Two-thirds of UK firms hiring for GDPR

Most UK firms are planning to hire extra staff to help them meet the requirements of the EU’s new data protection regulation

Security Think Tank: Resilience means preparing for unpreventable cyber threats

What key things should organisations be doing in terms of cyber defences to ensure they are resilient?

Government launches digital skills survey to find out more about UK’s needs

The government has launched a survey to find out what advanced and specialist digital skills are needed in the UK

App-based challenger bank Starling enters next stage of its journey

Thousands of people are downloading Starling’s app every week as the bank builds its customer base

HCL expands global network with Swedish delivery centre

HCL has opened another delivery centre in the Nordic region, this time in Gothenburg, Sweden

Tegile launches NVMe IntelliFlash N Series and gets bought by WD

Tegile adds all-NVMe drive products in a bid to help customers consolidate workloads from transactional processing to file services, but full NVMe performance has to wait

Executive interview: Stuart Tarmy on the technical challenges of GDPR compliance

It is a single line in GDPR, but the right to be forgotten has huge implications on corporate IT. Io-Tahoe vice-president, Stuart Tarmy, explains why

CeX breach shows personal data is still vulnerable

A breach of the personal details of more than two million customers of used technology goods store CeX has prompted fresh calls for better data protection by retailers

Security Think Tank: Look to frameworks, guidance and legislation to boost resilience

What key things should organisations be doing in terms of cyber defences to ensure they are robust/resilient?

Researcher finds over 711 million compromised email accounts

A security researcher has discovered a spambot using more than 711 million compromised email accounts to spread data-stealing malware

Challenger bank Fidor reaches 200,000 customers

Fintech trailblazer Fidor now has more than 200,000 people using its banking services, but its CEO believes the fintech environment is getting tougher

Ocado launches voice-driven shopping app for Amazon Alexa

Online supermarket’s Amazon Echo application aims to give consumers a simple, seamless retail experience

Canadian University Dubai upgrades network with Dell EMC

Dubai-based university upgrades its network infrastructure to support more students

The NIS Directive: the implications for UK technology businesses

With the European Union NIS Directive to be implemented into UK law in May 2018, it is important for technology companies to ascertain if and how they will be affected

Average salary range for UK&I tech professionals between £50,000 and £75,000

Computer Weekly’s annual salary survey reveals the average salary for technology professionals in the UK and Ireland is between £50,000 and £75,000

UK local councils failing on key GDPR requirement

Most UK local authorities are unable to meet the EU General Data Protection Regulation’s right-to-be-forgotten requirement, and nearly a quarter of firms have yet to hire a data protection officer

McDonald’s selects Capgemini to help it drive digital customer services

Fast-food chain decides to outsource its digital developments globally to French IT services giant

Satellite broadband beams solar eclipse footage to millions

ViaSat network supports Nasa’s solar eclipse live broadcast, streaming high-resolution images and footage around the world

IBM’s SoftLayer ‘fully operational’ as Storm Harvey floods basement

Business continuity will keep servers operational, but tropical storm appears to have taken out one of IBM’s basements

Security Think Tank: No one-size-fits-all security solution

What key things should organisations be doing in terms of cyber defences to ensure they are robust/resilient?

Google removes Play Store apps used in WireX DDoS botnet

Google has axed around 300 Play Store apps after security researchers revealed the apps were hijacking Android devices to carry out DDoS attacks

Saudi Telecom Company creates cloud computing giant

The IT joint venture in Saudi Arabia will drive the digitisation of government services

Danske Bank taps into the cognitive capabilities of IBM Watson

Danish bank is using IBM Watson as part of a major IT outsourcing deal

UK critical infrastructure skipping security checks

Almost two-fifths of the UK’s national infrastructure providers have not completed basic cyber security steps recommended by the UK government, an FOI response shows

Microsoft slates September release for Windows Server's first fast upgrade

VMware partners with Google to manage Chrome devices

Business confidence in managing digital threats low, survey shows

Business digital transformation and cyber threats have outpaced enterprise security capacity, a survey has revealed

Security professionals name top causes of breaches

Security professionals have named the top reasons for successful cyber attacks, which are affecting more than half of organisations

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan appoints first chief digital officer

Camden Council’s Theo Blackwell will lead the digital transformation of the capital city

