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EU unveils full-stack sovereignty package to build Euro tech muscle

European Commission launches package spanning chips, cloud and energy to reduce dependency on US and Chinese supply chains and to foster a sovereign vertical domestic stack Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead

Subpostmaster federation hit by ransomware attack

National Federation of Subpostmasters suffered a ransomware attack in April after hackers exploited a bug in the web hosting software it uses Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Fujitsu staff apply for voluntary redundancy in droves as morale plummets

Post Office IT scandal supplier’s voluntary exit scheme is oversubscribed as hundreds of staff want to make a break Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Sweden’s Hexagon takes a measuring tape to the industrial world… and its virtual counterpart

Stockholm-headquartered company is applying precision observability and digital twins to make a safer, more sustainable and efficient world Continue Reading

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• Martin Veitch

AI agents help Cato slash ‘time-to-protect’ from new CVEs

The application of agentic AI to vulnerability management workflows has slashed mitigation times in experimental conditions, claims Sase specialist Cato Networks Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Microsoft hits out over irresponsible vulnerability disclosure

Microsoft goes on the offensive after a disgruntled security researcher unleashed a series of zero-days without checking in first Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

How Canberra Institute of Technology is transforming classroom learning

Faced with a fragmented IT estate and poor room utilisation, CIT partnered with Cisco to standardise the institute’s physical and virtual classrooms, boosting inclusivity and slashing on-site support Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

Agentic AI is driving rethink of enterprise architecture and tokenomics

The growing adoption of agentic AI will require IT leaders to rebalance their CPU and GPU estates, tightly integrate data layers, and redesign human workflows, according to Dell Technologies CTO John Roese Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Realities of the AI age force sustainability to the fore

New standards force carbon accounting to be location-free. Meanwhile, AI and its energy appetite mean we have to build sustainability into an organisation's competitive edge Continue Reading

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• Shane Herath, Eco-Friendly Web Alliance

CISO burnout: How to prevent contagion across the team

If employers fail to nip the problem of their CISO’s chronic, unmanaged stress in the bud, there could be serious consequences, not just for cyber security leaders themselves but for their teams too Continue Reading

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• Cath Everett

Scottish social enterprise supports national cyber efforts

Cyber and Fraud Centre has supported community cyber resilience in Scotland to the tune of £3m in its first year operating as a social enterprise Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Glassworm botnet that targeted OS devs smashed to pieces

CrowdStrike, Google and the Shadowserver Foundation worked together to take down a botnet that poisoned over 300 GitHub repositories, risking widespread supply chain compromise Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Datacentre dive: Do AI datacentre physics make on-premise unviable?

Does substantial GPU power draw and liquid cooling mean the end of the on-premise datacentre? We look at the AI factory revolution and find that a hybrid path for enterprises will likely still exist Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

When your biggest security risk has never signed a contract

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers the intersection of AI and IAM. In this article we explore how the frontiers of identity are expanding in the agentic era, and why this requires new approaches to governance. Continue Reading

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• Lee Howells and Andrew Peel, PA Consulting

The Gentlemen emerging as key ransomware player

An emerging ransomware crew known as The Gentlemen is becoming a force to be reckoned with, according to NCC’s latest monthly threat data Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Putting AI to work in network management

We explore how artificial intelligence is being integrated into network management tools, and the challenges it presents Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Bulgaria fires up Google Cloud for national cyber security

The Bulgarian national systems integrator, BIS, has deployed Google Cloud’s Cybershield government security service as part of a national federated SOC deployment Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

What did we learn at Google Cloud Next 2026?

