Category: ComputerWeekly

Victims of 2023 Capita data breaches head to High Court
19
Jan
2024

Fujitsu boss describes Post Office behaviour as ‘shameful and appalling’

The UK boss of Fujitsu said he does not know why evidence of software bugs were not provided to subpostmasters…

Plexal launches Cyber Runway 3.0 accelerator programme
19
Jan
2024

MPs flag similarities between HMRC’s treatment of Loan Charge contractors and Post Office scandal

The treatment of tens of thousands of IT contractors who are being pursued by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) for…

ICO prompts confusion over police cloud legality
19
Jan
2024

ICO prompts confusion over police cloud legality

The Information Commissioner Office (ICO) has sown confusion over the legality of police forces using US-based cloud providers to process…

Unilever provides recipe support to blind and partially sighted shoppers
19
Jan
2024

Unilever provides recipe support to blind and partially sighted shoppers

Unilever has worked with accessibility app developer Be My Eyes to create tools for shoppers who are blind or have…

Google AI targets programmer productivity
19
Jan
2024

Cabinet Office publishes 10-point generative AI guidance

The government has published its first stab at a generative AI (GenAI) framework document, which lists 10 principles that developers…

Black Basta ransomware attack to cost Capita over £15m
19
Jan
2024

Neighbouring Kent councils hit by simultaneous cyber attacks

Three local authorities in Kent – Canterbury City Council, Dover District Council and Thanet District Council – have fallen victim…

HPE and CCS sign memorandum of understanding to accelerate pace of public sector cloud migrations
19
Jan
2024

Google invests $1bn in expanding UK datacentre footprint with Hertfordshire facility

Google is reinforcing its commitment to the UK by building a $1bn datacentre on a 33-acre site in Waltham Cross,…

GCHQ breached privacy rights of IT professional and security researcher, human rights court rules
19
Jan
2024

Tech firms: Investigatory Powers review will undermine privacy of UK citizens

Government plans to update the UK’s surveillance laws could divert tech companies away from safeguarding the privacy and security of…

Post Office scandal inquiry hits mainstream after dramatic start to year
18
Jan
2024

AI will create a thousand Post Office scandals

At the same time that UK political parties vie in their condemnation of the Post Office scandal, they unite in…

French supreme court dismisses legal challenge to EncroChat cryptophone evidence
18
Jan
2024

More than 900 subpostmaster convictions wouldn’t have happened without Post Office-backed law change

The IT expert who represented Alan Bates and more than 500 subpostmasters in a High Court case against the Post…

PSTN switch-off threatens access to adult social care services
18
Jan
2024

PSTN switch-off threatens access to adult social care services

London’s chief digital officer (CDO) has raised alarm over the impact of the copper switch-off on adult social care and…

Office workers feel AI is better than a human boss
18
Jan
2024

Gartner: The big IT outsourcing contract returns

Two recent major contracts point to the return of big outsourcing contracts. Earlier in January, Canada Post announced it has…