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CIO interview: Ian Cohen, chief product and technology officer, Addison Lee

NCSC makes ransomware attack guidance more accessible

Student Loans Company to enlist IT suppliers for £200m transformation plan

Government claims it was misled by Post Office over IT scandal

Greenpeace urges AWS, Google and Microsoft to cut cloud ties with oil and gas customers

Long, dark winters contribute to Finland’s advantage in video game development

Coronavirus: Microsoft exits developer event and revises outlook

WikiLeaks founder Assange is well enough to participate in extradition proceedings, says Judge

Gove warns EU that UK sovereignty is non-negotiable on eve of trade deal talks

IBM seeks developers to tackle climate change with open source technology innovations

NHSX launches Tech Plan vision

Clearview hack fuels debate over facial recognition

IR35 reforms: IT contractors warned off joining non-compliant umbrellas to avoid loan charge risk

Redcar & Cleveland Council confirms ransomware attack

Hidden cost of cloud puts brakes on migration projects

CW Nordics: Swedes lose faith in social media as data security fears increase

Finland launches free AI skills course for EU citizens as presidency parting gift

Kr00k vulnerability compromises billions of Wi-Fi devices

CBRE: Record colocation take-up will fuel growth of secondary European datacentre hubs

Fake CDNs obscuring credit card fraudsters

NHSX publishes first progress report since launch

Cloud Snooper firewall bypass may be work of nation state

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange cannot be legally extradited for ‘political offences’, say lawyers

FCA data breach could happen to anybody, but easy to avoid

Thousands of UK entrepreneurs register businesses in Estonia since Brexit referendum

Boris Johnson commits to 'getting to the bottom of' Post Office Horizon IT scandal

Met Police chief backs legislative framework for police tech

Assange phoned White House to warn of risk to lives

Is the EU better equipped than the US to supervise the use of facial recognition?

Google warns users not to mess with Huawei devices

IT Priorities 2020: Cloud storage key but SAN/NAS alive and well

McAfee buys Light Point to enhance web browser protection

Boots to trial private e-prescriptions

Sports retailer Decathlon left employee data exposed

The Security Interviews: Gil Shwed’s 10-year vision for security

Cloud data leaks compounded by lack of automation tools

Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 48

Government admits it was too passive managing Post Office as parliamentary pressure builds

Mastercard creates 1,500 tech jobs in Ireland

HP Inc unveils shareholder value plan to curb Xerox bid

Department for Education publishes tools to support learning at home

Cyber criminals targeting UK motorists, warns DVLA

Using meteorological data to prepare for the worst

Assange extradition is a politically motivated ‘abuse of power', court hears

WikiLeaks founder Assange 'put lives at risk' by disclosing names in leaked documents, court hears.

Police algorithms need national guidance ‘as a matter of urgency’

Open security group unveils common OpenDXL language

Estonia to give citizens Alexa-like access to public services

IR35 private sector reforms: First year of enforcement won't be ‘heavy-handed’, claims chancellor

Trusty methods to keep out intruders

Cisco goes all-in on security integration with SecureX platform

Gartner: How CIOs can lead organisational culture

Executive interview: Innovation requires radical choices

Tech reaction to UK’s upcoming immigration rules

Greenpeace takes open-source approach to finish web transformation

Labour condemns Google data plans

Malicious apps still getting past Google controls

Kubernetes storage 101: Container storage basics

Scotland to set up payments service for public sector

The greatest contest ever – privacy versus security

F-Secure’s AI reads mean tweets to fight abuse and trolls

Exploring the Nordics’ healthy advantage in leisure tech

Addressing the IoT security challenge

UK and US accuse Russian spooks of Georgia cyber attacks

Google plans to send Brits’ data to US after Brexit

Facilities firm ISS World crippled by ransomware attack

Executive interview: Making IT sustainable

How HR robotics can be good for people

EU defies big tech firms and proposes single data market

How to build the perfect tech team despite talent shortages

Etsy confirms completion of two-year migration to Google Cloud

Cost of cloud misconfigurations set at $5tn

EU puts up AI and data strategies with an ethical twist

Refinitiv uses Google Cloud to revolutionise delivery of huge datasets

Swedish consumer-protection legislation will hit fintechs

Data sharing between private healthcare and NHS to move into new phase

Air transport industry examines blockchain that could boost revenue by $40bn

Dutch tech firm transforms real-life football through video game concept

Questions raised over Office 365 shared content policy

Blasé directors put business data at risk

US ‘breached due process’ in spying operation against Assange’s lawyers

Girlguiding hosts interactive cyber security workshop

IR35 private sector reforms: National Grid contractors up in arms over tax status assessments

Untrusted security teams being left out of business decisions

Amazon employee activists dismiss Jeff Bezos’ $10bn pledge to combat climate change

Is this Netflix-style thriller the future of security training?

Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 47

Most CISOs ready to move jobs if something better comes along

Veeam Availability Suite v10 adds NAS backup and cloud tiering

Swedish council tests virtual reality in care for vulnerable people

Security Think Tank: Zero trust strategies must start small, then grow

Trust no one – the benefits of zero-trust security

Isilon’s multi-dot upgrade to OneFS 8.2.2 masks big changes

Concerns raised over former Post Office CEO’s appointment at NHS trust under review

Government invests in tech to tackle traffic congestion

Concerns raised over former Post Office CEO’s appointment at NHS trust

Oracle execs bullish against SAP on cloud applications ground

Mastercard opens European security resilience unit

Ex-soldiers to become ethical hackers

Met Office gets a decade of funding to update supercomputers

Zero trust: Taking back control of IT security

Security Think Tank: Ask yourself if zero trust is right for you

Smart use of data takes Dutch railways further

CIO Interview: Siim Sikkut, Estonian government CIO

PM Johnson shuffles technology and digital ministers again

Security Think Tank: How zero trust lets you take back control

Calls for inquiry into Post Office IT scandal increase in Parliament, with cross-party support

Tech Nation announces Rising Star winners

How IT can back up ESG efforts to do environmental and social good

Cyber criminals spread coronavirus conspiracy theories

London tech startups shortlisted for mayor’s Civic Innovation Challenge

Weather Source uses Snowflake to keep ahead of extreme weather

CW Benelux: Ericsson helps driverless buses hit European streets

Security Think Tank: Practical steps to achieve zero trust

Half of technology workers want to find a new job in 2020

Emotet evolving to exploit coronavirus fear

Brexit cited as reason for German digital bank’s UK exit

Communications watchdog Ofcom to gain extra powers as online harms regulator

Accenture’s tech vision draws inspiration from Black Mirror

Internet Explorer zero day among 99 Patch Tuesday problems

IR35 private sector reforms: Protesters demand government halts April 2020 roll-out date

How AI and data analytics are driving composable infrastructure adoption in datacentres

Adult social care organisations get £4.5m in funding for digital

Pressure for public inquiry into Post Office IT system scandal begins with mountain to climb

IBM unifies storage arrays under FlashSystem brand

MI5 failed to disclose failings in handling intercepted data, court hears

Alibaba versus Amazon, Microsoft and Google: Does the Chinese cloud challenger have what it takes?

IR35 private sector reforms: Research suggests 75% of contractors will leave posts by April 2020

Mac-based security threats outpacing Windows

Average UK tech salary grows to £74,000 a year in 2019

Mobile checkout expanded to 50 M&S stores

Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – episode 46

Chinese military personnel accused of Equifax hack

How the Post Office caused so much misery

Police use of facial recognition ‘unjustifiable’, says Scottish Justice Committee

HP Inc for a few dollars more

Norway braces for possible China backlash over 5G loss

Two-thirds of workers at risk of robot-driven redundancy are unaware of the threat to jobs

Scotland makes inroads in digital identity project

AI in public service must be accountable

The big retail tech themes from Retail’s Big Show

Choosing the right disaster recovery for your business

US hotel group ditches datacentre for Nasuni cloud NAS

Security Think Tank: Zero trust is complex, but has rich rewards

IR35 private sector reforms: HMRC confirms last-minute tweak to incoming off-payroll rules

RobbinHood ransomware tricks Windows into deleting defences

Startup success is ‘The Finnish Dream’

Goldman Sachs considers building cloud service to sell to other finance firms

Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker is ‘most dangerous’ movie

NHS Digital appoints new CISO

Making apprenticeships do more than just work

Digital gig workers are suffering at the hands of tech, says Doteveryone

Disguise uses data management firm Boomi to gain visibility of estate

Security Think Tank: No trust in zero trust need not be a problem

Makers calls for ‘change in narrative’ around women in tech

Nordic industries increase IT outsourcing for IoT and big data skills

SAP ECC policy change may offer a further 15 years of support

UK investigates drone use for search and rescue

Stressed, overworked CISOs losing £23k a year in unpaid overtime

IR35 reforms subject to pre-Budget inquiry as self-employed hit by crisis of confidence

Research network for ethical AI launched in the UK

Darktrace signs to McLaren for 2020 F1 season

Veeam pushes subscription licensing in cloud-centric ‘Act II’

Scammers using fake PayPal emails stole over £1m in the UK in last quarter

Executive interview: Melissa Di Donato, CEO, SUSE

Finnish digital initiative to drive EU digital-based passenger services

Loan charge MPs quiz contractors on ‘unreasonable behaviour’ claims made about HMRC’s case handling

Digital sector contributes £400m a day to UK economy

Web app ubiquity gives cyber criminals new opportunities

The catch-22 of cyber security

Check Point pledges end to security updates

IoT network flaw left Philips Hue bulbs open to attack

NHSX to mandate minimum technology spend for trusts

Security Think Tank: Zero trust is not the answer to all your problems

SAP gives ECC users a five-year reprieve

Caribbean island hospital rebuilds after hurricane with DataCore

Acronis CEO bullish as specialist goes beyond backup

The fight against cyber crime: Why cooperation matters

Social media targeting algorithms need regulation, says CDEI

Azimo gets loan from European Investment Bank to build cross-border payments infrastructure in EU

Google Cloud confirmed to be a $10bn revenue run rate business

Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 45

Could regulation kill Facebook completely?

Record-breaking rise in global cloud infrastructure spend between Q3 and Q4

MI5 faces court ruling over unlawful surveillance warrants

Security Think Tank: Facing the challenge of zero trust

Ethics and the internet – how to build a web we can trust

Digital strategy for 2020-2030 sets out police technology plans

New jobs in Ireland as Brexit forces Revolut to migrate work from London

Government announces fast-track visa scheme for scientists and researchers

Government refuses request to pay legal costs for subpostmasters in Post Office case

Brexit messes up IT project plans

Cost-cutting and digital transformation spur increased European IT outsourcing in 2019

NHS adds supplier security audits to procurement platform

NHSX appoints new chief technology officer

Security Think Tank: Zero trust – just another name for the basics?