AI agents are moving fast and telecoms organisations are still working out how to run them safely. At Google Cloud Next in April, the conversation continued to move beyond chatbots, assistants, and experiments. Continue Reading

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• Jessie-Lee Fry, Amdocs

Vulnerability exploitation now primary origin of data breaches

Verizon’s annual cyber report reveals a major change in how data breaches originate, highlighting the impact of artificial intelligence Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Assume autonomy: Why security teams need to rethink defence at machine speed

For years, cyber security strategy has been built around a simple premise, that attackers and defenders operate at roughly the same speed. But that assumption is now broken and new approaches are needed. Continue Reading

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• Rik Ferguson, Forescout

Interview: How Volvo built software for a two-and-a-half-tonne moving object

Volvo Cars is the only legacy carmaker in the world rated at the highest level of software-defined vehicle capability by S&P Global Mobility. Its chief engineering and technology officer, Anders Bell, tells us how it got there Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

Gartner: How AI will transform managed network services

Network service providers are deploying artificial intelligence-powered tools for network admin tasks. Gartner looks at how AI is being used Continue Reading

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• Gaspar Valdivia

Jaguar Land Rover profit slumps after cyber attack

The financial impact of last year’s cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover continues to be felt, with full-year sales and profits at the carmaker way down Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Why human capital data is pulling AI back inside the firewall

In human capital management, trust and data sovereignty are reshaping the way that companies deploy AI. Continue Reading

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• Marie-Claire Dwek, Newmark Security

Computer Misuse Act reform to move forward in National Security Bill

Reform of the Computer Misuse Act is to be folded into a wider National Security Bill granting more powers for law enforcement to protect the UK against a wider spectrum of threats Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Microsoft releases rare zero-day free Patch Tuesday update

No zero-day flaws were addressed in May’s Patch Tuesday update but as usual there is much for admins to chew over in the coming days Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Civil servants to protest at Capita general meeting amid pension crisis

Public and Commercial Services Union to hold a demonstration at outsourcing giant’s meeting in London Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

UK government renews calls to sign Cyber Resilience Pledge

Westminster renews calls for business leaders to sign up to its yet-to-be-launched Cyber Resilience Pledge, and highlights growth, and challenges, for the UK’s cyber economy Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Commerzbank to cut 3,000 jobs as it ‘leverages AI even more’

Part of the German bank’s transformation will see a total of 3,000 jobs cut across the business Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Inside the global datacentre squeeze

A projected $800bn datacentre infrastructure investment in APAC alone is clashing with the limits of global power grids, forcing datacentre operators to rethink where and how they build the physical engines of the internet Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

A new frontier: Identity stack evolves for agentic systems

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers the intersection of AI and IAM. In this article, explore the changing nature of the identity stack and learn what will change as identity evolves into a real-time control plane for agentic systems. Continue Reading

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• Aditya K Sood, Aryaka

Node4: AI and agentic the future, but culture the key to unlock it

UK mid-market supplier showcases the three stages of AI – assistance, co-work and orchestration – but faces a reality in which most users have yet to arrive at first base Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Datacentre and cloud editor (acting)

UK financial security experts participate in sector-wide hackathon

Teams of security pros from UK financial services organisations came together at the end of April to participate in a hackathon exercise Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Post Office acknowledges ECCO+ user’s calls for help three decades ago

A former subpostmaster repeatedly asked the Post Office for help when unexplained shortfalls occurred in her branch while using ECCO+ software, with evidence of her requests still in the organisation’s possession Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

How Australian firms are using AI in customer experience

Local tech leaders from MYOB, Guzman y Gomez, and Aware Super reveal how AI is reshaping customer experience, streamlining business operations and driving efficiency Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

IAM tools help Oracle Red Bull Racing keep pace with strict F1 regulations

Oracle Red Bull Racing massively improved the efficiency of its aerodynamics testing procedures after implementing new identity technology from 1Password. Learn more about this unlikely link Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Almost half of UK businesses hit by cyber attacks

The government’s annual cyber security report reveals UK businesses are still struggling with the impact of attacks and breaches Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Vernon Building Society uses AI to amplify human touch

Century-old mutual society is using artificial intelligence to bring mortgage processing onto a single platform Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

DP World Tour Europe selects HCLTech for ‘total shop window rebuild’

Sports association signs up Indian IT firm as global partner as it rebuilds its website and fan app in the ‘era of AI’ Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Why AI agents are triggering a rethink of enterprise identity

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers the intersection of AI and IAM. In this article, we look at the specific impacts of agentic AI on the security stack. Continue Reading

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• Jacob Connell, Quorum Cyber

Vect ransomware actually destructive wiper malware

Analysis of a form of ransomware called Vect has uncovered a serious flaw that breaks its core functionality and turns it from a locker to a wiper Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Lloyds Bank compensates another 1,625 customers after ‘alarming’ data breach

Bank pays out compensation to more customers and reveals expansion of affected group Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Why AI is forcing a reset of the identity stack

Computer Weekly’s Security Think Tank considers the intersection of AI and IAM, exploring the shift from identity management to identity intelligence Continue Reading

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• Ted Ernst, Gartner

Was Capita’s Royal Mail pension contract a botch too far?

The Cabinet Office’s decision to end Capita’s contract to administer the Royal Mail pension follows heavy criticism of the supplier’s work on the civil service pension contract Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Moving agentic AI from innovation theatre to enterprise production

As enterprises move from prompting chatbots to orchestrating AI agents, IT leaders must rethink governance, data architecture and cost management to avoid chaotic deployments and runaway cloud bills Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Wiz founder: Hack yourself with AI, before the bad guys do

At Google Cloud Next, Wiz co-founder Yinon Costica called on security defenders to use AI to steal a march on threat actors, and launched agentic capabilities for cyber teams Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Government should drop Capita from civil service scheme after it loses Royal Mail role, says union

Union representing civil servants said that when outsourcing suppliers fail, they should be dropped Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

FairPrice to roll out AI-powered smart carts to more stores

Shoppers can expect smart carts that slash checkout times to just 36 seconds, while supermarket staff will get an AI sidekick to automate daily operations Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Google Cloud Next: It’s time to create value, not slop, from the AI boom

Attendees at Google Cloud Next in Las Vegas are backing AI all the way to the bank. But as AI turns up in everything, everywhere, all at once, we’re going to need to get a lot stricter about what we use it for. Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

A tsunami of flaws: When frontier AI and Patch Tuesday collide

Microsoft’s April Patch Tuesday drop was the second-largest in history, falling just shy of an October 2025 record. What is behind the spike in vulnerability disclosures, and is there a connection to Anthropic’s bug-hunting Claude Mythos AI model? Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Sans Institute preps live systems for Nato cyber exercise

Cyber training body the Sans Institute is preparing live power generation IT and OT systems for Nato’s annual Locked Shields blue team exercise, which this year appears more relevant than ever Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

M&S one year on: turning anticipation into secure by design

The cyber attack on M&S last year marked a turning point for resilience in the retail sector. One year on, knowing how to avoid the next incident is no longer the priority and being ready for when it happens is key. Continue Reading

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• Chris Brown, NCC Group

Surging CVE disclosures force NIST to shake up workflows

NIST announces big changes to the way it categorises and manages CVEs, which are set to have a big impact on how organisations manage patching and remediation Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

North Korean social engineering campaign targets MacOS users

A MacOS-focused social engineering campaign orchestrated by North Korea-based threat actor Sapphire Sleet has been exposed by Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence Unit Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

CyberUK 2026: UK lagging on legal protections for cyber pros

Ahead of next week’s CyberUK conference, the CyberUp Campaign for reform of the UK’s hacking laws urges the government to keep focus and proposes a four-pillar framework that would protect cyber professionals from prosecution Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

One year on from the M&S cyber attack: What did we learn?

A year on from the Marks & Spencer cyber attack, we look back at the incident, consider the lessons learned and ask if the retail sector is any more secure today Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

How the AI boom is reshaping tech cost management

FinOps practitioners are stepping up to manage AI expenses, optimise token usage and align cost-saving measures with sustainability goals to improve returns from AI investments Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

April Patch Tuesday brings zero-days in Defender, SharePoint Server

Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday update may be one of the largest in history, with more than 160 issues in scope Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

‘Grand Theft Auto’ publisher Rockstar hit by hackers again

The notorious ShinyHunters hacking collective menaces video game publisher Rockstar and says it will leak data on 14 April Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Businesses are paying the price for CISO burnout

Discussions of burnout among security pros are about more than just mental health: when burnout strikes, it can present a serious business risk Continue Reading

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• Cath Everett

Russian cyber spies targeting consumer, Soho routers

The UK’s NCSC and Microsoft have shared details of an ongoing cyber espionage campaign targeting vulnerable network routers, orchestrated by Russian state actor Fancy Bear Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

AI driving changes in Nordic financial services

Traditional Nordic financial services businesses are reshaping to take on a new breed of competition Continue Reading

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• Gerard O'Dwyer

Virgin Media Business Wholesale accelerates high-capacity delivery in the UK

Fixed wholesale connectivity arm of leading UK operator announces biggest ever upgrade to its wholesale network, delivering 32% Ethernet lead time reduction and 10G delivery accelerated by up to 40 days Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Capita left to deal with 13,000 civil service pension cases over a year old

More details of the Civil Services Pension Scheme administration backlog left to Capita revealed in parliamentary committee hearing Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Platformisation or platform theatre? Navigating cyber consolidation

The Security Think Tank looks at platformisation, considering questions such as how CISOs can distinguish between a truly integrated platform and 'integration theater, and how to protect unified platforms. Continue Reading

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• John Bruce, Quorum Cyber

Emergency Microsoft, Oracle patches point to wider cyber issues

Emergency out-of-band patches from Microsoft and Oracle signal underlying security issues around update cycles and patching, and identity security and zero-trust, says the community Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Cambridge MC boosts comms procurement with Carrier Club acquisition

International consulting firm swoops for ’unique’ procurement-as-a-service organisation to offer greater value to its clients in challenging times for businesses Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

HSBC gets its first artificial intelligence chief

UK bank appoints its first executive position dedicated to artificial intelligence as the technology embeds across the sector Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Cyber platformisation is a skills issue for security teams

The Security Think Tank looks at platformisation, considering questions such as how CISOs can distinguish between a truly integrated platform and 'integration theater, and how to protect unified platforms. Continue Reading

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• Haris Pylarinos, Hack the Box

Cyber platformisation: Don't fall into the 'integration debt' trap

The Security Think Tank looks at platformisation, considering questions such as how CISOs can distinguish between a truly integrated platform and 'integration theater, and how to protect unified platforms. Continue Reading

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• Rik Ferguson, Forescout

DWP finally seeks reviewer of its subpostmaster prosecutions

Months after announcing review, the government has advertised for a reviewer to look over more than 100 prosecutions of subpostmasters by the Department of Work and Pensions Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Cisa tells US organisations to harden endpoint management after Stryker attack

Last week’s cyber attack on the systems of a US medical services company by Iranian hacktivists has prompted an alert from Cisa, urging organisations to reinforce their defensive posture Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Post Office Horizon scandal explained: Everything you need to know

Computer Weekly has investigated the Post Office Horizon scandal since 2008 and is, in fact, part of the story. This guide contains essential information about the scandal Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Beyond integration theatre: Building stronger cyber platforms

The Security Think Tank looks at platformisation, considering questions such as how CISOs can distinguish between a truly integrated platform and 'integration theater, and how to protect unified platforms. Continue Reading

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• Joe Mayhew and Ahmed Tikail, PA Consulting

Nordea to slash 1,500 jobs as AI impact grows

Nordic bank to reduce headcount as it continues to introduce changes to meet its 2030 targets Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

MP report calls for legislation to overturn Post Office Capture convictions

Report from MPs warns of unknown number of unsafe subpostmasters convictions based on multiple pre-Horizon systems Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Lloyds banking app ‘glitch’ shows transactions of strangers

Customers of Halifax, Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Bank experienced a glitch this morning, where details of other customers’ transactions were displayed in their online banking apps Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Vulnerability reports: Increase in quantity, decrease in quality?

Bug bounties have become a staple of the cyber security toolkit, offering researchers a way to get paid to find and report bugs and giving businesses a route to fix unknown flaws. However, this model is now facing scrutiny. What is driving these concerns? Continue Reading

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• Dan Raywood

UK government announces package to get more women in tech

The UK government aims to add billions of pounds to the economy through getting more women into the tech sector Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Mastercard bots target C-suite roles

Card giant offers SMEs a virtual chief financial officer through artificial intelligence technology, with other C-suite roles to follow Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Iran war a melting pot for other cyber threats

State-backed cyber threat actors from non-combatant states are taking advantage of the Israeli-US war on Iran to fulfil their own goals, according to Proofpoint analysts Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Salesforce tracks possible ShinyHunters campaign targeting its users

Salesforce warns users of an uptick in malicious activity targeting Experience Cloud customers with misconfigured user settings via an open source tool Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Strong security balances consolidation and best-of-breed capabilities

The Security Think Tank looks at platformisation, considering questions such as how CISOs can distinguish between a truly integrated platform and 'integration theater, and how to protect unified platforms. Continue Reading

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• Martin Riley, Bridewell Consulting

Microsoft patches zero-days in .NET and SQL Server

Zero-days in .NET and SQL Server, and a handful of critical RCE bugs, form the nucleus of Microsoft’s March Patch Tuesday update Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

DBS rewires operating models for AI reasoning era

The bank expects AI tools to evolve from being a copilot to an autopilot as it undergoes organisational transformation to prepare its workforce for agentic AI Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Platformisation without illusion: Separating integration from theatre

The Security Think Tank looks at platformisation, considering questions such as how CISOs can distinguish between a truly integrated platform and 'integration theater, and how to protect unified platforms. Continue Reading

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• Aditya K Sood, Aryaka

Norway braced for foreign AI cyber attacks on vital petroleum computing

Nordic petrostate is preparing for war and turning the spotlight on vulnerabilities in its critical industries, as adversaries look for ways to damage the most important oil and gas producer to the EU Continue Reading

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• Mark Ballard

Enterprises warming to AI PCs amid growing cloud costs

While global memory shortages will pose a threat to the broader PC market, AI PCs are gaining momentum across Asia as companies look to cut cloud costs, boost productivity and secure sensitive information Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Spyware suppliers exploit more zero-days than nation states

Exploitation of zero-days by commercial surveillance and spyware developers outpaced exploitation by nation-state actors last year, according to a report Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Stack Overflow on AI: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

We speak to the CEO of Stack Overflow about agentic AI workflows and AI in software engineering Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Iranian hacktivists muster their forces but state APTs lay low

Hacktivist activity surrounding the Iran war is sky-high but Iran’s state-backed cyber espionage actors have yet to show their hands, giving security teams a valuable window of time to shore up their defences Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Zero-day in Android phone chips under active attack

Google and Qualcomm have tag-teamed a serious vulnerability in the chipsets used in Android mobile devices, which has been exploited in the wild as a zero-day Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Tycoon2FA phishing platform dismantled in major operation

A Europol-led sting against the infamous Tycoon2FA MFA bypass phishing service has been successful, with operations disrupted and ringleaders and cyber criminal users identified Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Landmark legal challenge against Home Office eVisa system heard

The UK High Court will examine whether the Home Office policy of refusing to issue alternative proof of immigration status outside of its electronic visa system is lawful Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Civil service veteran ‘incandescent’ as wait for pension hits four months amid outsourcing mess

Public servant of over 40 years, who has been waiting four months for pension payments to begin, says government has lost control Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Open cyber standards key to cross-platform integration

The Security Think Tank looks at platformisation considering questions such as how CISOs can distinguish between a truly integrated platform and 'integration theater, and how to protect unified platforms. Continue Reading

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• Stephen McDermid, Okta

NS&I’s modernisation programme: A £3bn lesson in how to lose public trust

The UK Public Accounts Committee’s description of NS&I’s digital modernisation as a ‘full-spectrum disaster’ should concern far more than technology teams Continue Reading

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• Ben Terrett

NCSC: No increase in cyber threat from Iran, but be prepared

While cyber threat levels remain stable following the outbreak of war in the Middle East at the weekend, at-risk organisations in the UK should take steps to ward off potential reprisals from Iran-linked threat actors Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

NS&I seeks Bank of England counsel over project disaster

The Bank of England’s successful IT transformation, praised by the National Audit Office, is being used as a model for government departments, including NS&I, which faces a failing IT project Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Virtual twins and AI companions target enterprise war rooms

Dassault Systèmes claims platform can answer complex business questions in seconds, but approach requires rethinking enterprise data architecture Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis