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D&I; in STEM – data, culture and social benefit

In a recent government Science and Technology Committee meeting, a number of experts shared their opinions on the current barriers to increasing diversity in STEM, as well as ways the sector can move past them
SAP and Oracle express solidarity with Ukraine against Russia

SAP and Oracle suspend operations in the Russian Federation after expressing solidarity with Ukraine in the face of the war against it being conducted by Russia
Boardroom does not see ransomware as a priority

Less than a quarter of company directors think ransomware is a top priority for their security teams, according to Egress
Post Office kept quiet over Horizon error in 2006

The Post Office and Fujitsu failed to alert subpostmasters to a software error that caused them to be wrongly blamed for accounting shortfalls
Nato Cyber Security unit tests post-quantum VPN

Nato’s Cyber Security Centre has successfully tested secure communication flows in a post-quantum world using a UK-designed VPN
Direct action is a risky business for Ukraine's volunteer hackers

Hackers have been responding to Ukraine’s call to create an IT army, but there are many reasons why taking direct action in a kinetic conflict is a bad idea

Why post-pandemic reskilling must focus on mainframes

A major contributing factor to UK-wide skills shortages is the significant number of people who have left the workforce since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic
Swedish researcher cuts through the hype around autonomous vehicles

Linköping University’s Michael Felsberg makes realistic predictions about when self-driving cars will become available
English Channel surveillance used ‘to deter and punish migrants’

Instead of opening safe and legal routes to the UK, the country’s border control ecosystem is deploying surveillance technologies in the English Channel to deter migrant crossings, it is claimed

Loft Labs vcluster targets Kubernetes synchonisation customisation frustrations- Open Source Insider

Loft Labs is startup working on developer tooling and platform technology for Kubernetes. The team at Loft Labs has now announced a Plugin System & SDK (Software Development Kit) for its open ... Continue Reading
Progress with resetting UK Skills and Employment Agendas for a decade of Accelerating Change.- When IT Meets Politics

The next objective is to report (by the end of March) on that which can be commenced without the need for new legislation/regulation and to agree plans to launch studies in May on that which may ... Continue Reading
Nutanix analysis: Mission, behaviour & purpose - a new ‘digital culture’ emerges- CW Developer Network

Technology is evolving, obviously, that’s what it does. Due to the perennial flow of innovation and dynamic change, some say that companies are building better digital habits and systems and that ... Continue Reading
CNCF now incubating Knative for serverless & event-driven apps- Open Source Insider

Knative (pronounced kay-native) has just been accepted as a Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Incubating Project. This status happens when the CNCF Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) votes ... Continue Reading

Why training alone is not enough

Among the difficulties IT leaders face is how best to combat the skills crisis and where and when to train internal teams
Server virtualisation is far from dead

Server virtualisation must be looked upon with an expanded and fresh perspective amid the growing adoption of containers and Kubernetes. Here are seven server virtualisation trends to watch
Cyber sector is thriving, but our work has only just begun

The government’s Annual Cyber Sector Report painted a positive picture of the UK security industry. CIISec’s Amanda Finch thinks we can go further in developing cyber talent and opening up the sector