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Strong security balances consolidation and best-of-breed capabilities

The Security Think Tank looks at platformisation, considering questions such as how CISOs can distinguish between a truly integrated platform and 'integration theater, and how to protect unified platforms. Continue Reading

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• Martin Riley, Bridewell Consulting

WA auditor general flags weak Microsoft 365 security controls across state entities

Western Australia’s Office of the Auditor General has uncovered weaknesses in M365 configurations across seven government agencies, leading to compromised accounts and data breaches Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Trump looks to power up post-quantum, AI security

The US has unveiled a six-pillar national cyber security strategy, with developing technological areas such as post-quantum cryptography and artificial intelligence front and centre Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

APT36 unleashes AI-generated ‘vibeware’ to flood targets

The Pakistani threat group has been using AI to rewrite malicious code across multiple programming languages, prioritising scale over sophistication to evade detection, security researchers have found Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Platformisation without illusion: Separating integration from theatre

The Security Think Tank looks at platformisation, considering questions such as how CISOs can distinguish between a truly integrated platform and 'integration theater, and how to protect unified platforms. Continue Reading

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• Aditya K Sood, Aryaka

Electronic health records are still creating issues for patients

Almost every NHS trust will have moved onto a digital system by this spring. Experts have cautioned many patients are still struggling to access their own health data Continue Reading

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• Will Grimond

Spyware suppliers exploit more zero-days than nation states

Exploitation of zero-days by commercial surveillance and spyware developers outpaced exploitation by nation-state actors last year, according to a report Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Edge AI: Business cost, risk and control

Right now, rather than asking whether or not to adopt edge artificial intelligence, the crucial question for most companies is how to do so without creating new security, cost and governance issues Continue Reading

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• Indrabati Lahiri

Iranian hacktivists muster their forces but state APTs lay low

Hacktivist activity surrounding the Iran war is sky-high but Iran’s state-backed cyber espionage actors have yet to show their hands, giving security teams a valuable window of time to shore up their defences Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Zero-day in Android phone chips under active attack

Google and Qualcomm have tag-teamed a serious vulnerability in the chipsets used in Android mobile devices, which has been exploited in the wild as a zero-day Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Open cyber standards key to cross-platform integration

The Security Think Tank looks at platformisation considering questions such as how CISOs can distinguish between a truly integrated platform and 'integration theater, and how to protect unified platforms. Continue Reading

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• Stephen McDermid, Okta

NCSC: No increase in cyber threat from Iran, but be prepared

While cyber threat levels remain stable following the outbreak of war in the Middle East at the weekend, at-risk organisations in the UK should take steps to ward off potential reprisals from Iran-linked threat actors Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Fake UK government website redirect detection time reduced to eight days

It used to take two months, but the UK government has reduced the time it takes to address fake DNS redirects Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN users targeted in series of cyber attacks

The NCSC, Cisa, and other Five Eyes agencies have warned of mass exploitation of vulnerabilities in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, which Cisco is attributing to an unknown threat actor called UAT-8616 Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

The UK’s proposed social media ban explained

The UK government will use new legal powers to lay the groundwork for an under-16 social media ban after its consultation on children’s digital well-being, but opponents warn the measures being considered will only treat the symptoms of the problem if they ignore the structural power of big tech Continue Reading

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• Charlotte Lang

Innovate UK cyber startup programme gets £10m funding booster

Graduates of DSIT and Innovate UK's CyberASAP scheme to commercialise cutting-edge cyber research projects have raised nearly £50m in the past decade Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Why crypto agility is key to quantum readiness

With quantum computing threatening current encryption standards, experts call for organisations to achieve crypto agility by managing the lifecycle of certificates and cryptographic keys through automation Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

PromptSpy Android malware may exploit Gemini AI

A newly uncovered malware targeting the Android operating system seems to exploit Google’s Gemini GenAI tool to help it maintain persistence Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

HP bets on edge AI and regional investment to power Middle East enterprise transformation

