AI Safety Summit review | Computer Weekly

After all the hype and debate about the AI Safety Summit, there’s one question that really matters: What will change as a result? While there was general consensus among attendees around the summit being a good first step, particularly due to the involvement of China amid rising tensions with western governments, many others were concerned … Leer más

Gartner Symposium: It’s all about AI

Gartner’s annual Symposium event in Barcelona kicked off with an upbeat keynote message, exploring the huge opportunities artificial intelligence (AI) has opened up for chief information officers (CIOs) and IT leaders. However, Gartner found that 38% of CIOs do not have an AI vision statement and only 4% say their data is ready. Gabriela Vogel, … Leer más

IR plans: The difference between disaster and recovery

The inevitability of an organisation being hit by a cyber attack has shot up in recent years, illustrated with frequent news reports of major businesses becoming victims of ransomware, data loss, and critical system downtime. It only takes one catastrophic blow to halt operations and cause significant financial, reputational, and legal repercussions. An incident response … Leer más

Shadow IT use at Okta behind series of damaging breaches

An Okta employee who signed into their personal Google account on a company-owned device appears to have been the source a breach that is now known to have impacted a total of 134 downstream customers, including several other suppliers of authentication services. The breach, which began on 28 September and lasted until 17 October, saw … Leer más

Businesses show increased confidence in 5G performance

Confidence is growing in the role 5G networks can play in the business arena, with the majority of respondents in a research study from shared network infrastructure provider Boldyn Networks showing the majority of organisations feel more confident in 5G performance than ever before, and that 5G availability has a direct impact on business performance. The … Leer más

Designing software for efficient IT operations

Is digital transformation purely a question of speed? It would be easy to think so, given that transformation is commonly associated with a shift to more rapid deployment of software, features and services. The sooner you get these into production, the theory goes, the sooner you can start delivering value. And it follows that the … Leer más

Incident response planning requires constant testing

By Published: 03 Nov 2023 The primary step towards a robust incident response plan is to get testing. It’s crucial not to wait until you’re faced with an issue to test all elements of the plan, especially around critical systems and processes. Involve relevant stakeholders across the business as though a serious incident is occurring … Leer más

Executive interview: Sergio Gago, Moody’s

The question of “Why invest in quantum computing now?” is one every CIO should be asking. When compared to the evolutionary path of traditional computing, Sergio Gago, managing director for artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and quantum at Moody’s, says: “We used to joke in the industry that quantum computing is roughly in the late … Leer más

Colt completes Lumen EMEA acquisition

Colt Technology Services (Colt), has closed the acquisition of the EMEA business of enterprise communications technology services provider Lumen for $1.8bn. Working on a principle that “disrupting an industry requires a deep understanding of business needs and an investment in continuous innovation”, Lumen has built a portfolio that ranges from metro connectivity services to long-haul … Leer más

Oz comms milestone claimed as nbn upgrades fixed wireless network

The operators of the nbn, the digital backbone of Australia designed to deliver reliable, fast, resilient and secure broadband across the country, have announced a series of improvements to the fixed wireless elements of the network, proposing enhancements to connectivity speeds with the first 16,000 homes and businesses across nbn Fixed Wireless areas now able … Leer más