Government announces national fintech hub
The UK government has announced the launch of a national hub to support the UK fintech sector, with £5.5m in funding promised. The Centre for…
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Post Office’s most senior executives hushed up Horizon errors, public inquiry told
Senior Post Office executives told staff as part of its internal messaging not to reveal problems caused by its Horizon IT system, due to concerns…
Industrial safetytech startups secure £150m funding since 2020
Startups working with artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, robotics and other emerging technologies to improve safety and risk management in industrial workplaces have secured more…
Two years on from the Kalifa report, UK fintechs speak out
When Ron Kalifa reported to government on the future of UK financial technology (fintech) in February 2021, he depicted a “now or never” moment for…
Colt DCS starts build-out of renewably powered West London datacentre campus
Hyperscale-focused colocation provider Colt Data Centre Services (DCS) has started work on the buildout of two datacentre buildings in Hayes, West London, which it claims…
Security Think Tank: Training can no longer be a compliance exercise
‘Humans are the weakest link’ has been the refrain of the IT security community for many years and, with social engineering attacks becoming ever more…
LastPass attack saw employee’s home computer hacked
The threat actor behind a series of compromises of credential management specialist LastPass attacked a DevOps engineer’s home computer to gain access to the organisation’s…
Software for environmental, social, and corporate governance
There are multiple drivers for the growth in ESG tracking. Demand has been created by regulatory changes such as the introduction of TCFD (Taskforce on…
The race to net zero
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Advanced digital resiliency can save organisations millions
Almost half of all organisations are not fully ready to adapt to disruptions from either a recession (48%) or competitors (50%), a survey from Splunk…
Green tech and the private sector: How the UK government will hit its 2050 net-zero emissions goal
The government is unequivocal in its belief that the private sector has a critical role to play in the UK’s transition to a net-zero economy…
Unstructured data and the storage it needs
IDC estimates that upwards of 80% of business information is likely to be formed of unstructured data by 2025. And while “unstructured” can be something of…