The idea of pre-recording something so it can be watched later is the foundation on which broadcasting and streaming services are built. But for the consumer, the experience is perceived as something that is instantaneous. In the past, families gathered around a television screen to tune into a favourite programme at the time it […]
The Institute for Government has published a report that indicates the government is in danger of drawing false lessons from the sharing of data during the Covid-19 pandemic. Written by Gavin Freeguard and Paul Shepley, the report, Data sharing during coronavirus: Lessons for government, is based on six roundtables conducted by the IfG in […]
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Ransomware-stricken Royal Mail has reinstated the last remaining international services through Post Office branches following the January 2022 LockBit attack, which left its export services paralysed for weeks. In a notice published today, the postal service said all international export services to all destinations are now available for purchase online, via shipping partners, or […]
The internal IT department of a Lincolnshire-based healthcare provider has expanded to support 15 external organisations, and is reinvesting its profits into the provision of care. F4 IT was created 10 years ago, from the internal IT department at community healthcare provider Care Plus. Over the past decade it has increased from six IT […]
More than seven million people in the UK used open banking last year, five years after the competition regulator forced banks to introduce services. According to figures, reported to Open Banking Limited (OBL) by the nine banks and building societies that had to implement open banking functionality, two million users have been added since […]
The number of women in CIO positions in FTSE 100 companies totalled 25 in 2022, only 10 more than in 2018, according to research by Frank Recruitment Group. When analysing data from several sources, Frank Recruitment Group found women account for only 27% of CIO positions in the FTSE in 2022, with Frank Recruitment […]
In this era of digitalisation, the world is witnessing exponential growth in incidents that compromise the security of information owned by businesses or governments. Recently the Royal Mail’s overseas deliveries suffered severe disruption due to a ransomware attack linked to Russian criminals. In 2022, around 50 Indian government websites were hacked and eight data […]
The US government has launched the Disruptive Technology Strike Force, a collaboration of US law enforcement led by the Justice and Commerce Department, to stop hostile states gaining access to critical US technology. The law enforcement initiative is a response to the growing sophistication of cyber attacks by rogue nation-states, said deputy attorney general […]
A recent SuiteConnect event in London saw executives from Oracle and NetSuite in optimistic mood about prospects for economic growth and new business formation. Oracle NetSuite’s co-founder and executive vice-president Evan Goldberg, Oracle NetSuite’s EMEA senior vice-president Nicky Tozer, and Oracle’s executive vice-president and Cormac Watters were all drinking from half-full glasses. Just ahead of […]