The Security Interviews: Protecting your digital self
With our lives becoming ever more interconnected, and both real-world and online activities being recorded, we are generating an increasingly sophisticated record of what we…
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IT budgets under pressure due to poor economic outlook
CIOs should prepare for a 3.6% decline in IT spending this year, analyst Forrester has warned. But budgets are set to increase after 2024, as…
Cash use rises for first time in 13 years as cost of living increases
The amount of cash withdrawn from ATMs increased 19% in 2022 as people attempted to avoid going into debt during the cost of living crisis.…
IR35 reforms: Contractors cite tax avoidance legislation as ‘biggest concern’ in 2023
Negotiating the UK government’s IR35 tax avoidance legislation remains the biggest concern for contractors in 2023, according to survey findings compiled using feedback from 700…
How to design enterprise applications that are composable by default
Business resilience is essential in the face of disruptions such as the global pandemic, changing regulations or geopolitical realignments. The resilience of a business can…
Experts concerned over silence around government obligation to review UK surveillance laws
Concerned experts are asking what plans the government has to meet its obligations to review Britain’s extensive surveillance laws. The Home Office is legally required…
Ellison-founded sailing league SailGP plumps for Oracle NetSuite to expand
SailGP, a sailing racing league founded by Oracle chairman and CTO Larry Ellison and champion sailor Russell Coutts, has picked Oracle NetSuite to expand its…
Government given until autumn 2023 to create technology roadmap to support net-zero strategy
A government-commissioned review has called for the creation of a research and development (R&D) roadmap by autumn 2023 to ensure the UK has the technology…
Cabinet Office looks to expand public data sharing for digital ID
The Cabinet Office has launched a public consultation on inter-departmental data sharing in support of the UK government’s digital identity plans to make verification easier…
Unionised contract workers who train Google’s AI win pay rise
Thousands of Google contract workers responsible for training and testing the tech giant’s search algorithms have secured their first-ever pay increase, via a union campaign.…
LockBit cartel suspected of Royal Mail cyber attack
The infamous LockBit ransomware cartel is suspected of being behind an ongoing cyber security incident at the UK’s Royal Mail, which has crippled IT systems…
Chrome vulnerability could have led to widespread data theft
Researchers at Imperva have revealed their hand in uncovering and fixing a potentially dangerous vulnerability in Google’s Chrome and Chromium-based browsers that, left untreated, could…