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Healthcare and NHS IT

• February 26, 2026 26 Feb'26

  Qilin crew continues to dominate ransomware ecosystem

  The Qilin ransomware gang remained ‘top dog’ in January 2026, with over 100 observed cyber attacks to its name, amid a rapidly evolving and fragmenting cyber criminal ecosystem

• February 25, 2026 25 Feb'26

  Application exploitation back in vogue, says IBM cyber unit

  IBM’s X-Force unit observes an uptick in the exploitation of vulnerable public-facing software applications

• February 24, 2026 24 Feb'26

  NUHS and GSMA Foundry team up on 5G and AI in healthcare

  Singapore’s National University Health System is working with GSMA Foundry, Ericsson and Singtel to drive the use of 5G-enabled robotics, ambient AI and holographic surgery in healthcare

• February 23, 2026 23 Feb'26

  €126bn in Dutch tech projects blocked by permits and grid limits

  Ex-ASML chief Peter Wennink’s deregulation solution triggers warnings from academics and government advisors

• February 19, 2026 19 Feb'26

  Minister wants ‘logical conclusion’ to review of digital evidence in light of Post Office scandal

  House of Lords debate saw government minister make an ambiguous promise in regard to the treatment of computer evidence in court

• February 18, 2026 18 Feb'26

  Flaws in Google and Microsoft products added to Cisa catalogue

  Cisa has added six CVEs to its Kev catalogue this week, including newly disclosed issues in Google Chromium and Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines, and some older flaws as well

• February 18, 2026 18 Feb'26

  0APT ransomware crew makes embarrassing splash

  A ransomware gang called 0APT has attracted attention, but many of its victims may not even be real, and its operators are being accused of over-egging their criminal pudding

• February 17, 2026 17 Feb'26

  Defence and education see big gains in public sector IT spend, Tussell report finds

  Tussell Tech200 finds big growth in IT supplier revenue in defence and education, with gains for suppliers in IT services and digital transformation

• February 17, 2026 17 Feb'26

  Government pumps £20m into using tech to fight addiction

  Funding grants from Innovate UK will be used for medical technologies and digital tools such as artificial intelligence and wearables to reduce substance misuse and addiction

• February 16, 2026 16 Feb'26

  Oracle readies AI note-taker for NHS

  The AI tool drafts structured notes from patient-clinician interactions, helping to reduce administrative work

• February 11, 2026 11 Feb'26

  CVE volumes may plausibly reach 100,000 this year

  The number of vulnerabilities to be disclosed in 2026 is almost certain to exceed last year's total, and may be heading towards 100,000, according to analysis

• February 10, 2026 10 Feb'26

  February Patch Tuesday: Microsoft drops six zero-days

  Microsoft releases patches for six zero-day flaws in its latest monthly update, many of them related to security feature bypass issues

• February 10, 2026 10 Feb'26

  Researchers delve inside new SolarWinds RCE attack chain

  Researchers at Huntress and Microsoft have shared findings from their analysis of a new SolarWinds Web Help Desk vulnerability

• February 10, 2026 10 Feb'26

  Is the EU’s free trade deal with India the dawn of a new era?

  Trade deal between European Union and India simplifies the visa system for professionals from India, which could make the country’s suppliers more accessible

• February 09, 2026 09 Feb'26

  Russia’s cyber attacks on Polish utilities draws NCSC alert

  A series of Russian cyber attacks targeting Poland’s energy infrastructure has prompted a warning from the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre

• February 09, 2026 09 Feb'26

  Ireland to procure national electronic health record

  The Irish government has approved project to digitally transform the Irish health service by introducing integrated health records as part of Digital for Care strategy

• February 06, 2026 06 Feb'26

  NHS publishes tech-laden cancer plan

  The 10-year plan promises to transform cancer care through use of artificial intelligence, robotic surgeries and access to genomic testing, all wrapped up in the NHS App as the front door

• February 04, 2026 04 Feb'26

  SolarWinds RCE bug makes Cisa list as exploitation spreads

  Exploitation of CVE-2025-40551, an RCE flaw affecting SolarWinds Web Help Desk, appears to be spreading, with defenders on high alert

• February 04, 2026 04 Feb'26

  UK government must get its hands dirty on security, report says

  As the UK government develops its National Cyber Action Plan, a report from the Rusi think tank urges Westminster to take a more interventionist approach

• February 03, 2026 03 Feb'26

  Ransomware gangs focus on winning hearts and minds

  Ransomware-as-a-service operations are increasingly seeking to forge connections with employees, contractors and trusted partners of their target organisations as an alternative to straight-up hacking, says NCC

• February 03, 2026 03 Feb'26

  CGI’s artificial intelligence boss knows his job title won’t exist for long

  IT service provider is using AI to increase throughput while applying it to ‘big ticket’ challenges externally

• February 03, 2026 03 Feb'26

  Kendall names Barnsley as UK’s first tech town

  The UK government has named Barnsley as the nation’s first ‘tech town’, with initiatives to boost education, health and local businesses

• January 29, 2026 29 Jan'26

  Security now one of the UK’s fastest-growing career paths

  The number of people working in the cyber security field has almost trebled in the 2020s, with one cyber professional for every 68 businesses in the UK

• January 29, 2026 29 Jan'26

  Sonia Patel to become interim UK government chief technology officer

  NHS England’s chief technology officer has taken on the same role for government on an interim 12-month fixed-term contract

• January 27, 2026 27 Jan'26

  Transfer learning and governance help bridge healthcare AI divide

  Singapore researchers show how adapting pre-trained AI models can solve data scarcity issues in countries with limited resources. Separately, they have proposed forming an international consortium to build consensus on AI governance in medicine

• January 27, 2026 27 Jan'26

  Wave of ShinyHunters vishing attacks spreading fast

  The ShinyHunters hacking collective that caused chaos in 2025 is ramping up a new voice phishing campaign, with several potential victims already identified

• January 27, 2026 27 Jan'26

  Broken decryptor leaves Sicarii ransomware victims adrift

  A coding error in an emergent strain of ransomware leaves victims unable to recover their data, even if they cooperate with the hackers’ demands

• January 21, 2026 21 Jan'26

  AI slop pushes data governance towards zero-trust models

  Organisations are implementing zero-trust models for data governance thanks to the proliferation of poor quality AI-generated data, often known as AI slop

• January 20, 2026 20 Jan'26

  UK public sector, CNI in Russian hacktivist crosshairs

  Hacktivists aligned to the Russian state are ramping up their targeting of UK organisations with denial of service attacks

• January 20, 2026 20 Jan'26

  Swedish government software developer counters poor health apps claim

  As national election season approaches, political opponents of Sweden’s lead coalition party make hay of survey that claims unsatisfactory health apps deter doctor visits

• January 15, 2026 15 Jan'26

  Cyber body ISC2 signs on as UK software security ambassador

  Professional cyber association ISC2 pledges support to UK government’s Software Security Ambassador scheme, part of the recently unveiled Cyber Action Plan

• January 14, 2026 14 Jan'26

  Microsoft DCU uses UK courts to hunt down cyber criminals

  Microsoft has taken down the RedDVS cyber crime-as-a-service network after obtaining a UK court order, marking its first civil legal action outside of the US

• January 13, 2026 13 Jan'26

  Microsoft patches 112 CVEs on first Patch Tuesday of 2026

  January brings a larger-than-of-late Patch Tuesday update out of Redmond, but an uptick in disclosures is often expected at this time of year

• January 13, 2026 13 Jan'26

  ‘Dual-channel’ attacks are the new face of BEC in 2026

  Business email compromise remains a significant threat as cyber fraudsters deploy a more diverse range of tactics against their potential victims, according to a report

• January 12, 2026 12 Jan'26

  Business leaders see AI risks and fraud outpacing ransomware, says WEF

  C-suite executives are more concerned with risks arising from AI vulnerabilities and cyber fraud than ransomware, according to the World Economic Forum

• January 08, 2026 08 Jan'26

  Like it or not, AI will transform cyber strategy in 2026

  Bubble or no bubble, from cyber skills to defensive strategies to governance, risk and compliance, artificial intelligence will remake the cyber world in 2026

• January 06, 2026 06 Jan'26

  Fujitsu UK job cuts as staff pay the price for failures of top executives

  Troubled IT giant’s staff are paying the price for senior management failures over Post Office scandal

• January 05, 2026 05 Jan'26

  UK government to spend £210m on public sector cyber resilience

  The UK government unveils a £120m Cyber Action Plan to help reinforce and promote IT security resilience across the country's public services

• December 29, 2025 29 Dec'25

  Top 10 cyber security stories of 2025

  AI dominated all tech conversations this year, but the concerns of cyber security professionals extend far beyond. From remote work to supply chains, quantum to identity, there were plenty of other topics for the industry to chew over in 2025.

• December 29, 2025 29 Dec'25

  Top 10 NHS IT stories of 2025

  A new digital strategy, funding boosts and struggles to keep the lights on: here are Computer Weekly’s top NHS IT stories in 2025

• December 18, 2025 18 Dec'25

  Fortinet vulnerabilities prompt pre-holiday warnings

  Analysts track exploitation of two vulnerabilities disclosed last week by Fortinet

• December 18, 2025 18 Dec'25

  MHRA seeks views on healthcare AI regulation

  Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) wants to know how to regulate AI technologies in the NHS while keeping patients safe

• December 17, 2025 17 Dec'25

  ClickFix attacks that bypass cyber controls on the rise

  NCC’s monthly threat report details the growing prevalence of ClickFix attacks in the wild

• December 12, 2025 12 Dec'25

  Interview: Erik Mayer, transformation chief clinical information officer, Imperial College

  With both a clinical and a digital background, the healthcare tech leader is using data to improve collaboration across an NHS trust for the benefit of medical staff and patients

• December 10, 2025 10 Dec'25

  Google DeepMind partners with UK government to deliver AI

  The partnership promises to provide scientists with access to advanced AI models, as well as help the government become more streamlined

• December 10, 2025 10 Dec'25

  How digital twins are helping people with motor neurone disease speak

  Tech companies, a charity and academics have collaborated to create AI-powered avatars that are helping people with motor neurone disease hold natural conversations

• December 09, 2025 09 Dec'25

  Microsoft patched over 1,100 CVEs in 2025

  The final Patch Tuesday update of the year brings 56 new CVEs, bringing the year-end total to more than 1,100

• December 08, 2025 08 Dec'25

  Number of UK social care providers using digital records hits 80%

  Use of digital records in social care has doubled, as the UK government explores options to link digital care records with the NHS

• December 05, 2025 05 Dec'25

  Jersey to get remote monitoring for vulnerable adults

  Jersey’s Family Nursing and Home Care (FNHC) hopes remote monitoring service will help keep people out of hospital and support care at home

• December 04, 2025 04 Dec'25

  Constrained budgets left security teams short-handed in 2025

  With 2024 seeing surges in security funding cuts, lay-offs and hiring freezes, 2025 brought some relief for cyber pros, but constrained budgets are leaving security teams short-staffed