NSA ends surveillance tactic that pulled in citizens' emails, texts

IS supporter Samata Ullah branded a “new and dangerous breed of terrorist"

A 34 year old man from Cardiff, Samata Ullah, who posted encryption training videos on a radical Islamic blog was a dangerous “cyber terrorist,” a court heard yesterday.

What the slowdown in Amazon's cloud growth means for Google and Microsoft

With Amazon Web Services' growth rate continuing to decline over successive quarters, what does this mean for its cloud rivalry with Microsoft and Google?

Office workers don’t appreciate the complexities facing IT staff

IT staff feel under-appreciated because office workers don't understand what they do, study shows

Many companies lack GDPR plan, PwC data shows

Many organisations around the world do not have a coherent plan to prepare for compliance with the EU’s new data protection laws

Facebook pledges to counteract government propaganda

Facebook has pledged to take action to stop governments exploiting its platform to influence opinion in other countries

CW500 video: Mark Lockton-Goddard, former interim CIO, Drax Group

Mark Lockton-Goddard, former interim CIO, Drax Group, speaks to Computer Weekly about cloud maturity

CW500 video: James Donkin, general manager, Ocado Technology

James Donkin, general manager, Ocado Technology, speaks to Computer Weekly about cloud maturity

Your car will eventually live-stream video of your driving to the cloud

How to use MAME emulator to cure computer game nostalgia

Barclays to create 1,750 UK IT jobs over three years

Barclays bank is creating nearly 2,000 IT jobs at a delivery centre in north west England

Upload speeds an increasing concern for broadband users

Changing usage patterns and consumption habits mean that for many consumers, slow broadband upload speeds are as big a concern as slow download speeds, says survey

UBS reduces legacy dependence with Microsoft Azure

Swiss bank begins its strategy of moving core systems into the cloud

Microsoft chief reveals Azure upsell strategy

Azure competes with AWS on price as an IaaS, but Satya Nadella sees this as a way to get CIOs to buy higher-level services

Changing tracks: Examining VMware's evolving hybrid cloud strategy

The past 12 months have seen VMware apply a number of tweaks to its hybrid cloud strategy. Daniel Robinson takes a look at what these changes means for the company’s future and technology roadmap

Intel reports record first-quarter revenue

Company says growing demand for high-performance computing is driving growth for the business

Education key to reducing systems attacks, says university security manager

Central Lancashire University’s IT networks and security manager says educating users is key to avoiding cyber security flaws

Nordea strikes partnership with Swedish mobile payment startup

Nordic bank links up with payments startup in its latest fintech project

Google Cloud growth is outpacing the company's ad business

Should your next big hire be a chief A.I. officer?

Forge ahead with GDPR, says ICO

UK organisations cannot afford to lose the public’s trust in their ability to safeguard personal data and should be working to ensure they have that capability, says the Information Commissioner’s Office

Bring the cup home: mobile holds key to UK’s America’s Cup challenge

Computer Weekly visited the Land Rover BAR sailing team in Portsmouth to find out how mobile innovation may help bring the America’s Cup back to the UK for the first time since 1851

Backup testing: What to test, when to test, how often to test

We run the rule over what’s involved in backup testing in virtual and physical server environments, how often you should test and the key pitfalls to avoid

Fired IT workers to file discrimination lawsuit

When to defrag a hard drive, TRIM an SSD and perform other storage tasks, or not

BlackBerry KEYone sales delayed a month to meet demand

Ransomware attacks are taking a bigger toll on victim's wallets

Case Study: How Swedish retailer Stayhard boosted sales online

Swedish retailer adopts cloud-based software to turn customer browsing into sales

Case study: Specsavers furthers digital transformation with single customer view

UK retailer Specsavers has been in the process of digital transformation for several years, and has now partnered with Fujitsu to eliminate disparate systems and create a single customer view

TSB launches first fruit of its owner’s proprietary system

TSB launches its first IT-based service built on its new core IT platform called Proteo

Security Think Tank: How one organisation’s incident can become everyone’s defence

How can organisations use red teaming to identify security gaps?

BlackBerry KeyOne smartphone to launch in U.S. and Canada in late May

Cyber espionage up, but basic defences still down, DBIR shows

Organisations are still failing to address basic security issues and well-known attack methods, Verizon’s latest Data Breach Investigations Report reveals for a second year in a row

FCC chairman plans to 'reverse the mistake' of net neutrality

California bill would force utilities to give rebates for energy-storage systems

After early hype, smartwatches slowly emerge with enterprise uses

Microsoft adds another layer to the Windows 10 patching onion

Dutch manufacturer turns to SDN to save 30% on network costs

Huisman, a Netherlands-based manufacturer of heavy construction equipment, has chosen Masergy to supply a hybrid WAN and SDN platform to connect multiple global locations

McAfee links Saudi Shamoon attacks

McAfee has published data showing the evolution of Shamoon malware campaigns as the company announces increased commitment to cyber threat research

Demo shows GPUs are more than simple accelerators

Graphics processor units have helped to accelerate a reservoir simulation program, showing that the technology could be applied to complex code

