People not offered help to improve digital skills, BCS finds
News | ComputerWeekly.comA large number of people feel they have not been provided with enough help to increase their digital skills during lockdown
2021 the year of commodity ransomware, says Sophos
News | ComputerWeekly.comSophos researchers anticipate a trickle-down effect in the cyber criminal underground
Konvoy Group to track keg fleet with IoT
News | ComputerWeekly.comAustralian supplier of rental kegs to breweries is deploying beacons to monitor the location and temperature of 70,000 kegs in Australia and New ...
IT Priorities 2020: ‘Benestrophe’ for networking as UK IT departments come to terms with new normal
News | ComputerWeekly.comAs 2020 ends, all traditional bets are off as Covid-19 completely changes the landscape of IT, with secure connectivity and cloud emerging at the ...
Supply delays hitting some customers
News | MicroScopeBrexit is looming and there are delays at the ports – and that is having an impact in the channel and among its customers
UK offering relatively poor value for broadband services
News | ComputerWeekly.comLow absolute pricing is among the region’s best, but lower average speeds compared with much of Europe makes the UK one of the continent’s laggards ...
Microsoft slots 22 patches for August Patch Tuesday
News | ComputerWeekly.comWindows, IE, Visio, .Net, Visual Studio and Report Viewer to get security updates; updated version of Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool on ...
APAC plagued by APT, ransomware attacks
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Asia-Pacific region was a primary target of advanced persistent threat groups, mostly from China, Iran, North Korea and Russia, that carried out ...
Horiba Mira accelerates autonomous vehicles with Vodafone 4G and 5G
News | ComputerWeekly.comExpert in engineering driverless technologies partners with leading UK operator to bring 5G to its Nuneaton headquarters with a private mobile ...
Inadequate home internet speeds contribute to ‘digital divide’ during UK lockdown
News | ComputerWeekly.comSurvey reveals connectivity speeds are considered inadequate in 30% of properties and over one-third admit to judging the competence of colleagues ...
Security-Herausforderungen in 5G-Netzen
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.de5G-Netze sind modernen Netzwerken mit Cloud- und Virtualisierungsfunktionen ähnlich. Das bringt Agilität, erhöht aber auch die Angriffsfläche, meint ...
ZSL uses Google Cloud and machine learning to protect endangered species from poachers
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Zoological Society of London opens up about the work it has done with the Google Cloud team to protect endangered species from poachers
Why consultation helps IT service providers keep customers for longer
Opinion | MicroScopeManaged service providers need to focus on the ‘partner’ aspect of their role, says Mav Turner, group vice-president of products for SolarWinds MSP
Cato collects $130m investment to extend SASE proposition
News | ComputerWeekly.comNew funding round for SASE pioneer Cato, the largest to date for the company, brings total financing to $332m, leading to what the company calls a ...
Vodafone, Ericsson trial automated flight paths for connected drones
News | ComputerWeekly.comUK fixed and mobile operator and comms technology provider take to the sky to ensure safe passage for drones
HelloKitty almost certainly behind CD Projekt ransomware attack
News | ComputerWeekly.comTheories that the cyber attack on a high-profile gaming studio was orchestrated by players who are disappointed in a videogame are likely wide of the...
D-Link sets sights on MSP growth
News | MicroScopeNetworking player D-Link wants to grow its channel base in 2021, with managed service providers among its targets
Société Générale adopts work-from-home policy
News | ComputerWeekly.comFrench bank formalises remote working policy after discussions with labour unions
Oracle fleshes out hybrid cloud and edge computing strategy with Roving Edge Infrastructure devices
News | ComputerWeekly.comDatabase software giant Oracle continues to build out its hybrid cloud product and services strategy, with a focus on helping enterprises build out ...
Vendors court managed service community with enhancements and programmes
News | MicroScopeSchneider, Datto, Secureworks, Group-IB and SecureDrives have all made moves to reach out to a wider channel base
Numbers stack up for UK open banking three years on
News | ComputerWeekly.comThree years have passed since open banking regulations came into force and momentum is gathering
Unforeseen consequences of new technologies put UK at risk
News | ComputerWeekly.comLords committee told that the risks associated with various emerging digital technologies must be assessed together, with input from UK citizens, if ...
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Photo Story | ComputerWeekly.comEricsson sets sail with enhanced maritime connectivity
News | ComputerWeekly.comSwedish tech provider aims to rectify lack of options for at-sea communications where traditional satellite comms have seen high prices, high latency...
