Guessing the future is always a difficult task. Six trends for the next five years seem more apparent than others, and it will be interesting to re-read this article in 2029 to assess its accuracy. In the meantime, the six trends standing out as top priorities, in no particular order, are: Preparing the post-quantum cryptographic…
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The UK government has warned that cyber threat actors operating on behalf of the Russian regime have already orchestrated cyber attacks against UK media, telecoms, political and democratic institutions, and critical national infrastructure (CNI), and are poised to conduct even more devastating attacks. Speaking at the Nato Cyber Defence Conference in London, Pat McFadden, chancellor…
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Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. 26 November 2024 The Most Influential Women in UK Technology 2024 Share this item with your network: In this week’s Computer Weekly, we reveal the 50 most influential women in UK technology for 2024. Read an interview with the winner, co-CEO of Tech She Can, Sheridan…
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Encouraging the public sector to ramp up its adoption of automation and generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools could generate annualised savings of £38bn by 2030, according to Google Cloud research. The public cloud giant commissioned policy research consultancy Public First to look into the potential benefits that expanding the use of AI and automation technologies…
A ransomware attack on the systems of Blue Yonder, a specialist supply chain management software provider based in the US, continues to cause knock-on impacts to the systems of multiple UK-based retailers, including major supermarkets. The attack unfolded prior to the weekend of 23 and 24 November, and impacted the organisation’s managed services hosted environment.…
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The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), the quasi-government body that serves to wind-up and make safe the UK’s oldest nuclear industry sites, has opened a dedicated cyber security centre in the hope of better safeguarding itself against cyber attacks on the civil nuclear sector. Its Group Cyberspace Collaboration Centre (GCCC) in Cumbria will bring together security,…
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Apple is preparing one of the most enticing iOS updates of the year. While Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman first rumored the iOS 18.2 release date to be December 2nd, a British carrier might have leaked the official launch of this upcoming software update.As spotted by MacRumors, the EE carrier sent a message to its customers saying…
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In a House of Lords debate looking at large language models and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), Tina Stowell, chair of the Lords Communications and Digital Select Committee, discussed the need for a UK AI strategy that focuses on supporting commercial opportunities, academic research and spin-outs. “As the government considers AI legislation, it must avoid policies…
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A Manchester law firm has started on-boarding clients for a probable class action against Microsoft and Google, which it believes to be unlawfully collecting and using peoples’ personal data to train their artificial intelligence (AI) models. Following a two-year-long investigation into the data practices of the tech giants, Barings Law believes the extensive information being…
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