Category: ComputerWeekly

Salesforce and Zoom embrace ethical hackers. You should, too
08
Mar
2024

OSS leaders detail commitments to bolster software security

The operators of leading open source software (OSS) package repositories, including the Python Software Foundation and the Rust Foundation, have…

Tribunal investigates complaint that journalists’ phones were unlawfully monitored
07
Mar
2024

PSNI chief denies ‘industrial’ use of surveillance powers against journalists

The head of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) told a policing watchdog today that there had been “no…

Former Post Office executive admits he wouldn’t sign unfair contract he pushed on subpostmasters
07
Mar
2024

CCS U-turns on G-Cloud 14 insurance requirements after supplier backlash

The government’s procurement agency, the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), has made a U-turn on plans for a £20m increase in…

Government insists it is acting ‘responsibly’ on military AI
07
Mar
2024

Government insists it is acting ‘responsibly’ on military AI

The UK government insists it is already acting “responsibly” in the development of lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) and military…

BA sets out plan to revamp IT, add AI and update website
07
Mar
2024

BA sets out plan to revamp IT, add AI and update website

British Airways has unveiled a $7bn modernisation programme that will see hundreds of systems migrated to the cloud, and the…

Fujitsu should pay half of Post Office scandal costs, says select committee chair
07
Mar
2024

Fujitsu should pay half of Post Office scandal costs, says select committee chair

The government’s starting point for negotiating Fujitsu’s contribution to the costs of the Post Office scandal should be a 50:50…

Post Office lawyer bragged how team ‘destroyed attack on the Horizon system’ and put woman in prison
07
Mar
2024

MPs call for Post Office exclusion from compensation schemes, as trust hits rock bottom

Trust in Post Office management has fallen so low that MPs and subpostmasters are demanding it is removed from the…

Cash-strapped cyber pros go rogue on the dark web
06
Mar
2024

Cash-strapped cyber pros go rogue on the dark web

Cyber professionals frustrated with stagnating salaries and poor working conditions are increasingly turning to the cyber criminal underground to increase…

UK Apple Store workers detail ‘union-busting’ tactics
06
Mar
2024

Apple patches zero-days amid ‘foundational’ post-quantum update

Apple has rolled out patches to its mobile iOS and iPadOS operating systems to safeguard against four newly disclosed flaws,…

Worker-focused AI Bill introduced by backbench MP Mick Whitley
06
Mar
2024

Chancellor targets £36bn productivity boost with £4.2bn digital transformation plan

Chancellor of the exchequer Jeremy Hunt has announced £3.4bn in additional funding for the NHS to deliver 2% annual increases…

Worker-focused AI Bill introduced by backbench MP Mick Whitley
06
Mar
2024

‘Brutal’ decisions required to sort out Post Office mess, says select committee chair

If the government produces a bill that does not remove the Post Office from the process of delivering financial redress…

Interview: How a fundraiser became more data-savvy
06
Mar
2024

Interview: How a fundraiser became more data-savvy

Data analysis is critical in the charitable sector but research has found that charities in the UK are missing out…