Top 10 stories on national security in 2018
News | ComputerWeekly.comFrom Russian disinformation, state surveillance, and police stop and seizure powers, to Facebook and WikiLeaks
Top 10 mobile stories of 2018
News | ComputerWeekly.comAs 5G moves from theory to practical reality, we look back at Computer Weekly’s biggest mobile stories from the past 12 months
Top 10 HR technology stories of 2018
News | ComputerWeekly.comCompanies are turning to artificial intelligence, robotic automation and chatbots to take the drudgery out of human resource management
Top 10 storage stories of 2018
News | ComputerWeekly.comKey trends in storage in 2018 included hybrid and multicloud storage, container storage, and hyper-converged infrastructure. Meanwhile, flash storage...
IT Priorities 2020: ASEAN firms on the frontline of digital transformation
News | ComputerWeekly.comSoutheast Asian companies plan to spend more on infrastructure and cyber security, but the growth in IT budgets appears to be slowing down
Use of NHS technology surges during Covid-19 outbreak
News | ComputerWeekly.comDigital platforms provided by the health service are attracting many more users as a result of social distancing and the need to provide services ...
Ready, headset, go: Retailers racing ahead with VR for staff training
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comHas virtual reality found its prime retail user case as a staff training tool? Recent moves from Costa Coffee and Walmart suggest it has
UK contact-tracing app set to miss official launch date as Google, Apple release API
News | ComputerWeekly.comGovernment ministers aim to shore up contact-tracing strategy after junior minister concedes much-publicised app set miss-stated start date and ...
EU puts up AI and data strategies with an ethical twist
News | ComputerWeekly.comEuropean Commission launches strategies for artificial intelligence and data economics, making the fight against climate change their raison d’être
Security Think Tank: Focus on malicious use of AI in 2019
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comAt the close of 2018, we asked CW Security Think Tank contributors to name one thing predicted for 2018 that did not happen, one thing that was not ...
Open source community joins Covid-19 fight
News | ComputerWeekly.comRed Hat and others in the global open source community are doing their part to develop tools and other initiatives to help the world tide over the ...
Telcos lose out in early enterprise 5G business
News | ComputerWeekly.comResearch reveals that industries and enterprises are ready to reap the benefits of 5G, but warns that service providers need to learn how to satisfy ...
'Serious' Twitter flaw allows hackers to post on other people's accounts
News | ComputerWeekly.comA vulnerability in Twitter allows hackers to send tweets, private messages, post images or videos, and turn off security features, says British ...
Critical SaltStack vulnerability affects thousands of datacentres
News | ComputerWeekly.comCritical vulnerabilities in the Salt remote task and configuration framework enable hackers to take control of cloud servers and must be patched ...
Cheshire deploys digital child health system during lockdown
News | ComputerWeekly.comCommissioning support unit joins up records of children across county into one integrated digital system, despite pandemic challenges
Bryony Long
Contributor | TechTargetLegal correspondent
Security rising to the top of the pile for MSPs
News | MicroScopeResearch has indicated an increasing number of SMEs have been targets of cyber attacks and they are reaching out to the channel for support
Comms tech firms eye partnership opportunities with provider community
News | ComputerWeekly.comIn latest example of growing trend, Virgin Media Business signs strategic partnership with integrated cloud communications platform to extend voice ...
Major technology companies ‘negligent’ on forced labour practices
News | ComputerWeekly.comMost of the world’s largest information technology companies continue to leave supply chain workers at serious risk of forced labour, according to a ...
CIO interview: Simon Moorhead of the Rail Delivery Group discusses integration
News | ComputerWeekly.comTrain services across the UK are fragmented, with data and systems in silos, which makes it hard to provide a seamless experience for rail users
APAC cloud spending up by over 38% in 2020
News | ComputerWeekly.comPublic cloud infrastructure services made up the lion’s share of cloud spending last year as APAC organisations strive to modernise their IT ...
Interview: Uber driver Yaseen Aslam on his Supreme Court battle and what’s next for gig workers
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comPrivate hire driver and union organiser Yaseen Aslam speaks to Computer Weekly about his legal battle with Uber and what the UK Supreme Court ruling ...
Amazon and Microsoft dominate European cloud infrastructure market, shows Synergy Research
News | ComputerWeekly.comSuch is the hold that Amazon and Microsoft have on the cloud infrastructure market across Europe, other smaller players will struggle to get a look ...
