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Security in the public cloud explained: A guide for IT and security admins

6 minutes of reading / agile, AI, Amazon, API, automation, AWS, Azure, business continuity, Cloud, cloud computing, cloud-native, compliance, digital transformation, disaster recovery, Google, Google Cloud, machine learning, microservices, Tech, threat intelligence / By

Who is responsible for security in the public cloud? This is a question businesses need to consider as they increasingly deploy more workloads and use cloud-based IT infrastructure, platform services and applications. In Gartner’s How to make integrated IaaS and PaaS more secure than your own data center report, analysts discuss the benefits of adopting…

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Why I’ll keep my Apple Watch Ultra 2 even if the leaked Series 10 redesign is real

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With the Apple Watch Series 10 design possibly leaking this week, I still don’t think I’m convinced I want to ditch my Apple Watch Ultra 2. Even though Apple could upgrade the display so it’s on par with the company’s Ultra model, there are several benefits exclusive to the Apple Watch Ultra 2 that will…

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Why is the ultra-thin iPhone 17 Slim so exciting? It could lead to Apple foldables

4 minutes of reading / agile, Apple, Apple Watch, iPad, iPhone, MacBook, Samsung, Tech / By

Several reports in the past few months claimed that Apple is working on a so-called “iPhone 17 Slim” model that will be larger than the usual iPhone Pro size but smaller than the iPhone Pro Max. The Slim moniker isn’t official, but it indicates that the iPhone in question might be thinner than other iPhone…

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Data leakage in the cloud – can data truly be safe in the cloud?

5 minutes of reading / agile, AI, automation, AWS, Azure, Cloud, compliance, Google, Google Cloud, hybrid cloud, machine learning, Tech / By

As organisations store and process data in the cloud, there are increasing concerns from administrators, data owners and CISOs’ around the possibility of misconfiguration or mishaps that lead to sensitive data being leaked – particularly to public cloud services that fall outside of the intended geographic region. In 2019, Gartner predicted that by 2025, 90%…

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Uncomfortable truth about agile transformations

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Over the past few months, I’ve worked with an experienced clinical psychologist and a PhD-trained research team including a psychologist and an academic behavioural scientist to understand what separates the best-performing teams from those that struggle. Research shows that 81% of business decision-makers in the UK and 89% in the US are concerned about the…

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Proposed AI Bill scuppered by general election – so what comes next?

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The Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill that I introduced was making pleasing progress. I had managed to get the Bill through all House of Lords stages and it was teed up for its passage through the Commons, when, somewhat unexpectedly, on a rainy, otherwise unremarkable Wednesday last month, a General Election was called. A quick refresh…

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CIO interview: Belinda Finch, CIO, IFS

8 minutes of reading / Accenture, agile, AI, Computer, digital transformation, Tech, Technology / By

Technology changes fast and tech jobs are changing just as rapidly, according to Belinda Finch, CIO at enterprise technology company IFS. Finch joined IFS late last year from mobile company Three, where she led Three’s digital transformation and helped to drive system developments to support customer experience as CIO. She has also held senior leadership…

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The Security Interviews: What is the real cyber threat from China?

9 minutes of reading / 5G, agile, Alibaba, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Baidu, Computer, Huawei, Meta, Microsoft, Tech, Tencent, Xiaomi / By

On 6 January 2020, when Ciaran Martin announced he was stepping down from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) later in the year, he had no way of knowing the UK was on the brink of the biggest public health crisis in a century, and that the NCSC’s energies were shortly to be diverted to…

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NAO report highlights tech failings in flagship DWP project

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The National Audit Office’s (NAO’s) report into delays in the Department of Work and Pensions’ (DWP) Pension Dashboard Programme (PDP) has identified several project failures that contributed towards delays. Once completed, the PDP could benefit millions of people by providing a secure, comprehensive and online point of access for information about their pensions. However, the…

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