Category: ComputerWeekly

RSA and other crypto systems vulnerable to side-channel attack
03
Oct
2023

RSA and other crypto systems vulnerable to side-channel attack

A 25-year-old vulnerability that enables RSA decryption has been presented at the 28th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security….

Girls taking GCSE computing rises for second year in a row
03
Oct
2023

CIISec scores DSIT funding to expand successful CyberEPQ scheme

CIISec, the Chartered Institute of Information Security, has secured funding from the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to…

Public sector needs systemic reform of capacity to innovate
03
Oct
2023

Public sector needs systemic reform of capacity to innovate

Successfully digitally transforming government rests on improving digital skills, embedding a culture of innovation and making public sector procurement more…

CDO interview: Lalo Luna, global head of strategy and insights, Heineken
02
Oct
2023

CDO interview: Lalo Luna, global head of strategy and insights, Heineken

Lalo Luna, global head of strategy and insights at Heineken, is a man on a mission. Having developed a range…

Scotland in renewed push to attract more hyperscale and colocation datacentre development
02
Oct
2023

Microsoft embarks on green concrete trials to decarbonise datacentre builds

Microsoft is taking steps to cut the amount of embodied carbon contained within the concrete and steel used to build…

How AI-powered software development helps digitisation
02
Oct
2023

How AI-powered software development helps digitisation

We are in the throes of a well-documented tech skills crisis. Globally, surging demand for skilled technology workers from businesses…

Versity targets Exabyte volumes in data archiving
02
Oct
2023

Versity targets Exabyte volumes in data archiving

Versity’s archiving products only start at dozens of petabytes of minimum storage volumes, while its installed storage volume has reached…

NAO calls for clarity on government’s net-zero innovation spending plans
29
Sep
2023

UK tech sector ‘let down’ and ‘betrayed’ over Rishi Sunak’s net-zero policy tweaks

Several members of the UK tech industry have confessed to feeling “let down and betrayed” by prime minister Rishi Sunak’s…

Biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner resigns
29
Sep
2023

Government ‘breached privacy’ of Horizon victims with compensation offer, says lawyer

The government has breached the privacy of victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal by publicising an offer of compensation,…

Scottish watchdog urges wider biometric oversight
29
Sep
2023

Scottish watchdog urges wider biometric oversight

Oversight of biometric data in Scotland should be extended to cover the entire criminal justice landscape and not just policing,…

Supercomputing research collaboration to bring fusion energy to UK grid in 2040s
29
Sep
2023

The trust deficit in CNI: How to address a growing concern

As I attend the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit in London I have been thinking a lot about how…

Strasbourg court condemns Turkey for jailing teacher for using ByLock encrypted messaging app
28
Sep
2023

Strasbourg court condemns Turkey for jailing teacher for using ByLock encrypted messaging app

The European Court of Human Rights has condemned Turkey for jailing a teacher for downloading an encrypted messaging app that…