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June 27, 2025 27Jun2025 News

Citrix Bleed 2 under active attack, reports suggest

Days after news emerged of a new Citrix NetScaler flaw comparable in its scope and severity to 2023's infamous Citrix Bleed, there are already clear indicators that threat actors are taking advantage of the critical vulnerability. Continue Reading

June 27, 2025 27Jun2025 News

Scattered Spider cyber gang turns fire on aviation sector

Multiple reports are emerging of cyber attacks on airlines – Google Cloud’s Mandiant believes them to be linked. Continue Reading

June 27, 2025 27Jun2025 News

Over 2 million affected by US supermarket breach

Belgian-Dutch supermarket operator Ahold Delhaize reveals that over two million people, including employees, had their data compromised following a November 2024 ransomware attack. Continue Reading

June 27, 2025 27Jun2025 News

Interview: Developing a CIO strategy for artificial intelligence

We speak to Chris Loake, group CIO at Hiscox, about the roll-out of Microsoft Copilot and how to succeed with AI projects Continue Reading

June 27, 2025 27Jun2025 News

Ciaran Martin: AI might disturb attacker-defender security balance

The founder of the National Cyber Security Centre spoke with Computer Weekly at Infosecurity Europe 2025 about how artificial intelligence might disturb the attacker-defender security equilibrium Continue Reading

June 27, 2025 27Jun2025 News

MPs propose ban on predictive policing

MPs are attempting to amend the UK government’s forthcoming Crime and Policing Bill so that it prohibits the use of controversial predictive policing systems Continue Reading

June 27, 2025 27Jun2025 News

UK joins global health regulator network for safe use of AI

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has become a founding member of the HealthAI Global Regulatory Network, aiming to get trustworthy artificial intelligence tools into the NHS Continue Reading

June 27, 2025 27Jun2025 News

Fujitsu’s grip on HMRC loosening but bags of taxpayer cash still to be made

The complicated and risky nature of replacing IT suppliers in major government contracts means Fujitsu will be cashing in for years to come Continue Reading

June 27, 2025 27Jun2025 Blog Post

Quantum Computing: A UK moon shot or £670m research indulgence?

Among the questions raised during the inaugural Quantum Datacentre Alliance forum held at Battersea power station in London, was one from a delegate from the government’s Quantum testbed programme, ... Continue Reading

June 27, 2025 27Jun2025 News

Silicon Valley execs sworn in to US Army reserves specialist unit

Four technology executives are brought into the military to make the Armed Forces ‘more lethal’, reflecting softening attitudes throughout the sector towards ‘the business of inflicting violence’ Continue Reading

June 26, 2025 26Jun2025 News

Seven main suspects under police investigation in national Post Office probe

The national police investigation into crimes related to the Post Office scandal expects the number of suspects to continue to rise Continue Reading

June 26, 2025 26Jun2025 News

Sky ECC distributor released from French custody pending trial

Canadian businessman accused of distributing Sky ECC encrypted phones has been released on bail after over four years in custody without a trial Continue Reading

June 26, 2025 26Jun2025 News

British hacker IntelBroker faces years in a US prison cell

US authorities have unsealed charges against 25-year-old hacker Kai West, aka IntelBroker, accusing him of being behind multiple cyber attacks Continue Reading

June 26, 2025 26Jun2025 News

Next phase of fintech reflected in strong financials, says World Economic Forum

Digital-powered finance firms might not be growing their customer base as fast as the immediate post-pandemic period, but revenue and profits are strong Continue Reading

June 26, 2025 26Jun2025 News

Glasgow Council services remain offline a week after cyber attack

Disruption continues a week after core services at Glasgow City Council were forced offline following a cyber attack on a third-party IT services provider Continue Reading

June 26, 2025 26Jun2025 News

UK rail network gets on track for enhanced connectivity

Partnership between UK rail infrastructure provider and communications firm aims to boost 4G/5G connectivity on trains and in stations, tackle signal blackspots in tunnels, and pave the way for train performance improvements across Britain Continue Reading

June 26, 2025 26Jun2025 News

Aviva Stadium upgrades 5G infrastructure

Ireland’s premier sporting venue upgrades communications infrastructure to offer 5G capability claiming to have improved significantly mobile performance, coverage and capacity Continue Reading

June 26, 2025 26Jun2025 Blog Post

Platform Engineering - Sidero Labs: Central IT, now with YAML!

