Category: ComputerWeekly

UK police plan national roll-out of facial-recognition phone app
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Nov
2023

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

UK police chiefs have announced plans to equip officers with a mobile-based facial-recognition tool that will enable them to cross…

ICO issues guidance on workplace surveillance
23
Nov
2023

DWP to surveil bank accounts of benefit claimants for fraud

The UK government plans to monitor the bank accounts of benefit claimants, claiming the measure will improve the detection of…

Microsoft fixes Azure flaw that was subject of researcher criticism
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Nov
2023

Microsoft bans SME partners from selling its services via government’s Cloud Compute 2 framework

The decision came to light after the government’s procurement arm, the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) began notifying suppliers on Friday…

MOVEit incident spurred UK decision makers to spend big on cyber
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Nov
2023

MOVEit incident spurred UK decision makers to spend big on cyber

With thousands of known victims, the MOVEit cyber security incident has been by some measures the most significant cyber security…

Navigating the DPDI Bill: A transformative shift ahead
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Nov
2023

Navigating the DPDI Bill: A transformative shift ahead

The Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill, or DPDI, is set to reshape the UK’s data protection framework….

Customers speak out over Okta’s response to latest breach
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Nov
2023

North Korean APTs go all in on supply chain attacks, warns NCSC

North Korea-backed threat actors are increasingly targeting software supply chains to attack organisations on a global basis, and becoming far…

Three-quarters of finance executives expect generative AI to replace them
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Nov
2023

Three-quarters of finance executives expect generative AI to replace them

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is expected to take over the jobs of three-quarters of current financial services executives, according to…

Lloyds Bank calls on tech companies to control social media ‘wild west’
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Nov
2023

An inside look at a Scattered Spider cyber attack

Threat researchers at ReliaQuest have shared intelligence on how one of the organisation’s customers was impacted by a cyber attack…

Chancellor offers spending boost for IT buyers alongside AI and quantum investments
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Nov
2023

Chancellor offers spending boost for IT buyers alongside AI and quantum investments

Private sector IT buyers will see a long-term boost to their budgets after the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt,…

NCSC and ICO sign MoU to forge deeper collaborative links
22
Nov
2023

Autumn Statement reveals more AI and quantum initiatives

Artificial intelligence (AI) and a UK-based quantum computer by 2035 to help drive innovation featured among the announcements made by…

MEPs vote in raft of amendments to EU AI Act
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Nov
2023

AWS to offer free AI training courses to two million people by 2025

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has outlined its commitment to providing two million people around the world with access to free…

Controversial Fujitsu contract with Post Office extended again
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Nov
2023

Controversial Fujitsu contract with Post Office extended again

The Post Office has extended a controversial agreement with IT supplier Fujitsu that will see it support two datacentres to…