China ahead of Australia and Japan in data maturity
News | ComputerWeekly.comChinese firms are ahead of their peers in the Asia-Pacific region in tapping the potential of data, study finds
Industry 4.0 transformation reaches communications inflection point
News | ComputerWeekly.comSurvey finds huge potential for investment in advance 4G and 5G technology among industrial organisations
Brits expected to call time on office life after lockdown
News | ComputerWeekly.comO2 Business study reveals currently displaced workers see a permanent change to their company’s approach to flexible working
Digital skills for the future, today
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comThe education sector’s response to the coronavirus crisis demonstrates how digital systems and skills will be essential to the future of learning
NCSC Covid-19 scam reporting service sees more than 160,000 reports
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe general public has taken to the NCSC’s scam reporting service like ducks to water, with thousands of suspicious emails reported to it in just two...
Nordic fintechs urge financial literacy to be taken seriously before it’s too late
News | ComputerWeekly.comFintechs in the Nordic region hope to prevent more adults getting into financial difficulty through apps that educate people about managing their ...
Four in 10 Australians will share GPS data for alerting
News | ComputerWeekly.comAmid the Covid-19 pandemic, 40% of Australians are likely to share GPS data with the government to facilitate alerting, new study finds
IBM Think puts AI to use in IT operations
News | ComputerWeekly.comIts annual conference may be virtual, but IBM has remained focused on the key themes of hybrid IT, cloud and artificial intelligence
Contact-tracing app fails to protect privacy and human rights
News | ComputerWeekly.comReassurances over the security and human rights implications of NHSX’s approach to developing its Covid-19 contact-tracing app are insufficient, says...
Podcast: Covid-19, remote access, storage and compliance
Podcast | ComputerWeekly.comWe talk to Mathieu Gorge, CEO of Vigitrust, about ensuring access and compliance for organisations that need to massively ramp up remote working ...
Volvo Group motors beyond annual performance review with Cornerstone
News | ComputerWeekly.comVolvo Group has broken with its traditional annual performance review process in order to stoke entrepreneurialism, says Bahar Rasouli, director of ...
How AI can improve food safety
News | ComputerWeekly.comFujitsu has developed a computer vision model that recognises hand washing gestures to ease the enforcement of stricter food handling rules in Japan
SAP S/4 Hana projects seem set to repeat security missteps
News | ComputerWeekly.comManagement consultancy Turnkey’s managing director, Richard Hunt, cautions SAP customers not to repeat errors of the past by making security an ...
IT Priorities 2020: Compliance and risk are top security concerns
News | ComputerWeekly.comWhen it comes to security, buyers are prioritising solutions and services that address compliance issues, risk management and data protection, ...
No silver bullets and ‘bumps in the road’ likely but UK contact-tracing app development gathers pace
News | ComputerWeekly.comUK scientific experts address doubts on contact-tracing app’s effectiveness, particular regarding data privacy, but admit that its nature may have to...
Nominations open for Most Influential Women in UK Technology 2020
News | ComputerWeekly.comComputer Weekly is looking for nominations for its 2020 list of the most influential women in UK technology
Nordic real estate sector becoming increasingly digital
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Nordic real estate and construction industry is modernising through digital technology, with an injection of urgency amid global pandemic
Brexit uncertainty and coronavirus barely leave a dent on DCC
News | MicroScopeExertis parent delivers its numbers for its fiscal 2019, indicating that it is weathering the storm
Coronavirus: Do Indian companies still have an edge in Nordic outsourcing?
News | ComputerWeekly.comCovid-19 lockdowns and social distancing have affected Nordic outsourcing strategies. Do Indian firms still have the upper hand?
Portworx to add application profiles to persistent container storage
News | ComputerWeekly.comKubernetes persistent container storage that runs from inside the cluster will add application storage profiles for applications such as Apache Kafka...
Jim Brown
Contributor | TechTargetJim Brown is a senior QA analyst at Boston University and a former technology journalist.
Rancho Water turns tap on Extreme connectivity for critical water delivery
News | ComputerWeekly.comUS public utility uses secure and resilient wired and wireless network systems to power 45,000 service connections across 100,000 acres
Jason Yakencheck
Contributor | TechTargetJason Yakencheck is the past president of ISACA Greater Washington, DC Chapter
How effective security training goes deeper than ‘awareness’
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comCyber criminals are constantly developing their techniques and strategies, so security training needs to do the same
Responsible Cyber acquires Secucial in S$7m deal
News | ComputerWeekly.comSingapore startup Responsible Cyber plans to bolster its Immune platform with access control management capabilities, and sets out to expand its ...
Channel at the heart of SecureAge’s UK plans
News | MicroScopeSecurity vendor SecureAge is starting to build its UK presence with one of the priorities being to develop a partner network
Mainframe storage: Three players in a market that’s here to stay
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comFar from disappearing, the mainframe market and the storage it needs is here to stay for some time. The three key array makers compete with high-end ...
