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WH Smith staff data accessed in cyber attack
02
Mar
2023

WH Smith staff data accessed in cyber attack

High street retailer WH Smith has been the victim of a cyber attack in which the perpetrators accessed sensitive company…

UK government migration scheme to boost tech ties with India
02
Mar
2023

UK government migration scheme to boost tech ties with India

The UK government is tapping into the Indian tech industry by giving thousands of Indians the opportunity to work in…

Post Office ditched plan to replace Fujitsu with IBM in 2015 due to cost and project concerns
01
Mar
2023

Post Office ditched plan to replace Fujitsu with IBM in 2015 due to cost and project concerns

As a project to replace the Post Office’s controversial core computer system by 2025 progresses, a statutory public inquiry has…

CIO interview: Clare Lansley, CIO, Aston Martin Formula One
01
Mar
2023

CIO interview: Clare Lansley, CIO, Aston Martin Formula One

Clare Lansley, CIO at Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One, reflects on the role of the modern IT leader and says…

Backup testing: The why, what, when and how
01
Mar
2023

Backup testing: The why, what, when and how

Pretty much everyone knows why backups are important. More so than ever in an age of heightened ransomware threats, it’s…

Almost 70% of UK digital workers interested in expanding tech skills
01
Mar
2023

Almost 70% of UK digital workers interested in expanding tech skills

Almost 70% of UK workers in tech roles are interested in digital skills training, according to Amazon Web Services (AWS)….

Government announces national fintech hub
28
Feb
2023

Government announces national fintech hub

The UK government has announced the launch of a national hub to support the UK fintech sector, with £5.5m in…

Post Office’s most senior executives hushed up Horizon errors, public inquiry told
28
Feb
2023

Post Office’s most senior executives hushed up Horizon errors, public inquiry told

Senior Post Office executives told staff as part of its internal messaging not to reveal problems caused by its Horizon…

Industrial safetytech startups secure £150m funding since 2020
28
Feb
2023

Industrial safetytech startups secure £150m funding since 2020

Startups working with artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, robotics and other emerging technologies to improve safety and risk management in…

Two years on from the Kalifa report, UK fintechs speak out
28
Feb
2023

Two years on from the Kalifa report, UK fintechs speak out

When Ron Kalifa reported to government on the future of UK financial technology (fintech) in February 2021, he depicted a…

Colt DCS starts build-out of renewably powered West London datacentre campus
28
Feb
2023

Colt DCS starts build-out of renewably powered West London datacentre campus

Hyperscale-focused colocation provider Colt Data Centre Services (DCS) has started work on the buildout of two datacentre buildings in Hayes,…

Security Think Tank: Training can no longer be a compliance exercise
28
Feb
2023

Security Think Tank: Training can no longer be a compliance exercise

‘Humans are the weakest link’ has been the refrain of the IT security community for many years and, with social…