Ertug Ayik, managing director for Middle East and Africa at HP Inc, outlines how on-device artificial intelligence, embedded security and a partner-first model are positioning the company at the heart of MENA’s digital transformation Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

Western cyber alliances risk fragmenting in new world order

The conduct of powerful nations is causing knock-on effects in the cyber world as long-standing security frameworks appear increasingly precarious Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Businesses may be caught by government proposals to restrict VPN use

Labour proposals to restrict social media use to people aged 16 and under could have unintended consequences for businesses using virtual private networks Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Government wages cyber campaign as half the UK’s SMEs are breached

UK government says half of all small businesses have been cyber breached in the recent past as it urges them to ‘lock the door’ Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Italian Navy sets sail with Ericsson 5G

Project sees long-range 5G Standalone data communication at sea successfully demonstrated, with on-board connectivity and naval vessel systems tested in real day and night operations Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Arctic Wolf targets mid-market security gap in APAC

Following the launch of its full portfolio in Malaysia, the SOC provider discusses the security challenges facing lean IT teams, the value of supplier neutrality, and its roadmap for AI and ransomware protection Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

Singapore mounts largest ever cyber operation to oust APT actor

Operation Cyber Guardian mobilised over 100 defenders to neutralise UNC3886, which infiltrated Singtel, StarHub, M1 and Simba networks, operators issue joint pledge on defence-in-depth Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Security now one of the UK’s fastest-growing career paths

The number of people working in the cyber security field has almost trebled in the 2020s, with one cyber professional for every 68 businesses in the UK Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Three-quarters of UK IT teams beset by outages due to missing alerts

Splunk finds 75% of UK IT teams had outages from missed alerts in 2025, driven by alert fatigue and tool sprawl. Collaboration between cyber and observability teams can help Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

UK and China reach out across cyber no-man's land

London and Beijing have supposedly conducted high-level talks seeking to establish a joint security forum to help de-escalate potential cyber flashpoints, according to reports Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

UK public sector, CNI in Russian hacktivist crosshairs

Hacktivists aligned to the Russian state are ramping up their targeting of UK organisations with denial of service attacks Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Nozomi Networks opens APAC headquarters in Singapore

Industrial cyber security firm Nozomi Networks has opened its Singapore headquarters, doubling its regional headcount, and pledging to remain vendor agnostic while targeting the manufacturing and utility sectors Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Microsoft patches 112 CVEs on first Patch Tuesday of 2026

January brings a larger-than-of-late Patch Tuesday update out of Redmond, but an uptick in disclosures is often expected at this time of year Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Every Post Office victim deserves an OBE, says Betty Brown

In the first edition of the Computer Weekly ezine for 2026, we reveal who in the world of tech has received gongs in the New Year Honours List, and why. We also sit down with competition lawyer Maria Luisa Stasi, who is in the midst of a legal action to secure billions of pounds in compensation for UK businesses that have been allegedly overcharged by Microsoft for opting to run its software in competing cloud environments. Elsewhere in the issue, we find out why automotive enterprises are being advised to revamp their networks and embrace openness. And in the first of our three buyer’s guide features on the knotty topic of digital sovereignty, we find out what role data auditing has to play in building a cast-iron data sovereignty strategy. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Business leaders see AI risks and fraud outpacing ransomware, says WEF

C-suite executives are more concerned with risks arising from AI vulnerabilities and cyber fraud than ransomware, according to the World Economic Forum Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Intersec Dubai highlights why AI has become critical in the race against cyber attackers

Cigna Healthcare’s Jean Wiles warns that healthcare security teams must act faster without sacrificing accuracy or compliance as threats driven by artificial intelligence scale Continue Reading

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• Andrea Benito , Computer Weekly

Singapore and Japan team up on quantum computing

The two countries will work together to bridge the gap between quantum research and real-world commercialisation, marking Singapore’s first government-to-government pact dedicated to the technology Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Security Think Tank: Stop buying AI, start buying outcomes

