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News
27 Aug 2025
FairPrice taps Google Cloud to build agentic AI workforce
Singapore’s largest retailer is deploying a suite of agentic AI applications built on Google’s Gemini, Vertex AI and Agentspace to transform its customer experience and internal workflows Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
27 Aug 2025
Incident response planning cuts the risk of claiming on cyber security insurance
Proper attention to incident response planning is emerging as a core cyber control when it comes to reducing the risk of having to claim on cyber security insurance, according to a report Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
27 Aug 2025
Home Office Fujitsu contract is ‘de facto’ conflict of interest in Post Office police probe
Fujitsu supplies police with the network that supports national investigations, while its former staff are part of a national investigation Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
27 Aug 2025
Ransomware activity levelled off in July, says NCC
Ransomware levels held steady in the month of July, although the risk remained as persistent as ever Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
26 Aug 2025
Three new Citrix NetScaler zero-days under active exploitation
Citrix patches three new vulnerabilities in its NetScaler lines warning of active zero-day exploitation by an undisclosed threat actor Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
26 Aug 2025
Okta makes AI identity play with Axiom acquisition
Okta says Axiom Security’s technology will reinforce its own offerings in privileged access management, especially when it comes to the growing number of non-human identities Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Feature
26 Aug 2025
Storage suppliers’ market share and strategy
We look at the top eight enterprise storage suppliers’ market share, product offer and how they’ve responded to AI, hybrid cloud, as-a-service purchasing and containerisation Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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Feature
26 Aug 2025
Dartmouth College’s infrastructure head on solving the VMware puzzle and serving Ivy League needs
Ty Peavey from Dartmouth College counts his rapid answer to the Broadcom-VMware farrago as one of his best calls Continue Reading
By- Martin Veitch
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News
25 Aug 2025
Ransomware attack volumes up nearly three times on 2024
During the first six months of 2025, the number of observed and tracked ransomware attacks far outpaced the volume seen in 2024 Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
21 Aug 2025
Moscow exploiting seven-year-old Cisco flaw, says FBI
US authorities warn of an uptick in state-sponsored exploitation of a seven-year-old vulnerability in Cisco's operating system software Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
21 Aug 2025
Scale of MoD Afghan data breaches widens dramatically
Many more data breaches at the MoD's Arap programme to relocate at-risk Afghan citizens to Britain have emerged following an FoI request by BBC journalists Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
21 Aug 2025
Apple iOS update fixes new iPhone zero-day flaw
Latest Apple zero-day found in the ImageIO framework opens the door for targeted zero-click attacks on iPhone users Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
21 Aug 2025
ICO investigates lawfulness of algorithms used in immigration enforcement
The UK information commissioner is investigating claims that the use of algorithms by the Home Office to make recommendations on migrants breaches privacy laws Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor
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News
21 Aug 2025
Police investigation into Post Office scandal to cost more than £50m
Metropolitan Police-led investigation into Post Office scandal is expected to run to 2030 and cost taxpayers tens of millions of pounds Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
21 Aug 2025
Subpostmaster federation accepted money from Fujitsu in run-up to High Court Post Office trial
The National Federation of Subpostmasters accepted sponsorship money from Fujitsu in the run-up to a High Court case examining the IT firm’s faulty Post Office system Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
21 Aug 2025
UK equality watchdog: Met Police facial recognition unlawful
The UK’s equality watchdog has been granted permission to intervene in a judicial review of the Met Police’s live facial-recognition (LFR) technology use, which it claims is being deployed unlawfully Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
21 Aug 2025
Judge throws out NHS whistleblower’s challenge to ruling on deletion of 90,000 emails
Appeal tribunal dismisses doctor’s bid to quash decision that cleared London hospital trust of concealing evidence through attempted destruction of electronic documents during live court proceedings Continue Reading
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21 Aug 2025
Reserve Bank of India proposes framework for AI adoption in India’s finance sector
India’s central bank has proposed a framework to guide artificial intelligence adoption in the financial sector, along with recommendations to build shared infrastructure, implement safeguards and promote financial inclusion Continue Reading
By- Mastufa Ahmed
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News
21 Aug 2025
Interview: Simon Goodyear, chief information and technology officer, Redwood Bank
Redwood Bank’s new IT boss is a problem solver who wants to eradicate every unnecessary Excel spreadsheet Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
20 Aug 2025
Microsoft starts including PQC algorithms in cyber foundations
Microsoft updates on its post-quantum cyber strategy as it continues integrating quantum-safe algorithms into some of the core foundations underpinning its products and services Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
20 Aug 2025
Commvault users told to patch two RCE exploit chains
Storage firm Commvault fixes four vulnerabilities that, when combined, create a pair of RCE exploit chains that could be used to target on-premise customers with ransomware and other nasties Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
20 Aug 2025
Warlock claims more victims as cyber attacks hit Colt and Orange
Ransomware gang Warlock is adding more victims to its data leak site as the impact of a spreading wave of cyber attacks continues to be felt Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
20 Aug 2025
Interview: David Walmsley, chief digital and technology officer, Pandora
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
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20 Aug 2025
Metropolitan Police contract with Fujitsu is ‘potential conflict of interest’ amid Post Office probe
Freedom of information request reveals sub-contract between Fujitsu and the police force leading nationwide investigation of the IT firm’s part in the Post Office scandal Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
19 Aug 2025
Google spins up agentic SOC to speed up incident management
Google Cloud elaborates on its vision for securing artificial intelligence unveiling new protections and capabilities across its product suite Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Feature
19 Aug 2025
Storage data management tools: What they do and what’s available
We look at data management tools from storage array makers, who supplies them, what they can do, and whether they stretch to managing third-party storage in customer datacentres Continue Reading
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News
19 Aug 2025
Interview: Differentiating with AI in pet care
We speak to Mars Pet Nutrition’s head of digital innovation about making AI relevant across its brands to support pet health Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
19 Aug 2025
US says UK has agreed to drop encryption ‘back door’ demands against Apple
US and UK end diplomatic row over UK encryption ‘back door’ order against Apple, but it remains unclear whether Apple will restore advanced encryption services to UK users Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor
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News
18 Aug 2025
Workday hit in wave of social engineering attacks
A campaign of voice-based social engineering attacks targeting users of Salesforce’s services appears to have struck HR platform Workday Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
18 Aug 2025
L’Oréal to promote cyber resilience for Britain’s beauty salons
L’Oréal UK and Ireland will work with law enforcement, cyber educators and students, and other large organisations to help thousands of small salons across the UK improve their cyber resilience practice Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
15 Aug 2025
Warlock claims ransomware attack on network services firm Colt
UK network services firm Colt is attempting to recover various customer-facing systems following a cyber attack that has been claimed by the Warlock ransomware gang and may have arisen via a SharePoint flaw Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Feature
15 Aug 2025
Would you hire a hacker?
At a time when cyber security breaches are on the up and skills remain in short supply, security experts believe we may be missing a trick by overlooking unconventional sources of talent Continue Reading
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15 Aug 2025
UK cyber leaders feel impact of Trump cutbacks
The ripple effects of US cyber security cutbacks have reached this side of the Atlantic, according to a report Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Feature
15 Aug 2025
Lenovo partners its way up the storage maker rankings
Storage profile: We look at Lenovo, a key storage player that has played the partnership game to rise in the array maker rankings and corner the SME and entry-level market Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
15 Aug 2025
Whitehall IT projects face complex challenges, Nista report finds
The annual report from the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority gives major police IT project ‘red’ rating, while several others are rated ‘amber’, including Gov.uk One Login and Making Tax Digital Continue Reading
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Opinion
15 Aug 2025
Teen hackers aren't the problem. They're the wake-up call
If we take the time to build the right pathways into cyber, young people could be our best line of defence. Continue Reading
By- Fergus Hay, The Hacking Games
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Feature
15 Aug 2025
The UK’s Online Safety Act explained: what you need to know
In this essential guide, Computer Weekly looks at the UK’s implementation of the Online Safety Act, including controversies around age verification measures and the threat it poses to end-to-end encryption Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
15 Aug 2025
Vodafone Greece automates deals for customers, saves 500 staff-days of work
Vodafone Greece hired an implementation partner for a business process management project while its own staff observed and learned how to use the technology Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor
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News
13 Aug 2025
Santander will make AI training mandatory for all staff in 2026
Spanish banking giant announces mandatory AI training for staff, and collaborates with OpenAI on a ‘data and AI-first transformation’ Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Opinion
13 Aug 2025
What the UK's ransomware crackdown signals for Europe
The UK government is forging a bold path as it aims to ban ransomware payments from certain organisations. Its actions could herald an inflexion point in Europe's broader response to ransomware. Continue Reading
By- Fintan Quinn, Gartner
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Podcast
13 Aug 2025
AI in pet health: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
We speak to Mars Pet Nutrition’s head of digital innovation, Kate Balingit, about using computer vision with smartphone photos to assess pet health Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
13 Aug 2025
Fujitsu orders staff to retain Post Office-related documentation as it braces for legal action
Japanese supplier tells all UK staff to preserve documents related to its work with the Post Office Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
13 Aug 2025
ODI tells EU to balance AI safeguards with innovation promotion
The Open Data Institute has published a manifesto to guide European Union data and artificial intelligence policy formation Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
12 Aug 2025
Eight critical RCE flaws make Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday list
Microsoft rolls out fixes for over 100 CVEs in its August Patch Tuesday update Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
12 Aug 2025
Researchers firm up ShinyHunters, Scattered Spider link
ReliaQuest researchers present new evidence that firms up a potential link, or outright partnership, between the ShinyHunters and Scattered Spider cyber gangs Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
12 Aug 2025
UK work visa sponsors are target of phishing campaign
Mimecast identifies a phishing campaign targeting UK organisations that sponsor migrant workers and students, opening the door to account compromise and visa fraud Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
12 Aug 2025
UK state-owned bank goes cloud-native
State-owned National Savings and Investments bank used contract renewal as an opportunity to keep pace with changes in the market Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Opinion
12 Aug 2025
What boards should look for in a CISO
The role of the chief information security officer has evolved dramatically over the years – and will continue to do so. What should boards really looking for when hiring a security leader in 2025? Continue Reading
By- Rinki Sethi, Upwind Security
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News
12 Aug 2025
Norway fixing Big Bang e-health botch with fintech security
Experts call for Europe’s health sector to protect medical APIs with security originated from UK open banking as officials take urgent measures against unprecedented attacks Continue Reading
By- Mark Ballard
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News
12 Aug 2025
Obituary: Dame Stephanie ‘Steve’ Shirley, founder, entrepreneur and philanthropist
Dame Stephanie Shirley, a serial entrepreneur and philanthropist known in the technology sector as Steve, has passed away Continue Reading
By- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
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Feature
11 Aug 2025
ShinyHunters Salesforce cyber attacks explained: What you need to know
Computer Weekly gets under the skin of an ongoing wave of ShinyHunters cyber attacks orchestrated via social engineering against Salesforce users Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Opinion
11 Aug 2025
How CISOs can adapt cyber strategies for the age of AI
Traditional security measures may not be able to cope with the AI reality. In order to safeguard enterprise operations, reputation and data integrity in an AI-first world, security leaders need to rethink. Continue Reading
By- Martin Riley, Bridewell Consulting
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News
11 Aug 2025
McCullough Review into PSNI spying on journalists and lawyers delayed
Angus McCullough KC is to present findings of an independent review of police spying on phone data of lawyers, journalists and NGOs in Northern Ireland in October Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor
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Podcast
11 Aug 2025
Podcast: Key hurdles in AI from proof of concept to production
We talk to DDN CTO Sven Oehme about key technical and organisational hurdles when taking AI projects from test to production, in storage and building the technical team Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
11 Aug 2025
Watching the watchers: Is the Technical Advisory Panel a match for MI5, MI6 and GCHQ?
Dame Muffy Calder is chair of the Technical Advisory Panel (TAP), a small group of experts that advises the Investigatory Powers Commissioner on surveillance technology. Do they have what it takes to oversee the intelligence community? Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor
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News
07 Aug 2025
Interview: Kirsty Roth, chief operations and technology officer, Thomson Reuters
As a technologist who also runs corporate operations, Thomson Reuters’ CTO believes her tech background gives her a unique edge as the business information group looks to transform its products with AI Continue Reading
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06 Aug 2025
Government looks at tech to tackle peak electricity demand
Forecasting, AI, smart meters and electrical vehicle batteries are part of an ambitious project to reduce the use of fossil fuels on the UK's energy grid Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
06 Aug 2025
Black Hat USA: Startup breaks secrets management tools
Researchers at Cyata, an agentic identity specialist that has just emerged from stealth, found 14 CVEs in the widely used CyberArk Conjur and HashiCorp Vault enterprise secrets management platforms Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
06 Aug 2025
Cyber criminals would prefer businesses don’t use Okta
Okta details a phishing campaign in which the threat actor demonstrated some unusually strong opinions on what authentication methods they would like their targets to use Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
06 Aug 2025
Companies House ID verification to start in November 2025
Companies House plans to start vetting director identities from mid-November, but its reliance on the troubled One Login digital identity service may be cause for concern Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
06 Aug 2025
NCSC updates CNI Cyber Assessment Framework
Updates to the NCSC’s Cyber Assessment Framework are designed to help providers of critical services better manage their risk profiles Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
06 Aug 2025
Maybank inks RM1bn deal with Microsoft
The five-year deal will see Malaysia’s largest bank accelerate its digital transformation efforts, building on its current strategy to embed AI across the organisation and enhance its technological capabilities Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
06 Aug 2025
Australian scaleup to bring AI-led data protection to the MoD
The UK’s Ministry of Defence is embracing AI-led data protection in the wake of a major privacy breach, enlisting Australian cyber firm Castlepoint Systems to oversee sensitive records Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
05 Aug 2025
Attacker could defeat Dell firmware flaws with a vegetable
Cisco Talos discloses five vulnerabilities in cyber security firmware used on Dell Latitude and Precision devices, including one that could enable an attacker to log on with a spring onion Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
05 Aug 2025
Investing in diverse business could boost UK equity market
It’s difficult for female-led businesses to find investment, but if more funds were made available, it could boost UK equity, according to research Continue Reading
By- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
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News
05 Aug 2025
How StanChart balances AI-powered innovation with security
Alvaro Garrido, Standard Chartered’s technology and security chief, explains how multi-layered defences and its approach to data protection allows the bank to embrace artificial intelligence without compromising on security Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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E-Zine
05 Aug 2025
Digitising fan experience
In this issue, discover the latest twist regarding a secret Home Office order requiring Apple to give UK law enforcement access to users’ encrypted data stored on the Apple iCloud. Also discover how the Premier League is using digital means to reach fans, and learn about identity security in SaaS deployments. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
04 Aug 2025
Black Hat USA: Halcyon and Sophos tag-team ransomware fightback
Ransomware experts Halcyon and Sophos are to pool their expertise in ransomware, working together to enhance data- and intelligence-sharing and bringing more comprehensive protection to customers Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
04 Aug 2025
Proliferation of on-premise GenAI platforms is widening security risks
Research finds increased adoption of unsanctioned generative artificial intelligence platforms is magnifying risk and causing a headache for security teams Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Opinion
04 Aug 2025
How the UK's cloud strategy was hijacked by a hyperscaler duopoly
The UK competition regulator says the cloud market is not working - it's time to take radical steps to reduce the dominance of the two US cloud giants Continue Reading
By- Bill McCluggage
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News
04 Aug 2025
Integrated platforms offer lifeline to Singapore’s F&B sector
A partnership between payments firm Adyen and restaurant operating system provider Atlas is helping merchants to streamline operations, slashing errors by up to 80% and boosting sales as the sector faces record closures Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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News
01 Aug 2025
Met Police to double facial recognition use amid budget cuts
The UK’s largest police force is massively expanding its use of live facial recognition technology as it prepares to lose 1,700 officers and staff Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
01 Aug 2025
Ministry of Justice unveils strategy for safe, secure AI
A new chief AI officer, together with a framework co-developed with the Alan Turing Institute, form part of a three-year AI action plan at the MoJ Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Opinion
31 Jul 2025
I lost my sister to online harms, the OSA is failing vulnerable people
Adele is a member of Families and Survivors to Prevent Online Suicide Harms campaign, a network that brings together survivors and families bereaved by online harm-related suicides. They are calling for changes to the enforcement of the Online Safety Act Continue Reading
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News
30 Jul 2025
UK flights suspended after air traffic control outage
Flights arriving and departing from the UK were disrupted by an outage affecting technical systems at air traffic control body NATS’ Swanwick facility Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
30 Jul 2025
Scattered Spider tactics continue to evolve, warn cyber cops
CISA, the FBI, NCSC and others have clubbed together to update previous guidance on Scattered Spider's playbook, warning of new social engineering tactics and exploitation of legitimate tools, among other things Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
30 Jul 2025
MS Authenticator users face passkey crunch time
The deadline for moving to passkeys in Microsoft Authenticator is rapidly approaching, and users are advised to take action now Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
30 Jul 2025
AI-enabled security pushes down breach costs for UK organisations
Organisations that are incorporating AI and automation into their cyber security practice are seeing improved outcomes when incidents occur, according to an IBM study Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
29 Jul 2025
Austrian government faces likely legal challenge over state spyware
Civil society groups are talking to opposition MPs about bringing a legal challenge to the Austrian constitutional court over ‘state trojan’ law Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor
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News
29 Jul 2025
European Commission ignores calls to reassess Israel data adequacy
The European Commission is ignoring calls to reassess Israel’s data adequacy status in spite of concerns raised about its data protection framework and use of personal data in ‘repressive practices’ Continue Reading
By- Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor
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News
29 Jul 2025
Global cyber spend will top $200bn this year, says Gartner
Worldwide spending on cyber security will hit another record high in 2025, and will go higher still next year Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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Feature
29 Jul 2025
Building digital resilience in retail
Retail is suffering economically and from hacking attacks. What steps can retailers can take to prevent cyber attacks, supply chain disruptions and migration downtime? Continue Reading
By- Madeline Bennett, Mowser Media
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News
28 Jul 2025
Kioxia launches 245TB LC9, the biggest flash drive on the market
Japanese drive maker piles one card on top of another to produce 245.76TB E3.L drive, with lower capacity variants in 2.5in and E3.S formats, and claimed low energy use benefits Continue Reading
By- Yann Serra, LeMagIT
- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
28 Jul 2025
Tesco IT problems lead to undelivered groceries and angry customers
Tesco customers have been left without groceries after IT problems disrupted deliveries from stores and fulfilment centres Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor
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News
28 Jul 2025
European digital market figurehead pleads to Westminster
Big EU industry joins with Europhile MP to persuade obstinate government officials to join the dataspaces intended to become the bedrock of Europe’s digital single market Continue Reading
By- Mark Ballard
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News
28 Jul 2025
Microsoft opens first Southeast Asia research lab
Microsoft Research Asia’s Singapore facility will pursue breakthroughs in domain-specific foundation models and agentic AI for sectors like healthcare and finance, aligning with the country’s AI strategy Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget
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Opinion
25 Jul 2025
The UK’s ransomware payment ban is a strategic win
The UK's proposed public sector ransomware payment ban could be a bold step, but it can't operate in isolation. Continue Reading
By- Rob Dartnall, SecAlliance
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News
25 Jul 2025
Post Office will not compensate subpostmasters for IT outage
Subpostmasters were unable to trade for nearly two hours last week when a problem at a Fujitsu datacentre put the Horizon system offline, but they will receive no payment for lost business Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Feature
25 Jul 2025
Data, digital receipts and demanding customers
More UK retailers are switching from paper to digital receipts, but what are the benefits and challenges, and what are the tech implications? Continue Reading
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25 Jul 2025
Fujitsu to cut at least 100 more UK staff
Some Fujitsu employees feel they are suffering for the actions of the company’s management in the Post Office scandal Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
24 Jul 2025
US seeks ‘unquestioned’ AI dominance
US AI action plan sets out aims to expand American dominance in the world of artificial intelligence Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
24 Jul 2025
SharePoint users hit by Warlock ransomware, says Microsoft
Microsoft’s security analysts confirm a number of cyber attacks on on-premise SharePoint Server users involve ransomware Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
24 Jul 2025
Scattered Spider victim Clorox sues helpdesk provider
Cleaning products manufacturer Clorox fell victim to a Scattered Spider social engineering attack two years ago – it blames its IT helpdesk provider, Cognizant Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
24 Jul 2025
IBM chief confident AI isn’t eroding other parts of the business
Chairman, president and CEO Arvind Krishna talks of growth and margin expansion as Big Blue expects artificial intelligence to deliver internal savings of $4.5bn this year Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
24 Jul 2025
UK loses second spot in global fintech to UAE
The UK has been pushed into third spot on global fintech market size data for the first half of this year Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
24 Jul 2025
Dutch researchers use heartbeat detection to unmask deepfakes
Dutch method to counter deepfakes analyses blood flow patterns in faces that current deepfake generation tools cannot yet replicate Continue Reading
By- Kim Loohuis
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Feature
24 Jul 2025
The rise (or not) of AI ethics officers
Job titles vary, but the principles shouldn’t – put AI ethics in the org chart, fund it and give it authority, so that good intentions turn into trust, accountability and good business Continue Reading
By- Mary Branscombe, Computer Weekly
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News
24 Jul 2025
Monzo’s £21m fine highlights banks’ cyber security failures
Monzo’s recent fine over failings in its customer verification processes highlights wider security and privacy shortcomings in the personal finance world Continue Reading
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News
23 Jul 2025
WhatsApp is refused right to intervene in Apple legal action on encryption ‘backdoors’
Investigatory Powers Tribunal to hear arguments in public over lawfulness of secret UK order requiring Apple to give UK law enforcement access to users’ encrypted data stored on the Apple iCloud Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor
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Feature
23 Jul 2025
Disaster recovery: As-a-service vs on-premise?
It’s easy to backup to the cloud, and we run lots of applications there now, too. So, running DR as-a-service in the cloud makes perfect sense for many. We look at the pros and cons Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Jul 2025
Predictive analytics in policing: Weighing up the pros and cons
While extensive powers of crime prediction are still some time away, policing is already making use of predictive analytics – but what are its benefits and risks? Continue Reading
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Opinion
23 Jul 2025
AI legislation in the UK - has anybody seen any?
The government has promised a consultation and legislation to govern the use of AI - but with nothing planned in the short term, is it leaving this essential consideration too late? Continue Reading
By- Lord Chris Holmes, House of Lords