How the collapse of local cloud provider caused biz continuity issues in UK government
And that was on top of a £17.5M underwriting bill for insolvent UKCloud
PaaS + IaaS03 Mar 2025 | 20
United Kingdom
Payday from hell as several British banks report major outages
Many can't access online banking although customers can keep tapping away in shops
Off-Prem28 Feb 2025 | 96
London celebrity talent agency reports itself to ICO following Rhysida attack claims
Showbiz members' passport scans already plastered online
Cyber-crime19 Feb 2025 | 2
Bank of England Oracle Cloud bill balloons – but when you print money, who's counting?
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street to pay millions for 'amended implementation methodology'
Databases17 Feb 2025 | 26
TechUK demands that Britain's chip strategy is crisped up
Trade body wants recommendations fast-tracked and fabs designated critical national infrastructure
Systems17 Feb 2025 | 9
2 charged over alleged New IRA terrorism activity linked to cops' spilled data
Officer says mistakenly published police details were shared 'a considerable amount of times'
Security14 Feb 2025 | 21
NARROWER TOPICS
UK government insiders say AI datacenters may be a pricey white elephant
Economy-boosting bit barn? Not in my back yard, some locals expected to say
On-Prem12 Feb 2025 | 119
Oxford researchers pull off quantum first with distributed gate teleportation
Einstein’s spooky action at a distance just got an upgrade
Science12 Feb 2025 | 57
Man who binned 7,500 Bitcoin drive now wants to buy entire landfill to dig it up
More than a decade on, waste experts say the odds of finding those coins are next to nil
Bootnotes11 Feb 2025 | 112
UK industry leaders unleash hurricane-grade scale for cyberattacks
Freshly minted organization aims to take the guesswork out of incident severity for insurers and policy holders
Cyber-crime07 Feb 2025 | 7
Why UK Online Safety Act may not be safe for bloggers
Updated Individual publishers could be held liable for visitors' off-topic posts, legal eagle argues
Legal06 Feb 2025 | 110
Tesla sales crash in Europe, UK. We can only wonder why
Somewhat stale range of Muskmobiles, competition from China, Elon being Elon, or all of the above?
Personal Tech06 Feb 2025 | 215
UK govt must learn fast and let failing projects die young
Tackle longstanding issues around productivity, cyber resilience and public sector culture, advises spending watchdog
Public Sector04 Feb 2025 | 11
2 officers bailed as anti-corruption unit probes data payouts to N Irish cops
Investigating compensation to police whose sensitive info was leaked in 2023
Security03 Feb 2025 | 19
Motorola appeal over £200M price cap for Airwave service rejected
Profiteering from emergency services comms network in Britain? Not anymore, says CMA
Networks03 Feb 2025 | 19
UK biz dept overspent by £208M prepping to pay workers hurt in Post Office IT scandal
Updated Auditor offers qualified opinion as financial fallout from historic miscarriage of justice remains unclear
Public Sector03 Feb 2025 | 46
Welsh woman fined for flatulence-fueled cyber harassment
Court said her approach to child access dispute with partner's ex really stinks
Bootnotes31 Jan 2025 | 95
Canvassing apps used by UK political parties riddled with privacy, security issues
Neither Labour, Conservatives, nor the Lib Dems offered a retort to rights org's report
Research30 Jan 2025 | 21
WFH with privacy? 85% of Brit bosses snoop on staff
Employers remain blissfully unaware/wilfully ignorant of the impact of surveillance on staff
Security30 Jan 2025 | 80
'Bro delete the chat': Feel the panic shortly before cops bust major online fraud ring
Mastermind begs colluders to bury evidence later used to imprison him
Cyber-crime29 Jan 2025 | 21
UK telco TalkTalk confirms probe into alleged data grab underway
Spinner says crim's claims 'very significantly overstated'
Security25 Jan 2025 | 33
Europe, UK weigh up how to respond to Trump's proposed tariffs. One WTF or two?
Could a post-Brexit romance be on the cards?
Personal Tech24 Jan 2025 | 185
Mega UK datacenter greenlit, but we still don't know who's moving in
Hyperscaler mystery deepens as Hertfordshire braces for bit barn blitz
On-Prem24 Jan 2025 | 36
Biz tax rises, inflation and high interest. Why fewer UK tech firms started in 2024
And the government thinks that AI and taking shackles off big tech will help? God help Britain
Channel23 Jan 2025 | 32
Former Amazon exec appointed as boss of UK's competition watchdog
Interim appointment after former head booted out for not being 'sufficiently focused on growth'
CxO22 Jan 2025 | 11
AI pothole patrol to snap flaws in Britain's crumbling roads
Now if only the councils could afford to fill them
Offbeat21 Jan 2025 | 141
Ransomware attack forces Brit high school to shut doors
Students have work to complete at home in the meantime
Cyber-crime20 Jan 2025 | 103
IBM swoops in to rescue UK Emergency Services Network after Motorola shown the door
With a near half-billion-pound price hike bringing contract value to £1.4B
Networks17 Jan 2025 | 62
Medusa ransomware group claims attack on UK's Gateshead Council
Pastes allegedly stolen documents on leak site with £600K demand
Cyber-crime17 Jan 2025 | 13
Brit government contractor CloudKubed enters administration
Home Office, Department for Work and Pensions supplier in hands of FRP Advisory
Public Sector17 Jan 2025 | 10
Brits must prove their age on adult sites by July, says watchdog
Regulator asks people to link their credit cards, mobile accounts, or face scans for smut use to protect kids
Personal Tech16 Jan 2025 | 258
It's not just Big Tech: The UK's Online Safety Act applies across the board
Analysis That niche forum running for 20 years – get ready, there's work to do
Security14 Jan 2025 | 150
CoreWeave drops £1bn in UK datacenters – but don't expect the latest Nvidia magic just yet
Rent-a-GPU outfit's latest datacenters are packed to the brim with H200s
Systems13 Jan 2025 | 2
UK prepared to throw planning rules out the window for massive datacenters
Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project designation could tear down more restrictions
On-Prem13 Jan 2025 | 85
What happens when someone subpoenas Cloudflare to unmask a blogger? This...
Ex-politician in UK claims he's been defamed – and goes to court in US for answers
Legal09 Jan 2025 | 89
£3.8B later, old tech supplier flames still burning for HMRC
Deal supposed to end in 2017 continues to haunt tax collector procurement
Software09 Jan 2025 | 10
UK government pledges law against sexually explicit deepfakes
Not just making them, but sharing them too
Public Sector09 Jan 2025 | 29
UK digital markets watchdog expects to launch investigations within the month using new powers
Regulator will see a 'participative' approach before imposing fines
Public Sector08 Jan 2025 | 13
We told Post Office about system problems at the highest level, Fujitsu tells Horizon Inquiry
State-owned retail company was not subordinate to Japanese multinational in technical matters, legal rep says
Software18 Dec 2024 | 125
British boffins build diamond battery capable of working for a millennium or five
Video Carbon-14 decay could be coming to an implant in you
Science08 Dec 2024 | 49
UK financial regulator slammed for failed tech transformation
Poor software projects among efforts to overhaul FCA that came up short, MPs find
Public Sector27 Nov 2024 | 7
Google must face £7B UK class action over search engine dominance
Ad slinger alleged to have abused position, resulting in higher prices for consumers
Software26 Nov 2024 | 24
UK council still hadn't fully costed troubled Oracle project 2 years in
Updated Meanwhile, budget clambered from £2.6M to nearly £40M, says report
Databases26 Nov 2024 | 54
SafePay ransomware gang claims Microlise attack that disrupted prison van tracking
Fledgling band of crooks says it stole 1.2 TB of data
Cyber-crime22 Nov 2024 | 3
Now Online Safety Act is law, UK has 'priorities' – but still won't explain 'spy clause'
Draft doc struggles to describe how theoretically encryption-busting powers might be used
Cyber-crime21 Nov 2024 | 56
UK test-fires Spear mini cruise missile that will equip F-35 fighters
2-way datalink allows in-flight info updates including retargeting and abort
Public Sector18 Nov 2024 | 78
UK energy watchdog slaps down Capita's £130M smart meter splurge
Regulator finds poor planning and overuse of consultants added to costs in ailing rollout
Networks15 Nov 2024 | 174
UK's Darpa clone faces tough test next spring as government considers future funding
With plant platforms and neural circuits on the program, Aria's leadership hope cross-party concensus continues
Public Sector13 Nov 2024 | 11
UK government plays power broker with small modular reactor suitors
Four bidders chosen to submit tenders for SMR program
On-Prem13 Nov 2024 | 121
Europe's largest local authority slammed for 'poorest' ERP rollout ever
Government-appointed commissioners say Birmingham severely lacked Oracle skills during disastrous implementation
Databases08 Nov 2024 | 73
Cyberattackers stole Microlise staff data following DHL, Serco disruption
Experts say incident has 'all the hallmarks of ransomware'
Cyber-crime06 Nov 2024 | 5
Want advice from UK government website about tax 'n' stuff? Talk to the chatbot
Need to know how to set up a business? There's an (experimental) AI for that
Public Sector06 Nov 2024 | 31
UK watchdog hints Voda-Three merger will likely pass
Game of Phones settles into its final chapter
Networks05 Nov 2024 | 36
Financial institutions told to get their house in order before the next CrowdStrike strikes
Calls for improvements will soon turn into demands when new rules come into force
Security02 Nov 2024 | 34
UK councils bat away DDoS barrage from pro-Russia keyboard warriors
Local authority websites downed in response to renewed support for Ukraine
Cyber-crime01 Nov 2024 | 34
UK immigration seeks tech support, development partner for border crossing systems
After years of delay, new systems with 'diverse tech stacks' need a hand in £195M deal
On-Prem29 Oct 2024 | 17
UK’s new Minister for Science and Technology comes to US touting Britain's AI benefits
Interview $82B in investment shows we've still got it as a nation
Public Sector28 Oct 2024 | 15
'Newport would look like Dubai' if guy could dumpster dive for lost Bitcoin drive
To Wales now, where crypto bro sues to be allowed to excavate landfill site
Bootnotes16 Oct 2024 | 85
Post Office seeks more Horizon support as it continues hunt for replacement
Someone has got to keep those back end systems running
On-Prem15 Oct 2024 | 22
Britain opens floodgates to US datacenter investment
Who needs climate goals and planning permission anyway?
Systems15 Oct 2024 | 20
Keir Starmer tells regulators to chill as Microsoft exec takes wheel of advisory council
What could possibly go wrong?
Public Sector15 Oct 2024 | 84
Keir Starmer hands ex-Darktrace boss investment minister gig
What's harder? Convincing people to invest in a beleaguered security business or a tiny island everybody hates?
Public Sector11 Oct 2024 | 53
Biting the hand that feeds IT
