Category: ComputerWeekly

The problem with ‘secure’ messaging
21
Jul
2023

The problem with ‘secure’ messaging

From the shocking scoop of Matt Hancock’s Whatsapp messages to Boris’ reticence to share his messages, the use of secure…

What the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act means for UK industry
21
Jul
2023

What the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act means for UK industry

The proliferation of network-connected products and a competitive industry has flooded the market with unsecure smart devices. Not only does…

Almost 60% of people seeking a new role are doing so for cash
21
Jul
2023

Almost 60% of people seeking a new role are doing so for cash

A majority of IT workers looking to move company are doing so to earn more money, according to research by…

RISC-Q rises to software ecosystem challenge
21
Jul
2023

SAP’s Klein sees $1tn market for AI business software

SAP has reported a 19% increase in cloud revenue to €3.3bn for the second quarter of 2023, although software licences…

Chat control: EU lawyers warn plans to scan encrypted messages for child abuse may be unlawful
21
Jul
2023

Government boosts protection for encryption in Online Safety Bill but civil society groups concerned

The government has introduced an amendment to the Online Safety Bill that it says will require the regulator to conduct…

Electronic Trade Documents Act receives royal assent
20
Jul
2023

Electronic Trade Documents Act receives royal assent

A new law that accords digital trade documents the same legal status as physical ones, hopefully making foreign trade more…

Attention-seeking KillNet hacktivists becoming more dangerous
20
Jul
2023

Attention-seeking KillNet hacktivists becoming more dangerous

The Russia-aligned KillNet hacktivist group, which has been behind a string of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on Western…

Online Safety Bill screening measures amount to ‘prior restraint’
20
Jul
2023

Online Safety Bill screening measures amount to ‘prior restraint’

Privacy campaigners are urging Parliament to address a clause in the government’s upcoming Online Safety Bill that would force tech…

How the DSMA balances security and privacy with press freedom
20
Jul
2023

How the DSMA balances security and privacy with press freedom

The Defence and Security Media Advisory (DSMA) committee is a British institution that has been in existence for over a…

Renowned hacker and social engineer Kevin Mitnick dead at 59
20
Jul
2023

Renowned hacker and social engineer Kevin Mitnick dead at 59

Famed hacker and social engineer Kevin Mitnick, who was at one time one of the most wanted cyber criminals in…

BBC outsources IT to India’s Tata Consultancy Services
20
Jul
2023

BBC outsources IT to India’s Tata Consultancy Services

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has added another UK public sector organisation to its customer list, with a deal to provide…

AI and data experts to be brought into government through secondment programme
20
Jul
2023

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

The government wants to bring tech experts from the private sector into government departments as part of a secondment programme…