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September 02, 2024 02Sep2024 Blog Post
What to expect from the Linux Foundation Open Source Summit Europe 2024

The Computer Weekly Developer Network is zoning in on the Linux Foundation Open Source Summit Europe 2024. The event is held from the 16-18 September in Vienna, Austria. Designed to showcase the ... Continue Reading
September 02, 2024 02Sep2024 News
Verizon and Skylo team for satellite-based IoT and messaging

US telco forges partnership with satellite service provider to launch commercial satellite-based direct-to-device messaging service for consumers and drive technology innovation through first-of-its-kind internet of things satellite trial Continue Reading
September 02, 2024 02Sep2024 News
Grüner Veltliner winegrowers gain ultra-fast fibre connectivity

Wine-growing regions of Lower Austria connected with 800km of fibre internet enabling 10 gigabit connectivity for residents in rural region, less than a year into project deployment Continue Reading

September 02, 2024 02Sep2024 In Depth
Police Digital Service staff arrests: Everything you need to know

In July 2024, details emerged that two employees working for the Police Digital Service had been arrested on suspicion of bribery, fraud and misconduct in public office. Here’s everything we know about the story so far Continue Reading
September 02, 2024 02Sep2024 News
Ogi secures £45m funding to support next stages of fibre growth

Leading Welsh altnet secures major financial package to support next stages of growth in gigabit network spanning domestic territory and the South Wales trunk road into England Continue Reading
September 02, 2024 02Sep2024 News
Navigating the shifting sands of open source

As open source matures, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation is grappling with issues ranging from licence rug-pulling and the rise of artificial intelligence to the changing dynamics of open source contributions Continue Reading
September 02, 2024 02Sep2024 News
UK and Ukraine digital trade deal comes into force

The UK eases access to the deep tech startup community in Ukraine through digital-only agreement Continue Reading
September 02, 2024 02Sep2024 In Depth
Storage technology explained: Kubernetes, containers and persistent storage

In this guide, we look at the market-leading container platform Kubernetes, how it works, the challenges with persistent storage and backup, and how they have been overcome Continue Reading
September 02, 2024 02Sep2024 News
Government funds research to tackle extreme weather

Researchers will use data gathered from monitoring rivers, weather conditions and ground water saturation to improve flood and drought defences Continue Reading
September 02, 2024 02Sep2024 Blog Post
Atlassian acquires & integrates Rewatch for AI video messaging

Atlassian announced the acquisition of Rewatch, with plans to integrate its AI-powered live meeting support into Loom, its video messaging platform. The company says this will improve how teams ... Continue Reading

September 02, 2024 02Sep2024 In Depth
SD-WAN: The evolution continues

We go through the alphabet soup of secure networks, propelled by artificial intelligence and 5G, which have rejuvenated software-defined wide area network technology Continue Reading
August 30, 2024 30Aug2024 News
Siegwerk strengthens global manufacturing operations with managed SD-WAN

Global manufacturer enhances operational security and digitisation with managed SD-WAN, managed security and professional services Continue Reading
August 30, 2024 30Aug2024 News
MEF association claims SASE milestone

Leading technology provider achieves first milestone in secure access service edge programme, with SASE certification now generally available to trade association’s technology and service provider members Continue Reading
August 30, 2024 30Aug2024 Blog Post
Logitech Keys To Go 2

I am always looking for better (smaller) ways to work on a plane. It’s a life mission and I’ve been through laptops, mini handhelds like the Planet Gemini (wonderful, but keyboard too small), plus ... Continue Reading
August 30, 2024 30Aug2024 News
Norwegian Refugee Council leverages Okta for Good cyber scheme

Pietro Galli, CIO of the Norwegian Refugee Council, reveals how the globally distributed NGO has been taking advantage of the Okta for Good CSR programme to improve its own cyber security and data protection practice, and elevate good practice in ... Continue Reading
August 30, 2024 30Aug2024 News
Nobu Hotels upgrades with AI-powered wired network infrastructure

