IISP gains Royal Charter status

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ISSUE DATE: 8 July 2019 TOP STORIES IISP gains Royal Charter status The UK finally has its first national professional body for cyber security that will be responsible for setting the standards for skills and knowledge in the industry to reduce the skills gap and increase diversity. READ MORE → Public sector should embrace multicloud to cut risk of cloud market monopolisation, says report Joint report by the Internet Economy Foundation think-tank and business consultancy Roland Berger urges governments to take steps to prevent a cloud computing oligopoly that would leave organisations at greater risk of supplier lock-in. READ MORE → NHSX announces key senior appointments NHS England chief clinical information officer Simon Eccles will take over as deputy chief executive of NHSX, while technology advisor Hadley Beeman will step in as acting chief technology officer of the new unit. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

IN DEPTH There’s no free lunch in SD-WAN, says Tata Communications Software-defined wide-area networks may help to lower connectivity costs and prioritise network traffic, but enterprises must still invest in bandwidth to reap the benefits of the technology.  READ MORE → Met Police use of facial recognition could be unlawful, finds report The first independent report into use of facial recognition technology by the police found a number of shortcomings around trials that would not withstand legal scrutiny. READ MORE → Challenger bank shuts up shop in UK amid uncertainty Digital bank Fidor is ending its time in the UK, blaming uncertainties in the market. READ MORE → St John Ambulance praised for response to ransomware attack Charity’s response to ransomware attack demonstrates that it is possible to ensure minimal disruption if properly prepared. READ MORE →

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