Category: ComputerWeekly

Government consults on lifting planning barriers to datacentre developments
31
Jul
2024

Government consults on lifting planning barriers to datacentre developments

The Labour government is opening a consultation on its plans to reform the planning system, as part of its push…

Breach costs soar as record ransomware payment made
31
Jul
2024

Breach costs soar as record ransomware payment made

The average cost of a data breach in the UK has soared to £3.58m from March 2023 to February 2024,…

Core British Library services to return for new academic year
30
Jul
2024

Core British Library services to return for new academic year

British Library chief executive Roly Keating has said that the organisation is aiming to have some key services that remain…

Basic failures led to hack of Electoral Commission data on 40 million people
30
Jul
2024

Basic failures led to hack of Electoral Commission data on 40 million people

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to the Electoral Commission after basic security errors allowed hackers linked…

CISO mentoring – who to turn to when the worst happens
30
Jul
2024

CISO mentoring – who to turn to when the worst happens

Getting to the top role in an industry comes with a fresh set of pressures – after all, with great…

UK competition watchdog scrutinises Alphabet and Anthropic tie-up
30
Jul
2024

UK competition watchdog scrutinises Alphabet and Anthropic tie-up

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is looking into whether Alphabet’s partnership with Anthropic is anti-competitive. There appears to be…

CrowdStrike blue screen bug serves a stark warning
30
Jul
2024

CrowdStrike blue screen bug serves a stark warning

Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. 30 July 2024 CrowdStrike blue screen bug serves a stark warning…

CrowdStrike says most Falcon sensors now up and running
29
Jul
2024

CrowdStrike says most Falcon sensors now up and running

The majority of CrowdStrike Falcon sensors affected by a botched rapid response update were back up and running prior to…

UK government sets up AI action plan unit
29
Jul
2024

UK government sets up AI action plan unit

Matt Clifford, tech entrepreneur and chair of Aria, has been hired by Peter Kyle, secretary of state for science, to…

Scam CrowdStrike domains growing in volume
29
Jul
2024

Scam CrowdStrike domains growing in volume

As global efforts to recover and learn from the Friday 19 July CrowdStrike incident continue, cyber criminals and scammers are…

WTO digital trade agreement aims to modernise global commerce
29
Jul
2024

WTO digital trade agreement aims to modernise global commerce

The UK and 90 other countries have reached the first ever global digital trade agreement, after five years of negotiations…

UK government invests £106m in five quantum tech hubs
29
Jul
2024

UK government invests £106m in five quantum tech hubs

The government is ploughing millions of pounds into five new quantum hubs in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Oxford and London to…