Why low code/no code opens doors but no panacea for skills shortages
Ever since organisations started pushing employees to “program” macros into Excel, the idea of “citizen developers” has taken root. On one level, there’s a lot…
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Lancaster University launches trailblazing cyber MBA
Lancaster University is gearing up to launch a new MBA programme via its Lancaster University Management School (LUMS), delivering cyber security leadership education to business…
Health and care staff have three months to move to latest NHS patient record service
Users of the NHS’s patient record care have three months to switch to the latest system or face being unable to access critical information. About…
NHS England hires internally to fill CIO role
The search for a new CIO to oversee digital technology at NHS England is now over. The NHS in England has been in search of…
Cabinet Office updates decade-old public cloud-first mandate for central government
The UK government’s public cloud-first policy has undergone its first major update in a decade, with the guidance now urging central government departments to “challenge…
Manchester University students threatened by ransomware gang
Students and staff members at the University of Manchester, which was hit by a cyber attack earlier in June, are receiving emails from the threat…
UK pension scheme expands relationship with IT services giant TCS
The National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) has extended its outsourcing contract with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for another decade. It has been a TCS customer…
Lloyds Bank to open tech centre in India
Lloyds Banking Group is opening a tech centre in the Indian city of Hyderabad as part of its digital transformation, with plans to recruit 600…
Nearly quarter of a million malicious websites reported and removed through NCSC service
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said its suspicious email reporting service has received 21 million reports, leading to more than 235,000 malicious websites being…
Software spending grows fastest as finance firms spend $652bn on tech in 2023
Banks and investment firms will increase their spend on IT to $652bn globally despite the current economic doom and gloom, with a focus on technologies…
Interview: Paul Cooper, director of technology operations, River Island
River Island is a fashion brand that has been a staple on the UK’s high street since 1948 – even Paul Cooper, director of technology…
The security interviews: Exploiting AI for good and for bad
Artificial intelligence (AI) is on the rise. People are discussing the onset of Terminator-style AI that obliterates mankind – and not only as a joke.…