Providing more value to your customers over time
Opinion | MicroScopeMaintaining your client base means your technology offerings, services and reporting must evolve
Coronavirus: Dutch work on XR technology shows promise in pandemic scenario
News | ComputerWeekly.comNetherlands leads the way in the development of extended reality technology, which could prove its value in a crisis such as Covid-19
Interview: Dheeraj Pandey, CEO, Nutanix
News | ComputerWeekly.comIt may be known for hyper-converged infrastructure, but Nutanix now has its head in the clouds
Security Think Tank: Security teams are key workers and need support
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 ...
Coronavirus: Existing customers key to getting through crisis
News | MicroScopeKeeping established relationships going is one way that the channel can weather what might be a challenging economic time ahead
End-users failing to protect themselves online
News | ComputerWeekly.comRemote workers and stuck-at-home consumers are taking silly risks with their security during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report
HMRC tackles almost 300 coronavirus phishing websites
News | ComputerWeekly.comOf 292 websites removed since lockdown began on 23 March, 237 were proactively identified by HMRC and 55 were flagged by the public
IT Priorities 2020: Nearly two-thirds of Nordic IT leaders expect a budget increase this year
News | ComputerWeekly.comNordic IT leaders are expecting budgets to rise as they move to more advanced stages of their digital transformations
BCS calls for IT recognition in coronavirus response
News | ComputerWeekly.comCampaign launched by BCS aims to recognise the importance of IT staff in keeping UK workers connected during the coronavirus crisis
ICNIRP finds no health risk with 5G technologies
News | ComputerWeekly.comStudy by independent organisation that provides scientific advice and guidance on the health and environmental effects of non‐ionising radiation ...
UK government secures Microsoft Azure discounts for public sector
News | ComputerWeekly.comProcurement chiefs at the Crown Commercial Service have secured an addendum to a long-standing Microsoft preferential pricing deal that now includes ...
Coronavirus: UKCloud and VMware join forces to meet public sector demand for remote desktops
News | ComputerWeekly.comPublic sector-focused IaaS provider UKCloud forges closer ties with VMware to meet the public sector demand for “government-grade” remote desktop ...
Innovate UK seeks ways to transform aviation with technology
News | ComputerWeekly.comProjects to develop new forms of air transportation can get a share of up to £30m in funding from Innovate UK
Industry group launched to develop standards for fibre deployment in sewer network
News | ComputerWeekly.comWater utilities companies are working with SSE Enterprise Telecoms to deploy fibre in the sewers, as well as transform the sewage system into a “...
Huawei: US using technological strengths to ‘crush’ companies outside its own borders
News | ComputerWeekly.comChinese tech giant hits back at White House decision to extend technology ban and says it will ultimately be self-harming
Louis Wihl
Contributor | TechTargetLouis Wihl is a senior associate at law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner’s London Technology and Commercial team.
Rolls-Royce alliance focuses on Coronavirus economic recovery
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Rolls-Royce industry alliance aims to bring together data teams across industries and academia to help governments and businesses get back to work
How to modernise IT systems while ensuring they remain stable
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comOrganisations need to be both agile and maintain control and stability of their IT. How can they achieve both outcomes?
NHS Wales to get free security services during coronavirus pandemic
News | ComputerWeekly.comNHS Wales Informatics Services enlists Thales to help it face down security threats and let its teams focus on the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis
DWP turns to Government Gateway to support Universal Credit claims
News | ComputerWeekly.comExisting users of HMRC’s digital identity system can use their credentials to apply for benefits, in a move designed to ease bottlenecks caused by ...
SES Water turns on IoT tap to reduce leaks
News | ComputerWeekly.comVodafone announces 10-year deal with utility firm to provide internet of things solution to revolutionise how water leaks are prevented and detected
Coronavirus shines spotlight on mobile connectivity
News | ComputerWeekly.comMobile operators in Asia-Pacific are playing their part in the fight against Covid-19, even as some of them are facing roadblocks in rolling out 5G ...
Coronavirus: Cyber attacks on banks seen spiking, says Carbon Black
News | ComputerWeekly.comVMware’s Carbon Black observes a spike in cyber attacks on financial services organisations
Datacentres operators must move away from diesel backup generators to give back to grid
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comWhile the diesel backup generators used by datacentre operators have a limited environmental impact, using them for extended periods of time to power...
Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 54
Podcast | ComputerWeekly.comIn this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, Caroline Donnelly, Clare McDonald and Brian McKenna talk about the likely ...
Build 2020: Avoiding AI problems
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comIt is early days for responsible artificial intelligence, but Microsoft aims to help companies avoid problems and improve the performance and quality...
