IT security

Hamas lawyer seeks appeal following police’s seizure of his phone at Welsh port

Police say that solicitors cannot have a ‘cast iron defence’ to protect their electronic devices from ever being searched Continue Reading

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• Cormac Kehoe

BDO Unibank taps Zscaler to secure cloud migration

Zscaler’s deal with the Philippine bank comes as it is expanding its platform’s capabilities and footprint across Asia Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

UK ramps up ransomware fightback with supply chain security guide

Multinational guidance, developed by the UK and Singapore, is designed to help organisations reinforce their supply chain against ransomware attacks Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Who knew? How Starmer kept his digital ID plan secret for months

When prime minister Keir Starmer announced on 26 September that the government was to introduce a mandatory national digital ID scheme, it came as a surprise to many people – not least those in the ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Bereaved families call for public inquiry over suicide forum

The Molly Rose Foundation and families bereaved by suicide claim Ofcom and government departments have not taken effective action to deal with a forum promoting suicide Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Amid CISA cuts, US state launches first VDP

Legislators in Annapolis, Maryland, have teamed up with Bugcrowd to launch a statewide vulnerability disclosure programme Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Ministry of Justice’s OpenAI deal paves way to sovereign AI

OpenAI has been busy signing deals with the UK government to bolster UK artificial intelligence. It’s now launching data residency for UK customers Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

The US government shutdown is a wake-up call for cyber self-reliance

As the US government shutdown heads towards a second month, could the disruption to cyber security programmes be the impetus end-users need to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps? Continue Reading

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• John Paul Cunningham, Silverfort Inc

Cabinet Office pinches digital ID responsibility from GDS

Prime minister Keir Starmer announces Cabinet Office will take over responsibility for the government’s new digital identity scheme Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Business leaders raise concerns over public cloud data sovereignty

The unpredictable geopolitical climate is having an impact on IT strategies, a report from Kyndryl has found Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Singapore unveils efforts to govern agentic AI, prepare for post-quantum era

Guidelines and tools will help organisations in the city-state manage risks from AI agents and prepare for a future where quantum computers could break current encryption Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

What is data masking?

Data masking is a security technique that modifies sensitive data in a data set so it can be used safely in a non-production environment. Continue Reading

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• Paul Kirvan
• Michael Cobb

Jaguar Land Rover attack to cost UK £1.9bn, say cyber monitors

The UK's Cyber Monitoring Centre calculates the overall cost of the Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack will be almost two billion pounds Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Cybersecurity awareness quiz: Questions and answers

From phishing to patching, file sharing to MFA, find out how much you know about preventing cybersecurity incidents in this security awareness training quiz. Continue Reading

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• Staff report

Inspired by the EU: Sweden eyes open standard for encrypted chat services

What if your messaging and collaboration app could talk to all the others? Swedish government agencies are investigating the possibility Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Building security and trust in AI agents

AI agents require standardised guidelines, clear human responsibility and a shared language between developers and policymakers to be secure and trusted, experts say Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

New cyber resilience centre to help SMEs fend off cyber threats

Spearheaded by the Singapore Business Federation, the cyber resilience centre will equip SMEs in the city-state with cyber security capabilities to mitigate and recover from cyber attacks Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

European digital sovereignty: Storage, surveillance concerns to overcome

As China and the US increase surveillance capabilities, are European companies caught in the middle of a data security storm? Dan Raywood reports Continue Reading

France’s Atos eyes UK public sector with investment in secure UK infrastructure

French IT services supplier invests in highly secure and accredited UK-based infrastructure Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Microsoft admonished for role in facilitating Gaza genocide

Following credible allegations that Microsoft Azure was being used to facilitate mass surveillance and lethal force against Palestinians, which prompted the company to suspend services to the Israeli military unit responsible, human rights organisations are calling for further action Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Gov.uk One Login live with digital Veteran Card

The digital version of the Veteran Card is the first government-issued document available in the Gov.uk One Login app, allowing veterans to use their smartphone to access discounts and services Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

CW EMEA: Tech that buys time

The speed at which cyber crime evolves as criminals circumvent security is driving research and innovation in academia. The quality of deepfakes is improving, with artificial intelligence generating videos that are difficult to identify, and multiple tools are required to spot a fake. In this issue, we look at the Netherlands Forensic Institute and its research into the analysis of blood flow patterns in the human face, which deepfakes can’t imitate. Continue Reading

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

Dutch researchers use heartbeat detection to unmask deepfakes

Dutch method to counter deepfakes analyses blood flow patterns in faces that current deepfake generation tools cannot yet replicate Continue Reading

Microsoft identifies boardroom cyber awareness as a top priority

Digital security report urges IT leaders to convince company boards that cyber security is a board-level problem Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

What is antivirus software?

Antivirus software (antivirus program) is a security program designed to prevent, detect, search and remove viruses and other types of malware from computers, networks and other devices. Continue Reading

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• Paul Kirvan
• Kinza Yasar, Technical Writer
• Linda Rosencrance

Securing the AI era: Huawei’s cyber security strategy for the GCC

At Gitex 2025, Sultan Mahmood, chief security officer for Huawei Gulf North, outlined how the company supports GCC digital sovereignty, AI security, and enterprise cyber resilience Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

Gitex 2025: Help AG aims to be global cyber force as UAE leads AI security transformation

Acting CEO Aleksandar Valjarevic discusses how Help AG is evolving from a regional cyber security authority into a global innovation-driven player, powered by sovereign services, AI automation and managed security models Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

Why Vodafone's outage shows up critical national infrastructure failings

Just days after Steve Knibbs, director at Vodafone Business Security Enhanced, wrote on the company’s website about the importance of securing UK business supply chains, the company’s customers ... Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

F5 admits nation-state actor stole BIG-IP source code

F5 discloses that a nation-state actor has stolen source code and unpatched vulnerability data for its widely used BIG-IP products, raising supply chain security concerns across the industry Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

ICO fines Capita £14m after ransomware caused major data breach

Outsourcing giant hit with £14m fine over 2023 cyber attack, but costs could rise as legal actions continue Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Patch Tuesday: Windows 10 end of life pain for IT departments

Windows 10 is no longer supported, but that does not mean it is not impacted by the latest Patch Tuesday update Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

What is a cloud access security broker (CASB)?

A cloud access security broker (CASB) is a software tool or service that sits between an organization's on-premises infrastructure and a cloud provider's infrastructure. Continue Reading

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• Paul Kirvan
• Alexander S. Gillis, Technical Writer and Editor
• Dan Sullivan

Obsession with cyber breach notification fuelling costly mistakes

The race to meet security breach notification deadlines is leading to staff burnout, destroyed evidence and a culture of blame, warns a Trend Micro risk and security strategist Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

Dreamforce 2025: Benioff vaunts Slack as interface to agentic enterprise

Salesforce has launched Agentforce 360, a platform for agentic AI, integrating Slack as its interface Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

China responsible for rising cyber attacks, says NCSC

Ministers write to business leaders urging them to step up cyber security in wake of threats from ransomware and nation state-sponsored hackers Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Why Keir Starmer’s mandatory national digital ID system may be neither mandatory nor national

The government’s proposals for a national digital identity scheme have been widely criticised, but is the prime minister smart enough to realise that an alternative plan could bring wider public benefits? Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

NCSC calls for action after rise in ‘nationally significant’ cyber incidents

National Cyber Security Centre says businesses should take action now as the number of nationally significant cyber incidents doubles Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Court dismisses Apple’s appeal against Home Office backdoor

Investigatory Powers Tribunal rules that Apple’s appeal against a Home Office order to access encrypted data of Apple users world wide will no longer proceed. Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

UK police to upgrade illicit asset recovery system

A new system is being developed by the Police Digital Service and NEC Software Solutions to help manage the recovery of criminal assets, replacing 20-year-old legacy infrastructure Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Thales: Trust in AI for critical systems needs to be engineered

Confidence in artificial intelligence capabilities that power critical systems must go beyond words and be built on a hybrid model that combines data with physics and logic to prove reliability, according to Thales’s chief scientist Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

The importance of upgrading to the latest Windows operating system

Despite plans to make it the last major upgrade, Windows 10 was superseded by Windows 11, and now Microsoft support for Windows 10 has come to an end Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Beyond the refresh: Your cyber strategy must include AI PCs

Viewing a PC refresh as part of security strategy helps build a more resilient and productive enterprise and is an opportunity to move beyond tactical upgrades to adopt a security-first hardware strategy for the AI era. Continue Reading

