esplanade Xchange uses AI and robots to enable self-checkout, prepare and serve beverages, and deliver items to offices in a nearby building
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19 Jan 2024
New IFS CEO talks next phase of growth for ERP provider
By Jim O'DonnellIn this Q&A, IFS CEO Mark Moffat discusses the next steps the company is taking to become an AI-centric industrial software provider that focuses on asset-heavy industries.
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19 Jan 2024
ICO prompts confusion over police cloud legality
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe UK data regulator has suggested that, despite major data protection concerns, it is likely to greenlight police cloud deployments because of an information-sharing agreement with the US government
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19 Jan 2024
Unilever provides recipe support to blind and partially sighted shoppers
By Cliff SaranAccessible QR codes and an app from Be My Eyes link shoppers direct to Unilever customer support
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19 Jan 2024
MPs flag similarities between HMRC's treatment of Loan Charge contractors and Post Office scandal
By Caroline DonnellyThe fallout from HMRC's controversial disguised remuneration clampdown, the Loan Charge policy, has been likened to the Post Office Horizon scandal during a House of Commons debate
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19 Jan 2024
Fujitsu boss admits to missed opportunities to prevent miscarriages of justice
By Karl FlindersConcerns of an expert witness in subpostmaster trials were ignored by Fujitsu
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19 Jan 2024
Neighbouring Kent councils hit by simultaneous cyber attacks
By Alex ScroxtonCanterbury, Dover and Thanet Councils in Kent have all been struck by simultaneous cyber attacks knocking systems offline, with indications of a link between all three
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19 Jan 2024
Cabinet Office publishes 10-point generative AI guidance
By Cliff SaranCabinet Office’s framework, which will evolve as the technology moves forward, sets out 10 principles for the government's use of generative AI systems
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19 Jan 2024
Fujitsu boss describes Post Office behaviour as 'shameful and appalling'
By Karl FlindersThe UK head of Fujitsu said he does not know why the Post Office did not reveal information about Horizon software errors to defendants during prosecutions
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18 Jan 2024
Red Hat cuts ribbon on customer-led channel programme
By Simon QuickeInvite-only channel programme designed to provide certified resellers with access to rewards, training and marketing assistance
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18 Jan 2024
Anger sparked by TV drama forces Fujitsu to put public sector contract bidding on hold
By Karl FlindersIt is not just the UK government that has been forced to act quickly amid public anger, as a wounded Fujitsu stalls government contract bidding
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18 Jan 2024
PSTN switch-off threatens access to adult social care services
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe Public Switched Telephone Network switch-off is threatening vulnerable Londoners access to adult social care and other vital services, as councils are left to manage the cost without financial support from the centre, says London chief digital officer Theo Blackwell
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18 Jan 2024
More than 900 subpostmaster convictions wouldn’t have happened without Post Office-backed law change
By Karl FlindersIT expert says it cannot be the case that computer evidence is treated as accurate in court, without investigation into surrounding circumstances
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18 Jan 2024
Exclusive Networks rolls out collaborative marketing community
By Simon QuickeDistributor Exclusive Networks recognises the need for channel marketers to share best practices and work together
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18 Jan 2024
Tech firms: Investigatory Powers review will undermine privacy of UK citizens
By Bill GoodwinTrade group TechUK argues in a briefing sent to the Home Office that proposed amendments to the Investigatory Powers Bill could have a far-reaching impact on privacy and security
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17 Jan 2024
NCSC invites security pros to join the big leagues
By Alex ScroxtonThe NCSC is inviting security pros from across the UK to sign up to work with its experts on an intelligence-sharing initiative
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17 Jan 2024
Victims of 2023 Capita data breaches head to High Court
By Alex ScroxtonMore than 5,000 people impacted by data breaches arising from two cyber incidents affecting outsourcer Capita have joined a group action lawsuit
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17 Jan 2024
Michelle Donelan aims high on tech innovation growth
By Cliff SaranThe science, innovation and technology secretary wants the UK to match US VC investment as a proportion of GDP
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16 Jan 2024
Fujitsu ‘morally obliged’ to contribute to subpostmaster financial redress amid ‘insane’ delays
By Karl FlindersFujitsu has apologised for its role on the Post Office scandal and said it is ‘morally obliged’ to contribute to the financial redress of victims
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16 Jan 2024
Republic of Ireland publishes progress update on digital strategy
By Lis EvenstadUpdate reveals 2.3 million people in Ireland now have MyGovID accounts, and the Irish government plans to launch a new digital portal for businesses, as well as establishing an AI advisory council imminently
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16 Jan 2024
NAO head calls for clean data and modern government IT
By Cliff SaranBetter IT procurement, better IT systems and better data are among the recommendations Gareth Davies is giving to Parliament
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15 Jan 2024
British Library catalogues back online after ransomware attack
By Alex ScroxtonThe British Library has restored online access to its main catalogue of nearly 40 million items on a limited basis as it continues the long and arduous process of recovering from a ransomware attack
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15 Jan 2024
AI likely to worsen economic inequality, says IMF
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonWhile artificial intelligence will replace some jobs and complement others, the International Monetary Fund says that, in most of the scenarios it envisages, the technology will likely deepen macro-economic inequalities
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15 Jan 2024
Cosmetics retailer Lush dealing with mystery cyber incident
By Alex ScroxtonCosmetics retailer Lush confirms it’s investigating a cyber attack of an undisclosed nature, but key public-facing systems appear to be unaffected
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15 Jan 2024
Russia hacked ex-MI6 chief’s emails – what they reveal is more Dad’s Army than deep state
By Sophie HillA Russian hacking group that published emails of ex-MI6 chief Richard Dearlove claimed to have uncovered a conspiracy, but it was more Dad’s Army than the ‘deep state’, Computer Weekly and Byline Times reveal
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15 Jan 2024
How legal disclosure failures disrupted the Post Office Horizon inquiry
By Martin NikelFrom overly narrow search terms, overzealous deduplication of documents and failed email migrations, poor management of legal discovery has delayed justice for postmasters in the Horizon inquiry
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15 Jan 2024
Santander bank added 4,500 tech staff last year
By Karl FlindersSantander added thousands of IT staff to its global operation last year, as part of its digital transformation
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15 Jan 2024
IT failure caused weekend chaos at Sussex hospitals
By Lis EvenstadThe critical incident at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, caused by IT issues on Sunday night, has now been resolved
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15 Jan 2024
NCA director sacked after WhatsApp and email security breaches
By Bill GoodwinNikki Holland, former director of investigations at the NCA, was sacked for “misconduct” after sending sensitive NCA information over personal email and WhatsApp
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12 Jan 2024
Post Office scandal inquiry hits mainstream after dramatic start to year
By Karl FlindersLong-running statutory public inquiry restarts with hugely increased interest following ITV’s dramatisation of the two decades-long scandal
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12 Jan 2024
UK government seeks public views on impacts of AI-generated porn
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe government’s Pornography Review will look in part at the use of AI throughout the industry to generate sexually explicit content without people’s consent
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11 Jan 2024
MHRA launches roadmap for medtech regulations
By Lis EvenstadThe roadmap covers plans for regulations on medical technologies, including implantable devices, artificial intelligence and healthcare software, with core elements of a new framework to be in place by 2025
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11 Jan 2024
Cisco fixes high-impact flaw in unified comms platform
By Alex ScroxtonCisco unified comms customers are urged to patch a critical vulnerability in Unity Connection, a messaging and voicemail product
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11 Jan 2024
Dell shuffles channel management
By Simon QuickeDenise Millard adds to her responsibilities as vendor starts the year with a rejigging of its team structure
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10 Jan 2024
Hundreds of subpostmasters to have convictions quashed in blanket exoneration
By Karl FlindersThe government has chosen to introduce legislation that will enable it to exonerate hundreds of subpostmasters as a group
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10 Jan 2024
Windows Kerberos, Hyper-V vulns among January Patch Tuesday bugs
