Forensic investigation into Post Office IT system at centre of legal case nears completion

ISSUE DATE: 25 January 2018 TOP STORIES Forensic investigation into Post Office IT system at centre of legal case nears completion The investigation into the fairness of court cases brought against sub-postmasters is close to finishing its forensic examination of the IT system at the heart of the controversy. READ MORE → Driverless buses hit the streets of Stockholm Self-driving buses are being used in real traffic environments as part of a trial in Stockholm. READ MORE → Security spending not on most-effective controls, report reveals While planned spending on IT security is up globally, so too are data breaches, with evidence mounting that hackers are hitting the bottom line, a global security survey reveals. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

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