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SolarWinds warns over dangerous RCE flaw

A newly uncovered RCE flaw in SolarWinds’ helpdesk product bypasses two previously issued fixes, and users should prioritise updates as exploitation is likely to occur Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Rethinking identity in the age of AI impersonation

Trust in business has long hinged on human instincts but with the advent of deepfakes, it is becoming dangerous to assume too much. Continue Reading

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• Akif Khan, Gartner

Post Office Capture appeals slowed by poor records

Poor data on the use of the Post Office Capture software is slowing the review of criminal convictions, says lawyer Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

‘Our worst day’: The untold story of the Electoral Commission cyber attack

As head of digital at The Electoral Commission, Andrew Simpson’s mettle was tested when threat actors gained access to the regulator’s email systems and accessed sensitive voter data. Three years on, he tells his story to Computer Weekly Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Unbuckling of the green belt

In this week’s edition of Computer Weekly, we take a deep dive into an environmental-focused legal challenge that has the potential to upset the government’s plans to fast-track datacentre developments Continue Reading

EU to shut door on Big Tech in financial data sharing

US tech giants to be excluded from EU’s Financial Data Access initiative, which enables the sharing of certain customer financial data Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Interview: Vivek Bharadwaj, CIO, Happy Socks

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Could an environmental legal challenge derail government’s fast-tracked datacentre builds?

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Beating AI fatigue: Quick wins for CIOs

Rapid AI advancements have left IT and business leaders feeling burned out. CIOs can take steps -- such as finding quick wins and upskilling employees -- to reduce this fatigue. Continue Reading

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• Tim Murphy, Site editor

From breach to resilience: How the Electoral Commission rebuilt its cyber defences

The UK's Electoral Commission fell victim to a major cyber attack in 2022. Three years on, the organisation is reflecting on its experience and sharing the lessons it learned to help others improve their security resilience. Continue Reading

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• Andrew Simpson, The Electoral Commission

Teen charged with Las Vegas casino cyber heist

Another arrest of a teenage hacker associated with the Scattered Spider gang has been made, this time in relation to two 2023 cyber attacks on Las Vegas casinos and resorts Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Cyber attack that downed airport systems confirmed as ransomware

Authorities in Europe say the cyber attack that caused disruption to passenger-facing services at multiple airports, including Heathrow, was the result of ransomware, as investigations continue Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

What is network mapping?

Network mapping is systematically discovering, documenting and visually illustrating all devices linked to a network. Continue Reading

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• Kinza Yasar, Technical Writer

Balancing IT security with AI and cloud innovation

Cyber security experts offer insights into how to manage service levels, potential lock-in clauses and security gaps in IT supplier contracts Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Can APAC telcos outmanoeuvre SIs and hyperscalers?

In the first of a four-part series on how telcos can stay relevant, we explore the power shift that could sideline the region’s telecoms leaders and the moves they can make to shore up their competitive edge Continue Reading

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• Edwin Lin

NUS supercomputer enters global Top500

Dubbed Hopper, the supercomputer can perform 25 quadrillion calculations per second and is already fast-tracking research in fields from biomedical engineering to clean energy applications Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Government meets with car parts suppliers amid JLR cyber crisis

Government officials have met with the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders to discuss the challenges they are facing amid disrupted production at Jaguar Land Rover Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

UK cyber action plan lays out path to resilience

A report produced for the government by academics at Imperial College London and the University of Bristol sets out nine recommendations to strengthen the UK’s cyber sector Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Can LLMs understand scientists?

Research suggests large language model outputs are still too opaque, biased and inconsistent for recommending scientific experts Continue Reading

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• Will Grimond

How the UK can seize the robotics opportunity

The UK has world-leading capabilities in robotics and as the technology starts to go mainstream, it's vital we make the most of the opportunity – but further action and commitment from government is essential Continue Reading

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• Sue Daley, TechUK

Are AI agents a blessing or a curse for cyber security?

Agentic AI is touted as a helpful tool for managing tasks, and cyber criminals are already taking advantage. Should information security teams look to AI agents to keep up? Continue Reading

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• Danny Palmer

The challenges posed by AI tools in education

Artificial intelligence tools to enhance productivity are being developed for use in multiple sectors, but are they sufficiently reliable for use in education or do they create other problems? Continue Reading

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• Peter Ray Allison

UK banks still run software code written more than 60 years ago

More than half of UK banks still rely on computer code written in or before the 1970s, and which is understood by only a few of their staff Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Cloud file storage: Key benefits and use cases

We look at file storage in the cloud, its key benefits and how it can complement on-prem storage, in particular to burst to the cloud in times of increased application demand Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

Teen hackers charged over Scattered Spider attack on TfL

Two men have appeared in court in London in connection with the September 2024 cyber attack that disrupted online services at Transport for London Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Plotting a path forward with VMware version 7

Version 7 reaches end of life at the start of October. But while version 8 is available, buying support may require a VCF subscription Continue Reading

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• Shane O'Rouke

Should you run VMware 7 unsupported?

In just a few weeks, VMware version 7 reaches end of life, which means Broadcom will no longer issue patches Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Techcombank wields data and AI to drive customer engagement

By unifying data on the Databricks platform, the Vietnam bank has built AI capabilities to deliver hyper-personalised offers to 15 million customers and expand its footprint beyond its traditional affluent base Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Podcast: Data sovereignty and what you need to do about it

Patrick Smith, EMEA CTO of Pure Storage, talks about data sovereignty, what’s driving heightened interest in it, and how customers, the tech industry and states are preparing for it Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Heightened global risk pushes interest in data sovereignty

Survey finds all those questioned have looked at data location, with most recognising the need to plan for data sovereignty or risk severe damage to reputation and customer trust Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

UK Tech Prosperity Deal: Business spend in AI set to grow

The UK-US tech deal promises vast amounts of AI capacity and technology infrastructure, which will be needed as businesses ramp up their AI spend Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Microsoft scores win against Office 365 credential thieves

Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit disrupts a major phishing-as-a-service operation that targeted and stole Office 365 usernames and credentials Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Lufthansa pilots EU Digital Identity Wallet-based travel

Travellers will only be required to tap their phone to pass the various steps of checking in and boarding aircraft Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Goldilocks moment for AI in British society

It is being described as a “Goldilocks moment” to encourage US investment in UK AI infrastructure, but Donald Trump’s state visit and the UK-US Tech Prosperity Deal that has been announced, come at ... Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

NCC: How RaaS team-ups help Scattered Spider enhance its attacks

Scattered Spider’s alliances with ransomware-as-a-service gangs act as a force multiplier for the scope, and number, of its cyber attacks, according to NCC Group analysts Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Generative AI's environmental impact explained

Generative AI tools and LLMs such as ChatGPT have exploded onto the tech scene. Here's a look at what that costs the environment and how to decrease the negative impact. Continue Reading

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• Mary K. Pratt

UK government signs US partnership to deliver Europe’s largest AI factory

Some 120,000 GPUs are set to be deployed in the UK over the next 12 months, as the government says it’s laser-focused on attracting talent and startups Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Jaguar Land Rover extends production shutdown for another week

Jaguar Land Rover says that vehicle production will remain suspended in the wake of a cyber attack, while the hackers allegedly responsible claim they are retiring from a life of crime Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Cyber leaders must make better use of risk experts

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers how security leaders can help assure access to the new and innovative cloud tech while minimising risk and ensuring they do not fall foul of regulators. Continue Reading

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• Ellie Hurst, Advent IM
• Mike Gillespie

Interview: Using AI agents as judges in GenAI workflows

We speak to Ranil Boteju, chief data and analytics officer at Lloyds Banking Group, about how the bank sees agentic AI in customer-facing chatbots Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Waltham Cross to get heating from Google datacentre

There is potential to attract talent to the region as Google pushes out its renewables-powered datacentre strategy Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

eEVOS brings GUI-accessible VMware alternative for SMEs

eEVOS from EuroNAS plays in the same space as ProxMox, but isn’t free. It does, however, offer a graphical UI so customers don’t need to flex the Linux CLI skills to use it Continue Reading

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• Yann Serra, LeMagIT

Forrester Technology & Innovation Summit preview: Preparing for emerging tech

We speak to Forrester about how IT decision-makers should prepare for emerging technologies that have a short, mid or long-term ROI Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Telcos urged to ‘delayer’ for survival and growth

Faced with commoditised services and low returns, telcos must radically restructure into separate infrastructure, network and service units to unlock value and innovate, says Kearney Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

School monitored

In this week’s edition of Computer Weekly, we hear about the toll the Post Office scandal is having on the mental health of those affected by it, and the chief digital and technology officer of jewellery brand Pandora opens up about its ongoing digital transformation. We also delve into the knotty topic of surveillance in schools, as education providers try to balance student safety with their right to privacy. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Interview: David Walmsley, chief digital and technology officer, Pandora

Pandora’s chief digital and technology officer, David Walmsley, tells Mark Samuels how the jewellery retailer is building on a four-year digital transformation by adding agentic AI alongside a major overhaul of its back-end ERP infrastructure Continue Reading

ShinyHunters linked to breach of French luxury goods house

Kering, the parent group of fashion houses including Balenciaga and Gucci, becomes the latest organisation to allegedly fall victim to ShinyHunters Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Amnesty: AI surveillance risks ‘supercharging’ US deportations

Amnesty International says AI-driven platforms from Palantir and Babel Street are being used by US authorities to track migrants and revoke visas, raising fears of unlawful detentions and mass deportations Continue Reading

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• Tiago Ventura, Computer Weekly

Arqit to support NCSC’s post-quantum cryptography pilot

Quantum specialist Arqit will provide specialised post-quantum migration planning services to organisations preparing to address the imminent risks to traditional cryptography Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Forrester Technology & Innovation Summit preview: Digital sovereignty in the public cloud

We look at how IT leaders need to balance data access, data residency and data sovereignty Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

‘Utter madness’ as Post Office paid law firm double the cost of scandal public inquiry

The Post Office legal representation at public inquiry into Horizon scandal cost twice as much as the actual inquiry Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Smart headset gives visually impaired a new way to ‘see’

Researchers at the National University of Singapore have created a wearable device that combines a camera with conversational AI powered by Meta’s Llama models to give sight to the visually impaired Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

GDS publishes guidance on AI coding assistants

Government software engineers are being encouraged to use tools such as GitHub Copilot to speed up software development Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Are NFTs bad for the environment? Carbon, energy and more

Like blockchain, NFTs have a negative reputation when it comes to the environment. Learn why and whether that negative impact has changed in the last few years. Continue Reading

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• Mary K. Pratt

What is enterprise architecture (EA)?

An enterprise architecture (EA) is a conceptual blueprint that defines an organization's structure and operation. Continue Reading

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• Nick Barney, Technology Writer
• Alexander S. Gillis, Technical Writer and Editor

The ‘people, process and technology’ triangle is key to AI success

Nutanix AI lead Debo Dutta has high hopes for AI and ‘digital minions’, pointing out that people, process and technology are the real promise to success Continue Reading

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• Martin Veitch

Cloud block storage: Key benefits and use cases

We look at block storage in the cloud, why you might want to use it, its key benefits, how it fits with on-premise storage, and the main block storage offers from the cloud providers Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

Post Office Horizon accounts are still a mess and replacement system is years away

Sources say the Post Office doesn’t know whether millions of pounds of branch discrepancies are real or not Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

GenAI in banking: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

We speak to Ranil Boteju, chief data and analytics officer at Lloyds Banking Group about FinLLM and the bank’s ‘AI as a judge’ Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

M&S parts ways with CTO after cyber attack

M&S chief digital and technology officer Rachel Higham steps back from her role in the wake of the April 2025 cyber attack on the retailer’s systems Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Students an increasing source of cyber threat in UK schools

Insider threats arising from student activity now appears to be the chief cause of notifiable cyber or data breach incidents in Britain’s schools Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

CIO interview: Sebastiaan Kalshoven, ASN Bank

Sebastiaan Kalshoven combines boldness of vision with back-up plans in transformation of Dutch retail bank  Continue Reading

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• Martin Veitch

Storage is key to AI projects that succeed

Artificial intelligence is a key project for enterprise IT currently, but the difference between success and failure rests on having the right infrastructure, especially in data storage Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Splunk.conf: Cisco and Splunk expand agentic SOC vision

The arrival of agentic AI in the security operations centre heralds an era of simplification for security professionals, Splunk claims Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Quantum startups fear EU too slow to lead

Europe’s bid to win the race to build viable quantum computers wants details, money and confidence of the industry it is intended to serve Continue Reading

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• Mark Ballard

Vote: Who should be crowned the 2025 most influential woman in UK tech?

Each year, we ask our audience who should be named the most influential woman in UK technology. Tell us what you think – the deadline for voting is 8 October Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

Court to decide whether it is lawful for enterprises to sell unwanted software licences

The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal is to decide whether businesses can lawfully sell second-hand software following a £250m suit brought by a reseller against Microsoft Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Could an environmental legal challenge derail government’s fast-tracked datacentre builds?

The UK government is under fire after details emerged that it has waved through three large-scale datacentre planning applications without conducting an environmental impact assessment first Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

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 Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

UK contactless card payment limits could be unlimited

The UK Financial Conduct Authority says contactless payment technology and fraud protections have advanced enough for firms to adjust the limit Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Splunk.conf: Splunk urges users to eat their ‘cyber veggies’

The dawn of AI-enabled cyber attacks makes it even more important for defenders to bring their A-game, particularly when it comes to getting the basics right Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Fujitsu braced for double-digit decline triggered by ‘foolish display of legal machismo’

Internally, Fujitsu UK is braced for major revenue decline as Post Office scandal takes its toll Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Back to square one at DSIT - just as government tech policy needs to deliver

Labour Digital, a membership group set up to promote and encourage discussion around digital policies in the Labour Party, was justifiably pleased with itself after prime minister Keir Starmer’s ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Lessons from Jaguar Land Rover: How can businesses prepare for cyber attacks?

A cyber attack at Jaguar Land Rover has halted production lines and caused widespread disruption. How can businesses protect themselves and mitigate the risks of such an attack? Continue Reading

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• Dominic Holden

Rimini Street CEO sounds death knell on ERP software

Believing monolithic ERP applications will become obsolete in a decade, Seth Ravin is positioning Rimini Street to help enterprises transition to agentic ERP processes Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Interview: Differentiating with AI in pet care

We speak to Mars Pet Nutrition’s head of digital innovation about making artificial intelligence relevant across its brands to support pet health Continue Reading

AI help for pet parents

In this week’s edition of Computer Weekly, we do another deep-dive into the latest freedom of information request revelations that have emerged pertaining to Police Scotland’s use of Microsoft cloud technologies. Ex-Googler Kate Balingit, and head of digital innovation at Mars Pet Nutrition, opens up about how artificial intelligence is transforming pet care for the company’s customers. We also take a closer look at the possible impact the UK government’s devolution agenda could have on cloud spending trends within local authorities. And, in our final piece from this round of buyer’s guides, we delve into how platform engineering is affecting how enterprises approach DevOps-related projects. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Splunk.conf: Splunk and Cisco showcase unified platform

With 18 months having elapsed since Cisco closed its acquisition of Splunk, joint platform capabilities and developments are being showcased at the annual Splunk.conf fair Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Dell AI server revenues leap but storage waits on Project Lightning

During the past quarter, Dell’s datacentre sales went through the roof due to new server and networking products for AI – but storage has not shared the same dynamic Continue Reading

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• Yann Serra, LeMagIT
• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Liz Kendall appointed tech secretary

Former pensions secretary Liz Kendall replaces Peter Kyle as science, technology and innovation secretary in Keir Starmer’s cabinet reshuffle Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Most Influential Women in UK Tech: Computer Weekly’s Hall of Fame

Computer Weekly’s Hall of Fame showcases the great women who have made a lifetime contribution to the technology sector Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

AI without borders: Why the next advantage is in model ownership, not just access

Enterprises have become familiar with AI tools by accessing publicly available models - but to gain true differentiation, it's time to explore ownership of your AI model Continue Reading

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• Dax Grant

Platform engineering is about more than what’s going on Backstage

We speak to industry experts about how they see the role of platform engineering supporting DevOps Continue Reading

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• Joe Fay

AI boom to push Australian IT spending past A$172bn

Australian IT spending is set to grow by 8.9% in 2026, driven by growing investments in artificial intelligence, datacentre systems and cloud, according to Gartner Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

US politicians ponder Wimwig cyber intel sharing law

US cyber data sharing legislation is set to replace an Obama-era law, but time is running out to get it over the line, with global ramifications for the security industry, and intelligence and law enforcement communities Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

SLA promises, security realities: Navigating the shared responsibility gap

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers how security leaders can help assure access to the new and innovative cloud tech while minimising risk and ensuring they do not fall foul of regulators. Continue Reading

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• Aditya K Sood, Aryaka

Lloyds Bank to use Workday software to help select staff for redundancy

Lloyds Banking Group will analyse data on HR software to help it select staff for redundancy Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Most Influential Women in UK Tech: The 2025 longlist

In Computer Weekly’s search for this year’s top 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech, hundreds of women have been put forward for consideration. Here, we look at a list of everyone nominated in 2025 Continue Reading

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

How Metrobank is tapping VMware Cloud Foundation

The Philippine bank has adopted nearly all of the capabilities in VMware’s private cloud platform to modernise its IT infrastructure while reaping cost savings Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Depression, anxiety, PTSD and suicidal thoughts: Post Office victims speak out

Report finds that former subpostmasters suffered and are continuing to suffer severe mental and physical problems due to their treatment by the Post Office Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Number of UK banks reporting AI-driven productivity improvements doubles

Survey shows that half of UK banks will increase spending on artificial intelligence as more see AI-related productivity gains Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

UK sets out plans for AI assurance leadership

Labour wants the UK to become the world leader in artificial intelligence assurance Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Initiative to address escalating US broadband infrastructure attacks

US trade body for broadband telecoms and technology joins with Internet and Television Association to co-lead executive forum to elevate national response against threat to business Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

How telcos can win the AI talent war

With tech giants offering nine-figure deals for AI experts, telcos seem outmatched. But by focusing on national purpose, unique partnerships and tangible impact, they can attract top AI talent Continue Reading

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• Edwin Lin

Tech buying without regret

Too many technology decisions leave businesses tied to costly, underperforming tools. The solution requires CIOs to embed leadership throughout the buying journey and embrace lean and agile practices Continue Reading

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• Luke Ellery

Bridging the SLA gap: A guide to managing cloud provider risk

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers how security leaders can help assure access to the new and innovative cloud tech while minimising risk and ensuring they do not fall foul of regulators. Continue Reading

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• John Bruce, Quorum Cyber

European court upholds EU-US Data Privacy Framework data-sharing agreement

EU General Court upholds EU-US Data Privacy Framework, bringing certainty to businesses that exchange data with the US – for now. An appeal may be in the offing Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Microsoft shows potential of analogue optical computing in AI

Microsoft has worked with Barclays on a financial optimisation problem using consumer-grade electronics Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

IT departments face huge Windows 10 support bill

When Windows 10 reaches end-of-life on October 14th, organisations will need to purchase an Extended Support contract to receive Microsoft patches Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Google/DoJ antitrust ruling: Google must share data

The search engine giant will be able to continue offering the Chrome browser, but there will be no more exclusivity distribution agreements Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor