Middle East CIO interview: Rajiv Prasad, Xpandretail

IT head at customer analytics provider Xpandretail says the CIO role is increasingly important as businesses digitise, but warns that CIOs must be given the human resources they need

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450425714/Middle-East-CIO-interview-Rajiv-Prasad-Xpandretail

Security Think Tank: Four simple ways of blocking cyber attackers

What key things should organisations be doing in terms of cyber defences to ensure they are resilient?

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Security-Think-Tank-Four-simple-ways-of-blocking-cyber-attackers

Accenture to deliver video-enabled justice to Sussex Police

Sussex Police aim to save time and increase flexibility by providing video live links for witnesses to give evidence in court

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450425730/Accenture-to-deliver-video-enabled-justice-to-Sussex-police

UK universities increasingly targeted by cyber criminals

Cyber attacks are turning their attention to UK universities, with research being the main prize

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450425728/UK-universities-increasingly-targeted-by-cyber-criminals

Tegile set to compete with big six with cheaper arrays, says CEO

Tegile’s takeover by Western Digital will propel it to competition with the big six storage array makers, as well as bring economies of scale and see NVMf and 3D Xpoint products

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450425726/Tegile-set-to-compete-with-big-six-with-cheaper-arrays-says-CEO

Virgin Media owner Liberty Global rolls out Juniper NFV

Media delivery company Liberty Global is to use Juniper Networks vMX virtual routers to improve network performance and scale

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450425718/Virgin-Media-owner-Liberty-Global-rolls-out-Juniper-NFV

China cracks down on initial coin offerings

Financial services regulators in China have cracked down on the use of Initial Coin Offerings to raise funds

from ComputerWeekly: Latest IT News http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450425717/China-cracks-down-on-initial-coin-offerings