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08 Dec 2023
Recruiting tech glitch adds to military's recruiting struggles
The U.S. Navy, Army and Air Force all faced recruiting shortfalls this year thanks to labor market competition. But challenges include inadequate recruiting technology.
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08 Dec 2023
Fossil's experience building an internal AI image generator
AI hallucinations are generally considered a bug of the technology to be worked out as it evolves. But uncanny and imaginative AI-generated output can sometimes be a benefit.
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08 Dec 2023
Knime updates analytics platform with new GenAI capabilities
The vendor's latest release improves the accuracy of its GenAI chatbot, including citations so users can know the source of the chatbot's responses, and features a new UI.
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20 Jul 2023
Electronic Trade Documents Act receives royal assent
Digital 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
Broadband Forum, Fiber Broadband Association team to drive broadband service delivery
Agreement between trade bodies in fibre and broadband industries to combine advocacy, industry research, workforce development and educational experience with technical standards and interoperability expertise
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20 Jul 2023
Cyber insurers adapting to data-centric ransomware threats
Cyber insurance carriers and infosec vendors weigh in on how the shift in ransomware tactics is affecting policies and coverage, presenting challenges for enterprises.
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20 Jul 2023
Qualcomm and Meta collaborate to enable on-device AI applications using Llama 2
Mobile tech giant working with social media platform to make available Llama 2-based implementations on smartphones and PCs to enable new generative AI applications using Snapdragon platforms
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20 Jul 2023
BT Group taps Juniper to enable services at increased scale and quality
AI-driven networks provider selected by UK’s largest telecommunications group for technology to meet experience and sustainability requirements of network applications across broadband, mobile and fixed networks
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20 Jul 2023
Online Safety Bill screening measures amount to ‘prior restraint’
The 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
Only 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
Renowned hacker and social engineer Kevin Mitnick dead at 59
Famed hacker and social engineer Kevin Mitnick, who was at one time one of the most wanted cyber criminals in the world, has died peacefully at the age of 59 from complications arising from pancreatic cancer, following a 14-month illness
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20 Jul 2023
How the DSMA balances security and privacy with press freedom
In 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
Intec Microsystems gains fresh owners and sets sights on growth
Distributor picked up by private equity player and signals intent to grow, adding a channel veteran to help with strategy
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20 Jul 2023
BBC outsources IT to India’s Tata Consultancy Services
TCS continues to build its UK public sector business, with the BBC its latest customer
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20 Jul 2023
Attention-seeking KillNet hacktivists becoming more dangerous
The KillNet DDoS gang seems to be becoming more dangerous, but its primary goal remains to create a lot of noise and draw media attention, according to latest analysis
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20 Jul 2023
Project Gigabit ‘failing to deliver’
Research finds half of UK homes with unusable broadband have yet to receive funding from flagship government scheme to develop gigabit connectivity across UK, especially hard-to-reach areas
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20 Jul 2023
AI and data experts to be brought into government through secondment programme
The government has announced plans for a secondment programme designed to bring digital experts into government departments
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20 Jul 2023
Vodafone deploys Ericsson single antenna technology to accelerate 5G roll-out
UK operator makes ‘game-changer’ in deployment of tech to increase 5G capacity without growing visual antenna footprint and do more with less, especially with regard to power consumption
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20 Jul 2023
Utilities bank on satellite IoT to secure future of national power grids
Global research reveals three-quarters of electrical utilities leaders believe satellite connectivity and technology partnerships will help mitigate emerging industry threats over next five years
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19 Jul 2023
Australia’s IaaS market surges 37.1% in 2022
IaaS remains the engine of growth in the Australian IT market and is showing no signs of slowing down, according to Gartner
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19 Jul 2023
Microsoft partner ecosystem takes on AI boom, program shifts
Microsoft 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
Tensions rise with EU over Digital Markets Act, tech policies
Congress members want the Biden administration to confront the EU about technology policies targeting U.S. businesses.