Research: Local councils urged against rushing to adopt cloud

An academic paper, profiling the cloud adoption journeys of three local councils, cautions public sector organisations from being pressured into adopting off-premise technologies before they are ready

Cloud-based IT services spending tops €1bn in Emea in first quarter

Demand for cloud-based IT services continues to grow in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with spending exceeding €1bn in the first quarter of 2017

Globalisation creates Catch-22 for protectionists as India responds to threat of US visa clampdown

US government might have to negotiate with India before getting tough on its work visa regime

Hadoop-centric data science proves value at Danske Bank

Nordics bank Danske Bank has been using the Hortonworks distribution of Hadoop as a plank in its data science programme, which targets fraud, fills ATMs, and aims to combat customer delinquency

Accenture increasing Newcastle-based workforce

Accenture is expanding its operation in Newcastle with the addition of 60 recruits

Security Think Tank: Red teaming benefits to business can be profound

How can organisations use red teaming to identify security gaps?

SLAs being met but most fall short of ‘always on’ backup and restore needs

Veeam Availability Report finds most IT professionals think there is a gap between how fast they can restore data and their requirements to be an “always on” organisation

Next-generation processors block older Windows

The benefits of the latest generation of PCs will now only be available to those who run Windows 10

Old Windows Server machines can still fend off hacks. Here's how

As HSCN transition begins, NHS trusts prepare to make the leap

NHS customers around the UK are starting to transition their networks from the decade-old N3 service to the new HSCN

Russian cyber espionage highlights need to improve email security

Security experts are advising political parties and businesses to pay more attention to email security after the latest revelations about a Russian cyber espionage group

How Oracle differentiates its IaaS against AWS

Cloud computing is changing both IT infrastructure and software development. We take a look at Oracle’s plans as it starts to compete with Amazon Web Services

Carrenza's US datacentre expansion plans help spend control firm get cloud compliant

Fourth, a customer of UK-based infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) provider Carrenza, explains how the firm’s decision to expand its US datacentre footprint has benefited its business

Danish defence minister accuses Russia of cyber espionage

Government officials in Denmark believe they have been under attack from Russia-based hackers

Cyber attackers are more ambitious than ever, Symantec warns

Cyber attackers displayed new levels of ambition in 2016, according to the latest threat report from security firm Symantec

Customer experience technology vital for CMO role

The changing technology landscape has reshaped the role of CMO to be not only a demand generator but also a revenue driver.

3D NAND to make up half of all flash memory production

Startup claims 3D printers create metal parts faster, more cheaply

Oracle plans ‘startup organization’ focused on cloud computing, A.I. and VR

How your company needs to train workers in cybersecurity

SAP Q1 2017 results: cloud revenue €906m, 5,800 customers for S/4

SAP has announced €5.29bn in first quarter 2017 revenue, of which €906m was for cloud subscription and support, 17% of the total. Supplier adds 400 S/4 Hana customer in quarter

Court grants Lauri Love appeal against extradition

Alleged hacker’s appeal court hearing will be the first major test of the UK’s forum bar, designed to protect vulnerable people from extradition

Pivot3 launches Acuity hyper-converged with NVMe flash and QoS

Acuity operating environment merges features inherited from NexGen acquisition and adds NVMe Accelerator nodes with flash as cache in front of main storage

MigSolv offers SME colocation clients way-in to public sector deals through Janet network

Norwich-based colocation provider embarks on technology tie-up with Janet's commercial arm to ensure clients have direct access to education sector network

UK trade department in New York to promote fintech firms

Group of financial technology firms taken to New York to show off their knowledge of regulatory compliance software

Huddle needs $5m equity injection or to find a buyer, as investment declaration deadline looms

Companies House documents reveal Huddle needs to raise $5m or more by the end of April or find a buyer to meet its financial obligations for the next 12 months

City University London launches undergraduate data science course after postgraduate success

Following the success of its postgraduate data science course, London university launches undergraduate programme

With CRM integration, Microsoft finds another use for LinkedIn

Storm clouds gather for US-EU Privacy Shield data deal

The European Parliament of Justice launches unprecedented criticism of Privacy Shield, while the Irish Court mulls future of binding corporate contracts

Security Think Tank: How to maximise the value or red team exercises

How can organisations use red teaming to identify security gaps?

Tips on how to get a Hana implementation off the ground

The confusion around SAP’s in-memory database is holding many customers back. We look at some of the approaches being taken to simplify implementation

How NASA's A.I. moonshots idea could help your enterprise

One in eight people have suffered a healthcare data breach

A quarter of victims had their NI number compromised and 18% saw their biometric identifiers compromised, but most people trust healthcare providers with their data

Government must extend machine learning support across education and industry

The Royal Society believes the UK is well placed to make the most of machine learning, but it is early days and technical and policy issues need addressing

SAP board member talks Middle East investment

In an interview with Computer Weekly, SAP’s chief financial officer, Luka Mucic, talks up the significance of the UAE and wider Middle East region in terms of IT transformation

Gulf Air refreshes storage and server farm hardware with Dell EMC

Airline completes major project to revamp its storage infrastructure with Dell EMC technologies

Cancer researcher gets Nodeum LTFS tape NAS

Belgium-based OncoDNA replaces IBM tape library with flash-powered Nodeum LTFS to provide file access to backup and archive tapes at approaching nearline timescales

CEOs rate productivity 'very low' from emerging tech

Research highlights cloud security complacency in organisations that ditch on-premise tech

Enterprise attitudes to cloud security are laid bare in the latest research report from Bitglass, and suggest more could be done to secure corporate data stored off-premise

Motorola brings big data digital evidence service to UK police forces

Motorola is launching a digital evidence management service to UK police forces, backed off into AWS cloud infrastructure

Consortium hopes to drive autonomous car from London to Oxford

The Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles has awarded an £8.6m grant to back a consortium attempting the UK’s first Level 4 autonomous vehicle test run, to take place within the next two-and-a-half years

Cyber security centre of excellence to open at Cardiff University

Cardiff University and Airbus have launched the first centre of its kind in Europe to tackle cyber attacks on critical infrastructure

Security Think Tank: Red teaming can help businesses identify best security controls

How can organisations use red teaming to identify security gaps?

Danish bank group first to offer mobile payments with Dankort

A group of banks in Denmark are working together on a mobile payments service

Criminal Courts Review Commission appoints forensic accountants for Post Office IT system cases

Investigation into claims of miscarriages of justice in relation to a Post Office accounting system has appointed a forensic accountant firm

Collaboration is key to fighting cyber crime, say UK police

Cyber crime will be defeated only through collaboration, according to UK police, the Global Cyber Alliance, Cyber Defence Alliance and Verizon

Russian man receives longest-ever prison sentence in the US for hacking

Apple's Mac Pro gets crushed by new HP Zbook laptops

There's now a tool to test for NSA spyware

SQL Server 2017 makes Python a first-class citizen for analytics

Python is no outsider at Microsoft. It will ride with R as the company's SQL Server 2017 platform moves to its second CTP. Analytics is a big part of what is new.

Researchers build a microprocessor from flexible materials

Users' orders: Make it easier to build hybrid clouds

Government puts up £23m a year for AI to boost UK economy

Business secretary Greg Clark announces Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, committing more than £1bn over four years

Information security key to digital era business models

Security will become increasingly important as industries seek to collaborate and use each other’s capabilities to enable new business models, with the banking sector leading the way

Lack of risk taking could threaten British tech, says Level39’s head

Failing to take risks in the current climate of rapid change could act as a barrier for growth for British tech and businesses, according to head of Level39

Security Think Tank: How to get the best out of red team exercises

How can organisations use red teaming to identify security gaps?

UK likely to face national cyber emergency, says NCSC

The UK is likely to face a level-1 cyber attack at some point in the future, according to the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)

What happened when the Apple I team got together?

Research: OpenStack user satisfaction ratings drop, as adoption of the open source cloud rises

Use of OpenStack-powered clouds continues to grow across companies of all sizes, but customer satisfaction levels appear to have dropped, research shows

Hackers use old Stuxnet-related bug to carry out attacks

Blockchain used to power Brooklyn microgrid for solar energy re-sale

Developer lifts Windows 7's update blockade with unsanctioned patch

FCC ends price caps on many business data lines

How to ensure tech staff gain ‘essential soft skills’

Nottingham Trent University’s infrastructure services manager explains how she has made sure her technology team have the essential soft skills they need to support users

Camden open data platform aims to blaze trail across London

Camden council’s open data platform aims to enlist other London boroughs in a drive to be “world class”. The borough is home to leading lights of UK tech, including Google UK and BT Openreach

Mastercard integrates biometric technology into cards

MasterCard tests out biometric technology embedded into payment cards, with further trials in Europe planned

Emerging technologies: How can you cut through the noise?

Technology leaders need to focus the raw potential of emerging technology into a set of priorities with measurable, tangible business impacts

Dunkin' Donuts and Here Technologies join AWS cloud customer roll call

Companies have separately declared AWS to be their preferred infrastructure partner, as the cloud giant continues to make significant in-roads into the enterprise

Ofcom: Openreach must do more on duct and pole access

Ofcom releases more detailed proposals to enable CSPs to access Openreach’s national network infrastructure for fibre broadband roll out

Banks suffer average of 85 attempted serious cyber attacks a year, and one-third are successful

Banks face daily cyber attacks, many of which succeed in stealing data, research finds

Security Think Tank: Red teaming will benefit security mature organisations most

How can organisations use red teaming to identify security gaps?

People present the biggest challenge, say infosec professionals

More than 80% of security professionals identify people as the industry’s biggest challenge, but companies are becoming better prepared to deal with cyber breaches, a survey reveals

Interview: Lucas Watson, Chief Marketing & Sales Officer, Intuit

Lucas Watson, Chief Marketing & Sales Officer at Intuit, discusses the complex nature of their business and how they use content marketing along with the growing importance of marketing technology in the role of the CMO.

How tech teams can reduce LGBT+ university dropout

The number of students in the LGBT community who consider dropping out of university is higher than the average, but IT teams can make some small changes which will make a big difference to this figure

How to manage data analytics programmes and teams

Data analytics technology won’t deliver business value by itself – it needs to be deployed, and its users organised to deliver value

UK's first digital government head, Andrew Pinder, dies

Pinder was responsible for pushing the UK broadband agenda and starting the ball rolling on the digitisation of government services

Riverbed buys Xirrus to add wireless to SD-WAN line-up

Network performance technology supplier says acquisition will strengthen its software-defined network offering

InterContinental Hotel Group reveals extent of malware attack

Hotel group InterContinental (IHG) reveals that malware attempting to glean payment card details sat undetected on its network in the US for three months

Object storage services emerge as new cloud pricing battleground, claims 451 Research

IBM, Amazon, Google and others have all cut the price of their object storage services in recent months, suggesting the cloud price wars are entering a new phase, says 451 Research

Human interaction still key to cyber attacks, study reveals

An analysis of threats faced by organisations in the first quarter of 2017 reveals that cyber attackers still rely heavily on user interaction

Machine-to-machine 'voice' has a name, a chirp, and a niche

IBM sales and profits down, but future focus areas see growth

IBM experiences another fall in sales, but it continues to sell more in areas that will make up its future business

Microsoft plugs new power savings in Windows 10

Facebook updates Workplace as enterprise collaboration gets hot again

Conflicting advice blurs cyber safety

Companies are being overloaded with information about cyber threats and complain of a lack of relevant advice

StorageOS goes to market with persistent Docker container storage

StorageOS is now available on the Docker marketplace with software product that manages stateful storage for containers, with advanced storage features such as data protection and encryption

Telefónica rolls out AI-based network management

Mobile operator tests Huawei’s SmartCare service operation centre to manage customer connections to its networks

Skype most popular communication channel for cyber criminals

The cyber criminal network is truly global and collaborative, making use of popular messaging services, a study has revealed

Equinix tops global colocation leader boards on coverage and connectivity grounds

Colocation giant Equinix emerges as the one to beat in Cloudscene’s inaugural rankings of globe’s biggest datacentre service providers

Trump’s clampdown on use of immigrant IT workers may have little impact

US president's latest executive order aims to reduce the number of immigrant IT workers in the country

Rebuild and revamp: Housing association on benefits of ditching its legacy, on-premise tech

Bournemouth Churches Housing Association (BCHA) explains how ditching its 15-year-old legacy IT system has led to an uptick in the responsiveness and levels of customer care it offers

Apple’s Tim Cook: 'Freedoms require protection'

Majority of open source has security flaws

Software audit highlights major security weaknesses across all open source software

How Dutch university quickly connected thousands of students to new learning management system

Dutch university TU Delft is replacing its legacy learning management system after 17 years

What to do first when hit by a cyber attack

Security consultant Gemma Moore looks at the actions organisations should take if they suspect they have suffered a cyber security incident

How Oracle tackles licensing discrepancies

The recent publication of court filings from a licence dispute case shows a catalogue of underhanded techniques the supplier used following an audit

Security Think Tank: A real world approach to security testing

How can organisations use red teaming to identify security gaps?

Robotic automation takes off in the Nordics

Software robots are rapidly automating traditionally manual tasks at enterprises across the Nordic region

Quantum upgrades to StorNext 6 with replication and app QoS

Quantum StorNext scale-out file system adds to cloud capability with granular replication that can operate one-to-one, one-to-many, plus provide storage QoS per application

How to attract more women into the Gulf tech sector

Organisations in the Middle East need to increase the number of women in their IT workforces

Experts contend Microsoft canceled Feb. updates to patch NSA exploits

Security Think Tank: Time to look at red teaming?

How can organisations use red teaming to identify security gaps?

How cloud, IoT and mobile devices are driving demand for edge datacentres

The demand for edge datacentres and computing resources is steadily rising. Rene Millman takes a look at what's driving the trend

Microsoft underlines importance of keeping software updated

Microsoft has underlined the importance of keeping software up to date by confirming that no supported versions of its software are vulnerable to leaked NSA hacking tools

FDM uses gamification to make graduate recruitment process more inclusive

IT services firm uses Yellow Hook Reef game to make its graduate recruitment process more inclusive and enjoyable for candidates

Lloyds Bank tests biometric authentication from Microsoft

Banking group is trying out enterprise-grade biometric authentication for its online customers

Virtus Data Centres plots to expand Slough colocation footprint

Colocation provider sets out plans to expand its datacentre footprint in Slough, as demand for locally hosted cloud services grows

Kone brings elevator maintenance online with IBM Watson and Salesforce

Lift manufacturer is using sensors and artificial intelligence to support its maintenance staff

Trump to order wholesale H-1B reform

Five pitfalls to avoid when migrating to the cloud

The strange new world of hiring and employee tracking

Almost 100% of retailers think IT is critical to store branches

Retailers are beginning to realise the role technology plays in the online and offline space, with a majority of retailers saying IT is essential to stores

UK businesses need to up cyber security with one in five hit by attacks

Big UK businesses are targeted by cyber attacks more heavily, but all need to improve cyber security with one in five UK firms falling victim in the past 12 months, a survey reveals

First MariaDB user conference hails renaissance of relational model

At its inaugural user conference in New York, MariaDB corporation leaders Michael Howard and Monty Widenius say the open source relational database model finds its moment beyond NoSQL phase

H-1B visa demand slips; analysts see Trump effect

Mozilla scraps Firefox's 'Aurora' dev track

Unsubsidized wind and solar now the cheapest source for new electric power

Microsoft confirms it's patched most of the NSA's Windows exploits

Toshiba’s memory biz sale attracts many, including Apple

Microsoft begins denying updates to some Windows 7 users

Quantum computing advances toward the enterprise

Microsoft sets May 9 as original Windows 10's retirement date

On-premises HR users risk being left behind, Oracle says

IoT device sales set to surge in next decade

Microsoft again ballyhoos Edge as battery tightwad

Comcast Business offers direct connection to IBM Cloud network

Cloud, AI and security driving network monitoring industry

We explore the latest developments and trends in enterprise network monitoring and management

Enterprise adoption of encryption accelerating, study shows

Cloud adoption and escalating threats are accelerating adoption of encryption, a study has revealed

Interview: Chris Young, chief executive of McAfee

McAfee’s chief shares his views on Brexit, GDPR, encryption and his company’s new independence in an exclusive UK interview with Computer Weekly

Yelp deploys Splunk to improve data access

Yelp uses Splunk Enterprise in IT and across business services to help build revenue opportunities

With robots on the job, it won't be IT as usual

Six key security weaknesses in industrial systems

Organisations should mitigate six key vulnerabilities in industrial control systems to reduce the risk of cyber attack, warns security firm FireEye

Microsoft kills off security bulletins after several stays

Microsoft plies corporate customers with Windows 10 Creators Update free trial

Samsung's Bixby voice assistant won't ship with Galaxy S8 on April 21

How to tune storage performance for different workloads

We run the rule over what’s needed to get the best storage performance for databases, virtual servers and desktops, web and email servers and analytics use cases

Commercial PC sales help to reverse IDC’s negative forecast

PC market defies experts by recording growth of 0.6% after five years of decline

Interview: Codecon – a platform for skills development through instant feedback

By providing programmers with instantaneous feedback, they are more likely to improve and develop the skills they’ll need for the corporate environment, says Codecon creator

Data breaches strip tens of millions off UK firms’ market value, study shows

Security experts say the fact that data breaches at FTSE 100 firms cost on average £120m in market value should be a wake-up call for boards to ensure they have an adequate cyber security strategy

Changing channels: How DevOps, shared infrastructure and smart hiring help ITV innovate

Tom Clark, head of Common Platform at ITV, explains how embracing agile thinking and shared infrastructure is helping the broadcaster stay one step ahead of its commercial competitors

Pure Storage launches FlashArray//X with NVMe drives

FlashArray//X has NVMe drives but end-to-end storage-to-host NVMe connectivity will have to wait for an NVMe-over-fabrics (NVMf) version planned for release later this year

Growth of hyperscale operators risks squeezing smaller players out of cloud, research warns

As the hold of the hyperscale datacentre operators on the wider cloud market tightens, Synergy Research Group looks at the impact their influence is having on the wider IT market

New-format Patch Tuesday reveals Office and Hyper-V flaws

Microsoft has changed the way it alerts Windows admins and has issued critical patches for Office and Hyper-V

Government must keep EU telecoms and broadband rules after Brexit

The Broadband Stakeholder Group has published a report on the future of the broadband and telecoms sector, urging the government not to lose touch with EU regulations after Brexit

Foreign cyber attackers may have targeted EU referendum

Cyber attacks may have targeted the EU referendum website in an attempt to influence the outcome, MPs have warned

How will the apprenticeship levy impact tech employers?

The government has changed the way apprenticeships are funded in the UK, but how will this affect the technology industry?

EU-backed fund to encourage data-sharing between startups and enterprises launches

Three-year project seeks to encourage enterprises to embark on information-sharing exercises with startups and SMEs to bolster data-led innovation

Security as a service on the rise in the UAE

Organisations in the United Arab Emirates are increasingly turning to security services

Middle East’s Uber-like service adopts facial recognition technology

Ride-hailing service is using facial recognition technology to reassure customers that drivers are authorised

Hacked Dallas sirens get extra encryption to fend off future attacks

FAQ: Enterprises face another Windows 10 upgrade

Boeing turns to 3D-printed parts to save millions on its 787 Dreamliner

New guidelines point to an augmented future

Cisco fortifies storage throughput, analytics

Going mobile in Moscow: city digitisation the Russian way

Computer Weekly meets with Andrey Belozerov, strategy and innovations advisor to the CIO of Moscow, to learn how the city government is taking a joined-up approach to digitisation and smart city technology

‘Can do’ attitude of DevOps teams is driving cloud-first strategies

The cloud-first strategies of businesses across sectors are maturing, with DevOps teams playing a leading role

Thurrock Council latest to put gigabit broadband in public housing

Thurrock Council will fit out thousands of publicly owned properties with gigabit fibre-to-the-premises broadband

