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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

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

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

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

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

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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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• Mark Samuels

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

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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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• Stephen Pritchard

Interview: Differentiating with AI in pet care

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

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

US says UK has agreed to drop encryption ‘backdoor’ demands against Apple

US and UK end diplomatic row over UK encryption ‘backdoor’ order against Apple, but it remains unclear whether Apple will restore advanced encryption services to UK users Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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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• Cath Everett

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

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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• Lis Evenstad

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

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• Fergus Hay, The Hacking Games

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

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

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

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

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

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

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

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• Fintan Quinn, Gartner

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

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

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

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

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

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

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

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• Rinki Sethi, Upwind Security

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

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• Mark Ballard

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

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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• Martin Riley, Bridewell Consulting

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

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

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

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

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

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

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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• Mark Samuels

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

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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• Clare McDonald, Business Editor

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

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

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

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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• Bill McCluggage

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

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

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

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

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

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

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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• Adele Zeynep Walton

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

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

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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• Madeline Bennett, Mowser Media

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

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• Yann Serra, LeMagIT
• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

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

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor