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US authorities crack BreachForums for a second time

The BreachForums data leak website has been seized by the FBI and international partners, again.
GCHQ to protect election candidates from cyber-attacks

The National Cyber Security Centre, part of GCHQ to protect election candidates’ from hostile state cyber-attacks
Cyber Safety Force wants to change conversation around risk

A consortium to help cyber pros better manage risk has launched, with ambitious goals to change the nature of the conversation from cyber security to cyber safety
Critical SharePoint, Qakbot-linked flaws focus of Patch Tuesday

A critical SharePoint vulnerability warrants attention this month, but it is another flaw that seems to be linked to the infamous Qakbot malware that is drawing attention
Julian Assange’s extradition case is ‘institutional corruption’

Call for Julian Assange to be prosecuted in the US has been condemned as ‘institutional corruption on a judicial level’ with the WikiLeaks founder a ‘political prisoner’
Government focuses on improving AI security

Two codes of practice are now available to help developers boost the security of their AI applications

Finland develops quantum algorithms for the future

Finnish researchers are focusing on a small set of quantum algorithms they believe will have a global impact
Post Office Horizon scandal explained: Everything you need to know

Computer Weekly has investigated the Post Office Horizon scandal since 2008 and is, in fact, part of the story. This guide contains essential information about the scandal
How to manage data privacy versus the growing grab bag of requirements

With a single worldwide approach to data privacy politically untenable, how can organisations best pick and mix what works for them?

Green coding - VictoriaMetrics: The efficiency vs complexity trade-off - CW Developer Network

This is a guest post written for the Computer Weekly Developer Network by Roman Khavronenko in his position as co-founder at VictoriaMetrics, a company known for its time series database technology ... Continue Reading
Green coding - Kainos: Three steps to greener AI- CW Developer Network

This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Peter Campbell in his capacity as director of green software at Kainos. Kainos is a Northern Ireland-based digital services ... Continue Reading
Complying With Automation- Networks Generation

Thinking back to the early 2000s (I refuse to call them “the noughties”) it seemed that whatever technology you were talking about, the word “security” always came into the equation. Fast forward ... Continue Reading
From clipboards to smart data capture; how software-defined scanning is changing the game- Write side up - by Freeform Dynamics

When I first heard about 'smart data capture', I couldn't help thinking back to a string of jobs in factories, warehouses and retail stores that helped me to fund my way through university. From my ... Continue Reading

The UK may not have a choice on a ransomware payment ban

In the wake of renewed calls for lawmakers to consider enacting legal bans on ransomware payments, the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank weighs in to share their thoughts on how to tackle the scourge for good.
Embracing Industry 4.0? Don’t overlook Cloud ERP

With the convergence of digitisation, wireless sensors, 5G networking, automation, and powerful processing, Industry 4.0 is redefining manufacturing
Zero Trust: Unravelling the enigma and charting the future

A special interest group aims to start a long-overdue discourse on the merits, dangers, costs, and development of Zero Trust and IAM in information security