Europol and Brazil agree co-operation on cyber crime

Brazil, which has a significant and growing cyber crime problem both as the target of international attacks and the source of regional attacks, is set to work more closely with Europol to fight cross-border crime

Ofcom to readjust BT dark fibre pricing after error

Competition and Markets Authority rules in favour of appeal filed by TalkTalk relating to how much BT is allowed to charge other providers for buying dark fibre

Video will become ‘cash cow’ for telecoms providers, says Huawei

Video services have the potential to generate a lot of money for telcos, according to Huawei president of products and solutions Ryan Ding

Samsung beats Apple as eyes turn to iPhone 8

Kelihos botnet downed after arrest of alleged kingpin

The US has led the takedown of the international botnet Kelihos after the arrest in Spain of the Russian believed to have operated the botnet since 2010

House of Fraser drops Oracle support to invest in multi-channel retail

IT departments need to cut costs to reinvest in new projects. House of Fraser’s has a multi-channel strategy and Oracle support wasn’t strategic

Data centers decline as users turn to rented servers

IAM a core building block for GDPR compliance

Identity and access management is key to enabling organisations to become compliant with the GDPR, increase security and improve customer relationships, according to a senior analyst at KuppingerCole

FCC kills plan to allow mobile phone conversations on flights

Foxconn said to offer $27B for Toshiba's memory chip business

Microsoft acquires Deis to boost its Kubernetes chops

Suspected CIA spying tools linked to hacks in 16 countries

Windows 10 beta testing resumes after briefest break yet

How to reclaim file permissions and ownership in Windows

Hack of Dallas emergency sirens prompts more warnings to bolster cybersecurity

RStudio makes another high-profile hire

Spending forecast shows early signs of on-premise server demise

The datacentre equipment market appears to be indicating the long-term impact of cloud computing on server sales

Government outsourcing contracts to be extended due to Brexit

Government outsourcing contracts could be extended without renegotiation due to the civil service being overburdened with Brexit work

Slough and Maidenhead to light up 48km fibre broadband network

CityFibre starts work on a new Gigabit City project in Berkshire, connecting businesses in Slough and Maidenhead to an ultrafast fibre broadband network

The Graze journey: from pureplay to multi-channel

Health food retailer Graze began as an online subscription platform, but has used customer data to successfully cross the boundary into the physical retail space, says CEO Anthony Fletcher

Ninety-six more hours of strike action at Fujitsu in the UK

Fujitsu staff are on strike again in protest against job and pension cuts

Dallas city alarm hack raises fears over vital system security

Hackers have accessed the emergency alert system in Dallas in the largest breach of its kind, raising fears about the cyber security of critical infrastructure

Customer expectation is biggest problem for retail, says panel

As retailers increasingly try to serve consumers across online, in-store and mobile, the main challenge they face is consumer expectation, according to a panel of experts

Cloud increasingly part of the job for storage professionals

451 Group research finds storage professionals are less concerned with data growth than last year but increasingly likely to have to manage storage capacity in the cloud

Outsourcing service left Scottrade Bank customer data exposed

Mistake by outsourcing service provider left the details of 20,000 Scottrade Bank customers vulnerable to theft

Hana speeds up customer service for blinds maker

Hillarys Blinds switched its SAP CRM from Oracle to the Hana platform to optimise business processes

Email-based attacks exploit unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft Word

Spain arrests supposed Russian computer scientist at U.S. request

ZTE's first Android smartwatch is here

A.I. player AlphaGo to play Chinese Go champion

The iCloud hackers' bitcoin ransom looks like a fake

Angry Shadow Brokers release password for suspected NSA hacking tools

Labor Department accuses Google of underpaying women

How to have Windows re-open active windows and programs on reboot

What Aerospike learned from testing Intel's superfast Optane SSDs

Microsoft launches Windows 10 beta program for business users

Microsoft hikes Windows 10 savings claims by 28%

WikiLeaks: CIA used bits of Carberp Trojan code for malware deployment

Twitter pulls lawsuit after feds back down

IoT malware begins to show destructive behavior

Samsung's squashing of Tizen smart-TV bugs is turning messy

The Weekly Wrap: Time to prep for Windows 10 Creators Update

U.S. lawmakers demand to know how many residents are under surveillance

This year's H-1B cap is quickly reached -- and exceeded

Home Office U-turn over IR35 contractor classifications prompts IT project delay fears

IT project delays predicted at Home Office, following reports of last-minute departmental U-turn over contractors' IR35 status classifications

Most UK companies not prepared for service provider failures

UK businesses are ill-prepared for the impact on their business resulting from the failure of an IT of business process supplier

Cyber security fears are a barrier to fintech innovation

Survey shows most large financial services firms believe better visibility of cyber security controls within fintechs would improve prospects of partnering with them

How Game used data to transform store experience and drive personalisation

Group insight director at video games retailer explains how customer interaction data has been used to create a personalised experience in-store

Pairing Galaxy S8 with Microsoft apps seen as benefit to business customers

FCC said to have a plan for rollback of net neutrality rules

Samsung's profit soars

How an MSSP scaled up its security analysts' capacity

Irish-managed security services provider Smattech has increased its speed and capacity to analyse cyber attacks using IBM’s fledging cognitive computing technology

