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04 Feb 2025
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IT supplier helps address ‘overwhelming’ volumes of data from space
CGI is building on its decade-long relationship with the European Space Agency, and as more and more satellites entering orbit, its role in processing data is not set to diminish Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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02 Dec 2024
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Dutch chip strategy balances talent and infrastructure in €2.5bn investment
Project Beethoven aims to create complete semiconductor ecosystem through coordinated education and infrastructure investment Continue Reading
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12 Jan 2022
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Microsoft fixes six zero-days in January Patch Tuesday update
A larger than of late Patch Tuesday update from Microsoft comes as defenders continue to grapple with Log4Shell Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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12 Jan 2022
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Dutch cyber volunteers receive major funding boost
The Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure has received a $100,000 donation to expand the scope of its work Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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11 Jan 2022
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Almost half of Log4j downloads still dangerously exposed
Whether by error or design is unclear, but a great many IT teams are still exposing themselves by downloading outdated, insecure versions of Apache Log4j Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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11 Jan 2022
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Companies propose scanning content pre-encryption to fight CSAM
Firms working on the UK government’s Safety Tech Challenge have suggested that scanning content before encryption will help prevent the spread of child sexual abuse material – but privacy concerns remain Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
10 Jan 2022
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Public sector IT and communications spend down 4% last year
Public sector spending on IT and communications was down in 2021, but some departments bucked the trend with major investments Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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07 Jan 2022
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New supercomputer opens doors for researchers in Sweden
More than twice as powerful as its predecessor, a new supercomputer ushers in new opportunities for researchers who rely on artificial intelligence and machine learning Continue Reading
By- Pat Brans, Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management
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06 Jan 2022
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Record amount invested in UK fintech last year, but female founders still overlooked
Last year the UK financial technology sector attracted the most investment ever following a slowdown in 2020 Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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06 Jan 2022
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Which? raises concerns over buy now, pay later schemes
The ease of use and increased availability of buy now, pay later schemes masks the risks, says consumer protection champion Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
06 Jan 2022
How far has Saudi Arabia come with open data?
While clearly on the right path, Saudi Arabia still has a lot to do before it reaps the full benefits of open data Continue Reading
By- Pat Brans, Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management
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05 Jan 2022
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Google buys Siemplify in first phase of cyber investment
Once integrated into Google Cloud, Siemplify’s platform will serve as the basis for deeper security development at Google Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
05 Jan 2022
Fintech players get cosy in Luxembourg
Luxembourg aims to play a larger role in the rapidly growing global fintech market Continue Reading
By- Pat Brans, Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management
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31 Dec 2021
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Top 10 startup stories of 2021
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 startup stories of 2021 Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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30 Dec 2021
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Top 10 technology and ethics stories of 2021
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 technology and ethics stories of 2021 Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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29 Dec 2021
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Top 10 Nordic IT stories of 2021
Computer Weekly selects some of the biggest Nordic tech stories of 2021 Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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24 Dec 2021
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Top 10 IR35 stories of 2021
The extension of the IR35 reforms to the private sector in April 2021 has provided Computer Weekly with lots to write about this year Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Feature
22 Dec 2021
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Is the IT sector beset by fear-mongering?
