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Will you celebrate success at the Security Awards 2020?
This year we will present a special one-time prize for security performance in the coronavirus pandemic
Entries are now open for the Technology Product Awards 2020
The Technology Product Awards are the only Computing event where our readers choose the winners
Microsoft in talks to acquire TikTok, despite Presidential warnings - updated
Microsoft is considering acquiring popular app TikTok's US operations, despite security concerns and the possibility of a ban in the near future
Government's test-and-trace programme is illegal under GDPR
The government skipped essential data privacy impact assessments in its rush to get the system up and running
Social engineering attack compromises influential Twitter accounts
Attackers paid a Twitter employee to provide access to accounts including those of Bill Gates, Barack Obama and Elon Musk
UK IT Awards: Deadline extended to 31st July
The impact of recent months make this the perfect time to recognise IT's leaders
Work across the organisation to ensure UCC value
It can’t be a top-down decision - different departments will have different requirements
"It just works" - how one vendor is supporting local councils during COVID-19
Kingston & Sutton and Hackney Councils praised Google’s support for remote working at Computing’s latest Deskflix event
The 2020 Cloud Excellence Awards are open for entries
This year the Cloud Awards boast new categories: Best Cloud Automation Solution and Most Innovative Use of Data in the Cloud, among others
Scrutiny is key to the success of digital immunity passports
Is the convenience of a digital coronavirus immunity document worth the privacy concerns and investment, asks Emma Wright of law firm Kemp Little
Don't let the pandemic destroy your DevOps culture, says Clearvision
CTO Matt Muschol warned Deskflix delegates not to let remote working get in the way of their DevOps progress
New vote denies further delay to IR35 private sector reforms
MPs voted down a delay in the IR35 reforms to the 2023-24 tax year
APM 4.0 for Industry 4.0: The five key essentials
How can businesses realise the results of APM 4.0?
Working from home, staying secure: 14 Identity & Access Management tools to deal with the coronavirus fallout
With record numbers working remotely during the COVID-19 crisis, CIOs and CISOs must look at how to maintain identity and access securely across a dispersed network
Starschema fights COVID-19 with single source of truth for infection data
The free data set collates epidemiological information from COVID-19 cases that worldwide public health authorities have reported, ready for analysis
NASA forgot about the egress costs for its 247 petabyte data store on AWS
The space agency is set to increase its storage by 215 petabytes, but failed to factor in the costs to retrieve that data from the cloud
Interview: Nimisha Patel, CIO of the Year
“I always wanted to be a CIO, but there were times I thought I would never make it,” says CIO of the Year Nimisha Patel
When hunting for a new IT solution, understand the problem first
Ian Hill of BAM Group warns against being distracted by bells and whistles
The Women in Tech Excellence Awards return in November
The Women in Tech Awards celebrate all steps on the career ladder: from rising stars to outstanding returners
Digital Technology Leaders Awards - meet the judges
The judging panel combine decades of experience across all aspects of digital
The Women in Tech Festival returns for 2020
The Festival was a great success in 2019, and Computing and CRN are pleased to bring it back this year to celebrate the success of women in IT and the channel
Who's leading in DevOps? Click here to see the shortlist for DevOps Excellence 2020
Did you make the cut?
Computing launches the IT Leaders' Festival 2020
If you work in IT, this is the place to be to learn about the current and future state of the industry, new technologies and how your business can take advantage of them
Trainline's machine learning could save travellers £340 million this year
The SplitSave feature uses machine learning, with Trainline's massive data repositories, to efficiently calculate the best way to save customers money
Are you gambling on cybersecurity?
Cybersecurity is a high stakes game and people aren't aware of the risks, says professional poker player and statistician Liv Boeree
Computing's Digital Technology Leaders Awards return for 2020
The event, dedicated to technologists, returns for another year and is open for entries now
Crown Prosecution Service declares 'war on disks' is almost over
The CPS has transformed the way it handles multimedia, to raise security and lower costs
Interested in DevOps? You should be at DevOps Live 2020
Time is running out to register for Computing's annual DevOps event
Carnival Corp's edge computing could change the face of the travel industry
Can intelligence-led service introduce cruise travel to a younger generation?
Tackling the STEM 'bro-culture': why women need to build networks of their own
"Society discourages women from entering STEM fields," says entrepreneur Christine Telyan
Interview with Red Hat, five-times winner at the Technology Product Awards 2019
Werner Knoblich pointed to Red Hat's commitment to open source as the reason for its success
Interview with Sumo Logic, Best Enterprise Security Product - Intelligence and Analytics at the Technology Product Awards 2019
Head of Pre-Sales Engineering Clive McDonald tells Computing that companies should not have to discard data to control costs
CRM in 2020 - it's all about the customer
With growing interest in AI, Computing Delta predicts customer relationship management will catch up with other enterprise IT systems in 2020
China orders replacement of all foreign hardware and software
Government offices and public institutions will need to replace as many as 30 million devices
$5 million bounty placed on Russian hackers responsible for Dridex banking malware
The FBI and US Department of State have placed a record-breaking bounty on Maksim Yakubets and Igor Turashev
FBI seeks warrant to obtain detailed personal information from Sony
The Bureau has asked for messaging history and even game progress in trying to track down a suspect
Women in IT Excellence Awards 2019 - here are your winners
Another night celebrating the amazing women smashing biases - and the glass ceiling - in tech
"Security campaigns do not work," says infosec professor Adam Joinson
The psychologist and IT expert insists that employees are not the weak link in security that everyone assumes them to be
The Security Excellence Awards 2019 - in pictures
The best photos from the big night
Automation is key to escaping 'Excel hell'
Third-party risk requires constant monitoring, but too many businesses are stuck using manual approaches
Registrations are open for DevOps Live 2020
DevOps is all about change, and this summit is the perfect way to stay abreast of all the new developments
Tension-by-design is a healthy way to run cybersecurity, say panellists
Managing the friction between compliance and security is all about empathy
Announcing the winners of the Security Excellence Awards 2019
The winners showed an outstanding level of skill and competence in their chosen fields
Here are the winners of the UK IT Industry Awards 2019
After the glitz and glamour, who walked away with a gong?
Reserve your place for the UK IT Industry Awards now
There's just one week to go until the UK IT industry meets again in Battersea Park, London
New Relic: "Cloud migration is shifting to modernisation"
Computing awards are a chance for companies to "challenge themselves against the best in class"