Category: ComputerWeekly

Public inquiry hears how Post Office security withheld evidence from people it suspected of theft
26
Jan
2024

Expert IT witness outsmarted an ‘aggressive’ Post Office to get to truth after inspection ‘madness’

The Post Office tried to pull the wool over IT expert’s eyes when it stopped him from properly inspecting its…

What secure coding practices mean to modern cyber security
25
Jan
2024

Security Think Tank: 2024 is the year we bridge the cyber divide

Ransomware, data breaches and fraud are unabating, with cyber insecurity as well as misinformation and disinformation being the top and…

DSIT unveils forum to drive AI adoption in UK businesses
25
Jan
2024

DSIT unveils forum to drive AI adoption in UK businesses

Companies including Google, Microsoft, Barclays and Vodafone are set to join the government’s AI Opportunity Forum, looking at artificial intelligence…

Datacentres set to consume third of Ireland’s energy by 2026
25
Jan
2024

Datacentres set to consume third of Ireland’s energy by 2026

One-third of Ireland’s energy will be used to power datacentres by 2026, claims a 170-page report by the International Energy…

How Rolls-Royce uses citizen developers
25
Jan
2024

The race to regulate AI: 2024 unpacked

2023 was a breakout year for AI in the commercial and consumer worlds. This has created huge momentum for further…

Researchers find flaw in Mend.io security platform
25
Jan
2024

Bugcrowd sees surge in vulnerability submissions, led by public sector

Multi-solution crowdsourced cyber security platform Bugcrowd says it saw growing acceptance and adoption of crowdsourced security strategies among mainstream end-user…

Cisco updates AppDynamics with Smart Agents to tackle sprawl
25
Jan
2024

Cisco updates AppDynamics with Smart Agents to tackle sprawl

Cisco has developed technology to help developers manage the software agents they use to monitor applications and IT infrastructure. Smart…

IT Sustainability Think Tank: Carbon accounting and the changing regulatory landscape
25
Jan
2024

IT Sustainability Think Tank: Why 2024 should be less about predicting and more about acting

The year 2023 was another one characterised by uncertainty. Once again, global instability has muddied the waters, making coming up…

Cloud is not always the answer: Five reasons why
25
Jan
2024

Cloud is not always the answer: Five reasons why

For a growing number of organisations, the default option for new IT projects is the cloud and cloud storage, with…

Fujitsu staff had ‘unrestricted and unauditable’ remote access to Post Office branch systems
25
Jan
2024

Committee chair asks minister to back ‘Mr Bates clause’ in Post Office compensation legislation

The chair of the department of business and trade select committee has called on the government to consider enshrining deadlines…

Salesforce’s bug bounty programme paid out $3m in 2023
25
Jan
2024

Salesforce’s bug bounty programme paid out $3m in 2023

Salesforce’s long-running bug bounty programme continues to pay dividends to both the organisation’s customers and its growing network of ethical…

NCSC warns over ‘enduring’ LockBit threat
24
Jan
2024

AI will heighten global ransomware threat, says NCSC

Artificial intelligence (AI) will be leveraged to increase the volume and impact of cyber attacks involving ransomware between now and…