The arms race between hackers and security teams has led to a plethora of new technologies, but it can be hard to differentiate between sensible cyber purchases and those that are promoted by exaggerating risk Continue Reading
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Opinion
22 Dec 2021
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A trial relying on computer evidence should start with a trial of the computer evidence
Learning from the Post Office Horizon scandal - the most widespread miscarriage of justice in recent British legal history Continue Reading
By- Stephen Castell
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Feature
22 Dec 2021
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Scale-up vs scale-out: Horizontal vs vertical scaling for storage
We look at the differences between scale-up and scale-out in storage – or horizontal vs vertical scaling – and the key ways it can be carried out on-prem and in the cloud Continue Reading
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22 Dec 2021
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Top 10 financial services and fintech stories of 2021
Computer Weekly selects 10 key stories from the financial services IT sector over the past year Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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21 Dec 2021
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Large organisations turning to digital currencies for stored value
Gartner predicts a major acceleration in the use of digital currencies over the next couple of years Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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21 Dec 2021
IT services spending recovery to get renewals boost in 2022
IT services and BPO deals worth $18.5bn globally up for renewal next year, adding fuel to already-expected high growth Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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21 Dec 2021
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UK tech startups raise almost £30bn in record year
The UK tech sector has achieved record growth in the past 12 months after the Covid pandemic paused investment Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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21 Dec 2021
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Top 10 cloud storage, DR and datacentre storage stories of 2021
Key articles from 2021 that demonstrate the growing importance of cloud storage and disaster recovery, but also the snags that lead to cloud repatriation and difficulties restoring from the cloud Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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20 Dec 2021
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Top 10 ransomware and backup stories of 2021
Key articles from 2021 that highlight the link between ransomware and snapshots and backup and their role in repelling attacks, plus effects of the pandemic on backup and recovery Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Opinion
20 Dec 2021
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Security Think Tank: Reframing CISO-boardroom relations
Security learning is a career-long process, so as 2021 draws to a close, participants in the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank sum up the most important cyber lessons they’ve taken away from the past 12 months Continue Reading
By- Emma Bickerstaffe, Information Security Forum (ISF)
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News
16 Dec 2021
Nationwide Building Society moves website to Azure cloud
Building society’s tech teams work with consultancy Contino to implement new website using the chaos engineering method Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
15 Dec 2021
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Gig economy algorithmic management tools ‘unfair and opaque’
Report published by Worker Info Exchange warns of algorithmically enabled rights abuses in the gig economy, noting the insufficient transparency of employers and the lacklustre nature of legal redress Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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15 Dec 2021
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After Log4j, December Patch Tuesday piles on the pressure
December’s Patch Tuesday update from Microsoft contains several critical CVEs, but this month all attention is focused on the fall-out from Log4Shell, and burn-out is becoming a real issue Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
15 Dec 2021
Digital Ethics Summit: Innovation needs regulation to be ethical
Experts attending the 2021 Digital Ethics Summit spoke out against the idea that regulation will stifle technological innovation, arguing that setting clear rules will produce more ethical innovation Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
15 Dec 2021
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UK government to take ‘whole-of-society’ approach to cyber
Second iteration of the UK’s National Cyber Strategy broadens its focus to build a ‘whole-of-society’ security posture Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
14 Dec 2021
Almost half of networks probed for Log4Shell weaknesses
Close to half of corporate networks have already been actively targeted by individuals seeking to exploit the critical Log4Shell Apache bug Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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14 Dec 2021
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Joint committee publishes report on improving Online Safety Bill
MPs and peers release report on Online Safety Bill following five-month inquiry into the draft legislation and make a number of recommendations on how it can be improved to deal with harmful content and abuse on the internet Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
14 Dec 2021
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Government must go further after agreeing to pay compensation for wrongly convicted subpostmasters
The government has agreed to pay compensation to former subpostmasters wrongly convicted in the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, but continues to refuse to pay a significant group of victims Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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14 Dec 2021
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IT priorities 2022: Ransomware and cloud drive storage and backup
The pandemic and the move to the cloud has driven cloud storage as a key priority Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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13 Dec 2021
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Oxford City Council services back online after weekend outage at SCC datacentre
Council has confirmed its services are back up and running after its datacentre hosting partner suffered a minor outage over the weekend Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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13 Dec 2021
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What is Log4Shell, and why are we panicking about it?
It’s been described as a ‘design failure of catastrophic proportions’ that threatens the very fabric of the digital world. Find out what the Log4j2 Log4Shell panic is all about, and what you should do about it Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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10 Dec 2021
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Drone killer app saves Swedish lives
Drones could get life-saving equipment to heart attack victims ahead of emergency services staff, increasing survival rates Continue Reading
By- Pat Brans, Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management
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News
10 Dec 2021
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Channelling Nordic startup innovation towards global survival
Nordic startup innovation offers global organisations the green light towards sustainability Continue Reading
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10 Dec 2021
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Edge storage: Four key points
Edge storage is driven by rapidly emerging edge computing and data gathering use cases. We look at why it makes sense to store data at the edge and the key challenges involved Continue Reading
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10 Dec 2021
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Retailers as tech firms: Next, The Very Group and others see power in the platform
Gap and Reiss are set to utilise Next’s end-to-end e-commerce service, Total Platform, in 2022, as more retailers carve out a future as part tech company Continue Reading
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09 Dec 2021
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What are the challenges associated with the MITRE ATT&CK framework?
