The countdown is on for TikTok after Schrems II
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comGiven the US’ threatened actions against TikTok and the outcome of Schrems II, it is clear that the spotlight is now firmly on international data ...
NCSC catches a million phishes in its nets
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe NCSC has racked up a million suspicious email reports from the public just two months after launching a reporting service, but the lucky sender ...
Data Standards Authority publishes guidance on government data sharing
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Data Standards Authority (DSA) wants government departments to use new open data standards when sharing data, with the aim of improving public ...
Coronavirus: Weighing up the responses of the public cloud giants to Covid-19
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comThe Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic had a huge impact on the demand for cloud services from enterprises worldwide, but how have the cloud giants fared ...
Barclays CEO says Canary Wharf office set to stay despite home working success
News | ComputerWeekly.comBarclays chief says the success of home working during the Covid-19 pandemic has taught the banks lessons, one of which is that major centres like ...
Challenger bank sees huge growth during pandemic
News | ComputerWeekly.comStarling Bank has seen a big increase in its business amid the Covid-19 slowdown
‘Inadequate’ broadband impacts bottom line for London’s SMEs
News | ComputerWeekly.comResearch reveals as many as 85% of small businesses in UK capital do not know how fast their broadband speed needs to be for their business to thrive...
Ter García
Contributor | TechTargetTer García is a journalist based in Madrid. Founder of the Spanish magazine El Salto, she specialises in human rights and company monitoring.
Former UC Global staff confirm Embassy surveillance operation against Julian Assange
News | ComputerWeekly.comSpanish court investigates claims that security company illegally recorded meetings between Julian Assange, politicians, lawyers and celebrities at ...
Scotland’s security resilience centre concept goes national
News | ComputerWeekly.comBased on the success of the Scottish Business Resilience Centre, a series of regional Cyber Resilience Centres are now launching across the rest of ...
NCSC inducts six security startups to Cyber Accelerator
News | ComputerWeekly.com10-week programme will guide some of the UK’s most innovative security startups as they scale their businesses for future growth
UK government aims fintech industry at Africa
News | ComputerWeekly.comUK government is building fintech relationships with developing countries, beginning with a pilot programme in Africa
Ocado hired 300 tech workers over past six months
News | ComputerWeekly.comOnline supermarket Ocado has hired a significant number of technology workers over the past six months to cope with coronavirus demand, it announced ...
Cryptocurrency scammers attack Twitter in insider breach
News | ComputerWeekly.comApparent insider breach at Twitter saw so-called “blue tick” accounts of business people, politicians and celebrities hijacked to promote a Bitcoin ...
Open Data Institute releases funding for ethical data sharing projects
News | ComputerWeekly.comSeven projects that explore different approaches to ethical and trustworthy data sharing are being funded by the Open Data Institute to help citizens...
Australia updates cyber security strategy but offers little new
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe nation’s latest cyber security strategy includes centralised management of networks and a voluntary code of practice for deploying ...
NS1 closes $40m series D round to fund connected economy tech
News | ComputerWeekly.comMultimillion-dollar funding round set to accelerate innovation in modern application and access network solutions that power the connected economy
Security Think Tank: Beware security blind spots at the edge
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comThat datacentre security is a complex subject is not in doubt and, given the trend to move beyond centralised datacentres to distributed environments...
HotelBeds uses API management platform to reduce cost
News | ComputerWeekly.comHotelBeds has switched from its legacy suppler to a licensed service in an effort to reduce API management costs after traffic doubles
Security Think Tank: Datacentre security is a business imperative
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comThat datacentre security is a complex subject is not in doubt and, given the trend to move beyond centralised datacentres to distributed environments...
New normal of remote working compounds enterprise security challenges
News | ComputerWeekly.comSudden changes in priorities, poor network visibility and lack of time cited by Juniper Networks as key issues for security professionals struggling ...
HMRC appoints Daljit Rehal as CDIO
News | ComputerWeekly.comFormer digital and data chief at Centrica, Daljit Rehal, takes the helm at HMRC as chief digital and information officer
Cameyo, Dynatrace and Automation Anywhere launch partner programmes
News | MicroScopeThe three vendors have all decided to enhance the programmes and certifications they can offer to partners
Scottish government reveals broadband voucher scheme to make up project shortfall
News | ComputerWeekly.comGovernment reveals details of funding for Scottish residents who fall outside reach of its primary broadband project
Jordan Jones
Contributor | TechTargetJordan Jones is versed in enterprise content management, component content management, web content management and video-on-demand technologies.
