Category: ComputerWeekly

Plexal launches Cyber Runway 3.0 accelerator programme
30
Nov
2023

Slow government response to Post Office scandal compensation forces new legislation

Government’s slow progress compensating subpostmasters who had their lives ruined by one of its organisations, the Post Office, has forced…

Fujitsu staff had ‘unrestricted and unauditable’ remote access to Post Office branch systems
29
Nov
2023

Paula Vennells’ email fuelled Post Office Horizon cult, inquiry told

Disgraced former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells sent out a company-wide email to counteract a Computer Weekly investigation that revealed…

Manchester University students threatened by ransomware gang
29
Nov
2023

Law enforcement dismembers major ransomware operation in Ukraine

In a joint operation undertaken with law enforcement agencies from across Europe and the US, the Ukrainian authorities have taken…

Waste not, want not: How datacentre heat reuse projects can power ahead
29
Nov
2023

Waste not, want not: How datacentre heat reuse projects can power ahead

Excess heat extracted from hot air returned from server air cooling at Verne Global Finland’s The Air datacentre in Helsinki…

Ofcom data stolen in MOVEit cyber attack
29
Nov
2023

Scope of Okta helpdesk breach widens to impact all users

Identity and access management (IAM) specialist Okta has warned customers to keep their guard up, after its ongoing investigation into…

Oracle CloudWorld 2023: Ellison heralds dawn of generative AI era
29
Nov
2023

Re:Invent 2023: Selipsky cues Q to project future shape of work

Amazon Web Services (AWS) chief executive Adam Selipsky added his voice to the chorus of IT company leaders who have…

TSB calls on Meta to intervene and protect users from fraud losses of £250m this year
28
Nov
2023

Meta faces GDPR complaint over processing personal data without ‘free consent’

The social media company Meta is facing a complaint for breaching European data protection law after offering customers the choice…

IT Sustainability Think Tank: Carbon accounting and the changing regulatory landscape
28
Nov
2023

IT Sustainability Think Tank: Circular economy concept picks up speed in 2023

The climate crisis became an increasingly urgent reality with an ever-growing impact on our lives and planet during 2023. As…

Five more subpostmasters have IT system-related convictions overturned
28
Nov
2023

CCRC refers two posthumous subpostmaster appeals to Crown Court

Posthumous appeals against the convictions of two former subpostmasters have been referred to the Crown Court by the Criminal Cases…

UK retailer The Very Group embarks on gen-AI push with AWS
28
Nov
2023

UK retailer The Very Group embarks on gen-AI push with AWS

The Very Group is reinforcing its commitment to using Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) cloud technologies by digging deep into its…

Executive interview: DNS designer Eric Holtzman discusses net security
28
Nov
2023

Volume of unique malware samples threatens to overwhelm defenders

The cyber criminal underground continues to evolve its tactics in search of the quickest path to a payday, with greater…

Internal documents leaked as Rhysida claims responsibility for British Library ransomware attack
28
Nov
2023

Scope of British Library data breach widens

The British Library has confirmed that user data was exfiltrated and leaked by the ransomware cartel behind the October cyber…