Category: ComputerWeekly

How Prospect Theory helps us understand software disasters
08
Apr
2024

How Prospect Theory helps us understand software disasters

Over the past few weeks, software problems have been brought to the forefront of the public consciousness. In March, for…

Plexal launches Cyber Runway 3.0 accelerator programme
08
Apr
2024

MPs will grill Cabinet Office over Fujitsu contract bidding pause

Three Parliamentary select committees will coordinate their inquiries into Fujitsu and its response to the Post Office Horizon scandal, with…

Alert over Chinese cyber campaign targeting critical networks
05
Apr
2024

China ramps up use of AI misinformation

The Chinese government is ramping up its use of content generated by artificial intelligence (AI) as it seeks to further…

Startups: how to navigate at high velocity
05
Apr
2024

Startups: how to navigate at high velocity

Consumer preferences and market trends shift at an unprecedented pace making tech entrepreneurs constantly challenged to stay ahead of their…

Chief data officer interview: Neema Raphael, Goldman Sachs
05
Apr
2024

Five key principles for data insight success

In today’s business environment, one thing that is not in short supply is data. But managing that data, and turning…

Okta customers targeted in new wave of social engineering attacks
05
Apr
2024

How to optimise cloud security without budget blowout

With Gartner forecasting another 20% jump in public cloud services spending and a 7% rise in overall IT spending for…

Seven ways to be sure you can restore from backup
05
Apr
2024

Seven ways to be sure you can restore from backup

A disaster recovery plan is only effective if you can restore data. But despite the growing risks – especially from…

HMRC hits back at contractor hiring ban claims after accounts reveal no outside IR35 workers
05
Apr
2024

IR35 reforms: Incoming legislative tweak could reignite contracting market, experts claim

There are hopes a that long-awaited legislative tweak to the IR35 off-payroll working rules, due to come into force from…

Datacentre outages are happening less often and becoming less severe
05
Apr
2024

Datacentre outages are happening less often and becoming less severe

The frequency and severity of datacentre-related outages are going down, according to resiliency think-tank Uptime Institute. The organisation’s sixth annual…

Three years on, EncroChat cryptophone hack nets 6,500 arrests and seizures of €900 million
05
Apr
2024

Europol offers law enforcement agencies data on Europe’s most threatening crime networks

The European policy agency, Europol, is to offer law enforcement agencies access to a “unique dataset” about the operations of…

Controversial Fujitsu contract with Post Office extended again
05
Apr
2024

Environment Agency dumps Fujitsu as Post Office scandal takes its toll

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has ended Fujitsu’s role in providing a flood warning system to…

Cyber experts urge EU to rethink vulnerability disclosure plans
04
Apr
2024

Changes needed for SOCs and CSIRTs, claims Dutch research institute

Extensive automation of cyber security operations could become a game-changer, and the concept of playbook-driven security automation is advancing rapidly.  …