Category: ComputerWeekly

Warning over ransomware attacks spreading via Fortinet kit
05
Jan
2023

Warning over ransomware attacks spreading via Fortinet kit

Ransomware operators are exploiting Fortinet network devices that remain vulnerable to a critical authentication bypass vulnerability, according to research publicly…

Cyber gang abused free trials to exploit public cloud CPU resources
05
Jan
2023

Cyber gang abused free trials to exploit public cloud CPU resources

A South Africa-based threat actor known as Automated Libra has been observed adopting increasingly sophisticated techniques to conduct a widespread…

Traditional banking under threat from platform-based alternatives
05
Jan
2023

Traditional banking under threat from platform-based alternatives

Half of non-banking businesses believe that banking as a service (BaaS) will eventually replace traditional banking, with the cost-of-living crisis…

St Helens Council plumps for Unit4 ERP to forward automation plans
04
Jan
2023

St Helens Council plumps for Unit4 ERP to forward automation plans

St Helens Borough Council has selected Unit4 enterprise applications technologies to advance its digital transformation plans. The council is replacing…

Why India’s Mphasis chose West Yorkshire for tech hub
04
Jan
2023

Why India’s Mphasis chose West Yorkshire for tech hub

India-based IT services supplier Mphasis is creating 1,000 tech jobs in West Yorkshire as part of an operating model which…

Inclusion = everyone: Advice from experts for improving tech diversity
04
Jan
2023

Diversity and inclusion figures high in New Year Honours List 2023

The New Year Honours List 2023 was notable for its recognition of those in the technology community who promote diversity and…

CDO interview: Lisa Heneghan, global chief digital officer, KPMG
03
Jan
2023

CDO interview: Lisa Heneghan, global chief digital officer, KPMG

After 12 years with KPMG, Lisa Heneghan took on her latest and greatest challenge for the consultancy firm when she…

How ITV built a data team from scratch
03
Jan
2023

How ITV built a data team from scratch

To compete with Netflix and the other prominent networks and streaming services in the broadcast world, you need to be…

Test of digital ID tech at Surrey nightclub proclaimed success
03
Jan
2023

Test of digital ID tech at Surrey nightclub proclaimed success

Nearly nine out of 10 clubbers who tested a digital identification mobile app at a Surrey venue said they found…

Inclusion = everyone: Advice from experts for improving tech diversity
03
Jan
2023

Inclusion = everyone: Advice from experts for improving tech diversity

“After quite a long time, there has been a little bit of change in gender diversity in IT,” says Bev White,…

Top 10 government IT stories of 2022
31
Dec
2022

Top 10 government IT stories of 2022

It’s been a turbulent year for the UK government. Three prime ministers, four chancellors, and a whole bunch of Cabinet…

Complaints that NCA failed in duty of candour over EncroChat warrants ‘incredible’, court hears
31
Dec
2022

Complaints that NCA failed in duty of candour over EncroChat warrants ‘incredible’, court hears

Lawyers representing 10 claimants who are challenging the lawfulness of the National Crime Agency’s role in bringing prosecutions based on…