What is total risk? Total risk is an assessment that identifies all the risk factors associated with pursuing a specific course of action. Historically, risks were often addressed in isolation, with little consideration of their interconnected nature. However, in the contemporary business realm, the concept of risk assessment and management has transformed from a siloed, […]

Cosmetics giant L’Oréal has turned to Databricks to help pull together all of the data stored in its disparate cloud platforms to help support its push to personalise the customer experience. The company is pursuing a multicloud strategy in support of its Beauty Tech Data Platform, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) and company data […]

The UK’s internet domain registrar, Nominet, has joined up with its counterparts from across Europe to launch a top-level domain information sharing and analysis centre (TLD ISAC) with the aim of strengthening cyber security capabilities and resilience through increased collaboration among TLD operators. The other authorities joining Nominet to launch the European TLD ISAC […]

Fraud now makes up 41% of all crime in the UK and of that, 80% happens online. These crimes exploit a fundamental weakness in our payments and identity systems that results from the widespread use of personal information. Whether we’re shopping online, or applying for a mortgage, we frequently hand over lots of personal […]

Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. 19 September 2023 Securing Eurovision’s online voting system against cyber attacks Share this item with your network: In this week’s Computer Weekly, we discover how Once.net and Cloudfare defended the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest against cyber attacks. Our buyer’s guide continues to look at integrating software-as-a-service […]

The government is offering £600,000 to former subpostmasters who have had wrongful convictions overturned, to settle their claims – but a lawyer representing many of the victims of the Post Office scandal warns this could pressurise some to accept much less than they are entitled to. A total of 86 former subpostmasters have so […]

What is electronically stored information (ESI)? Electronically stored information (ESI) is data that is created, altered, communicated and stored in digital form. The term itself was legally defined in 2006 following revisions made to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) to help with electronic discovery (e-discovery) and litigation pertaining to electronic records. Types of […]

Accountability, access, diversity, choice, flexibility and transparency are among the key principles the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has set out in its preliminary report on foundational AI models. Discussing the report, Sarah Cardell, CEO of the CMA, said: “The speed at which AI is becoming part of everyday life for people and businesses […]

Encryption is a key component of everyday life for most people, whether messaging on WhatsApp, shopping online, reading articles over a secure HTTPS connection, or protecting their passwords when logging into an application or website. Within the organisation, preventing unauthorised access and safeguarding privacy relies on the encryption of most of the services used […]

The cross-bench Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee (SITC) has launched an inquiry into the cyber resilience of the UK’s critical national infrastructure (CNI) sector and is calling for the security industry to submit evidence in a number of key areas that may ultimately help inform future policy. It said that the UK is […]