Category: ComputerWeekly

Why low code/no code opens doors but no panacea for skills shortages
23
Jun
2023

Why low code/no code opens doors but no panacea for skills shortages

Ever since organisations started pushing employees to “program” macros into Excel, the idea of “citizen developers” has taken root. On…

Lancaster University launches trailblazing cyber MBA
22
Jun
2023

Lancaster University launches trailblazing cyber MBA

Lancaster University is gearing up to launch a new MBA programme via its Lancaster University Management School (LUMS), delivering cyber…

22
Jun
2023

Health and care staff have three months to move to latest NHS patient record service

Users of the NHS’s patient record care have three months to switch to the latest system or face being unable…

NHS England hires internally to fill CIO role
22
Jun
2023

NHS England hires internally to fill CIO role

The search for a new CIO to oversee digital technology at NHS England is now over. The NHS in England…

Plexal launches Cyber Runway 3.0 accelerator programme
22
Jun
2023

Cabinet Office updates decade-old public cloud-first mandate for central government

The UK government’s public cloud-first policy has undergone its first major update in a decade, with the guidance now urging…

Manchester University students threatened by ransomware gang
22
Jun
2023

Manchester University students threatened by ransomware gang

Students and staff members at the University of Manchester, which was hit by a cyber attack earlier in June, are…

22
Jun
2023

UK pension scheme expands relationship with IT services giant TCS

The National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) has extended its outsourcing contract with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for another decade. It…

Lloyds Bank to open tech centre in India
22
Jun
2023

Lloyds Bank to open tech centre in India

Lloyds Banking Group is opening a tech centre in the Indian city of Hyderabad as part of its digital transformation,…

Payments regulator makes APP fraud reimbursement mandatory
21
Jun
2023

Nearly quarter of a million malicious websites reported and removed through NCSC service

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said its suspicious email reporting service has received 21 million reports, leading to more…

Annual spend on regtech to reach more than £200bn by 2028
21
Jun
2023

Software spending grows fastest as finance firms spend $652bn on tech in 2023

Banks and investment firms will increase their spend on IT to $652bn globally despite the current economic doom and gloom,…

Interview: Paul Cooper, director of technology operations, River Island
21
Jun
2023

Interview: Paul Cooper, director of technology operations, River Island

River Island is a fashion brand that has been a staple on the UK’s high street since 1948 – even…

The security interviews: Exploiting AI for good and for bad
21
Jun
2023

The security interviews: Exploiting AI for good and for bad

Artificial intelligence (AI) is on the rise. People are discussing the onset of Terminator-style AI that obliterates mankind – and…