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• Louise Quennell, Dell Technologies

Chat Control encryption plans delayed after EU states fail to agree

Plans to require technology companies across Europe to monitor the contents of encrypted messages and emails have been delayed after European Union member states were unable to reach agreement following German objections Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Warlock ransomware may be linked to Chinese state

The operators of Warlock ransomware who exploited a set of SharePoint Server vulnerabilities earlier this year likely have some kind of link to the Chinese government, researchers claim Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Teens arrested over Kido nursery hack

London’s Met Police arrested two teenage boys in Hertfordshire on suspicion of involvement in the recent Kido nursery hack that saw the personal data of infants stolen and leaked Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Qilin gang claims cyber attack on Japanese brewing giant

The Qilin ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for a cyber attack that has halted brewing at Asahi Group Holdings, causing Japanese retailers to run low on beer Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Why it takes 11 hours to resolve one ID-related cyber incident

A recent ESG study revealed it takes an average of 11 hours for enterprises to resolve a single identity-related security incident. How did we get here, and what do we need to do differently? Continue Reading

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• Ev Kontsevoy, Teleport

Alert over Medusa ransomware attacks targeting Fortra MFT

Microsoft warns it is seeing potential mass exploitation of a Fortra GoAnywhere vulnerability by a threat actor linked to the Medusa ransomware-as-a-service operation. Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Our phones as our castles: can His Majesty’s Government enter?

Ancient laws secure the sanctity of even the most humble of homes from government intrusion. How do they fare in an age of digital technology? Continue Reading

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• Joe Jones, IAPP

Nato chooses Oracle to secure battlefield communications

Nato has chosen Oracle and Druid to secure private 5G networks for cyber defence, war gaming and research, using Oracle Cloud and edge technology Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

The Security Interviews: David Bradbury, CSO, Okta

Okta’s chief security officer talks security by default and explains why he thinks time is running out for the shared responsibility model Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Building resilience in the cloud: Bridging SLA gaps and mitigating risk

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers how security leaders can help assure access to the new and innovative cloud tech while minimising risk and ensuring they do not fall foul of regulators. Continue Reading

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• Vaibhav Dutta, Tata Communications

How cyber security professionals are leveraging AWS tools

It’s now essential for IT security teams to have oversight of cloud computing, and Amazon Web Services offers a plethora of tools to make managing it easier. Find out how cyber pros are using them in the wild. Continue Reading

Is the UK’s digital ID scheme doomed to fail?

In this week’s edition of Computer Weekly, we take a look at the government’s somewhat controversial plan to introduce a national, compulsory digital ID scheme. Ranil Boteju, chief data and analytics officer at Lloyds Banking Group, also runs us through how the financial services giant is planning to use agentic AI to improve the customer experience. In the third part of our buyer’s guide on cloud management and security, details about the plethora of security tools that exist for enterprises looking to manage their Amazon Web Services stacks gets the deep-dive treatment. And, in our final feature in the issue, we look at the evolution in mobile app technology within the retail space. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Oracle patches E-Business suite targeted by Cl0p ransomware

Oracle pushes a patch for a dangerous zero-day under active exploitation by one of the most notorious ransomware gangs around Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Police ordered to give reasons in closed court for seizing phone of UK Hamas lawyer

London court orders police to disclose reasons for seizing and copying the contents of a phone belonging to a UK lawyer who represented Hamas, but refuses an injunction to prevent police from reviewing the phone until after judicial review Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Police facial recognition trials show little evidence of benefits

In-the-wild testing of police facial recognition systems has failed to generate clear evidence of the technology’s benefits, or to assess the full range of socio-technical impacts Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Data sovereignty demand pushes Herabit to get S3 storage

Italian service provider gets Cubbit DS3 distributed S3 storage to provide up to 2PB of cloud services to customers demanding data sovereignty, while cutting costs by up to 50% Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

Gartner: IT leaders need to prepare for GenAI legal issues

GenAI is being embedded into enterprise software. This has implications for governance and regulatory compliance Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

UK government to consult on police live facial recognition use

The UK’s policing minister has confirmed the government will consult on the use of live facial recognition by law enforcement before expanding its use throughout England, but so far, the technology has been deployed with minimal public debate or consultation Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Nakivo expands Proxmox backup and DR capabilities in v11.1