How Slack helped to support Re:Act’s Covid-19 relief effort
News | ComputerWeekly.comCollaboration platform helped get volunteers on board as the relief agency began a coordinated effort to support the NHS and communities
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Poor data leads to IT squabbles and work stress
News | ComputerWeekly.comCovid-19 has boosted IT in business, but IT workers feel they are overworked and are often in conflict with colleagues. Can better data help?
Digital infrastructure flourishes in 2020
News | ComputerWeekly.comStudy from co-operative trade association for next-generation broadband services notes increased industry investment and roll-out growth, marking a ...
SES beams high-throughput loopback services to US DoD
News | ComputerWeekly.comGovernment solutions division of Luxembourg-based satellite operator uses O3b medium earth orbit constellation to deliver mission-critical ...
Revealed: Brits who fuelled ‘vicious’ conspiracy theory by Trump supporters
News | ComputerWeekly.comTrump supporters have apologised and paid millions in damages to the family of murdered Democratic Party staffer Seth Rich for promoting false ...
Subpostmasters want £300m from a government that allowed Post Office ‘reign of terror’
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe government allowed the Post Office to “run amok” and destroy lives, says complaint to Parliamentary Ombudsman
Finnish finance giant pilots fingerprint payments
News | ComputerWeekly.comOP Financial introduces biometric security technology to enable higher-value payments to be made safely using contactless cards
SysGroup’s first-half figures show resilience in the face of Covid-19
News | MicroScopeMSP SysGroup shares the progress it has made through the worst of the coronavirus lockdown
OneWeb emerges from bankruptcy, prepares for 17 December launch
News | ComputerWeekly.comUK government and Bharti Global confirmed as new owners of low-cost satellite broadband provider, which emerges from financial woes to eye up ...
Manchester United praised for swift response to cyber attack
News | ComputerWeekly.comManchester United’s systems were attacked last week, and the club has been praised for a swift and decisive response
Zen to offer gigabit broadband over CityFibre networks
News | ComputerWeekly.comZen Internet becomes former altnet’s third national consumer ISP to offer full-fibre services to consumers with gigabit-speed consumer broadband ...
Leeds Teaching Hospitals gets new imaging tech
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe hospital trust is the first of six in a Northern Pathology Imaging Co-operative (NPIC) to deploy technology to underpin the programme
MPs subjected to over 22 million malicious email attacks in 2020
News | ComputerWeekly.comMembers of Parliament are targeted by millions of spam and phishing emails every month, according to a Freedom of Information disclosure
Love (and impact sourcing) in the time of Covid
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comAmanda Lewis, a lawyer specialising in IT outsourcing, describes the diversity and inclusion work of Digital Divide Data
BT Wholesale and IDNet move to beat PSTN switch-off
News | MicroScopeComms player reminds channel partners of the need to talk about IP solutions ahead of changes coming in just a few years
Lax Android app developers putting millions of users at risk
News | ComputerWeekly.comEight months after Google patched a critical vulnerability, developers have failed to update their apps, putting millions of users of apps such as ...
The government’s ‘blue skies’ funding agency lacks purpose, MPs find
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe £800m research and development funding agency announced in December 2019, lacks a clear purpose so far, according to the Science and Technology ...
UK to launch 'high-risk, high-reward' research agency, dubbed ARIA
News | ComputerWeekly.comBacked by £800m of public investment, the Advanced Research & Invention Agency (ARIA) will identify and fund groundbreaking science and technology
Tech Data kicks off second wave of AWS Practice Builder scheme
News | MicroScopeDistributor builds on scheme that started back in June, inviting more partners to get skilled up
Interest in UK digital talent visa surges despite pandemic
News | ComputerWeekly.comTech Nation, the endorsing body for the digital technology route of the UK’s Global Talent Visa, has seen a 48% increase in applications over the ...
Spending Review commits £32m to Gov.uk Accounts
News | ComputerWeekly.comGovernment Digital Service’s Gov.uk Accounts project will allow people to sign into government services online and get a personalised experience ...
Pioneering companies use AI to drive profit
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe latest research from McKinsey shows that there is a strong correlation between an organisation's artificial intelligence maturity and ...
How to modernise identity governance and administration
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comModernising identity governance and administration (IGA) capabilities is essential for organisations to manage identities effectively to ensure they ...
US cyber security chief fired for contradicting Trump
News | ComputerWeekly.comCISA chief Chris Krebs ousted for doing his job fighting disinformation in an apparent purge of officials deemed disloyal to president Donald Trump
Robots taking jobs, but creating careers
News | ComputerWeekly.comRobotic process automation developers tell Computer Weekly about the job they never expected to be doing
Government must hold technology companies to account on e-waste
News | ComputerWeekly.comMPs urge UK government and global technology companies to deal with ‘tsunami of electronic waste’, which is throwing away valuable resources vital ...
