Network security management

Qualys goes to bat for US cricket side San Francisco Unicorns

Cloud security specialist Qualys partners with US T20 cricket squad San Francisco Unicorns and its Sparkle Army fanclub as the team prepares for its summer 2025 campaign Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

AI-powered APIs proving highly vulnerable to attack

The growth of AI is proving a double-edged sword for API security, presenting opportunities for defenders to enhance their resilience, but also more risks from AI-powered attacks, according to report Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

CW Innovation Awards: Transforming cyber security with AI

Facing rising cyber threats and a shortage of experts, Citic Telecom International CPC developed an AI-powered penetration testing tool to automate security audits and reduce costs Continue Reading

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• Ai Lei Tao

Security leaders grapple with AI-driven threats

Experts warn of AI’s dual role in both empowering and challenging cyber defences, and called for intelligence sharing and the need to strike a balance between AI-driven innovation and existing security practices Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Defending the grid with secure connectivity

Connectivity providers, device manufacturers and the energy companies they support must prioritise cyber security as the use of IoT grows in Singapore's energy sector Continue Reading

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• Simon Trend

Comms consortium calls for greater vigilance on subsea cable security

Open letter from European telecommunications operators and subsea cable stakeholders calls on cables ecosystem to align security objectives with operational feasibility as well create viable business model based on risk-based best practices Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Google bets on unifying security tools to ease CISO pain

At Google Cloud Next in Las Vegas, Google launches its Unified Security platform with the goal of bringing together disparate security solutions to help cyber leaders and practitioners address their most keenly felt pain points Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

GCHQ historian Dave Abrutat’s mission to preserve the UK’s forgotten signals intelligence history

Dave Abrutat, GCHQ’s official historian, is on a mission to preserve the UK’s historic signals intelligence sites and capture their stories before they disappear from folk memory. A new charity, NSIST, will raise funds and recruit volunteers Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Microsoft’s April 2025 bumper Patch Tuesday corrects 124 bugs

Microsoft is correcting 124 vulnerabilities in its March Patch Tuesday, one of which is being actively exploited in the wild, and 11 of which are ‘critical’ Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Nokia, Telia, Finnish Defence Forces claim 5G standalone slice first

Companies showcase potential of 5G technology in enhancing critical communications for defence units operating in coalition environments to ensure seamless experience when crossing country borders Continue Reading

Norway and Nordic financial sector ramps up cyber security

Finans Norge sets up cyber security unit CTSU to support the finance sector in Norway amid increasing threats Continue Reading

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• Gerard O'Dwyer

Are LLM firewalls the future of AI security?

As large language models permeate industries, experts at Black Hat Asia 2025 debate the need for LLM firewalls and explore their role in fending off emerging AI threats Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

What is an initialization vector?

An initialization vector (IV) is an arbitrary number that can be used with a secret key for data encryption to foil cyber attacks. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati

Southern Linc enhances management, security of its private cellular network

Wireless subsidiary of Southern Company selects private LTE/5G OT management and zero-trust security provider’s Bridge platform to enhance management and security of its LTE network Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

UK law enforcement data adequacy at risk

The UK government says reforms to police data protection rules will help to simplify law enforcement data processing, but critics argue the changes will lower protection to the point where the UK risks losing its European data adequacy Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Surging cyber threats drive IT directors to decentralised networks

As directors increasingly recognise the threats posed by increasingly sophisticated, AI-driven cyber attacks, risks are being mitigated by changes in physical infrastructure networks, research finds Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Nokia, Numana, Honeywell Aerospace team to advance quantum-safe networks

Collaboration designed to drive innovation and enable a global post-quantum security economy for enterprises using quantum key distribution and advanced cryptographic network technologies to safeguard digital infrastructure Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Ethical qualms prompt challenging social media migrations

Changing content moderation and artificial intelligence training practices means social media has undergone a fundamental shift in the past six months, presenting organisations and people migrating away from these platforms for ethical reasons with a number of practical challenges Continue Reading

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• Peter Ray Allison

Largest ever cyber deal reflects Google’s CNAPP ambitions

In a signal of its future ambitions, Google lays down $32bn to acquire cloud-native application protection platform Wiz, reflecting the increasing need to secure multicloud environments Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Seaco charts course for unified security strategy

Shipping container leasing giant consolidates security tools onto a single platform, leveraging AI and extended detection and response to improve security operations Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

What is a buffer overflow? How do these types of attacks work?