The Security Interviews: Inside the world of bug bounties
News | ComputerWeekly.comYou may not make a million as a bug bounty hunter, but you might help remove some of the stigma that persists around cyber security, says HackerOne’s...
App launched to support social care workers through coronavirus
News | ComputerWeekly.comThe Care Workforce tool will be rolled out to 1.5 million professionals as a hub for practical guidance and support
Security resellers urged to help users counter Covid-19 phishing scams
News | MicroScopeSecurity specialists have been alerted to a significant rise in scams that aim to trick users into sharing passwords and financial information
Feeling the impact of coronavirus
News | MicroScopeAlthough the number of cases in the UK is still low, there have already been some issues for the channel to deal with
How to find the right zero trust strategy
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comLarge tech companies and the US Federal Government have adopted zero trust as their next-generation security model
Exclusive Networks delivers growth and increases services revenues
News | MicroScopeDistributor shares revenue performance numbers for 2019 and outlines plans to provide support for partners coping with coronavirus
The AWS bucket list: Keep your cloud secure
Feature | ComputerWeekly.comMisconfigured cloud installations risk billions of records being exposed, damaging organisations’ finances and reputations. Paying attention to ...
Australian prime minister confirms country is suffering repeated nation-state cyber attacks
News | ComputerWeekly.comConcern over critical national infrastructure as cyber attackers repeatedly try to gain access to network of organisations operating in multiple ...
AWS CEO Andy Jassy urges cloud laggards to stop trying to ‘fight gravity’
News | ComputerWeekly.comDuring a fireside chat during the first AWS Summit Online, cloud giant’s CEO held forth on how the firm is responding to the Covid-19 pandemic and ...
Coronavirus: What are the latest free cyber security offers?
News | ComputerWeekly.comWe round up the latest free offers on cyber security products and services being made available during the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis
Westcon named ‘master agent’ for Avaya UCaaS offering
News | MicroScopeWestcon will help take Avaya’s first joint offering with RingCentral to the channel in Europe
Amnesty identifies most privacy-invasive Covid-19 contact-tracing apps
News | ComputerWeekly.comBahrain’s ‘BeAware Bahrain’, Kuwait’s ‘Shlonik’ and Norway’s ‘Smittestopp’ are the most privacy-invasive contact-tracing apps, reveals Amnesty ...
Coronavirus: Cyber security spend to slow in 2020
News | ComputerWeekly.comAnalysts revise down previous growth targets for security technology as the Covid-19 pandemic bites
Coronavirus: Mobile comms finds its voice as usage patterns evolve
News | ComputerWeekly.comUK operators declare readiness of mobile networks as they enter uncharted water with millions of users displaced from offices during the working day
IR35 reforms: IT contractors warned off joining non-compliant umbrellas to avoid loan charge risk
News | ComputerWeekly.comContracting stakeholders are calling on the government to do more to regulate umbrella companies ahead of the IR35 private sector reforms coming into...
Coronavirus: Sellafield workers ordered to stay home as ‘controlled shutdown’ of site accelerates
News | ComputerWeekly.comStaff email warns that “decisions” made now in response to coronavirus pandemic could have far-reaching consequences for ongoing efforts to ...
Let’s not get ahead of ourselves – the UK tech startup scene still needs support post-Covid
Opinion | ComputerWeekly.comGovernment and investors have shown their support for tech startups during the coronavirus pandemic, but there are still challenges ahead and it's ...
Coronavirus: Spain to use artificial intelligence to automate testing
News | ComputerWeekly.comAuthorities in Spain have invested in robots to automate the testing of citizens for the Covid-19 coronavirus
SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom form joint venture to combat coronavirus
News | ComputerWeekly.comTelecoms giants extend working relationship to expand global 5G ecosystem by accelerating 5G deployment in Europe and exchange their respective ...
Nokia, LG Uplus trial 5G business-to-business platform in Korea
News | ComputerWeekly.comTest of 5G solution designed to go beyond traditional network connectivity and deliver enhanced service quality and creation of new B2B services
Avinor creates contactless airport check-in for Norway
News | ComputerWeekly.comNorwegian airport operator introduces touchless travel check-in to limit the potential spread of Covid-19
UK government confirms financial support for Shared Rural Network programme
News | ComputerWeekly.comUK government ponies up its share of £1bn infrastructure project, designed to reduce partial not-spots in UK locations
How machine learning can bridge the communication gap
News | ComputerWeekly.comAmazon Web Services has developed a machine learning model to translate sign languages into text in a showcase of assistive technology
Insight promotes from within for next UK boss
News | MicroScopeDarren Hedley will step into Emma de Sousa’s role as Insight’s UK senior vice-president from the start of next year