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15 Nov 2024
MinIO ups object storage ante for AI
By Adam ArmstrongMinIO is making a case for object to be the storage protocol for AI. But one analyst said the market has yet to decide.
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15 Nov 2024
AI gateways, Kubernetes multi-tenancy loop in LLMOps
By Beth PariseauThere are many areas of IT infrastructure affected by the emergence of LLMOps; for each, there were products and projects rolled out this week at KubeCon.
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15 Nov 2024
Intel, Nvidia vie for dominance with agentic AI blueprints
By Beth PariseauRival sets of tools meant to better support AI apps on developer platforms have hit the market as an even bigger wave of change looms in agentic AI.
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23 Feb 2024
Channel marketing scope has widened
By Simon QuickeThose looking after industry brands are increasingly taking on sustainability as an area of responsibility
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23 Feb 2024
ConnectWise users see cyber attacks surge, including ransomware
By Alex ScroxtonConnectWise ScreenConnect users who have yet to patch against a critical vulnerability are now being targeted by a barrage of cyber attacks, including ransomware
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23 Feb 2024
NCA trolls under fire LockBit gang leaders
By Alex ScroxtonThe NCA has teased details of the identity of LockBit's main admin via the gang’s compromised dark web site, and hinted that he has been engaging with law enforcement
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23 Feb 2024
Home Office signs tech and data sharing deal with Frontex
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe UK’s deal with the EU border agency is intended to improve operational cooperation, and will expand British authorities’ access to technology and data that can be used to reduce small boat crossings of the English Channel
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23 Feb 2024
IR35 legislative tweak to remedy settlement offset issue by April 2024
By Caroline DonnellyLong-standing issue with how IR35 rules work to be resolved in April, thanks to Finance Act change
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23 Feb 2024
CIO interview: Craig Donald, CIO, The Football Association
By Mark SamuelsEngland men’s and women’s football teams have had a good few years – and like any successful organisation, they are supported by technology. We meet the IT chief behind football in England and Wales
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22 Feb 2024
Linkerd paywall prompts online debate, CNCF TOC review
By Beth PariseauLinkerd's decision to charge for access to stable builds of its service mesh code sparks objections and debate about open source governance, along with an official CNCF response.
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22 Feb 2024
Cyber experts alarmed by ‘trivial’ ConnectWise vulns
By Alex ScroxtonThe disclosure of two dangerous vulnerabilities in the popular ConnectWise ScreenConnect product is drawing comparisons with major cyber incidents, including the 2021 Kaseya attack
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22 Feb 2024
Law to clear hundreds of wrongfully convicted subpostmasters expected in July
By Karl FlindersLaw to overturn Post Office convictions based on computer evidence set to be introduced in July following unprecedented legislation
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22 Feb 2024
Toshiba and Orange test quantum encryption on traditional network
By Cliff SaranResearchers used QKD on a fibre-optic network spanning 184km to show how the technology could be used to secure networks cost-effectively
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22 Feb 2024
Mid and South Essex sets out plans for shared care record
By Lis EvenstadThe Essex-based integrated care system is developing a shared care record for health and social care, aiming to go live in spring 2024
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22 Feb 2024
Bytes Group CEO resigns
By Simon QuickeUndisclosed trades in Bytes Group’s shares lead long-standing staffer to walk away from the business
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22 Feb 2024
Nvidia CEO sees shift in datacentres to ‘AI generation factories’
By Cliff SaranJensen Huang used the company’s fourth-quarter earnings to discuss the massive growth in accelerated datacentre computing experienced by Nvidia
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22 Feb 2024
Inside LockBit: A ransomware gang in decline?
By Alex ScroxtonThe LockBit ransomware gang was already on the ropes prior to the NCA-led takedown, according to security researchers
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21 Feb 2024
Australian data breach report highlights supply chain risks
By Aaron TanThe OAIC has called for organisations to proactively address privacy risks from outsourcing personal information handling to third parties
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21 Feb 2024
U.S. weighs National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act
By Makenzie HollandPolicymakers are considering the bipartisan National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act, which would continue quantum computing R&D as well as move toward commercialization.
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21 Feb 2024
CVE volumes set to increase 25% this year
By Alex ScroxtonThe number of reported Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures is likely to grow significantly in 2024, hitting a new high of almost 35,000, according to Coalition, a cyber insurance specialist
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21 Feb 2024
Some Linkerd service mesh users will soon have to pay
By Beth PariseauCompanies with more than 50 employees using Linkerd service mesh in production must pay Buoyant for stable releases starting in May. Open source users and analysts weigh in.