Veeam partners building on wave of fresh customers
News | MicroScopeVendor has seen users turn to its technology during the pandemic and is keen to make sure they remain there for the long-term
Podcast: ‘The human element’ in compliance at RSA 2020
Podcast | ComputerWeekly.comWe review RSA 2020 and discuss the human element in compliance, plus network and data management, trust, Covid-19 and its implications for ...
Nokia takes O-RAN leap with 5G AirScale Cloud commercialisation
News | ComputerWeekly.comRAN product designed to help operators generate revenue from 5G services, enable flexible end-to-end network slicing and meet IoT technology and ...
Ericsson, Nokia to power Singapore’s 5G networks
News | ComputerWeekly.comEuropean telecoms network suppliers Ericsson and Nokia have been selected by Singapore telcos to deploy the country’s two standalone 5G networks
BBVA explores quantum computing for banking
News | ComputerWeekly.comEarly results from BBVA's research into quantum computing shows that the technology's application in complex computational tasks in banking is not ...
Twitter hack fallout: Investigators on trail of cyber criminals
News | ComputerWeekly.comInvestigators are hunting the cyber criminals who broke into Twitter’s systems to hijack prominent accounts, amid concerns that more attacks may come
De Montfort, KCL, Newcastle universities join list of Blackbaud victims
News | ComputerWeekly.comEmbattled cloud services provider now has big questions to answer over its handling of data belonging to UK universities and charities
QBS adds more MSP depth with 4SEC buy
News | MicroScopeDistributor makes second acquisition to add more depth to the software offerings it can provide partners
Finland government funds work on potential quantum leap
News | ComputerWeekly.comFinland's government is committing money to the development of quantum computing technologies to potentially provide a giant leap for the nation's ...
Tech sector calls on government to 'urgently' resolve delays in digital identity policy
News | ComputerWeekly.comTrade body TechUK has written privately to DCMS secretary of state to express industry frustrations and request ‘urgent needs’ are resolved to enable...
Cyber attack combined with Covid-19 puts Travelex into administration
News | ComputerWeekly.comForeign exchange firm Travelex has cut UK staff by 1,300 and physical outlets will remain closed
BASF partnership develops AI-powered smart mining
News | ComputerWeekly.comA collaboration with IntelliSense.io is being used to power AI-based optimisation of mining processes
Accenture selected for key role in Bank of England core settlement system replacement
News | ComputerWeekly.comAccenture will be technology delivery partner in project to replace the core system used to settle payments between banks
Government proposes IoT security enforcement body
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe government is today publishing new proposals concerning planned legislation that will protect users of smart IoT devices from cyber criminals
NCSC names national security expert Lindy Cameron as new CEO
News | ComputerWeekly.comNew National Cyber Security Centre head joins from the Northern Ireland Office and has spent 20 years in government at home and abroad
CTO interview: TransferGo’s Edgardo Savoy discusses skills and product innovation
News | ComputerWeekly.comImproved user experience has opened up tech to many people, but ease of use distances young people from the tech going on under the hood
More data breaches from ransomware attacks in Australia
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe number of data breaches caused by ransomware rose to 33 in the first half of 2020 from 13 in the previous six-month period, according to the ...
Coronavirus has not knocked the sustainability pitch
News | MicroScopeEpson reports that channel partners and customers are still talking green even in the face of the pandemic
Amdocs boosts 5G portfolio with Openet acquisition
News | ComputerWeekly.comDeal will bring Openet’s open and network-centric technologies to Amdocs’ portfolio of more than 350 service provider customers worldwide
Vector and AWS team up on ‘new energy platform’
News | ComputerWeekly.comNew Zealand-based energy supplier Vector partners AWS to develop an IoT and analytics platform to speed up processing of smart meter data and to ...
Trams celebrates 30 years
News | MicroScopeReseller reaches milestone and reflects on its history, with its people getting the nod for helping the firm prosper over three decades
Ofcom to free up additional spectrum for wireless services
News | ComputerWeekly.comRegulator takes steps to boost home network users who are now in their home offices and will be there for a considerable period of time
Two-fifths of UK small businesses claim productivity increases since lockdown
News | ComputerWeekly.comAs UK government mulls programme to encourage big return to the office, survey finds that commuting time has been swapped for work time as ...
Coronavirus hits Midwich first-half figures
News | MicroScopeAudiovisual player reveals the impact of the ‘biggest shock’ to the business sector but strikes an upbeat note about future prospects
How CH Robinson is embracing IoT to transform supply chains in the pandemic
News | ComputerWeekly.comLogistics giant has partnered with Microsoft to sophisticate its approach to digitisation and better serve its clients with more visibility and ...
