Facebook critics’ webpage removed over false phishing allegations
News | ComputerWeekly.comReal Facebook Oversight Board alleges Facebook is trying to censor it for speaking out against the social media company’s behaviour
Ericsson scoops urban part of BT 5G communications network
News | ComputerWeekly.comBuilding on the operator’s selection of the comms tech firm’s 5G core solutions earlier in 2020, Ericsson wins deal to upgrade BT’s existing radio ...
Charities warned over ‘Robin Hood’ cyber criminals
News | ComputerWeekly.comAccepting donations from cyber criminal groups could be deemed as profiting from crime, money laundering or handling stolen goods – so don’t do it
Singapore firm rolls out robotic barista
News | ComputerWeekly.comCrown Group’s robotic coffee kiosk, powered by a slew of artificial intelligence capabilities, serves up coffee beverages round the clock without the...
DWP completes migration to hybrid cloud
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe milestone is part of a major insourcing exercise that saw the department move away from monolithic contracts
UK government Geospatial Commission stipulates actions to exploit location data
News | ComputerWeekly.comReport outlines some actions public bodies and companies can take to make better economic use of location data
Pure enhances as-a-service offering
News | MicroScopeStorage player makes improvements to its flexible consumption proposition that is sold via the channel
VMware: Management practices need to adapt to manage remote working
News | ComputerWeekly.comStudy finds distributed working practices – office, home, on the move or hybrid – have proven business and employee engagement benefits, but ...
UK government unveils details of upcoming online harms rules
News | ComputerWeekly.comOnline Harms Bill due early 2021 will introduce GDPR-style fines for technology companies that breach online duty of care rules
Qualcomm unveils next-generation mesh Wi-Fi networks platform
News | ComputerWeekly.comNew modular architecture designed to bring high-performance, cost-effective Wi-Fi 6E mesh deployment to deliver wireless gigabit speeds throughout ...
Police open criminal investigation into potential perjury by Fujitsu staff in Post Office IT trials
News | ComputerWeekly.comCurrent and former Fujitsu staff could face prosecution for giving false evidence in the trials of subpostmasters accused of theft and false ...
Humanitarian data collection practices put migrants at risk
News | ComputerWeekly.comUnited Nations report on smart borders warns that data collection about migrants and refugees by humanitarian organisations risks excluding them from...
UKtech50 2021: Help us find the most influential people in UK IT
News | ComputerWeekly.comComputer Weekly’s annual search for the 50 most influential people in UK IT is on – let us know who you would like to nominate for this year’s list
UK government makes inroads in maritime autonomy
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Maritime Future Technologies team has been formed to facilitate trials of innovative approaches and support regulatory updates
Vaccine passports highlight social impact of systems design
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comVaccine or immunity passports are an opportunity to advance the design of trustworthy digital systems, but much more work still needs to be done
Barratt enlists UK network leaders to install full-fibre broadband across all new homes
News | ComputerWeekly.comAt a time when the country has never been so dependent on fast and reliable home broadband, leading house builder has teamed with UK broadband ...
HMRC denies misleading House of Lords over IT contractors’ use of tax avoidance schemes
News | ComputerWeekly.comMPs from Loan Charge All-Party Parliamentary Group write to HMRC CEO Jim Harra to demand the department be investigated for breaching the civil ...
Ericsson accelerates 5G mid-band roll-outs with mMIMO, RAN Compute lines
News | ComputerWeekly.comSwedish comms tech provider expands MIMO portfolio and radio access network solutions to enhance network performance with what it claims is optimised...
Conservatives broke data law to racially profile millions
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Conservative Party acted illegally in collecting data that inferred voters’ ethnicity and religious background, a Select Committee has heard
Finnish IT sector demand increases after months of decline
News | ComputerWeekly.comIT sector in Finland sees small signs of recovery as demand increases after months of Covid-19-related decline
Healthcare digitisation at point financial services was in 1990s
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comFor all the talk about digitised healthcare, the sector is only where banking was in the 1990s. How can it catch up? Can the Covid-19 pandemic crisis...
Nvidia reveals its plans for Arm
News | ComputerWeekly.comNvidia intends to acquire Arm for £31bn, as part of its plan to “create the computing company for the age of AI”
Ricoh snaps up MTI Technology
News | MicroScopePrinter player strikes deal to add more depth to its services capabilities across EMEA
Vodafone teams with IoT.nxt to take enterprise IoT to new levels
News | ComputerWeekly.comUK operator looks to open up new markets for internet of things growth with a new range of services designed to make it easier for UK businesses to ...
Centreon goes channel-first to boost growth
News | MicroScopeFirm is not alone in viewing the channel as a way to increase its growth prospects
Agility key to pandemic recovery, say APAC CFOs
News | ComputerWeekly.comChief financial officers in the Asia-Pacific region call for financial transformation to bring about the agility that their organisations need to ...
Learn all about LUNs
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comA LUN is the unique address for a SCSI device or a virtual hard disk partition in a RAID configuration. This handbook tells how to manage and ...
Microsoft CEO predicts 80% growth opportunity for tech
News | ComputerWeekly.comCompany’s first quarter 2020 results shows strong demand for cloud services and CEO Satya Nadella believes IT modernisation will drive tech spending
Barracuda eyes Indochina markets
News | ComputerWeekly.comBarracuda is looking to expand its local presence and headcount in fast-growing emerging markets of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos
UK plans ‘full spectrum’ approach to national cyber security
News | ComputerWeekly.comPM Boris Johnson expands on proposed National Cyber Force and plans to set up a north of England Cyber Corridor
Arrests and indictments made in cyber money laundering ring
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe NCA has revealed six men were arrested in the UK as part of an international investigation into a money laundering network which handled ...
Cloud data protection keeps the Crick’s medical research Covid-secure
News | ComputerWeekly.comCloud data management services from Rubrik gave the Francis Crick Institute a data protection edge and have helped keep its vital work going through ...
IR35 private sector reforms: IPSE warns of UK contracting talent exodus unless start date delayed
News | ComputerWeekly.comAssociation of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed research into what contractors plan to do once the IR35 reforms come into play ...
Legacy tech adds to management headaches in dealing with new normal
News | ComputerWeekly.comConcerns raised over post-Covid return to the office, with virtually all C-level leaders admitting to still using offline processes and significant ...
Alan Turing Institute appoints global advisory board to aid digital identity schemes project
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Alan Turing Institute announces an international advisory board for a project investigating digital identity schemes, with a view to building the...
Deloitte: Cloud, intelligent edge and telemedicine set to accelerate in 2021
News | ComputerWeekly.comGlobal market for intelligent edge computing will expand to $12bn in 2021, with more than 400 million video visits to doctors worldwide across the ...
NSA’s top CVE list a timely reminder to patch
News | ComputerWeekly.comMany of the CVEs detailed on the NSA’s top 25 chart are golden oldies
Security sector broadly backs Boris Johnson’s Cyber Force
News | ComputerWeekly.comSecurity community says the presence of a robust cyber defence force alongside a robust physical one will be vital to the UK’s national security
Five-minute interview: Olen Scott, Aryaka Networks
Feature | MicroScopeIn this interview, MicroScope asks Olen Scott, senior vice-president of worldwide channels at Aryaka Networks, about his life, career and inspirations
5G drives Ericsson in third quarter
News | ComputerWeekly.comIncreased demand for next-generation architectures in key territories boost third quarter for Swedish comms tech giant, as it inks national ...
Scottish government unveils strategy for digital planning
News | ComputerWeekly.comScotland’s government has published a document that describes its strategy for the digitisation of the nation’s planning system
From front line to back office – how supporting the cyber community keeps the NHS safe
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comNHS Digital’s chief information security officer describes how the Cyber Associates Network benefits security experts in health and care
Three cyber criminals arrested in Nigerian BEC investigation
News | ComputerWeekly.comProlific cyber criminal gang is thought to have compromised up to half a million victims since 2017
Content+Cloud emerges out of IT Lab and Content & Code merger
News | MicroScopeNewly formed entity will be one of the largest MSPs in the UK providing Microsoft cloud services to customers
AI set to lead business decision-making
News | ComputerWeekly.comResearch suggests more and more business decisions will be automated by artificial intelligence, making employees and executives less relevant
NCSC expands schools programme to north-east England and Northern Ireland
News | ComputerWeekly.comFollowing an initial roll-out in Gloucestershire and Wales, the NCSC’s CyberFirst Schools programme is being extended to north-east England and ...
VMware continues to build on Partner Connect
News | MicroScopeAgainst a changing landscape, the vendor has stepped up efforts to ensure that its partner programme is delivering what the channel needs
Coronavirus has changed perception of healthtech, say ministers
News | ComputerWeekly.comGerman health minister Jens Spahn and UK health secretary Matt Hancock say Covid-19 has accelerated healthcare technology adoption across Europe and ...
VVOLs and Pure win VM storage beauty parade for French chain
News | ComputerWeekly.comVMware Virtual Volumes and a move from NetApp to Pure Storage saw cosmetics retailer Beauty Success make performance gains and eliminate bottlenecks ...
AI advancement: Mimicking decision-making
News | ComputerWeekly.comIn The Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger is transported back to 1984. If Arnie had to rely on cloud connectivity, he’d still be walking around naked
euNetworks rounds on The Loop Manchester
News | ComputerWeekly.comBandwidth infrastructure company enhances footprint with unique routes, extra capacity and flexibility with dedicated high-speed fibre-optic network ...
TelcoSwitch plans to use funding to boost channel
News | MicroScopeUnified communications specialist TelcoSwitch gains access to a few million pounds in a funding round that should provide more support for its ...
Distribution comes through pandemic year strongly
News | MicroScopeRecord sales and a rapid response to the changing demands caused by the coronavirus pandemic helped the channel get through 2020
DCMS’s Whittingdale: National Data Strategy enters post-consultation phase
News | ComputerWeekly.comMinister for media and data tells TechUK’s Digital Ethics summit that the long-awaited national data strategy has entered a new, post-consultation ...
MAS offers guidance on mitigating supply chain threats
News | ComputerWeekly.comMonetary Authority of Singapore revises its technology risk management guidelines to help the financial sector guard against supply chain attacks
O-RAN ready to rocket to be worth $47bn by 2026
News | ComputerWeekly.comIndustry analyst predicts rapid expansion for open radio access network over the next six years
Challenger bank accessing latest anti-money laundering technology through fintech
News | ComputerWeekly.comChallenger banks works with fintech to support its anti-money laundering efforts
Veeam will extend channel options with Kasten
News | MicroScopeThe addition of container back-up options will give channel partners a wider solution to pitch, according to Veeam’s CTO
Three options for managing outsourcing relationships
News | ComputerWeekly.comAt some point, IT leaders need to take a hard look at existing outsourcing contracts to understand how well they reflect current business practices
Utility supplier People’s Energy has entire customer list stolen
News | ComputerWeekly.comAll 270,000 customers of People’s Energy, a renewable energy startup, have had their details compromised in a major data breach incident
Atos debuts OneCloud initiative to help accelerate enterprise migrations to sustainable cloud setups
News | ComputerWeekly.comFrench IT services company Atos launches ‘one-stop shop’ service for enterprises that want to speed up their cloud migrations in a sustainable way
Privacy advocates call for European probe into Palantir
News | ComputerWeekly.comDutch group SOMI is trying to raise awareness of Palantir’s data privacy practices and how it works with European government agencies
Wireless industry warns of urgent need for more Wi-Fi spectrum
News | ComputerWeekly.comAs demand for broadband connectivity surges worldwide, bodies representing wireless companies highlight what they say is a pressing need for access ...
Resident Evil studio Capcom confirms scale of Ragnar Locker breach
News | ComputerWeekly.comVideogame studio says the data of up to 350,000 people was likely to have been compromised in a Ragnar Locker ransomware attack
Secureworks flagging XDR channel opportunity
News | MicroScopeVendor has seen its channel respond to the shift to home working, but is keen to highlight other areas where partners can increase revenues this year
5.5G on the way as Huawei predicts golden decade for advanced comms
News | ComputerWeekly.comHuawei chiefs predict bright times ahead for 5G market with evolved standard imminent offering improved real-time interaction experiences for ...
UK government aims to prioritise future innovations
News | ComputerWeekly.comGovernment research has been published to enable evidence-based recommendations on emerging technology with greatest impact
UK accounts for 45% of Europe’s card fraud as criminals target online transactions
News | ComputerWeekly.comPayment card fraudsters steal €1.5bn, with card-not-present attacks accounting for three-quarters of this sum
Government calls for input into Covid-19 vaccine passports
News | ComputerWeekly.comEvidence gathering exercise will inform the development of the UK’s proposed Covid-19 vaccine passport scheme
ICO wraps up Cambridge Analytica investigation
News | ComputerWeekly.comInformation Commissioner’s Office concludes its investigation into Cambridge Analytica, saying no additional evidence has come to light that would ...
Unusual DearCry ransomware uses ‘rare’ approach to encryption
News | ComputerWeekly.comHybrid approach to encryption used by DearCry bears similarities to WannaCry
Canada’s Rogers and Shaw announce $26bn merger
News | ComputerWeekly.comCanadian telcos come together citing the belief that 5G is redefining the innovation landscape and that significant multibillion-dollar investments ...
HM Land Registry drafts digital ID standards
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe department’s draft identity-checking requirements aims to provide clarity for software developers creating solutions to be used for property ...
Security pros fear prosecution under outdated UK laws
News | ComputerWeekly.comCyberUp, a group of campaigners who want to reform the Computer Misuse Act, finds 80% of security professionals are concerned that they may be ...
How to evaluate and purchase a SAN
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Royal Horticultural Society's network manager Martin Taylor guides users through the process of evaluating and purchasing a SAN.
Clariion array update blurs line between EMC platforms
News | ComputerWeekly.comA bigger, faster Clariion with advanced features, which first appeared in the Symmetrix line, has industry observers wondering about the increasing ...
EMC gives Centera a software refresh
News | ComputerWeekly.comEMC has tweaked the software for its Centera archiving system with an emphasis on handling more pieces of data rather than sheer bulk of information ...
Regulator wants fintechs to address pandemic financial challenges
News | ComputerWeekly.comUK financial services regulator is supporting fintechs in addressing some of the challenges consumers and small businesses face amid the current ...
Imperva pitches positives of jSonar deal to partners
News | MicroScopeSecurity firm believes it now has more for its channel to offer as a result of its latest acquisition
HMRC warns locked-down freshers of ‘wave’ of tax scams
News | ComputerWeekly.comNew university intake may be being targeted by cyber criminals amid Covid-19 confusion
Data on Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine stolen in cyber attack
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe European Medicines Agency has launched a full investigation into an apparent security incident that has seen documents on the Pfizer/BioNTech ...
Cato boosts network management with SASE cloud API
News | ComputerWeekly.comGraphQL-based API designed to extract security and networking information globally with a single request allows enterprises to automate provisioning ...
Microsoft aims to sharpen edge, 5G deployment with Azure for Operators
News | ComputerWeekly.comIT and cloud giant announces partnership programme with telecommunications industry to more effectively enable the roll-out of next-generation ...
Belfast Harbour steams ahead to UK and Ireland’s first 5G private network for ports
News | ComputerWeekly.com5G private network accelerates Belfast Harbour’s ambition to become the world’s best regional smart port, stimulating innovation across transport, ...
Learning on the job when working from home
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comLearning a new job and inducting hires when working from home has been tricky for employees and employers alike. We look at what workarounds have ...
Finland examines wider use of AI video camera technology
News | ComputerWeekly.comAuthorities in Helsinki will use artificial intelligence and video technologies to help them automate monitoring of crowds
How intelligent workload management tools can help IT admins cut through cloud complexity
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comIT administrators have to manage an increasingly complex and varied range of application types and IT environments, and intelligent workload ...
Uptime Institute report highlights recruitment issues blighting global datacentre industry
News | ComputerWeekly.comFirst-of-its-kind research into recruitment challenges facing the datacentre industry calls for action to avert a skills crisis developing in the ...
Customers turn to cash as IT issue hits card payments at major supermarkets
News | ComputerWeekly.comIT problem at payment processing company has forced shoppers to resort to cash in Morrisons and Co-op stores
Swedish central bank extends digital currency project
News | ComputerWeekly.comSweden's central bank has extended its pilot of a digital currency for at least another year
Saudi IT spending to hit $11bn in 2021
News | ComputerWeekly.comSaudi Arabian organisations will spend about $11bn on IT this year, with emerging technologies high on shopping lists
Partners join Avaya on its SaaS journey
News | MicroScopeComms player has seen its channel embrace the opportunities that have emerged from a shift towards the cloud
SD-WAN keeps Darling Ingredients on the table through Covid-19 pandemic
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comFor some businesses, the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting need to support mass remote working will have accelerated something they began working ...
Softcat making progress through first quarter of 2021
News | MicroScopeChannel player issues trading update to cover its progress in the first quarter of its fiscal year
Channel roundup: Who's gone where?
News | MicroScopeIt’s been another busy week in the personnel departments across the industry
AstraZeneca combines public cloud with NetApp to aid Covid-19 vaccine development and roll-out
News | ComputerWeekly.comAstraZeneca’s global infrastructure services director Scott Hunter lifts the lid on the cloud and datacentre setup underpinning its efforts to bring ...
North Korean Lazarus Group hackers indicted in US
News | ComputerWeekly.comCharges filed relate to Lazarus Group’s long-running cyber crime spree, including financial theft and extortion, WannaCry malware and the cyber ...
Welsh shared electronic record project is far from realising ambition, says auditor
News | ComputerWeekly.comWelsh Community Care Information System roll-out, originally due in 2018, is taking longer and costing more than expected, and the prospect of a full...
BA argues ICO data breach fine down to £20m
News | ComputerWeekly.comInformation Commissioner’s Office levies fine of £20m on British Airways for failing to protect the personal data of hundreds of thousands of ...
ST Engineering teams up with Google Cloud
News | ComputerWeekly.comSingapore’s ST Engineering and Google Cloud will explore offering secure cloud services for organisations in regulated industries