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21 Feb 2024
NasuniIQ brings visualisation of massive unstructured datasets
By Antony AdsheadGlobal file system provider adds visualisation of massive distributed unstructured datasets to allow customers to analyse data usage and prepare clean training data for artificial intelligence
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21 Feb 2024
Assange created a ‘grave and immediate risk’, says US government, as it seeks extradition
By Charlie MoloneyLawyers for the US government hit back at claims that extraditing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is politically motivated
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21 Feb 2024
Infinigate adds DX depth and Evolve IP continues partner recruitment
By Simon QuickeDistributor rolls out fresh service offering while telecoms player reveals latest MSP to join ranks
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21 Feb 2024
SCC bolsters comms position with Resonate buy
By Simon QuickeChannel player SCC seals third deal in a year to add more depth to its managed services portfolio
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21 Feb 2024
MSPs under pressure to solve customer security challenges
By Simon QuickeLatest SonicWall threat report shines light on role that managed service players are increasingly expected to play
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21 Feb 2024
Co-op signs TCS deal for cloud-first push
By Karl FlindersThe Co-operative Group has contracted IT service provider Tata Consultancy Services to support its move to a cloud-first IT environment
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21 Feb 2024
Danish player Conscia gains UK foothold with ITGL buy
By Simon QuickeDeal brings together two Cisco gold partners and provides geographic expansion for acquirer
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21 Feb 2024
IT leaders are finding the right balance between on-premise and cloud
By Cliff SaranSurvey shows that fewer IT leaders are prioritising workload migration, which suggests they are happy with their deployment plans
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21 Feb 2024
How Indian fintechs can address compliance issues
By Kavitha SrinivasaFintechs will need to bolster their know-your-customer practices and establish self-regulatory mechanisms, among other measures, to address compliance issues that have come under the spotlight
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21 Feb 2024
Unisys investigating potential involvement in controversial Post Office system
By Karl FlindersIT supplier wants to get to the bottom of its role in the distribution of the Post Office’s controversial Capture software, linked to potential wrongful convictions
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21 Feb 2024
SailPoint cuts ribbon on MSP programme
By Simon QuickeSecurity player keen to get partners to solve more customer identity-related challenges
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20 Feb 2024
Cloud costs continue to rise in 2024
By John MooreEnterprises might look more closely at workload allocation and explore alternative platforms amid ongoing cloud price hikes. Storage costs are also trending upward.
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20 Feb 2024
Birmingham City Council needs a further £45m to fix ‘disastrous’ Oracle system
By Cliff SaranBirmingham City Council’s ERP system is failing to deliver an accurate ledger, which means finance staff have spent months manually entering cost centre data
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20 Feb 2024
Crayon bolsters education pitch with Kahoot partnership
By Simon QuickeChannel player will have more to talk about with schools and universities after getting involved with learning and engagement specialist
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20 Feb 2024
Uber CEO denies pricing algorithm uses ‘behavioural patterns’
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonUber workers are concerned about what data is being used by the company’s algorithm to set variable pay and pricing levels after CEO Dara Khosrowshahi admits to using drivers’ ‘behavioural patterns’
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20 Feb 2024
LockBit locked out: Cyber community reacts
By Alex ScroxtonReaction to the takedown of the LockBit ransomware gang is enthusiastic, but tempered with the knowledge that cyber criminals are often remarkably resilient
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20 Feb 2024
US extradition of Julian Assange is ‘state retaliation’ for exposing war crimes, court hears
By Charlie MoloneyLawyers argue that the US extradition case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is politically motivated and in is breach of the UK-US extradition treaty
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20 Feb 2024
LockBit gang members arrested in Poland and Ukraine
By Alex ScroxtonThe UK’s National Crime Agency and its global partners have shared more details on their audacious takedown of the LockBit ransomware operation, including news of two arrests
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20 Feb 2024
Rolls-Royce looks at viability of quantum computing in nuclear safety
