The UK government has for the first time established a Whitehall department dedicated to science and technology policy. As part of a reshuffle that sees the creation of four new departments, prime minister Rishi Sunak has announced the formation of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), combining responsibilities for tech-related policies that […]
Even though the UK’s fibre sector is hot right now, with unprecedented availability to gigabit access, a row is brewing in the industry following UK comms regulator Ofcom’s indication it will not intervene to prevent Openreach from introducing new wholesale pricing arrangements for its full-fibre services, known as the Equinox 2 offer. The broadband […]
UK firms that run a relatively small number of servers in their datacentres are more likely to prioritise achieving energy efficiency than those with a much larger server farm footprint, research suggests. A survey commissioned by server manufacturer, ASUS, reports that there is a distinct difference in the attitude of companies towards making their […]
No one was quite sure where the never-ending flurry of fires and Indonesian car crashes were coming from. But the system would keep flagging them, according to Josh Sklar. The former content moderator once worked on the team at Instagram that assessed posts flagged by artificial intelligence (AI) as likely to be problematic. And […]
Security incidents are events that may indicate that an organization’s systems or data have been compromised or that measures put in place to protect them have failed. In IT, a security event is anything that has significance for system hardware or software, and an incident is an event that disrupts normal operations. Security events are […]
European police have shut down an encrypted messaging service used by thousands of people including members of organised crime groups. A joint operation led by Dutch and German police has led to over 45 arrests following a multi-country probe into the Exclu encrypted messaging service. Police covertly read decrypted communications on the app for […]
The websites and mobile applications of some of the UK’s most popular retail banks are riddled with security flaws that are putting consumers at risk of falling victim to digitally enabled fraud, according to a report from consumer organisation Which?. Out of the banks assessed by Which? and security testing specialists Red Maple, Virgin […]
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An information-sharing platform set up to help banks prevent money laundering has evolved to fight a wider range of financial crimes. The platform, originally known as AML Bridge, has proved effective in supporting banks’ efforts to tackle authorised push payment (APP) fraud. During a trial of the software last year, Salv, the financial technology […]
The government has been urged to address the issues with its apprenticeship levy, which has been criticised for being needlessly restrictive. An open letter from several industry bodies has highlighted around £3.5bn in levy funds have been left unused because of the rules surrounding how businesses can spend contributions. Julian David, chief executive of […]