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February 28
- Hired report reveals the most in-demand software skills
- Terrorists and politicians exposed by Dow Jones data leak
- Facebook is subject to 10 major GDPR investigations
- D-Wave reveals its super-charged quantum computing platform
February 27
- MWC 2019: VMware says telcos must move 5G infrastructure into the cloud to stay ahead
- Hackers target Elasticsearch clusters in fresh malware campaign
- USB naming scheme becomes even more confusing after latest rebrand
- Bare metal flaw allows hackers to put backdoors into cloud servers
- Sauce Labs doubles down on EU growth with Frankfurt data centre
- Quickbooks launches MTD suite for small businesses
- Resistance to change and retaining talent among most difficult challenges for CIOs
- MWC 2019: Oracle is leading businesses to slice-as-a-service networking
February 26
- Vodafone boss demands US share what evidence it has on Huawei
- MWC 2019: Vodafone is bringing affordable IoT to SMEs
- Smart home device manufacturers must do more to protect users from hacking
- techUK urges companies to integrate digital ethics into business decision-making
- Digital tax overhaul could generate £46 billion for UK economy
- Amazon to create 1,000 UK apprenticeships in ML and robotics
- Microsoft makes Windows Defender ATP available for Windows 7 and 8.1 devices
- Social media conversations reveal surging demand for mobile payments
- MWC 2019: The most exciting 5G use cases still haven't been imagined
- Tech companies need more help meeting Making Tax Digital commitments
February 25
- HPE and Continental partner on blockchain data marketplace
- OnePlus showcases Qualcomm-powered 5G prototype at MWC
- Samsung Galaxy Fold vs Huawei Mate X: Fight of the foldable phones
- Flaws in 4G and 5G could allow attackers to launch DoS attacks and track location
- Hackers abuse LinkedIn DMs to plant malware
- GCHQ boss says UK must be vigilant againt Chinese tech firms
- Health Secretary bans pagers from NHS hospitals
- Some GPs risk violating GDPR by signing up to changes in childhood health data sharing
- Microsoft unveils HoloLens 2 with a enterprise laser-focus
- Demand for IT Professionals increasing by nearly a third
- Government can do more to wipe out national infrastructure not-spots
- Qlik will buy Attunity to boost enterprise data management and analytics
February 24
- Huawei Mate X: The "world's fastest" foldable 5G smartphone
February 22
- NHSX will take over the digital transformation reins in the NHS
- Labour reports data breach to the ICO after MPs join The Independent Group
- 19-year-old vulnerability in WinRAR finally fixed
- Google employees win class action rights after long-fought fight
- Malware mining Monero discovered using hacking tools to infect Windows systems
- Google introduces hybrid cloud platform for flexible environments
- Trump softens stance on foreign tech companies
- Check Point reveals cloud and mobile security threats are growing
- O2 5G network will launch later this year
- Microsoft unleashes Office app for Windows 10
February 21
- Criminals are building a cyber extortion 'micro-economy' by monetising stolen corporate data
- UK yet to decide security policy for 5G rollout
- Microsoft flags IIS flaw that could lead to 100% CPU usage spikes when exploited
- Government to hold talks with Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg over regulating tech giants
- UK universities receive £110m to fund AI Masters and PhD courses
- Popular password managers found to have serious flaws
- Samsung reveals its foldable smartphone
- Samsung announces 5G-enabled smartphone
February 20
- Huawei champions 5G infrastructure efforts ahead of MWC 2019
- Government touts new measures to crack down on malicious drone usage
- Google admits error for not disclosing mic in Nest alarm
- GitHub build out its bug bounty programme and increases reward for spotted flaws
- Microsoft points finger at Fancy Bear for Euro-election hacks
- EU and Ukraine to mount joint exercise to defend against Russian cyberattacks
- Government pressing ahead with Making Tax Digital despite calls for further delay
- Cloud resources are increasingly targeted by cyber criminals
- Kaspersky CyberTrace aims to boost threat intelligence for faster cyber attack response
February 19
- Qualcomm reveals Snapdragon X55 to drive 5G into 2020
- Spectre vulnerabilities cannot be mitigated by software alone
- Hackers can seize control of Xiaomi scooters by exploiting security flaw
- UK ranks second in best European countries for startups
- Rietspoof malware strain spreads via Facebook Messenger and Skype
- Microsoft continues Linux involvement with direct access to files from Windows
- Huawei founder hits back at US ban, claims its tech is "more advanced"
- Swedish Healthcare hotline in potential GDPR snafu after 2.7m sensitive calls exposed
February 18
- Facebook behaves like "digital gangsters" with customer data, MPs warn
- Institute of Coding releases £5 million to developing UK digital skills projects
- Cryptocurrency miners found on Microsoft Store
- Vodafone switches on 5G at Manchester Airport
- OpenAI refuses to make its AI writer open source over fake news fears
February 15
- The ICO wants a wider remit where data is used
- Windows 10 begins early testing for major 2020 upgrade
- Maltese banking giant took entire IT systems offline to prevent €13 million cyber theft
- Dating app hit by data breach on Valentine's day
- JP Morgan reveals its own cryptocurrency, despite Bitcoin scepticism
- Quarter of CISOs say job strain is causing physical and mental health issues
February 14
- Slack adds new tools designed for developers of all abilities
- You could face 15 years in jail for clicking a link under new UK anti-terror law
- Apple's former ‘head of insider trading’ charged with insider trading
- Majority of CIOs feel unfulfilled and hamstrung by internal politics, report finds
- IBM pushes Watson onto other cloud services
- UK and US team up to create drone swarms for emergency services
February 13
- Cultural resistance, not tech, is holding innovation back, Oracle research claims
- NHS should ditch pen and paper for email, says Health Secretary
- Zero-day flaws in Internet Explorer and Exchange patched by Microsoft
- Mozilla will use Ubisoft's AI to stamp out Firefox bugs before release
- Huawei tries to compare itself to the All Blacks to champion 5G tech
- Malicious Windows app can bypass macOS security to steal data
- Home Office data use faces increased independent scrutiny
- Google releases Hire recruitment automation service in UK
- Healthcare providers slowly embrace benefits of hybrid cloud
- Tech consortium pledges to make tech employment fairer
February 12
- US email provider wiped out by hacker
- British ‘hacker’ Lauri Love invokes Victorian law in bid to get back seized computers
- Facebook facing scrutiny amid claims it encourages spread of misinformation
- Apple facing class action lawsuit because its 2FA is ‘too disruptive’
- Ordnance Survey to use solar-powered drone to grab better images of Earth
- Hacker stereotype is putting grads off cyber security roles
- Mendix natively integrates with IBM Cloud to open Watson AI access
- CIOs will drive culture change as much as HR chiefs in 2021
- UK tries to convince EU to go after Chinese hackers
February 11
- Majority of firms have been breached in the last year, fuelling threat detection investment
- Trump to sign off ‘American AI Initiative’
- Government wants to “dispel misconceptions” around girls studying STEM subjects
- Swiss government invites hackers to attack its e-voting platform
- EU nations will face sanctions if they deal with Huawei, warns US
- Robots, AI and Alexa to transform NHS
- Government needs to ensure Brexit doesn't stymie 5G and broadband development, says CBI
- Google's Adiantum aims to bring encryption to low-end smartphones and devices
February 8
- Amazon outlines regulatory framework for facial recognition
- EE employee hacked ex-girlfriend's phone
- Widely-used iOS apps recording screens without user permission
- Article 13 is back on, Google bears bad news
- Huawei thrives and dives in Trump and Thailand 5G disagreement
- Mumsnet reports data breach to ICO after problematic cloud move
- Housing developer hit with fine over data protection failure
- IBM scores a major cloud win with multi-million dollar deal
February 7
- Raspberry Pi opens its first high street store in Cambridge
- Revealed: Huawei’s ‘five-year plan’ to address UK security fears
- Labour wants to create a regulator with the power to break up tech monopolies
- Children's smartwatch recalled due to "serious" hacking risk
February 6
- Kofax acquisitions bolster Intelligent Automation platform
- European Commission says tech giants are more effectively examining illegal hate speech
- Exclusive: European Microsoft 365 outage sent Department for Education’s IT into “meltdown”
- Dell EMC updates security software to protect multi-cloud businesses
- Google launches Password Checkup and Cross Account Protection
- Virgin Media can now deliver 8Gbps hyperfast broadband
- Almost 60,000 data breaches reported since May
- Lack of collaboration between IT and business hindering digital transformation
- Commvault ushers in new leadership to drive growth
February 5
- Sophisticated new phishing campaign targets the C-suite
- Electoral Reform Society urges reform of ‘wild west’ political campaigning online
- NHS legacy IT at fault for mismanaged health screenings
- FBI use startup for Huawei sting
- Civil Service and techUK team up to fast-track innovation in digital service creation
February 4
- USA, China and Japan named as new leaders in AI development
- Irish data regulator launches GDPR probe after organisations 'misspell' filmmaker’s name
- CDW confirmed as headline sponsor for UKCA 2019
- WhatsApp gains biometric security support on iOS
- Cryptocurrency exchange loses access to $145m of user funds
- Student Loans Company hit by a million cyber attacks last year
- ICO to investigate Google over GDPR violations
- ICO fines Leave.EU and Arron Banks' insurance £120,000 over marketing law breaches
February 1
- Metro Bank targeted with 2FA-bypassing SS7 attacks
- Cloud computing dominates Amazon profits
- 5G security concerns persist with new research pointing to critical flaw
- Collections #2-5 unearthed with 2.2 billion unique records now exposed online
- TSB IT meltdown results in £100m loss
- Intel names Robert Swan as its seventh CEO
- Higher minimum wage could lead to maximum automation
- Google+ is finally being killed-off