By Cliff SaranThe manufacturing firm is one of several participating in a Digital Catapult programme looking at industrial applications for quantum computing
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20 Feb 2024
Government agrees law to protect confidential journalistic material from state hacking
By Bill GoodwinThe government will update Investigatory Powers Act to require secret intelligence agencies to seek independent approval before accessing confidential journalistic material obtained by bulk hacking, but journalists remain vulnerable to other bulk surveillance powers
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20 Feb 2024
Alibaba Cloud debuts Model Studio
By Aaron TanAlibaba Cloud’s Model Studio provides access to its Qwen family of foundation models and other third-party models and a suite of tools to speed up training and deployment of large language models
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19 Feb 2024
UK government launches tech talent campaign
By Lis EvenstadThe Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is encouraging people to sign up to digital skills bootcamps as government-funded research reveals huge demand for entry-level and junior tech talent
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19 Feb 2024
Cops take down LockBit ransomware gang
By Alex ScroxtonThe notorious LockBit ransomware crew has been disrupted in an international law enforcement sting led by the UK's National Crime Agency
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19 Feb 2024
Music agency halves space and energy costs with switch to Pure
By Antony AdsheadSUISA handles billions of royalty payments, but had capacity and storage admin nightmares with its EMC hardware. It cued up Pure Storage for simple admin, space and cost savings
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19 Feb 2024
ANS and Global 4 partnering and CodeStone buying
By Simon QuickeTie-ups across the channel continue to be struck as firms look to extend areas of expertise and bolster service offerings
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19 Feb 2024
Cradlepoint embedded IoT connects AI-driven sustainable intelligent waste system
By Joe O’HalloranCollaboration shows how cellular-connected artificial intelligence can support environmental sustainability through secure, scalable IoT connectivity that merges cellular technology with AI for optimal waste diversion and profitability
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19 Feb 2024
Controversial Post Office Capture system was developed in-house
By Karl FlindersSecond controversial Post Office system was the work of developers in its own IT operation
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18 Feb 2024
Singapore to invest S$1bn in AI over five years
By Aaron TanThe funding will go towards compute, talent, and industry development to support Singapore’s national AI strategy
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16 Feb 2024
Poor data and IT hamper cross-government working, PAC report finds
By Lis EvenstadReport cites inadequate data, poor IT systems and departmental silos as major barriers to cross-government working, and calls on government to do better
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16 Feb 2024
Government awards £10m to medtech developers
By Lis EvenstadThe government has awarded £10m to eight technology companies to create innovative medical devices and bring them to market
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16 Feb 2024
Google claims AI advances with Gemini LLM
By Cliff SaranCode analysis, understanding large volumes of text and translating a language by learning from one read of a book are among the breakthroughs of Gemini 1.5
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16 Feb 2024
Misunderstanding and underrepresentation blocking tech diversity
By Clare McDonaldResearch from the Institute of Coding has found UK adults don’t think tech represents the wider UK population, and are uncertain about the level of education needed for a tech job
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16 Feb 2024
Post Office IT insider and the software decision that lit the Horizon scandal
By Karl FlindersAs the Post Office replaces its controversial Horizon software, a former Post Office IT executive describes disastrous mistakes of the past
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15 Feb 2024
Generative AI for enterprises: ADP, IKEA launch tools
By John MooreThe human capital management company and the retailer have taken different roads to GenAI deployment. But both enterprises aim to boost customer experience.
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15 Feb 2024
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces last appeal against ‘political’ extradition
By Bill GoodwinWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is seeking leave to appeal against extradition to the US in a case that could have chilling implications for journalists reporting on national security
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15 Feb 2024
Dapr brings microservices principles to platform engineering
By Beth PariseauWith microservices now mainstream -- and past the trough of disillusionment -- a framework developed for them appeals to platform engineers with shared services consistency.
