Security Think Tank: Time for security teams to learn from Covid
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comAfter a year of unprecedented disruption thanks to Covid-19, it looks like remote working is set to remain with us for now, which means security ...
OCTAVE risk assessment method examined up close
Tip | ComputerWeekly.comThe OCTAVE risk assessment method is unique in that it follows a self-directed approach to risk assessment. Leverage its strengths with this expert ...
Vendor evaluation criteria: Is your ERP vendor good with BI?
News | ComputerWeekly.comIf your business is big on ERP, you may want to consider these vendor evaluation criteria when adopting a business intelligence solution.
Former ministers speak out on Mike Lynch extradition
News | ComputerWeekly.comAs Mike Lynch, founder and former CEO of Autonomy, awaits his US extradition hearing, several former Tory MPs have expressed their concerns
Covid-19 has led to a 25% increase in health app downloads, research shows
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe pandemic has led to a huge increase in health apps downloads, particularly mental health apps, where downloads have increased 200%, as people ...
PC market enjoying a revival
News | MicroScopeShipments tracked by Canalys in 2020 were the highest for a decade as users embraced notebooks and mobile workstations
NHS trust says appointment processes robust despite criticism of role for Post Office scandal CEO
News | ComputerWeekly.comNHS trust defends its director appointment process following an external review of its recruitment of former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells
Why Jack Ma might be too good a tech entrepreneur for China's leaders
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comTech pioneer Jack Ma is facing new regulatory pressure from the Chinese authorities – is this some ideological spat, or simply that he's too good at ...
Top 10 datacentre stories of 2020
News | ComputerWeekly.comHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 datacentre stories of 2020
Top 10 business applications stories of 2020
News | ComputerWeekly.comHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 business applications stories of 2020
Top 10 cloud stories of 2020
News | ComputerWeekly.comHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 cloud stories of 2020
Top 10 financial services stories of 2020
News | ComputerWeekly.comHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 financial services IT stories of 2020
GSMA: 5G drives recovery from Covid
News | ComputerWeekly.comResearch from global trade body for the mobile industry finds that, driven by China, adoption of next-generation networks will enable global ...
Human factor dominates Australia’s latest data breach numbers
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe number of data breaches resulting from human error increased by 18% in the second half of 2020, according to Australian government’s latest ...
F-Secure charts growing importance of channel to SME customers
News | MicroScopeSecurity player has seen its channel become more important during the pandemic to those customers looking for trusted advisors
AI powers reputational damage insurance policy
News | ComputerWeekly.comReputational damage has an immediate impact on a company’s share price, and brand loyalty built over many years can be lost in an instant
HPE offers on-demand high-performance computing managed service via GreenLake
News | ComputerWeekly.comHPE claims its preconfigured HPC service can speed up the deployment of high-performance computing projects and reduce capital expenditure
Trustwave holds out a helping hand to security starters
News | MicroScopeSecurity players referral programme will help those without security skills to still provide support for their customers
Bharti Airtel, Qualcomm team to advance 5G Open RAN in India
News | ComputerWeekly.comSubcontinent’s premier communication systems provider announces partnership with leading provider of communications chips and chipsets to accelerate ...
Content+Cloud snaps up Sipcom
News | MicroScopeDeal will bulk out the firm’s Microsoft proposition as well as giving it a foothold in the US for the first time
Post Office IT scandal CEO Paula Vennells jumps NHS ship as pressure mounts
News | ComputerWeekly.comCEO at the centre of the scandal that saw innocent people bankrupted and some sent to prison steps down from NHS role as pressure for her resignation...
Qualcomm appoints new CEO
News | ComputerWeekly.comClaiming validation of its business model and leadership in 5G, the communications chip giant appoints successor to retiring chief executive with ...
Commvault ushers in fresh channel chief
News | MicroScopeFormer Dell EMC executive takes up the challenge of strengthening Commvault’s global partner base
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to remain in prison despite winning extradition battle
News | ComputerWeekly.comJudge cites Assange’s support of NSA whistleblower as one of the reasons for him being at high risk of absconding. He will remain in Belmarsh prison ...
Singapore government to boost blockchain adoption
News | ComputerWeekly.comSingapore government unveils S$12m programme to promote development and adoption of blockchain applications beyond financial services
Tier 3 data center specifications checklist
Tip | ComputerWeekly.comGetting a data center tier 3 certified translates to high uptimes. An accredited tier designer shares insights to meet tier 3 data center ...