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

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• Rik Ferguson, Forescout

Top 10 cyber security stories of 2025

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2025

In many regards, 2025 proved to be a relatively normal year for the cyber security world as threat actors and security pros continued their long-running cat-and-mouse game, but it was also a stand-out year that saw some of the largest cyber attacks ever to befall the UK. Discover more in Computer Weekly’s top 10 cyber crime stories of 2025 Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Fortinet vulnerabilities prompt pre-holiday warnings

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Passwords to prompts: Identity and AI redefined cyber in 2025

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

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• Daniel Gordon, PA Consulting

Quantum risk to quantum readiness: A PQC roadmap

No one knows exactly when quantum computing will arrive, but accelerating progress is prompting security and IT leaders to recognise the potential risks. So how do organisations begin implementing post-quantum cryptography? Continue Reading

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• Ben Packman, PQShield

How AI agents are driving the future of security operations

AI agents can transform security operations and ease workloads, but security teams need to look past the hype to find tools that truly augment human analysts and deliver measurable outcomes Continue Reading

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• Craig Lawson

Cloudflare fixes second outage in a month

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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

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• Rik Ferguson, Forescout

NCSC and BT block a billion dangerous clicks

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

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pulling the plug: A way to halt a cyber attacker in your network?

Rumours of an organisation taking its systems offline during a cyber attack spurred conversation on the consequences of simply pulling the power, or internet access, to stop intruders. We consider the ethics and practicality Continue Reading

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• Dan Raywood

Cisco and Splunk plot multi-year data fabric journey

Company leaders talk up their vision for the Cisco Data Fabric that will allow enterprises to gain insights about their IT infrastructure and security posture from machine data wherever it resides, from the network edge to the cloud Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

Why layered resilience is the only true safeguard for SMEs

Real resilience doesn’t come from last minute panic once the storm has hit, it comes from layering defences through education, prevention, cure and – most importantly – recovery. Continue Reading

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• Richard Abrams, Kick ICT

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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• Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor

Are AI agents a blessing or a curse for cyber security?

Agentic AI is touted as a helpful tool for managing tasks, and cyber criminals are already taking advantage. Should information security teams look to AI agents to keep up? Continue Reading

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• Danny Palmer

Splunk.conf: Cisco and Splunk expand agentic SOC vision

The arrival of agentic AI in the security operations centre heralds an era of simplification for security professionals, Splunk claims Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Fastly CEO plots course through AI and security

Chief exec Kip Compton explains how Fastly’s unified platform is solving the web’s biggest challenges, from content scrapping by AI bots to distributed denial-of-service attacks Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

Growing demand for AI-skilled cyber specialists  

 AI is increasingly at the heart of organisations’ digital transformation journeys – whether that’s to drive up efficiencies, generate powerful insights from data, delight customers, or supercharge internal productivity. Continue Reading

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• Peter Birch and Mo Gaibee, Harvey Nash

What is network security? Definition and best practices

Network security encompasses all the steps taken to protect the integrity of a computer network and the data within it. Continue Reading

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• Kinza Yasar, Technical Writer
• Nick Barney, Technology Writer
• Ben Lutkevich, Site 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

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

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

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

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

Professional services firms stuck in network security IT doom loop

Survey reveals a widening disconnect in the professional services sector where, despite near-universal adoption of SaaS and cloud strategies, core network and security services are failing to keep up through the likes of SASE Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

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

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

Palo Alto Networks to acquire CyberArk for $25bn

The deal marks Palo Alto Networks’ entry into the identity and access management space amid the growing need to secure human, machine and emerging AI agent identities Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, Informa TechTarget

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

SharePoint users hit by Warlock ransomware, says Microsoft

Microsoft’s security analysts confirm a number of cyber attacks on on-premise SharePoint Server users involve ransomware Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Microsoft confirms China link to SharePoint hacks

Microsoft confirms two known China-nexus threat actors, and one other suspected state-backed hacking group, are exploiting vulnerabilities in SharePoint Server Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor