Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new threat targeting infrastructure in the energy sector that is believed to have hit at least one organisation. The malware, dubbed Shamoon, corrupts files on a compromised computer and ...
Tags: threat targeting infrastructure, computer security, computer attack
The number of A-level students achieving at least an A or A* grade has seen the biggest dip in two decades, official figures revealed today. An estimated 335,000 A-level students have received their results, with 26.6% being awarded A or ...
Tags: A-level students, Joint Council for Qualifications, JCQ, UCAS
UK-A number of important additions to the London edition of the PLASA Professional Development Programme have been announced.The 80 free-to-attend sessions form the backbone of the 2012 edition of the PLASA Show,which takes place on Sunday ...
Tags: Plasa, new style, new style programme, Future Trends Programme
Computer Weekly takes a look at how we experienced "the most connected Games ever" with our round-up of technology stats. The technology behind the Olympics largely went unnoticed, which is an indication of its success. "Delivering the ...
Tags: Olympics, sports website, desktops, broadband network, BT Wi-fi
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has fined Google $22.5m for monitoring Apple Safari browser users even though they had a "do not track" privacy setting selected. The fine is the largest to date to be imposed by the FTC on a single ...
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Israel-Television lighting designer Ofer Jacobi specified Robe Robin MMX Spots together with LEDWash 1200 and 600s for the latest series of Dancing With The Stars,Israel's version of BBC Worldwide's massively successful Strictly Come ...
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CLO Virtual Fashion Inc., an independent 3D VR technology company in KOREA, will be showcasing the latest version of Marvelous Designer(MD), a 3D virtual garment solution for CG users, and CLO 3D,same solution but targeted toward ...
Tags: 3D Virtual Garment Solution, 3D VR technology, swift modeling tools
Microsoft has announced it is revamping and renaming its free webmail service,which analysts say may be aimed at winning over users of Google's rival Gmail service. The revamped service,to be known as Outlook.com,will automatically sort ...
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Denise McDonagh, director of the government's G-Cloud programme, talks to Computer Weekly about the implementation challenges of the programme and the routes being taken to break government's dependence on large outsourcers. To describe ...
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He says of himself: "I'm just a story teller." But this weekend Danny Boyle found himself a national hero. His Olympic opening ceremony was themed "for everyone" and, a few extremists aside, it was. The BBC said on Saturday the ceremony ...
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The Olympic Games on home soil will be the final instalment of the most operationally challenging period in the BBC's history, and the broadcaster's chief technology officer (CTO) John Linwood told Computer Weekly's CW500 Club about the ...
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UK-Known as the Millennium Bridge,Salford Quay's Lowry Bridge in Manchester,UK was recently equipped with new energy efficient and dynamic lighting and LumenRadio's CRMX wireless lighting controls played a key role. The 95m long span ...
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German engineering firm Siemens has issued a fix for the software vulnerabilities in its programmable logic controllers (PLCs) that were exploited by Stuxnet. The computer worm was discovered in 2010 when it caused malfunctions at ...
Tags: Siemens, software, programmable logic controllers, PLCs, Stuxnet
Virgin Media, Vodafone and Everything Everywhere are refusing to sign up to a new code of conduct for internet service providers (ISPs) aimed at guaranteeing full and open access to the internet. Ten ISPs, including BT, O2 and Talk Talk, ...
Tags: Virgin Media, Vodafone, Everything Everywhere, internet service
UK-Sandwell College's new£77m Central Campus building in West Bromwich,which took four years in the planning,will provide an exciting new-age space for its performing arts students across the West Midlands. With a new theatre ...
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