Category: ComputerWeekly

The Loan Charge scandal explained: Everything you need to know
11
Apr
2024

IR35: HMRC restores Github access to deleted CEST source code, but confirms update data lost

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has confirmed the Github repository housing the source code for its online IR35 employment status…

UK police plan national roll-out of facial-recognition phone app
11
Apr
2024

Government dismisses Lords’ concerns over facial recognition

There is already a “comprehensive legal framework” in place to govern the police’s use of live facial recognition (LFR), the…

Eticas outlines approach to ‘adversarial’ algorithmic auditing
11
Apr
2024

Patch Tuesday: Windows Server 2008 receives emergency security patch

Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday for April 2024 covers 155 vulnerabilities, three of which are classified as critical. The update includes…

Biden considering whether to end prosecution of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange
10
Apr
2024

Biden considering whether to end prosecution of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange

President Joe Biden said today that the US administration is considering a request by the Australian government to end the…

Cyber crooks poison GitHub search to fool developers
10
Apr
2024

Cyber crooks poison GitHub search to fool developers

Cyber criminals are deploying a novel technique to manipulate developers using GitHub and trick them into downloading malware, according to…

The challenges of securing a UK semiconductor supply chain
10
Apr
2024

The challenges of securing a UK semiconductor supply chain

The recent earthquake in Taiwan has further highlighted the fragility of the semiconductor chip supply chain. Any impact on the…

HMRC hits back at contractor hiring ban claims after accounts reveal no outside IR35 workers
10
Apr
2024

IR35: HMRC rushing to restore CEST source code deleted from Github ‘in error’

The source code for the decision engine underpinning HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC’s) much-maligned Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST)…

Researchers find flaw in Mend.io security platform
10
Apr
2024

Salesforce helps customers establish bug bounty programmes

Salesforce customers can now take advantage of a wealth of new content covering bug bounty programmes on its Trailhead online…

Report highlights shortcomings in UK chip plans
10
Apr
2024

Report highlights shortcomings in UK chip plans

The UK needs to build on its relationship with South Korea to improve its semiconductor supply chain resiliency. This is among…

AI and data experts to be brought into government through secondment programme
09
Apr
2024

Civil servants more to blame for Post Office cover-up than ministers, says Alan Bates

Civil servants were more to blame than politicians for the length of time the Post Office scandal was allowed to…

TeamViewer launches initiative to bring women into sports tech
09
Apr
2024

TeamViewer launches initiative to bring women into sports tech

German remote access software provider TeamViewer has revealed details of an initiative called SheSportTech that aims to help “women explore…

Government insists it is acting ‘responsibly’ on military AI
09
Apr
2024

Is a cyber arms control treaty out of reach?

The outbreak of war in Ukraine in February 2022 marked the dawning of a long-predicted era in which cyber space…