Latest version of Backup & Replication adds MSP features, plus Proxmox VM backup functionality, while Nakivo responds to critical vulnerability it was tipped off about in February Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

PSNI appoints legal counsel to report on police conduct after McCullough surveillance review

The Police Service of Northern Ireland has commissioned a senior lawyer to report back on whether there was any misconduct by police officers following the McCullough Review into the surveillance of journalists, lawyers and NGOs Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Home Office issues new ‘backdoor’ order over Apple encryption

A second Home Office technical capability notice requires Apple to provide access to encrypted data and messages of British users stored on its iCloud service Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

US government shutdown stalls cyber intel sharing

A key US law covering cyber security intelligence sharing has expired without an extension or replacement amid a total shutdown of the federal government, putting global security collaboration at risk. Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

EU Chat Control plans pose ‘existential catastrophic risk’ to encryption, says Signal

As EU member states prepare to vote on plans to mandate tech companies to introduce technology to scan messages before they are encrypted, Signal warns that Chat Control will create new security risks Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Cato extends zero trust access to SASE platform

Capability launched for secure access service edge platform extends zero trust network access to unmanaged devices including personal, contractor and BYOD endpoints Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

MPs press outsourcer TCS over Jaguar cyber attack

The government’s cross-bench Business and Trade Committee has written to Tata Consultancy Services seeking answers over possible links to cyber attacks on Jaguar Land Rover, Marks and Spencer, and Co-op Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Apple’s first iOS 26 security update fixes memory corruption flaw

Apple issues an update for its brand new iOS 26 mobile operating system, fixing a potentially dangerous vulnerability affecting iPhones, iPads and other Mac devices Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Cloud provider publishes ‘tech sovereignty’ plan for UK

In the face of mounting data sovereignty concerns across Europe, UK cloud provider Civo lays out high-level plan for how the government can retain control and access of its data should the geopolitical situation sour Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Harrods hackers start contacting customers

Retailer Harrods has revealed that a number of customers whose data was stolen in a cyber attack have been contacted by the perpetrators Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Google unveils AI-powered security to trap ransomware attacks

The new security capability, available at no extra cost for most Google Workspace users, detects mass file encryption during ransomware attacks, stops the attacks from spreading and allows for restoration of files Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

UK and US urge Cisco users to ditch end-of-life security appliances

An ongoing campaign of cyber attacks is targeting users of end-of-life Cisco security appliance kit Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Harrods hit by second cyber attack in six months

Data on approximately 430,000 Harrods shoppers was stolen in a third-party breach, but the cyber attack is not related to an earlier Scattered Spider incident, says the retailer Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

JLR tentatively restarts production, following £1.5bn government backing

Jaguar Land Rover is to resume car production after a £1.5bn government loan guarantee amid its cyber attack fallout. Debate is growing over the bailout and insurance Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Why SLA gaps should not hinder cloud innovation

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers how security leaders can help assure access to the new and innovative cloud tech while minimising risk and ensuring they do not fall foul of regulators. Continue Reading

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• Ashley Barker and Irfan Ahmed, PA Consulting

Keir Starmer launches digital ID scheme, but does it stand a chance?

Amid an economic crisis, public scepticism and confusing messages, could the government’s digital identity programme fail before it even gets off the ground? Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Over half of India-based companies suffer security breaches

Business supply chains, which include Indian companies, are at risk of attack as more than half of suppliers were breached last year Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Microsoft hides key data flow information in plain sight

Microsoft’s own documentation confirms that data hosted in its hyperscale cloud architecture routinely traverses the globe, but the tech giant is actively obfuscating this vital information from its UK law enforcement customers Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Government to introduce mandatory digital ID

Prime minister Keir Starmer says the scheme, which will be compulsory by the end of this parliament, will help crack down on illegal workers, as well as provide benefits to citizens Continue Reading

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• Lis Evenstad

Okta CEO: AI security and identity security are one and the same

At Oktane 2025 in Las Vegas, Okta CEO Todd McKinnon describes AI security and identity security as inseparable as he tees up a series of agentic security innovations Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

