Storage and backup spend in 2024 targets risk and resilience
Storage and backup investment plans for 2024 show a significant bias towards averting risk and building resilience. At the same time, storage spending plans lean…
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Government won’t rush to include Post Office Capture convictions in overturning legislation
The government will not automatically include prosecutions of subpostmasters that used the Post Office’s old Capture software within forthcoming legislation to overturn convictions that were…
LockBit bids to save face after NCA takedown
A week after being knocked offline in a combined multinational law enforcement operation led by the UK’s National Crime Agency, the main operator, or someone…
Birmingham looks into reimplementing troubled Oracle ERP
Birmingham City Council’s troubled Oracle system is facing reimplementation as part of a recovery programme that aims to have a functioning financial system by 1…
Netherlands formulates vision to address risks of GenAI
The Netherlands has the ambition to be a leader in Europe in applying and regulating safe and equitable generative AI (GenAI). To achieve this, state…
TechUK warns datacentre operators government could get powers to enforce heat reuse
UK datacentre operators need to brace themselves for the possibility of the UK government gaining powers that might insist they connect their facilities to district…
CIO interview: Craig Donald, CIO, The Football Association
Top executives are always on the lookout for leadership best practice. Craig Donald, CIO at The Football Association (The FA), doesn’t have to go far…
Home Office signs tech and data sharing deal with Frontex
The Home Office has signed a data sharing and technology-collaboration agreement with European Union (EU) border agency Frontex to crack down on small boats crossing…
NCA trolls under fire LockBit gang leaders
The National Crime Agency (NCA) and its partner agencies have teased limited details of the identity of LockBit’s public face, LockBitSupp, via the gang’s dark…
ConnectWise users see cyber attacks surge, including ransomware
Cyber attacks against vulnerable instances of the ConnectWise ScreenConnect remote management platform are now being observed following the disclosure of a critical vulnerability in the…
King Charles strips disgraced Post Office CEO of her CBE
Paula Vennells has had her CBE formally removed by the King following public outrage at her role in the Post Office Horizon scandal. The former…
IR35 legislative tweak to remedy settlement offset issue by April 2024
A tweak to how the IR35 tax avoidance legislation works means that from 6 April 2024, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) can no longer be…