Security Think Tank: ‘Legitimate interest’ crucial for vaccine passports
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comWhat are the security issues and challenges presented by vaccine passports, and how should they be designed and used with ethics and privacy in mind?
Demands for changes to ‘barmy’ rules on digital evidence have government’s ear
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe government is listening to calls for changes in how digital evidence is considered in court, as Post Office IT scandal spells out current rule's ...
Government extends Gov.uk Verify for a further two years
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe government’s Gov.uk Verify identity platform will continue to run until April 2023 while a new identity service is developed
Parler collapse opens door to phishing attacks
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe shutdown of controversial social media site Parler, and the publication of huge amounts of user data scraped by ethical hackers, is giving cyber ...
How to set up a Dell EqualLogic configuration in a VMware environment
Answer | ComputerWeekly.comFind out what the key steps are for setting up a Dell EqualLogic configuration for an iSCSI SAN in a VMware virtual server environment.
Unionised drivers call on Microsoft to suspend Uber’s Face API licences
News | ComputerWeekly.comUnionised private hire drivers in the UK are calling for Microsoft to suspend Uber’s licences to use its Face API technology after claims the ...
Apple Silicon M1 : le système-sur-puce qu’attendait ARM pour décoller sur le poste de travail
News | LeMagITSi les ambitions d’ARM sur le poste de travail ne sont pas nouvelles, le système-sur-puce signé Apple va bien au-delà de ce que d’autres avaient ...
Vodafone announces free data schemes for small business
News | ComputerWeekly.comAs research shows the strain on business from Covid, UK communications operator announces programme to offer free high-speed connectivity
Cloud applications: Five migration tips from Gartner
Tip | ComputerWeekly.comGartner offers tips on how IT organizations which desire to carry out cloud application migration can do so in an effective manner.
Open source business intelligence: The next big thing?
News | ComputerWeekly.comOpen source business intelligence gains credence as more companies adopt BI and large vendors partner with open source players in an evolving BI ...
Pennine NHS trust gets new imaging tech
News | ComputerWeekly.comPennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is the first of eight NHS trusts to go live with a Manchester-wide diagnostic imaging project
Agilitas opens Euro logistics hub to sidestep Brexit issues
News | MicroScopeChannel player will have stock in the Netherlands to keep supplying its customers spread across the EU
AWS, Apple and Google bans prompt pro-Trump Parler app to fall offline
News | ComputerWeekly.comFree speech-championing social media site Parler has gone dark for violating Amazon, Apple and Google's terms of service, in light of reports of the ...
Kaspersky claims link between Solorigate and Kazuar backdoors
News | ComputerWeekly.comResearchers say they have found specific code similarities between the Solorigate/Sunburst malware and the Kazuar backdoor, suggesting some ...
Tech key to improving lives of people with rare diseases, says government report
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe UK Rare Diseases Framework will build on advances in genomics and data analysis to improve testing and diagnosis
New Zealand central bank IT system breached in cyber attack
News | ComputerWeekly.comBank is responding to a cyber attack after hackers breached the system of a third-party supplier
Vodafone UK adds Digitalk to MVNO portfolio
News | ComputerWeekly.comUK telco taps global mobile virtual network enabler service provider, offering cloud-based real-time communications platforms, to assist in ...
Swedish central bank moves e-krona project to next stage
News | ComputerWeekly.comRiksbank takes digital currency project to the next phase with Accenture building a platform to test the concept
London received quarter of all European tech funding in 2020
News | ComputerWeekly.comTechnology startups in London raised near-record levels of venture capital investment last year despite uncertainty related to Brexit and Covid-19
Kaseya CEO: MSPs stopped an SME catastrophe
News | MicroScopeThe managed service community has kept many small and medium-sized enterprises going throughout the course of the pandemic, says Kaseya CEO
Kate O'Flaherty
Contributor | TechTargetKate O'Flaherty is a freelance cyber security journalist with over a decade’s experience writing news, reviews and features.
Facebook data leak could be outside scope of GDPR
News | ComputerWeekly.comRegulators may be unable to do much about leaked data on 533 million Facebook users, as it seems to have been stolen before GDPR came into force
Cyber security complacency puts UK at risk, says NCSC head
News | ComputerWeekly.comNational Cyber Security Centre CEO Lindy Cameron, in her maiden speech in the role, warns of challenges ahead for the UK and sets out the future ...
DWP completes in-house VME replacement project
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe department has taken an in-house approach to swapping its virtual machine environment (VME), getting rid of legacy infrastructure and replacing ...