The high price of not understanding how automation works with existing software licences

Businesses must check their software licences before they introduce robotic process automation or they risk breaking the rules

US arrests Chinese national for using malware linked to OPM hack

US authorities have arrested a Chinese national for allegedly using malware linked to a breach of millions of records at the US federal personnel agency

Autonomous lorry platoons to take to UK roads in 2018

The government is to fund tests of wireless platooning technology on the UK’s roads as truly autonomous vehicles take another step towards reality

Future of dark web markets not yet in question, says analyst

AlphaBay and Hansa shutdowns are unlikely to jeopardise the future of dark web markets, according to a security analyst

Flashpoint warns of under-the-radar phishing campaigns

Simple but hard-to-detect phishing campaigns are targeting all industry sectors as a key enabler of business email compromise attacks, security analysts warn

GCSE computing rises in popularity, but fears remain over skills gap

The number of both male and female students who chose to take a computing GCSE increased in 2017

Government Digital Marketplace spend with SMEs exceeds £1bn but declines in 2017

Spending with SMEs through Cabinet Office Digital Marketplace framework goes over £1bn, but figures suggest SMEs getting smaller proportion of sales

Mac malware continuing to escalate, warn security researchers

Malware targeting the Mac operating system has seen a significant growth in the first half of this hear, according to security firm Malwarebytes

Can fixed wireless access fix business connectivity problems?

Fixed wireless access is being touted as a panacea for poor network connectivity, but is it a viable solution, and what are the benefits for businesses?

Most firms don’t test, but rely on supplier to spec storage, finds survey

Most customers simply trust storage suppliers and resellers to recommend the right product for their workloads, while a small minority test their needs and involve application owners

CBRE: Cloud drives massive take-up of European colocation space in Q2

Real estate consultancy's latest look at the state of the European colocation market suggests cloud is continuing to drive supply and demand for datacentre space across the continent

HP Inc grows business, but price hike hits commercial PC division

Company reports strong growth for the third quarter 2017, but price increases have hit commercial sales, and a PC price cut may be on the cards

Donald Farmer: Why business models are ideological

Donald Farmer is a well-respected figure in data analytics, with significant spells at Microsoft and Qlik. He is turning his mind to the ideologies that determine the character of companies

UK business welcomes government post-Brexit data sharing plan

Business has welcomed government proposals for data protection to enable unhindered data sharing with the EU after Brexit

Backup product survey: Cloud and VM integration now table stakes

For enterprise backup, cloud integration and the ability to backup and be deployed in virtual machines as well as be controlled from the hypervisor are table stakes, along with data reduction and app-specific backup

Sub-prime lender links technology upgrade to financial problems

Lender partly blames new automation software for its poor performance

HMRC admits 2,600 parents affected by childcare website problems

Technical issues while applying for new childcare benefits caused problems for some parents – but HMRC says only 1% were affected

Bupa Dental saves £350k by insourcing and Veeam backup

Healthcare organisation sweeps away chaotic backup situation and standardises on Veeam Backup & Replication to save £350,000 a year in management and maintenance costs

Dutch e-voting is waiting for an opportunity

Despite years of opposition and distrust in voting machines, a small Dutch initiative is aiming for a new form of e-voting

Automation and software-defined IT can bridge server skills gap

New research from 451 Group has identified a shortfall in server skills, but IT admins appear less willing to adopt tech helpers such as automation

Russian hackers expose allegedly doping footballers

Russian hacking group Fancy Bear has exposed 150 footballers worldwide for allegedly taking banned substances, underlining the importance of protecting personal data

UAE telco Du pushes SaaS adoption in Middle East

The Middle East looks set to see strong growth in software as a service and IT departments need to take a different approach

Cambridgeshire firefighters get rugged tablets for frontline work

Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue is deploying ruggedised Panasonic tablets across its service to help personnel access vital information in an emergency

Backup product survey: Cloud and VM integration now table stakes

For enterprise backup, cloud integration and the ability to backup and be deployed in virtual machines as well as be controlled from the hypervisor are table stakes, along with data reduction and app-specific backup

CityFibre starts wholesale broadband service in Leicester and Nottingham

Business suffering from poor broadband connectivity in Leicester and Nottingham have been invited to register their interest in hooking up to CityFibre’s FTTP services

