ICO under fire for taking limited action over serious data breaches

Lawyers and data protection experts have criticised the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for limiting its enforcement action against Thames Valley Police (TVP) and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), despite serious data protection failings that placed the lives of witnesses and prisoners at risk. While TVP was reprimanded for disclosing information that led to “suspected […]

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Microsoft slammed for hitting European cloud users with ‘unfair, additional’ charges

European enterprises and public sector organisations are spending billions of pounds extra each year for the privilege of running software they own in the Microsoft Azure public cloud, suggests research published by non-profit Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE). The research, carried out by Frédéric Jenny, emeritus professor of economics at the ESSEC […]

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Government announces £21m AI diagnostic fund as NHS hits 75

Health and Social Care secretary Steve Barclay has announced £21m funding for the NHS, ahead of the 75th anniversary of its founding by the post-war Labour government. The funding is said to be for patient diagnosis using artificial intelligence (AI) software. According to the government, NHS Trusts will be able to apply to an “AI Diagnostic […]

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What is an iPad? | Definition from TechTarget

What is an iPad? The iPad is a touchscreen tablet PC made by Apple. The original iPad debuted in 2010. Apple has four iPad product lines: iPad, iPad mini, iPad Air and iPad Pro. All models are available in a variety of colors. They run Apple iPadOS mobile operating system (OS) and have Wi-Fi and […]

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Generative AI: Data privacy, backup and compliance

Generative or conversational artificial intelligence (AI) tools have attracted a lot of attention, as well as some controversy, as applications such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard create human-like responses to queries or prompts. These apps draw on large databases of content and raise questions around intellectual property, privacy and security. In this article, […]

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NHS England hires internally to fill CIO role

The search for a new CIO to oversee digital technology at NHS England is now over. The NHS in England has been in search of a new CIO following the announcement that it would be merging with NHS Digital, which saw the then CIO Simon Bolton leaving the organisation, citing “personal reasons” in a tweet. […]

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Lancaster University launches trailblazing cyber MBA

Lancaster University is gearing up to launch a new MBA programme via its Lancaster University Management School (LUMS), delivering cyber security leadership education to business executives. Developed with input from cyber consultancy Templar Executives, the university believes the course will be a “unique proposition” and has just secured backing and certification from the UK’s […]

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