NAO says government should employ data analytics to tackle fraud
Government departments have 28 data-sharing agreements in place to detect fraud, but a report from the National Audit Office (NAO), has found there is insufficient…
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Accounting watchdog ‘disclaims’ College of Policing financial accounts after serious IT failures
The government’s accounting watchdog has refused to endorse the audited accounts of the College of Policing after serious failures in a project to replace its…
UK government signs deal with Google Cloud to upskill 100,000 civil servants in AI by 2030
As part of the agreement, Google will train 100,000 civil servants working across the public sector in using AI and other digital services through its…
Podcast: Container storage challenges and how to overcome them
In this podcast, we talk to Pure Storage’s Venkat Ramakrishnan about customer challenges when dealing with containers and storage and data protection. Ramakrishnan, vice-president of…
July Patch Tuesday brings over 130 new flaws to address
Microsoft has patched a total of 130 new common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) across its product suite in its monthly Patch Tuesday update, including a…
M&S calls for mandatory ransomware reporting
Marks & Spencer chairman Archie Norman has described the recent ransomware attack on the retailer’s systems as something akin to an “out-of-body experience” as he…
AI for Good: Signal president warns of agentic AI security flaw
The president of secure messaging app Signal has warned of the security implications of agentic AI, where artificial intelligence (AI) can access systems to help…
SEC and SolarWinds to settle lawsuit over 2020 breach
The United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reached a settlement in principle with SolarWinds in an ongoing case against the organisation and its…
Interview: Steve Riley, head of IT operations and service management, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1
Steve Riley, head of IT operations and service management at Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, reflects on a job well done. Having worked for the racing…
What’s the latest with retail mobile apps?
There’s an app for that. No, it’s not 2009 all over again when Apple used that slogan to promote its iPhone 3G. And it’s not…
Interview: Vivek Bharadwaj, CIO, Happy Socks
Vivek Bharadwaj, CIO at clothing manufacturer Happy Socks, is an executive with an expansive portfolio. In addition to leading enterprise-wide technology strategy, IT transformation and digital…
Google slams claims it’s ‘misleading’ the public with its GHG emissions data
Google has hit back at a report picking holes in its carbon emission reduction claims, saying the analysis carried out by non-profit advocacy group Kairos Fellowship…