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15 Feb 2024
Security-by-design push prompts new ISC2 accreditations
By Alex ScroxtonSecurity-by-design has become a hot-button regulatory issue. ISC2 has decided now is the time to upskill cyber pros around these vital software and hardware development principles
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15 Feb 2024
Legacy kit undermining sustainability efforts
By Simon QuickeDaisy research has shone a light on an issue causing high numbers of customers ESG and budgetary headaches
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14 Feb 2024
Microsoft: Nation-state hackers are exploiting ChatGPT
By Alex ScroxtonThreat actors from China, Iran, North Korea and Russia have all been probing use cases for generative AI service ChatGPT, but have yet to use such tools in a full-blown cyber attack
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14 Feb 2024
Dutch Supreme Court approves use of EncroChat evidence
By Bill GoodwinDefence lawyers plan appeal to European Court of Human Rights after Supreme Court upholds a conviction based on intercepted messages from the EncroChat encrypted phone network
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14 Feb 2024
GTDC: Distribution marketplaces evolving and competing
By Simon QuickeReport from industry body uncovers the progress made so far and the prospects for future enhancements putting distie offerings in a strong position
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14 Feb 2024
Met Police to scrap and replace ‘racist’ Gangs Violence Matrix
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonA database used by the Metropolitan Police to identify and track people linked with gang violence is being decommissioned and replaced. The decision follows a long-running controversy over its discriminatory impacts on young black people, but campaigners warn that racial discrimination will persist with new tool
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14 Feb 2024
Microsoft patches two zero-days for Valentine’s Day
By Alex ScroxtonTwo security feature bypasses impacting Microsoft SmartScreen are on the February Patch Tuesday docket, among more than 70 issues
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14 Feb 2024
Security experts: Investigatory powers plans will delay security updates
By Bill GoodwinCyber security experts warn that government proposals to amend the Investigatory Powers Act will limit tech companies’ ability to respond to security threats and could hamper the use of end-to-end encryption
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14 Feb 2024
Post Office CEO refused to meet government minister without her lawyer after 2015 Horizon report
By Karl FlindersPost Office statements on the Horizon system, whether to journalists or the government, were routinely carefully crafted by lawyers
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13 Feb 2024
How DBS is industrialising AI across its business
By Aaron TanSoutheast Asia’s biggest lender is building a strong data foundation and upskilling employees on data and artificial intelligence to realise its vision of becoming an AI-fuelled bank
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13 Feb 2024
February Patch Tuesday corrects two Windows zero-days
By Tom WalatAdministrators should focus on quickly deploying a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook and exercising caution when applying an Exchange Server 2019 cumulative update.
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13 Feb 2024
New variants of Qakbot malware under development
By Alex ScroxtonDespite its infrastructure having been taken down by the FBI last year, someone appears to be actively working on a new and improved version of the infamous Qakbot malware
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13 Feb 2024
Hunter-killer malware volumes seen surging
By Alex ScroxtonLatest Picus Security report on malware tactics, techniques and procedures reveals an increasing focus on disabling security defences
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13 Feb 2024
Oracle cloud: Generating value with AI
By Marc Ambasna-JonesIs Oracle’s Fusion GenAI leap a bandwagon move or will it add real power to boost customer happiness?
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13 Feb 2024
What will result from Cohesity’s Veritas acquisition?
By Yann SerraThe $7bn backup giant will leverage huge assets in enterprise customer base, compliance and governance intelligence, AI, R&D, and Kubernetes backup and storage
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13 Feb 2024
Lack of tech skills making hiring more competitive, says Morgan McKinley
By Clare McDonaldA lack of skilled workers is forcing hiring managers to use salary and benefits such as flexibility to compete for talent, according to research from global recruiter Morgan McKinley
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12 Feb 2024
Observe ties in Snowflake to slash observability costs
By Beth PariseauThe emerging competitor to Dynatrace, Datadog and Splunk shuns AIOps, and its approach to data management and price tag intrigued one experienced customer.
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12 Feb 2024
Channel can make money from generative AI
By Simon QuickeGenerative artificial intelligence has gone from hype to use cases to become a growing channel opportunity
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12 Feb 2024
Businesses brace for FCC's ban on AI robocalls
By Makenzie HollandThe FCC's ban on AI-generated robocalls comes in response to growing concern about bad actors using AI to mimic someone's likeness and voice to spread misinformation.
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12 Feb 2024
US works to develop AI standards while California legislates
By Makenzie HollandCalifornia has proposed AI regulation as the U.S. works to develop AI standards by bringing together companies such as Apple, Amazon, Google and Microsoft.
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12 Feb 2024
More than 1,000 subpostmasters could have used second faulty Post Office system
By Karl FlindersMore than 1,000 subpostmasters could have used a previous faulty computer system in their branches as more people come forward with information following Post Office scandal TV drama
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09 Feb 2024
Amazon defends facial-recognition tech sale to FBI despite moratorium
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe FBI has confirmed it is using Amazon’s Rekognition image and video analysis software, but Amazon says it is ‘false’ to suggest this violates the company’s self-imposed moratorium on selling facial-recognition technology to US police
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09 Feb 2024
MoD ethical hacking programme expands after initial success
By Alex ScroxtonThe Ministry of Defence has expanded the scope of its defensive security partnership with HackerOne
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09 Feb 2024
Cohesity pitches Veritas buy as channel positive
By Simon QuickeDeal will give combined channel base opportunity to sell more cloud, security and AI products
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09 Feb 2024
Europe carves out niche in quantum computing
By Pat BransAs the US, China and Europe accelerate investment in quantum computing, Europe is beginning to develop its own unique position in the fledgling global ecosystem
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08 Feb 2024
Amazon weighs in on AI regulation
By Makenzie HollandAmazon supports a risk-based approach to artificial intelligence regulation, which means focusing on regulating harmful uses of AI.
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08 Feb 2024
Why open data is needed in the battle to address homelessness
By Cliff SaranCentrepoint needed to send FOIs to more than 300 local authorities in England to access required information
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08 Feb 2024
CIO interview: Sandy Venugopal, SentinelOne
By Cliff SaranWe speak to the former CIO of Uber and LinkedIn, current CIO of SentinelOne, about how artificial intelligence should be deployed in business
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08 Feb 2024
Executive alleged to be behind EncroChat encrypted phone network arrested
By Bill GoodwinA businessman allegedly behind EncroChat, an encrypted phone network that was used by organised crime groups, has been extradited from the Dominican Republic to France
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08 Feb 2024
Swedish CIO contributes best practices for ethical use of artificial intelligence
By Pat BransIT leaders are scrambling to keep up with AI technology, but many are losing sight of its ethical impact – and what CIOs need to do to ensure responsible use
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08 Feb 2024
IBM expands AWS marketplace programme to UK
By Simon QuickeIBM’s experiences running AWS offering in the US has given it the confidence to move to the next phase and introduce it to a number of European countries
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07 Feb 2024
NCSC warns CNI operators over ‘living-off-the-land’ attacks
By Alex ScroxtonMalicious, state-backed actors may well be lurking in the UK’s most critical networks right now, and their operators may not even know until it is too late, warn the NCSC and its partners
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07 Feb 2024
GitOps vendor's close echoes wider funding, open-core woes
By Beth PariseauScore one for IT orgs that rely solely on upstream code, as Flux CD sails on. But Weaveworks' demise points to larger issues for vendor sustainability, especially in open source.
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07 Feb 2024
Dozens of surveillance companies are supplying spyware to governments, says Google
By Bill GoodwinGoogle’s Threat Analysis Group has identified 40 companies involved in selling and supplying security exploits and spyware services to governments
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07 Feb 2024
The challenges of open source in government
By Cliff SaranPublic sector bodies may find their policy decisions are stymied due to the inflexibility of the software they deploy. Is open source the answer?
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07 Feb 2024
BCS report shows lack of improvement in tech diversity
By Clare McDonaldResearch from BCS shows very slow progress when it comes to the number of women and people from under-represented groups in tech over the past five years
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07 Feb 2024
Government reaffirms commitment to hold off on AI laws
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe UK government reaffirming its commitment hold off on artificial intelligence legislation has been received positively by industry for balancing innovation and safety
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07 Feb 2024
Gamma picks up Coolwave to enhance global position
By Simon QuickeComms player will be in a stronger position when it comes to supporting international customers with SMS and voice services
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07 Feb 2024
How Iranian cyber ops pivoted to target Israel after 7 October attacks
By Alex ScroxtonMicrosoft has shared new intelligence on how Iranian government-aligned threat actors have turned their fire on Israel over the past four months
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07 Feb 2024
South Staffs Water faces group action over Clop ransomware attack
By Alex ScroxtonSouth Staffordshire Plc, the parent company of South Staffordshire and Cambridge Water, is facing legal action from customers whose data was compromised in a 2022 Clop ransomware attack
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07 Feb 2024
AI ID specialist Onfido in talks to be bought by Entrust
By Alex ScroxtonUK-based cyber unicorn Onfido agrees to enter talks to be acquired by Entrust
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07 Feb 2024
Government funds two semiconductor centres
By Cliff SaranSo-called information knowledge centres in Bristol and Southampton are each receiving £11m
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06 Feb 2024
UK’s McPartland Cyber Review to probe trust in technology
By Alex ScroxtonThe UK government has launched a cyber security review that will investigate how best to give businesses the confidence they need to use new technologies
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06 Feb 2024
UK government responds to AI whitepaper consultation
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe UK government is considering introducing binding legal requirements for companies developing the most powerful AI systems, and has outlined a range of funding to realise the ambitions of its ‘pro-innovation’ framework for artificial intelligence
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06 Feb 2024
Inquiry to explore cyber risk to Sunak-Starmer showdown
By Alex ScroxtonThe UK’s Joint Committee on National Security Strategy is opening an inquiry into securing the democratic process ahead of the next general election
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06 Feb 2024
UK and France push for international agreement on spyware
By Bill GoodwinThe UK and France are hosting diplomats, big tech companies and civil society groups, in a two-day conference in London targeting the proliferation of spyware tools and ‘hackers for hire’