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21 Mar 2025
NCSC, DSIT enlist IBM to spearhead cyber diversity agenda
IBM signs on to a partnership deal in support of the popular NCSC CyberFirst Girls scheme designed to foster gender diversity in the cyber security profession
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21 Mar 2025
Google, OpenAI target state laws in AI action plan
The federal government is developing plans for AI policy in the U.S. Stakeholders want a federal policy preempting state laws as a top strategic priority.
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21 Mar 2025
UK government to make £45m connectivity investment in schools
UK government says ‘no child left behind’ as it releases plans to narrow the digital divide in education through setting core digital standards for all schools focused on high-speed, reliable and secure connectivity
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21 Mar 2025
Dutch workforce faces radical transformation as AI adoption accelerates
While the Netherlands leads Europe in AI adoption, a deeper analysis of the labour market reveals a more nuanced narrative than the apocalyptic predictions of job losses
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21 Mar 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments this week at CMS Distribution, SoftwareOne, Dell, Integrity360, Evolve IP and Softcat
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20 Mar 2025
NCSC proposes three-step plan to move to quantum-safe encryption
The NCSC urges service providers, large organisations and critical sectors to start thinking today about how they will migrate to post-quantum cryptography over the next decade
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20 Mar 2025
Government considering redress scheme for families of Post Office scandal victims
Campaign group brings together the children of subpostmasters to meet Post Office minister to discuss redress for their suffering
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20 Mar 2025
Ofcom outlines plans to take UK full-fibre roll-out into ‘final phase’
UK communications regulator sets out plans that will help full-fibre gigabit broadband reach almost all UK homes and businesses over the next two years
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20 Mar 2025
NAS storage: TrueNAS aims to make it big in Europe
Aimed at the SME market, but with NAS systems that go to tens of petabytes, iXsystems brings dual controllers, NVMe and hybrid flash, AI-capable storage, and container support
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20 Mar 2025
Snowflake founders reveal ‘cuckoo cloud’ vision that disrupted big data
Benoit Dageville and Thierry Cruanes reveal the journey that led to their data platform, their bet against Hadoop and why they still code on weekends to stay connected to their creation
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19 Mar 2025
Air New Zealand takes off with digital transformation deal
The airline aims to become a digital leader with TCS’s help to improve fleet management, crew scheduling and ground services through the use of artificial intelligence
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19 Mar 2025
FTC commissioners fired as federal agencies face reckoning
The FTC, IRS and other federal agencies providing business oversight face policy shifts and restructuring measures under President Donald Trump's administration.
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19 Mar 2025
Interview: Cynthia Stoddard, CIO, Adobe
After nearly 10 years in post, Adobe’s CIO is still driving digital transformation and looking to deliver lasting change through technology
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19 Mar 2025
Softcat boss feeling optimistic as firm shares H1 results
As Softcat shares its H1 numbers, its CEO outlines why the channel player is well-positioned to take advantage of improving customer demand
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19 Mar 2025
Clop resurgence drives ransomware attacks in February
The exploitation of two new vulnerabilities in a popular file transfer service saw the Clop ransomware gang soar in February, according to NCC
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19 Mar 2025
Softcat ahead of expectations after solid first half
Channel player shares results for the first six months of its fiscal year with double-digit growth across all the key metrics
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19 Mar 2025
DeepMind founder warns of compounding AI agent errors
Artificial general intelligence may be years away, but in the meantime, organisations are being urged to adopt agent technology
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19 Mar 2025
How Telefónica avoided VMware price hike
While some some organisations look for alternatives to VMware, Telefónica Germany has taken a different approach based on third-party support
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19 Mar 2025
Former subpostmaster to sue Post Office and Fujitsu for judgment ‘obtained by fraud’
Lee Castleton, one of a group of seven former subpostmasters who began the fight against the Post Office in 2009, triggers ‘seismic’ shift in Post Office scandal
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18 Mar 2025
Digital Realty enters Indonesia through joint venture
New joint venture, Digital Realty Bersama, will develop and operate datacentres across Indonesia to meet the increasing demand for digital infrastructure in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy
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18 Mar 2025
As lawsuits pile up, Section 230 shields digital platforms
Section 230 immunity and First Amendment rights create a staggering challenge for legal teams looking to hold social media platforms accountable for alleged harms.