MEPs call for European Commission to reassess Privacy Shield

European parliamentarians have called for an immediate review of the Privacy Shield EU-US data transfer framework due to concerns about privacy protections being undermined in the US

City of London Wi-Fi project contract awarded

The City of London Corporation’s plans to cover the Square Mile with a free, public access Wi-Fi project are moving ahead at speed

CIO interview: Richard Sharp, CTO, Shazam

We speak to the new chief technology officer at music discovery service Shazam about how to foster an innovation culture

Twitter sues U.S. government for demanding it unmask an 'alt' account

Apache Struts 2 exploit allows ransomware on servers

Facebook's M assistant launches in U.S., will offer chat suggestions

Apple breaks with secrecy to rebut negative narrative

Expect higher prices for PCs and mobile devices this year

U.S. seeks curbs on use of entry-level H-1B programmers

Tableau moves to subscription pricing for its BI products

U.S. trade lobbying group attacked by suspected Chinese hackers

WD unveils its first portable SSD with internal drive speeds

Anti-trust complaints target Microsoft in the European Union

Microsoft comes under pressure as software suppliers raise market abuse complaints with the European Commission over bundling of Defender security software with Windows

IR35 reforms: Stakeholders warn of risk to public sector IT projects as contractors walk

With the IR35 reforms coming into force today, 6 April, contracting stakeholders warn of the widespread threat the changes pose to the delivery of public sector IT projects

Telenor launches IoT pilot in Norway

Telenor is opening up its IoT infrastructure in Norway to encourage students and entrepreneurs to develop IoT products and services

Research fires warning at banks over branch closures

Traditional retail banks cannot rely on customer loyalty if service levels drop as a result of branch closures and staff cuts

McAfee report reveals five challenges to cyber threat intelligence

McAfee Labs’ latest report details the challenges facing threat intelligence sharing efforts and reveals growing trends in malware, ransomware, mobile malware and other threats

Sweden’s Bisnode consolidates outsourced IT

Swedish firm Bisnode brings multiple IT services contracts under one roof

Interview: F-Secure’s Mikko Hyppönen on the Nordics, Russia and the internet of insecure things

Computer Weekly sat down with Finnish cyber security expert Mikko Hyppönen to talk about security in the Nordics, Russia and the trouble with connected devices

F-Secure buys Little Flocker to combat macOS ransomware

Australian competition watchdog takes Apple to court over 'error 53' claims

How to re-enable delete confirmation for Sticky Notes

Economy boosts CIO budgets, as A.I. helps IBM, says Morgan Stanley

Antsy Windows 10 users can grab Creators Update now

Twitter debuts a Lite version for emerging markets

Six in 10 people believe their lives will improve with autonomous vehicles

Middle East enterprises urged to embrace governance, risk and compliance

The enforcement of corporate governance issues is still variable throughout the Middle East and making a strong business case for investment in GRC can be a challenge.

U.S. may expand laptop ban to more airports

Google bets on another Asia-Pacific submarine cable

More high-end GPUs are now compatible with Dell's 8K monitor

H-1B employers face stricter rules

Cisco/AppDynamics upgrade broadens DevOps role in app management

Ugly Jenkins gets friendly new UI

WebAssembly library supercharges web video applications

Microsoft tries to appease Windows 10 data collection critics

Critical Xen hypervisor flaw endangers virtualized environments

Google says its AI chips smoke CPUs, GPUs in performance tests

Tablet loan service helps Emirates get round US device ban

Emirates is attempting to mitigate the impact of the laptop and tablet ban on flights travelling to the US by offering tablet loans to business and first class passengers

How to implement a low-power WAN to support the IoT

We explore the options and the implementation process for an LPWAN to support internet of things projects in the enterprise

Technology investments core to JP Morgan Chase success

US investment bank is reaping the benefits of its $9.5bn annual technology spend

Dutch IT companies introduce unlimited staff holidays

IT firms in The Netherlands are leading the way with strategies to give employees control of how much time they take off work

No More Ransom expands capacity

More organisations have joined an anti-ransomware cross-industry initiative, boosting its capacity to help victims of ransomware as attackers begin to focus on business targets

Ofcom plans to legalise narrowband mobile repeaters for UK consumers

Regulator launches consultation to give consumers legal access to their own narrowband repeaters to enhance mobile network access in their homes and vehicles

Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut gets sweet on cloud

Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut is increasingly using cloud-based apps to improve productivity and reduce costs

Northern Ireland schools to continue with Capita IT services

Two-year, £60m contract extension covers ICT services for 1,100 schools

How to apply DevOps practices to legacy IT

The one constant in legacy systems is that they can’t just be switched off. We find out how Ticketmaster has adapted its legacy IT to DevOps

Facebook loses appeal over New York search warrants

Amazon to refund parents over kids' in-app purchases, says FTC

AT&T tests open switches for better future services

More than half of broadband users experience service problems, says Which?

A study of residential broadband users has found a clear majority of people continue to experience disruption to their service

Nearly a quarter of security pros are blind to encrypted threats

A sizeable proportion of security professionals do not know how their organisation is addressing cyber threats hiding in encryption

AWS cloud dominance under growing threat from Google and Microsoft, says 451 Research

Latest Voice of the Enterprise report from 451 Research suggests competition in the IaaS market is hotting up, with Microsoft and Google posing a growing threat to AWS

Chinese hackers go after third-party IT suppliers to steal data

What users could expect from Apple's homegrown GPUs for iPhones, iPads

After Congress revokes Internet privacy rules, downloads double of VPN-equipped Opera browser

It's not the end of SPARC chips yet

Two Republican lawmakers to seek H-1B cap increase

Good-bye Internet pioneers. Hello, Oath?

Windows 10 powers 9% of business PCs

Coal plummets to 1978 levels as renewables climb

Apple fixes wireless-based remote code execution flaw in iOS

Politicians' web browsing history targeted after privacy vote

Google's Espresso networking tech takes SD-WAN to internet scale

A free decryption tool is now available for all Bart ransomware versions

DataWorks 17: Hortonworks promotes maturity of HDP upgrade

Hadoop distributor leads on an upgrade to its Hortonworks Data Platform at the DataWorks 2017 Summit in Munich

VMware to sell vCloud Air service and datacentre infrastructure to OVH

French IaaS challenger to take over the reins of global vCloud Air hybrid cloud service

Analytics, internet of things to drive data volumes to 163ZB by 2025

IDC study predicts consumers as creators of data will decline as the enterprise, analytics and “life critical” scenarios push total volumes to a tenfold increase by 2025

Chinese hacking group targeted firms though IT MSPs

Security researchers have uncovered a China-based cyber espionage campaign that targeted IT services firms and their customers, underlining the need for supply chain security

IT services 'mega-child' DXC takes first steps

The merger of CSC and HPE Services is complete and the new company will focus on digital transformation

Outsourced water market IT system up and running

England’s competitive water and sewage market is now in operation, underpinned by an IT system from CGI

Open Networking Summit expands collaboration around SDN and NFV

Standards bodies, suppliers, telecoms operators and academics gather in California for the annual SDN and NFV Open Networking Summit

AWS to open Nordic datacentre region in 2018

Cloud services giant outlines plans to open a datacentre region in Stockholm to offer Swedish cloud customers access to low latency network connections

Trump signs bill to repeal Obama-era internet privacy protections

US president Donald Trump approves the repeal of planned privacy protections, opening the way for ISPs to sell customer browsing data

Workers at least mentally prepared for robots to take over some of their work

One-fifth of workers are mentally prepared for technology to take over some of their roles, but employers must do more to support them

DigitalOcean adds free monitoring to its cloud virtual machines

This rugged AR eyewear is similar to Google Glass but won't break

4 ways to bolster your online privacy

New ONOS release helps automate network configuration

Intel divests McAfee after rough marriage

IR35 reforms: HMRC 'delays' blamed for last-minute public sector compliance panic

Public sector stakeholders claim the late release of HMRC's online tax status assessment tool and its supporting IR35 legislation is causing contractors to leave projects in their droves

McAfee re-established as independent cyber security firm

Intel has spun out its security division as independent firm McAfee, which says it is dedicated to enabling technology, people and organisations to work together

Notorious iOS spyware, Pegasus, has an Android sibling

Banking hackers left clue that may link them to North Korea

Justice Dept. says replacing U.S. workers may bring lawsuit

As computing evolves, Intel takes a new approach to chip design

Senate bill would pay doctors to use Facetime with patients

Android grabs most-popular OS prize from Windows

Trump ‘actively’ considering new H-1B spouse work rule

UEFI flaws can be exploited to install highly persistent ransomware

Windows 7 is in no rush to leave

Office 365's deskless worker package expands with new features

Less than 8% of retailers respond to customer queries across all channels

The omni-channel environment of the retail industry is raising customer service expectations, but very few retailers are responding to consumers on all of the channels they offer

Executive interview: Tolga Kurtoglu, CEO, Parc

Palo Alto Research Center – formerly Xerox Parc – is the home of the modern computer. We speak to its new CEO about innovation

Cloudian launches beefed-up Hyperstore 400 object storage box

Object store specialist packs nearly a TB into 4U of rackspace in appliances with S3 and file access aimed at service providers, media and video surveillance use cases

UK nuclear stations on terror alert for cyber attacks

The cyber security industry has been urged to co-operate with government to protect UK critical national infrastructure from cyber attacks.

WikiLeaks publishes code that could expose CIA hacking operations

The latest files published by WikiLeaks reveal techniques used by the CIA to hide its hacking tools, potentially making it possible to identify the agency’s hacking operations

Apple said to drop Imagination's IP in favor of own graphics chips

WikiLeaks’ Assange gets relief from left victory in Ecuador

Teradata Universe 17: IntelliFlex 2.0 vaunted as emblem of flexibility

At its Universe conference in Nice, Teredata announces an upgrade to its MPP IntelliFlex platform in line with what it says is a fresh flexibility towards customers