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February 28
- Avast Free Antivirus review: Capable but annoying
- 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
- Nexsan marks 20th year with new partner advisory programme
- Exertis announces Lenovo AV product expansion
- D-Wave reveals its super-charged quantum computing platform
- What is Bitcoin?
February 27
- Kerio Operator v2.6.4 review: A smooth operator
- MWC 2019: A telecoms enthusiast's view from the airport
- MWC 2019: VMware says telcos must move 5G infrastructure into the cloud to stay ahead
- Storage for the cloud era
- The ultimate Azure migration guide
- Your cloud-based file sharing questions answered
- Hackers target Elasticsearch clusters in fresh malware campaign
- Exertis signs VR distie deal with mk2
- Western Digital expands its NVMe data centre SSD portfolio
- 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
- Cosmo Smartphone hands-on review: A mini-laptop disguised as a smartphone
- MWC 2019: Oracle is leading businesses to slice-as-a-service networking
- What businesses can learn from the NHS’ digital transformation rollercoaster
February 26
- HP Spectre Folio 13-ak0001na review: Blockbuster battery life
- UKCA Q&A: Joel Berwitz, CDW
- Lenovo ThinkVision M14 Monitor hands-on: An ultraportable companion to your laptop
- ALTR teams up with Sirius for blockchain-based data security
- 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
- Inmarsat and Microsoft team up on network-sharing deal
- ConnectWise snapped up by private equity firm
- 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
- Kelway acquires managed services and virtualisation specialist Panacea
- 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
- Everything you need to know about Citrix
- 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
- Citrix boosts EMEA team to support customer cloud journey
- 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
- IT Pro Panel: The loneliness of the long-distance worker
- Why are businesses so complacent when it comes to cyber insurance?
February 24
- Huawei Mate X: The "world's fastest" foldable 5G smartphone
- Huawei MateBook 13 hands-on review: An innovative MacBook alternative
February 23
- Tech has turned nasty... perhaps we're just growing up
February 22
- Telecoms and 5G to dominate MWC 2019
- Cyber security services top priority for fifth of MSPs, says Kaseya
- NHSX will take over the digital transformation reins in the NHS
- Labour reports data breach to the ICO after MPs join The Independent Group
- What devices do we expect from MWC 2019?
- 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
- Ping Identity updates partner programme with new sales tools
- O2 5G network will launch later this year
- Microsoft unleashes Office app for Windows 10
- Bendy screens are about to take flight
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
- Why DevOps is the future of your business
- Samsung reveals its foldable smartphone
- Zyxel NWA1302-AC review: The perfect companion for cloud-managed networking
- Samsung announces 5G-enabled smartphone
- What is Business Intelligence (BI)?
- How to use Twitter analytics: start sharing like the pros
February 20
- What is OpenStack?
- How to choose the right accounting software for Making Tax Digital
- Huawei champions 5G infrastructure efforts ahead of MWC 2019
- Google acquires Alooma to bolster cloud migration efforts
- Plantronics announces revamp of its EMEA leadership team
- 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
- Sipgate Team review: Cost-conscious cloud calling
- What is a gap analysis?
February 19
- Adopting a more collaborative IT environment can shine the light on siloed businesses
- Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) review: Still worth buying?
- Akamai appoints head of EMEA channel to grow regional partner programme
- 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
- Slack's five-year-long fight against email is about to get more complicated
- 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
- Synology RT2600ac review: Not the fastest, but one of the smartest
- Types of software testing
- What is a SWOT analysis when it comes to business and IT?
- Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 review: Meet the new MacBook Air
February 18
- Software as a service: a quick guide
- Should you upgrade to Office 2019?
- What is a DDoS attack?