This is a guest post by Justin Garrison, head of product at Sidero Labs - the company specialises in Kubernetes infrastructure automation, developing tools including Talos Linux, a security-focused ... Continue Reading

June 26, 2025 26Jun2025 News

Public sector spends £16.6bn directly with tech suppliers every year

Government and public sector bodies spent big on technology last year, but the majority of the money went to large IT suppliers, with 84% of the total spend going to so-called ‘tech titans’, according to a report from Tussell Continue Reading

June 26, 2025 26Jun2025 News

UK IT infrastructure processes images looking back 20 billion light years

A UK team prepared infrastructure to process images from world’s largest digital camera and provide on-demand access to global science community Continue Reading

June 26, 2025 26Jun2025 News

AI competitiveness maxing out US bandwidth

Research finds growing demand to bring compute and data closer to the edge for real-time performance. Hyperscalers and datacentres are securing dense metro networks to support AI inference and regional interconnects Continue Reading

June 26, 2025 26Jun2025 Podcast

Pure CTO drills down on key-value, no DFMs on FA//ST, and fast object

In this podcast, we talk to Pure Storage CTO Rob Lee about use of key-value stores in its storage OS, plus why its much-vaunted DirectFlash isn’t in the new FlashArray//ST product Continue Reading

June 25, 2025 25Jun2025 Blog Post

MuleSoft Connect AI 2025: The journey from digital... to agentic

Keen to ingest an 18-inch pizza’s worth of API integration, automation and management, the Computer Weekly Developer Network headed to MuleSoft Connect AI 2025 in New York this month to get closer ... Continue Reading

June 25, 2025 25Jun2025 News

Swisscom claims world first with sovereign SASE connectivity service

SASE applied at heart of leading Swiss telco’s converged networking and cyber security offering to deliver customised, advanced networking and security services directly from its own infrastructure Continue Reading

June 25, 2025 25Jun2025 News

Latest Citrix vulnerability could be every bit as bad as Citrix Bleed

A Citrix NetScaler flaw that was quietly patched earlier in June is gathering widespread attention after experts noted strong similarities to the Citrix Bleed vulnerability that caused chaos in late 2023 Continue Reading

June 25, 2025 25Jun2025 Blog Post

MuleSoft Connect AI 2025: Live notes from the keynote

MuleSoft Connect AI 2025 was hosted in New York this month and the Computer Weekly Developer Network had a front row seat to listen to the keynote. According to an opinion piece written by Andrew ... Continue Reading

June 25, 2025 25Jun2025 News

Satellite data to drive innovation in UK public services

UK Space Agency announces £2.5m funding for research into applications for the use of satellite data to help transform the delivery of public services Continue Reading

June 25, 2025 25Jun2025 News

Thames Freeport lands multisite private 5G network

Verizon Business and Nokia to deliver multiple dedicated infrastructures to enhance port operations with AI-driven data analytics, autonomous vehicle control and real-time logistics orchestration Continue Reading

June 25, 2025 25Jun2025 Blog Post

Platform Engineering - Nutanix: DevOps evolved with centralised control & decentralised delight

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by James Sturrock in his role as director of systems engineering for hybrid multi-cloud computing company Nutanix. Stressing ... Continue Reading

June 25, 2025 25Jun2025 News

Brightspeed, Calix conclude ‘innovative, seamless’ 50G-PON test

US broadband and telecommunications services provider’s technology advancement centre tests passive optical fibre network capabilities that it says will support rapid, scalable growth today and for years to come Continue Reading