Boutique hotel chain launches luxury services and amenities such as AI Concierge based on real-time data and guest preferences Continue Reading
August 30, 2024 30Aug2024 News
Government renews hunt for UKRI CEO

Two senior innovation roles are up for grabs as government looks for a CEO to lead UK Research and Innovation, as well as a new executive chair of Innovate UK Continue Reading
August 30, 2024 30Aug2024 Blog Post
What to expect from Current 2024

It takes a certain reserved assuredness to name your company’s annual convention without using the name of the organisation anywhere in the title, tagline or the trailing promotional materials. ... Continue Reading
August 29, 2024 29Aug2024 News
AI hype hits reality roadblock

Recent surveys point to failings of artificial intelligence initiatives to achieve business objectives and deliver return on investment Continue Reading
August 29, 2024 29Aug2024 News
Check Point secured for annual Security Serious cyber awards

The annual Security Serious Unsung Heroes awards, recognising the champions of the UK cyber security industry, are back once again, with a new headline sponsor joining the party Continue Reading
August 29, 2024 29Aug2024 News
Chunghwa Telecom and NTT activate world’s first International IOWN APN

IT and comms giant activates international photonic network between Taiwan and Japan in latest stage of Innovative Optical and Wireless Network project Continue Reading
August 29, 2024 29Aug2024 News
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov under formal investigation, released on bail

European Commission confirms it has powers to place Telegram under ‘direct supervision’ if it meets the threshold for regulation under the Digital Services Act Continue Reading
August 29, 2024 29Aug2024 News
5G-enabled FWA devices go mainstream in US

Annual fixed wireless access CPE market survey finds shipments of FWA CPE expected to grow 23% to reach 37.5 million units in 2024, with India and North America driving business Continue Reading
August 29, 2024 29Aug2024 News
Iranian APT caught acting as access broker for ransomware crews

Members of Iran-backed Pioneer Kitten APT appear to be trying to supplement their pay packets by helping Russian-speaking ransomware gangs to access their victims in exchange for a cut of the profits Continue Reading
August 29, 2024 29Aug2024 News
Women face greater risk of job displacement from automation

A combination of the types of jobs women perform and biases influencing the development of artificial intelligence leaves them in more danger of AI disruption Continue Reading
August 29, 2024 29Aug2024 Opinion
Cyber law reform should be top of Labour's policy list

With Labour returning to 10 Downing Street after 14 years, the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank panellists share advice and wish lists for the new government Continue Reading
August 29, 2024 29Aug2024 News
Study highlights secure software supply chain best practices

Security trends report from open source firm shows the approaches IT leaders take to secure their software supply chain Continue Reading
August 29, 2024 29Aug2024 News
Nvidia drives forward accelerated computing advantage

Nvidia is experiencing huge demand for accelerated computing using GPUs to run compute-intensive datacentre workloads Continue Reading
August 29, 2024 29Aug2024 News
US offers $2.5m bounty for on-the-run malware dev

US State Department puts a $2.5m bounty on the head of Angler exploit kit developer and ransomware crew member Volodymyr Kadariya as part of a major developing case Continue Reading
August 29, 2024 29Aug2024 News
Swansea Bay City Deal to build a dedicated dark fibre network

Partnership between Virgin Media O2 Business and South Wales infrastructure project to build dark fibre infrastructure will help connect public sector sites with significantly improved capacity and speed Continue Reading
August 29, 2024 29Aug2024 News
Community Fibre, Virgin Media mark full-fibre milestones

Leading London-based altnet reveals strong customer growth over the past 12 months with 300,000 customers switching to 100% full-fibre broadband across the capital Continue Reading
August 29, 2024 29Aug2024 News
Primark adds five more years to IT outsourcing contract with TCS

Retailer has worked with Indian IT services giant for eight years and new agreement will take the relationship to 13 years at least Continue Reading
August 29, 2024 29Aug2024 News
Met Police deploy LFR in Lewisham without community input

The Met’s latest live facial recognition deployment in Catford has raised concerns over the lack of community engagement around the police force’s use of the controversial technology Continue Reading
August 29, 2024 29Aug2024 Blog Post
An era of post Moore's Law computing?