A buffer overflow occurs when a program or process attempts to write more data to a fixed-length block of memory, or buffer, than the buffer is allocated to hold. Continue Reading

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• Katie Terrell Hanna
• Michael Cobb

Chinese espionage group UNC3886 targets Juniper routers

Advanced persistent threat group UNC3886 deployed custom backdoors on end-of-life Juniper Networks routers, underscoring the need for timely patching and advanced security monitoring Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

HMRC looks to upgrade SOC with advanced SIEM tech

HMRC issues a request for information notice ahead of opening up bids for a new security information and event management project that aims to reinforce its ability to respond to cyber threats Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

What is a pass-the-hash attack?

A pass-the-hash attack is an exploit in which an attacker steals a hashed user credential and -- without cracking it -- reuses it to trick an authentication system into creating a new authenticated session on the same network. Continue Reading

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• Nick Barney, Technology Writer
• Madelyn Bacon, TechTarget

Cato claims end to network patching with SASE-native LAN NGFW

Leading SASE provider unveils ‘the world’s first’ SASE-native local area network next-generation firewall to address longstanding IT pain point for firewall appliances Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Musk claims of Ukraine DDoS attack derided by cyber community

Elon Musk draws criticism after accusing Ukraine of being behind a significant DDoS attack against social media platform X Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Enterprise 5G, AI to drive global IoT market to near $2tn by 2028

Research finds global internet of things market on a steep upwards trajectory presenting robust revenue opportunities, but concerns persist regarding security Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Singapore IT leaders boost AI security defences

Study reveals a surge in perceived importance of artificial intelligence for cyber security in Singapore, but declining investment in traditional measures raises concerns as sophisticated cyber attacks intensify Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

2024: the year misconfigurations exposed digital vulnerabilities

Small configuration errors cascaded into major outages during 2024. Mike Hicks, from Cisco ThousandEyes, propounds techniques to defend digital resilience against tales of the unexpected Continue Reading

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• Mike Hicks

Managing security in the AI age

Gartner experts offer guidance on harnessing AI’s power while mitigating its risks, from managing shadow AI to implementing security controls and policies Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

What is promiscuous mode in networking?

In computer networking, promiscuous mode is a mode of operation in which a network device, such as a network interface card (NIC) or an adapter on a host system, can intercept and read in its entirety each network packet that arrives instead of just the packets addressed to the host. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati

Norway says ‘no way’ to global financial crime

Oslo’s startup ecosystem is fighting back against cyber criminals with tech to wipe out attacks rather than just detect them Continue Reading

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• Matthew Staff

Singapore’s HomeTeamNS hit by ransomware attack

The non-profit organisation suffered a ransomware attack that affected some servers containing employee and member data, prompting an investigation and enhanced security measures Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

France pushes for law enforcement access to Signal, WhatsApp and encrypted email 

Proposals to be discussed in the French Parliament will require tech companies to hand over decrypted messages and email or face huge fines  Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

What is FCAPS (fault, configuration, accounting, performance and security)?

FCAPS (fault, configuration, accounting, performance and security) is a network management framework and model created by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Continue Reading

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• Alexander S. Gillis, Technical Writer and Editor
• Andrew Zola

UK law firm embarks on SD-WAN and SASE infrastructure upgrade

Network services provider collaborates with commercial law firm Hill Dickinson to enhance network connectivity and security by introducing SD-WAN and SASE frameworks to help safeguard corporate assets Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

Versa claims to redefine SASE for enterprises

Universal secure access service edge company announces general commercial availability of what it says is unique proposition allowing enterprises, governments and service providers to deploy customised networking and security services Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

The need for secure data sharing: Lessons learned from public health

Privacy-enhancing technologies can help healthcare organisations build resilience against cyber threats while maintaining patient privacy, security and regulatory compliance. Continue Reading

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• Ronen Cohen, Duality Technologies

Check Point co-founder on AI, quantum and independence

Gil Shwed, Check Point’s co-founder and executive chairman, discusses the company’s focus on artificial intelligence-driven security and his commitment to remaining an independent force in the cyber security market Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

What is network visibility?

Network visibility is an awareness of the components and data within an enterprise computer network. Continue Reading

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• Cameron Hashemi-Pour, Former Site Editor
• Ben Lutkevich, Site Editor

Quantum computing in cyber security: A double-edged sword

Scepticism still abounds, but quantum computing stocks have boomed this year. In the world of cyber, however, quantum brings both unprecedented capabilities and significant threats, demanding careful attention Continue Reading

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• Isla Sibanda

What is challenge-response authentication?

In computer security, challenge-response authentication is a set of protocols used to protect digital assets and services from unauthorized users, programs and activities. Continue Reading

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• Cameron Hashemi-Pour, Former Site Editor
• Linda Rosencrance

EY: Industrial companies worldwide stunted in emerging technology use

Businesses globally are spending more on emerging technologies year-on-year, but struggle to expand experimental use cases, finds EY’s sixth annual Reimagining Industry Futures study Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

What is the Nessus vulnerability scanning platform?

Nessus is a platform developed by Tenable that scans for security vulnerabilities in devices, applications, operating systems, cloud services and other network resources. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati

CPX 2025: Check Point CEO talks up hybrid mesh security

At CPX 2025 in Bangkok, Check Point CEO Nadav Zafrir outlined a vision for network security centred on hybrid mesh architecture and AI-powered capabilities Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

The Security Interviews: Yevgeny Dibrov, Armis

Armis CEO Yevgeny Dibrov talks about how his military service and intelligence work opened the door into the world of cyber security entrepreneurship Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Gartner: CISOs struggling to balance security, business objectives

Only 14% of security leaders can ‘effectively secure organisational data assets while also enabling the use of data to achieve business objectives’, according to Gartner Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Lenovo CSO: AI adoption fuels security paranoia

Doug Fisher, Lenovo’s chief security officer, outlines the company’s approach to security and AI governance, and the importance of having a strong security culture to combat cyber threats amplified by the use of AI Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

What is a denial-of-service attack?

A denial-of-service (DoS) attack is a security threat that occurs when an attacker makes it impossible for legitimate users to access computer systems, networks, services or other IT resources. Continue Reading

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• Scott Robinson, New Era Technology
• Kevin Ferguson
• Peter Loshin, Former Senior Technology Editor

Cisco Live EMEA: Network supplier tightens AI embrace

At its annual EMEA show, Cisco tech leadership unveiled a raft of new products, services and features designed to help customers do more with artificial intelligence Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Google: Cyber crime meshes with cyber warfare as states enlist gangs

A report from the Google Threat Intelligence Group depicts China, Russia, Iran and North Korea as a bloc using cyber criminal gangs to attack the national security of western countries Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

What is a honeypot? How it protects against cyberattacks

A honeypot is a network-attached system set up as a decoy to lure cyberattackers and to help organizations detect, deflect and study hacking attempts to gain unauthorized access to IT. Continue Reading

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• Scott Robinson, New Era Technology
• Ben Lutkevich, Site Editor
• Casey Clark, TechTarget

F1’s Red Bull charges 1Password to protect its 2025 season

For the upcoming 2025 Formula 1 season, Oracle Red Bull Racing adds cyber security partner 1Password to its roster of team suppliers and sponsors Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

What is ISO 27001?

ISO 27001, formally known as ISO/IEC 27001:2022, is an information security standard jointly created by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Continue Reading

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• Paul Kirvan
• Katie Terrell Hanna

Self-healing networks: The next evolution in network management

The age of AI is highlighting the security risks and pitfalls of traditional network management techniques. Self-healing networks may offer a solution that not only bolsters security, but makes IT and network teams more efficient Continue Reading

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• Isla Sibanda

Kyndryl expands SASE services with Palo Alto Networks

IT infrastructure services provider enhances end-to-end secure access service edge services to help customers accelerate adoption of cloud-first, zero-trust offering for network security Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

What is Internet Key Exchange (IKE)?

Internet Key Exchange (IKE) is a standard protocol used to set up a secure and authenticated communication channel between two parties via a virtual private network (VPN). Continue Reading

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• Gavin Wright
• Andrew Zola
• Alexander S. Gillis, Technical Writer and Editor

What is a certificate revocation list (CRL) and how is it used?

A certificate revocation list (CRL) is a list of digital certificates that have been revoked by the issuing certificate authority (CA) before their actual or assigned expiration date. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati
• Michael Cobb

DeepSeek API, chat log exposure a ‘rookie’ cyber error

Security researchers at Wiz find a trove of DeepSeek data including API secrets and chat logs publicly exposed via an open source database management tool, raising questions about the fast-growing service’s approach to security Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

What is a password?

A password is a string of characters used to verify the identity of a user during the authentication process. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati
• Madelyn Bacon, TechTarget

NAO: UK government cyber resilience weak in face of mounting threats

The National Audit Office has found UK government cyber resilience wanting, weakened by legacy IT and skills shortages, and facing mounting threats Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Cyber incident that closed British Museum was inside job

An IT incident that disrupted visitor access to the British Museum last week was the work of a disgruntled contractor who had been let go Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Inside CyberArk’s security strategy

CyberArk CIO Omer Grossman talks up the company’s security-first ethos, the importance of an assumed breach mentality and how the company is addressing threats from the growing use of AI Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

What is SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)?

