Government rejects Computer Misuse Act amendment to protect cyber professionals

The government has rejected an amendment to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill intended to protect cyber security professionals, but says reforms are a priority Read more »

Agentic AI governance: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

Getting tech infrastructure right is just one piece of a complex puzzle that needs to be solved to deploy AI safely in business Read more »

Working with your board around risk – why cyber responsibility can’t be shirked

The UK’s Cyber Resilience Pledge urges companies to invest in cyber security. With threats rising, boards must understand risk financially and automate responses Read more »

Activist takes data protection watchdog to court after Europol ‘unlawfully’ processed personal data

Europe’s data protection supervisor (EDPS) faces court action over claims it failed to properly investigate Europol for ‘unlawfully’ processing the data of a human rights activist Read more »

Digital twins bill to be debated in Parliament

A Ten-Minute Rule Bill curbing the creation of digital twins of individual people is to be debated in Parliament. Read more »

US senator Bernie Sanders calls for ban on AI superintelligence

Two bills aimed at curbing the possibility of superintelligent AI systems, and regulating the use of agentic AI, are being introduced in the US Read more »

Humans have edge over AI in Dutch hacking contest

As machines become crucial for cyber security, humans wonder where they stand Read more »

New York City to ban children’s use of GenAI tools in school

New York mayor Zohran Mamdani has moved to restrict children’s use of AI tools in the city’s public school system. Read more »

Financial firms face ‘vulnerability bottlenecks’ from frontier AI

The Financial Conduct Authority warns that frontier AI models are finding security vulnerabilities faster than firms can patch them Read more »

Lords considers government emergency AI kill switch

 An amendment to the UK’s Cyber Security and Resilience Bill will give the government powers to switch off AI systems or data centres in an emergency Read more »
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