First set of Capgemini degree apprentices graduate

The first graduates of Capgemini's degree apprentice programme tell Computer Weekly about their experiences

Mimecast calls for action to counter game-changing email exploit

Email security firm warns of a newly-discovered email exploit that could be a game-changer if used by attackers

Blockchain could reduce deaths and illness resulting from food contamination

Some of the biggest companies in the food supply sector are working with IBM to find ways to use blockchain technology to improve food safety

Flash memory and OLED shortages will hit smartphone sales

Analysts at Gartner have warned that a components shortage will affect sales of high-end smartphones

Almost one-third of IT workers think they need more training to enhance career

More than half of IT workers receive formal training from their employer, but many feel more needs to be done for them to advance, according to Computer Weekly research

How AT&T embraced the telecoms technology transition

AT&T’s CIO of network and shared services, Sorabh Saxena, discusses how to reskill telecoms engineers and exploit open standards as the operator embraces the future of networking services provision

VMware partners with Google to manage Chrome devices

Industrial robots a security risk, warns IOActive

Some of the most popular industrial and domestic robot brands have various vulnerabilities that could by exploited by cyber attackers, a research paper warns

E8 dodges NVMe/controller bottleneck with server processing

Startup E8 announces v2 of its NVMe-based products with LUNs, Raid and thin provisioning as it sidesteps the NVMe-controller bottleneck by offloading processing to app servers

Why embracing new technology is key to successful IT service desks

IT was slow to support bring your own device (BYOD). Now chatbots and digitisation are rewriting IT service management best practices

Barclays installs devices to monitor office use

Barclays bank has installed sensors connected to a cloud-based analytics platform to monitor and analyse office use

Cyber criminals hack Enigma to steal $500,000 in Ethereum

Hackers have reportedly used stolen contact details to trick investors into sending funds to a fake trading platform digital wallet, but some allege poor password security is to blame

Cisco buys hyperconvergence software supplier

Cisco’s transformation into a software-led networking business continues with the purchase of Springpath, a developer of hyperconvergence software

Blockchain skills in high demand and jobs being swept up quickly

Job vacancies for people with blockchain skills are being filled in just seven days, on average, once they are advertised online

Wearables on the rise in the Middle East

The take up of wearables in the Middle East is growing mainly as a result of consumer demand for smartwatches

Second phase of electronic medical record system goes live in Dubai

Dubai Health Authority continues its progress towards a fully integrated electronic patient records system

Kolos co-CEO: Community support ‘key’ to make world’s biggest datacentre plans a reality

Norwegian startup Kolos recently went public with its plans to build the world’s biggest datacentre, and the company’s co-CEO explains why community support matters to a project like this

HSBC streamlines mortgages with Capita software

Bank is using software to improve its mortgage application processes and subsequently increase business through brokers

NotPetya highlights cyber risk in shipping industry

Malware attack has shown that the shipping industry is vulnerable to cyber attacks, with Danish shipping giant Maersk reporting potential cost of up to $300m

Citizens Advice slams ISPs over broadband compensation proposals

BT, Sky and Virgin Media have proposed a voluntary industry code of practice for broadband compensation, but it falls short of what Ofcom would like to implement

Charity crowdsources environmental data with new mobile app

Environmental organisation Project Aware has launched a mobile app to help divers map marine debris

Infosys CEO resigns amid public criticism from a founder

Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka steps down, with the company blaming criticism from a company founder for his decision

Microsoft SPE helps joined-up thinking

We assess how Microsoft’s secure productive enterprise licence can help enterprises coordinate their digital transformation

GCHQ knew WannaCry hero risked arrests by travelling to the US

UK intelligence officials were reportedly aware that security researcher Marcus Hutchins risked arrest by travelling to the US to attend a series of cyber security conferences

AI leaders call for a stop on development of autonomous weapons

Business leaders and artificial intelligence experts sign an open letter to governments warning of the risks of an AI arms race in autonomous weapons

Top UK directors lack training to deal with cyber attacks

The UK’s top firms and charities urgently need to do more to protect themselves from online threats, according to a government-backed audit

Best of VMworld 2017 Awards nominations now open until 31 August

Read the criteria for the Best of VMworld Europe User Awards and find out how to submit your nomination