Every now and then Computer Weekly asks the question of whether Moore’s Law is still relevant. Gordon Moore presented his vision of how computing would evolve in an article published in April 1965. ... Continue Reading
August 29, 2024 29Aug2024 News
Interview: Currys CIO Andy Gamble on AI strategy

The CIO of Currys on the four pillars of the retailer’s artificial intelligence strategy and how generative AI can enable staff to be the best versions of themselves Continue Reading
August 29, 2024 29Aug2024 Opinion
Governments looking to "small IT” for greater project success

Governments should invest in smaller pilots, hypothesis testing and co-development with vendors before committing to large production rollouts to avoid project failures Continue Reading
August 29, 2024 29Aug2024 Opinion
AI is now more than just a science project

AI-for-AI’s sake is giving way to an enterprise AI model that demands skillful, value-driven results based on technology that can adapt with minimal cost Continue Reading
August 28, 2024 28Aug2024 Opinion
A coherent Labour cyber strategy depends on consistency

With Labour returning to 10 Downing Street after 14 years, the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank panellists share advice and wish lists for the new government Continue Reading
August 28, 2024 28Aug2024 News
Iranian APT Peach Sandstorm teases new Tickler malware

Peach Sandstorm, an Iranian state threat actor, has developed a dangerous new malware strain that forms a key element of a rapidly evolving attack sequence Continue Reading
August 28, 2024 28Aug2024 News
Global cyber spend to rise 15% in 2025, pushed along by AI

Security spending will increase at pace in 2025, with artificial intelligence, cloud and consultancy services all pushing outlay to new highs, according to Gartner Continue Reading
August 28, 2024 28Aug2024 In Depth
Updating taxation: Can AI and data analysis help with HMRC’s human resources problem?

HMRC resources are currently thinly spready in the aftermath of Covid and Brexit. Could automating systems using generative AI help HMRC’s digital transformation? Continue Reading
August 28, 2024 28Aug2024 News
UK Coastguard deploys full-fibre network to enhance operations

Comms network connecting 163 remote radio sites across 11,000 miles of UK coastline is now operational to ensure effective frontline emergency response continues for thousands of distress calls from the UK’s waters Continue Reading
August 28, 2024 28Aug2024 News
Cambridge Enterprise saves big with Keepit SaaS backup

University innovation body avoids hardware spend and saves management time as it switches from tape to cloud-to-cloud backup, instant recovery and decades-long retention from Keepit Continue Reading
August 28, 2024 28Aug2024 News
UK government assesses risks and opportunities from comms networks evolution

UK government departments convene experts to look at scientific evidence that could underpin policy issues or areas in telecoms infrastructure of future, in particular 6G Continue Reading
August 28, 2024 28Aug2024 Opinion
Should you get fired for buying IBM?

Although IT leaders often rely on a handful of trusted IT providers, this strategy is usually not the best way to keep ahead in tech innovation Continue Reading
August 28, 2024 28Aug2024 News
Interview: Nick Woods, CIO, Manchester Airports Group

The IT chief of the UK’s biggest airport operator wants to give his organisation the world’s most intelligent airports – he explains the data-led approach that’s aiming to reach that destination Continue Reading
August 28, 2024 28Aug2024 Blog Post
SuSE identifies cloud security generative degenerations

Open source enterprise-grade solutions platform company SuSE is aiming to shed some light on the issue of securing increasingly complex cloud and edge environments, especially in the era of ... Continue Reading
August 28, 2024 28Aug2024 News
Telegram founder Pavel Durov questioned over cyber crime charges

Billionaire founder of Telegram accused of failing to co-operate with law enforcement requests for lawful interception Continue Reading
August 28, 2024 28Aug2024 News
Government commits to £4m data and AI package for education

Plans include a £3m data store for education data, £1m catalyst fund for new AI tools, and a commitment to publish an AI safety framework Continue Reading
August 28, 2024 28Aug2024 News
How Kaspersky is driving growth in APAC

Kaspersky is leveraging its threat intelligence capabilities and local market knowledge to navigate geopolitical tensions and expand its footprint across the Asia-Pacific region Continue Reading
August 28, 2024 28Aug2024 News
Case study: Kingfisher Group takes DIY approach to AI roll-out across e-commerce sites

International home improvement retailer Kingfisher Group opens up about the evolution of its AI strategy, and the rewards it is reaping Continue Reading
August 27, 2024 27Aug2024 News
US mobile users keep devices longer than ever

Report reveals device age at trade-in or upgrade marks all-time high of 3.7 years, and increase in Samsung S21 trade-ins through introduction of Galaxy AI Continue Reading
August 27, 2024 27Aug2024 Opinion
Extending zero-trust principles to endpoints

By combining zero-trust principles with other security strategies and continuously monitoring and improving their security posture, organisations can effectively mitigate risks and protect their resources, says Gartner's Nikul Patel Continue Reading
August 27, 2024 27Aug2024 Opinion
The US courts may have thrown a wrench into cyber regulation

A recent decision by the US Supreme Court to overrule the longstanding Chevron Deference has serious implications for global cyber security regulation Continue Reading
August 27, 2024 27Aug2024 Opinion
Public education on security must be a top priority for Labour

With Labour returning to 10 Downing Street after 14 years, the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank panellists share advice and wish lists for the new government Continue Reading
August 27, 2024 27Aug2024 News
Oxa closes third US autonomous vehicle deployment

Autonomous vehicle software provider forges collaboration with Beep Inc as it lands third US commercial deployment of self-driving software to service community in Walnut Creek, California Continue Reading
August 27, 2024 27Aug2024 News
Government backs Danish version of ChatGPT

Danish language version of ChatGPT to be developed in a project led by the country’s Chamber of Commerce Continue Reading
August 27, 2024 27Aug2024 News
AI drives strong Zoom second quarter

Comms and collaboration service provider reveals robust first half of 2025 fiscal year, outperforming guidance across the board and with marked strength in large accounts Continue Reading
August 27, 2024 27Aug2024 News
NHS partners with libraries to help people access NHS App

The scheme, which will launch in October, will train librarians to support people to download and use the NHS App and NHS.uk Continue Reading
August 27, 2024 27Aug2024 In Depth
Computer simulations show Swedish fusion initiative could have global impact

The only nuclear fusion initiative in the Nordics, Novatron, believes it has a lot to offer on the global scale Continue Reading
August 27, 2024 27Aug2024 News
AI innovation key to UK business, but obstacles threaten progress

AI is seen by IT leaders as essential, but it requires innovation, skills and infrastructure – all of which are under pressure from day-to-day firefighting, energy costs and cyber threats Continue Reading
August 27, 2024 27Aug2024 News
Palo Alto Networks bets on ‘precision AI’

Palo Alto Networks’ regional leader, Steven Scheurmann, explains how machine learning, neural networks and generative AI can help to prevent breaches in what it calls ‘precision AI’ Continue Reading
August 26, 2024 26Aug2024 News
Linus Torvalds discusses Linux development, security and AI at KubeCon

Linus Torvalds delves into the challenges in Linux development, the importance of swift security responses, and artificial intelligence’s future role in kernel programming Continue Reading
August 26, 2024 26Aug2024 News
BT Group and Edgio unveil first MAUD-enabled content delivery network

Edge network provider becomes first to offer content delivery network enabled by multicast-assisted unicast delivery technology, offering enhanced network performance and ability to deal with increased network traffic loads Continue Reading
August 25, 2024 25Aug2024 Blog Post
Domino Data Lab details AI deployment realities

Enterprise AI platform company Domino Data Lab suggest that we need to rethink some of how we consider the development, management, implementation and extension of generative intelligence functions ... Continue Reading
August 23, 2024 23Aug2024 Blog Post
Slithery sync ups, Airbyte sinks teeth into open source Python library

