CDO interview: Robert Michael, group head of data, DFS

You can tell you’ve made it the top of the competitive world of digital leadership when you become synonymous with your company’s data strategy. Data Bob – or Robert Michael, as he’s otherwise known – is group head of data at retailer DFS. He was the company’s first data chief and his efforts to […]

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IT Sustainability Think Tank: Green IT regulations and the datacentre

Digital infrastructure operations face increased scrutiny by local, national, and transnational authorities on financial and operational fronts. Financial reporting requirements are being expanded to include climate disclosure requirements – reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reduction goals and the financial implications of risks and opportunities – in countries around the globe. Municipal, state, […]

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Salesforce to invest $4bn in its UK business over five years

Zahra Bahrololoumi, CEO of Salesforce for UK and Ireland, announced at the supplier’s World Tour London conference that it would invest $4bn in its own UK business over the next five years. At the event, the company also unveiled some artificial intelligence (AI) enhancements to its various software-as-a-service products. In a statement, Bahrololoumi said: […]

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AI can never be given control over combat decisions, Lords told

Introducing autonomy into weapon systems will increase the unpredictability of armed conflict due to the technical inability of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to parse complex contextual factors, Lords have been told. During the latest session of the House of Lords AI weapons committee – which was set up at the end of January 2023 […]

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What is a Security Token?

What is a security token? A security token is a physical or wireless device that provides two-factor authentication (2FA) for users to prove their identity in a login process. It is typically used as a form of identification for physical access or as a method of computer system access. A token can be an item […]

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SGN pens IT service desk outsourcing deal

SGN has swapped an IT managed service from Fujitsu with a five-year agreement with CGI as part of its plans to introduce features such as artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up service desk response times. The UK gas distributor worked with Japanese supplier Fujitsu over the past five years, but opted for CGI after a […]

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NHS data stolen in Manchester Uni ransomware attack

The cyber criminal organisation behind the developing ransomware attack on the University of Manchester appears to have accessed and stolen personally identifiable information (PII) on over a million NHS patients whose data was held by the university for research purposes. According to The Independent, which was first to report the latest development, the dataset […]

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The time to implement an internal AI usage policy is now

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in organisations is increasingly widespread, thanks to its ability to increase efficiency, reduce the time that needs to be dedicated to more menial tasks, and rapidly solve complex problems.  But, as with any emerging technology, AI’s growth in popularity establishes a new attack surface for malicious actors to […]

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Virgin Media O2 switches on XGS-PON network through Nexfibre

After initiating trials of the advanced optical networking technology on its live full-fibre infrastructure towards the end of 2022, UK communications firm Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) is now starting to sell services powered by XGS-PON through the Nexfibre next-generation fibre joint venture it’s a part of. Explaining the reasons for lighting up XGS-PON, VMO2 […]

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