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18 Mar 2025
Largest ever cyber deal reflects Google’s CNAPP ambitions
In a signal of its future ambitions, Google lays down $32bn to acquire cloud-native application protection platform Wiz, reflecting the increasing need to secure multicloud environments
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18 Mar 2025
Prompt engineering takes shape for devs as agentic AI dawns
Real-world best practices are emerging at companies such as LinkedIn, Oracle and AWS, and agentic AI is poised to fundamentally alter the day-to-day work of software engineers.
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18 Mar 2025
Shares rise on North American performance at Computacenter
UK performance in contrast to North America is disappointing as customers continue to show hesitancy in signing off orders
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18 Mar 2025
IR35: Research highlights rise in outside IR35 engagements among contractors
Qdos research shows 'tide is turning' on company attitudes towards hiring outside IR35 contractors
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18 Mar 2025
AI will improve MSP profitability
Tools that increase automation and free up valuable time for partners with customers will improve life for channel players, says Kaseya
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18 Mar 2025
Novel encryption technology tests add value to Finland’s quantum computer project
Tests carried out at Telia will support the building of a secure quantum network
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18 Mar 2025
Bytes signals financial milestone has been hit
In a trading statement ahead of its full-year results, channel player Bytes indicates it has broken through the £2bn barrier on gross invoiced income
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18 Mar 2025
Everywoman announces 2025 Women in Technology Awards winners
Network for women in business, Everywoman, has announced the winners of this year’s technology awards, in partnership with Bupa
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18 Mar 2025
AI pushes data storage need but UK firms struggle to manage it
The rise of AI means potentially almost any corporate data could be useful, but has led to ballooning data volumes and organisations spending more on storage and energy
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18 Mar 2025
Seaco charts course for unified security strategy
Shipping container leasing giant consolidates security tools onto a single platform, leveraging AI and extended detection and response to improve security operations
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17 Mar 2025
GitHub Actions supply chain attack spotlights CI/CD risks
Experts say a GitHub Actions vulnerability should renew enterprises' attention to securing build pipelines the same way they secure production environments.
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17 Mar 2025
PSNI’s ‘ridiculous’ withholding of evidence in spying operation delayed court hearings
Landmark ruling by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal will decide whether the surveillance court can award costs against government bodies accused of unreasonable behaviour
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17 Mar 2025
Online Safety Act measures come into effect
Regulator Ofcom is now able to take enforcement action against platforms under the Online Safety Act if they fail to proactively safeguard against content such as terrorist or child sexual abuse material
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17 Mar 2025
Who takes responsibility? Birmingham’s ERP extraordinary meeting
Council members took the opportunity to raise their concerns during the Birmingham City Council ERP meeting, which took place on 11 March
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17 Mar 2025
Satellite technology to provide broadband to remote areas of Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire Council harnesses low Earth orbit technology to serve the most remote areas of the county with ultrafast broadband
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17 Mar 2025
Tech career interest higher among SEND pupils
Research by EngineeringUK and The Royal Society has found that students with special educational needs have more interest in tech careers than other pupils
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17 Mar 2025
How Oracle is using AI to combat financial crime
The tech giant is leveraging artificial intelligence to surface fraudulent financial transactions and improve the efficiency of financial crime investigations, offering relief to banks battling high costs and alert fatigue
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14 Mar 2025
Apple encryption legal challenge heard behind closed doors despite calls for public hearing
Investigatory Powers Tribunal hearing held behind closed doors as press and civil society groups argue for open hearings
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14 Mar 2025
AI Action Summit review: Differing views cast doubt on AI’s ability to benefit whole of society
Governments, companies and civil society groups gathered at the third global AI summit to discuss how the technology can work for the benefit of everyone in society, but experts say competing imperatives mean there is no guarantee these visions will win out
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14 Mar 2025
Can a future digital NHS survive another change?
