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Cisco pays $8.3m after whistleblower discloses security flaws in video surveillance system

A tale of two smart cities: Manchester and Australia’s Casey

Scottish tax holiday tempts Openreach

Financial services top cyber attack target

Huawei and Apple struggle, while Samsung extends smartphone lead

Middle East businesses welcome Amazon Web Services region launch

Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 26

Police Scotland awards National Network contract to BT

5G mobile networks transformative for health and social care, says TechUK

UK government announces new online safety body

Gartner: Five pitfalls for a new CIO to avoid

Google increases presence and investments in Finland

Lack of IT leadership fuels IoT trial failures

Google bolsters hybrid cloud proposition for enterprises through VMware partnership

Why CIOs should focus on trimming their internal email footprint

Chief data officers urged to master product management

Mobiles top target of nation state surveillance

Six Nordic banks form alliance to offer KYC as a service

Huawei ‘galvanised’ by Trump ban

London Stock Exchange eyes £22bn acquisition of Refinitiv to expand data capabilities

Former AWS engineer arrested for Capital One data breach

ICO selects first innovation Sandbox participants

ODI investigates use of private sector data by cities

Visa card vulnerabilities enable contactless limit bypass

Space – the new frontier in cyber security

TSB takes another £36m hit related to botched IT migration

One-third of UK councils have IT budgets cut

WannaCry hero Marcus Hutchins spared jail

Think beyond tick-box compliance

Global IaaS market grew by 31% in 2018 as enterprise demand for public cloud continues to soar

CW500 Interview: Jonathan Midgley discusses artificial intelligence (AI)

Evolution in action: How datacentre hardware is moving to meet tomorrow’s tech challenges

Email security as important as ever, report shows

AWS growth rate slows in Q2, as Amazon retail's run of quarterly record profit growth ends

86 million reasons to support No More Ransom

New digital minister appointed as PM Johnson continues reshuffle

CW500 Interview: Daniel Hulme discusses artificial intelligence (AI)

The next stage in football’s digital revolution is ready for the new season

Crown Commercial Service to replace Crown Marketplace

Virgin Media pledges gigabit broadband without full-fibre

Most SMEs severely underestimate cyber security vulnerabilities

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn commits to multi-year, all-in move to Azure public cloud

Hewlett Packard Enterprise invests big in India

Mobile banking malware surges in 2019

Ofcom must do more to help operators invest in 5G

Surge in UK businesses switching bank account providers

O2 to launch 5G network in October

New ministerial appointments for tech policies in Boris Johnson Cabinet

Better payroll automation is next frontier for HR software

Facebook shrugs off $5bn fine, reports strong quarter

Why investment is needed in the cyber insurance market

French and German companies have contrasting fortunes in India

Internet crime costs global economy £2.3m a minute

Zuckerberg responsible for Facebook privacy compliance after $5bn FTC fine

Smart technology will transform Dutch neighbourhood

Santander brings global digital services under one roof

US Department of Justice launches antitrust probe into dominance of online platform providers

Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 25

UK CIOs bottom of digital workflow league

Global malware down but ransomware up, with UK hard hit

BT picks Canonical Ubuntu to build 5G core

Controversial ‘immigration exemption’ used in 60% of cases

AI to advance Swedish military systems

Analytics and GDPR compliance: How to achieve it

UK government to boost AI and data use in preventive healthcare

Phishing attack highlights cyber security need at universities

Home Office hands EE additional £220m for ESN

Almost a third of European firms still not compliant with GDPR

The pitfalls of hyper-converged infrastructure and how to avoid them

Boosting the UK’s digital infrastructure so it is fit for the future

Plusnet most complained about broadband provider

Norsk Hydro cyber attack could cost up to $75m

Data breach costs on the rise, IBM study shows

Government delays final decision on Huawei

High Court to hear challenge to immigration exemption in DPA

IT infrastructure and cyber security ‘critical’ for Student Loans Company future

How Apollo 11 influenced modern computing

US fines Equifax $700m over 2017 breach

Openreach to slash wholesale fibre prices from September

CW500: How AI will transform technology leadership

CDEI publishes reports on online targeting and bias in algo decisions

Ofcom brings in new protections for mobile users

Big tech firms back UK cyber security initiative

Latest investments in Atom Bank will support cloud platform project

GDPR one year in

HMRC makes cloud and data progress

How tech leads local government innovation in Vienna, Helsinki and Belfast

Latest ICO fine highlights privacy due diligence

CityFibre announces 14 more locations on its full-fibre network

MPs warn of data adequacy hole in no-deal Brexit

Second CyberThreat Summit announced by NCSC and SANS Institute

London Underground 4G plan will lead to wider fibre broadband backbone

Government launches retraining scheme for workers impacted by tech

Government launches digital identity consultation and new pilot scheme

Warzone bulletproof hosts protecting Magecart group

Microsoft gets boost in SaaS revenue and pushes Teams platform

How IT pros are building resilience against email security threats

CW ASEAN: Trend Watch – Security

IBM sees Red Hat as key to hybrid cloud strategy

CW ANZ: Trend Watch – Security

Verify deemed ‘unachievable’ by major government projects review

SAP Q2 2019: US-China trade war takes toll

Free tool reveals the true cost of ‘free’ online services

Parliamentary committee calls for halt to facial recognition trials

Digital minister Margot James quits after Brexit vote

Nordic startup scene can rival Silicon Valley

Security Think Tank: Engage business to address commercial risk

Office workers lose out with poor-quality tech

CIO interview: Kieran Delaney, director of IT, Innserve

Welsh council aims to cut back-office processing costs by 95% through automation

UK poor cyber security practice undermining controls

Lateral phishing used to attack organisations on global scale

European Commission launches antitrust investigation into Amazon

Facebook accused of ‘breathtaking arrogance’ over Libra cryptocurrency plan

Most security pros still concerned about public cloud security

NHS still has thousands of PCs running Windows XP

Suspected malicious MS Office tool maker arrested

Deutsche Bank’s public contraction is a major landmark for fintech

Conditions ‘not quite there’ for government chief data officer

MPs slam Home Office over troubled Emergency Services Network programme

Danish government injects €200m into AI R&D

Security Think Tank: Translating GDPR compliance into business benefits

Vulnerable firmware in enterprise server supply chain

Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 24

NCSC calls out Microsoft over Dmarc reports

Cambridge Cognition CTO on applying server monitoring principles to suicide prevention

Computer Weekly – 16 July 2019: Reaping the benefits of digital transformation at Defra

Digital safety skills initiative launched against cyber crime

Manchester Metrolink gets contactless payments technology

UN resolution ignores special rapporteur’s call for halt to spyware sales

Dutch authorities temporarily halt datacentre construction

NCSC reports on second year of cyber defence at scale

BA/Marriott GDPR fines: What they were for and how to avoid them

Security Think Tank: Aligning data privacy with business objectives

Government must ‘stop choosing ignorance’ around data

Voting open for the most influential woman in UK technology 2019

UK launches 5G security inquiry

Smartodds bets on Rubrik backup appliance with cloud archive

Alan Turing to be face of new £50 note

Billion-dollar privacy penalties put CEOs on notice

US judge dismisses challenge over Department of Defense mega-cloud contract

Organisations turn to AI in race against cyber attackers

No technical grounds to ban Huawei, DCMS told

Choose tools to prevent communication overload

UK public sector needs to prioritise mobile device security

How Apollo 11 influenced modern computer software and hardware

UK boards ignoring £30bn cyber risk

Green datacentre goes live in Goonhilly to support AI ambitions of enterprises and academia

SD-WAN in play: How software-defined solves core business challenges

Home Office boosts tools to tackle online child abuse

Security Think Tank: Don’t dismiss the business benefits of GDPR

Sweden’s SEB bank uses mob programming across business

New FinSpy versions extend surveillance capabilities

Blockchain.com banks on Google cloud to support growth of cryptocurrency management platform

European PC business boosted by Windows 10 refresh

Windows 10 to enable passwordless sign-in

Most influential women in UK tech: The 2019 longlist

Draft finance bill dims hopes of private sector reprieve on April 2020 roll-out of IR35 reforms

NHS makes health information available through Alexa

Securing your mobile estate: best practice for CIOs

Zopa gets in-house tech ready for 2019 bank launch

Attacks against AI systems are a growing concern

AI may be a solution to the social care crisis, but what are the legal concerns?

University of Bristol upgrades to Nimble as it takes IT off-site

RiskIQ uncovers new Magecart campaign

CW Middle East: SAP drives digital transformation for Saudi Arabian auto company

Retailers engineer new ways to recruit and retain IT talent

Security Think Tank: Align compliance objectives with business goals

Dutch privacy watchdog tells banks not to use customer payment data for marketing

Crown Commercial Service launches ICT framework for education

Max Schrems not calling for SCCs to be invalidated

Tax changes lead to review of Sweden’s datacentre development

Agent Smith mobile malware hits millions of devices

Security Think Tank: Changing the GDPR focus to business benefit

Gartner forecasts big shift in spending away from devices and datacentres

Brexit is paralysing action on broadband, warns CityFibre

CDO interview: Julia Aymonier, École Hôtelière de Lausanne

Demand for ICO help escalates in GDPR's first year

Government Digital Service relevance is fading, says Commons Committee

UK government publishes guidance for national data strategy

Brexit: the demo and the reality

Marriott International facing £99m GDPR fine

Britain’s 5G roll-out – What is plan B?