Viasat checks in with Delta to boost in-air connectivity
News | ComputerWeekly.comUS airline adds next-generation Ka-band satellite technology to mainline fleet to help modernise how passengers stay connected and enjoy content ...
Labour urges government to adopt new plan for at-home education
News | ComputerWeekly.comLabour MPs have written to government officials urging them to provide schools and children with the digital provisions necessary to ensure every ...
Distributed supercomputer DiRAC gets a £20m upgrade
News | ComputerWeekly.comNew funding will be used to boost performance and make the HPC system much more energy efficient
UK-EU Brexit deal: TechUK and DigitalEurope hail new dawn but note unfinished data business
News | ComputerWeekly.comTechnology trade bodies TechUK and DigitalEurope welcome Christmas Eve UK-EU Brexit deal as a new dawn, but say there is work still be to done on ...
Vodafone unveils first dedicated Open RAN test and integration lab
News | ComputerWeekly.comUK operator adds momentum to digital transformation programme and its transition to a software-orientated technology company with a big step towards ...
Security Think Tank: Security culture must underpin vaccine passports
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comWhat are the security challenges presented by vaccine passports, and how should they be designed and used with ethics and privacy in mind?
Lenovo and Nutanix roll out as-a-service hosted desktop offering
News | MicroScopeLenovo and Nutanix’s own research indicates that customers are increasingly looking for more flexibility in workplace tools
Commentary: We've never met a "thought follower"
News | ComputerWeekly.comA couple of days back, a vendor tried to convince us that their new security consultancy services should be of interest to you, our readers.
Server sizing considerations for virtual environments
Tip | ComputerWeekly.comRight sizing physical server capacities is the key to a successful server virtualization deployment. An expert lists down key server sizing lookouts.
Government puts Facebook under pressure to stop end-to-end encryption over child abuse risks
News | ComputerWeekly.comFacebook faces growing government pressure to abandon its plans to offer users end-to-end encryption to secure the privacy of their messages as the ...
Top 10 networking stories of 2020
News | ComputerWeekly.comHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 networking stories of 2020
Top 10 investigations and national security stories of 2020
News | ComputerWeekly.comHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 investigations and national security stories of 2020
Shutting down a botnet, US Government disables Coreflood
News | ComputerWeekly.comCoreflood, a botnet almost ten years old, has been taken down by the FBI and US Department of Justice by obtaining permission to hijack the command ...
Backing up virtual servers vs physical servers
Podcast | ComputerWeekly.comFind out about the differences between backing up virtual servers vs physical servers, best practices in virtual server backup and how to avoid ...
Megan Wilcox
Contributor | TechTargetMegan Wilcox is a senior graphic designer for the TechTarget Editorial team.
SKT and AWS debut 5G edge cloud service
News | ComputerWeekly.comSK Telecom’s multi-access edge computing service will let enterprises build low latency applications that make use of AWS cloud services
Caroline Dinenage
Contributor | TechTargetCaroline Dinenage is minister for digital and culture at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Top 10 women in tech and diversity in tech stories of 2020
News | ComputerWeekly.comAs the year draws to a close, Computer Weekly looks over some of the notable stories relating to women in tech, diversity and inclusion throughout ...
Top 10 remote working stories of 2020
News | ComputerWeekly.comHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 remote working stories of 2020
Extended reality software gets pandemic lift
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comExtended reality software is not new, but the Covid-19 public health crisis has seen it take on a new lease of life as organisations face up to ...
Top 10 retail technology stories of 2020
News | ComputerWeekly.comComputer Weekly looks at what 2020 had in store for the retail industry – just how did technology help retailers adapt to changing customer behaviour...
Top 10 end-user computing stories of 2020
News | ComputerWeekly.comHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 end-user computing stories of 2020
Viasat announces $222m RigNet acquisition
News | ComputerWeekly.comGlobal communications company unveils plans to expand and diversify commercial connectivity portfolio, with purchase of intelligent networking ...
Qatar regulator launches platform to monitor human understanding of financial crime
News | ComputerWeekly.comQatari financial services regulator works with global body to provide digital platform to assess whether financial services workers understand how to...
Central government should promote data policy compliance, say civil servants
News | ComputerWeekly.comMost civil servants want the government to gain additional powers to promote data policy compliance to ensure better use of data, according to ...
