International post resumes thanks to Royal Mail ‘workarounds’
Royal Mail has resumed a “limited” international export service for letters and parcels leaving the UK, after successfully putting in place some technical workarounds that…
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Outdated IT infrastructure poses growing risk to UK Security Vetting
A pattern of chronic underperformance arising in part from a legacy IT estate in dire need of modernisation has left the Cabinet Office-backed UK Security…
Ukraine CERT leaders touch down in London for talks
Ukraine’s cyber security leaders have been in London to meet with their UK counterparts at the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), discussing the latest developments…
US hyperscale datacentre operator completes first phase of nuclear-powered server farm campus
A US-based hyperscale datacentre operator has completed the first phase of its nuclear-powered datacentre campus, and claims the facility is now ready to receive its…
Advisory board goal for Post Office scandal victims to be returned to rightful financial position
The advisory board set up to oversee compensation awards to 555 victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal has agreed a goal of returning them…
IT chiefs raise concerns over cost-of-living crisis
Almost half (46%) of IT decision-makers who took part in a Census-wide buyer’s sentiment survey for Rimini Street admitted the cost-of-living crisis has led to…
Oracle and CBI: companies cautious, selective in 2023 IT, business investment
UK companies are taking a cautious and conservative approach to IT and general internal business investment in 2023, but with an eye to a post-crisis…
David Anderson KC to review UK surveillance laws
The Home Office has appointed David Anderson, the former independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, to review the UK’s surveillance law, the Investigatory Powers Act 2016…
Uptime Institute predicts slower pace of public cloud migrations in 2023
The long-held view that moving to the public cloud is a low-risk, flexible and inexpensive alternative to on-premise IT will be increasingly challenged throughout 2023,…
Ukraine cyber teams responded to more than 2,000 attacks in 2022
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) responded to 2,194 cyber incidents during 2022, 25% of them targeting the government and local authorities, with…
Gartner: CIOs will struggle to retain and attract IT talent
The latest IT spending forecast from analyst Gartner points to a 2.4% increase in IT spending this year. This figure is down from the previous quarter’s…
Entain and McLaren F1 aim to help women return to STEM careers
Entain and McLaren F1 have partnered to create a science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) returnership programme aimed at helping women who have taken a…