London Stock Exchange plans blockchain-based market
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is going ahead with plans for a blockchain-based trading platform after a year of examination reached an “inflexion point”. According…
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The National Television Awards uses Hyve Managed Hosting to support website voting system
Hyve Managed Hosting has lifted the lid on the work it is doing to ensure the National Television Awards (NTAs) website has the capacity to…
TUC launches AI taskforce for workers’ rights and societal benefit
The Trades Union Congress has launched an AI “taskforce” and is calling for new laws to safeguard workers’ rights and ensure the technology has broad…
LockBit ransomware gang allegedly leaks MoD data after hit on supplier
The LockBit ransomware operation has leaked a tranche of data purloined from the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) after an attack on a company called…
How startup Once.net and Cloudflare secured the 2023 Eurovision vote
With 64 contests, 67 winners, 101 live shows, 52 participating countries, 1,500 songs, 12 points, seven wins for Ireland, seven for Sweden, five apiece for…
Ethical perspectives on ChatGPT | Computer Weekly
In previous essays, we discussed ethics as a process of reflection and deliberation; an iterative and participatory process in which you look at your project…
The challenges of integrating SaaS applications
In 1999, Salesforce created the first true software-as-a-service (SaaS) package. Now there are more than 10,000 cloud-based applications aimed at enterprises and SMEs, covering everything…
Police Scotland five-year digital strategy approved
The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) has approved a five-year digital strategy for Police Scotland that seeks to shift the force from “doing digital” to “being…
IT experts issue new warnings over Online Safety Bill plans to weaken end-to-end encryption
Plans by the government in the Online Safety Bill to require tech companies to scan encrypted messages will damage the UK’s reputation for data security,…
Threat actors exploiting unpatched Juniper Networks devices
Users of Juniper Networks SRX series firewalls and EX series switches are being warned to patch four different vulnerabilities affecting the Junos operating system (OS)…
It might be too soon to claim victory against Qakbot
By Ricardo Villadiego, Lumu Technologies Published: 01 Sep 2023 The recent operation against the Qakbot (“Qbot”) botnet by the US’ FBI, Justice Department and their…
The quantum threat: Implications for the Internet of Things
With an estimated 43 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices expected to be in use globally in 2023, their security is growing in importance across…