Businesses sometimes struggle to use the MITRE ATT&CK framework effectively. Learn more about some of the challenges, and how to overcome them Continue Reading
By- Shannon Flynn, ReHack Magazine
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08 Dec 2021
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2021 another record-breaker for vulnerability disclosure
More than 50 CVEs were logged every day in 2021, more than at any time since records began, while ethical hackers continue to prove their value Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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08 Dec 2021
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CIO interview: Nicola Wadham, Financial Ombudsman Service
CIO Nicola Wadham brings Computer Weekly up to speed on the Financial Ombudsman Service’s IT challenges and successes Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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08 Dec 2021
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Pure adds flagship FlashArray//XL with doubled throughput
High-end enterprise-targeted FlashArray//XL leverages latest Intel Ice Lake CPU, PCIe 4.0 and distributes SLC flash across drive modules to double throughput over existing arrays Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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08 Dec 2021
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UK privacy chief denies conflict of interest in new role
UK information commissioner will join a private law firm that represents technology companies she used to regulate, raising questions about conflicts of interest and drawing ‘revolving door’ criticisms Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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07 Dec 2021
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Zopa to focus on banking after closing peer-to-peer lending
Peer-to-peer lending pioneer Zopa to focus on its banking operation after the closure of its original business Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
07 Dec 2021
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Former TSB CEO joins money-sharing fintech
Paul Pester teams up with fintech heavyweights to target multibillion-pound money-sharing market Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Opinion
07 Dec 2021
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Security Think Tank: Attackers leveraging the supply chain
Security learning is a career-long process, so as 2021 draws to a close, participants in the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank sum up the most important cyber lessons they have taken away from the past 12 months Continue Reading
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News
06 Dec 2021
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IT Priorities 2022: Pandemic’s long tail for cyber buyers
Pandemic response has been top of mind for cyber leaders these past 18 months, and as Covid-19 turns two, the TechTarget/Computer Weekly IT Priorities 2022 study shows buyers are still focused on how Covid has upended the workplace Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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06 Dec 2021
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European finance firms increase open banking spend
Financial services firms are increasing investment in open banking capabilities, with improvements to payment initiation and onboarding capabilities expected Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
03 Dec 2021
IR35: Government consultation on umbrella companies fuels regulation hopes
The government has embarked on a consultation to understand better how the umbrella market works, which is a move that has been cautiously welcomed by contracting market stakeholders Continue Reading
By- Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK
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Opinion
02 Dec 2021
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Security Think Tank: Think people, processes and systems
Security learning is a career-long process, so as 2021 draws to a close, participants in the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank sum up the most important cyber lessons they’ve taken away from the past 12 months Continue Reading
By- Cate Pye, PA Consulting
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News
01 Dec 2021
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Cloud-based Redwood becomes latest challenger bank to make a profit
Cloud-based business bank becomes the latest of the new wave of challengers to achieve profit Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Feature
01 Dec 2021
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Swedish researchers are patiently developing a useful quantum computer
By 2028, the Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology in Sweden expects to have a useful quantum computer Continue Reading
By- Pat Brans, Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management
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News
30 Nov 2021
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UK MSP set to use Nebulon cloud-defined storage IaaS
UK service provider Inca to use “cloud-defined storage” to support managed service provider offer in move which shunned hyper-converged infrastructure because of cited costly overheads Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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30 Nov 2021
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HP patches bugs in over 150 printer models
More than 150 HP multifunction printers are at risk of compromise through a series of newly disclosed vulnerabilities, one of them wormable Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
30 Nov 2021
Financial Ombudsman Service takes step towards digital transformation with Workday
Ombudsman uses human resource and financial management software in the cloud Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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30 Nov 2021
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Over 100 civil society groups call for changes to EU AI Act
Civil, human and digital rights organisations sign open letter calling on European policymakers to put fundamental rights at the heart of the proposed Artificial Intelligence Act Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
29 Nov 2021
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Second Mizuho executive quits after IT problems
IT failures have forced the CEO of Japanese financial services group to step down Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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29 Nov 2021
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UK ‘impact startups’ raise £2bn in 2021
Impact startups in the UK have raised record levels of investment this year, with most of the capital raised going to climate tech firms Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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29 Nov 2021
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DWP extends Capita contract for Scottish jobs programme
Scotland’s JETS job-matching scheme, which uses digital tools to support people looking for work, extends contract with Capita Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
29 Nov 2021
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Three latest trends and developments around the Mitre ATT&CK framework
Framework is set to receive important updates to help organisations and businesses evolve their cyber security. Learn more about what it offers Continue Reading
By- Shannon Flynn, ReHack Magazine
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24 Nov 2021
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One in three Norwegian unicorns created in 2021 alone
Norway’s tech sector has undergone rapid growth in the past year, consolidating the Nordic country’s position as an emerging European tech hub Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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24 Nov 2021
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Kazakhstan’s IT industry growing rapidly thanks to heavy government support
Kazakhstan’s IT sector is being prepared for international expansion through government investment Continue Reading
By- Vladimir Kozlov
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News
24 Nov 2021
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Police tech introduced with little scrutiny or training
A Lords inquiry into the adoption of advanced algorithmic technologies by police in England and Wales has been told that new tools are being introduced without proper training and with little scrutiny of their impacts Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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22 Nov 2021
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Upcoming holidays prompt ransomware warning from authorities
Ransomware gangs know how calendars work, and may target their attacks around major holidays to take advantage of more people being off work, according to a new alert Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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19 Nov 2021
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Subpostmasters asked to withdraw support for Post Office scandal inquiry
Subpostmaster campaign group founder calls for members to withdraw support for public inquiry into Horizon IT scandal over lack of adequate compensation Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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18 Nov 2021
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Government to legislate to make APP fraud reimbursement mandatory
UK payments regulator wants to reduce the huge sums of money lost to authorised push payment fraud and is calling on the banking and tech industries to play their part Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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18 Nov 2021
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Six more former subpostmasters have convictions overturned
A total number of 65 subpostmasters have now had criminal convictions overturned in Post Office Horizon scandal Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Feature
17 Nov 2021
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Cloud repatriation: Five reasons to repatriate data from cloud
We look at key drivers of cloud repatriation, including cost, compliance, issues around latency and data gravity, reversing poorly planned moves to the cloud, and supplier failure Continue Reading
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16 Nov 2021
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Can UAE become a world leader in AI?
The UAE has launched multiple programmes as it bids to be a world-leading location for artificial intelligence innovation Continue Reading
By- Pat Brans, Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management
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News
15 Nov 2021
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UK government proposes new rules for digital supply chain security
Proposals could see IT service providers legally required to adhere to the NCSC’s Cyber Assessment Framework, among other things Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
15 Nov 2021
Video firm gets Qumulo scale-out NAS and super-fine metrics
Cognacq-Jay Image shunned Scality and Isilon to get Qumulo scale-out NAS for extremely elastic video workloads and built fine-grained metrics to troubleshoot complex processes Continue Reading
By- Yann Serra, LeMagIT
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Feature
15 Nov 2021
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Social value not yet fully embedded in procurement practices
Social value procurement rules are designed to diversify the public sector’s supplier base while providing society with wider collective benefits, but are yet to be fully introduced Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
12 Nov 2021
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New law needed to rein in AI-powered workplace surveillance
MPs and peers call for new legislation to regulate the growing use of artificial intelligence in the workplace, which is being used to surveil workers’ performance and behaviour Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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12 Nov 2021
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Oversight of biometrics and surveillance should not go to ICO
Biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner Fraser Sampson has panned the UK government’s proposed plan to absorb the functions of those roles under the remit of the information commissioner Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
10 Nov 2021
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Vast Data: Big shifts promised for an AI future
Purveyor of Universal Storage says AI and GPU-based compute will dominate, and is set to benefit with its (relatively) cheap, deep and quick QLC-plus-Optane offer Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
10 Nov 2021
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EU artificial intelligence regulation risks undermining social safety net
Europe’s proposed artificial intelligence regulation will not adequately protect people from European governments' increasing use of the technology in social security decisions and resource allocation, says Human Rights Watch Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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Feature
10 Nov 2021
Digital surveillance of remote workers may increase enterprise risk
From productivity tools to security threats, we explore how digital surveillance is forcing remote workers towards shadow IT Continue Reading
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10 Nov 2021
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How to manage endpoint security in a hybrid work environment
The future of the workplace is clearly hybrid, but this has untold implications around endpoint security. How can businesses overcome these? Continue Reading
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09 Nov 2021
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Yoti develops age estimation algorithm for under-13s
Age estimation technology developed by Yoti is being pitched as a way of helping social media platforms and other online businesses protect younger internet users from harm Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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09 Nov 2021
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Vienna’s tech startup ecosystem gathers momentum
After a sustained period of inactivity, Vienna’s startup environment is finally on the rise again Continue Reading
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09 Nov 2021
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Blockchain technology will help banks will cut cross-border payment costs by $10bn in 2030
The use of blockchain technology in cross-border payments will save global banks $10bn in 2030, according to research Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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E-Zine
09 Nov 2021
How a cloud-first strategy helped save animals in the pandemic
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the RSPCA about how its cloud-first strategy helped to save animals throughout the pandemic. Data warehouses have been part of the IT landscape for 30 years – but are they now old technology, and what’s next? And we assess how Brexit has affected risk and resilience in the datacentre. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
08 Nov 2021
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Gig economy workforce nearly trebles over five years
Over four million people in England and Wales now work for gig economy platforms at least once a week, marking a nearly threefold increase since 2016 Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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07 Nov 2021
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Belfast City Airport: Most apps in the cloud by 2031
George Best Belfast City Airport has already achieved 50/50 cloud and on-premise working, with 80% of workloads expected to be cloud-based in the next decade. We look at what hybrid cloud means in practice Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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07 Nov 2021
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Technology spending reaches record levels, fuelling jobs boom
Spending on IT has reached its highest levels for a decade but a shortage of skilled IT professionals could dampen growth Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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News
05 Nov 2021
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Mining deaths lawsuit against major tech companies dismissed
A legal case against five major US technology companies accused of knowingly benefiting from human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been dismissed, but victims plan to appeal Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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Feature
05 Nov 2021
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Immutable snapshots aim to neutralise ransomware
Snapshots – usually immutable anyway – get functionality to stop ransomware intruders moving or deleting snapshots, so customers know they have clean copies of data to restore from Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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05 Nov 2021
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Number of subpostmasters appealing convictions reaches 137 at one legal firm
Former subpostmasters convicted of crimes based on data from error-prone Post Office computer system continue to embark on appeals Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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05 Nov 2021
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Police interview former Fujitsu staff for second time in potential perjury investigation
Former Fujitsu staff who gave evidence in subpostmaster trials have been questioned by police for a second time Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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04 Nov 2021
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Fujitsu escaped huge lawsuit because Post Office behaved so badly in Horizon scandal
How Fujitsu has so far avoided a huge lawsuit in relation to its role in the Horizon scandal Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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03 Nov 2021
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UK’s Labour Party hit by third-party data breach
Data on Labour Party members was recently compromised in an apparent cyber attack on a third-party data processor Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Opinion
03 Nov 2021
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Security Think Tank: SASE – marketing buzz or the future of security?
SASE architectures promise to prevent multiple types of cyber attacks, but deciding whether SASE is right for your organisation will require understanding whether SASE is a fit for your use cases in IT Continue Reading
By- Martin Kuppinger, KuppingerCole
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03 Nov 2021
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Quarter of people don’t plan to visit a bank branch again
A quarter of people have no intention of visiting a bank branch again after experiencing the benefits of digital banking when branches were closed during Covid-19 lockdowns Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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02 Nov 2021
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Electronic waste excluded from COP26 agenda
Data sanitation industry group calls on UK government to add electronic waste to the climate summit’s agenda Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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02 Nov 2021
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iXsystems entry-level NAS goes hyper-converged with TrueNAS Scale
iXsystems TrueNAS can be a fraction of the cost of competitors and with a revamped operating system it can be built into clusters that can run virtual machines and containers Continue Reading
By- Yann Serra, LeMagIT
- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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02 Nov 2021
HSBC standardises on DevOps platform
HSBC to standardise and automate software development through CloudBees platform Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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E-Zine
02 Nov 2021
What the Budget means for UK technology
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look through the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget and Spending Review to find what it means for the UK tech sector. As COP26 starts, we assess the green credentials of the IT industry. And we hear one CTO’s experiences of learning the privacy lessons of GDPR. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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01 Nov 2021
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No cloud storage for Belfast City Airport in Nutanix hyper-converged switch
George Best Belfast City Airport ditches ageing Dell iSCSI SAN for Nutanix HCI for half the price of nearest contender, and gets DR site into the bargain. Cloud storage was a no-go for cost reasons Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor