All articles by Pete Swabey
Pete Swabey
Buying power: The role of IT procurement in ESG
IT procurement has the power to make the technology supply chain more transparent and trustworthy.
What’s next for data in the UK public sector?
Balancing democratisation with quality and fostering data culture are on public sector data leaders’ agenda.
UK to regulate ‘stablecoins’ and issue NFTs
The Treasury has announced a series of measures intended to make the UK a “global crypto asset technology hub”.
Digital Markets Act: EU agrees new antitrust rules for the digital economy
The EU has agreed the terms of the DMA, a new regime for competition in the digital economy.
UK police arrest seven teenagers in connection to Lapsus$
Arrests follow the reported outing of a British 16-year-old as the group’s mastermind.
Intelligent automation in financial services: Leading the way
The financial services sector is an early adopter of intelligent automation and is encountering its governance challenges sooner than most.
Microsoft confirms Lapsus$ breach and reveals hacking group’s tactics
Microsoft has confirmed that an employee account was compromised and code stolen, and published an analysis of Lapsus$’s techniques.
GDPR cost businesses 8% of their profits, according to a new estimate
Europe’s landmark privacy regulation caused an estimated 8.1% drop in profits and a 2.2% dip in sales for affected businesses, economists estimate.
Is zero trust the answer to securing hybrid work?
Participants in a recent Tech Monitor roundtable saw both potential and challenges in applying a zero trust security architecture in support of hybrid working.
How the London Borough of Lambeth streamlined data to support its pandemic response
Prioritisation and compromise helped the local authority deliver the most valuable data and insight, its former interim data chief explains.