UK government set to adjudicate on ‘risky’ tech purchases

New proposals for amendments to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill would enable the UK government to clamp down on purchases of technology from suppliers linked to hostile foreign... Read more »

Ransomware attack volumes hit ‘high-water-mark’ in July

The number of ransomware attacks hit the highest level seen so far this year in July, according to a report. Read more »

US Treasury sets up quantum readiness unit

The US Treasury has established a quantum readiness taskforce to help financial services institutions through the transition to post-quantum cryptography. Read more »

UK power plant shutdown highlights CNI cyber challenges

An alleged Iranian attack on a small reserve ‘peaker’ power plant went largely unnoticed despite causing four days of downtime. Cyber experts say the incident raises serious questions about... Read more »

NCSC tells organisations to have AI kill switches at the ready

In the wake of a series of cyber incidents involving AI agents, the NCSC has published interim guidance for operators of agentic systems, advising organisations retain the ability to... Read more »

Sovereignty’s next chapter: Why AI makes sovereignty a competitive advantage

In part two of a two-part series, Computer Weekly talks to 10 storage suppliers and a lawyer about the next frontier in data sovereignty – from AI model sovereignty... Read more »

Premier League to phase in cyber compliance regime

The Premier League is introducing mandatory cyber compliance rules, but they won’t be fully enforced until the end of the decade. Read more »

Apple addresses multiple WebKit vulnerabilities

Apple’s latest security updates address a swathe of WebKit vulnerabilities, many of them apparently discovered using OpenAI tools. Read more »

Multiple organisations investigating fresh wave of Cl0p breaches

Multinational giants such as Philips and Shell may have been affected after the Cl0p cyber extortion gang hacked a popular piece of PLM software. Read more »

Privacy vs Grok GenAI: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

In June, MP Jess Asato began a legal case over AI-generated explicit images of herself generated without her permission by the xAI Grok AI engine Read more »
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