Category: ComputerWeekly

Why did CrowdStrike cause the Windows Blue Screen?
23
Jul
2024

Why did CrowdStrike cause the Windows Blue Screen?

In a YouTube video, David William Plummer, former Microsoft software engineer, who developed the Windows Task Manager, posted a video…

Podcast: Sustainable data storage and how to achieve it
23
Jul
2024

Podcast: Sustainable data storage and how to achieve it

In this podcast, we look at sustainable storage with Grant Caley, UK and Ireland solutions director at NetApp. Caley talks…

Digital Catapult confirms participants for AI-focused startup accelerator for the creative industry
23
Jul
2024

Digital Catapult confirms participants for AI-focused startup accelerator for the creative industry

UK innovation agency Digital Catapult has set it sights on helping the creative industry grow by revamping its production processes…

Serving up a GenAI experience at Wimbledon
23
Jul
2024

Serving up a GenAI experience at Wimbledon

Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. 23 July 2024 Serving up a GenAI experience at Wimbledon Share…

Interview: Embedding better accessibility in software and websites
22
Jul
2024

Interview: Embedding better accessibility in software and websites

A graphical user interface (GUI) is the way many people interact with computing devices, ranging from smartphones and smart TVs,…

NCA cracks digitalstress DDoS-for-hire operation
22
Jul
2024

NCA cracks digitalstress DDoS-for-hire operation

The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has infiltrated and disrupted digitalstress.su, an underground criminal marketplace that hired infrastructure out to…

Cloud sustainability: Amazon employees question firm’s renewable energy claims
22
Jul
2024

Cloud sustainability: Amazon employees question firm’s renewable energy claims

Amazon employees are calling the contents of the company’s annual environmental report into question, including the retail giant’s claim to…

NCSC: Beware of criminal CrowdStrike opportunists
22
Jul
2024

NCSC: Beware of criminal CrowdStrike opportunists

Opportunist cyber criminals are the most pressing immediate threat arising from the 19 July Microsoft outage, which caused millions of…

Ed Davey and Jo Swinson ‘handled’ by civil servants in Post Office cover-up, says Sir Alan Bates
22
Jul
2024

Ed Davey and Jo Swinson ‘handled’ by civil servants in Post Office cover-up, says Sir Alan Bates

Former coalition government ministers were “handled” by civil servants who “covered their own backs” while evidence of a scandal at…

IT Sustainability Think Tank: How cloud AI technologies can help enterprises go green
22
Jul
2024

IT Sustainability Think Tank: How cloud AI technologies can help enterprises go green

The UK government has sought to be proactive in its approach to addressing climate change, committing to ambitious targets such…

What happens when the IT infrastructure is too big to fail?
19
Jul
2024

What happens when the IT infrastructure is too big to fail?

Today’s Microsoft outages, linked to a Crowdstrike update, shows the immense risk we face if we put all our eggs…

CrowdStrike update chaos explained: What you need to know
19
Jul
2024

CrowdStrike update chaos explained: What you need to know

On Friday 19 July 2024, the UK awoke to news of a fast-spreading IT outage, seemingly global in its nature,…