IT security

Everything, everywhere, all at once: automated decision-making in public services

Despite the UK government's fervent embrace of artificial intelligence, there is still little meaningful transparency around the scope of the technology's deployment throughout public services Continue Reading

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• Jasleen Chaggar, Big Brother Watch

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

Scottish police fail to record ethnicity in DNA database

Scottish policing bodies are failing to properly record and publish data on the ethnicity of arrested people, making it impossible to determine whether they are discriminating against certain sections of the population Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

Singapore rolls out guidelines to bolster cloud and datacentre resilience

New advisory guidelines to enhance resilience and security of cloud services and datacentres in Singapore amid potential service disruptions and growing cyber threats Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Reflecting on three years of cyber warfare in Ukraine

With the third anniversary of Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine passing this week, Charl Van Der Walt reflects on how the cyber threat landscape in Europe has changed since 2022 Continue Reading

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• Charl Van Der Walt, Orange Cyberdefense

Rethinking the route to net zero

In this week’s Computer Weekly, our latest buyer’s guide looks at the need to apply innovative and long-term thinking to reducing carbon emissions in IT. We find out how retailer Dunelm is benefiting from a programme to attract, retain and support women in tech. And Volvo Cars explains why the future for its vehicles is software-defined. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Ransomware: on the murky trail of one of the leaders of Black Basta

The internal exchanges within the Black Basta group revealed last week offer a new opportunity to investigate one of its leaders: Tramp. He may have been arrested in Armenia in June 2024, before being released Continue Reading

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• Valéry Rieß-Marchive, Rédacteur en chef

European Union calls for more cyber data-sharing with Nato

Updates to the EU’s Cyber Blueprint, establishing best practice for multilateral security incident response in Europe, include calls for more collaboration with Nato member states, as the geopolitical environment becomes ever more fractious Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

UK businesses should look to Ireland amid EU cyber security overhaul

With a flourishing technology sector and a direct line to Brussels, investing in Ireland may be a sound bet for UK organisations looking to navigate Europe's transforming cyber landscape. Continue Reading

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• Anne-Marie Tierney-Le Roux, IDA Ireland

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

Apple withdraws encrypted iCloud storage from UK after government demands ‘back door’ access

After the Home Office issued a secret order for Apple to open up a backdoor in its encrypted storage, the tech company has instead chosen to withdraw the service from the UK Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

What is application allowlisting?

Application allowlisting, previously known as 'application whitelisting,' is the practice of specifying an index of approved software applications or executable files that are permitted to be present and active on a computer system. Continue Reading

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• Mary E. Shacklett, Transworld Data
• Brien Posey
• Peter Loshin, Former Senior Technology Editor

UK police forces ‘supercharging racism’ with predictive policing

Amnesty International says predictive policing systems are ‘supercharging racism’ in the UK by taking historically biased data to further target poor and racialised communities Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

A landscape forever altered? The LockBit takedown one year on

The NCA-led takedown of the LockBit ransomware gang in February 2024 heralded a transformative year in the fight against cyber crime. One year on, we look back at Operation Cronos and its impact Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

Watchdog approves Sellafield physical security, but warns about cyber

The Office for Nuclear Regulation has taken Sellafield out of special measures for physical security, but harbours cyber security concerns Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

CW APAC – Trend Watch: CIO trends 2025

It will be no surprise to see artificial intelligence high on the agenda for 2025. In this handbook, focused on CIO trends in the Asia-Pacific region, Computer Weekly looks at how banks are navigating technology, the continued importance of cyber security, and how enterprises can cement their AI future. Continue Reading

Privacy at a crossroads in the age of AI and quantum

The confluence of artificial intelligence and quantum computing magnifies the risk to privacy, data security and trust, says Gartner's Bart Willemsen Continue Reading

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• Bart Willemsen, Gartner

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

Warning over privacy of encrypted messages as Russia targets Signal Messenger

Russia is using phishing attacks to compromise encrypted Signal Messenger services used by targets in the Ukraine. Experts warn that other encrypted app users are at risk Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

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 are social engineering attacks?