Computer Weekly looks at the prime minister’s decision to abolish NHS England and the potential impact on the progress of digitising the NHS
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14 Mar 2025
Will Whitehall withstand Starmer’s AI revolution?
As the prime minister sets out plans for the use of artificial intelligence to take over civil service tasks, Computer Weekly looks at potential challenges and concerns around the decision
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14 Mar 2025
Minister asks for evidence of Post Office ECCO+ system problems
Subpostmaster federation is calling on former Post Office crown branch staff to come forward if they experienced problems with ECCO+
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14 Mar 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments this week at Exertis Supplies, Softcat, Konica Minolta Business Solutions, Fivetran, SUSE and Centreon
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13 Mar 2025
Chinese espionage group UNC3886 targets Juniper routers
Advanced persistent threat group UNC3886 deployed custom backdoors on end-of-life Juniper Networks routers, underscoring the need for timely patching and advanced security monitoring
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13 Mar 2025
US Congress demands UK lifts gag on Apple encryption order
Apple and Google have told US lawmakers that they cannot tell Congress whether they have received technical capability notices from the UK
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13 Mar 2025
Channel express concerns over lack of cloud skills
The pressure is on to meet customer demand for hosted services, but some resellers lack the cloud skills to meet that need
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13 Mar 2025
SuperBlack ransomware may have ties to LockBit
Forescout researchers report on a new ransomware gang that appears to be keeping the legacy of the notorious LockBit crew alive
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13 Mar 2025
HMRC looks to upgrade SOC with advanced SIEM tech
HMRC issues a request for information notice ahead of opening up bids for a new security information and event management project that aims to reinforce its ability to respond to cyber threats
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13 Mar 2025
Starmer to send AI tech teams into government departments
In his plans to reform the state, the prime minister is pushing for artificial intelligence to take on tasks for civil servants and calling time on NHS England
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13 Mar 2025
Government announces inevitable end to Payments Services Regulator
The government has abolished the Payments Services Regulator and will move responsibilities to Financial Conduct Authority
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13 Mar 2025
Driving licence data could be used for police facial recognition
The government’s Crime and Policing Bill could allow police to access the UK driving licence database for use in facial recognition watchlists, but the Home Office denies biometric data would be repurposed in this way
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13 Mar 2025
Major strike by Fujitsu staff at ‘cash cow’ HMRC
Fujitsu staff working at government department will strike for 22 days in protest over pay offer
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13 Mar 2025
Supercars team BJR taps Extranet Systems for racing edge
As the demands of motorsports grow, Supercars team Brad Jones Racing turns to IT specialist Extranet Systems to manage crucial areas such as security, backup and disaster recovery
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12 Mar 2025
Intel appoints ex-Cadence CEO amid turnaround struggles
Intel appoints chip industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan as the next CEO responsible for revitalizing the struggling chipmaker and transforming it into a contract manufacturer.
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12 Mar 2025
Building AI agents a headache for tech leaders
While companies like OpenAI and Salesforce offer tools to build AI agents, tech leaders are struggling to understand and adapt the technology within their offerings.
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12 Mar 2025
N-Able CEO: MSPs are getting deeper into the enterprise
Following on from its recently published Horizons report, the N-Able’s boss shares his views on the state of the market
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12 Mar 2025
Apple slated in CMA mobile browser investigation
Apple policies are main focus, but Google doesn’t escape the regulator’s scrutiny either, with its business practices to promote Chrome coming under fire
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12 Mar 2025
iPhone, iPad update fixes critical WebKit flaw
iPhone and iPad users are advised to update their devices as Apple addresses an out-of-bounds write issue in the WebKit browser engine that appears to have been exploited in targeted cyber attacks
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11 Mar 2025
Singapore Airlines to roll out Salesforce Agentforce
Singapore’s flagship carrier is deploying Salesforce’s Agentforce AI agent platform to improve customer interactions and personalise experiences
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11 Mar 2025
March Patch Tuesday fixes 6 Windows zero-day exploits
All the vulnerabilities that had been actively exploited in the wild will get resolved quickly by deploying the Windows cumulative update for this month.
