UK, US and Netherlands warn over Iranian state spyware campaign  

Cyber attackers linked to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security are targeting opponents and opposition groups with Windows spyware   Read more »

CW@60: Don’t forget your toothbrush – guarding sources, exposing the secret state

Computer Weekly’s Bill Goodwin has seen both sides of the courtroom during a career spent exposing the surveillance state and protecting those who wish to let the world know... Read more »

UK rolls out digital ID for alcohol sales

Changes to the law that will enable the retail and hospitality industry to introduce digital identity checks for alcohol sales are being rolled out. Read more »

UK lawmakers call for new law to protect human rights from AI systems

MPs and peers call for the UK to create a statutory AI oversight body with powers to test and evaluate high-risk uses of AI and to prevent the deployment... Read more »

UK cyber shortfalls: A skills gap and/or a gender gap?

There is both a skills and gender gap occurring in UK cyber, says Code First Girls – something it is looking to remedy with an innovative partnership with Lloyds... Read more »

GDPR wasn’t designed for AI and that’s a security problem

The Security Think Tank explores the intersection of GDPR and artificial intelligence, considering how data protection standards in the UK and Europe are changing in this new paradigm. Read more »

Anthropic calls for ‘verifiable effort’ to control frontier AI

After Claude Mythos circumvented guardrails in July, Anthropic now wants an industry effort to control the pace of frontier model development Read more »

Why AI agents cannot be trusted to secure agentic AI yet

The idea of using AI agents to secure AI agents seems compelling, but in doing so, we risk unnecessarily expanding our attack surface. Read more »

Ryanair calls for government action over Nats IT failure

The National Air Traffic Control System was not fully operational for over eight hours, causing major disruption to airlines and passengers Read more »

Patch Tuesday: Microsoft updates address almost 1,000 flaws

Microsoft has released another record breaking Patch Tuesday update with almost 1,000 flaws in scope. Read more »
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