By Alex ScroxtonMicrosoft starts 2024 right with another slimline Patch Tuesday drop, but there are some critical vulns to be alert to, including a number of man-in-the-middle attack vectors
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10 Jan 2024
SEC social media hack highlights value of MFA
By Alex ScroxtonThe US SEC briefly appeared to approve new bitcoin trading rules after a social media account was targeted by troublemakers, proving the value of MFA once again
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10 Jan 2024
Scotland ‘sleepwalking’ to mass surveillance with DPDI Bill
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe independent checks and balances over biometrics and biometric-enabled surveillance must be strengthened to prevent Scotland from sliding into a surveillance state along with the rest of the UK
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09 Jan 2024
Babuk Tortilla ransomware decryptor made available
By Alex ScroxtonA joint effort between Cisco Talos, Avast and the Dutch police will bring relief to many victims of a variant of the Babuk ransomware known as Tortilla
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09 Jan 2024
Aryaka champions channel contribution to growth
By Simon QuickeNetworking player shares details of rising channel contributions and impact of partner programme
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09 Jan 2024
Study reveals cyber risks to US elections
By Alex ScroxtonWith the 2024 US presidential election cycle beginning, a study produced by Arctic Wolf has highlighted big gaps in preparedness and resourcing at government bodies across the US
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09 Jan 2024
Former Post Office CEO hands back CBE amid public backlash
By Karl FlindersFormer Post Office CEO hands back her CBE after public backlash following dramatisation of her role in Post Office Horizon scandal
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09 Jan 2024
‘Hero’ subpostmaster accuses government of diversion tactics through ‘weaselly’ statistics
By Karl FlindersCampaigning subpostmaster calls out government’s use of ‘weaselly’ statistics to hide its slow progress
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09 Jan 2024
Fujitsu gets stay of execution as MPs support exoneration of wrongfully convicted subpostmasters
By Karl FlindersFujitsu will have to wait until the end of the Post Office Horizon scandal public inquiry to hear how MPs will punish it
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08 Jan 2024
Government to push NHS roll-out of digital pathology
By Lis EvenstadDepartment for Health and Social Care wants to increase use of digital pathology in cancer screening, following a recommendation by the UK National Screening Committee
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08 Jan 2024
British Library ransomware attack could cost up to £7m
By Alex ScroxtonThe cost of recovering the British Library’s ransomware-stricken IT systems could be up to £7m, it has emerged
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08 Jan 2024
Post Office scandal furore is moment to change digital evidence rules
By Karl FlindersThe current rules around digital evidence are partly to blame for the widest miscarriage of justice in UK history
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08 Jan 2024
Inside the Met Police’s investigation into EncroChat crime gangs
By Bill GoodwinThe Met’s senior investigating officer responsible for investigating criminals using the EncroChat encrypted phone network tells the inside story of the UK’s biggest organised crime bust in a BBC podcast series released this week
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07 Jan 2024
Metropolitan Police launches second criminal investigation in Post Office scandal
By Karl FlindersNew investigation will examine potential crimes by the Post Office in its recovery of money from subpostmasters accused of theft and false accounting
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05 Jan 2024
Information Commissioner questions DWP plan to monitor bank accounts of benefit claimants
By Bill GoodwinThe Information Commissioner has warned that legislation to give new powers to the Department of Work and Pensions to check bank accounts of benefit claimants for indications of fraud lacks appropriate safeguards
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04 Jan 2024
Celona and Palo Alto partner to enhance private 5G network security
By Alex ScroxtonWireless services specialist Celona and security firm Palo Alto Networks are coming together to enhance device protection for organisations operating private mobile networks
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04 Jan 2024
Risks and opportunities for the UK chip sector
By Cliff SaranIn May 2023, the UK government unveiled a national semiconductor strategy. We find out how it has been going
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03 Jan 2024
Artificial intelligence to the front in Sweden’s National Technology Strategy
By Gerard O'DwyerSweden focuses in on artificial intelligence in its latest far-reaching national IT strategy
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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