How Mediacorp stops livestreams from freezing at key moments

Singapore’s national broadcaster has achieved a 99.5% crash-free rate for its mobile apps by using observability tools to find and fix issues in real time, ensuring a smoother experience for users Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Government might support Jaguar Land Rover supply chain to mitigate cyber attack impact

The government is considering buying car parts from JLR’s supply chain to sell them on to the company once it recovers from the August cyber attack Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Co-op declares cyber attack damage cost £206m

Co-op reveals £206m costs from April cyber attack, with revenues hit, member data stolen and shelves emptied, exposing major retail supply chain vulnerabilities Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Netherlands establishes cyber resilience network to strengthen public-private digital defence

Network will connect organisations in a cyber crime defence initiative that goes way beyond information sharing Continue Reading

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• Kim Loohuis

Get HDD temperature right, or risk more drive failures

We talk to Rainer Kaese of Toshiba about the right temperature to run hard disk drives at. Not getting it right risks higher failure rates than what would normally be expected Continue Reading

Oktane 2025: Okta takes aim at agentic AI governance gap

Identity specialist Okta is laying the groundwork for a number of incoming announcements designed to help its customers get to grips with the challenge of securing non-human, agentic identities. Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Controversy ahead - the many challenges facing a UK government national digital ID scheme

It seems we are to expect some sort of announcement on digital identity at the forthcoming Labour conference. Briefings to select national newspapers have trailed the likelihood of prime minister ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

NCA arrests man following cyber attack that disrupted air travel

The NCA has arrested a man in West Sussex over the cyber attack on Collins Aerospace that disrupted Heathrow and other EU airports. He has been released on conditional bail Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

McCullough Review finds PSNI failures but no ‘systemic’ surveillance of journalists

A review by Angus McCullough KC reveals that Northern Ireland police failed to comply with the law but that there was no ‘widespread and systemic’ surveillance of journalists, lawyers and NGOs Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Salesforce shifts focus from AI models to agentic AI

Rather than being preoccupied with large language models, Salesforce is now focused on building AI agents, with an eye on achieving what it calls ‘enterprise general intelligence’ Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

What is SOX compliance? A complete guide and checklist

SOX compliance entails adhering to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, a U.S. law introduced to enhance investor protection by ensuring greater accuracy, transparency and accountability in public companies' financial reporting. Continue Reading

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• Kinza Yasar, Technical Writer

SolarWinds warns over dangerous RCE flaw

A newly uncovered RCE flaw in SolarWinds’ helpdesk product bypasses two previously issued fixes, and users should prioritise updates as exploitation is likely to occur Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Rethinking identity in the age of AI impersonation

Trust in business has long hinged on human instincts but with the advent of deepfakes, it is becoming dangerous to assume too much. Continue Reading

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• Akif Khan, Gartner

Jaguar Land Rover extends cyber attack-induced shutdown to October

Jaguar Land Rover is extending its production shutdown caused by the 31 August cyber attack into next month, as government ministers drop by and supply chain workers lose wages Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

‘Our worst day’: The untold story of the Electoral Commission cyber attack

As head of digital at The Electoral Commission, Andrew Simpson’s mettle was tested when threat actors gained access to the regulator’s email systems and accessed sensitive voter data. Three years on, he tells his story to Computer Weekly Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Digital ID risks turning UK into ‘Checkpoint Britain’  

 Keir Starmer is expected to announce plans for mandatory ID cards at the Labour Party Conference next week. It risks urging in an era of surveillance, digital check points, reliance on online systems, and the risk of data breaches.   Continue Reading

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• Rebecca Vincent  

How to fend off identity-based cyber attacks

Attackers are using legitimate credentials to walk through the front door and “live off the land”. True cyber resilience now depends on protecting identity, not just the perimeter Continue Reading

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• Kavitha Mariappan

Angus McCullough’s review: A reckoning for the PSNI – and for press freedom

The McCullough Review to be published on Wednesday could mark a turning point for press freedom and for policing in Northern Ireland Continue Reading

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• Donal MacIntyre

From breach to resilience: How the Electoral Commission rebuilt its cyber defences

The UK's Electoral Commission fell victim to a major cyber attack in 2022. Three years on, the organisation is reflecting on its experience and sharing the lessons it learned to help others improve their security resilience. Continue Reading

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• Andrew Simpson, The Electoral Commission