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UAE’s VentureOne to deploy secure autonomy technologies in Europe through Unikie and Solita partners

Partnerships with Finland’s Unikie and Solita will bring UAE-developed secure autonomy technologies to critical infrastructure, public safety and AI-enabled operations across Northern Europe Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

MPs could be unintentionally going easy on tech ‘parasite’ in Post Office scandal bill

Fujitsu’s Post Office scandal bill should be a share of a figure much higher than the £1.8bn compensation costs cited by a Parliamentary committee Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

From promise to proof: making AI security adoption tangible

The Security Think Tank considers what CISOs and buyers need to know to cut through the noise around AI and figure out which AI cyber use cases are worth a look, and which are just hype. Continue Reading

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• Aditya K Sood, Aryaka

MPs and contractors urge UK government to U-turn on ‘manifestly unfair’ Loan Charge settlement terms

Contractors and MPs are up in arms over the government’s promise to wipe tens of thousands of pounds off the Loan Charge liabilities of those yet to reach a settlement with HMRC, describing it as ‘manifestly unfair’ to those who have paid Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Computer Misuse Act reform is overdue - not all anniversaries should be celebrated

Let's not have any further anniversaries for the UK's outdated cyber security laws - the government has dragged its heels for too long and reform is urgently needed Continue Reading

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• Lord Chris Holmes, House of Lords

Personal data of thousands stolen in attack on London councils

The West London council at the centre of a major cyber incident has now started the process of informing residents that their personal data was compromised in the attack Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Campaigners urge UK to develop digital sovereignty strategy

UK digital rights campaigners have urged UK parliamentarians to implement a digital sovereignty strategy as part of the forthcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill to reduce reliance on technology subject to foreign interference Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

What will happen with Starmer’s digital ID scheme in 2026?

Last year, the UK government announced ambitious plans for a national digital identity scheme, but will 2026 lead to more disenchantment or new excitement? Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Like it or not, AI will transform cyber strategy in 2026

Bubble or no bubble, from cyber skills to defensive strategies to governance, risk and compliance, artificial intelligence will remake the cyber world in 2026 Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Security Think Tank: Stop buying AI, start buying outcomes

The Security Think Tank considers what CISOs and buyers need to know to cut through the noise around artificial intelligence and figure out which AI cyber use cases are worth a look, and which are just hype Continue Reading

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• Rik Ferguson, Forescout

Labour MP Josh Simons to lead digital ID scheme

Cabinet Office parliamentary secretary Josh Simons to become digital ID minister as government prepares to launch public consultation on the scheme Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Interview: Diana Schildhouse, chief data and analytics officer, Colgate-Palmolive

The consumer goods giant is taking its advanced analytics approach and adding AI for greater value, but its data leader stresses the importance of getting the data foundations in place first Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

CCRC says multiple Post Office software systems potentially implicated in miscarriages of justice

Statutory body said its work has widened to multiple IT systems, and could even look at potential Post Office miscarriages of justice with no link to IT Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Home Office digital-only eVisa system could be ruled unlawful

The Home Office is facing a judicial review over refusing to allow alternative proof of immigration status outside of the electronic visa system, despite data quality and integrity issues plaguing the system Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

All England Tennis Club extends 36-year IBM deal with AI at core of plans

Deal will see IBM continue to develop digital experience for fans of the Wimbledon tennis tournament Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Lenovo taps AI and digital twins to power World Cup 2026

Technology partner for upcoming football tournament has built an artificial intelligence knowledge assistant for coaches, digital avatars to assist VAR decisions, and smart infrastructure for venue management Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Fujitsu UK job cuts as staff pay the price for failures of top executives

Troubled IT giant’s staff are paying the price for senior management failures over Post Office scandal Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Will there be a technology policy epiphany in 2026?