- 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
- RingCentral Office review: Calling the shots
February 16
- Satya Nadella's done one helluva job at Microsoft
February 15
- The secrets of VPNs for business
- The visa system is failing the tech industry
- The ICO wants a wider remit where data is used
- Windows 10 begins early testing for major 2020 upgrade
- Ignition strikes distribution agreement with Okta
- 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
- AWS launches five new bare metal instances to give customers greater cloud control
- DataSolutions sinks £220k into UK distie agreement
- Synology DiskStation DS1819+ review: A classic, reborn
- Quarter of CISOs say job strain is causing physical and mental health issues
February 14
- Four ways to increase customer retention
- Apple MacBook Air (2018) review: Perfectly sculpted, adequately powered
- Slack adds new tools designed for developers of all abilities
- Meet the teaching assistant that works for free
- Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (2018) review: A flawed gem of a 14in laptop
- 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
- Ideagen partners with Natero to help boost customer satisfaction
- Majority of CIOs feel unfulfilled and hamstrung by internal politics, report finds
- IBM pushes Watson onto other cloud services
- Lenovo TruScale bundles data centre hardware into a cloud-like model
- 3CX Phone System 15.5 review: Making all the right calls
- UK and US team up to create drone swarms for emergency services
- The truth behind managed services
- How to install the Windows 10 Creators Update from USB
February 13
- Cultural resistance, not tech, is holding innovation back, Oracle research claims
- Why speedy backups are key for MSPs
- Kenna bolsters European channel programme in fresh drive for partners
- 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
- ScanSource reveals UK expansion plans
- Why knowing your data is key to disaster recovery
- Tech consortium pledges to make tech employment fairer
- How to get ready for Making Tax Digital
- ISVs team up to form Channel Collective partnership
February 12
- The complete guide to Samsung Pay in the UK
- US email provider wiped out by hacker
- GDPR compliance checklist: Is your organisation GDPR-ready?
- 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
- QBS expands European presence with Siener Informatique acquisition
- 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
- What is VoIP? How to choose the perfect system
- Do IT professionals ever dream of becoming a CIO?
- What is Facebook Open Graph?
- Trump to sign off ‘American AI Initiative’
- Government wants to “dispel misconceptions” around girls studying STEM subjects
- What is a chatbot?
- 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
- Carbonite will buy Webroot to boost data protection products
- 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
- Is the new breed of tech buyer a danger for the channel?
February 9
- Apple is facing a battery of problems
February 8
- Dell EMC partner programme gets 2019 makeover
- Asus PB60 review: Small but mighty
- Amazon outlines regulatory framework for facial recognition
- EE employee hacked ex-girlfriend's phone
- Palo Alto overhauls its NextWave partner programme
- 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
- Best data modelling tools
February 7
- Microogle & Googsoft: How to combine the best of Edge and Chrome
- 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
- Kyocera renews UK channel push with Exertis distie deal
- Are you really ready for the cloud?
- SysGroup snaps up Certus IT in £8m deal
- Children's smartwatch recalled due to "serious" hacking risk
February 6
- Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme review: The ThinkPad, perfected
- What are the responsibilities of a data controller?
- 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
- What MSP tools can learn from consumer apps
- Commvault ushers in new leadership to drive growth
February 5
- CFO job description: What does a chief financial officer do?
- Panel Profile: TempCover CDO Graeme McDermott
- 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
- Should you still care about cryptocurrencies?
- 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
- Lenovo ThinkSystem DE4000F review: Throwing down the gauntlet
- 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
- The power of anonymous data
- ICO to investigate Google over GDPR violations
- What does a CTO do and what skills are required to succeed?
- NEC appoints Chris Brzostowski to boost UK sales team
- ICO fines Leave.EU and Arron Banks' insurance £120,000 over marketing law breaches
February 2
- Let's freeze the replace-rather-than-repair mentality
February 1
- Our 5-minute guide to UCaaS
- Metro Bank targeted with 2FA-bypassing SS7 attacks
- Cloud computing dominates Amazon profits
- Datto announces third-party patching in Datto RMM 6.5
- 5G security concerns persist with new research pointing to critical flaw
- Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB review: 96 layers of greatness
- 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
- Dell boosts security portfolio with Secureworks and CrowdStrike collaboration