Open source 'data movement' platform company Airbyte has noted that its PyAirbyte open source Python library (introduced in late February) has helped more than 10,000 AI and data engineers to sync ... Continue Reading
August 22, 2024 22Aug2024 News
New Qilin tactics a ‘bonus multiplier’ for ransomware chaos

Sophos X-Ops caught the Qilin ransomware gang stealing credentials stored by victims' employees in Google Chrome, heralding further cyber attacks and breaches down the line. Continue Reading
August 22, 2024 22Aug2024 News
Police Digital Service taps up former biometrics commissioner as interim CEO

The Police Digital Service has confirmed the appointment of an interim chief executive Continue Reading
August 22, 2024 22Aug2024 News
Body of tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch recovered after freak storm

The Autonomy and Darktrace co-founder is among the people who died after his luxury yacht was hit by a waterspout off the coast of Sicily Continue Reading
August 22, 2024 22Aug2024 News
Number of girls taking GCSE computing grows three years in a row

Gender split at GCSE level narrows as number of girls taking GCSE computing in the UK rises for the third year in a row Continue Reading
August 22, 2024 22Aug2024 News
Post Office apologises for IT problem text alert that was never sent

After subpostmasters complained they received no communications from the Post Office when they could not log in to the Horizon IT system, the organisation admits a text message alert failed to be sent Continue Reading
August 22, 2024 22Aug2024 News
Illwerke vkw to deploy business optical transport solution across Austria

Austrian energy service provider evolving existing network to meet rapidly growing capacity demand and offer 10G, 25G and 100G mobile backhaul and fronthaul services Continue Reading
August 22, 2024 22Aug2024 News
Engine ‘anomaly’ suspected as cause of UK rocket test explosion

First comments released after explosion on launch pad in test of rocket at first fully licensed vertical launch in Europe Continue Reading
August 22, 2024 22Aug2024 News
DHSC should have dedicated digital records unit, says Tony Blair Institute

The digital health record unit would drive creation and implementation of electronic patient records to deliver health and care improvements and ensure the NHS is ready for the era of artificial intelligence Continue Reading
August 22, 2024 22Aug2024 Opinion
IT Sustainability Think Tank: Sustainable innovation in the age of AI

The hype around AI is increasingly being matched with discussions about how the technology's adoption will affect the environment, so what can IT leaders do to ensure they keep the companies they work for on the forefront of innovation, without ... Continue Reading
August 22, 2024 22Aug2024 News
The rise and rise of open source in China

China’s embrace of open-source software has evolved into a powerful force in the global technology landscape, driving innovations in cloud computing, AI and other areas Continue Reading
August 22, 2024 22Aug2024 News
Tech sector layoffs mount amid AI investment frenzy

Technology firms globally are cutting their workforces as they look to increase spending on and investment in artificial intelligence Continue Reading
August 22, 2024 22Aug2024 News
More execs recognise data as assets than in 2020

Capgemini has updated its Data-Powered Enterprise study, which shows more businesses are deriving value from data Continue Reading
August 21, 2024 21Aug2024 News
Pakistani national arrested over Southport ‘cyber terrorism’

Authorities in Pakistan have arrested a man on suspicion of cyber terrorism over his role in the spread of online misinformation in the wake of the Southport knife attack Continue Reading
August 21, 2024 21Aug2024 News
NTT advances all-photonic infrastructure with optical network digital twins

Comms and IT giant claims major step towards the realisation of full optical network digital twins, with successful end-to-end measurement of signal power across optical fibre transmission lines Continue Reading
August 21, 2024 21Aug2024 News
Women in data: Claire Thompson, chief data officer, L&G

The insurer’s data chief discusses using data for better insights, building data capabilities through apprenticeships, and the value of diversity in data leadership Continue Reading
August 21, 2024 21Aug2024 News
Juniper Networks unveils first blueprint for accelerating AI-native platform

Artificial intelligence for networking programme said to deliver up to 9x faster time to value through new training courses, trial offers, enterprise agreements and ‘white glove’ services Continue Reading
August 21, 2024 21Aug2024 News
Number of women choosing computer science degrees up 8%

Computer science has a persistent gender divide, but research by BCS has found more women are now being accepted on computing university courses Continue Reading
August 21, 2024 21Aug2024 News
QiStor flashes key-value storage software for hardware acceleration

US-based startup will develop storage software allied with FPGA chips to allow data storage to bypass spinning disk era block addressing to speed performance and cut energy use Continue Reading
August 21, 2024 21Aug2024 In Depth
Post Office Horizon scandal explained: Everything you need to know

Computer Weekly has investigated the Post Office Horizon scandal since 2008 and is, in fact, part of the story. This guide contains essential information about the scandal Continue Reading
August 21, 2024 21Aug2024 In Depth
Post Office Horizon IT scandal inquiry: Two years of shocking revelations

Over two years of shocking revelations from the Post Office Horizon scandal inquiry Continue Reading
August 21, 2024 21Aug2024 Podcast
Podcast: Ransomware and what data storage can do about it

We talk to NetApp’s Chris McKean about ransomware attacks and the role of data storage in protecting against them Continue Reading
August 21, 2024 21Aug2024 News
Sky to offer broadband services over CityFibre full-fibre network

UK’s largest independent broadband provider gains major coup with leading ISP to run gigabit services on full-fibre infrastructure that aims to reach eight million premises in coming years Continue Reading
August 21, 2024 21Aug2024 News
How open source is shaping AI developments

The Linux Foundation outlines efforts to bolster enterprise AI adoption through a framework for managing and deploying AI applications, standardised tooling and open data alternatives Continue Reading
August 21, 2024 21Aug2024 News
Wells Fargo bank turns to AI to help families settle estates after a death

Wells Fargo bank is winning customers after using business automation software and artificial intelligence to help people manage the estates of relatives following a bereavement Continue Reading
August 21, 2024 21Aug2024 Blog Post
MIT: The rise of real-time IT creates the real-time business

The MIT Center for Information Systems Research (CISR) thinks we should be considering real-time information streams, real-time governance, real-time data platform technologies and real-time ... Continue Reading
August 21, 2024 21Aug2024 News
Post Office Horizon crash disconnected branches from datacentre

The Post Office has apologised to subpostmasters affected by a major IT outage, which stopped them from doing business Continue Reading
August 20, 2024 20Aug2024 Opinion
From manifesto to material: What No. 10 needs to make reality

With Labour returning to 10 Downing Street after 14 years, the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank panellists share advice and wish lists for the new government Continue Reading
August 20, 2024 20Aug2024 News
ICO launches privacy notice tool for SMEs

ICO tool designed to make it easier for small businesses and sole traders operating online to create bespoke data privacy notices for compliance purposes Continue Reading
August 20, 2024 20Aug2024 News
Phishing links becoming bigger threat than email attachments

Phishing techniques are evolving away from malicious email attachments, according to a report Continue Reading
August 20, 2024 20Aug2024 Blog Post
Nerdio introduces Multi Entra ID for complex IT environments

Known for its Windows desktop virtualisation capabilities and its tools designed to cost-optimize native Microsoft cloud technologies, Nerdio has now come forward with support for multiple Entra ID ... Continue Reading
August 20, 2024 20Aug2024 E-Zine
CW APAC – Tech career guide: Software development

A software developer’s job typically involves working through the stages of the development lifecycle, from planning, designing, coding and testing to the ongoing maintenance of applications. In this handbook, Computer Weekly looks at what it takes ... Continue Reading
August 20, 2024 20Aug2024 News
Data management key to GenAI success

Deloitte survey shows business and IT leaders are optimistic, but academic researchers warn of AI training time bomb Continue Reading
August 20, 2024 20Aug2024 News
Nokia, TIM team to expand 5G coverage in Brazil

Partnership between Nokia and TIM designed to increase Brazilian municipalities with access to 5G, enabling enterprises to digitise operations, foster innovation and drive economic growth Continue Reading
August 20, 2024 20Aug2024 News
Post Office systems crash hits 'collapsing' Horizon system

Thousands of subpostmasters were unable to log into the controversial Horizon IT system at the start of business Continue Reading