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is a networking protocol that secures connections between web clients and web servers over internal networks or the internet by encrypting the data sent between those clients and servers. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati
• Michael Cobb
• Peter Loshin, Former Senior Technology Editor

Cyber innovation to address rising regulatory, threat burden

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers how security leaders should best navigate the multitude of new national and multinational regulations affecting their work, and ensure their organisations remain compliant and protected Continue Reading

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• Nick New, Optalysys

Biden signs new cyber order days before Trump inauguration

With days left in the White House, outgoing US president Joe Biden has signed a wide-ranging cyber security executive order with far-reaching implications Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Cyber security dovetails with AI to lead 2025 corporate IT investment

Cyber security and GenAI top enterprise IT investment plans for 2025, whether singly or together, according to research from Enterprise Strategy Group Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Biggest Patch Tuesday in years sees Microsoft address 159 vulnerabilities

The largest Patch Tuesday of the 2020s so far brings fixes for more than 150 CVEs ranging widely in their scope and severity – including eight zero-day flaws Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

CNI operators should ask these 12 questions of their OT suppliers

The NCSC, CISA and others have set out 12 cyber security considerations CNI organisations and other users of operational technology should incorporate into their buying processes to force their suppliers to do better Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

US bank FNBO uses Pindrop to tackle voice fraud, deepfakes

Learn how First National Bank of Omaha in the US is enhancing customer authentication and verification in its contact centres, eliminating friction points and making life easier for its customer service teams, with Pindrop voice security technology Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Mandiant: Latest Ivanti vulns exploited by Chinese cyber spooks

Threat actors are once again lining up to exploit vulnerabilities in the widely used Ivanti product suite, with an apparent link to Chinese espionage activity Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

German court finds hacked EncroChat phone evidence inadmissible

The Berlin Regional Court has found that evidence obtained by a joint French and Dutch operation to hack the EncroChat encrypted mobile phone network is legally inadmissible, raising questions about its use in other European countries Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

US Treasury incident a clear warning on supply chain security in 2025

A cyber incident at the US Department of the Treasury – blamed on a Chinese state actor – raises fresh warnings about supply chain risk after it was found to have originated via vulnerabilities in a remote tech support product Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

What is a proxy firewall?

A proxy firewall is a network security system that protects network resources by filtering messages at the application layer. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati

Innovation, insight and influence: the CISO playbook for 2025 and beyond

From Covid-19 to war in Ukraine, SolarWinds Sunburst, Kaseya, Log4j, MOVEit and more, the past five years brought cyber to mainstream attention, but what comes next? The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank looks ahead to the second half of the 2020s Continue Reading

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• Mandy Andress, Elastic

The Security Interviews: Martin Lee, Cisco Talos

Threat intel expert and author Martin Lee, EMEA technical lead for security research at Cisco Talos, joins Computer Weekly to mark the 35th anniversary of the first ever ransomware attack Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Top 10 cyber security stories of 2024

Data breaches, data privacy and protection, and the thorny issue of open source security were all hot topics this year. Meanwhile, security companies frequently found themselves hitting the headlines, and not always for good reasons. Here are Computer Weekly's top 10 cyber security stories of 2024 Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Look to the future: How the threat landscape may evolve next

From Covid-19 to war in Ukraine, SolarWinds Sunburst, Kaseya, Log4j, MOVEit and more, the past five years brought cyber to mainstream attention, but what comes next? The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank looks ahead to the second half of the 2020s Continue Reading

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• Elliott Wilkes, ACDS

Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2024

From ransomware targeting the NHS to nation-state-backed intrusions, 2024 was another big year for cyber criminals and cyber spooks alike, but they didn't have it all their own way as the good guys fought back Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

How AWS is protecting customers from cyber threats

Amazon Web Services reveals how its threat intelligence capabilities work under the hood to thwart cyber attacks and keep its customers’ data safe Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

CISOs: Don’t rely solely on technical defences in 2025

From Covid-19 to war in Ukraine, SolarWinds Sunburst, Kaseya, Log4j, MOVEit and more, the past five years brought cyber to mainstream attention, but what comes next? The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank looks ahead to the second half of the 2020s Continue Reading

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• Deepti Gopal, Gartner

Dangerous CLFS and LDAP flaws stand out on Patch Tuesday

Microsoft has fixed over 70 CVEs in its final Patch Tuesday update of the year, and defenders should prioritise a zero-day in the Common Log File System Driver, and another impactful flaw in the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Defending against cyber grinches: AI for enhanced security

On the Seventh Day of AI, Defending against cyber grinches: AI for enhanced security, we explore the double-edged sword of AI in cybersecurity and how businesses can protect themselves against the cyber grinches. Continue Reading

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• Justin Young, ANS

Top IT predictions in APAC in 2025

Enterprises across the Asia-Pacific region are expected to focus on securing their AI workloads, invest in energy efficient infrastructure and rethink their platform strategy, among other tech trends in the new year Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

On the road to change at Aston Martin

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the CIO at luxury car maker Aston Martin to find out how technology is helping tackle the huge challenges facing the automotive sector. The new National Cyber Security boss explains why organisations need to be extra vigilant against the growing online threats. And we examine the future of secure remote connectivity in the cloud era. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Six trends that will define cyber through to 2030

From Covid-19 to war in Ukraine, SolarWinds Sunburst, Kaseya, Log4j, MOVEit and more, the past five years brought cyber to mainstream attention, but what comes next? The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank looks ahead to the second half of the 2020s Continue Reading

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• Pierre-Martin Tardif, ISACA

TfL cyber attack cost over £30m to date

TfL provides more detail on the financial impact of the September 2024 cyber attack that crippled several of its online systems Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Shared digital gateway was source of three NHS ransomware attacks

Alder Hey children’s hospital confirms ransomware operators accessed its systems through a shared digital gateway, but is standing firm in the face of the gang’s demands Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

The most pressing challenges for CISOs and cyber security teams

From Covid-19 to war in Ukraine, SolarWinds Sunburst, Kaseya, Log4j, MOVEit and more, the past five years brought cyber to mainstream attention, but what comes next? The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank looks ahead to the second half of the 2020s Continue Reading

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• Elliot Rose, PA Consulting

Nordics move to deepen cyber security cooperation

Nordic countries are increasing collaboration on cyber security amid more sophisticated and aggressive attacks Continue Reading

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• Gerard O'Dwyer

US updates telco security guidance after mass Chinese hack

Following the widespread Salt Typhoon hacks of US telecoms operators including AT&T and Verizon, CISA and partner agencies have launched refreshed security guidance for network engineers and defenders alike Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

APAC businesses face cyber onslaught

The Asia-Pacific region is a cyber security hotspot, enduring significantly more cyber attacks than the global average, with AI-powered threats and skills shortages exacerbating the problem Continue Reading

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• Stephen Withers

NCSC boss calls for ‘sustained vigilance’ in an aggressive world

NCSC CEO Richard Horne is to echo wider warnings about the growing number and severity of cyber threats facing the UK as he launches the security body’s eighth annual report Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

CISOs will face growing challenges in 2025 and beyond

From Covid-19 to war in Ukraine, SolarWinds Sunburst, Kaseya, Log4j, MOVEit and more, the past five years brought cyber to mainstream attention, but what comes next? The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank looks ahead to the second half of the 2020s Continue Reading

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• Mike Gillespie and Ellie Hurst, Advent IM

Sellafield operator opens dedicated cyber centre

The UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has opened a cyber security centre spanning its activities across the nuclear sector Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

BT unveils managed SASE service

Telecoms provider expands managed software-defined wide area network solution with new security service edge capabilities to help businesses transition to a secure access service edge model Continue Reading

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• Joe O’Halloran, Computer Weekly

What is Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)?

Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) is a protocol for wireless networks that expands the authentication methods used by Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), a protocol often used when connecting a computer to the internet. Continue Reading

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• Katie Terrell Hanna
• Eva Webster

What is IPsec (Internet Protocol Security)?

IPsec (Internet Protocol Security) is a suite of protocols and algorithms for securing data transmitted over the internet or any public network. Continue Reading

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• Katie Terrell Hanna
• Peter Loshin, Former Senior Technology Editor

Geopolitical strife drives increased ransomware activity

The lines between financially motivated cyber criminals and nation state APTs are rapidly blurring, as geopolitical influences weigh heavily on the threat landscape, according to data from NCC Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

What is endpoint detection and response (EDR)?

Endpoint detection and response (EDR) is a system that gathers and analyzes security threat-related information from computer workstations and other endpoints. Continue Reading

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• Nick Barney, Technology Writer
• Gavin Wright
• Alexander S. Gillis, Technical Writer and Editor