A tweak to how the IR35 tax avoidance legislation works means that from 6 April 2024, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) can no longer be accused of over-collecting tax from non-IR35 compliant public and private sector organisations. The change means that when HMRC calculates how much tax is owed by a public or private sector … Leer más
Since large language models (LLMs) and generative AI (GenAI) are increasingly being embedded into enterprise software, barriers to entry – in terms of how a developer can get started – have almost been removed. There are plenty of off-the-shelf products, such as the various Microsoft Copilot offerings, that target business user productivity. For software developers, … Leer más
Top executives are always on the lookout for leadership best practice. Craig Donald, CIO at The Football Association (The FA), doesn’t have to go far to find inspiration. Just down the corridor at Wembley Stadium are Sarina Wiegman and Gareth Southgate, head coaches of the England women’s and men’s senior football teams. Donald – somewhat … Leer más
Since the beginning of the year, the UK’s mobile phone operators have demonstrated good progress in rolling out new and upgraded 4G coverage in traditionally hard-to-reach areas as part of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) scheme, yet their progress has not been matched by the UK government, whose plans to extend 4G mobile connectivity and … Leer más
A pair of newly-disclosed vulnerabilities in a widely-used remote desktop access application beloved of managed services providers (MSPs) is drawing comparisons to the July 2021 cyber attack on Kaseya, with security experts describing exploitation as trivial. The product in question, ConnectWise ScreenConnect, is widely used by remote workers and IT support teams alike. The first … Leer más
Noting that the future competitiveness of its economy depends on advanced digital network infrastructures and services, and that widespread connectivity is essential for the deployment of services such as telemedicine, automated driving, predictive maintenance of buildings and precision agriculture, the European Union (EU), through the European Commission (EC), has revealed a set of possible actions … Leer más
Toshiba and Orange have carried out an experiment to test quantum-safe networking that could be applied in existing fibre optic networks. The two companies announced they have conducted a detailed series of successful evaluations that delivered quantum key distribution (QKD) coexisting alongside conventional dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) data signals. They also showed 400Gbps quantum secure … Leer más
Stairlift and lift manufacturer Stannah Group said it has made a “significant investment” in a new cloud-based enterprise software roll-out to modernise its IT systems to prepare for the company’s future growth. Stannah is one of the UK’s leading engineering companies, and remains an independent, family-owned and run business, which has sold over 700,000 stairlifts … Leer más
Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has announced the switch-on of its 5G Standalone (5G SA) network in 14 cities across the UK. The 14 locations to gain VMO2 5G SA are Liverpool, Manchester, London, Lincoln, Birmingham, Sheffield, Glasgow, Newcastle, Leeds, York, Belfast, Cardiff, Nottingham and Slough. The switch-on of 5G Standalone follows a year of investment … Leer más
Today’s CISOs face a rapidly expanding threat landscape. And it’s not only the volume of threats adding mounting pressure to the CISO role. Their increasing sophistication is weighing heavier, with social engineering, ransomware and operational technology (OT) and the internet of things (IoT) cited as three principle attack types keeping CISOs up at night. According … Leer más