Data bill will boost NHS and police access to data, says government
The government claims a data bill introduced in the House of Lords today will improve public services and boost the UK economy by £10bn. The…
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Warning shots fired as former subpostmasters have ‘useful’ meeting with Post Office CEO
The Post Office’s boss met former subpostmasters about the future and was warned the business could not move forward without action on financial redress and…
Kenyan workers win High Court appeal to take Meta to trial
In September 2024, the Nairobi Court of Appeal ruled that two cases brought by 185 former Facebook and Instagram content moderators against Meta – one…
Interview: Why Java is the future of cloud applications
The fact that ARM64 processors are low powered in terms of energy consumption means more servers can be crammed into the same volume of datacentre…
Government hails Cyber Essentials success
Almost two-thirds (64%) of Cyber Essentials users agree that being certified through the scheme better enables their organisation to identify where they experience a common,…
Detect ransomware in storage to act before it spreads
Ransomware attacks have become ever more sophisticated. Attackers no longer just encrypt data – they threaten to expose sensitive data, though double extortion and triple…
Federation requests government investigation into third Post Office branch system
The National Federation of Subpostmasters (NFSP) has written to the minister in charge of the Post Office requesting a review of problems experienced by users…
How AI helps junior programmers and senior managers
The emergence of large language artificial intelligence (AI) models for programming languages opens up the possibility of AI developers and AI assistants to human software…
Oracle and IBM clinch 10-year cross-departmental cloud deal with UK government
Cloud database giant Oracle has provided further details about the decade-long cloud deal it has signed with the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) in…
Democracy campaigner to sue Saudi Arabia over Pegasus and QuaDream spyware in UK court
A pro-democracy and human rights activist has won the right to bring legal proceedings against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in a UK court after…
ERP horror stories and how to get back on track
Why do organisations invest in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems? The goal is simple: to make their business more efficient, their employees more productive and…
Becoming a CIO: Eight tech roles to take you to the top
peshkova – stock.adobe.com By Helen Fleming, Executive Director – Search & Specialisms, Harvey Nash Published: 22 Oct 2024 A Chief Information Officer in the fullest…