Wayra partners with UK government for Latin American scaleup project
News | ComputerWeekly.comTwo scaleups from three Latin American countries – Argentina, Chile and Uruguay – will be selected by a project that will help the growing firms ...
Test data deduplication tools with these five guidelines
Tip | ComputerWeekly.comHere is a list of five critical aspects to reflect on while testing data deduplication tools for actual results after your rollout.
Work in progress: Gaia-X project sets out path to create cross-continent data infrastructure
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Gaia-X project's annual summit gave attendees a sneak peek at how its efforts to create an open, cross-continent, next-generation data ...
Zoom revenue bonanza continues into third quarter
News | ComputerWeekly.comBreakout video conferencing firm continues strong run and in third quarter shows ongoing influx of customers
5G network densification and mMIMO to drive mobile net spend to US$191bn by 2026
News | ComputerWeekly.comFinding MIMO pivotal to driving massive uptake in cellular infrastructure expenditure over the next five years
The UK tech sector has been a force for good during the Covid-19 pandemic
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comThe UK's digital minister hails the tech companies that have helped people cope with many of the challenges of living through lockdown and the ...
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to step down as e-commerce giant celebrates first-ever $100bn revenue quarter
News | ComputerWeekly.comBezos confirms he is stepping down as Amazon CEO and will take on the role of executive chairman, as company posts record-breaking fourth-quarter ...
Security Think Tank: Towards a united state of security
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comAs US president Joe Biden sets out his agenda for the next four years, we consider the opportunities for renewed international collaboration on cyber...
Egregor ransomware associates arrested amid disruption
News | ComputerWeekly.comUndisclosed number of arrests made in Ukraine after investigators tracked bitcoin ransom payments
IR35 private sector reforms: HMRC reminds firms to use ‘reasonable care’ when applying new tax rules
News | ComputerWeekly.comAs the countdown to the IR35 reforms being rolled out to the private sector continues apace, HM Revenue and Customs issues compliance guidance for ...
Challenger banks hindered by lack of customer confidence
News | ComputerWeekly.comDespite an acceleration in the use of digital banking services, challenger banks face the obstacle of winning customer trust
EE 5G mobile usage increases by 40% over last quarter of 2020
News | ComputerWeekly.comSurge in use of next-generation networks for BT-owned mobile service over the festive period with video, especially news, causing spikes
SolarWinds patches two critical CVEs in Orion platform
News | ComputerWeekly.comNew vulnerabilities disclosed as SolarWinds reels from December 2020 Solorigate/Sunburst attack – but do not appear to have been exploited yet
CIO interview: Deryck Mitchelson, director of digital, NHS Scotland
News | ComputerWeekly.comWe speak to NHS Scotland’s head of digital about the IT to help ease the pressure on the health service, which has intensified during the Covid-19 ...
Venture capital trusts lobby for relaxed state aid rules
News | ComputerWeekly.comVenture Capital Trust Association chair speaks to Computer Weekly about how the UK’s exit from the EU means state aid rules can be rewritten to allow...
‘Classic’ Cerber ransomware targets health sector in high volumes
News | ComputerWeekly.comCerber ransomware-as-a-service seems to have re-emerged as one of the most critical cyber threats facing healthcare organisations, reports VMware ...
Print partners need to do more
News | MicroScopeCanon Europe research shines light on customer frustrations with the way they are currently being served by the channel
Fix bottlenecks before tackling business process automation
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comBusiness processes evolve over time, and intelligent automation requires a thorough assessment of what is not working optimally
Security firm Stormshield loses source code in cyber attack
News | ComputerWeekly.comSource code from two products developed by French cyber security firm was compromised in a December 2020 incident
DXC Technology staying on turnaround course
News | MicroScopeDays after the firm rebuffed the Atos takeover approach, DXC Technology shares Q3 numbers
Austerity versus the march of technology – an economist’s perspective
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comTechnology, in the economic sense, is an indicator of growth in a successful developed economy. But is tech efficiency also enabling the negative ...
Mobile is failing over two-thirds of frontline workers
News | ComputerWeekly.comNew data shows frontline workers are experiencing a global increase in mobility problems which negatively impact their work and their company
Industry tells House of Lords committee it has ‘grave reservations’ about CDS
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Customs Declaration Service is untested, unproven and not ready, and HMRC is taking a “cloak and dagger approach” to working with the industry, ...
Bright Little Labs launches Agent Asha series
News | ComputerWeekly.comChildren’s media company creates new series of children’s books and resources aimed at teaching children to code
Ericsson and Telstra take enterprise cloud to the edge
News | ComputerWeekly.comAfter successful 5G edge computing trial with financial institution in 2019, Australian telco and comms tech supplier develop enterprise solution ...
Two-thirds of CISOs say they’ll be cyber attack victims this year
News | ComputerWeekly.comSecurity professionals are ever alert to the threats they face, but some still seem to think it is unlikely they will be attacked
UKtech50 2021: Vote for the most influential person in UK technology
News | ComputerWeekly.comOur judges have picked a shortlist, and now we invite readers to tell us who should be chosen as the most influential person in the UK tech scene for...
Orange aims for pole with Totem on back of ‘solid’ fiscal year
News | ComputerWeekly.comGlobal telco claims to have defied Covid-19 with solid fiscal year and looks to the future with increased 5G penetration and new mobile tower ...
Nokia wins multi-year 5G radio and core contract with A1 Austria
News | ComputerWeekly.comCentral European telco signs further deal with Finnish comms provider to begin commercial implementation of 4G and 5G network slicing following ...
Fixing government digital transformation – lessons from the early days of GDS
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comAs a new organisation is formed to lead UK digital government, three former government digital leaders share the lessons they learned from the early ...
Incompetent cyber criminals leak data in opsec failure
News | ComputerWeekly.comEven cyber criminals need to pay attention to their information security posture, as this cautionary tale uncovered by Check Point reveals
NHS Business Services Authority launches digital strategy
News | ComputerWeekly.comNHS body’s digital strategy aims to change culture, practices and processes to create an environment where people can do their best
Interview: Tony Porter, chief privacy officer, Corsight AI
News | ComputerWeekly.comTony Porter speaks to Computer Weekly about the changes in facial-recognition during his time as surveillance camera commissioner, the ethics of ...
Gaurav Dhillon: Silicon Valley is poised to grow up to seize a more spiritual future
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comGaurav Dhillon, co-founder of Informatica and founder CEO at SnapLogic, comes from a generation of Silicon Valley Indian immigrants who followed a ...
Insurers unable to fill a quarter of tech roles
News | ComputerWeekly.comInsurance companies need to fill tech skills gaps if they are going to prosper in the age of insurtech
NCSC cyber defence scheme blocked thousands of scams in 2019
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe NCSC has reported another productive year for its Active Cyber Defence programme
Government needs to ‘take stock’ of digital progress, says Reform
News | ComputerWeekly.comThink-tank says Covid-19 has shown the importance of a ‘digitally enabled’ public sector, but there is still a long way to go to realise the full ...
Cloud and datacentre giants unite to create climate neutral EU datacentre industry by 2030
News | ComputerWeekly.comMajor players from the world of public cloud and colocation have joined forces with trade associations from across the continent to create a climate ...
Sectigo launches programme and bolsters channel training
News | MicroScopeSecurity firm Sectigo is stepping up its channel support with a programme and portal designed to provide more access to training and marketing
Allied Irish Bank prioritises digital services as it cuts workforce
News | ComputerWeekly.comBank is cutting its operating costs by 10% with job cuts and facility closures, but will continue to invest heavily in technology
Red Hat supports channel guiding users through IT change
News | MicroScopeThe technology might be changing, but so is the culture and the channel needs to be aware of the issues on that front
UK broadband industry ‘confused’ by government funding claims
News | ComputerWeekly.comNational broadband suppliers and trade bodies express surprise and lack of enthusiasm for Spending Review claims of providing positive outcome for ...
NI police unable to delete data seized unlawfully from journalists for 10 years
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Police Service of Northern Ireland is unable to delete terabytes of unlawfully seized data taken from journalists who exposed police failings in ...
Algorithmic transparency obligations needed in public sector
News | ComputerWeekly.comPublic sector’s use of algorithms with social impacts needs to be more transparent to foster trust and hold organisations responsible for the ...
BT cries foul on rivals’ coverage claims as O2, EE extend UK 5G nets
News | ComputerWeekly.comTwo of the UK’s mobile giants make significant additions to next-gen networks, but BT consumer CEO warns that rivals are not giving customers ...
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Experian calls for less bureaucratic data regulations
News | ComputerWeekly.comOpen banking requires cross-industry collaboration, but sharing personal data requires explicit consent, which can become a bottleneck