43% of financial services industry to miss DORA deadline

16 January 2025

New research from Orange Cyberdefense reveals that 43% of the UK financial services industry will miss the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) deadline when the European Union’s (EU) latest regulation takes effect on 17 January.

The risk for the 43% is significant given the financial fines that can be levied for non-compliance with DORA of up to 1% of worldwide daily turnover for as long as six months.

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BBC ramps up data investments

15 January 2025

The BBC has doubled its data staff from 139 to 277 over the past three years, significantly ramping up its investment in data, according to official figures.

The data was obtained via the Freedom of Information Act (FOI), and analysed by the Parliament Street Think Tack, observing the data spending of the BBC across the headcount of data scientists and analysts and salaries over the past three years.

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Vodafone to build 5G SA private network at Harwell

14 January 2025

Technology laboratories, startups and research institutions at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus are set to benefit from enhanced wireless 5G connectivity now that Oxfordshire County Council has selected Vodafone to build and manage a 5G standalone mobile private network serving the campus. Vodafone will begin work on the project over the coming weeks.

England’s Connected Heartland is a 5G Innovation Region encompassing Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Central Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. Coordinated by Oxfordshire County Council – and funded by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology – it is working to accelerate advanced wireless adoption for economic, social and environmental benefits.

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New body camera boosts safety for frontline workers

13 January 2025

Motorola Solutions has unveiled the V200, a body camera designed specifically to help protect frontline workers in stores, hospitals, hotels, schools and stadiums.

Workers in these settings regularly face safety concerns – from unwelcome behaviour to theft and medical emergencies – and the V200, with its GoLive Audio safety feature, offers a direct connection to help.

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