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11 Mar 2025
March Patch Tuesday brings 57 fixes, multiple zero-days
The third Patch Tuesday of 2025 brings fixes for 57 flaws and a hefty number of zero-days
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11 Mar 2025
Generative AI models like DSLMs outperform LLMs in value
Small domain-specific generative AI models can be designed to address specific industry needs, proving more cost-effective and efficient than large language models for businesses.
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11 Mar 2025
ServiceNow agentic AI acquisitions set pace for enterprises
The combination of Moveworks and Cuein has industry analysts looking ahead to the next stage of enterprise agentic AI development and data management.
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11 Mar 2025
Musk claims of Ukraine DDoS attack derided by cyber community
Elon Musk draws criticism after accusing Ukraine of being behind a significant DDoS attack against social media platform X
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11 Mar 2025
Perimeter security appliances source of most ransomware hits
Perimeter security appliances and devices, particularly VPNs, prove to be the most popular entry points into victim networks for financially motivated ransomware gangs, according to reports
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11 Mar 2025
Dutch police disrupt half of ransomware operations, finds embedded PHD student
Dutch PhD study reveals the impact of centralised intelligence and strategic interventions in the fight against ransomware
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11 Mar 2025
SailPoint expands MSP programme
Security player widens the customer base its managed service provider partners can go after
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11 Mar 2025
Secret London tribunal to hear appeal in Apple vs government battle over encryption
Campaigners call for High Court hearing to be held in public as tech giant appeals against UK government order to open a backdoor into its encrypted iCloud service
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11 Mar 2025
UK government under-prepared for catastrophic cyber attack, hears PAC
The Commons Public Accounts Committee heard government IT leaders respond to recent National Audit Office findings that the government’s cyber resilience is under par
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11 Mar 2025
Government to create pathfinder programme for digital spend
Changes to government digital spending will include staged funding with regular review and a pathfinder programme to test new funding models suitable for digital projects
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11 Mar 2025
Pure aims at AI beyond the enterprise with FlashBlade//Exa
FlashBlade//Exa targets use cases between the enterprise and hyperscalers with a disaggregated architecture and its DFM flash modules to be available separately for the first time
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11 Mar 2025
Climb’s AI Academy coming to UK and Ireland
Distributor shares 2024 financial update and indicates its AI Academy scheme launched in Germany last autumn will be coming to the UK and Ireland later this year
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11 Mar 2025
Post Office scandal data leak interim compensation offers made
Some subpostmasters affected by Post Office data breach offered interim compensation payments
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11 Mar 2025
Singapore IT leaders boost AI security defences
Study reveals a surge in perceived importance of artificial intelligence for cyber security in Singapore, but declining investment in traditional measures raises concerns as sophisticated cyber attacks intensify
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10 Mar 2025
Analysts: IBM-LzLabs suit a cautionary tale for IT buyers
A U.K. court ruled that an LzLabs subsidiary breached IBM license terms, a reminder to IT orgs to do careful research before choosing a vendor, according to industry watchers.
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10 Mar 2025
GenAI use cases show value, but pain points persist
While large companies are generating value in genAI use cases, others are struggling to find the same value.
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10 Mar 2025
Peter Kyle sets stage for making tech work
During his speech at the Tech Policy conference, Kyle announced a number of initiatives to support AI and other new technologies
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10 Mar 2025
Goverment overhauls AI funding to drive agility
A startup mindset is at the heart of a Labour’s approach to how it wants to speed up AI innovation in the public sector
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10 Mar 2025
Government announcement on Fujitsu talks add ‘vague words’ and no interim payment
Peer James Arbuthnot says he is ‘disappointed’ that there was no mention of an interim payment in announcement of government’s latest talks with Fujitsu
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10 Mar 2025
How CISOs are tackling cyber security challenges
Security chiefs at the recent Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit in Sydney share insights on navigating board communication, organisational resilience and the importance of understanding business needs
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09 Mar 2025
David Willetts to chair Regulatory Innovation Office
The former science minister will lead the Regulatory Innovation Office, which aims to remove barriers and outdated regulations to speed up the road to market for innovative products and services
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07 Mar 2025
Trump tariffs raise USMCA trade agreement questions
Imposing large tariffs on U.S. allies in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement could be a boon for China.
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07 Mar 2025
UK altnets call for full-fibre broadband to be prioritised in industrial strategy
Independent Networks Cooperative Association outlines plan for cross-UK campaign to promote full-fibre broadband adoption and the establishment of a digital infrastructure cross-departmental working group
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07 Mar 2025
Latest Alibaba AI model demos AI improvements
The latest model from Chinese public cloud provider Alibaba shows how reinforced learning is driving AI efficiency
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07 Mar 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments this week at Schneider Electric and OVHcloud, while SonicWall and Sophos talk MDR
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07 Mar 2025
Interview: Madoc Batters, head of cloud and IT security, Warner Leisure Hotels
The hotel chain has embarked on a major cloud migration programme to improve innovation and enhance the security of its network and applications
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07 Mar 2025
Government to create digital sourcing strategy
Government officials revealed to the Public Accounts Committee that it will develop a sourcing strategy for digital technology, steering departments on what to build themselves and what to procure
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07 Mar 2025
Managing security in the AI age
Gartner experts offer guidance on harnessing AI’s power while mitigating its risks, from managing shadow AI to implementing security controls and policies
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06 Mar 2025
Why did IT suppliers allow Birmingham City Council to go live with Oracle?
Councillors at the local authority’s budget setting and audit committee meetings raised questions as Birmingham faces budget deficits
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06 Mar 2025
NHS chief data officers concerned by FDP roll-out
The Chief Data and Analytical Officers Network has raised concerns over the way the NHS Federated Data Platform is being implemented and NHS England’s approach to its adoption
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06 Mar 2025
Wavenet working with Konversational to improve systems
MSP Wavenet chooses Irish firm to help deploy ServiceNow to improve its workflow processes
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06 Mar 2025
Going beyond search: Elastic’s observability and security play
Elastic’s chief product officer Ken Exner talks up the company’s expansion into observability and security and how it balances innovation with community contributions and monetisation
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06 Mar 2025
Big bank systems crashed for over 800 hours in last two years due to IT outages
Bank bosses forced to reveal extent of banking IT failures to MPs on the Treasury Select Committee
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06 Mar 2025
CFIT publishes blueprint for digital company business IDs
Plan to increase the use of digital identities by businesses could add billions of pounds to UK economy through compliance savings and reduced fraud
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05 Mar 2025
Apple IPT appeal against backdoor encryption order is test case for bigger targets
The Home Office decision to target Apple with an order requiring access to users’ encrypted data is widely seen as a ‘stalking horse’ for attacks against encrypted messaging services WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal
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05 Mar 2025
New FTC rules unlikely with limited funds, policy shifts
Amid resource limitations and changes at the federal level, the FTC will be cautious in its approach to bringing cases and making other significant changes.
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05 Mar 2025
IR35: Government outlines two-pronged approach to umbrella company regulation
The government looks set to deliver on its long-promised vow to roll out regulation for umbrella companies
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05 Mar 2025
UBDS Digital taking lifecycle transformation approach
Transforming customers could mean more than just replacing legacy kit and rolling out some fresh apps
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05 Mar 2025
French oceanographers clock up 23 years on Atempo backup software
Oceanogaphic research institute keeps Atempo backup software for near a quarter century with no plans to replace it for protection of critical data helping map the world’s oceans
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05 Mar 2025
NHS investigating how API flaw exposed patient data
NHS patient data was left vulnerable by a flaw in an application programming interface used at online healthcare provider Medefer
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05 Mar 2025
Few UK organisations ready to seize agentic AI opportunity
Agentic AI promises to automate manually intensive tasks intelligently, yet few business leaders feel their organisation is ready to deploy it
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04 Mar 2025
Jio, AMD, Cisco and Nokia to build telecom AI platform
India’s Jio Platforms, AMD, Cisco and Nokia have teamed up to develop an Open Telecom AI Platform aimed at improving the efficiency and security of telco networks through artificial intelligence and automation