Benelux organisations must ensure IT staff are content or else risk exodus

Organisations in the Benelux region could face IT staff leaving in large numbers if they don't remain attractive to employees

Box uses Google’s AI to support image recognition in the enterprise

Optical character recognition and automated generation of image metadata is now possible, thanks to Google Cloud AI

Researchers find potentially lethal car hack with no quick fix

Security researchers have discovered a supplier-neutral and stealthy smart car hack that can drastically affect the performance and function of the vehicle

Munich Re puts data analytics into services for a ‘riskier world’

Re-insurer combines a Hadoop data lake, SAS analytics and SAP Hana to create new cyber and other insurance services

Contactless payments through mobile phones no longer a novelty

The amount of contactless payments made through mobile devices increased by 336% compared with 2016, according to figures from Worldpay

What to do when your laptop's touchpad stops working

How to change your email address without losing your friends

School leavers urged to look at cyber security apprenticeships

Cyber security apprenticeships are a good alternative to ‘clearing’ and debts, according to security certification body, Crest

Openreach adds 26 locations to G.fast roll-out

Openreach has added 26 more locations to its fibre-based G.fast broadband network, bringing the total number of properties served to half a million

Boys outperform girls in 2017 computing A-levels

This year’s A-level results show more male students gaining higher grades than female students, but girls continue to steam ahead in ICT

Enterprises will need more bandwidth than public internet

As enterprises continue to digitise their operations over the next few years, their demand for data and bandwidth capacity will massively increase, says Equinix

UK rail passengers don’t trust on-board Wi-Fi

YouGov survey commissioned by Cobham Wireless finds UK commuters are increasingly frustrated with connectivity standards on the rail network

Top skills you need to avoid being replaced by a machine

A-level results have shown an increase in Stem subjects but tech skills remain a problem, warn some in the industry

Cyber criminals command top-level attacks, warns Check Point

Businesses need to rethink cyber defences with nation-state attack tools in the hands of ordinary cyber criminals, warns Check Point

Facebook sets out plans to open 10th datacentre by 2019

Social media giant to build new datacentre in New Albany, Ohio, to future-proof its infrastructure in the face of growing user demand

LG Electronics hit by suspected WannaCry attack

LG Electronics have been hit by ransomware that uses malicious code that could signal another WannaCry attack

The correlation between creativity, diversity and the future tech workforce

Many believe the UK computing curriculum should put more emphasis on creativity to prepare young people for an automated future

Cisco pivots strategically but still loses money

Cisco is betting big on intelligent, automated networking, but its revenues are dropping as it makes the strategic shift

Developers lack skills needed for secure DevOps, survey shows

The growing demand for developers with security skills is outpacing supply, but a survey reveals that a lack of formal security education and training by employers is contributing to the growing skills gap

Microsoft acquires Cycle Computing to lower barriers to HPC using cloud

Microsoft hits cloud acquisition trail to make high-performance computing accessible to a wider pool of enterprises

Barclays ring-fencing project means downtime for customers

Many Barclays services will be unavailable this weekend as part of the bank's project to separate retail and investment operations

A decade of IT change since banking meltdown

With 10 years passing since Northern Rock had to be bailed out by the government, we look at how banking IT has changed since the financial crisis

NotPetya attack cost up to $300m, says Maersk

Danish shipping line Maersk estimates that the NotPetya cyber attack in June cost the company up to $300m

UK workers interested in cyber security, survey shows

Many UK workers are interested in cyber security and would consider a career in the field, a survey has revealed, which could help close the skills gap

Female students less likely than male students to consider tech roles

Research by KPMG finds many female students have never considered applying for a graduate tech role, and male students are more confident in their tech skills

Nordic IT professionals content in current roles

Most Nordic IT professionals are happy at their current employer, receiving competitive training and pay packages

Huddle in trouble: Did the journey from startup to scaleup cause the UK cloud firm to lose its way?

What does the future hold for cloud collaboration firm Huddle, once a darling of the UK tech startup scene but now seemingly in need of a financial bailout?

