Security Think Tank: Coronavirus crisis helps put security in context
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comIn our globalised world, high-profile events such as Covid-19 have huge business impacts, some of which may be felt by CISOs. What responsibilities ...
Building customer trust with an open approach
Opinion | MicroScopeIn the final piece of our three-part series, Barracuda’s director International talks of the importance of delivering promises and being honest about...
Stark digital divide in US internet speed amid Covid-19 crisis
News | ComputerWeekly.comOver a fifth of connections in lower income brackets in the US do not have ‘acceptable’ internet performance for work and school during the ...
EE further expands UK 5G network
News | ComputerWeekly.comBT-owned mobile operator rolls out 5G to 21 new locations in the country
Failings in open source disclosure put users at risk
News | ComputerWeekly.comAs more projects rely on open source components, IT departments need to keep on top of critical vulnerabilities to ensure they are secure
Fleur Doidge
Contributor | TechTargetFleur Doidge is a journalist with more than 20 years of experience writing news and features, primarily for business and technology websites.
Feudal Lords and anarchic allies – the new models for software collaboration
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comSoftware developers often take an unconventional view of contracts for the work they undertake, which can come back and bite them
Coronavirus: Dell offers channel access to $9bn in financing
News | MicroScopeVendor continues to make moves to support partners that are trying to keep business as normal as possible during the Covid-19 crisis
NCSC overwhelmed by response to coronavirus campaign
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe UK’s NCSC has taken down more than 80 malicious web campaigns and received 5,000 reports of suspicious emails within 24 hours of launching ...
Finland’s IT sector recovers after break-up of Nokia
News | ComputerWeekly.comFinnish government plays vital role in helping IT sector recover from the shock of Microsoft taking over the country’s biggest company
Coronavirus driving sales of remote working products
News | MicroScopeSales of some products have gone through the roof, according to numbers from Context, as countries across Europe adapt to a life of home working
Coronavirus: Zoom accelerates away as office workers make video calls
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Covid-19 pandemic has required people to change their working habits, and many are routinely using conferencing tools
AWS vice-president quits over firing of Covid-19 whistleblowers
News | ComputerWeekly.comAmazon’s dismissal of workers striking over unsafe working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic has caused AWS vice-president Tim Bray to quit ...
Maximising manpower for business customers
Opinion | MicroScopeWith IT teams struggling with a lack of manpower and skills to cope with the increase security demands on networks, MSPs can provide a welcome relief...
5G in manufacturing projected to be worth almost $11bn by 2030
News | ComputerWeekly.comHuge potential projected for industrial application of 5G technologies, but success dependent on ecosystem players to evaluate the impact of 5G and ...
Security pros test positive for Covid-19 after RSA Conference
News | ComputerWeekly.comTwo employees of security firm Exabeam have been diagnosed with the Covid-19 coronavirus after attending RSA Conference 2020
Scotland to set up payments service for public sector
News | ComputerWeekly.comScottish government seeks supplier to work on beta phase of development
Microsoft fixes 26 critical vulnerabilities in another heavy Patch Tuesday
News | ComputerWeekly.comMarch’s Patch Tuesday is another big one for Microsoft, addressing 115 vulnerabilities, 26 of them critical
3. Jacqueline de Rojas, TechUK president
Photo Story | ComputerWeekly.comTrying to make an Android appear to be an Apple
Opinion | MicroScopeJust when does it help an Android app developer appear as if they are actually producing something for an Apple device? Billy MacInnes finds out
Building security and privacy into contact-tracing apps
News | ComputerWeekly.comGovernance and data decentralisation are among measures that organisations can take to allay security and privacy concerns over contact-tracing apps,...
Storage 101: Crash-consistent vs application-consistent snapshots
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comWe look at crash-consistent and application-consistent snapshots and backup, how they are defined, the pros and cons of each and the benefits and ...
The software innovation impact of coronavirus
News | ComputerWeekly.comSoftware developers can work remotely, but if workers are expected to work remotely in the long term, can organisations maintain a software ...
17. Charles Forte, CIO, Ministry of Defence
Photo Story | ComputerWeekly.comVeritas increases number and depth of support for top partners
News | MicroScopeData protection and management player is looking to help more partners get to the top tier of its programme
Partners need to protect customers from cyber attack during Covid-19
News | MicroScopeManaged service player ECS says remote workforces are vulnerable to attackers during lockdown, and partners need to step up to protect them
Cyber security skills courses go online during pandemic
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe government is turning to online learning to find the next generation of cyber security talent
Virtus confirms Q2 go-live date for next two datacentres, as expansion plans gather pace
News | ComputerWeekly.comVirtus Data Centres is making good on its datacentre expansion plans, which have been previously billed as among the biggest construction projects ...
Cash use to go below 5% of total spending in Middle East
News | ComputerWeekly.comBanks expect a rapid reduction of the use of cash in the region
Coronavirus: Startups raise £663m during lockdown
News | ComputerWeekly.comInvestment is significantly higher than at the same time last year, but it is concentrated in very few hands as the total number of deals declines
Coronavirus: Cash use plummets during UK lockdown
News | ComputerWeekly.comConsumers are switching to digital payment methods amid the current global pandemic crisis
SolarWinds exposes pressure of digital transformation on customers
News | MicroScopeIt might sound great to break down the siloes and let the data flow – but for users already stretched, digitisation is causing some headaches, ...
Retail must weigh up high street versus online investments after coronavirus lockdown
News | ComputerWeekly.comLarger retailers that have a significant online presence will need to decide whether to innovate on the web or on the high street
A guide to storage virtualization
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comFew technologies are more confusing than storage virtualization. Without a guide to explain the different storage virtualization solutions, storage ...
RAID 10 vs RAID 50: What is the best way to configure a storage array with 16 1 TB drives?
Answer | ComputerWeekly.comLearn the characteristics of RAID 10 and RAID 50, as well as which RAID level is appropriate for your applications. I/O and protection needs ...
MSP channel gets more programmes, tie-ups and products
News | MicroScopeSharp UK, Barracuda MSP and Toshiba Tec, and Cherwell are all taking steps to enhance their offerings and positions in the managed services market
UK regulators lack the skills and expertise to cope with increasing use of algorithms
News | ComputerWeekly.comMPs told that multiple regulators will be needed to govern the ever-growing use of algorithmic systems in all areas of the economy and public sector
Cyber crime victims in the Netherlands not reporting offences
News | ComputerWeekly.comDutch victims of online crime rarely report it to the police and when they do, they are often dissatisfied
Government’s infrastructure strategy says technology is key
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe strategy aims to put innovation and technology at ‘the heart’ of its approach to transforming the country, as government launches new national ...
Eric Chiu
Contributor | TechTargetEric Chiu is co-founder and managing director of FisherITS, where he helps clients avoid software compliance penalties from their suppliers by ...
Reckitt Benckiser embarks on data-driven marketing overhaul with Google Cloud
News | ComputerWeekly.comMulti-national consumer goods company is teaming up with Google Cloud for a data-driven marketing strategy revamp
Competition and Markets Authority battles with cookies and privacy
News | ComputerWeekly.comCMA is looking at proposed privacy changes to Google’s Chrome browser that could be seen as anti-competitive
Top 10 telecoms and mobile stories of 2020
News | ComputerWeekly.comHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 telecoms and mobile stories of 2020
Top 10 information management stories of 2020
News | ComputerWeekly.comHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 information management stories of 2020
Top 10 government and public sector IT stories of 2020
News | ComputerWeekly.comHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 government and public IT stories of 2020
The ransomware routine: pages from the Secret IR Insider’s diary
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comThe Secret Incident Response Insider shares behind-the-scenes stories of what really happens after organisations are hit by cyber attacks – and shows...
Kao Data signs AI-focused life sciences startup InstaDeep as a customer
News | ComputerWeekly.comHarlow-based colocation provider continues to build out its roster of HPC and life sciences customers
Virtualisation, automation and network slicing increasing operators’ focus
News | ComputerWeekly.comResearch reveals added pressure on networks in the post Covid-19 world, with access network performance as the primary factor that most impacts ...
Top 10 Benelux IT stories of 2020
News | ComputerWeekly.comHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Benelux IT stories of 2020
Department for Education failed to protect data on millions of children, says ICO
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Department for Education’s National Pupil Database, which contains millions of items of data on the UK’s schoolchildren, was found to be ...
Lenovo: PCs are far from dead
News | MicroScopeThe shift to home working during the coronavirus has breathed fresh life into the PC market
Cyber attacks in 2017 drive Nordic security efforts
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe volume of cyber attacks last year has increased boardroom focus on security in the Nordic region
Intel to set up new group to focus on hardware security
News | ComputerWeekly.comChip maker is reportedly planning to form a new group to focus on hardware security as it scrambles to limit the impact of recently discovered ...
Sarah Nadwick
Contributor | TechTargetSarah Nadwick’s background in SAP Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) and Information Security sees her work with organisations to ensure their ...
Subpostmasters’ complaint about government begins its journey to Parliamentary Ombudsman
News | ComputerWeekly.comGovernment faces scrutiny of its handling of the Post Office IT scandal that destroyed subpostmasters’ lives and livelihoods
Ensure data quality management during integration
Tip | ComputerWeekly.comData quality management is the first and crucial step to data integration. Here are some tips to help maintain the data quality in your organization.
Wi-Fi 6 ready for carrier network deployment
News | ComputerWeekly.comWireless standards body reveals successful trial for next-generation Wi-Fi, proven to deliver nearly three times faster than its predecessor and with...
Canalys: Pandemic has created winners and losers
News | MicroScopeAs anyone in the channel serving vertical markets such as hospitality and travel will already know, there have been some real business victims of ...
Consumers find new payment methods during pandemic
News | ComputerWeekly.comNon-cash payments have grown at their fastest rate for a decade and due to Covid-19 restrictions, more people are discovering different ways to pay
Bharti Airtel taps OpenStack to modernise telco network
News | ComputerWeekly.comIndia’s Bharti Airtel turns to OpenStack to ready its network for emerging technologies such as 5G and edge computing
Post Office accused of lying and being in contempt of Parliament in IT scandal
News | ComputerWeekly.comCampaigning politician demands access to documents that could prove that the Post Office lied
RCS forecast to deliver $52.2bn for mobile operators by 2028
News | ComputerWeekly.comInability for digital banner advertising to drive consumer brand engagement will see billions in media spend diverted to RCS brand campaigns, ...
Belgian security researcher hacks Tesla with Raspberry Pi
News | ComputerWeekly.comBelgian security researcher Lennert Wouters once again succeeds in hacking a Tesla vehicle, this time by exploiting the Bluetooth Low Energy standard
Workplace from Facebook looking for more channel growth
News | MicroScopeCollaboration tools specialist has seen the channel increase its revenue and hopes an enhanced partner programme will entice more to get involved
EU security strategy a ‘step up’ on cyber leadership, says Brussels
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe EU’s new cyber security strategy forms a key component of Shaping Europe’s Digital Future, the Recovery Plan for Europe, and the EU Security ...
Claritas taps AI to enhance medical images
News | ComputerWeekly.comA Singapore startup has developed a cloud-based medical imaging platform to enhance the quality and accessibility of radiology images for doctors and...
Widespread adoption of WBA OpenRoaming on the cards
News | ComputerWeekly.comCross-industry survey reveals rapid uptake and widespread acceptance of wireless broadband standard announced in May 2020
Local authorities lagging behind in digitisation of citizen records
News | ComputerWeekly.comNearly a third of councils can't tell how much citizen information they store is in digital format, study shows
Jersey launches contact-tracing app
News | ComputerWeekly.comIrish software developer NearForm adds Channel Island to its list of customers for mobile proximity app technology
LUN storage and its role in SAN management
News | ComputerWeekly.comExplore logical unit number (LUN) storage and its role in SAN management. Learn how to create a LUN, how to share a LUN, and find out about LUN ...
Privacy and online safety are focus of new UKRI research funding
News | ComputerWeekly.comOnline safety research centre of excellence will look into technology to boost privacy and tackle disinformation, fake news, conspiracies and other ...
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha becomes Nokia FAN for green transport
News | ComputerWeekly.comIn its effort to improve environmental safety and quality with the latest class of gas-fuelled vessel, leading Japanese shipping line implements 4G/...
Judges refuse EncroChat defendants’ appeal to Supreme Court
News | ComputerWeekly.comExperts suggest Parliament and Investigatory Powers Tribunal need to consider the implications of a court decision on police use of data from the ...
Find and fix your Adobe Flash dependencies, says NCSC
News | ComputerWeekly.comAs Adobe’s Flash Player approaches end-of-life, the National Cyber Security Centre is urging organisations to fix their Flash dependencies
Rishi Sunak’s Spending Review pledges £100bn to transform the country’s infrastructure
News | ComputerWeekly.comChancellor’s spending promise includes more than £260m for programmes such as 5G testbeds, local full-fibre networks and the Shared Rural Network
SolarWinds cyber attack: How worried should I be, and what do I do now?
News | ComputerWeekly.comSecurity teams across the world are on high alert as more details emerge of the widespread SolarWinds ‘Sunburst’ attack. What do defenders need to do...
Merger of national policing systems over budget and behind schedule
News | ComputerWeekly.comUK government effort to replace legacy IT systems suffers further delays, and will not be fully completed until 2025 at the earliest
‘Litany’ of UK government failures in gigabit broadband roll-out
News | ComputerWeekly.comSecond UK MPs’ report in matter of weeks slams government for dismal failure and lack of sufficient progress in meeting already scaled-back benchmark...
Performanta snaps up Identity Experts
News | MicroScopeFirm moves for Microsoft gold partner just weeks after landing private equity backing for its growth plans
AI Council advises government to do artificial intelligence moonshots
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe AI Council has published a “roadmap” of advice to government in respect of developing a UK state strategy for artificial intelligence, ...
CIO interview: Mayank Prakash, CDIO, DWP
News | ComputerWeekly.comOutgoing DWP chief digital and information officer Mayank Prakash looks at challenges and accomplishments during his time at the department, and ...
Nominet introduces new resources for cyber scam victims
News | ComputerWeekly.comDomain name registrar is working with law enforcement to provide new information, guidance and resources for potential victims of online scams
Nokia enables global enterprise IoT connectivity for China Mobile
News | ComputerWeekly.comComms tech giant and leading Chinese operator reach strategic agreement to provide IoT global connectivity services for both China and international ...
CES 2018: Pizza Hut to test autonomous delivery vehicle
News | ComputerWeekly.comAt CES 2018, underway in Las Vegas, Pizza Hut and Toyota announce a partnership to develop an autonomous pizza delivery service
Former Cisco channel man Roberts pitches up at Mitel
News | MicroScopeMitel has made a major channel appointment as it looks to crank up sales of its unified comms products
Google puts its payment services under one roof
News | ComputerWeekly.comInternet giant is bringing all its payment services under the Google Pay brand, making them “simpler, safer and more consistent”
Citrix simplifies partner rewards programme
News | MicroScopeThe vendor has used its Summit event in California to outline a revamp to its partner reward scheme
AWS signs three-year UK government cloud deal to help SMEs win more public sector business
News | ComputerWeekly.comPublic cloud giant becomes latest provider to sign MoU with UK government focused on delivering cost savings to public sector cloud buyers, while ...
OVHcloud doubles down on sustainability with carbon reduction pledges
News | ComputerWeekly.comOVHcloud emerges as the latest cloud provider to reinforce its commitment to ensuring the growth of its business does not come at the expense of the ...
Spanish authorities ready roads for autonomous vehicles
News | ComputerWeekly.comSpain’s Directorate General of Traffic has selected Mobileye technology to develop vision and data analysis for driver assistance and autonomous ...
AWS eyes mainframe workloads
News | ComputerWeekly.comAmazon Web Services is doubling down on efforts to help its partners address the growing demand for capabilities to migrate mainframe workloads to ...
Home Office digital border programme has failed to deliver, says NAO
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Home Office’s digital border programme has so far not achieved value for money, has suffered delays, lacks clear objectives and will cost ...
Hounslow to trial UK’s first autonomous road delivery vehicle
News | ComputerWeekly.comCustom-built autonomous delivery vehicle promises to offer contact-free form of delivery while maintaining the road network across the UK
HPE drives HCI 2.0 message through the channel
News | MicroScopeVendor’s campaign is already yielding results for partners and will run into early next year
Post Office races to solve IT error under gaze of public and banks
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Post Office is focusing urgently on fixing an IT error suffered by a subpostmaster amid the ongoing IT scandal
The Google antitrust case is more about politics than economics
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comIt’s not entirely clear what economic reasons led the US government to try to tackle Google’s search monopoly, which suggests it is mostly about ...
Corporate WANs and their network providers not meeting new business needs
News | ComputerWeekly.comGlobal connectivity firm warns that network providers are letting down firms, with security and service flexibility cited as key issues
The IBM business split: Big Blue places biggest bet yet on hybrid cloud
News | ComputerWeekly.comIBM has placed its biggest bet yet on hybrid cloud, by setting outs plans to hive off its managed infrastructure services arm, so it can throw its ...
Major tech companies respond to lawsuit over mining deaths
News | ComputerWeekly.comMultinational technology companies accused of knowingly benefiting from human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo have responded to a ...
CMA asks for right to probe O2/Virgin merger
News | ComputerWeekly.comCompetition and Markets Authority requests right to probe potentially game-changing joint venture that could transform UK’s wired and wireless ...