June 25, 2025 25Jun2025 News

Arelion upgrades Scandinavian network to support AI ‘superhighway’

IP backbone and diverse connectivity services provider deploys 1.6Tbps and scalable 400G coherent pluggable optics for network between Oslo, Stockholm and Copenhagen Continue Reading

June 24, 2025 24Jun2025 News

Wrongly convicted subpostmasters may have to wait another year for redress

MPs on the Public Accounts Committee say the government has not done enough to contact all those who qualify for Post Office scandal compensation schemes Continue Reading

June 24, 2025 24Jun2025 News

UK ransomware costs significantly outpace other countries

UK organisations hit by ransomware attacks paid much higher ransoms than in other countries over the past 12 months, according to study Continue Reading

June 24, 2025 24Jun2025 News

FWA flies with global 5G subs set to near three billion by end of 2025

This year’s edition of analysis of mobile communications sector highlights a significant shift in how service providers are monetising 5G, particularly through fixed wireless access, and points to a dramatic increase in 5G traffic over the next five... Continue Reading

June 24, 2025 24Jun2025 News

Zopa Bank launches current account earlier than expected

Zopa launches its UK current account, five years after reinventing itself as a challenger bank Continue Reading

June 24, 2025 24Jun2025 News

Interview: Pure Storage on the AI data challenge beyond hardware

We talk to Pure Storage’s vice-president of AI infrastructure about data quality for artificial intelligence and the need for data engineering to ensure the integrity, completeness and appropriateness of data for AI training Continue Reading

June 24, 2025 24Jun2025 News

One year since being freed, Julian Assange still a victim of state secrecy

If the State Department’s arguments prevail in FOIA litigation, the truth about US action against Julian Assange and WikiLeaks journalists will never be known Continue Reading

June 24, 2025 24Jun2025 News

CMA consults on Google’s search dominance

The Competition and Markets Authority is consulting on whether Google should be designated with strategic market status Continue Reading

June 24, 2025 24Jun2025 E-Zine

Digital ID: cool or contentious?

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we dig into the discourse surrounding the proposal to roll out a national digital identity scheme across the UK, and hear from HPE’s CIO on what he’s learned from his time previously working as an IT chief in the ... Continue Reading

June 23, 2025 23Jun2025 Blog Post

Cyber Skills Today for Economic Growth Tomorrow

Cyber security is a critical enabler of economic growth, fostering a stable environment for innovation and investment, according to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill: policy statement that ... Continue Reading

June 23, 2025 23Jun2025 News

Widening Middle Eastern war increases cyber risk

With the entry of the US into the widening Middle Eastern conflict, cyber risk is likely to increase across the board Continue Reading

June 23, 2025 23Jun2025 News

Industrial strategy: Takeaways for UK tech innovations

Labour wants to put the UK at the forefront of tech innovation. Its industrial strategy offers a funding boost for tech and lighter-touch regulation Continue Reading

June 23, 2025 23Jun2025 News

Europe’s semiconductor leaders are racing to meet energy demands

Innovative ideas are discussed at Leti Innovation Days, as datacentres swell under the weight of AI workloads Continue Reading

June 23, 2025 23Jun2025 Blog Post

Let's Chat About AI In Networking And Security By The Fireside

One thing we can’t get away from right now – even if we wanted to – is AI. While there are specialist AI tech vendors, the reality is that it impacts on all aspects of IT, not least two of my key ... Continue Reading

June 23, 2025 23Jun2025 News

Eutelsat secures €1.35bn to expand satellite offer

Contemplated major capital increase designed to secure Eutelsat’s long-term strategic vision has been anchored by the French state and other reference shareholders Continue Reading

June 23, 2025 23Jun2025 News

Autonomous vehicle technology market set to roll

Research from internet of things specialist analyst projects rapid adoption of autonomous vehicle technology over the next five years. Continue Reading

