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Warlock claims ransomware attack on network services firm Colt

UK network services firm Colt is attempting to recover various customer-facing systems following a cyber attack that has been claimed by the Warlock ransomware gang and may have arisen via a SharePoint flaw.
UK cyber leaders feel impact of Trump cutbacks

The ripple effects of US cyber security cutbacks have reached this side of the Atlantic, according to a report.
US trade body calls on Washington to cut cyber red tape

The US Information Technology Industry Council has called on the White House’s Office of the National Cyber Director to cut burdensome regulations in areas such as AI and incident reporting, and to do more to build a unified security regime
Zendesk CTO on the new era of customer experience

Zendesk once pushed its AI vision, but now customers are leading the charge. Its CTO, Jason Maynard, explains how this reversal is creating roles like the ‘bot manager’ and shaping the future of customer experience
Whitehall IT projects face complex challenges, Nista report finds

The annual report from the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority gives major police IT project ‘red’ rating, while several others are rated ‘amber’, including Gov.uk One Login and Making Tax Digital
Autocratic UAE gets democratic artificial intelligence

US-China rivalry has come to a head in authoritarian Gulf state UAE, where OpenAI is attempting to make a stand for democracy and free speech

Would you hire a hacker?

At a time when cyber security breaches are on the up and skills remain in short supply, security experts believe we may be missing a trick by overlooking unconventional sources of talent
Lenovo partners its way up the storage maker rankings

Storage profile: We look at Lenovo, a key storage player that has played the partnership game to rise in the array maker rankings and corner the SME and entry-level market
The UK’s Online Safety Act explained: what you need to know

In this essential guide, Computer Weekly looks at the UK’s implementation of the Online Safety Act, including controversies around age verification measures and the threat it poses to end-to-end encryption

Airborne answers to a waterborne problem: Could drones help solve UK droughts?- Green Tech

In this guest post, Peter Stirratt, head of inspection and survey at Skyports Drone Services, offers an airborne answer to the UK’s heatwave-induced droughts As the UK experiences the driest start ... Continue Reading
What to expect from Cloudera EVOLVE25- CW Developer Network

The Computer Weekly Developer Network is off to Cloudera Evolve25. The conference is held on September 25th at Glasshouse 660 in New York and is set to showcase the organisation’s anywhere cloud ... Continue Reading
Snyk CTO: Platform engineering is a DevOps ally in the AI era- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Danny Allan in his role as chief technology officer at Snyk. Allan writes in full as follows… There’s a common ... Continue Reading
AI Agents and the data governance wild west- Data Matters

This is a guest blogpost by Fraser Dear, head of AI and innovation, BCN We’re now in an age where AI agents can summarise lengthy documents, trawl through SharePoint, and draft emails in seconds. ... Continue Reading

Teen hackers aren't the problem. They're the wake-up call

If we take the time to build the right pathways into cyber, young people could be our best line of defence.
Why the EU Data Protection Supervisor should remain independent

As the EU faces mounting scrutiny over institutional transparency, ensuring the genuine independence of the European Data Protection Supervisor is key to preserving the rule of law and the credibility of the Union’s digital governance.
What the UK's ransomware crackdown signals for Europe

The UK government is forging a bold path as it aims to ban ransomware payments from certain organisations. Its actions could herald an inflexion point in Europe's broader response to ransomware.