Infosecurity – the GCHQ way

Balancing privacy and security requires highly developed information security policies and, of the UK intelligence agencies, GCHQ has taken the lead. Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Infosecurity-the-GCHQ-way

Gigaclear to deliver fibre broadband through old water pipes

Rural fibre broadband supplier Gigaclear has teamed up with Affinity Water Distribution to study the feasibility of using disused water mains as an FTTP delivery mechanism Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450305141/Gigaclear-to-deliver-fibre-broadband-through-old-water-pipes

Splunk vs the skills shortage – trying to help organisations gain the right skills

Splunk’s CEO Douglas Merritt explains how the organisation has been working to help people both in and outside its organisation to gain the skills needed to use its big data technology Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450305155/Splunk-vs-the-skills-shortage-trying-to-help-organisations-gain-the-right-skills

5G worth more than €113bn per year to European economy

An EC-supported study conducted by InterDigital suggests investment in 5G could generate an annual benefit of €113bn by 2025 Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450305149/5G-worth-more-than-113bn-per-year-to-European-economy

Business secretary calls for national broadband upgrade

In a speech to the Institute of Directors’ annual conference, Greg Clark calls for a major broadband upgrade to support the reinvention of the government’s industrial strategy Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450305169/Business-secretary-calls-for-national-broadband-upgrade

BlackBerry ends production of mobile phones

Canadian firm to focus on a strategy built around software development, including security and applications, and mobile device management Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450305180/BlackBerry-ends-production-of-mobile-phones

UK Oracle MD: companies repeating tangled architectures in cloud

Oracle’s UK, Ireland and Israel managing director, Dermot O’Kelly takes stock of Open World 2016 and urges CIOs not to reinvent on-premise “accidental architectures” in the cloud Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450305102/UK-Oracle-MD-companies-repeating-tangled-architectures-in-cloud

UK National Cyber Security Centre set to launch

NCSC is due to launch officially on 1 October 2016 and will help the healthcare sector deliver consistent quality of data security Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450305144/UK-National-Cyber-Security-Centre-set-to-launch

Mastercard woos software developers with API platform

Credit card company Mastercard is investing heavily in digital payments and wants to engage with developers and startups Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450305142/Mastercard-woos-software-developers-with-API-platform

Docker storage: how to get persistent storage in Docker

Docker, by default, doesn’t come with persistent storage, which presents an issue to some workloads customers that want to run in containers – however, there are ways to achieve persistent storage Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Docker-storage-how-to-get-persistent-storage-in-Docker

Microsoft preps datacentres for AI revolution through deployment of reprogrammable chips

Microsoft claims field programmable gate array chips are now live in Azure datacentres in 15 countries, as it future-proofs its infrastructure for the rise of big data applications Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450305093/Microsoft-preps-datacentres-for-AI-revolution-through-deployment-of-reprogrammable-chips

Australia must take cyber security opportunity

Australia may never be able to create an IT industry like that in the US, but it can lead in cyber security Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450304779/Australia-must-take-cyber-security-opportunity

Liam Maxwell: How the UK government is supporting British Technology

A video of the presentation Liam Maxwell, national technology adviser, HM Government, gave at Computer Weekly’s 50th anniversary Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/video/Liam-Maxwell-How-the-UK-government-is-supporting-British-Technology

On-premise IT still the only way to run certain tasks

How to augment a public cloud strategy with on-premise IT by running workloads in a private cloud and bursting to the public cloud Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/On-premise-IT-still-the-only-way-to-run-certain-tasks

Apple to fix backup security vulnerability in iOS 10

Apple is to issue a security update for a security vulnerability in iOS 10 that could give hackers access to passwords and other security data Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450304944/Apple-to-fix-backup-security-vulnerability-in-iOS-10

Growth in UK smartphone market levels off

Deloitte’s annual study of UK consumer mobile habits reveals that more than 80% of Brits own or have access to a smartphone, and growth is levelling off Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450304949/Growth-in-UK-smartphone-market-levels-off

Yahoo security still poor despite massive breach, claims Venafi

Yahoo is likely to have been a victim of its own encryption and security is still poor despite the huge breach that hit the company in 2014, according to security firm Venafi Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450304953/Yahoo-security-still-poor-despite-massive-breach-claims-Venafi

Bangkok Airways takes customer service to the cloud

Airline is the latest Southeast Asian organisation to harness cloud-based software to improve customer services, deploying the Oracle Service Cloud Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450304959/Bangkok-Airways-takes-customer-service-to-the-cloud

Salary survey shows IT managers command big bonuses

A Computer Weekly survey has shown the scale of remuneration package that IT managers can expect - with bonuses an increasingly important part Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450303758/Salary-survey-shows-IT-managers-command-biggest-bonuses

Yahoo sued over data breach

Yahoo is facing a class action lawsuit that alleges that the internet firm showed a reckless disregard for the security of its users that resulted in a breach affecting half a billion accounts Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450304977/Yahoo-sued-over-data-breach

Emirates Islamic bank and the Muslim finance revolution

The CIO at Dubai-based bank Emirates Islamic tells Computer Weekly how IT is supporting the company through industry change Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450304945/Emirates-Islamic-bank-and-the-Muslim-finance-revolution

Unprecedented hardware problem brings down Australian Stock Exchange

Financial regulator launches probe after hardware failure in main database led to problems for stock exchange market system Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450304942/Unprecedented-hardware-problem-brings-down-Australian-Stock-Exchange

Computer Weekly @ 50: Working with startups - a CIO perspective

In this video, we speak to a panel of CIOs about best practices in working with IT startups Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/video/Computer-Weekly-50-Working-with-startups-a-CIO-perspective

Adrian Davis discusses the evolution of security in the age of IoT

Cloud computing and the internet of things will have a major impact on how security is implemented going forward. Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/video/Adrian-Davis-discusses-the-evolution-of-security-in-the-age-of-IoT

Computer Weekly @ 50: The next big things in tech – a developers’ perspective

Leading technology experts discuss the trends in enterprise software and how this will impact future applications Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/video/Computer-Weekly-50-The-next-big-things-in-tech-a-developers-perspective

BoxWorks 2016: The fight for diversity should not always surround gender

Three CIOs and an executive from collaboration firm Box discuss the global search for diversity in tech, and how gender parity is not the only issue Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450304997/BoxWorks-2016-The-fight-for-diversity-should-not-always-surround-gender

Microsoft accuses public cloud rivals of overlooking enterprise

Software giant talks up its enterprise credentials and heritage, while taking a swipe at its public cloud competitors Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450305025/Microsoft-accuses-public-cloud-rivals-of-overlooking-enterprise

Mobility is about to enter the post-app era, says Gartner

At an event in South Africa, Gartner analysts look ahead to an era of mobility that goes beyond apps Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450305031/Mobility-is-about-to-enter-the-post-app-era-says-Gartner

ESN: a long-term evolution or a game-changing revolution?

There is little doubt that the Home Office’s plan to update the Emergency Services Network is transformational, but how does it compare internationally? Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/ESN-a-long-term-evolution-or-a-game-changing-revolution

Yahoo breach underlines need for Security Serious Week

The recently disclosed Yahoo data breach shows that no business is immune, underlining the need to raise awareness and improve practices, say the organisers of Security Serious Week Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450305046/Yahoo-breach-underlines-need-for-Security-Serious-Week

Lax perimeter security exposes bank to hacker extortion attempt

Failure to follow standard network security best practice has exposed a Californian investment bank to cyber criminals’ demands Linq: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450305054/Lax-perimeter-security-exposes-bank-to-hacker-extortion-attempt