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Healthcare and NHS IT

• July 14, 2025 14 Jul'25

  Brits clinging to Windows 10 face heightened risk, says NCSC

  Businesses and consumers alike may not feel the need to upgrade to Windows 11 as its predecessor approaches end-of-life, but they are putting their own security at risk, says the NCSC

• July 08, 2025 08 Jul'25

  July Patch Tuesday brings over 130 new flaws to address

  Microsoft patched well over 100 new common vulnerabilities and exposures on the second Tuesday of the month, but its latest update is mercifully light on zero-days

• July 08, 2025 08 Jul'25

  Liverpool launches community AI charter

  The charter, which was created by a residents’ assembly, outlines public data sharing principles and supports the use of AI for public benefit

• July 04, 2025 04 Jul'25

  NHS to be ‘digital by default’

  Single Patient Records, a digitally enabled neighbourhood health service, and the NHS App becoming a ‘doctor in your pocket’ are all part of the government’s 10-year plan for the NHS

• July 04, 2025 04 Jul'25

  Medow Health AI debuts AI scribe tool in Singapore

  The Australian health technology company has launched its AI-powered scribe platform in Singapore to help healthcare professionals automatically capture and structure clinical notes, reports and referral letters

• July 02, 2025 02 Jul'25

  US CISA agency extends Iran cyber alert, warns of CNI threat

  The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency reiterates guidance for operators of critical national infrastructure as it eyes the possibility of cyber attacks from Iran

• July 02, 2025 02 Jul'25

  Google fixes type confusion flaw in Chrome browser

  An actively exploited type confusion vulnerability in the Google Chrome web browser needs immediate attention from users

• July 02, 2025 02 Jul'25

  Dutch study uncovers cognitive biases undermining cyber security board decisions

  Dutch research reveals how cognitive biases can lead to catastrophic security decisions

• June 27, 2025 27 Jun'25

  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

• June 26, 2025 26 Jun'25

  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

• June 26, 2025 26 Jun'25

  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

• June 24, 2025 24 Jun'25

  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

• June 23, 2025 23 Jun'25

  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

• June 20, 2025 20 Jun'25

  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

• June 20, 2025 20 Jun'25

  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

• June 17, 2025 17 Jun'25

  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

• June 17, 2025 17 Jun'25

  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

• June 16, 2025 16 Jun'25

  IR35: Use of HMRC CEST tool drops by more than 70%, delayed FOI reveals

  HMRC has revealed, via a Freedom of Information response, that use of its IR35 status checker tool is declining, as around 20% of users continue to get an undetermined response from it

• June 12, 2025 12 Jun'25

  UKtech50 2025: the longlist of the UK’s influential tech leaders

  Each year, Computer Weekly launches a search for the most influential people in UK IT, asking the tech community who it thinks should be in the top 50 – here is the longlist of everyone nominated for 2025

• June 12, 2025 12 Jun'25

  Sweden gets help pulling its sovereign AI socks up

  Urgent government calls for more high-powered sovereign computers to fulfil Swedish goal of building a more powerful AI industry answered by foreign financiers, US tech and Europe’s AI emergency fund

• June 11, 2025 11 Jun'25

  NHS IT the big winner in Reeves’ Spending Review

  The chancellor of the exchequer has significantly upped spending on digital and technology initiatives in the current Spending Review period, with the NHS receiving a 50% tech funding increase

• June 11, 2025 11 Jun'25

  June Patch Tuesday brings a lighter load for defenders

  Barely 70 vulnerabilities make the cut for Microsoft’s monthly security update, but an RCE flaw in WEBDAV and an EoP issue in Windows SMB Client still warrant close attention

• June 11, 2025 11 Jun'25

  Cyber Bill at risk of becoming a missed opportunity, say MPs

  An APPG report warns that the government’s flagship cyber security legislation is too narrow in its scope and risks missing opportunities to embed resilience at the heart of the British economy

• June 09, 2025 09 Jun'25

  Government to create online platform for public sector tech buyers

  The National Digital Exchange will be a one-stop shop for public sector tech buying, allowing organisations to rate and review products and gain access to pre-approved tech deals

• June 04, 2025 04 Jun'25

  NCSC sets out how to build cyber safe cultures

  The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has published guidance for security teams and leaders on how to foster accessible and appropriate cyber security cultures in their organisations

• May 29, 2025 29 May'25

  Gov.uk Wallet open to public sector bodies

  Government departments can soon begin to add documents to Gov.uk Wallet, as the Government Digital Service publishes guidance for public sector bodies on how to use the smartphone app

• May 27, 2025 27 May'25

  Armed forces charity steps in to address cyber mental health crisis

  CIISec and military charity PTSD Resolution hope to address a gathering mental health crisis among frontline cyber professionals

• May 22, 2025 22 May'25

  Microsoft raises posse to target dangerous Lumma malware

  Microsoft, along with a consortium of partners, has seized and disrupted a significant part of the Lumma malware-as-a-service network used to steal data and funds

• May 22, 2025 22 May'25

  DSIT makes £5.5m of funding available to new projects

  The government is focusing on easing the regulatory burden that can often hamper the introduction of innovative technologies in the public sector

• May 21, 2025 21 May'25

  Ransomware attacks dropped by a third last month

  Reported ransomware attacks eased off during April following a dramatic spike in the first quarter of 2025

• May 16, 2025 16 May'25

  Mid-career professionals must learn to understand and use AI as GenAI tips balance

  Whether in the finance, IT or legal sectors, artificial intelligence will change the way businesses operate and how their people work

• May 15, 2025 15 May'25

  NHS asks suppliers to sign up to cyber covenant

  NHS digital and security leaders call on their suppliers to commit to a cyber security charter as the health service works to improve its resilience in the face of growing threat levels

• May 13, 2025 13 May'25

  May Patch Tuesday brings five exploited zero-days to fix

  Microsoft fixes five exploited, and two publicly disclosed, zero-days in the fifth Patch Tuesday update of 2025

• May 08, 2025 08 May'25

  Government will miss cyber resiliency targets, MPs warn

  A Public Accounts Committee report on government cyber resilience finds that the Cabinet Office has been working hard to improve, but is likely to miss targets and needs a fundamentally different approach

• May 08, 2025 08 May'25

  US tells CNI orgs to stop connecting OT kit to the web

  US authorities have released guidance for owners of critical national infrastructure in the face of an undisclosed number of cyber incidents

• May 08, 2025 08 May'25

  NHS launches digital tool to improve cancer care

  Cancer 360 tool aims to bring together data on cancer patients in one place, allowing clinicians access to all the information through the Federated Data Platform

• May 07, 2025 07 May'25

  Oxford Uni adds cyber resilience module to MBA programme

  Oxford University’s Saïd Business School is working with cyber response specialist Sygnia to help future business leaders get on top of security

• May 07, 2025 07 May'25

  UK hands Indian IT suppliers competitive boost in trade deal

  Trade deal will exempt IT workers from India from paying National Insurance contributions for three years

• April 30, 2025 30 Apr'25

  Current SaaS delivery model a risk management nightmare, says CISO

  JPMorgan Chase security chief Patrick Opet laments the state of SaaS security in an open letter to the industry and calls on software providers to do more to enhance resilience

• April 29, 2025 29 Apr'25

  Edinburgh University evaluation of NHS AI Lab finds early promise

  A report into the NHS AI Lab from the University of Edinburgh identifies early signs of return on investment amid barriers to scaling and implementation

• April 28, 2025 28 Apr'25

  Workers need more support for AI success

  Artificial intelligence has the potential to boost the UK economy, but people need training and assurances that their jobs are not going to be disrupted

• April 28, 2025 28 Apr'25

  Pharma leaders see AI revolutionising medicine

  Pharmaceutical industry experts at Gitex Asia 2025 discuss how AI is revolutionising drug discovery, from accelerating clinical trials and diagnosing rare diseases to validating traditional medicines

• April 24, 2025 24 Apr'25

  March ransomware slowdown probably a red herring

  An apparent slowdown in ransomware attack volumes is raising eyebrows, but the statistics never tell the full story

• April 17, 2025 17 Apr'25

  Tariff turmoil is making supply chain security riskier

  Many businesses around the world are taking the decision to alter their supplier mix in the face of tariff uncertainty, but in doing so are creating more cyber risks for themselves, according to a report

• April 16, 2025 16 Apr'25

  Saudi Arabia struggling to reach global leadership in deeptech

  Petrostate monarchy trying to build surrogate industry made of foreign startups because own ecosystem is too immature

• April 15, 2025 15 Apr'25

  Hertz warns UK customers of Cleo-linked data breach

  Car hire giant Hertz reveals UK customer data was affected in a cyber incident orchestrated via a series of vulnerabilities in Cleo managed file transfer products

• April 11, 2025 11 Apr'25

  Wes Streeting launches digital qualification for social care leaders

  As part of the government’s plan to create a digital national care service, social care leaders will be trained in adopting and using cutting-edge technology

• April 08, 2025 08 Apr'25

  Spoofing vuln threatens security of WhatsApp Windows users

  Meta has disclosed and patched a potentially dangerous spoofing flaw in WhatsApp for Windows that could have caused big problems for unwitting users

• April 08, 2025 08 Apr'25

  Current funding models prevent health and social care integration, according to report

  Whitepaper by telecare provider Tunstall calls for government to develop a national strategy to resolve fragmentation between health and social care

• April 03, 2025 03 Apr'25

  Danish supercomputer to drive innovation

  Supercomputer project will add a competitive edge to drive innovation and growth among Denmark’s enterprises and research organisations