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19 Jul 2023
Microsoft to expand free cloud logging following recent hacks
Microsoft faced criticism over a lack of free cloud log data after a China-based threat actor compromised email accounts of several organizations, including some federal agencies.
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19 Jul 2023
Chainguard automates SBOMs, but has Images-based agenda
Container images, that is. Chainguard Enforce now automates SBOMs, but execs and an early customer say they aren't the ultimate answer to software supply chain security.
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19 Jul 2023
Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway flaw exploited in the wild
Critical remote code execution flaw CVE-2023-3519 was one of three vulnerabilities in Citrix's NetScaler ADC and Gateway. Customers are urged to patch their instances.
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19 Jul 2023
Lakehouse architecture the best fit for modern data needs
While data warehouses and data lakes each excel at handling certain types of data, a hybrid of the two is the best means of handling the increasing complexity of data management.
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19 Jul 2023
Republicans back lawsuit to end Optional Practical Training
Republican lawmakers are urging the Supreme Court to take up a lawsuit challenging the legitimacy of the Optional Practical Training program, a student visa work program.
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19 Jul 2023
Microsoft aims for Dynamics 365 cloud migrations
Microsoft AIM is a new initiative to help on-premises Dynamics ERP customers move to the cloud, with guidance, tools and services from Microsoft and partners.
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19 Jul 2023
Meta Llama 2 brings new opportunity for enterprises
The new LLM version is open for commercial use, meaning enterprises can train and experiment with it more. The social media giant also expanded its partnership with Microsoft.
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19 Jul 2023
BlackCat and Clop gangs both claim cyber attack on Estée Lauder
Cosmetics conglomerate Estée Lauder is experiencing operational disruption in the wake of a cyber attack that seems to involve two different cyber crime gangs
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19 Jul 2023
CMA gives Broadcom/VMware deal provisional thumbs-up
The $61bn acquisition of VMware by Broadcom is not being seen as anti-competive and should not stifle firm’s ability to innovate
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19 Jul 2023
ISVs, AI and multicloud on Oracle channel chief’s to-do list
The 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
Cloud service providers, OEMs, chip firms form Ultra Ethernet Consortium
Consortium formed to deliver on Ethernet-based open, interoperable, high-performance, full-communications stack architecture to meet the growing network demands of AI and high-performance computing at scale
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19 Jul 2023
Microsoft increases channel exposure to AI
Vendor rolls out fresh specialisation encouraging the channel to embrace the benefits artificial intelligence can deliver
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19 Jul 2023
Qualtrics uses AI to analyze customer needs for better CX
Qualtrics unveils new generative AI tools to minimize time spent searching for and disseminating customer feedback and creating text responses to increase brand loyalty.
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19 Jul 2023
Uptime’s annual datacentre market poll highlights industry’s sustainability reporting gaps
The latest edition of the Uptime Institute’s annual industry survey highlights shortcomings in the datacentre sector’s reporting of key sustainability metrics amid growing regulatory scrutiny
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19 Jul 2023
Microsoft’s Nadella sees massive growth opportunity in AI
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella uses his keynote at the company’s Inspire partner conference to discuss the economic potential of artificial intelligence
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19 Jul 2023
Openreach claims ‘game-changer’ for wholesale optical Ethernet
BT broadband provision division ups the ante in enterprise broadband with optical networking product designed to address demand for 100G point-to-point managed services in the access network
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19 Jul 2023
‘Significant gaps’ in UK AI regulation, says Ada Lovelace Institute
UK 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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19 Jul 2023
Half of cyber pros engage in risky behaviour at work, report claims
Approximately 55% of security professionals say they have engaged in behaviours they would more usually advise against in the workplace, according to a report
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19 Jul 2023
Cyber criminal AI tool WormGPT produces ‘unsettling’ results
A newly discovered generative AI tool dubbed WormGPT is being sold to the cyber criminal underground via the dark web, and poses a significant danger, researchers warn
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19 Jul 2023
Google Cloud chalked up higher growth rate in 2022 than AWS and Microsoft, Gartner data shows
The latest global public cloud market data from Gartner suggests Google is gaining ground on its rivals, as it achieves higher annual growth than AWS and Microsoft
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19 Jul 2023
IT firms ramp up prices to drive post-pandemic revenue
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development puts inflation at 6.5%. Some areas of IT spending have experienced double-digit growth
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19 Jul 2023
Nokia, Starlink, Speedcast collaborate to drive private networks in Brazil
Comms tech firm and satellite broadband connectivity leader to expand coverage with LTE private wireless networks in Brazil
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18 Jul 2023
A look at writers' battle to get AI vendors to pay them
An Authors Guild open letter asks vendors to pay for works previously used to train generative AI systems and calls for lawmakers to tighten copyright laws.
