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IT risk management

• 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

  Western cyber alliances risk fragmenting in new world order

  The conduct of powerful nations is causing knock-on effects in the cyber world as long-standing security frameworks appear increasingly precarious

• February 17, 2026 17 Feb'26

  Businesses may be caught by government proposals to restrict VPN use

  Labour proposals to restrict social media use to people aged 16 and under could have unintended consequences for businesses using virtual private networks

• February 17, 2026 17 Feb'26

  Government wages cyber campaign as half the UK’s SMEs are breached

  UK government says half of all small businesses have been cyber breached in the recent past as it urges them to ‘lock the door’

• February 12, 2026 12 Feb'26

  European Commission: TikTok’s addictive design breaches EU law

  In a preliminary ruling, European Commission says TikTok’s additive design features are in breach of laws designed to create safer digital spaces

• 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 11, 2026 11 Feb'26

  London Assembly member: Police should halt facial-recognition technology use

  In lieu of a full-blown ban on the technology, Green London Assembly member Zoë Garbett has called for a number of new safeguards to be implemented that she feels would protect Londoners from ‘escalating’ biometric surveillance

• February 11, 2026 11 Feb'26

  The Security Interviews: Mick Baccio, Splunk

  Mick Baccio, global security advisor at Splunk SURGe and Cisco Foundation AI, reveals how the experience of running cyber on a dime for a US presidential campaign has informed how he does security, and why the basics still matter

• February 10, 2026 10 Feb'26

  Arctic Wolf targets mid-market security gap in APAC

  Following the launch of its full portfolio in Malaysia, the SOC provider discusses the security challenges facing lean IT teams, the value of supplier neutrality, and its roadmap for AI and ransomware protection

• 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

  Second ever international AI safety report published

  More than 100 artificial intelligence experts have produced the second international AI safety report ahead of a summit in India, outlining a high degree of uncertainty about the development and risks of AI

• February 10, 2026 10 Feb'26

  Artificial intelligence now finance sector’s ‘connective tissue’

  Major study finds debate over AI adoption is over as almost every finance firm in the world is already using the technology

• February 10, 2026 10 Feb'26

  Singapore mounts largest ever cyber operation to oust APT actor

  Operation Cyber Guardian mobilised over 100 defenders to neutralise UNC3886, which infiltrated Singtel, StarHub, M1 and Simba networks, operators issue joint pledge on defence-in-depth

• February 09, 2026 09 Feb'26

  UAE’s TII challenges big tech dominance with open source Falcon AI models

  Through its Falcon models and an open, efficiency-driven research strategy, the Technology Innovation Institute is positioning the UAE as a producer of foundational AI, not merely a consumer of global platforms

• February 09, 2026 09 Feb'26

  As space gets crowded, cyber threats from jamming to stalker satellites loom large

  Experts at the inaugural CYSAT Asia in Singapore warn of the urgency of securing space assets amid growing geopolitical tensions and supply chain vulnerabilities

• 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

  Infosecurity Europe launches cyber security startups stream

  Infosecurity Europe 2026 will feature a cyber security startup exhibition zone and a competition for business support, in conjunction with the UK Cyber Flywheel organisation

• February 02, 2026 02 Feb'26

  Interview: Why identity is the nucleus for cyber security

  Amid a wave of market consolidation, Computer Weekly speaks to Keeper Security’s leadership on how identity and access management systems are becoming unified identity platforms capable of securing both human and machine identities

• January 30, 2026 30 Jan'26

  Home Office announces sweeping police technology plans

  The Home Office plans to ramp up its deployment of artificial intelligence and facial-recognition technologies under wide-ranging reforms to UK policing

• January 29, 2026 29 Jan'26

  Metropolitan Police needs effective constraints on live facial recognition use, court hears

  The Metropolitan Police has defended its use of live facial recognition against a legal challenge that claims there are no effective constraints on where it can deploy the technology

• 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

  Landmark legal challenge against police facial recognition begins

  The High Court will examine whether the Metropolitan Police is acting lawfully with its deployments of live facial recognition, in the UK’s first judicial review of how the technology is being used

• January 23, 2026 23 Jan'26

  US punts renewal of threat data sharing law to September

  US lawmakers have extended the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 for another nine months, buying time to enact a replacement for the legislation.

• January 23, 2026 23 Jan'26

  Ransomware, reputation, risk: Black Hat Europe in review, 2026 in view

  Black Hat Europe made clear that cyber security can no longer be separated from politics, economics and behaviour, as ransomware, AI and long-standing security failures combine

• January 23, 2026 23 Jan'26

  Singapore debuts world’s first governance framework for agentic AI

  The Infocomm Media Development Authority has released a guide to help enterprises deploy artificial intelligence agents safely and address specific risks such as unauthorised actions and automation bias

• January 22, 2026 22 Jan'26

  JPMorgan CEO urges slowdown of AI roll-out to ‘save society’

  The rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence will prompt ‘civil unrest’ if governments and companies fail to protect workers from its displacing effects, says JPMorgan boss

• January 21, 2026 21 Jan'26

  UK and China reach out across cyber no-man's land

  London and Beijing have supposedly conducted high-level talks seeking to establish a joint security forum to help de-escalate potential cyber flashpoints, according to reports

• 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

  Met claims success for permanent facial recognition in Croydon

  Met Police boasts that its permanent deployment of live facial recognition cameras in Croydon has led to more than 100 arrests and prompted a double-digit reduction in local crime, ahead of an upcoming judicial review assessing the technology’s ...

• January 19, 2026 19 Jan'26

  UK copyright law unfit for protecting creative workers from AI

  As the UK government considers its approach to artificial intelligence and copyright, Computer Weekly explores the dynamics at play in copyright markets, and what measures can be taken to ensure that creatives are protected

• January 16, 2026 16 Jan'26

  NSA urges continuous checks to achieve zero trust

  The agency leading the US government’s cryptology and cyber security strategies has published its latest zero-trust guidance

• 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

  Texas judge throws out second lawsuit over CrowdStrike outage

  A US judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by CrowdStrike shareholders over the July 2024 outage that caused widespread disruption around the world

• January 14, 2026 14 Jan'26

  Nozomi Networks opens APAC headquarters in Singapore

  Industrial cyber security firm Nozomi Networks has opened its Singapore headquarters, doubling its regional headcount, and pledging to remain vendor agnostic while targeting the manufacturing and utility sectors

• 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 12, 2026 12 Jan'26

  Ofcom begins investigation of explicit image generation on Grok

  Elon Musk’s Grok image generator, from parent company X, is being investigated by the UK regulator under the Online Safety Act

• January 12, 2026 12 Jan'26

  Intersec Dubai highlights why AI has become critical in the race against cyber attackers

  Cigna Healthcare’s Jean Wiles warns that healthcare security teams must act faster without sacrificing accuracy or compliance as threats driven by artificial intelligence scale

• January 09, 2026 09 Jan'26

  Agentic AI requires rethink of cloud security strategy

  Security leaders discuss the rise of agentic AI, warning that autonomous agents operating at machine speed will require organisations to move away from static protection towards behavioural monitoring and automated reasoning

• January 08, 2026 08 Jan'26

  Campaigners urge UK to develop digital sovereignty strategy

  UK digital rights campaigners have urged UK parliamentarians to implement a digital sovereignty strategy as part of the forthcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill to reduce reliance on technology subject to foreign interference

• 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 07, 2026 07 Jan'26

  Home Office digital-only eVisa system could be ruled unlawful

  The Home Office is facing a judicial review over refusing to allow alternative proof of immigration status outside of the electronic visa system, despite data quality and integrity issues plaguing the system

• January 06, 2026 06 Jan'26

  Privacy will be under unprecedented attack in 2026

  The UK and Europe are ramping up opposition to encryption and stepping up surveillance of private communications. Here is what to expect this year

• 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 31, 2025 31 Dec'25

  Top 10 police technology stories of 2025

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 police technology stories of 2025

• December 30, 2025 30 Dec'25

  Top 10 technology ethics stories of 2025

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 tech ethics stories of 2025

• 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.