The RedLine and Meta infostealer malwares that have victimised millions of people worldwide have been taken down in a Dutch-led global law enforcement action uniting agencies from Australia, Europe, the UK and the US. Operation Magnus, which was supported by the National Crime Agency (NCA), saw three servers seized in the Netherlands, two malicious web…
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Every digital leader likes to think their work helps boost a greater cause. For James Fleming, CIO at the Francis Crick Institute, that value-adding element is a core element of his job. “I go to sleep at night thinking that I’m helping cure cancer with computers,” he says, reflecting on his everyday roles and responsibilities.…
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Gigabyte indirectly mentioned 16-core X3D Zen 5 chip in a press releaseFlagship CPU should get a major boost from Gigabyte’s turbo modeAMD is expected to reveal new flagship at CES 2025 if rumors are rightAMD’s flagship 3D V-Cache processor for the Zen 5 family has again been leaked, this time as part of a press…
Helen Wylie, currently chief technology officer at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), is to take over from her boss, Rich Corbridge, as chief digital and information officer when he leaves the civil service in November. Wylie’s appointment is effective on 1 November, with Corbridge due to leave on 15 November. She inherits a…
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Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. 15 October 2024 A future of virtual collaboration Share this item with your network: In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine how immersive technologies such as augmented and virtual reality are set to transform workplace collaboration. We look at how AI is helping to deliver improvements…
Improving productivity in policing through technology and digital skills can create the equivalent of 30,000 more police officers and staff, and could free up as many as 60 million policing hours over a five-year period, the Policing productivity review has claimed. Concluded on 30 September 2024, the review was commissioned by the Home Office in…
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Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. 8 October 2024 Digital government on a budget Share this item with your network: In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine how Labour’s version of austerity will affect the government’s desire for digital transformation. We find out how the use of AI in the workplace is…
There can be few – if any – initiatives more important to the future of the Post Office than the replacement of the controversial Horizon IT system at the heart of the scandal that led to the UK’s most widespread miscarriage of justice. And yet recent revelations at the public inquiry into the scandal show…
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Rich Corbridge, the chief digital and information officer at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), is leaving his role in November to take up a new post as chief information officer (CIO) at industrial property developer Segro. Corbridge only joined DWP in April 2023, and Computer Weekly understands his departure is for personal reasons…
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Renewables-based electricity generation in the UK shot to 39TWh (terawatt-hours) in the first quarter of 2024, or 50.9% of the mix. This is the second highest ever, after the fourth quarter of 2023. In fact, government reporting says wind generated more electricity than gas for the second quarter in a row, with fossil-based power just…
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