How poor IT project management failed Birmingham Oracle implementation
While experts have questioned why Birmingham City Council (BCC) chose to modify and adapt a new Oracle system rather than alter its own business processes,…
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Sellafield local authority slammed over response to North Korean ransomware attack
Former bosses at Copeland Borough Council blame a 2017 ransomware attack for the authority’s failure to submit audited accounts for its final four years of…
Fujitsu set for further £180m deal as Post Office Horizon replacement delayed
Fujitsu is set to receive a further £180m in taxpayers’ cash to extend its contract to run the controversial Post Office Horizon IT system for…
Law student ‘unfairly disciplined’ after reporting data breach blunder
A former student at the Inns of Court College of Advocacy (ICCA) says he was hauled over the coals by the college for having acted…
Post Office Horizon replacement project labelled ‘unachievable’ as taxpayer bill reaches £1bn
Taxpayers are facing a £1bn bill for the Post Office to replace its controversial Horizon IT system, Computer Weekly has learned – but government experts…
Europol sting operation smokes multiple botnets
Some of the most prominent malware-dropping botnets in operation today, including Bumblebee, IcedID, Pikabot, Smokeloader, SystemBC and Trickbot, have been disrupted in a coordinated law…
The challenges of supporting Copilot+ PCs in the enterprise
Earlier in May, Microsoft announced the Copilot+ PC, a new category of Windows PC designed for artificial intelligence (AI) applications. Yusuf Mehdi, consumer chief marketing…
How to avoid joining the Dead Java Code Society
How many times have you said to yourself, “I must clear out that shed/loft/garage”? We’ve all said it and our intentions are always good, but…
Storebrand divests from IBM over supply of biometrics to Israel
One of Norway’s largest financial services companies has divested from IBM over the role its biometric database technologies play in maintaining illegal Israeli settlements, in…
Proofpoint exposes AFF scammers’ piano gambit
A phishing campaign targeting, of all things, people who might be interested in buying a second-hand piano, may have netted the scam operation behind it…
Organisations value digital trust, but aren’t working at it
Just over three-quarters of technology leaders value digital trust as an important priority in the pursuit of digital transformation, but seem to be unwilling to…
Survey reveals generative AI employee fear
Nearly two-thirds (64%) of CEOs surveyed in a recent poll say their organisation must take advantage of technologies that are changing faster than employees can…