The UK government faces many complex technology policy decisions in the year ahead, which could reshape the country for a digital, AI-led future Continue Reading

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• Lord Chris Holmes, House of Lords

Addressing UK’s technical debt is only way to secure country’s digital future

This is a guest blog post by Rob Lay, Director of Solutions Engineering UK&I at Cisco. The recently announced Cybersecurity and Resilience Bill is a welcome move by the UK government to ... Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Fujitsu Post Office IT support team were ‘legalised hackers’

Backdoors meant it was possible for Fujitsu staff to steal money from Post Office branches, says former Fujitsu tech worker Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Fujitsu boss has been a Post Office scandal bystander for over a decade

IT supplier’s European boss was kept up to date with challenges to the Horizon system, but like others, remained silent Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

UK government to spend £210m on public sector cyber resilience

The UK government unveils a £120m Cyber Action Plan to help reinforce and promote IT security resilience across the country's public services Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

How charities are using customer applications to boost support

Age UK, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and the RSPCA reveal the CRM and digital experience platforms – along with other marketing technologies – they use to help boost support Continue Reading

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• Madeline Bennett, Mowser Media

New tech frontier as resale moves from niche to mainstream

The retail resale market has moved from niche to mainstream, and it’s creating a whole new competitive enterprise tech market that’s ripe for change and consolidation Continue Reading

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• Ben Sillitoe

What will the Post Office scandal bring in 2026?

Campaigners are waiting to see what will unfold in the Post Office scandal in 2026, but history has told them not to hold their breath Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Top 10 police technology stories of 2025

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 police technology stories of 2025 Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Top 10 surveillance, journalism and encryption stories of 2025

A transatlantic row between the UK and the Trump administration erupted after the UK attempted to force Apple to break its advanced encryption. That was just one of a series of stories reporting on the tension between state surveillance and privacy this year Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Oldest victim of Post Office scandal awarded OBE in New Year Honours 2026

The New Year Honours List 2026 conferred an OBE on the oldest living victim of the Post Office scandal, as well as hailing members of the UK technology community Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Will 2026 be the year that Augmented Intelligence Trumps Artificial Ignorance

Forty years ago I forecast that the impact of machine learning would be that book-learning and logical reasoning would lose status just as literacy did when everyone could read and write. Two years ... Continue Reading

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• Philip Virgo, Winsafe Ltd

Top 10 government IT stories of 2025

The past 12 months has seen a number of significant milestones in digital government. Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 government IT stories of 2025 Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Top 10 technology ethics stories of 2025

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 tech ethics stories of 2025 Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Top 10 Post Office scandal stories of 2025

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Post Office scandal stories of 2025 Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Top 10 cyber security stories of 2025

AI dominated all tech conversations this year, but the concerns of cyber security professionals extend far beyond. From remote work to supply chains, quantum to identity, there were plenty of other topics for the industry to chew over in 2025. Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Top 10 NHS IT stories of 2025

A new digital strategy, funding boosts and struggles to keep the lights on: here are Computer Weekly’s top NHS IT stories in 2025 Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Top 10 financial services stories of 2025

AI and data breaches both caused major disruption in banking this year as the industry faced increased challenges and a seismic shift thanks to emerging tech. Find out more in Computer Weekly’s top 10 financial services stories of 2025 Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Will Quantum Computing Kill Bitcoin?

Claims that Quantum Computing will destroy Bitcoin may be exaggerated, but Bitcoin will need to adapt.   Continue Reading

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• By Eli Ben-Sasson, CEO & Co-Founder, StarkWare

The politics of cyber security and identity: Warlords versus Merchants (first published 2011)

The current hype in support of additional US and UK government spend on cybersecurity has prompted me to return to my "Warlords versus Merchants" theme. It is not that I do not believe that ... Continue Reading

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• Philip Virgo, Winsafe Ltd

European Commission renews UK data adequacy agreement, ensuring continued free flow of data

Despite calls from some data protection campaigners, the UK's agreement to allow data movement with European Economic Area countries is extended until 2031 Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

‘Sensitive’ data stolen in Westminster City Council cyber attack

London borough confirms that data breach affecting three neighbouring councils in a shared IT services operation led to personal information being copied by a third party Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

UK government confirms Foreign Office cyber attack

Reports blame Chinese hacking group but minister insists the source of the attack is unclear Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Government set for early 2026 court hearing over decision to approve Iver datacentre development

A court date has been assigned for a legal action being brought against the government over its decision to grant planning permission for a datacentre in Iver Continue Reading

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• Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK

Post Office six years late to warn subpostmasters about Horizon defect

Following pressure from Computer Weekly and forensic investigator, the Post Office has warned subpostmasters about Horizon defect potentially at large for over 20 years Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

The AI regulation gap: Is the UK’s pro-innovation approach enough?

As AI advances, the UK’s pro-innovation regulatory stance faces growing scrutiny. With non-statutory principles at its core, can the framework maintain public trust and provide effective oversight? Continue Reading

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• Dave Howell

Fortinet vulnerabilities prompt pre-holiday warnings

Analysts track exploitation of two vulnerabilities disclosed last week by Fortinet Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

MHRA seeks views on healthcare AI regulation

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) wants to know how to regulate AI technologies in the NHS while keeping patients safe Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Passwords to prompts: Identity and AI redefined cyber in 2025

As we prepare to close out 2025, the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank panel looks back at the past year, and ahead to 2026. Continue Reading

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• Daniel Gordon, PA Consulting

Cyber resilience will define winners and losers in 2026

As we prepare to close out 2025, the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank panel looks back at the past year, and ahead to 2026. Continue Reading

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• Nick New, Optalysys

Jilted Fujitsu replaced by Netcompany in HMRC relationship

Troubled Fujitsu replaced by Netcompany on trading service as HMRC begins to move its outsourcing away from scandal-hit firm Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

ClickFix attacks that bypass cyber controls on the rise

NCC’s monthly threat report details the growing prevalence of ClickFix attacks in the wild Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Security platform consolidation in 2026: The AI imperative

As we prepare to close out 2025, the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank panel looks back at the past year, and ahead to 2026. Continue Reading

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• John Bruce, Quorum Cyber

Court rule that fuelled Post Office’s prosecution rampage: Everything you need to know

This guide contains essential information about the legal rule that enabled the Post Office to wrongly prosecute subpostmasters Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Is AI more than hot air?

In this week’s edition of Computer Weekly, which is the final one of 2025, we hear from Amazon CTO Werner Vogels and his take on how developers need to change and adapt for the AI era. Elsewhere in the issue, we hear from experts about why the AI bubble might be able to burst, as organisations struggle to get the returns they expected from their investments in the technology. We also hear from Paul Neville, director of digital, data and technology at The Pensions Regulator, about how data automation and AI are changing the game in terms of how it works. And in the third and final of our three buyer’s guide features on self-service developer tools, we share some top tips on how to ensure enterprise self-service portals are fit for purpose. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Finance regulator wants mortgage brokers to use artificial intelligence

UK regulator is to encourage mortgage brokers to use artificial intelligence and other technology Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

The three cyber trends that will define 2026

As we prepare to close out 2025, the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank panel looks back at the past year, and ahead to 2026. Continue Reading

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• Vladimir Jirasek, Foresight Cyber

In cyber security, basics matter, even in 2025

As we prepare to close out 2025, the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank panel looks back at the past year, and ahead to 2026. Continue Reading

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• Vladimir Jirasek, Foresight Cyber

What is driving the rise of infostealer malware?

Infostealer malware is a growing problem for cyber security teams, and these attacks have the potential to cause significant damage to businesses. What is enabling them to thrive? Continue Reading

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• Anne Heim, Socura

Reinventing the Arabic newsroom: How Al-Masry Al-Youm is harnessing AI, data, and cloud to transform

Al-Masry Al-Youm CIO Omar Badr reveals how Egypt’s leading independent daily has navigated a decade of digital disruption, balancing editorial freedom with cutting-edge technology Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

National Audit Office praises Bank of England after complex mega-project

Public spending watchdog says the Bank of England’s core system replacement project offers lessons to other government departments Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Interview: Erik Mayer, transformation chief clinical information officer, Imperial College

With both a clinical and a digital background, the healthcare tech leader is using data to improve collaboration across an NHS trust for the benefit of medical staff and patients Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

Digital Ethics Summit 2025: Open sourcing and assuring AI

Industry experts met to discuss the ethical challenges associated with assuring AI systems, and how open source approaches can challenge concentrations of capital and power Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Interview: Art Hu, global CIO, Lenovo

The IT chief at the PC, servers and storage supplier is using his experience of rolling out tech internally to boost the growing services ambitions of the Chinese tech giant Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

Microsoft expands bug bounty scheme to include third-party software

The company is to offer bug bounty awards for people who report security vulnerabilities in third-party and open source software impacting Microsoft services Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Google DeepMind partners with UK government to deliver AI

The partnership promises to provide scientists with access to advanced AI models, as well as help the government become more streamlined Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Security pros should prepare for tough questions on AI in 2026

As we prepare to close out 2025, the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank panel looks back at the past year, and ahead to 2026. Continue Reading

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• Ellie Hurst, Advent IM

How digital twins are helping people with motor neurone disease speak

Tech companies, a charity and academics have collaborated to create AI-powered avatars that are helping people with motor neurone disease hold natural conversations Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

UK government funds 80 digital skills schemes

The £11.7m Digital Inclusion Innovation Fund will support projects across the UK to help people gain digital skills and access to devices Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Error-prone eVisa system a precursor of digital ID

Research highlights how the Home Office’s electronic visa system has used migrants as a ‘testing ground’ for the government’s wider digital ID ambitions Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Microsoft patched over 1,100 CVEs in 2025

The final Patch Tuesday update of the year brings 56 new CVEs, bringing the year-end total to more than 1,100 Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Airline set to launch with end-to-end AI workflows

IBM has been working with Riyadh Air to develop a digital-first, AI native airline that uses its Watson technology on OpenShift running on Azure Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Are we mistaking regulation for resilience?

We have a growing number of cyber compliance regulations, yet our country’s cyber resilience remains fragile. What is going wrong? Continue Reading

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• Richard Starnes

MPs maul digital ID plans in Parliamentary debate

MPs brand the government’s digital ID plans ‘un-British’ and ‘an attack on civil liberties’ during debate on the controversial policy Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

How Oracle Red Bull Racing is driving Formula 1 into the future with cloud, AI and data

Access to the F1 team’s garage in Abu Dhabi reveals how Monte Carlo simulations, artificial intelligence and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure power split-second decisions, strategy and championship-winning performance Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

Fujitsu underestimated Post Office scandal backlash

Troubled IT supplier loses UK government megadeal despite internal confidence, as political pressure mounts Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Supporting sustainability in IT

In this week’s edition of Computer Weekly, there is a focus on IT sustainability, as we dig into how to ensure the networking infrastructure underpinning our artificial intelligence workloads is as green as possible. We also speak to the chief sustainability officer of Genesys about how going green is helping the cloud software provider achieve its business objectives. With the fallout from the Autumn Budget still being keenly felt, we find out more about where the £300m promised to fund improvements in NHS technology is really going. And in the second of our three buyer’s guide features on self-service developer tools, we shine a light on how the technology can help organisations revamp their DevOps workflows. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Budget 2025: Extra NHS IT cash welcome, but plan lacks clarity

Industry and healthcare leaders are concerned that NHS tech funding is too focused on already approved platforms, fails to tackle core issues and lacks a clear delivery plan. Continue Reading

How police live facial recognition subtly reconfigures suspicion

A growing body of research suggests that the use of live facial recognition is reshaping police perceptions of suspicion in ways that undermine supposed human-in-the-loop protections Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Number of UK social care providers using digital records hits 80%

Use of digital records in social care has doubled, as the UK government explores options to link digital care records with the NHS Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Interview: Paul Neville, director of digital, data and technology, The Pensions Regulator

Data, automation and artificial intelligence are driving the regulator to take new approaches to its work and how it supports the pensions industry, leading to improved experiences for everyone in the UK who has a pension Continue Reading

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• Mark Samuels

Cloudflare fixes second outage in a month

A change to web application firewall policies at Cloudflare caused problems across the internet less than three weeks after another major outage at the service, but no cyber attack is suspected Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Jersey to get remote monitoring for vulnerable adults

Jersey’s Family Nursing and Home Care (FNHC) hopes remote monitoring service will help keep people out of hospital and support care at home Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

From trust to turbulence: Cyber's road ahead in 2026

As we prepare to close out 2025, the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank panel looks back at the past year, and ahead to 2026. Continue Reading

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• Aditya K Sood, Aryaka

NCC supporting London councils gripped by cyber attacks

Three west London councils hit by a cyber attack continue to investigate as services remain disrupted nearly two weeks on Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Constrained budgets left security teams short-handed in 2025

With 2024 seeing surges in security funding cuts, lay-offs and hiring freezes, 2025 brought some relief for cyber pros, but constrained budgets are leaving security teams short-staffed Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Home Office launches police facial recognition consultation

The Home Office has formally opened a 10-week consultation on a legal framework for police use of facial recognition technologies, and will consider extending any new rules to police deployments of other biometric and inferential technologies Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

UK Space Agency pumps £17m into tech projects

The agency is funding 17 different projects through its National Space Innovation Programme, including the design of an AI-powered satellite radar Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Western coalition supplying tech to Ukraine prepared for long war

Russia is deploying hybrid warfare against Europe as western nations supply critical IT and telecoms equipment to Ukraine’s front line Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Fujitsu police contract ‘complicates’ Post Office investigation

National Police investigation into Post Office scandal uses IT infrastructure provided by Fujitsu Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

In 2026, collaboration, honesty and humility in cyber are key

As we prepare to close out 2025, the Computer Weekly Security Think Tank panel looks back at the past year, and ahead to 2026. Continue Reading

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• Rik Ferguson, Forescout

NCSC and BT block a billion dangerous clicks

A protective service jointly developed by the NCSC and BT has disrupted over a billion potential cyber incidents by stopping members of the public from clicking through to dangerous websites Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Interview: Florence Mottay, global CISO, Zalando

Florence Mottay moved from mathematics to software engineering, and is now leading security at Zalando, a high-tech online fashion retailer Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Post Office avoids £1m fine over botched website upgrade data breach

The Information Commissioner’s Office considered fining the Post Office £1m for a 2024 data breach that let subpostmasters down again Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Digital ID providers are placated (again) as anticipation builds towards government consultation

Yesterday (2 December 2025) was the second time this year that a confused and – in some quarters – angry digital identity sector was given the opportunity to sit down with the government and ask: ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Post Office finally investigates Horizon defect, but investigator slams comms strategy

Subpostmaster and investigator met the Post Office over Horizon defect raised six years earlier Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Black Hat MEA: Saudi Vision 2030 fuels surge in cyber security innovation

Global cyber firms are racing to support the Kingdom’s mega-projects, but building trusted partnerships remains key, says Exabeam CEO Pete Harteveld Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

UK prosecution of alleged Chinese spies was ‘shambolic’ says Parliamentary committee

The Joint Committee on National Security Strategy reports that China was engaged in malicious cyber attacks against UK Parliament and democratic institutions Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Use of digital ID in UK achieves statutory status

A formal regime of certification and governance is now in place for digital identity services – just as the UK government presses ahead with its controversial plan for a national ID scheme Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Post Office scandal could widen to thousands more branches after third system appeal

Post Office scandal campaigner reveals she had her suspicions over a third Post Office system, as review of convictions based on APS/APT looks likely to bring thousands more subpostmasters into scope Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

UK's Cyber Bill should be just one part of a wider effort

New cyber legislation is necessary but a wider effort is needed to harden the UK's security and resilience. Continue Reading

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• James Morris, CSBR

CIO interview: Innovation in reworking business processes

David Holton, chief transformation officer at Cambridge and Counties Bank, talks IT modernisation and agentic AI Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Former Post Office legal boss won’t escape police reach

Police say they will question those who evaded the public inquiry, naming former Post Office legal boss Jane MacLeod as an example Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA