IT security

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

In an AI-first world, the future of cyber security is its workforce

The cyber security industry will experience immense change due to AI by 2030, so both employers and professionals need to grasp the nettle, and quickly, if they are to have the right skills and experience in place to succeed Continue Reading

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• Cath Everett

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

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

UK government pledges to rewrite Computer Misuse Act

Campaigners celebrate as security minister Dan Jarvis commits to amending the outdated Computer Misuse Act to protect security professionals from prosecution Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

UK national security strategy failing to account for online world

The UK government’s national security strategy is falling short on online matters, according to the independent reviewer of terrorism 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

Women in Cybersecurity Middle East marks five years of impact at Black Hat MEA

As AI reshapes the regional cyber security landscape, diversity and skills development remain at the heart of building a resilient digital workforce Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

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

AWS targets vulnerable code with security agent

At AWS re:Invent 2025, the cloud giant unveiled a security agent designed to bridge the gap between development speed and security validation, along with the general availability of Security Hub analytics Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Strategic shift pays off as Okta bids to ease agentic AI risk

Nine months after restructuring its go-to-market, Okta is buoyed by a growing recognition of how crucial identity has become thanks to the spread of AI agents Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security 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

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

Cyber's defining lessons of 2025, and what comes next

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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• Dave Gerry, Bugcrowd

Inserting AI into cyber awareness

As industry looks to grasp the use of AI and automated features, how are security suppliers facing the challenge of adding these capabilities to their products and services? We talked to one provider to find out Continue Reading

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• Dan Raywood

Russian money launderers bought a bank to disguise ransomware profit

A billion-dollar money laundering network active in the UK funnelled money, including the profits of ransomware attacks, into its own bank to circumvent sanctions on Russia and help fund its attacks on Ukraine Continue Reading

How the RAC offers a shorter road to recovery

In this week’s edition of Computer Weekly, we take a look at how roadside recovery and car repair organisation, the RAC, is combining data analytics and AI to help speed up the time it takes to get motorists back on the road. We also dig into the curious case of cyber hackers buying a bank in the Central Asian state of Kyrgyzstan to launder the profits from their crimes and evade Russian sanctions. This week’s buyer’s guide features the first instalment in our series on self-service developer tools, and how enterprises can make use of them to boost staff morale and trust. Rounding out the issue is our look at AI agents and how they are being misappropriated by cyber criminals. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

What lies in store for the security world 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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• Anthony Young, Bridewell

How headlines can drive change in cyber security

Big news stories can shift attitudes. There’s no doubt that insurance vendors and brokers are using major cyber attacks to promote their products, but can security teams also use it to help their businesses be better prepared? Continue Reading

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• Robert Johnston, N-able

Mandatory digital ID paves way for surveillance and exclusion, MPs hear

It is currently unclear how the UK’s government’s proposed mandatory digital ID scheme will help with its stated goal of curbing illegal migration and working Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

SASE, SD-WAN evolve as enterprises prioritise unified network security

Research confirms trend that software-defined wide-area network implementations are increasingly tied to security, with the continual rise of cyber security incidents worldwide only accelerating this dynamic Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Interview: Mariano Albera, CTO Checkout.com

Checkout.com’s CTO has spent most of his career in the e-commerce industry – and now he is applying what he learned to the finance sector that serves it Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

A framework for software development self-service

Keeping software developers happy is an essential ingredient in IT project success. Developer self-service is the way forward, but with guardrails Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

London councils endure wave of cyber attacks, shared IT services hit

Four London councils – Kensington and Chelsea; Hackney; Westminster; and Hammersmith and Fulham – have suffered cyber attacks, disrupting services and prompting NCSC-supported investigation Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

US breach reinforces need to plug third-party security weaknesses

Cyber breach at US financial sector tech provider highlights the risk of third-party vulnerabilities in finance ecosystems Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

MI5 made multiple applications for phone data to identify BBC journalist’s sources

MI5 discloses it made and authorised unlawful ‘sequential applications’ for Vincent Kearney’s phone data during his time at the BBC, but will neither confirm nor deny whether it undertook further ‘lawful’ surveillance of BBC journalists Continue Reading

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

Hacker for hire: A different approach to hiring talent

In this week’s edition of Computer Weekly, we take a closer look at the knotty tale of MI5’s numerous attempts to identify a BBC journalist’s sources by obtaining phone data, and whether this led to further surveillance of its targets. Elsewhere in the issue, the City of Pittsburgh’s chief data officer talks about the work he is doing to deliver better public services to citizens with the help of data. This week’s Buyer’s Guide features the third and final instalment in our series advising enterprises on how to get started on using agentic artificial intelligence (AI) – with a look at the concept of creating AI factories to scale deployments. Rounding out the issue is our look at why the cyber security market is facing something of a recruitment crisis, and how this is forcing organisations to approach hiring talent in new ways. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Protecting the defenders: Addressing cyber's burnout crisis

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers the burdens and responsibilities that accompany the role of chief information security officer, and share guidance on how to navigate a challenging career path. Continue Reading

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• Mandy Andress, Elastic

UK digital ID scheme cash will come from existing funds

UK Parliamentary committee hearing reveals there will be no permanent government chief digital officer going forward, and digital ID scheme will be funded by existing budgets Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Russian money launderers bought a bank to disguise ransomware profit

A billion-dollar money laundering network active in the UK funnelled money, including the profits of ransomware attacks, into its own bank to circumvent sanctions on Russia and help fund its attacks on Ukraine Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

UK targets ‘bulletproof’ services that hosted ransomware gangs

The UK’s NCA and partners have cracked down on ‘bulletproof’ services that hosted cyber criminal infrastructure Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Swedish welfare authorities suspend ‘discriminatory’ AI model

A machine learning model used by Sweden’s social security agency to flag benefit fraud has been discontinued following investigations by media outlets and the country’s data protection watchdog Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Cloudflare contrite after worst outage since 2019

Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince apologises for the firm’s worst outage in years and shares details of how a change to database system permissions caused a cascading effect that brought down some of the web’s biggest names Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

EU sets out plans to cut red tape on digital

Changes have been proposed to simplify AI Act compliance for smaller businesses, easier cyber security reporting and tweaks to GDPR Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

UAE to launch first space-to-ground quantum communication network

Technology Innovation Institute and Space42 unveil a collaboration at the Dubai Airshow to deliver the UAE’s first space-enabled quantum communication network, strengthening national cyber resilience and advancing sovereign leadership in next-generation secure infrastructure Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

Cisco: Network architectures must be rebuilt for agentic AI

Rising traffic volumes, AI-powered security threats and the move to agentic workflows will require organisations to modernise their network infrastructure Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

Microsoft unveils AI agents to automate security operations

Tech giant bakes AI agents into its security products to democratise advanced security capabilities, automate repetitive tasks and provide context-aware intelligence for cyber defenders Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Ransomware resilience may be improving in the health sector

A Sophos report on ransomware highlights resilience improvements among healthcare organisations but warns that the wider threat is still live and growing Continue Reading

Cloudflare outage disrupts public web services

An outage at web traffic management specialist Cloudflare has caused disruption across the internet Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Fintech leaders call for united front against AI-driven cyber crime

As AI makes financial scams more personalised and convincing, fintech experts have called for deeper collaboration and the use of behavioural analytics and other technologies to protect consumers Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Supply chains are the overlooked risk in industrial cybersecurity

This is a guest blogpost by Magpie Graham, technical director of threat intelligence, Dragos. The resilience of the UK’s critical infrastructure increasingly depends on trust. Or rather, how far ... Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Data retention in the UK: How long should you keep data?

We look at data retention periods, what the key laws and regulations say, how long they recommend to keep different kinds of data, and the software tools that can help Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Computer Weekly

Australia lags regional peers in AI adoption

Report finds governance gaps, a lack of training and fear of risks as key reasons for the nation’s slow uptake of artificial intelligence compared with regional peers Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

Cl0p claims ransomware hit on NHS

Ransomware gangsters claim to have attacked the NHS, but clarity on the nature of the incident is yet to emerge Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack costs firm £485m in the quarter

Jaguar Land Rover’s quarterly financial statement discloses a £485m loss due to the late August cyber attack that halted production for six weeks, damaging the UK economy Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

MI5 made multiple applications for phone data to identify BBC journalist’s sources

MI5 discloses it made and authorised unlawful ‘sequential applications’ for Vincent Kearney’s phone data during his time at the BBC, but will neither confirm nor deny whether it undertook further ‘lawful’ surveillance of BBC journalists Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Scottish government to launch cyber observatory

The observatory will analyse and share warnings on public sector cyber threats, and identify emerging risks Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

17 real-world use cases of the metaverse, plus examples

Use cases for the still-developing metaverse are growing as the technologies that enable this next iteration of the internet mature. Here are 17 examples of enterprises and consumers. Continue Reading

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• Mary K. Pratt

Hungry for data: Inside Europol’s secretive AI programme

The EU’s law enforcement agency has been quietly amassing data to feed an ambitious but secretive artificial intelligence development programme that could have far-reaching privacy implications for people across the bloc Continue Reading

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• Apostolis Fotiadis
• Giacomo Zandonini
• Luděk Stavinoha

US cyber intel sharing law set for temporary extension

The CISA 2015 cyber intelligence sharing law, which lapsed just over a month ago amid a wider shutdown, will receive a temporary lease of life should attempts to reopen the federal government succeed Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Microsoft users warned over privilege elevation flaw

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Kernel tops the list of issues to address in the latest monthly Patch Tuesday update Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Synnovis to notify NHS of data breach after nearly 18 months

Synnovis, the pathology lab services provider hit by a Qilin ransomware attack in 2024, is notifying its NHS partners that their patient data was compromised, following a lengthy investigation Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Cohesity leverages AI and cloud flexibility to boost cyber resilience in the Middle East

As data threats grow, Cohesity helps enterprises and government institutions in the UAE and wider Middle East secure, manage, and derive value from their data Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

IT services companies and datacentres face regulation as cyber security bill reaches Parliament

The Cyber Security and Resilience Bill will require large IT services companies, including datacentres, to report security incidents within 24 hours Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Google: Don’t get distracted by AI, focus on real cyber threats

While hackers are using artificial intelligence to optimise attacks, many of the most damaging breaches still rely on old-school methods, says a top security analyst from Google Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

German healthcare aims to replace faxes and phones with secure messaging

Germany’s digital health agency, Gematik, has turned to open source for secure messaging services that will link patients, doctors and pharmacies Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Who is really accountable for the online safety gap?

There has been a flurry of regulatory activity on online safety around the world with no consensus on the best approach. How should companies and governments respond? Continue Reading

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• Hayley Brady, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Nikkei data breach exposes personal data of over 17,000 staff

Hackers used stolen login details from an employee's computer to access the Japanese media giant’s Slack messaging platform, with names, email addresses and chat histories potentially exposed Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Popular LLMs dangerously vulnerable to iterative attacks, says Cisco

Cisco researchers probed some of the most widely used public GenAI LLMs and found many of them were dangerously susceptible to so-called multi-turn cyber attacks producing undesirable outputs Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

City of London deploys SASE to future-proof public infrastructure

Managed services provider to deliver an end-to-end networking connectivity offering, encompassing what is said to be a UK-first enterprise secure access service edge roll-out for public services Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Resilience for resilience: Managing burnout among cyber leaders

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers the burdens and responsibilities that accompany the role of chief information security officer, and share guidance on how to navigate a challenging career path. Continue Reading

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• John Skipper and Farrukh Ahmad, PA Consulting

Industry calls for clarity on government digital ID plans

The digital identity industry asks UK government for transparency on its digital identity scheme and proposes a formal collaboration agreement Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

How Palo Alto Networks is leveraging AI

Palo Alto Networks CIO Meerah Rajavel explains how the company is using AI to sieve through 90 billion security events a day, and why security and user experience are two sides of the same coin Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

We need to build psychological readiness into cyber security

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers the burdens and responsibilities that accompany the role of chief information security officer, and share guidance on how to navigate a challenging career path. Continue Reading

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• Haris Pylarinos, Hack The Box

Government considers physical ID cards

Physical ID cards may become available to those who don’t have access to technology when the government introduces its mandatory digital ID scheme Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Cisco beefs up secure AI enterprise network architecture

IT and networking giant builds on enterprise network architecture with systems designed to simplify operations across campus and branch deployments such as network configuration Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Darktrace: Developer tools under constant attack

Attackers are using automated tools to target development environments within seconds of them going live, warns Darktrace’s global field chief information security officer Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

CISO burnout: A crisis of expectation and isolation

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers the burdens and responsibilities that accompany the role of chief information security officer, and share guidance on how to navigate a challenging career path. Continue Reading

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• Mike Gillespie and Ellie Hurst, Advent IM

US indicts three cyber pros who moonlit for ransomware gang

US prosecutors indict three men who allegedly attacked multiple victims with ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware while working as professional cyber incident responders Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

M&S profits tumble after cyber attack

M&S profits fall by over 90% in the wake of the spring 2025 cyber attack that crippled the retailer’s systems for weeks Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Dutch boardroom cyber security knowledge gap exposed

Cyber security governance professor warns that executives lack the capability to assess cyber threats in implementation approaches Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

Bugcrowd brings Mayhem AI to bear on ethical hacking community

Bugcrowd acquires scaleup Mayhem Security to enhance the ingenuity of its human hackers with AI-backed software testing capabilities Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Ryt Bank taps agentic AI for conversational banking

Malaysia’s Ryt Bank is using its own LLM and agentic AI framework to allow customers to perform banking transactions in natural language, replacing traditional menus and buttons Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

The Security Interviews: Colin Mahony, CEO, Recorded Future

Recorded Future’s CEO talks threat intelligence, AI in cyber security and the ever-changing cyber threat landscape Continue Reading

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• Danny Palmer

We can alleviate the expanding burden on the CISO

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers the burdens and responsibilities that accompany the role of chief information security officer, and share guidance on how to navigate a challenging career path. Continue Reading

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• Sam Thornton, Bridewell

Nordic investors drive investment in region’s defence sector

Slush Startup in Helsinki will feature dual-use, defence and security events that bring suppliers together Continue Reading

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• Gerard O'Dwyer

Is digital ID worth the risk?

The UK government’s recently announced digital ID scheme aims to curb the prospect of work for illegal migrants, along with claiming benefits for UK citizens and legal residents. However, are the threats to our personal data worth the risk? Continue Reading

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• Peter Ray Allison

UAE Sovereign Launchpad begins nationwide roll-out with support from e& and AWS

The cloud infrastructure platform aims to strengthen digital resilience and regulatory compliance across government and regulated sectors in the United Arab Emirates Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

G42 and Cisco expand strategic partnership to drive AI innovation and infrastructure growth

The UAE-based tech group and global networking giant will co-develop secure AI infrastructure and cyber security solutions to support high-performance computing and datacentre growth Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

Fewer data breaches in Australia, but human error now a bigger threat

Australian privacy commissioner warns that the human factor is a growing threat as notifications caused by staff mistakes rose significantly even as total breaches declined 10% from a record high Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

CISOs in court: Balancing cyber resilience and legal accountability

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers the burdens and responsibilities that accompany the role of chief information security officer, and share guidance on how to navigate a challenging career path. Continue Reading

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• Aditya K Sood, Aryaka

CrowdStrike: Europe second only to North America for cyber attacks

Europe faces rising cyber threats from criminals and nation-states, according to CrowdStrike. Ransomware attacks now take just 24 hours, with 22% of global victims being European Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Just weeks left until Companies House ID changes: how to prepare

Just over two weeks remain before Companies House starts enforcing new digital identity verification procedures for company directors, but there's still time to get ready. Continue Reading

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• Tim Barnett, Credas Technologies

European governments opt for open source alternatives to Big Tech encrypted communications

European governments are rolling out decentralised secure messaging and collaboration services as they seek to reduce their reliance on Big Tech companies Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Cyber agencies co-sign Exchange Server security guide

US and allied cyber agencies team up to try to nudge users to pay more attention to securing Microsoft Exchange Server Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Ransomware resilience: It’s time to be ‘more Bruce Lee’

The growing threat of ransomware attacks requires cyber to evolve from a defensive posture to being increasingly proactive. Building threat intel can enable this, helping better predict, prioritise and prevent ransomware attacks. Continue Reading

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• Jason Steer, CISO, Recorded Future

Why asset visibility matters in industrial cyber security

Industrial organisations face rising operational security cyber threats. Asset visibility is vital for defence - without knowing what’s connected, organisations are risk blind Continue Reading

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• Magpie Graham

Yubico bolsters APAC presence, touts device subscriptions

Yubico is hiring local teams in Singapore and pitching its subscription service to help enterprises secure employee access to corporate networks and applications Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

US senators seek to prohibit minors from using AI chatbots

Two US senators have proposed legislation that would require AI chatbot companies to verify the ages of people using their chatbots, in attempt to limit their harmful effects on children Continue Reading

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• Adele Zeynep Walton

Microsoft CEO speaks of global cloud factory as Azure stalls

Alongside Microsoft's posted cloud revenue of $49bn was a configuration error that caused a global outage affecting many customers Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Rapid7: Cyber defences stuck in the 1980s as threats mount

The company’s chief product officer notes that many defence tactics are still stuck in the past, urging organisations to adopt AI-driven security platforms to improve threat detection and response Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

Scope of US state-level privacy laws expands rapidly in 2025

Nine state-level data protection laws have come into force in the US this year, and three more are slated for January 2026. Navigating this complex landscape is becoming a challenge Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor