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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

PSNI chief sorry over failure to delete data unlawfully seized from journalists

Police Service of Northern Ireland apologises for failing to destroy data that was unlawfully seized from journalists, despite a court agreement, and to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal for failing to disclose key information to the court Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

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

UK needs better defences to protect undersea internet cables from Russian sabotage

A cross-party group of MPs and peers has called for the UK to step up defences to protect undersea cables from Russian sabotage risks Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

French court ruling may lead to legal challenges over state Sky ECC and EncroChat phone hack

A decision by the French supreme court may pave the way for defendants to challenge the lawfulness of France’s hacking of the EncroChat and Sky ECC cryptophone networks used by organised crime groups Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

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

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

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

Hamas lawyer challenges police after they seized legal files from phone in Schedule 7 stop

A UK solicitor hired by Hamas to challenge its proscription in the UK as a terrorist organisation argues police acted unlawfully by seizing a phone containing confidential legally privileged material about his clients Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations 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

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

Google Cloud unveils open protocol for agentic payments

Google’s Agent Payments Protocol is an open standard developed with more than 60 global partners to create a secure standard for AI-driven transactions Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

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

Turkish state tightens grip on comms

Turkish subscriptions to fixed broadband were the lowest in Europe in 2024 and half as common as those in more developed countries Continue Reading

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• Mark Ballard

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

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

A report has found that former subpostmasters suffered and are continuing to suffer severe mental and physical problems due to their treatment by the Post Office, writes Karl Flinders 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

MI5 unlawfully monitored the phone of BBC journalist Vincent Kearney

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal heard today that the security service has conceded that it unlawfully monitored the phone data of former BBC Spotlight reporter Vincent Kearney Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations 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

Retailers turn to tech as in-store crime soars

Retailers such as H&M, Iceland, Poundland and Tesco are deploying tech in stores as a way of protecting themselves and their employees from rising shop crime Continue Reading

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• Ben Sillitoe

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

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

Chat Control: EU to decide on requirement for tech firms to scan encrypted messages

Law enforcement and police experts meet on Friday to decide on proposals to require technology companies to scan encrypted messages for possible child abuse images amid growing opposition from security experts Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations 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

Jaguar Land Rover admits data has been compromised in cyber attack

The car maker revealed that data was stolen in the cyber attack that began on 31 August, as its production line continues to be affected Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications 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

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

The digital forensics crisis in policing: What’s going wrong?

Forensics experts say that most crime has a digital footprint, but the police are unable to keep up with the soaring number of devices that require analysis Continue Reading

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• Sophia Sheera

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

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

Northern Ireland police kept inspectors in dark over surveillance of journalists

The Police Service of Northern Ireland failed to inform the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office about surveillance operations against journalists during annual inspections Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations 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

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

Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack keeps workers at home

The recent cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover is keeping workers out of the plants as possible attack group identity becomes public Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications 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

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

Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team chooses SAP Cloud ERP to gain edge

Formula 1 team Mercedes-AMG Petronas has chosen SAP Cloud ERP to help it comply with upcoming regulatory changes from the FIA Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

What is telemedicine?

Telemedicine, also referred to as telehealth or e-medicine, is the remote delivery of healthcare services over the telecommunications infrastructure. Continue Reading

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• Paul Kirvan
• Ben Lutkevich, Site Editor
• Scott Wallask

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

Ethical challenges of LGBTQ+ data protection

America has rolled back data protection policies for the LGBTQ+ community, but what does that mean for the rest of the world? Continue Reading

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• Peter Ray Allison

Open banking take-up grows by a third

Rising payments are driving the adoption of open banking, with more than 15 million users in July Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Cyber attackers damage Jaguar Land Rover production

Jaguar Land Rover reports a cyber attack has ‘severely disrupted’ its vehicle production and retail operations, recalling similar attacks on other prominent British brands this year Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Meet the IT leader In Lebanon who became an IT entrepreneur

Nassib Chamoun says CIOs could follow his lead in swapping IT management for life as a startup, but they must be prepared to make sacrifices Continue Reading

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• Martin Veitch

Interview: Holland & Barrett CDO preparing a Michelin star-worthy data strategy

Holland & Barrett’s chief data officer discusses the framework – and reasons – behind the retailer’s multi-layered data strategy Continue Reading

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• Ben Sillitoe

Fujitsu’s roots in government go too deep

MPs and peers call on prime minister to review Japanese supplier’s ‘eligibility’ to bid for government contracts Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Agentic AI: Storage and ‘the biggest tech refresh in IT history’

We talk to Jeff Denworth of Vast Data about a future where employees are outnumbered by artificial intelligence agents and even smaller enterprises may need supercomputing levels of resources Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Do Fujitsu contracts cross the line?

In this week’s edition of Computer Weekly, we examine the conflict of interest concerns that are growing around the police investigation into Fujitsu’s role in the Post Office scandal, given the firm is a supplier of tech to police forces across the UK. We also catch up with Redwood Bank’s new IT boss, Simon Goodyear, and hear about his plans to eradicate the use of unnecessary Excel spreadsheets within the organisation, as part of a wider revamp of the firm’s digital processes. We also take a closer look at the possibility of the artificial intelligence investment bubble bursting, and the implications that could have on the continued take-up of the technology. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

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

Flash drive prices grow quickly while SAS and SATA diverge

Manufacturers have throttled back production of flash drives to tackle over-supply and it shows in rising prices Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

The government’s AI push needs clear accountability

The UK AI Opportunities Action Plan reads like a technology leader’s wish list. But public sector AI needs to be designed with human oversight Continue Reading

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• Alastair Williamson-Pound

ICO publishes summary of police facial recognition audit

The UK data regulator has released a summary of its facial recognition audit of two police forces Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

AI supports care of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon hospital

Artificial intelligence pilot in Lebanon hospital aimed at freeing up time for medics to treat more Palestinian refugees Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

AI and backup: How backup products leverage AI

We look at how AI helps with backup, from AI analysis of backup jobs and their integrity through natural language support functionality to ransomware and anomaly detection Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard

Zopa Bank seeks partners to form AI skills coalition

Survey by Juniper Research and Zopa Bank reveals full return on investment in artificial intelligence over next five years Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Microsoft refuses to divulge data flows to Police Scotland

Tech giant Microsoft is declining to share key information with Police Scotland about where the sensitive data it uploads to Office 365 will be processed, leaving the force unable to comply with UK-wide data protection laws Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

UK cyber security centre helps expose China-based cyber campaign

GCHQ cyber security centre and its international partners release details of malicious cyber activity linked to Chinese businesses Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

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

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

VMware virtualisation alternatives and the storage they need

We look at the main choices available to those that want to migrate away from VMware and the core requirements for storage to support virtualisation environments Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

PDS confirms ‘strategic restructuring’ with series of interim senior leadership hires

The Police Digital Service has seemingly streamlined and revamped its senior leadership team, more than a year after two of its staff were arrested for suspected misconduct in public office Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

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

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

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

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• Martin Veitch

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

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

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

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

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

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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• Tommy Greene

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

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

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

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• Mastufa Ahmed