Category: ComputerWeekly

Fujitsu raked in £80m from HMRC in March alone, despite Post Office scandal
21
May
2025

Fujitsu raked in £80m from HMRC in March alone, despite Post Office scandal

Fujitsu was paid £80m by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in March alone as its public sector business continues unabated,…

UK Fraud Bill targets benefit claimants for mass surveillance
21
May
2025

UK Fraud Bill targets benefit claimants for mass surveillance

Earlier this month the House of Lords had its first debate on the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill. …

Vast Data launches into AI stratosphere with AgentEngine
21
May
2025

Vast Data launches into AI stratosphere with AgentEngine

Vast Data has announced an agentic AI application environment – the Vast AgentEngine – for its data management stack, which…

Capital One pushes out data tokenisation
21
May
2025

Capital One pushes out data tokenisation

The software arm of Capital One has expanded the availability of a tool that enables IT departments to improve their…

Strong fintech security posture at risk via third-party weak links
21
May
2025

Strong fintech security posture at risk via third-party weak links

Financial technology (fintech) companies have a strong security posture but are at risk from third-party weaknesses, according to analysis. In…

Ransomware attacks dropped by a third last month
21
May
2025

Ransomware attacks dropped by a third last month

High-profile ransomware incidents affecting leading UK retailers continue to grab headlines, but in the background, total ransomware attack volumes appear…

Retail cyber attacks hit food distributor Peter Green Chilled
20
May
2025

Retail cyber attacks hit food distributor Peter Green Chilled

Peter Green Chilled, a major distributor of chilled and fresh products to British supermarkets, has reportedly fallen victim to a…

Hacking contest exposes VMware security
20
May
2025

Hacking contest exposes VMware security

The cyber security team at Broadcom has acknowledged that during the Pwn2Own hacking contest in Berlin in March, there were…

Botched Post Office IT projects continue to drain public purse
20
May
2025

Botched Post Office IT projects continue to drain public purse

As the government hands the Post Office £400m in public funds to replace its controversial Horizon system, details emerge of…

Ireland sets out chip plan
20
May
2025

Ireland sets out chip plan

The Irish government has unveiled a semiconductor strategy in alignment with the European Chip Act. Silicon island: A national semiconductor…

Interview: Driving tech innovation at the BBC
20
May
2025

Interview: Driving tech innovation at the BBC

The BBC’s research and development (R&D) arm serves a public purpose, which, according to the department’s director Jatin Aythora, is…

Build 2025: Microsoft opens up Windows machine learning
20
May
2025

Build 2025: Microsoft opens up Windows machine learning

Microsoft’s annual developer conference, Build 2025, has given a strong indication of how artificial intelligence (AI) is being fully integrated…