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Scottish social enterprise supports national cyber efforts

Cyber and Fraud Centre has supported community cyber resilience in Scotland to the tune of £3m in its first year operating as a social enterprise.
Wed, 27 May 2026 14:37:00 GMT

Glassworm botnet that targeted OS devs smashed to pieces

CrowdStrike, Google and the Shadowserver Foundation worked together to take down a botnet that poisoned over 300 GitHub repositories, risking widespread supply chain compromise
Wed, 27 May 2026 11:45:00 GMT

NatWest inks AI deal for trade finance

NatWest bank wants to streamline trade finance while improving compliance through the use of artificial intelligence
Wed, 27 May 2026 11:22:00 GMT

UK has ‘narrowing window’ to stay ahead of tech threats, says GCHQ chief Keast-Butler

UK needs to treat cyber security 10 times more urgently in the wake of threats from Russia, China and other adversaries, says GCHQ director Anne Keast-Butler
Wed, 27 May 2026 09:39:00 GMT

Datacentre dive: Do AI datacentre physics make on-premise unviable?

Does substantial GPU power draw and liquid cooling mean the end of the on-premise datacentre? We look at the AI factory revolution and find that a hybrid path for enterprises will likely still exist
Wed, 27 May 2026 09:15:00 GMT

Datacentre dive: From rust belt to megawatt AI factory

We visited Terawulf’s Lake Ontario 750MW datacentre development. Photos and recordings weren't allowed, so we took notes and wrote them up in more traditional ways
Wed, 27 May 2026 09:15:00 GMT

When your biggest security risk has never signed a contract

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers the intersection of AI and IAM. In this article we explore how the frontiers of identity are expanding in the agentic era, and why this requires new approaches to governance.
Wed, 27 May 2026 07:30:00 GMT

Agentic AI: Trading one lock-in for another

IT and business execs are being encouraged to move quickly to benefit from what IT providers are offering in terms of agentic AI
Wed, 27 May 2026 05:35:00 GMT

The Gentlemen emerging as key ransomware player

An emerging ransomware crew known as The Gentlemen is becoming a force to be reckoned with, according to NCC’s latest monthly threat data
Wed, 27 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Sir Alan Bates questions UK government commitment to Post Office criminal investigation

The UK government needs to increase funding for police investigation of Post Office scandal crimes, or face a five-year delay
Tue, 26 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT

What VTEX’s AI push really means for European retailers

Brazilian platform provider VTEX is pushing hard into Europe with bold claims around artificial intelligence, but how relevant is that pitch for European CIOs?
Tue, 26 May 2026 10:50:00 GMT

How FedEx aims to deliver on agentic AI

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the chief digital and information officer at courier giant FedEx about the challenges of implementing agentic AI. British MPs labelled the launch of the government’s digital ID policy a ‘fiasco’ – we examine why. And we look at the political, legal and economic risks around data sovereignty. Read the issue now.
Tue, 26 May 2026 06:42:00 GMT

Putting AI to work in network management

We explore how artificial intelligence is being integrated into network management tools, and the challenges it presents
Mon, 25 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Denodo expands AWS integrations to power agentic AI with governed enterprise data

Integrations with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, SageMaker and Quick aim to help Middle East enterprises operationalise agentic AI across hybrid and multi-cloud environments with trusted, real-time data access
Fri, 22 May 2026 11:15:00 GMT

Google AI engineer claims dismissal for opposing tech sales to Israel

‘Our work on AI was sold to facilitate genocide’: Artificial intelligence engineer claims Google unfairly sacked them for internally criticising the company’s decision to continue supplying technology to the Israeli military, despite credible claims of war crimes committed in Gaza
Fri, 22 May 2026 10:30:00 GMT

The Isle of Wight can settle more than the digital ID argument

The unique circumstances of the island and its residents offer a compelling location for testing out digital government initiatives in the real world - and to help avoid future IT failures
Fri, 22 May 2026 10:13:00 GMT

GCC firms rethink cyber defences as AI phishing surges

With AI now powering the majority of phishing campaigns and attacks expanding beyond email into Teams, calendars and AI tools, security leaders across the Gulf are rethinking trust models, accelerating investments in identity security and preparing for a new era of human-centric cyber risk
Fri, 22 May 2026 07:36:00 GMT

Handling AI disruption and failure to deliver

AI initiatives often fail due to a lack of understanding of the people impact, as well as the rigidity of existing business processes
Fri, 22 May 2026 06:45:00 GMT

Police op targets VPN service favoured by ransomware gangs

A multinational police operation has taken down the infamous First VPN service that provided cover for cyber criminal gangs and ransomware operators
Thu, 21 May 2026 14:36:00 GMT

Social media addiction by design poses hard questions for business use

Governments are regulating social media for children, but adults can also suffer from addiction by design. How can employers balance business tech usage with digital well being?
Thu, 21 May 2026 11:33:00 GMT