Worldwide IT spending is set to reach $3.5 trillion in 2017, an increase of 2.4 per cent compared to last year, according to analyst group Gartner. The organisation suggests this rise is partly due to new opportunities for the sale of digital transformation solutions, which is driving spending as customers begin to demand more from cloud suppliers and other IT services.
The Department of Health has published a report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and National Data Guardian, Dame Fiona Caldicott, that calls for NHS trusts to value data security as highly as their finances. As a result of the report, the government has pledged to dedicate £21 million to help strengthen data security at the 27 major trauma centres located around the country.
European firms are increasingly their investment in public cloud services despite ongoing concerns about security, according to a survey conducted by Barracuda Networks.
Spending on IT infrastructure for cloud computing is expected to exceed spending for traditional employment by 2020, with global cloud costs likely to reach $40 billion this year and to top non-cloud services by 2020.
Government-run TÜV SÜD United Kingdom has achieved Certified Body status for the test and validation of IT systems as part of the government's Cyber Essentials programme, which is designed to protect businesses from cyber security threats.
Britons using government website data.gov.uk have been urged to change their passwords after private information was accidentally leaked to a "third party system".
More than one in three British 15-year-olds meet the criteria to be considered "extreme internet users", reportedly spending at least a quarter of their day online.
More than half of IT security professionals are concerned that the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation in May 2018 will prevent them from using the cloud to store sensitive data.
London is the most connected city in the world, with only seven per cent of its residents currently unconnected, according to new figures published by the Wireless Broadband Alliance.
The UK government has launched a new Cyber Schools Programme aimed to provide students aged between 14 and 18 with some of the skills necessary to work in the cyber security industry.
A new study has found that the majority of businesses expect to push forward with their plans for digital transformation despite concerns prompted by high profile cyber attacks.
One in ten small and medium sized businesses are at risk of data breaches due to a lack of cyber security, according to a new study. Based on a survey conducted by Reckon, the study found that 10 per cent of SME owners and employees are putting their company at risk of attack by regularly handling sensitive data on their personal accounts and devices.
Half of UK companies have suffered a cyber security breach or attack in the past 12 months, increasing to two thirds when referring to medium and large businesses only, according to new government data.
Spending on cloud-based security services saw a significant increase in the past year, according to data from Gartner.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said he would like to see London transformed into the "world's leading smart city" as he launched London Technology Week in the capital.
Employees who are distracted while at work are more likely to cause a human error and risk data security, according to a new poll.
At least 10 million homes across Britain will have access to ultrafast broadband by 2022 if the Conservatives win the General Election, Theresa May has announced.
Around 43 per cent of all data breaches in the UK take place in the health sector, according to new statistics released by data security and encryption company Egress. According to the report, there have been a total of 2,447 data breaches between January 2014 and December 2016, which works out as almost four times more than the second highest in the sector, the local government.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has said the Capital is now open to technology investment from around the globe ahead of the London Technology Week festival, which begins on 12 June. According to Mr Khan, the festival will give the city to opportunity to showcase its ideas, and cement its position as Europe's leading technology hub.
Research has revealed that 82 per cent of public cloud databases are unencrypted, leaving them completely open to cyber attacks and data theft.
Nearly half of companies believe Artificial Intelligence (AI) will transform their industry, but only a third feel their business currently has the skills to adopt data-driven technologies.
Cloud computing is moving passed its benefit tipping point, with many of its capabilities and cost efficiencies now exceeding those achieved by in-house data centres around the world, according to a new white paper from the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC).
Less than half of chief information officers (CIOs) see investment in cyber security as a priority, new research suggests.
Chief information officers will have a “major role” to play in preparing their businesses for the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), IT experts say. Stephen Prentice, vice-president of Gartner, said the impact of AI in the workplace will “force” companies to rethink their business strategies.
Police in Durham are about to start using an artificial intelligence (AI) system to help officers decide whether or not to keep a suspect in custody. The system, called Hart, has shown to be 98 per cent accurate in tests, but some experts are warning it could skew decisions.
The personal information of 26,000 Debenhams Flowers customers has been compromised in a cyber attack. The attack, which targeted Ecomnova, a third-party company which owns the Flowers website, means payment details, names and addresses were potentially taken. The website is separate to Debenhams' main website, Debenhams.com, which was unaffected by the attack.
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is to appoint the capital’s first ever chief digital officer (CDO) as part of an effort to turn London into a ‘smart’ city. The new CDO will be responsible for building on existing digital initiatives and drafting a Smart London Strategy, designed to use more smart technologies.
The best place in the UK to enjoy mobile 4G coverage is Middlesbrough, and Bournemouth is the worst, according to a new report. Which?, the consumer group, and analyst Open Signal analysed data from mobile phones in 20 cities in the UK, drawing up a ranking of the good and not-so-good places to get decent 4G coverage. Top 5 Middlesbrough/Teesside - 82.7 per cent
Cloud computing projects are set to become commonplace in the finance sector in the coming years as banks reveal they will start entrusting core systems to public cloud providers, according to an industry expert.
Businesses are still failing to take even the most basic steps to protect their companies from cyber crime, a new report from Verizon shows. The firm’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report found that, despite the risks, companies aren’t using strong passwords and are not protecting against decades-old, well-established forms of cyber crime.
The digital technology sector is set to become the fastest-growing industry in Greater Birmingham in the next five years, a new study has predicted. According to research by property group JLL and business consultancy Tech City UK, the tech sector will add £1.1 billion in GVA to the economy in the city's wider regions by 2022.
There are a host of benefits for councils and other public sector organisations moving to the cloud - but they must “do their homework” before switching, according to a new study. Researchers at Brunel University London said local authorities should prepare thoroughly and have proper leadership in place before they move IT services to the internet.
One third of CIOs have admitted that their organisation has fallen victim to a major cyber attack in the past two years, according to the 2017 Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO Survey.
The government is to invest £93 million in artificial intelligence over the next four years as part of its £1 billion Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF).
Many applications using open source code have some kind of security vulnerability, new research suggests. Analysis by Black Duck, a security firm, of more than a thousand open source applications found 60 per cent were in some way vulnerable. The firm said its findings should be an “eye-opener” for cyber security professionals.
Around 46 per cent of British businesses have discovered at least one cyber breach or attack on their company in the past 12 months, according to a new government survey. This proportion rises by two-thirds among medium and large companies, with almost seven in ten identifying a breach or attack last year alone.
Businesses are preparing to expand their cloud usage over the next 12 months, with most companies seeking hybrid offerings, according to new research.
Enterprises around the world are accelerating the adoption of encryption strategies as a result of increasing data security risks, with 41 per cent of respondents stating that their organisation has an encryption strategy consistently applied across their enterprise.
The UK’s small to medium-sized firms are failing to train their staff on cyber security despite them citing online crime as the number one threat to their businesses. A poll of 250 UK SMEs by CFC Underwriting, an insurer, found 27 per cent don’t train their staff in cyber-awareness, leaving their firm vulnerable to online threats.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has announced it is set to conduct a review this summer into the current advertising standards of 'fibre' broadband services following the unveiling of government concerns that many ISPs utilise copper connections.
Security remains the number one concern among business executives when it comes to storing data in the cloud, despite accelerated adoption across all industries.
Nearly half of large UK companies have been hit by a ransomware attack in the past year with some of those affected lacking a formal policy to deal with this type of cyber crime. A survey by Citrix of 500 UK-based IT decision-makers at firms with 250 employees or more found that 48 per cent had fallen victim to a successful ransomware attack.
Communications regulator Ofcom is to limit the amount that BT can charge its rivals to use its Openreach network as part of an effort to promote competition. Ofcom said it would place a cap on the amount BT can charge for its superfast broadband services, which have a maximum speed of 40Mb/s.
Britons are put off from starting up their own businesses because they don’t think they have the right technological know-how to do so, new research suggests.
Bankers believe artificial intelligence (AI) will “revolutionise” the way financial institutions will gather information and communicate with their customers, according to a new report by Accenture. Its study, canvassing the views of 600 bankers and tech and industry experts, found banks will use AI to help better-understand what customers want and improve communication.
The rapidly changing digital landscape means the government will need to spend at least £725 million over the next few years if it is to have staff equipped to deal with emerging challenges, according to a new report from the National Audit Office (NAO).
Landline and broadband customers who suffer slow repairs and other forms of poor service could get money back automatically under proposals set out by Ofcom, the communications regulator. The compensation plans would also benefit some businesses, because around a third of SMEs choose residential landline and broadband services for their internet and phone provision.
Some councils are not fully prepared for strict new data protection measures coming into force early next year, according to a new report from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the watchdog responsible for enforcing the new rules.
Chief information officers and IT managers are adopting hybrid cloud models as they look to use a combination of public and private cloud solutions to manage their operations, according to a new report.
Travel trade organisation Abta says a cyber attack on its website may have affected around 43,000 people. About 1,000 files accessed could hold personal data of individuals who have made a complaint about an Abta-registered travel agent.