Social engineering is an attack vector that relies heavily on human interaction and often involves psychological manipulation of people into breaking normal security procedures and best practices to gain unauthorized access. Continue Reading

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• Paul Kirvan
• Madelyn Bacon, TechTarget

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

Cyber Monitoring Centre develops hurricane scale to count cost of cyber attacks

A non-profit company aims to measure the impact of cyber events on the economy using a 1 to 5 scale borrowed from hurricane classification Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

MSP cuts costs with Scality pay-as-you-go anti-ransomware storage

Autodata gets Scality as-a-service for on-site immutable storage via Artesca, to allow customers to rapidly recover from ransomware and at the same cost per terabyte no matter the volume Continue Reading

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

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

AI Action Summit calls for a rethink of regulation

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we report from the AI Action Summit in Paris on how easing red tape is overtaking safety as a priority. We examine the AI regulations that IT leaders need to understand. And we talk to the UK government’s AI minister about the country’s artificial intelligence opportunities. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

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

AI models explained: The benefits of open source AI models

In this guide, we explore how to get started with open source AI models and go over how they support your enterprise IT strategy Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

How to get employees to take cyber risk more seriously

To combat risky cyber security behaviour, organisations must move beyond awareness training and cultivate a culture where security violations are personally felt and socially unacceptable, leveraging existing values, real-world impacts, and even humour Continue Reading

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• Leigh McMullen

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

Government renames AI Safety Institute and teams up with Anthropic

Addressing the Munich Security Conference, UK government technology secretary Peter Kyle announces a change to the name of the AI Safety Institute and a tie-up with AI company Anthropic Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Top cryptography experts join calls for UK to drop plans to snoop on Apple’s encrypted data

Some of the world’s leading computer science experts have signed an open letter calling for home secretary Yvette Cooper to drop a controversial secret order to require Apple to provide access to people’s encrypted data Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

UK accused of political ‘foreign cyber attack’ on US after serving secret snooping order on Apple

US administration asked to kick UK out of 65-year-old UK-US Five Eyes intelligence sharing agreement after secret order to access encrypted data of Apple users Continue Reading

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• Duncan Campbell , 2QQ Ltd, Sussex University

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

UK government sanctions target Russian cyber crime network Zservers

The UK government has imposed sanctions on a Russian cyber crime syndicate responsible for aiding ransomware attacks, targeting the group and individual members Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Forrester: AI and cyber security drive up IT spending

Despite artificial intelligence and cyber security increasing investment, technical debt remains a significant drain on IT budgets Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

Microsoft’s February 2025 Patch Tuesday corrects 57 bugs, three critical

Microsoft is correcting 57 vulnerabilities in its February Patch Tuesday, two of which are being actively exploited in the wild, and three of which are ‘critical’ Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

What are agreed-upon procedures (AUPs)?

Agreed-upon procedures are a standard a company or client outlines in an engagement letter or other written agreement when it hires an external party to perform an audit on a specific test or business process. Continue Reading

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• Scott Robinson, New Era Technology
• Ben Cole, Executive Editor

What is cyber hijacking?

Cyber hijacking, or computer hijacking, is a type of network security attack in which the threat actor takes control of computer systems, software programs and network communications. Continue Reading

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• Scott Robinson, New Era Technology

What is antimalware?

Antimalware is a software program created to protect IT systems and individual computers from malicious software, or malware. Continue Reading

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• Scott Robinson, New Era Technology
• Linda Rosencrance

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 information security management system (ISMS)?

An information security management system (ISMS) is a set of policies and procedures for systematically managing an organization's sensitive data. Continue Reading

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• Paul Kirvan
• Kinza Yasar, Technical Writer

What is Blowfish?

Blowfish is a variable-length, symmetric, 64-bit block cipher. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati

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

Apple: British techies to advise on ‘devastating’ UK global crypto power grab

A hitherto unknown British organisation – which even the government may have forgotten about – is about to be drawn into a global technical and financial battle, facing threats from Apple to pull out of the UK Continue Reading

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• Duncan Campbell , 2QQ Ltd, Sussex University
• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Your three point plan for Safer Internet Day

The world of your childs smart phone combines the thrills and spills of the circus, fairground, playground, wild west and forest sauvage . It can be a very scary place without you to hold their hand.   Continue Reading

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• Philip Virgo, Winsafe Ltd

"Just throw more bandwidth at it" - Yeah right... Some people never learn!

One of my classic mantras of the past, ooh er, 30+ years has been “throwing bandwidth at a problem doesn’t solve the problem”. So, you would think all those decades later that the penny had dropped ... Continue Reading

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• Steve Broadhead, Broadband Testing

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

Tech companies brace after UK demands back door access to Apple cloud

The UK has served a notice on Apple demanding back door access to encrypted data stored by users anywhere in the world on Apple’s cloud service Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

RFI vs. RFP vs. RFQ: How they differ and which is best for you

RFIs, RFPs and RFQs all help software buying teams gather different information, and teams usually only send out one or two. Learn more about when to send out each document. Continue Reading

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• Eric St-Jean

Secure software procurement in 2025: A call for accountability

Outgoing CISA chief Jen Easterly called on buyers to demand better security standards from their software suppliers. The Security Think Tank considers what better means, and what best practice for secure software procurement looks like in 2025. Continue Reading

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• Robert Campbell, PA Consulting

US lawmakers move to ban DeepSeek AI tool

US politicians have introduced a bill seeking to ban the use of the DeepSeek AI tool on government-owned devices, citing national security concerns due to its alleged links to the Chinese state Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Ransomware payment value fell over 30% in 2024

Several factors, including the impact of law enforcement operations disrupting cyber criminal gangs and better preparedness among users, may be behind a significant drop in the total value of ransomware payments Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

Sharp Europe's Bold Ambitions in the IT Services Sector

Building on a 113-year legacy, Sharp Europe is transforming itself into a leading European IT services provider. Strategic acquisitions are playing a key role in this growth which has enabled the ... Continue Reading

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• Louella Fernandes, Quocirca

What is cyber insurance, and why is it important?

Cyber insurance, also called cyber liability insurance or cybersecurity insurance, is a contract a business or other organization can purchase to reduce the financial risks associated with doing business online. Continue Reading

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• Cameron Hashemi-Pour, Former Site Editor
• Kinza Yasar, Technical Writer

UK’s Cyber Monitoring Centre begins incident classification work

The Cyber Monitoring Centre will work to categorise major incidents against a newly developed scale to help organisations better understand the nature of systemic cyber attacks and learn from their impact Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

Met Police spied on BBC journalists’ phone data for PSNI, MPs told

The Metropolitan Police monitored the phones of 16 BBC journalists on behalf of police in Northern Ireland, a cross-party group of MPs heard Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
• Cormac Kehoe

Youth activists protest Meta over mental health impacts

Protest outside Meta’s London offices marks launch of Mad Youth Campaign, an effort by activists to challenge the ways in which corporate power negatively shapes the conditions young people live under Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics editor

MoD set to develop £50m data analytics platform with Kainos

The Ministry of Defence has chosen IT services provider Kainos to develop its £50m data analytics platform across all armed services, over a three-year programme Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

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

“Unsafe At Any Speed”. Comparing automobiles to code risk

Outgoing CISA chief Jen Easterly called on buyers to demand better security standards from their software suppliers. The Security Think Tank considers what better means, and what best practice for secure software procurement looks like in 2025. Continue Reading

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• Tyler Shields

A driving licence in an app is a boost for digital identity - but not for angry suppliers

It’s rare that a digital government development attracts interest from mainstream media, but last month’s announcement of a digital driving licence brought widespread national coverage and a mass ... Continue Reading

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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

New Relic extends observability to DeepSeek

The observability tools supplier now offers enhanced monitoring for DeepSeek models to help businesses reduce the costs and risks of generative AI development Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

Government sets out cyber security practice code to stoke AI growth

The government has set out a cyber security code of practice for developers to follow when building AI products Continue Reading

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• Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor

Vigilant buyers are the best recipe for accountable suppliers

In January 2025, outgoing CISA chief Jen Easterly called on IT buyers to demand better security standards from their software suppliers. The Security Think Tank considers what better means, and what does best practice for secure software procurement looks like in 2025. Continue Reading

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• Aditya K Sood, Aryaka

DeepSeek-R1 more readily generates dangerous content than other large language models

Research scientists at cyber firm Enkrypt AI publish concerning findings from a red team exercise conducted against DeepSeek, the hot new generative AI tool Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Australian government doubles down on AWS

Federal government signs three-year whole-of-government agreement with Amazon Web Services, expanding access to cloud services for all levels of government Continue Reading

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• Aaron Tan, TechTarget

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

Police swoop on Sky ECC cryptophone distributors in Spain and Holland

Dutch and Spanish police have arrested four people accused of making millions of euros by distributing Sky ECC encrypted phones to criminal organisations Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Barclays hit by major IT outage on HMRC deadline day

Customers of Barclays Bank are left unable to access web app and online banking following a significant IT outage that seems to have come at the worst possible time Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

AI jailbreaking techniques prove highly effective against DeepSeek

Researchers at Palo Alto have shown how novel jailbreaking techniques were able to fool breakout GenAI model DeepSeek into helping to create keylogging tools, steal data, and make a Molotov cocktail Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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 cryptology?

Cryptology is the mathematics, such as number theory and the application of formulas and algorithms, that underpin cryptography and cryptanalysis. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati

What is biometric verification?

Biometric verification is any means by which a person can be uniquely identified by evaluating one or more distinguishing biological traits. Continue Reading

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• Michael Cobb
• Alexander S. Gillis, Technical Writer and Editor
• Rahul Awati

Can security operations ever be fully autonomous?

Focusing on targeted improvements, not full automation, is key to scaling security operations with AI Continue Reading

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• Pete Shoard

What is biometrics?

Biometrics is the measurement and statistical analysis of people's unique physical and behavioral characteristics. Continue Reading

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• Cameron Hashemi-Pour, Former Site Editor
• Alexander S. Gillis, Technical Writer and Editor
• Peter Loshin, Former Senior Technology Editor

First international AI safety report published

A global cohort of nearly 100 artificial intelligence experts publish first international AI safety report ahead of the third AI summit, outlining an array of challenges posed by the technology that will be used to inform upcoming discussions Continue Reading

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• Sebastian Klovig Skelton, Data & ethics 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

How government hackers are trying to exploit Google Gemini AI

Google’s threat intel squad has shared information on how nation state threat actors are attempting to exploit its Gemini AI tool for nefarious ends Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

Data protection and consumer trust are the key to unlocking AI

The government is pushing a light touch to regulating AI training but the public have real concerns about data privacy Continue Reading

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• Miriam Everett, partner Herbert Smith Freehills

Vallance rejects latest charge to reform UK hacking laws

Science minister Patrick Vallance rejects proposed amendments to the Computer Misuse Act, arguing that they could create a loophole for cyber criminals to exploit Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security Editor

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

Over 40 journalists and lawyers submit evidence to PSNI surveillance inquiry

Angus McCullough, who is leading a review into the police surveillance of journalists and lawyers in Northern Ireland, says victims will be informed if they were unlawfully spied on – subject to ‘legal constraints’ Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

EU law could usher in transformative change to digital ecosystems

The EU’s Digital Fairness Act aims to end exploitative practices online and enhance consumer protection, but civil society groups say it must address the power and information asymmetries between users and tech firms Continue Reading

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• Adele Zeynep Walton

Your first steps to improve international compliance

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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• Petra Wenham

What is a hardware security module?

A hardware security module (HSM) is a physical device that provides extra security for sensitive data. Continue Reading

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• Rahul Awati
• Elizabeth Davies
• Cameron McKenzie, TechTarget

What is spyware?

Spyware is a type of malicious software (malware) that is installed on a computing device without the end user's knowledge. Continue Reading

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• Katie Terrell Hanna
• Alexander S. Gillis, Technical Writer and Editor
• Kate Brush

Turbulent times ahead for tech

In this week’s Computer Weekly, the World Economic Forum in Davos highlighted growing risks to digital supply chains – we examine the turbulence ahead. Data sovereignty is becoming a growing issue as companies move to the cloud – we look at the regulatory challenges. And we analyse the best practices in automated patch management. Read the issue now. Continue Reading

Three sentenced over OTP.Agency MFA fraud service

Three men have been sentenced over their role in a cyber criminal subscription service that offered access to online accounts using illicitly obtained one-time passcodes Continue Reading

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• Alex Scroxton, Security 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

VMware backup: Key decision points if you migrate away from VMware

VMware’s pricing changes have spurred some organisations to move to new virtualisation environments, but they’ll need backing up. We look at the key points to consider Continue Reading

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• Stephen Pritchard