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18 Jul 2023
Splunk AI update adds specialized models for SecOps tasks
Splunk AI updates this week included specialized models for SecOps that detect and automatically respond to common issues such as DNS exfiltration and suspicious processes.
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18 Jul 2023
Multiple Adobe ColdFusion flaws exploited in the wild
One of the Adobe ColdFusion flaws exploited in the wild, CVE-2023-38203, was a zero-day bug that security vendor Project Discovery inadvertently published.
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18 Jul 2023
Confluent partner plan aids streaming data platform delivery
The vendor's Connect With Confluent program enables technology partners to deliver event data to end users in real time through integrations with Confluent Cloud.
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18 Jul 2023
Fibre glides past two-thirds of global broadband subscriptions in Q1 2023
Updated analysis of trends in global and regional broadband subscriptions and technology adoption in first three months of year reveals robust growth in high-speed broadband offerings such as FTTH/B
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18 Jul 2023
Splunk enters hardware market using trusted partners
Vendor Splunk announces plans to roll out a device at the edge for monitoring and protecting customer data
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18 Jul 2023
Microsoft releases Sales Copilot, teases Insights tools
The tech giant released generative AI-supported functions for sellers to generate text and summaries, and unveiled new Dynamics 365 Customer Insights tools for marketers.
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18 Jul 2023
Midwich signals AV market strength with strong H1
Live events are returning and helping to drive revenues at the distributor, which has continued to use M&A to expand the business
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18 Jul 2023
Nexfibre gains £250m to accelerate UK gigabit expansion
UK government-owned policy bank provides debt investment to joint venture gigabit network that aims to offer real competition in growing broadband sector
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18 Jul 2023
The FA draws on Google Cloud to support Women's World Cup training push for The Lionesses
The Football Association is drawing on its long-standing technology partnership with Google Cloud to collect match and player data to support the Lionesses in their training regimes for the Women's World Cup
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18 Jul 2023
Orca: Google Cloud design flaw enables supply chain attacks
Orca Security says threat actors can use a design flaw in Google Cloud Build's default permissions to gain access to Artifact Registry code repositories and poison software.
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18 Jul 2023
NATO membership to drive Nordic cyber security sector growth
The Nordic cyber security sector will see increasing demand as Finland and Sweden joint NATO
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18 Jul 2023
Microsoft Sentinel, Nasuni stand watch over cloud storage
A new integration between Microsoft Sentinel and Nasuni enables visibility into data compromises or other issues logged by the storage vendor through the SIEM console.
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18 Jul 2023
Critical Adobe ColdFusion flaws chained in ongoing cyber attacks
Two vulnerabilities in Adobe ColdFusion have been chained by threat actors to target victim systems, apparently after one of them was accidentally disclosed
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18 Jul 2023
Traditional IT outsourcing rockets as Europe’s businesses cut costs
Overall spending on IT services is up in European countries despite continued reduction in investments in cloud-based contracts
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18 Jul 2023
Sateliot joins project to bring rural broadband connectivity out of the Ether
Provider of satellite constellation offering standard 5G IoT connectivity from space becomes member of European consortium looking to create a telecom network, bringing connectivity to 25 million people in rural areas
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17 Jul 2023
Businesses caught in the crosshairs amid U.S., China tensions
As the U.S. and China continue to target each other with restrictive export controls, businesses are caught in the middle of an increasingly tense conflict.
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17 Jul 2023
Microsoft still investigating stolen MSA key from email attacks
While Microsoft provided additional attack details and techniques used by Storm-0558, it remains unclear how the Microsoft account signing key was acquired.
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17 Jul 2023
JumpCloud breached by nation-state threat actor
JumpCloud's mandatory API key rotation earlier this month was triggered by a breach at the hands of a nation-state threat actor that gained access through spear phishing.
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17 Jul 2023
Broadband power users stream more than 2.2TB of data per month
Latest quarterly insight from the network improvement services provider report identifies nearly six times difference from average user streaming consumption among those who use most data
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17 Jul 2023
AI, cloud trends shape next-gen managed services offerings
Service 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
Arrow Electronics rolls out managed service offering
Distributor aims to help resellers plug gaps in their portfolios with a wide range of services
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17 Jul 2023
Subpostmaster compensation deadline will be missed, warns public inquiry chair
Subpostmasters 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
Home Office failures on £2bn ESN project see “significant” costs to emergency services
Public Accounts Committee slams government for appearance of complacency in its confidence over much delayed, over-budget emergency services network and calls for revised delivery plan
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17 Jul 2023
Fibre to the fore in data usage but mobile usage continues at slower pace
Study from global policy forum finds fibre outshining mobile sector in terms of consumption growth, with fibre firmly established as the leading connection technology
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17 Jul 2023
Police Scotland use cloud for biometric data despite clear risks
Police 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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17 Jul 2023
Shift towards ‘smarter’ digital life as broadband security, sustainability become key needs
Cisco survey finds consumer expectations will reshape the needs and economics of the internet
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17 Jul 2023
Zoom doubles down on customer experience in UCaaS play
Zoom is going beyond its roots in employee experience as it looks to strengthen its position in the unified communications-as-a-service market
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14 Jul 2023
XSS zero-day flaw in Zimbra Collaboration Suite under attack
A manual workaround is currently available for a cross-site scripting vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration Suite, though a patch won't be available until later this month.
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14 Jul 2023
IOTech Edge Connect frees data from factory floor devices
IOTech designed Edge Connect to collect data from operational technology and send it to IT systems that monitor and control devices in manufacturing and other industries.
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14 Jul 2023
UK performs for Proact in Q2
Channel player shared its H1 update, indicating its performance on this side of the North Sea has been a good one
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14 Jul 2023
Fast-moving BT driving UK fibre deployment
Analysis by leading financial ratings firm shows how UK fibre landscape has changed, emphasising how BT is driving pace of deployment while altnets are still deploying despite higher interest rates and inflation
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14 Jul 2023
The worst might be over in the PC market
An analysis of Q2 shipment numbers from Canalys indicates that declines are slowing, and the hoped-for recovery later this year is still on the cards
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14 Jul 2023
Horizon inquiry chief threatens Post Office with 'criminal sanctions' over disclosure failures
Sir Wyn Williams forced to act after repeated failures by Post Office to disclose evidence to the inquiry examining the most widespread miscarriage of justice in UK legal history
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14 Jul 2023
UK aviation regulators cleared on Virgin Orbit satellite failure
UK government committee clears regulation as contributing factor to UK satellite launch failure, but slams UK government for lack of action on vital component of space programme
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14 Jul 2023
UCLH uses machine learning to cope with emergency beds demand
University 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
Hybrid work helps to empty federal offices
Multiple issues, including the rise of hybrid work, have left federal offices largely empty. The U.S. government might start turning over some of these properties for commercial use.
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13 Jul 2023
Storage, server prices drop as inflation eases
Server and storage prices declined in June, reflecting cooling inflation, but companies remain intent on containing costs and optimization.
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13 Jul 2023
Microsoft: Government agencies breached in email attacks
While Microsoft mitigated the attacks and found no evidence of further access beyond the email accounts, the Outlook breaches raised questions for the software giant.
