Category: ComputerWeekly

A job seeker’s guide to using AI and what it means for employers
20
Dec
2024

A job seeker’s guide to using AI and what it means for employers

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a powerful tool to help job seekers find roles and make their applications, with ever more…

Interview: Wendy Redshaw, chief digital information officer, NatWest Retail Bank
20
Dec
2024

Interview: Wendy Redshaw, chief digital information officer, NatWest Retail Bank

Wendy Redshaw, chief digital information officer (CDIO) at NatWest Retail Bank, has had a distinguished career leading technology-led change in…

LockBit ransomware gang teases February 2025 return
19
Dec
2024

LockBit ransomware gang teases February 2025 return

Despite being taken down and humiliated by the National Crime Agency (NCA) coordinated Operation Cronos in February 2024, an unknown…

Challenging the cloud giants: Is a new era of competition on the horizon?
19
Dec
2024

Challenging the cloud giants: Is a new era of competition on the horizon?

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) sent shockwaves through the tech industry in October 2023 when it announced its…

Latest attempt to override UK’s outdated hacking law stalls
19
Dec
2024

Latest attempt to override UK’s outdated hacking law stalls

Two amendments to the Data (Access and Use) Bill that would have established a statutory legal defence for security professionals…

Innovation, insight and influence: the CISO playbook for 2025 and beyond
19
Dec
2024

Innovation, insight and influence: the CISO playbook for 2025 and beyond

As 2024 comes to a close and we reach the midpoint of a decade that might generously be described as…

CCS cloud hosting deal with AWS under scrutiny as contract value soars by 89% after 15 months
19
Dec
2024

CCS cloud hosting deal with AWS under scrutiny as contract value soars by 89% after 15 months

The Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) decision to increase its cloud hosting spend with Amazon Web Services (AWS) mid-contract by 89%…

AWS offers Hackney Council ‘minimum 22%’ discount on cloud services through OGVA 2.0
19
Dec
2024

AWS offers Hackney Council ‘minimum 22%’ discount on cloud services through OGVA 2.0

Hackney Council has committed to growing its annual usage of Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) cloud platform by 8% a year…

French court refuses to expedite trial of Sky ECC cryptophone distributor Thomas Herdman
19
Dec
2024

French court refuses to expedite trial of Sky ECC cryptophone distributor Thomas Herdman

Five judges will hear a case against 30 people accused of being involved in the distribution of encrypted mobile phones…

Top 10 AI and storage stories of 2024
19
Dec
2024

Top 10 AI and storage stories of 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has hit the headlines and the datacentres, but with it comes a range of performance and operating…

IT Sustainability Think Tank: The energy challenge of AI datacentres in 2024 and beyond
19
Dec
2024

IT Sustainability Think Tank: The energy challenge of AI datacentres in 2024 and beyond

The rise of generative AI (GenAI) is reshaping industries, but it’s also creating an unprecedented demand for energy. Datacentres supporting…

Top 10 women in tech and diversity in tech stories of 2024
19
Dec
2024

Top 10 women in tech and diversity in tech stories of 2024

This year signalled a worrying time for diversity, equity and inclusion in the technology sector as many firms began rolling…