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Subpostmaster was told no jury would believe Post Office had ‘dodgy computer’

A fundamental misunderstanding of the reliability of computers is partly to blame for the legal principle of being innocent until proven guilty being tarnished by the Post Office scandal, according to an academic research project. One of the findings was that a lawyer defending a subpostmaster wrongly blamed for an account shortfall told the defendant…

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Protecting the defenders: Addressing cyber’s burnout crisis

Nobody embarks on a career in cyber security expecting an easy ride. It’s widely recognised that protecting critical digital infrastructure is high-pressure and high-stakes work.  For many of us, that’s part of the buzz. Every day, we tackle complex challenges, address high-stakes problems, and (hopefully) make a real difference – but who will protect cyber…

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A different approach to hiring talent

Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. 25 November 2025 Hacker for hire: A different approach to hiring talent Share this item with your network: In this week’s edition of Computer Weekly, we take a closer look at the knotty tale of MI5’s numerous attempts to identify a BBC journalist’s sources by obtaining…

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Big tech backers put Nordic AI bid into perspective

But Google and Microsoft – whose investments of tens of billions of dollars building AI computing infrastructure in the region dwarfs what the Nordic countries have pledged for theirs – are the first and only tech firms to donate funding to New Nordics AI (NNAI), a centre launched in October to engineer the region’s joint…

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Antwerp court adjourns high-profile drugs case amid questions over Sky ECC intercept

A court in Belgium has adjourned a high-profile criminal case after defence lawyers raised questions about the integrity of intercept data obtained by police in a hacking operation against the Sky ECC encrypted phone network.The Antwerp Regional Court adjourned the hearing into multiple defendants accused of drug trafficking offences last week, after defence lawyers found…

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Paw Patrol: How AI and IoT are driving preventative pet care

PDSA, the vet charity for pets in need, has estimated that there are 11.1 million dogs in the UK and 10.5 million cats. More than half (51%) of the 5,387 pet owners surveyed for the PDSA Animal Wellbeing (PAW) report say they are worried about being able to afford the cost of veterinary care for…

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Viewing business through a sustainability lens

Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. 18 November 2025 Viewing business through a sustainability lens Share this item with your network: In this week’s edition of Computer Weekly, we take a closer look at reports of low workplace morale within the Police Digital Service, as its staff eagerly await the outcome of…

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CCS under fire over ‘anti-SME’ supplier requirements for G-Cloud 15

The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) stands accused of making parts of its flagship cloud computing framework, G-Cloud, inaccessible to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the hyperscalers, having set out a series of enhanced participation requirements for its cloud hosting lots. Government procurement chiefs began the invitation to tender (ITT) part of the procurement process…

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NHS signs another major IT deal with the Indian IT sector

The NHS’s supply chain operation has contracted India-headquartered Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to transform IT in a further sign that India’s IT suppliers are winning significant UK public sector business. The project at the organisation, which manages the sourcing and supply of healthcare and other products for NHS trusts, is part of the NHS’s plan…

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Cloudflare outage disrupts public web services

Web traffic protection specialist Cloudflare has issued an apology to its customers after an unspecified outage affecting its Access zero-trust platform downed multiple public-facing services, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, outage information aggregator DownDetector and social media platform X. The issue at Cloudflare, which is well known for its frontline cyber defensive work in blocking distributed denial…

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