Coronavirus: How Covid-19 has elevated the status of the datacentre industry
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comThe pandemic has served to highlight just how dependent the world is on the datacentre community – and governments, policy-makers and investors are ...
Commercial PC market holding steady course
News | MicroScopeThis year has started much as the last one ended, with the business customer base continuing to drive the fortunes of the PC market, according to ...
Digital art, datacentre futures and diversity – The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload Podcast
Podcast | ComputerWeekly.comIn this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Clare McDonald, Caroline Donnelly and Brian McKenna discuss digital art, Covid...
Peer-to-peer lender Zopa gets full banking licence
News | ComputerWeekly.comPeer-to-peer lending pioneer works towards creating the ‘Netflix of banking’
Chinese law may require companies to disclose cyber-security preparations outside China
News | ComputerWeekly.comCompanies with Chinese operations may have to disclose information about the security of their networks in other countries under China’s draft data ...
Wireless interference can be frustrating (and fun?)
News | ComputerWeekly.comSince Wi-Fi operates in unlicensed bands, the enterprise wireless spectrum can be shared by other, seemingly innocuous devices like Bluetooth and ...
Power over Ethernet power consumption: The hidden costs
News | ComputerWeekly.comPower over Ethernet (PoE) has many advantages in a VoIP migration, but some companies overlook the amount of power needed to run PoE for VoIP and the...
Capital One hit with $80m fine by US regulators over 2019 data breach
News | ComputerWeekly.comUS regulator imposes fine over data breach that affected 106 million Capital One customers in the US and Canada
Treasury plans speedy approach to project delivery
News | ComputerWeekly.comTreasury will become the “new radicals” of Whitehall, taking charge of getting rid of legacy IT, making data-driven decisions and investing in data ...
Gigaclear to take on 120 engineers for rural broadband expansion
News | ComputerWeekly.comNew full-time field engineers will join rural broadband provider’s in-house team by the end of March 2021 to increase company’s build capacity
What do Accenture’s UK job cuts mean to the IT services industry?
News | ComputerWeekly.comAccenture's decision to reduce its UK workforce by 8% will not be the last in an IT services sector hit hard by the Covid-19 disruption.
Business intelligence implementation best practices
News | ComputerWeekly.comBusiness intelligence implementations are riddled with challenges. Use these best practices to make your business intelligence implementations ...
Synchronous vs asynchronous replication: Order of events during data writes
Answer | ComputerWeekly.comLearn about the order of events during data writes in synchronous vs asynchronous replication.
Inquiry launched into role of tech in Covid-19 recovery
News | ComputerWeekly.comScience and Technology Committee will look at the role of technology and innovation as the UK recovers from the coronavirus pandemic
Dave Pinkawa
Contributor | TechTargetDave Pinkawa is a systems engineer focused on automating IT infrastructure, from AWS to Windows Server.
Investment in neurodiverse talent a win-win for security
News | ComputerWeekly.comCurrent careers guidance and recruitment processes for security jobs are not working for people with ADHD, autism, dyslexia and dyspraxia, but the ...
Aryaka, Check Point announce global managed security partnership
News | ComputerWeekly.comCloud-first-managed wide area network provider and threat prevention specialist collaborate to produce integrated security and SD-WAN-as-a-service ...
Telekom Slovenije introduces 5G
News | ComputerWeekly.comSlovenia’s leading telco unveils the first in a number of phases in its evolution towards next-gen communications
A1, Telstra tap Nokia to enhance 5G evolution and pilot network slicing
News | ComputerWeekly.comSelf-organising network software deployed to boost automation of leading Australian comms operator’s wide radio access networks as it continues its ...
Government scraps Public Health England
News | ComputerWeekly.comNHS Test and Trace boss Dido Harding will run a new National Institute of Health Protection dubbed “the best chance” of beating coronavirus by health...
Department for Transport seeks industry views on autonomous vehicle technology
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe government wants industry’s views on plans to use automation technology to take control of cars travelling at speeds of up to 70mph, keeping them...
Dell welcomes former staffer Dagher as global channel chief
News | MicroScopeAfter a three-year spell running Cisco Canada, Rola Dagher returns to step into the shoes vacated by Joyce Mullen
Universal Credit still struggles with digital issues, says NAO
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe cost of rolling out Universal Credit continues to rise, while only 20% of new claimants attempt to verify their identity online and digital ...
Brexit and slow pandemic response will impact UK IT spend, says Forrester
News | ComputerWeekly.comAnalyst says UK’s slower response to the coronavirus, combined with Brexit, will have a big impact on GDP and, as a consequence, IT spending will ...
Cavan Arrowsmith
Contributor | TechTargetCavan Arrowsmith is head of service innovation at Turnkey Consulting. He leads research and development at Turnkey to develop content across a range ...
Security Think Tank: How to manage security team well-being
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comCyber criminals are enjoying a boom during the Covid-19 pandemic, and security teams are working overtime as a result. How can security professionals...
Coronavirus: India eases lockdown restrictions for IT service providers
News | ComputerWeekly.comIndian government allows IT services firms to bring half their staff back to delivery centres
Brother extends as-a-service approach to label printers
News | MicroScopeVendor Brother extends options for partners with monthly payment plans being offered on its label printer range
Security Think Tank: Burnt out CISOs are a huge cyber risk
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comCyber criminals are enjoying a boom during the Covid-19 pandemic, and security teams are working overtime as a result. How can security pros manage ...
Boris Johnson’s commitment to inquiry into Post Office scandal in doubt
News | ComputerWeekly.comBoris Johnson’s apparent commitment to a public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal is not so certain
Post-pandemic, automation will kill jobs – here’s why you should be happy about it
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comA likely reaction to the coronavirus pandemic is greater automation, which will replace human labour. But this will be a good thing – after all, the ...
UK comms market set for shake-up as O2 and Virgin Media confirm merger
News | ComputerWeekly.comComing-together of leading fixed-mobile provider and cable network provider will create genuine competition to BT/EE
How Asia’s tech firms are helping to stem the Covid-19 outbreak
News | ComputerWeekly.comData analytics and robots are being deployed in China and other Asian countries that have been hardest hit by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak
Ferry port implements terminal operation system remotely
News | ComputerWeekly.comUK ferry port takes advantage of suppliers remote-working capability to complete IT project during lockdown
Offices won’t be full for some time to come
News | MicroScopeChannel will have a role in helping customers adjust to a hybrid working world, with many staff indicating they will continue to work from home
Ingram Cloud Summit shares thoughts on the long view
News | MicroScopeSessions at the distributor's virtual conference look beyond the current demands of the pandemic to what will be coming next
Cosmetics company Avon offline after cyber attack
News | ComputerWeekly.comRepresentatives left unable to place orders after company’s back-end systems went offline over a week ago
Coronavirus: uncertainty for online retailers as some slump and others surge
News | ComputerWeekly.comOnline retailers face uncertainty as the Covid-19 coronavirus forces change in consumer shopping habits
Neurodiversity on the rise among career hackers
News | ComputerWeekly.comMore diverse hackers enhance the ability of both traditional and cutting-edge cyber security solutions to find and fix vulnerabilities, according to ...
More Joker malware apps chucked off Google Play Store
News | ComputerWeekly.comInfamous Joker billing fraud malware continues to sneak past Google’s security controls
CaixiaBank gets ready to modernise IT using IBM Cloud Pak
News | ComputerWeekly.comSpanish bank extends IBM relationship with the roll-out of Cloud Pak to modernise IT, which it says will allow it to innovate in quantum computing ...
Flash-based MacOS malware hides in plain sight
News | ComputerWeekly.comBy masquerading as a legitimate Adobe web application, the new malware strains can trick Mac users into bypassing their on-board defences
SoftIron aims at data too valuable for commodity storage
News | ComputerWeekly.comUK array maker hopes to be the storage provider of choice for those that really value their data, with highly optimised Ceph-powered hardware aimed ...
Why businesses will need to make change the new normal
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe lockdown is forcing organisations to change how they operate, and a new study has found that businesses are keen to use automation where possible
Small firms seize digital lifeline to get back to business
News | ComputerWeekly.comResearch shows Covid-19 crisis has kick-started a small business digital revolution to power recovery, with over a quarter of firms responding to ...
Secureworks launches partner programme with a difference
News | MicroScopeCyber security vendor replaces traditional tiered structure with performance-based model
EasyJet to be sued over customer data breach
News | ComputerWeekly.comIf successful, airline’s potential liability for the loss of millions of customer records could be as high as £18bn
Hancock to Harman: No contact-tracing privacy law
News | ComputerWeekly.comHealth secretary claims existing data protection law is good enough to guarantee the security of contact-tracing data
Subpostmasters suing Post Office over IT failures stunned by CEO’s honour
News | ComputerWeekly.comSubpostmasters’ campaign group attacks Post Office CEO Paula Vennells’ New Year honour amid ongoing court case
When is it best to stick with paper?
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comGoing digital has been seen as the thing to do, but there can be limits to digital and there's an enduring value to paper. Digital isn’t always best