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Critical local infrastructure is missing link in cyber resilience

Jonathan Lee, director of cyber strategy at Trend AI, argues for more focus on local and municipal cyber resilience
Government terminates Capita’s Royal Mail pension contract

Contract termination comes as Capita’s failings in a separate government pension scheme hit the headlines
UK to build ‘national cyber shield’ as AI raises risk

Security minister Dan Jarvis calls for artificial intelligence companies to work with government to develop AI-driven cyber defences
Lloyds Register evaluates AI-based nautical navigation

Lloyds Register assessment used a computer vision system to identify and categorise complex navigation scenarios, working in conjunction with human crew
Microsoft faces court battle in £2bn Windows Server class action

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has allowed the unfair licensing case against Microsoft to go ahead
A&K Travel journeys with Colt for global quantum-safe network

Travel giant chooses services arm of digital infrastructure provider to build out its global connectivity network based on quantum-safe encryption systems that operate without distance limitations

Storage implications of a modern IT architecture

One of the challenges of migrating older applications to a cloud-native, modern IT architecture is how to provide persistent storage
Oslo’s robots aren’t yet taking over, but are already punching above their weight

The Norwegian capital’s leading innovators have got the ecosystem up and running, and are now calling for greater access to risk capital to take it to the next level
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

Gitar tunes up to tighten strings on AI-generated code - CW Developer Network

No doubt keen on string-based instruments, the founders behind San Francisco-based Gitar have created a developer infrastructure company known for technology that works to build AI agents used to ... Continue Reading
Photonics - Scintil: Why AI’s next bottleneck is the network, not the chip- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Matt Crowley, CEO at Scintil Photonics. Scintil is known for its work in DWDM laser sources for AI. Using its SHIP™ ... Continue Reading
CloudBolt COO defines Kubernetes automation at the speed of trust- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Yasmin Rajabi, COO at CloudBolt. CloudBolt is known for as the 'cloud ROI company' as it helps organisations be more ... Continue Reading
Cyber Security Q&A With Avella's Daryl Flack (Claude wasn't invited to the session :)- Networks Generation

I recently talked in this 'ere blog about a mighty fine conversation I had with Avella Security's Daryl Flack. So good that we decided to follow it up with a Q&A with yer man. I created four ... Continue Reading

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.
Privacy, power, and encryption: why end-to-end security matters

Governments may continue to look for ways to restrict end-to-end encryption, but the greater danger lies in demanding insecurity by design that would undermining trust, resilience, and the security of the global communications ecosystem.
A digital ID trial on the Isle of Wight could settle the argument

As heated debate rises around the UK government's plans for a national digital identity scheme - why not try it out to see if it works, in a well-defined, real-life environment with real people involved