Driving innovation in government
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comAn insider's perspective on the organisation, culture and methods used to drive innovation in the Department for Work and Pensions
Top 10 Australia IT stories of 2020
News | ComputerWeekly.comHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Australia IT stories of 2020
ToxicEye malware exploits Telegram messaging service
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Telegram instant messaging service is being used by malicious actors to manage a remote access trojan called ToxicEye
Praveen Shankar
Contributor | TechTargetHead of technology, media and telecommunications at EY UK & Ireland
Samsung and Spark light up 5G net in New Zealand
News | ComputerWeekly.comSamsung switches on its first 5G in New Zealand, claiming to bring a new wave of rich and immersive services to users of the Spark network
Government’s refusal of freedom of information request about Post Office scandal ‘deeply concerning’
News | ComputerWeekly.comMP condemns department’s ‘bizarre’ rejection of freedom of information request linked to Post Office IT scandal
AT&T adds managed SASE to portfolio
News | ComputerWeekly.comComms and IT provider AT&T teams with security specialist Fortinet to offer network solution based on SASE principles to support distributed ...
OVHcloud confirms no casualties following fire at Strasbourg datacentre campus
News | ComputerWeekly.comLocal media reports suggest websites across Europe have gone offline in the wake of the blaze at OVHcloud’s datacentre campus in Strasbourg, France
Codecov supply chain attack has echoes of SolarWinds
News | ComputerWeekly.comSupply chain attack on code auditing service may have compromised the likes of HPE and IBM
UK government reveals new laws to wipe out rural mobile ‘not spots’ and speed up 5G roll-out
News | ComputerWeekly.comLegal measures to eliminate mobile signal blind spots in rural areas designed to create huge opportunities for rural economy and unlock potential of ...
CIO interview: Chris Porter, VP talent acquisition and matching, BP
News | ComputerWeekly.comWith the help of digital technologies and recruitment of data-savvy talent, BP is aiming to become a net-zero business by 2050
‘Significant risk’ UK won’t be ready by end of Brexit transition period, says PAC
News | ComputerWeekly.comPublic Accounts Committee is concerned with IT systems still being in development stage, leaving ‘little margin before they must be operational’, and...
Inside a Microsoft Azure datacentre: Cloud giant invites users on server farm virtual tour
News | ComputerWeekly.comSoftware giant wants to give users a ‘tangible view’ of the inner workings of its public cloud through a newly launched virtual tour experience
Unit4 cheers channel momentum
News | MicroScopeFigures for the first quarter reveal that the ERP player has seen triple-digit growth in the value of contracts coming from partners
Patch Tuesday overshadowed by Microsoft Exchange attacks
News | ComputerWeekly.comMicrosoft’s March Patch Tuesday update drops amid ongoing fall-out from widespread Exchange attacks
KymiRing throttles up private 5G wireless network for motorsports circuit
News | ComputerWeekly.comLargest motorsports and events venue in Northern Europe to implement industrial-grade private 5G network to fulfil international broadcasting needs ...
O2 and Vodafone enter UK 5G spectrum trade agreement
News | ComputerWeekly.comLeading UK mobile operators take advantage of new regulations and trade spectrum bands following auction, claiming to have created the UK’s fastest ...
Retail giant Walmart to launch a fintech
News | ComputerWeekly.comFintech will be geared towards offering the services Walmart’s customers and employees want
Exertis increases efforts to drive diversity and inclusion
News | MicroScopeChannel player keen to increase its appeal across the globe as a diverse and inclusive employer
Cloud disaster recovery services vs. traditional DR: A weigh-in
Tip | ComputerWeekly.comDo cloud disaster recovery services’ benefits outweigh those of traditional DR? An expert weighs the viability of these disaster recovery approaches.
Sapphire, Charterhouse and Pax8 strike deals
News | MicroScopeAppetite for acquisitions across the channel shows no sign of abating, with a few deals struck already this week
Lloyds bank on master data management for business integration in M&A
News | ComputerWeekly.comMergers and acquisitions have complicated Lloyds Banking Group's efforts to gain a single customer view through master data management.
Demystifying wardriving: An overview
Tip | ComputerWeekly.comWith companies like Google being criticized for wardriving, this tip aims at decoding the concept and the associated legal implications.
Indian BI technology market to grow by 16% in 2011: Gartner
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Indian BI technology market in 2011 will see a 16% growth over 2010. Read more about the latest BI technology market trends in this Gartner ...
Security Think Tank: Don’t bet on a new normal just yet
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comAfter a year of unprecedented disruption thanks to Covid-19, it looks like remote working is set to remain with us for now, which means security ...