ICO issues warning about using facial recognition technology

Case study: Using pre-fab datacentres to meet Norway's growing demand for colocation space

Data protection: How privacy can be a benefit, not a burden

IT strategies benefit from taking risks

Amsterdam’s datacentres face challenges to retain high growth

Security Think Tank: Benefits of GDPR compliance

CIO interview: Craig Donald, CIO, The Football Association

Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 23

Post Office fixes technical problem causing accounting errors in Horizon

European Court hears case on EU-US data transfers

Universities use data analytics to tackle student mental health

Steering a voyage to the cloud at Maersk

StorOne brings leasing for high-performance multiprotocol flash storage

Deutsche Bank cuts jobs but increases tech spend

Nearly half of firms fear cloud apps make them insecure

Buckinghamshire village pools broadband vouchers to fund full-fibre dig

TfL launches wireless device tracking to gather Tube data

Former NHSI chief moves on to government automation taskforce

Government aims to make level 4 and 5 qualifications more popular

Eventful second Post Office Horizon trial ends

Thames Water uses ServiceNow to boost helpdesk efficiency

Security Think Tank: Embrace data protection as a necessary business process

CIO interview: Lee Wilmore, data intelligence director, TI Media

British Airways facing £183m GDPR fine

How to block DDoS attacks using automation

IISP gains Royal Charter status

Public sector should embrace multicloud to cut risk of cloud market monopolisation, says report

NHSX announces key senior appointments

Met Police use of facial recognition could be unlawful, finds report

Challenger bank shuts up shop in UK amid uncertainty

St John Ambulance praised for response to ransomware attack

Autonomous delivery van drives at Goodwood Festival of Speed

King’s College London breached GDPR by handing students’ information to police, review finds

Security and privacy key to smart buildings and cities

GDS signs agreement with Polish counterpart

Why Facebook’s Libra digital currency could run rings round the regulators

Longer-term tech investment must support policing reform

Nordic payments tie-up as Nets and Swish collaborate

Implementing IoT – overcoming barriers to commercial adoption

Over half a million homes now using full-fibre as access improves

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp outage resolved, but questions remain over what caused it

FireEye ties Microsoft Outlook exploit to Iranian hackers

Competition watchdog launches study into internet firms

Email still top security vulnerability, survey shows

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp outage blights users across the globe

Why PSD2 adoption in the Netherlands is lagging behind

Sodin ransomware exploiting Windows zero-day, Kaspersky warns

Vodafone switches on 5G mobile network

BT and Openreach told to be more transparent over split

One-third of people prefer instant reply from chatbot about finances to waiting for human reply

Public cloud: A key component in a disaster recovery plan

Top VPNs secretly owned by Chinese firms

IT pros see a role for high-performance computing in business

Collaboration is key to maintaining urban transport efficiency as cities grow

Cloudflare outage: Firm blames global website outage on routine software update gone rogue

CPS faces legal ruling over refusal to disclose emails with US on WikiLeaks and Assange extradition

Government ramps up efforts to counter fraud with analytics

Sweden’s Protective Security Act targets cyber risks

UK consumers still concerned about personal data security

DWP data hub develops prototype skills recommendation engine

Evolution in action: The changing face of the datacentre

Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 22

Forward-thinking companies are listening to employees

Orvibo data leak puts security spotlight on IoT back end

G-Cloud 11 goes live with 4,200 suppliers securing a place on the framework

Watchdog urges biometrics regulation in policing

Few UK firms are cyber insured despite financial losses

Post Office back-office error leaves subpostmaster with thousands of pounds extra

French baby store modernises backup as Veeam handles 150TB a night

Symantec gearing up for future cyber security

Equinix launch $1bn joint venture to secure more European hyperscale colocation spend

How to get the basics of mobile device management right first time

Facebook’s privacy U-turn – how Zuckerberg backtracked on promises to protect personal data

NTT picks London for newly formed global business

Google Cloud to expand datacentres for delivery of managed Oracle datacentre service with Atos

Rise of the machines: How AI is changing unified communications

Apstra stops the cyber criminals from loitering with intent

The changing face of enterprise collaboration

Huge jump in cyber incidents reported by finance sector

Interview: Matthew Gould, chief executive of NHSX, on transforming health service technology

Ofcom to make switching mobile operators easier