RSA and other crypto systems vulnerable to side-channel attack
A 25-year-old vulnerability that enables RSA decryption has been presented at the 28th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security. The paper, Everlasting robot: the …
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Public sector needs systemic reform of capacity to innovate
Successfully digitally transforming government rests on improving digital skills, embedding a culture of innovation and making public sector procurement more agile. At trade association TechUK’s …
CIISec scores DSIT funding to expand successful CyberEPQ scheme
CIISec, the Chartered Institute of Information Security, has secured funding from the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to expand its CyberEPQ programme for …
Top science journal faced secret attacks from Covid conspiracy theory group
Additional research: Simone Bateson. IT support: Matthew Fowler. Interactive graphics: Sophie Hill One of the world’s most prestigious general science journals, Nature, was the target …
CDO interview: Lalo Luna, global head of strategy and insights, Heineken
Lalo Luna, global head of strategy and insights at Heineken, is a man on a mission. Having developed a range of data leadership skills at …
Microsoft embarks on green concrete trials to decarbonise datacentre builds
Microsoft is taking steps to cut the amount of embodied carbon contained within the concrete and steel used to build its datacentres as part of …
How AI-powered software development helps digitisation
We are in the throes of a well-documented tech skills crisis. Globally, surging demand for skilled technology workers from businesses looking to digitally transform means …
UK tech sector ‘let down’ and ‘betrayed’ over Rishi Sunak’s net-zero policy tweaks
Several members of the UK tech industry have confessed to feeling “let down and betrayed” by prime minister Rishi Sunak’s “watering down” of several of …
Graphic Test | Computer Weekly
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Scottish watchdog urges wider biometric oversight
Oversight of biometric data in Scotland should be extended to cover the entire criminal justice landscape and not just policing, says Scottish biometrics commissioner in …