Category: ComputerWeekly

A guide to DORA compliance
17
Jan
2025

A guide to DORA compliance

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) came into force on 16 January 2023. Following a two-year implementation period, from 17…

Post Office’s military culture and the “infallible computers illusion” destroyed lives
17
Jan
2025

Post Office’s military culture and the “infallible computers illusion” destroyed lives

Problems experienced by users of the Post Office’s Horizon system are well known today, but the system’s predecessor, Capture, also…

Biden signs new cyber order days before Trump inauguration
17
Jan
2025

Biden signs new cyber order days before Trump inauguration

Outgoing United States president Joe Biden has signed a cyber security executive order (EO) promising to build on the “foundational…

Fujitsu staff at HMRC to strike for two days over pay
17
Jan
2025

Fujitsu staff at HMRC to strike for two days over pay

Fujitsu staff working at HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will walk out for two days this month after union members…

Russia’s Star Blizzard pivots to WhatsApp in spear-phishing campaign
17
Jan
2025

Russia’s Star Blizzard pivots to WhatsApp in spear-phishing campaign

In the wake of a significant action against its infrastructure, the Kremlin-backed advanced persistent threat (APT) actor Star Blizzard has…

Almost half of UK banks set to miss DORA deadline
16
Jan
2025

Almost half of UK banks set to miss DORA deadline

Although they have had two years to prepare for the incoming legislation, a study has today revealed that a significant…

NAO calls for ‘cross-government’ revamp of IT procurement to improve ‘big tech’ project outcomes
16
Jan
2025

NAO calls for ‘cross-government’ revamp of IT procurement to improve ‘big tech’ project outcomes

In its 55-page report, the public sector spending watchdog said the government stands to save significant amounts of time and…

Diversity in tech 2024: Collaboration is vital for DEI progress
16
Jan
2025

Diversity in tech 2024: Collaboration is vital for DEI progress

The age of artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the IT landscape, but with an ongoing diversity crisis in the tech…

DDN seeks AI leadership as it bags $300m investment
16
Jan
2025

DDN seeks AI leadership as it bags $300m investment

DDN, which made its name in high-performance computing (HPC), has gained investment of $300m from US fund Blackstone, which it…

L’Oréal: Making AI worth it
16
Jan
2025

L’Oréal: Making AI worth it

Cosmetics and beauty company L’Oréal has expanded its long-term partnership with IBM to uncover new insights in cosmetic formulation data…

Bank of England and New York counterpart exchange puts technology cooperation into 3D
16
Jan
2025

Bank of England and New York counterpart exchange puts technology cooperation into 3D

Financial services regulators in the UK and New York are to share staff through a secondment programme that kicks off…

Davos 2025: Digital supply chains at risk as world faces two years of turbulence
16
Jan
2025

Davos 2025: Digital supply chains at risk as world faces two years of turbulence

The risk of conflict, growing protectionism, tariffs and trade wars, and growing regulation threaten to disrupt the supply chains of…