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By Steve McCaskill The Olympic Games might only take place every four years, but it can be a headache for IT departments. Just like Euro 2016 earlier this summer, many employees will want to watch events while at work and on the corporate network. Although much of the action will take place after office hours […]

By Steve McCaskill A variant of the Zeus banking Trojan has arrived in Brazil just in time for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Experts at IBM X-Force Research say Zeus Panda is based on existing code and exhibits much of the same behavior as other Zeus types but has some modifications, mostly […]

By Ben Sullivan Welcome to Cross Channel, a weekly roundup of the most pertinent stories from TechWeekEurope’s sister site ChannelBiz, where you can find out all the latest developments, views and strategies from the world of the channel. Brexit is positive says acquired cloud data center owner France’s InfraVia Capital Partners has taken a majority […]

By Ben Sullivan Despite Amazon claiming Brexit won’t harm its cloud operations in the United Kingdom, thousands of British software companies could lose business with Amazon Web Services (AWS) if and when the United Kingdom leaves the European Union (EU). This is because they could lose the right to sell their software to customers via […]

By Tom Jowitt The United States and the European Union have agreed to changes to Safe Harbor 2.0 (or Privacy Shield), after an initial agreement was rejected by European Watchdogs for not being robust enough. The two have agreed to stricter rules for companies holding information on Europeans and clearer limits on U.S. surveillance. But […]

By Matthew Broersma The government needs to do more to address a digital skills gap that is costing the British economy £63 billion a year in lost productivity and risks damaging the U.K.’s competitive position internationally, MPs have warned. British educational institutions are failing to deliver the skills employers need and the government has yet […]

By Tom Jowitt Dutch electrical giant Philips’ smart street light management system will be used to light up Amsterdam Arena, in order to enhance the vision experience for both spectator and HDTV viewers. The Amsterdam ArenA is the largest stadium in Holland and will be one of the venues hosting the Euro 2020 championship. That […]

By Michael Moore Britain’s small business are being put at risk by failing to introduce digital, consumer friendly-payment methods, new research from WorldPay has claimed. As many as 60,000 U.K. SMBs could face losing valuable custom by not supporting any form of card payments, including contactless, or digital or mobile services such as Apple Pay […]

By Steve McCaskill Virgin Trains, which operates the UK’s West Coast and East Coast rail franchises, is offering free on-board entertainment to passengers, claiming the service is superior to similar systems installed on planes. All passengers, regardless of the class they are traveling in, can download the ‘Beam’ application on their iPhone, iPad or Android […]

By Tom Jowitt Security experts are warning football fans to be cautious after uncovering four fake FIFA apps on the Google Play Store that are nothing more than adware—highlighting ongoing security concerns about Android and its marketplace. It also raises concerns that scammers will look to exploit the Euro 2016 football tournament to try and […]