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Are we normalising surveillance in schools?

Children and teenagers are subjected to a vast array of surveillance technologies in schools. These are intended to keep them safe, but are we normalising surveillance for young people? Continue Reading

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• Peter Ray Allison

Compensation to Post Office scandal victims reaches £1bn milestone

The government has now paid out more than £1bn to victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Starmer opens London Tech Week with £1bn AI boost

Prime Minister unveiled plans to boost UK’s high-performance compute capacity 20-fold, along with funding to bolster skills Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

US lawmakers say UK has ‘gone too far’ by attacking Apple’s encryption

US politicians are calling for Congress to rewrite the US Cloud Act to prevent the UK issuing orders to require US tech companies to introduce ‘backdoors’ in end-to-end encrypted messaging and storage Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

An industrial strategy without tech is no strategy at all

Ahead of the delivery of the UK government’s Industrial Strategy white paper, TechUK sets out how the tech sector can drive growth, and the steps the government should take to harness it Continue Reading

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• Julian David, TechUK

What happens if Silicon Valley’s AI investment bubble bursts?

US tech giants are burning through unprecedented amounts of capital to develop artificial superintelligence, but authoritarian regimes around the world could keep the pursuit of a techno-utopian future alive when the bubble subsides Continue Reading

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• Kyle Hiebert, Computer Weekly

What is binary and how is it used in computing?

Binary describes a numbering scheme in which there are only two possible values for each digit -- 0 or 1 -- and is the basis for all binary code used in computing systems. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati

UK ICO publishes AI and biometrics strategy

The UK data regulator has outlined how it will approach the regulation of artificial intelligence and biometric technologies, which will focus in particular on automated decision-making systems and police facial recognition Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

How to increase business value with AI agents

To overcome the complexity of deploying agentic AI at scale, organisations must mix and match capabilities, understand key limitations, and take an agile approach to implementation Continue Reading

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• Ben Yan

Whitehall fails to recognise digital procurement challenge, says PAC

Committee concerned that Government Commercial Function doesn’t understand the scale of reform needed to address long-standing digital procurement issues, including lack of skills and leadership Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

HMRC phishing breach wholly avoidable, but hard to stop

A breach at HMRC saw innocent taxpayers tricked into letting scammers impersonate them through simple phishing attacks leading to account takeover. Such attacks are avoidable, but hard to stop Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Citigroup cuts thousands of staff at China-based tech centres

Financial services giant Citigroup is drastically reducing headcount in its Chinese tech delivery centres as it restructures its technology operation Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

CISOs: Don't block AI, but adopt it with eyes wide open

The Security Think Tank considers how CISOs can best plan to facilitate the secure running of AI and Gen AI-based initiatives and ensure employees do not inadvertently leak data or make bad decisions. Continue Reading

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• Mike Gillespie and Ellie Hurst, Advent IM

SXSW: An immersive experience is the future of AI

OpenAI’s recent acquisition heralds a new direction for generative AI, away from the screen-based user experience Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

UK’s error-prone eVisa system is ‘anxiety-inducing’

People experiencing technical errors with the Home Office’s electronic visa system explain the psychological toll of not being able to reliably prove their immigration status in the face of a hostile and unresponsive bureaucracy Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Australia’s CommBank completes migration of data to AWS in AI drive

Putting all of its data in AWS cloud will support bank’s use of artificial intelligence to offer customers more personalised services Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Put ROCs before SOCs, Qualys tells public sector

Putting risk operations before security operations may help government agencies and other public sector bodies better manage the myriad threats they face, and make better decisions for the security of all Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

SXSW London: Risk of AI removing choice

The modern era, where AI speeds up day-to-day chores, is undermining creativity and the ability to make choices Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Artificial intelligence to initiate and manage litigations after ‘landmark’ approval

The Garfield Project created an artificial intelligence-based litigation service for small claims, but how far can the technology reach in the legal sector Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Microsoft outlines three-pronged European cyber strategy

Microsoft chair Brad Smith outlines an expansive cyber programme targeting governments across Europe with enhanced threat intelligence and support Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

European Commission should rescind UK data adequacy

Civil society organisations have urged the European Commissioner to not renew the UK’s data adequacy, given the country’s growing divergence from European data protection standards Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Fortifying the future: The pivotal role of CISOs in AI operations

The Security Think Tank considers how CISOs can best plan to facilitate the secure running of AI and Gen AI-based initiatives and ensure employees do not inadvertently leak data or make bad decisions. Continue Reading

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• Aditya K Sood, Aryaka

Dutch university’s rapid response saved it from ransomware devastation

Eindhoven University of Technology has planned multi-factor authentication and regularly practised cyber crisis drills – yet it still fell victim to attackers who exploited gaps in its defences Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

Interview: Manish Jethwa, chief technology officer, Ordnance Survey

The UK mapping service has moved on a long way from paper maps as it now looks to use artificial intelligence to understand, interpret and derive insights from geographical data Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

Open source adoption faces reality checks

Industry leaders lauded the power of open source to drive innovation but warned that its adoption requires significant effort, due diligence and a clear understanding of inherent complexities and licensing challenges Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Preparing for AI: The CISO’s role in security, ethics and compliance

The Security Think Tank considers how CISOs can best plan to facilitate the secure running of AI and Gen AI-based initiatives and ensure employees do not inadvertently leak data or make bad decisions. Continue Reading

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• Elliott Wilkes, ACDS

Fintech growth three times that of finance sector as a whole

Global fintech revenues reached £280bn in 2024, according to Boston Consulting Group report Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

HMRC aims to improve customer service with £1.5bn IT investment

The department is on the hunt for customer relationship management system and contact centre as a service suppliers, following criticism of its customer service Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

SailPoint charts course for AI-driven identity security

SailPoint is driving the use of agentic AI in identity security with its Harbor Pilot offering while preparing to help enterprises govern and secure AI agents Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Analysis of job vacancies shows earnings boost for AI skills

Even when parts of a job are being automated, those who know how to work with artificial intelligence tools can expect higher salaries Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

US cyber agency CISA faces stiff budget cuts

CISA is one of several US agencies facing drastic budget cuts under the Trump administration Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

The hidden security risks of open source AI

The Security Think Tank considers how CISOs can best plan to facilitate the secure running of AI and Gen AI-based initiatives and ensure employees do not inadvertently leak data or make bad decisions. Continue Reading

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• Brian Fox, Sonatype

Microsoft Copilot AI saves civil service hours of admin work

Over a third of Microsoft 365 users who took part in trials across government departments claimed they saved more than half an hour in productivity a day Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Cyber and digital get over £1bn to enhance UK’s national security

The government has set out plans to spend over a billion pounds on digital and cyber warfare capabilities to enhance the UK’s ability to defend itself and fight offensive wars Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

AI in IT services and the diminishing correlation between people and growth

While non-IT business professionals in the middle of their careers face the most disruption from generative AI, professionals in the IT services sector and their employers are prepared for change Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

AI security: Balancing innovation with protection

The Security Think Tank considers how CISOs can best plan to facilitate the secure running of AI and Gen AI-based initiatives and ensure employees do not inadvertently leak data or make bad decisions. Continue Reading

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• Javvad Malik, KnowBe4

NPCC calls for better tech investment

The National Police Chiefs’ Council sets out a series of digital ambitions and asks for £220m per year in the upcoming spending review to scale up science and technology capabilities Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

AI should be used to improve boardroom efficiency

Artificial intelligence is not just for business efficiency. Company boards should deploy the technology to support their own processes Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

How Mistral is driving growth through open source and enterprise AI

Company CEO Arthur Mensch details how the French startup is balancing its open source ethos with a strong enterprise focus and delivering efficient, customisable AI to solve business problems and expand its global reach Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Rethinking secure comms: Are encrypted platforms still enough?

A leak of information on American military operations caused a major political incident in March 2025. The Security Think Tank considers what can CISOs can learn from this potentially fatal error. Continue Reading

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• Russell Auld, PAC

Dutch businesses lag behind in cyber resilience as threats escalate

While non-IT business professionals in the middle of their careers face the most disruption from AI, professionals in the IT services sector and their employers must prepare for change Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

Tech adaptability helps Zopa unwrap current account and test generative AI

Zopa Bank’s current account, already used by thousands of existing customers, will be made available to the wider public before end of 2025 Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

How cyber security professionals are leveraging AWS tools

It’s now essential for IT security teams to have oversight of cloud computing, and AWS offers a plethora of tools to make managing it easier. Find out how cyber pros are using them in the wild Continue Reading

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• Nicholas Fearn

Trump, DEI and UK technology businesses

What does US retrenchment on Diversity, Equality and Inclusion, mean for tech companies in the UK, and could a similar retreat happen in this country? Continue Reading

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• Nick Le Riche, partner Broadfield

What VMware’s licensing crackdown reveals about control and risk 

An assessments of the risks VMware customers on perpetual licences now need to consider Continue Reading

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• Iain Saunderson, CTO, Spinnaker Support

Noisy quantum hardware could crack RSA-2048 in seven days

Research highlights the need for quantum safe cryptography given the speed with which quantum computing is evolving Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Cloud migration demands contractual safeguards and clear strategy

Cyber security experts urge organisations to define clear objectives, understand shared security models and implement strong data governance when migrating workloads to the cloud Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Signalgate is a signal to revisit security onboarding and training

A leak of information on American military operations caused a major political incident in March 2025. The Security Think Tank considers what can CISOs can learn from this potentially fatal error. Continue Reading

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• Mike Gillespie and Ellie Hurst, Advent IM

Zero-trust is redefining cyber security in 2025

The future of zero-trust is about embedding resilience into every facet of an organisation. To achieve this, SRM leaders must reimagine their strategies to address emerging challenges and prioritise key areas. Continue Reading

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• Dale Koeppen, Gartner

RSAC rewind: Agentic AI, governance gaps and insider threats

AI was naturally a major theme of this year's RSAC conference, but we maybe failed to anticipate how it is coming to dominate every conversation. Continue Reading

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• James Robinson, Netskope

AI and compliance: Staying on the right side of law and regulation

Without careful planning, AI projects risk blundering into a legal and regulatory minefield. We look at the risks from hallucinations, basic errors and coming regulation Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

CEOs and IT chiefs misaligned on AI readiness

A report from Kyndryl shows a significant gap in how business leaders perceive the AI infrastructure of their organisations compared with IT chiefs Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Post Office slammed after deleting social media comments on IT scandal

Post Office accused of suppressing the views of victims of the Horizon scandal by deleting comments on social media platforms Continue Reading

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• Bill Curtis

AI compliance: Dealing with data change and proliferation

Podcast: We talk with Vigitrust CEO Mathieu Gorge about staying on top of compliance and artificial intelligence, where the danger is data that changes during AI processing and can also proliferate Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Nvidia takes $4.5bn hit due to export restrictions

Nvidia warns it could miss out on $50bn market opportunity as China ramps up its AI capabilities Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

UK biometric surveillance exists in ‘legal grey area’

The rapid proliferation of ‘biometric mass surveillance technologies’ throughout the UK’s public and private sectors is taking place without legal certainty or adequate safeguards for the public Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

AI and compliance: What are the risks?

We look at the areas of risk in artificial intelligence. Potential exposures abound, and include security and privacy issues, bias, accuracy and complete fabrication of results Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

What is a compliance framework?

A compliance framework is a structured set of guidelines that details an organization's processes for maintaining accordance with established regulations, specifications or legislation. Continue Reading

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• Ben Cole, Executive Editor

Putting a price on the value of IP

The government sees artificial intelligence (AI) as a high octane fuel to boost productivity and drive the economy forward. The Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) aims to cut bureaucracy to ... Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

VMware and Oracle licensing: Time to consider alternatives

With so much Java code running enterprise IT, we consider the benefits of adapting existing systems to make them more cloud-native Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Remote purchase fraud surges 14%, says banking industry

Brits lost over £1bn to payment fraud in its many forms last year, according to the latest banking industry numbers Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

ANZ firms spending more on data management

Nearly nine in 10 organisations in Australia and New Zealand increased their overall spend on data management last year to cope with higher data volumes and growing use of artificial intelligence, study finds Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

Infor bets on ‘micro-verticalisation’, sees uptick from SAP customers

Infor’s head honcho in Asia-Pacific and Japan details how the company's deep industry focus and cloud-native business applications are driving growth and attracting customers, including those rethinking their SAP roadmaps Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Salesforce pays $8bn for Informatica to underpin agentic AI play

Salesforce is to pay approximately $8bn for cloud data management specialist Informatica as it looks to shore up the foundations of its developing agentic AI strategy Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Maturing UK fintechs increase tech and cyber security hiring

Increased hiring reflects that fintechs are maturing and now require more cyber security and compliance experts Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

US makes fresh indictments over DanaBot, Qakbot malwares

US charges the operators of two malwares, DanaBot and Qakbot, whose actions led to millions of dollars worth of cyber theft and fraud Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Government launches search to link UK to European supercomputers

As part of Horizon 2020, the UK recently signed up to an EU initiative to support the expansion of high-performance computing for AI Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Building resilient cyber threat intelligence communities

Cyber threat intelligence is no longer a luxury: intelligence sharing communities must mature, and there are many common lessons to learn. Continue Reading

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• Rob Dartnall, SecAlliance

Security vs. usability: Why rogue corporate comms are still an issue

A leak of information on American military operations caused a major political incident in March 2025. The Security Think Tank considers what can CISOs can learn from this potentially fatal error. Continue Reading

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• Elliott Wilkes, ACDS

Interview: Richard Masters, vice-president of data and AI, Virgin Atlantic

The airline’s data chief is applying his expertise as a PhD in astrophysics to the nitty-gritty details of using artificial intelligence to improve customer experience Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

Imec ITF World 2025: The hardware horizon for AI

At its recent ITF World 2025 conference in Antwerp, Belgian research institute Imec delivered a pointed message: as AI accelerates, the world needs new thinking – not just in software, but in the hardware ecosystems underpinning it Continue Reading

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• Pat Brans, Pat Brans Associates/Grenoble Ecole de Management

When leaders ignore cyber security rules, the whole system weakens

The US ‘Signalgate’ debacle is a case study in how security collapses when leadership treats basic rules as optional Continue Reading

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• Raihan Islam, defineXTEND

Preparation and appreciation – the human factor in incident response

A typical incident response effort is highly technical, so where do soft skills come in and how do you know how effective your team is? We look at a measurement option and the human consideration in these scenarios Continue Reading

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• Dan Raywood

UK eVisa: Ethical or harmful?

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the criticism being levelled at government proposals to use electronic visa data and biometrics to surveil migrants living in the UK. We also hear from a noted cyber pro about why he thinks the Computer Misuse Act is ripe for reform. And we find out everything there is to know about retrieval augmented generation architectures and how they can be used to infuse generative artificial intelligence (AI) into a business context. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

What are the best practices for securing AWS tech stacks?

An AWS tech stack can aid business growth and facilitate efficient operations, but misconfigurations have become all too common and stall this progress Continue Reading

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• Nicholas Fearn

AI and networking: the two sides of the future infrastructures coin

Industry experts discuss how artificial intelligence is being used to support network management - and the growing requirements on networks to support AI. Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Gartner: VMware users face multi-hypervisor future

With two-thirds of organisations reportedly negative about Broadcom’s VMware licensing changes, Gartner analyst Michael Warrilow advises IT leaders of multi-year migrations and an inevitable shift towards multiple hypervisors Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

Gprnt platform to ease sustainability reporting

Singapore businesses can now automatically generate basic sustainability reports free of charge using Gprnt, a platform aimed at simplifying reporting and unlocking green financing Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Essex Police discloses ‘incoherent’ facial recognition assessment

An equality impact assessment of Essex Police live facial recognition deployments is plagued by inconsistencies and poor methodology, undermining the force’s claim that its use of the technology will not be discriminatory Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Data embassies and US embargo halt give Saudi AI hope

Gulf autocracy gets access to powerful AI chips subject to export ban and pursues legal reforms to make foreign computing firms feel comfortable about putting their data there Continue Reading

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• Mark Ballard

Labour puts Humphrey AI to work for council admin

A tool built on the government’s Humphrey AI toolset is being piloted by 25 councils to take notes during meetings Continue Reading

Grab opens AI centre of excellence, bets on home-grown AI

Southeast Asian super app Grab has launched an AI centre of excellence in Singapore, aiming to develop its own specialised foundation model, bolster developer productivity and create 50 new roles, among other goals Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

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 Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Lloyds and Nationwide to use UK finance sector LLM

Industry-specific large language models could improve customer services, strengthen security and support regulatory compliance Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

What is DevOps as a service?

DevOps as a service is a delivery model for software application development. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati
• Clive Longbottom

Former ICAEW operations chief heads up BCS

BCS CEO Sharon Gunn wants to open up membership to broadest range of people to promote professional and ethical practices Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

HMRC begins escape from Fujitsu’s grip through £500m contract

HMRC looking for a supplier to support its planned exit from three Fujitsu datacentre contracts Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

How to tackle your infrastructure technical debt

Gartner analysts explain how infrastructure and operations teams can address the accumulation of outdated systems and make a compelling business case for upgrades Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

Enterprise AI: Best-in-class or best-of-breed?

With generic chatbots underperforming in sectors like travel and telecoms, CIOs must decide if consolidating with one best-in-class provider outweighs the benefits of specialised, best-of-breed AI solutions Continue Reading

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• Byron Fernandez

M&S cyber attack disruption likely to last until July

M&S says it has moved into recovery mode after a ransomware attack, but expects some disruption to persist throughout the coming weeks Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

NCSC: Russia’s Fancy Bear targeting logistics, tech organisations

The NCSC and its partner agencies have blown the whistle on an extensive campaign of malicious cyber attacks orchestrated by the Russian state Fancy Bear operation Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Interview: Rom Kosla, CIO, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

The IT chief of one of the world's biggest tech companies still has to get the technology right - and he's building on cloud, application consolidation and data to bring new capabilities in AI to his users Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

Podcast: RSA 2025 – AI’s risk surface and the role of the CISO

We review RSA 2025 with Vigitrust CEO Mathieu Gorge who looks at the impacts on compliance of AI’s expanding risk surface, the role of the CISO, and a changed supplier approach Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Fujitsu raked in £80m from HMRC in March alone, despite Post Office scandal

HM Revenue & Customs described as a UK ‘cash cow’ for the Japanese IT giant at the centre of the Post Office Horizon scandal Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

UK Fraud Bill targets benefit claimants for mass surveillance

The UK government’s proposed Fraud Bill will disproportionately place millions of benefit claimants under constant surveillance, creating a two-tier system where people are automatically suspected of wrongdoing for seeking welfare Continue Reading

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• Anna Dent