Regulation and impact of cyber attacks driving security spending

Awareness of the impact of cyber attacks on business and regulation are expected to be the top drivers of continued and increased spending on cyber security, according to research firm Gartner

GDPR drives cloud firm’s Cloudian S3 object storage deployment

Interoute deployed Cloudian Hyperstore because it believes customers want object storage to help gain compliance with the forthcoming European GDPR regulations

Fiat joins BMW's autonomous car platform initiative

Car makers Fiat and BMW are working in collaboration with Intel and Mobileye to develop a scalable platform for self-driving vehicles

ClickMechanic uses GitHub to streamline coding to production

Digital service that connects car mechanics and garages to customers sees GitHub as a core part of its coding lifecycle

Hackers hit Holyrood with Westminster-style brute-force attack

The Scottish parliament has been hit by a cyber attack similar to the one that struck Westminster in June

RBS to cut 880 IT staff in London

Royal Bank of Scotland aims to reduce London-based IT workforce by 40%

Middle East salary survey reveals major challenges to close IT skills gap

Organisations in the Middle East are not offering IT staff enough training and don’t employ enough women in IT

Leaked SMB exploits make malware powerful, warns Cylance

Four key exploits at the heart of hacking tools leaked by the Shadow Brokers have given malware authors a lot of power, say security researchers

Interview: Equality starts with education, says Salesforce.org exec

Everyone needs access to education to create a level playing field for entering the technology industry, but the curriculum needs to change, says Salesforce’s Charlotte Finn

Openreach withdraws plans for wholesale dark fibre product

After a successful appeal against conditions laid down by Ofcom, Openreach has withdrawn plans to launch a wholesale dark fibre product

How HPE is climbing the supercomputer league to reach exascale performance

Hewlett Packard Enterprise recently joined a project to develop exascale computing for the US Department of Energy. We assess the implications

Exploit leaks are a cyber security game changer, says Kaspersky Lab

Leaked exploits became the game changer of the cyber threat landscape in the second quarter of 2017, say security researchers

AI tipped as top tech trend of next decade

In 2010, social, cloud, analytics and mobile were tipped as megatrends – now Gartner sees artificial intelligence as the emerging tech trend with the biggest potential

Hulu joins the BBC, Channel 4 and Netflix in opting to run its streaming services on AWS

US streaming firm Hulu is opting out of investing in its own datacentres by moving more of its workloads to the AWS public cloud

WannaCry hero Marcus Hutchins under house arrest

Briton, 23, pleads not guilty to charges of writing and distributing malware

Middle East insurance broker migrates backup to the cloud

Middle East finance firm is increasingly moving to the cloud as the business grows

Statistics show retailers need to improve data security

Data breach statistics show retailers need to address customer data security ahead of the GDPR compliance deadline, a law firm has warned

NHS Digital signs cyber security agreement with Microsoft

Support contract comes three months after NHS hit by global ransomware attack that targeted Windows computers

Nordic CIO interview: Anna Eriksson, Swedish National Land Survey

Swedish land registry’s CIO tells Computer Weekly about the organisation’s approach to digital transformation

Most consumers think they are more digitally savvy than some retailers

Consumers are becoming increasingly digital in the way they shop, and a survey shows nearly 60% think they are more digitally innovative than some retailers

HBO stands firm as hackers release more stolen content

HBO appears to be standing firm and refusing to negotiate with hackers as more stolen television content is released

Bristol hosts successful test of 5G mobile edge computing

Participants in the three-week trial of mobile edge computing technology took part in a virtual treasure hunt around the city centre

CIO interview: Mike Proudlock, interim head of IT, The Royal College of Surgeons

The Royal College of Surgeons has started a cloud-centric transformation programme to ensure the organisation is fit for the working challenges of the 21st century

Film maker shuns cloud storage for Spectra Logic tape

Smoke & Mirrors replaces Quantum tape library with 7PB of Spectra Logic tape and decides the cloud lacks security and would be too costly for the 16TB it archives every day

Integration is key to Office 365’s progress

We look at how Microsoft Office 365 works and how far it has gone towards becoming a platform for integrating other tools

Malicious email spikes in Q2, reports Proofpoint

Malicious email campaigns saw a spike in volume and increased variety in the second quarter of 2017, a cyber security report reveals

Russian cyber espionage group targeting hotel Wi-Fi

A Russian cyber espionage group is targeting hotel Wi-Fi networks to carry out malware infections and potentially steal credentials, researchers warn

BBVA tops Forrester mobile bank app chart

Spanish bank BBVA has the best mobile banking app in the world, according to Forrester Research

Manufacturing a key target for cyber attacks

Manufacturers are a key and growing target for cyber criminals, a threat intelligence report reveals

HSBC uses IBM to automate the processing of 100 million document pages

In another instance of banks adopting automation to lower costs and drive productivity, HSBC uses IBM analytics technology to cut down on its paper trail

Microsoft details how to install Office with Intune

China tests hack-proof quantum satellite communications

China has tested a prototype communication system that uses the principles of quantum mechanics to make it impossible for hackers to access

Consumers unaware of bank account switching service despite £750m spent on IT system

TSB Bank believes the Competition and Markets Authority needs to do more to promote account switching system to consumers

Kaspersky Lab to drop EU complaint against Microsoft

Security firm Kaspersky Lab is to drop a complaint that Microsoft is abusing its market dominance to promote its security software in light of changes to the latest Windows 10

Sadiq Khan’s Not-Spot Team to tackle digital connectivity in London

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced a package of measures designed to boost digital connectivity around London

Vue Entertainment deploys automated monitoring of cinema IT

Cinema group Vue Entertainment rolls out Kaseya's VSA tool to manage remote IT at its venues and provide proactive maintenance

New TalkTalk fine takes total for poor data protection to £500,000

Information Commissioner’s Office fines TalkTalk for putting up to 21,000 customers’ details at risk of exposure prior to September 2014

Picnic takes a bite out of Dutch supermarket sector

The Netherlands has the highest supermarket density in the world, yet a technology company has been able to gain market share from the established order

Ultrafast ISPs failing customers on broadband speed, claims Which?

Statistics produced by consumer rights advocacy group Which? seem to show that people who buy faster broadband services are being badly underserved

Gov.uk Verify fails to meet key business case targets

Government’s controversial online identity system has missed important milestones that formed the basis of its original 2015 business case

How creative and innovative can technology made in China be?

China's IT industry is becoming more Silicon Valley-like and, as a result, more attractive to the CIOs of western enterprises

Allied Irish Bank blends industrial and artisanal analytics to gain edge

Bank has bulked up its data analytics capability, partly with SAS, to gain a more intimate understanding of its customers

ICO hits out at misinformation about GDPR

The Information Commissioner’s Office has warned against misinformation about the EU’s new data protection rules and how they will be applied

Apple's ARKit needs a CMS to reach its potential

New in Windows security: Automatically log off suspicious users

Over 40% of IT professionals want another general election this year

A large proportion of IT workers in the UK want another general election this year in the hope it will stave off a hard brexit

HBO hacking gets personal

Theft of data from US television network has become personal with the release of details of actors in Game of Thrones and could signal a trend of cyber attacks on entertainment firms

Automated decision making shows worrying signs of limitation

AI and data-driven decision making projects need to be handled with care – worrying limitations revealed in the law and healthcare

Huddle pulls news of private equity deal as shareholders rage over payout size

Huddle is thought to be revising its private equity payouts to shareholders, after past and present employees describe current offer as a ‘slap in the face’

Dubai Health Authority rolls out second smart pharmacy

Robot will dispense medicine to patients as part of Dubai healthcare IT initiative

Websites giving hackers easy access, audit reveals

Many company websites still contain critical vulnerabilities that cyber criminals can use to carry out a variety of cyber attacks, a security audit shows

Nordic countries top digital nations ranking, but risk stalling

Nordic countries are leaders when it comes to digitisation – but they must continue to innovate to retain their position

WannaCry hero malware trial postponed

The US court appearance of British WannaCry hero on charges of writing and distributing malware has been postponed

WannaCry hero due in court on malware charges

The Briton who played a key role in halting the global WannaCry ransomware attacks is due in court in the US to face charges in connection with the Kronos banking Trojan

Security Think Tank: Use a combination of approaches to create cyber safe work environments

What are the best security controls to ensure a safe working environment where employees do not have the unfair pressure of being the first line of cyber defence?

NIS Directive plans show UK is serious about tackling cyber threats

UK government plans to implement the EU’s Network and Information Systems (NIS) Directive have been welcomed for assuring its commitment to cyber defence post-Brexit

National wireless network alternative to fixed broadband for Ireland

Huawei and CSP Imagine Communications plan to build a countrywide wireless broadband network across Ireland

Best-in-class IT departments deliver a digital advantage

World-class IT departments are able to run systems more efficiently and deliver projects on time that have measurable business value

KCOM fined over emergency call service failure

Telco KCOM fined after 999 calls made by Hull residents went unanswered due to flooding at a BT exchange miles away

CIO interview: David Ivell, CIO, The Prince’s Trust

Youth charity is turning to digital means to engage with young people outside its usual reach

Child cyber exploration good for the UK, says ex-GCHQ head

Children should be encouraged to spend more time online learning cyber skills to inspire future generations of computer scientists, cyber defenders and engineers, says former GCHQ head

UK 31st worldwide for broadband speeds

Average broadband speed in the UK lags behind 19 European countries, as well as most of North America and Asian economies such as Hong Kong, South Korea and Singapore

Top tips to avoid a costly Office 365 subscription bill

The Office 365 cloud-based productivity suite is Microsoft’s next strategic platform. We explore the licensing implications

How to boot into Windows 10's Safe Mode

UK mulls hefty fines for CNI providers with poor cyber security

The UK is considering the same hefty fines for critical national infrastructure (CNI) providers with poor cyber security as those failing to protect the personal data of UK citizens

Forrester warns CIOs of cloud market consolidation risks and rewards

Market watcher's latest cloud report outlines how the consolidation of the cloud software and infrastructure market can mean good and bad news for enterprises

Security industry welcomes planned UK Data Protection Bill

The cyber security industry has generally welcomed planned UK data protection legislation, but some say it is hypocritical in the light of the Investigatory Powers Act

Cultural change a critical but neglected element of IoT security

Managing how people within an enterprise deal with data is a vital element of shoring up security around the internet of things, says Vodafone

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim gets 'faster in the head' with SAP analytics

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has been using SAP’s Hana database and applications to speed up players mentally, as well as using SAP Hybris to sell shirts

UK government starts recruiting digital experts for Brexit

Department for International Trade advertises job for digital designer to support future trade arrangements

Systems of insight light way ahead for data

Computer Weekly looks at why data management must become oriented towards business outcomes, not technology management outcomes

UK calls for smart car cyber protection

A new generation of internet-connected cars will have to be better protected from cyber attackers, under tough new UK government guidance

Government to strengthen UK data protection law

New legislation will require social media platforms to delete information about children and adults when asked

Security Think Tank: Five security controls to keep employees out of cyber firing line

What are the best security controls to ensure a safe working environment where employees do not have the unfair pressure of being the first line of cyber defence?

Expanding Extreme eyes Cisco, HPE networking business

Having acquired Avaya’s SDN and switching business, and with its purchase of Brocade’s datacentre unit imminent, Extreme Networks is on a mission to secure customers’ hearts and minds and take business from rivals

Security audits reveal poor state of corporate cyber defences

Critical vulnerabilities detected in 47% of corporate systems investigated in security audits by Positive Technologies

ICO highlights challenge Slack-like tools pose to public sector FOI request compliance

The Information Commissioner’s Office outlines how the growing use of cloud-based communication channels could complicate how public sector organisations respond to Freedom of Information requests

Manchester to host international freedom of information event

Manchester is to host an international conference exploring the future of transparency and access to information in the UK and worldwide

Nearly 7,000 civil service jobs at risk in government-as-a-platform strategy

Business case for Government Digital Service’s GaaP programme has predicted thousands of Whitehall job losses from new digital tools

MPs demand answers from HMRC over Childcare Service website problems

Treasury committee chair Nicky Morgan writes to HM Revenue & Customs CEO after users reported difficulties using the new digital service

FBI arrests UK WannaCry hero on malware charges

The Briton credited with stopping the WannaCry global malware attacks in their tracks in May has been arrested in the US on malware charges

Newcastle to put gigabit broadband in council properties

Newcastle City Council is to roll out fibre-to-the-premises broadband in 25 public housing developments

Cyber criminals make it difficult to follow the money

Following the money is a classic technique used by law enforcement to link criminals to crimes by tracing associated financial exchanges, but that may not be easy in the case of the WannaCry attacks

Interview: Vodafone CTO juggles legacy network and cutting-edge technology

Vodafone UK chief technology officer Jorge Fernandes talks legacy networks, digitisation and how he is positioning the operator to lead in the mobile-enabled future

How logic games have advanced AI thinking

Pitting a chess computer against a chess champion used to be the end goal for machine intelligence. We explore how game play has improved artificial intelligence

Security Think Tank: Use the work environment to educate on cyber security

What are the best security controls to ensure a safe working environment where employees do not have the unfair pressure of being the first line of cyber defence?

Sub-postmasters allege 'bullying and intimidation' by Post Office over Horizon IT system

Campaigners have submitted initial evidence in group litigation against Post Office over controversial Horizon IT system

Voice control in BBC iPlayer pilot demos Microsoft's AI ambitions

An internal BBC pilot in collaboration with Microsoft shows how voice control could be used on the iPlayer TV streaming app

Ransom DDoS attacks on the rise

The use of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks to extort money from organisations is on the rise, warns security firm Kaspersky Lab

IT pros look to endpoint security to counter custom malware

IT professionals are focusing on endpoint security in the face of custom malware that is bypassing traditional perimeter defences, a survey shows

Broadband satisfaction levels fall as Brits stream more content

Massive growth in data use as more people stream media content into their homes may be contributing to increased dissatisfaction with broadband services, says Ofcom

Security Think Tank: Are employees cyber pawns or cyber heroes?

What are the best security controls to ensure a safe working environment where employees do not have the unfair pressure of being the first line of cyber defence?

UK cities outside London show signs of technology innovation

In their fifth UK Tech Innovation Index, the Open Data Institute and the Digital Catapult organisation reveal signs of tech innovation outside the UK capital – but London leads by a long way

IT outsourcing demand fuels record deal volumes in first half of 2017

The IT outsourcing market delivered its strongest half-year performance between January and June 2017, fuelled by the activity of the financial services industry and growing demand for IT services

Can retailers be too far ahead of the tech curve?

Ocado is winning plaudits for its innovation but analysts criticise the online grocer for its financial performance

Fruit firm W B Chambers uses IFS suite to grow business

W B Chambers, a Kentish fruit farm, has chosen IFS to support its business growth and to guard against the labour pool uncertainties of Brexit

British Airways online check-in systems hit by another IT failure

Passengers complain of queues, delays and flight cancellations after airline's check-in systems suffer temporary outage.

Apple share price reaches record high on quarterly results

Apple’s share price rose 6% in after-hours trading to reach a record high in response to the company’s quarterly financial report

Blockchain: why and how are companies deploying digital ledgers

In this video we speak to Juniper Research about the findings from its latest research into the rollout of Blockchain

Security Think Tank: Employees should only have to worry about social engineering

What are the best security controls to ensure a safe working environment where employees do not have the unfair pressure of being the first line of cyber defence?

Businesses failing to understand GDPR compliance status

With less than a year to go before the General Data Protection Regulation compliance deadline, many businesses are floundering, while others are embracing data-centric security to fast-track compliance

AI analytics expected to rise, along with management complexity

Growing use of artificial intelligence tools by businesses was the focal point of analytics and data management trends predicted by a group of IT consultants and vendor execs.

SMEs failing to address cyber threats despite risks

Small to medium enterprises are failing to prepare adequately to address cyber threats – despite the risks – because of a false sense of security, particularly in the UK, a survey has revealed

Nominet invests £400,000 in digital work experience programme

Internet infrastructure firm launches programme to provide work experience to underprivileged young adults and grow their digital skills

Young people drive worldwide internet adoption

The UN’s ICT agency shows young people are at the forefront of internet adoption, particularly in developing economies

UK to call on US tech giants to step up fight against extremism

The UK is to call on US tech giants to take more decisive action against extremist groups that use their online platforms

Security Think Tank: Is a ‘cyber-safe working environment’ a reasonable target?

What are the best security controls to ensure a safe working environment where employees do not have the unfair pressure of being the first line of cyber defence?

Why Facebook’s AI termination raises safety concerns

Revelations that researchers at Facebook had to switch off two bots that went rogue have raised questions about the safety of artificial intelligence