June 23, 2025 23Jun2025 News

Interview: Rolf Krolke, regional technology director, The Access Group

We talk to The Access Group’s technology director for APAC about integration and ongoing management of legacy systems in an extremely acquisitive company, and the worldwide storage refresh he’s overseeing as part of that process Continue Reading

June 23, 2025 23Jun2025 News

Police to gain powers to grab online data when they seize phones and laptops

Academics and civil liberties experts say that proposed ‘authoritarian’ powers to allow police to trawl online and cloud services used by owners of seized devices should require approval from a judge Continue Reading

June 23, 2025 23Jun2025 In Depth

Clouded judgement: Resilience, risk and the rise of repatriation

Geopolitics, data sovereignty and rising costs are driving a change in cloud thinking, but it’s slow progress Continue Reading

June 20, 2025 20Jun2025 News

Cyber Essentials certifications rising slowly but steadily

The number of businesses attaining the NCSC Cyber Essentials certification continues to increase, but much more can be done to raise awareness of the scheme Continue Reading

June 20, 2025 20Jun2025 News

M&S, Co-op attacks a ‘Category 2 cyber hurricane’, say UK experts

The UK’s Cyber Monitoring Centre has published its first in-depth assessment of a major incident, reflecting on the impact of and lessons learned from Scattered Spider attacks on M&S and Co-op Continue Reading

June 20, 2025 20Jun2025 News

Election workers’ data stolen in cyber breach of Oxford City Council

Oxford City Council election workers had personal information stolen by cyber attackers in an attack over the weekend of 7-8 June. The council has stated that most disrupted systems are back online Continue Reading

June 20, 2025 20Jun2025 News

UK data reforms become law

UK passes wide-ranging data protection reforms to ‘simplify’ organisations’ sharing and processing of data, but questions remain whether changes will be accepted by European Commission when renewing UK data adequacy Continue Reading

June 20, 2025 20Jun2025 Opinion

Beyond the AI hype: How data laws quietly handed power to government and Big Tech

The UK is at risk of becoming an ‘algorithm state’ as the government hands more power to Big Tech and reduces the rights of individuals Continue Reading

June 20, 2025 20Jun2025 News

European satellite operators take comms services to higher orbit

Kyivstar advances direct-to-cell services in Ukraine with Starlink integration and regulatory approval for testing, while Constellation Technologies and Operations announces the imminent launch of its first regenerative 5G mmWave payload Continue Reading

June 20, 2025 20Jun2025 News

Dutch cloud pioneers face the hard limits of digital sovereignty

The Netherlands’ ambitious talk of digital independence meets the unforgiving economics of global cloud dominance Continue Reading

June 20, 2025 20Jun2025 News

ITS wins dark fibre contract to boost Carmarthenshire connectivity

Latest step in Welsh connectivity programme sees major contract to provide fibre to underpin the expanding needs of digital services in communities that rely on effective, secure and high-capacity infrastructure Continue Reading

June 20, 2025 20Jun2025 News

Government hires chief data officer

Former MoD data chief, Lindsay Mason, has taken on the role of chief data officer in earl on a temporary basis while government recruits for a permanent position Continue Reading

June 20, 2025 20Jun2025 News

Report on integrity of current Post Office Horizon system due in autumn

Investigation into the integrity and discrepancy identification capabilities of Post Office core system being carried out by independent specialists Continue Reading

June 20, 2025 20Jun2025 News

Richer people look forward to cutting-edge tech to help save time

Research for Lloyds Banking Group has found high-paid workers are looking forward to tech like robotic vacuum cleaners, autonomous cars and drone deliveries Continue Reading

June 20, 2025 20Jun2025 News

Restaurant fills DR gap with all-flash Pure and dodges higher cloud cost

Seafood chain Red Lobster opted for Pure Storage as-a-service for rapid failover between datacentres. A fully cloud-based option was on the table, but would have been six times the cost Continue Reading

June 20, 2025 20Jun2025 News

Pure CEO Charlie Giancarlo on data management, all-flash and tariffs

We spoke to the Pure CEO about Enterprise Data Cloud and how it can offer insight and management across all its storage, plus a catch-up on the death of the HDD and tariff uncertainty Continue Reading

June 20, 2025 20Jun2025 News

AR/VR headset market reaching ‘critical tipping point’

Research finds marked uptick in immersive technologies market with 18.1% year-on-year growth fuelled by immersive and versatile experiences, with future growth anticipated to be driven by mixed and extended reality Continue Reading

June 20, 2025 20Jun2025 Blog Post

Platform Engineering - Perforce Puppet: Taming chaos in DevOps teams

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Margaret Lee, manager of product management at Perforce Puppet. The full title of this piece is “Taming chaos in DevOps ... Continue Reading

June 19, 2025 19Jun2025 News

Nokia launches autonomous network fabric

Nokia’s platform aims to accelerate full network automation in an open, cloud-native, multi-supplier environment including telco-trained models, integrated security, and AI apps for automation workflows Continue Reading

June 19, 2025 19Jun2025 News

Inca warns of ‘unjustified’ Openreach prominence in comms review

Trade association for UK’s independent broadband providers urges regulator to ensure forthcoming legislation secures the future of infrastructure investment, fosters regulatory consistency and promotes a fair and competitive landscape Continue Reading

June 19, 2025 19Jun2025 Blog Post

A G7 AI roadmap lacking IP protection is one with potholes

The G7 meeting of world leaders is a clear indication of how the leading economies see AI. With the stagnation of economic growth alongside rising costs of maintaining existing public services, ... Continue Reading

June 19, 2025 19Jun2025 News

Interview: Tech innovation at Bet365

Alan Reed, head of platform innovation at Bet365’s Hillside Technology platform, discusses the role of generative AI in tech innovation Continue Reading

June 19, 2025 19Jun2025 News

Government announces details of Post Office Capture redress scheme

The government says it wants new scheme to take a ‘common sense’ approach to redress for former Capture users Continue Reading

June 19, 2025 19Jun2025 News

University of Oulu shows machine vision can replace expert presence

Leading Finnish university and tech hub reveals advances in immersive augmented reality technologies to support remote work and operations and address unique challenges and skill shortages of northern regions Continue Reading

June 19, 2025 19Jun2025 Opinion

Should we trust Humphrey to boost public sector efficiency?

Labour is betting on Humphrey, an AI toolkit named after a Yes Minister character, to drive public sector efficiency Continue Reading

June 19, 2025 19Jun2025 News

UBS employee data leaked after cyber attack on supplier

UBS and fellow Swiss bank Pictet have been affected by a cyber attack on a procurement service provider Continue Reading

June 19, 2025 19Jun2025 Blog Post

Reversing the A to Z of fragmented AI, Domino adds Zero-to-AI

Domino Data Lab has updated its enterprise AI platform and data science offerings to now introduce a more unified system for productivity, governance and delivery. The promise from Domino is: a ... Continue Reading

June 19, 2025 19Jun2025 News

Brazil’s defence, public safety agencies unify comms with federal network

Comms service to integrate existing land mobile radio networks with broadband technology to strengthen collaboration for national security in key Latin America territory Continue Reading

June 18, 2025 18Jun2025 Blog Post

Rebuilding Social Resilience in the On-line World

Internet access has plateaued since the surge during covid . Digital inclusion programmes need to be complimented by people contact to coax the most vulnerable on-line and/or enable neighbours and ... Continue Reading

June 18, 2025 18Jun2025 News

Enterprise LAN sector rebounding

After period of volatility, local area network arena shows stabilisation in market dynamics as Wi-Fi standards drive significant adoption of technology from leaders such as Cisco, HPE Aruba, Ubiquiti, Huawei and Juniper Networks Continue Reading

June 18, 2025 18Jun2025 News

Execs shy away from open models and open source AI

The Capgemini Research Institute has found that business executives prefer the support and security associated with commercial products Continue Reading

June 18, 2025 18Jun2025 News

Pure Enterprise Data Cloud bundles its IP for business outcomes

All-flash evangelist bundles storage management and as-a-service under Enterprise Data Cloud banner while boosting hardware offerings with performance arrays and a 300TB flash module Continue Reading

June 18, 2025 18Jun2025 News

Nokia, Telstra team for network API development

Comms tech provider partners with Australia’s leading telco to give developers access to network APIs to create enterprise applications, including managing network traffic during large events and prioritising connectivity for critical services Continue Reading

June 18, 2025 18Jun2025 News

Workday UK head Dan Pell: Managing AI agents requires system of record

Speaking with Computer Weekly at Workday’s Elevate 2025 event in London, its UK and Ireland general manager discussed what it will mean to manage digital labour Continue Reading

June 18, 2025 18Jun2025 News

Traditional fake news detection fails against AI-generated content

As generative AI produces increasingly convincing text, Dutch researchers are exploring how linguistic cues, model bias, and transparency tools can help detect fake news. Continue Reading

June 18, 2025 18Jun2025 Blog Post

Platform Engineering - NetApp Instaclustr: Open source is the secret sauce

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Anil Inamdar in his capacity as global head of data Services at NetApp Instaclustr - the company provides a managed ... Continue Reading

June 18, 2025 18Jun2025 News

New era of connectivity required to unlock power of AI

Leading comms tech provider’s report reveals how outdated connectivity is restricting businesses’ ability to capitalise on emerging technologies such as AI Continue Reading

June 18, 2025 18Jun2025 Blog Post

Mass migration: Why the public sector’s IT estate needs a modern home

In this guest post, Rob Horne, client engagement manager at the Cabinet Office-backed colocation firm Crown Hosting Data Centres, sets out why it is high time the public sector revamped its ... Continue Reading

June 18, 2025 18Jun2025 News

EVS: Gothenburg Wireless Charging project expands with new station

Smart city ecosystem in Sweden’s second city gains extra juice and mileage with boost to inductive wireless charging technology for commercial fleets and autonomous vehicle systems Continue Reading

June 17, 2025 17Jun2025 News

Microsoft declares era of logical qubits

The tech giant is moving past the noisy, intermediate-scale quantum era, focusing on building a fault-tolerant supercomputer as it looks to democratise quantum computing and speed up scientific discovery Continue Reading

June 17, 2025 17Jun2025 News

Cyber action plan kicks off to ‘supercharge’ UK security sector

UK government says its cyber growth action plan will provide a large boost to Britain’s security industry as it sets out to create a roadmap for future growth Continue Reading

June 17, 2025 17Jun2025 News

Scattered Spider widens web to target insurance sector

Following a series of high-profile attacks on prominent retailers and consumer brands, the Scattered Spider cyber crime collective appears to be expanding its targeting to the insurance sector Continue Reading

June 17, 2025 17Jun2025 News

Artificial intelligence could fuel growth in global tennis

IBM launches artificial intelligence-driven tools to grow the sport’s reach, but AI’s role also reaches the on-court business Continue Reading

June 17, 2025 17Jun2025 News

Patients to access clinical trials via NHS App

As government plans a £50m upgrade of the NHS App, people will be able to sign up to clinical trials that will match them to available studies Continue Reading

June 17, 2025 17Jun2025 News

UKtech50: Vote for the most influential person in UK technology

Our judges have selected the top 50 leaders from a shortlist of nearly 500 people – now it’s your chance to tell us who you think is the most influential person in UK technology Continue Reading

June 17, 2025 17Jun2025 E-Zine

Would AI lie to you?

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we hear how data analytics and intelligence company Bloomberg keeps a lid on fib-telling AI, and learn how experts are predicting the future of the technology is set to become a lot more immersive. CCS Insight shares ... Continue Reading

June 17, 2025 17Jun2025 Blog Post

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