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13 Jul 2023
CTO: Adapt processes to ERP to avoid implementation failure
Unit4 CTO Claus Jepsen discusses why some ERP projects fail and how this can be avoided. Technology is usually not the problem, he says, but rather how systems are customized.
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13 Jul 2023
RHEL users question Red Hat's reliance on CentOS Stream
Despite criticism from developers, Red Hat continues its commitment to CentOS as the delivery vehicle for RHEL, believing it benefits open source developers in the long run.
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13 Jul 2023
Ofcom opens investigation into Virgin Media contract cancellation
As Ofcom publishes cost-of-living action plan update on range of work to support hard-pressed households, UK watchdog to probe operator’s contract termination and complaints handling
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13 Jul 2023
Hybrid workplaces need accessible, integrable UC platforms
Users want videoconferencing to interoperate with on-site hardware, virtual whiteboards that integrate into workflows and design platforms that are accessible to all contributors.
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13 Jul 2023
RETN unveils new low latency London to Paris connectivity
International network services provider uses CrossChannel subsea cable to launch new low latency network route between London and Paris with a length of 550km
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13 Jul 2023
Civil society groups call on EU to put human rights at centre of AI Act
Dozens 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
Vendors roll out programmes designed to help those looking to deliver relevant and personalised support to customers
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13 Jul 2023
Anthropic AI assistant differs from ChatGPT and Bard
The new genAI product rivals OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google Bard. However, the research vendor is pushing it mainly to enterprises, while focusing on data privacy and security.
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13 Jul 2023
Microsoft issues new warning over Chinese cyber espionage
A newly uncovered Chinese espionage campaign exploited forged authentication tokens to access its victims’ email accounts, says Microsoft
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13 Jul 2023
CityFibre claims UK's fastest wholesale consumer broadband services
UK’s largest independent gigabit network provider reveals availability of 2.5Gbps symmetrical product to serve homes across expanding XGS-PON enabled footprint with potential to enable services of up to 10Gbps
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13 Jul 2023
Synergy Research highlights how rise of the hyperscalers has hit on-premise datacentres
Latest market tracker data from Synergy Research Group highlights how shift in enterprise IT spending patterns has impacted on-premise datacentres
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13 Jul 2023
One month after MOVEit: New vulnerabilities found as more victims are named
Five weeks after the mass MOVEit breach, new vulnerabilities in the file transfer tool are coming to light as the Clop cyber crime group continues to terrorise victims. But has the gang bitten off more than it can chew?
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13 Jul 2023
MPs launch inquiry into government use of data
The 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
BT, Sky, TalkTalk, Three and Virgin Media commit to curbing telco supply chain GHG emissions
Twelve telcos and network infrastructure providers have vowed to join forces to help cut the amount of greenhouse gases emitted from their supply chains
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13 Jul 2023
Nutanix eyes PaaS services with Project Beacon
Nutanix is extending its reach higher up the software stack with Project Beacon, a multi-year effort to deliver PaaS services across distributed environments
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13 Jul 2023
CaixaBank adds hundreds more IT professionals to support digital transformation
CaixaBank is recruiting 200 more IT professionals in Spain to support its ongoing digital transformation
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12 Jul 2023
Chainalysis observes sharp rise in ransomware payments
The rise in total ransomware payments so far this year is a reversal of the decline Chainalysis saw in 2022, when payments fell sharply to $457 million from $766 million in 2021.
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12 Jul 2023
Threat actors forged Windows driver signatures via loophole
Threat actors bypassed Microsoft's driver signing policy using a technical loophole and signature timestamp forging tools commonly used in the video game cheat community.
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12 Jul 2023
Commercial space industry opportunities set to take off
As NASA sets its sights on the next lunar landing and long-duration space flights, commercial companies are rising to meet the growing opportunities in outer space.
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12 Jul 2023
Russia-based actor exploited unpatched Office zero day
Microsoft investigated an ongoing phishing campaign that leverages Word documents to deliver malicious attachments to targeted organizations in the U.S. and Europe.