Capita last UK firm among government strategic tech suppliers
Capita is now the only UK-headquartered company among the 12 tech firms on the UK government’s strategic suppliers list. The other 11 technology suppliers on…
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The invisible maths behind cloud carbon accounting
Enterprise carbon dashboards offer a soothing narrative. Every month, CIOs receive automated reports that show declining Scope 2 emissions, falling carbon intensity per virtual core,…
Mastercard meets ‘responsibility’ through SME cyber security training
Mastercard has launched free cyber security training to UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as the firm’s own research reveals over three million of them…
Data dive: Datacentre electricity – how much, where, why regions matter
The UK’s datacentres used 1.8% of all Great Britain’s grid electricity in 2024. That proportion had increased from 1.2% in 2020. That electricity draw was…
UK abattoirs caught up in cyber attack against European supermarkets
British meat processing companies have been hit by the cyber attack that targeted supermarket fridges and freezers across Europe. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)…
TSB releases shocking fraud data to urge caution as Black Friday and Christmas near
TSB customer data has revealed that 45% of money lost through bank transfer fraud was the result of purchase scams. The bank has released data…
Exposing state threats still matters – resilience matters more
On 8 October 2026, 10 agencies from across seven countries, from the FBI in the US to the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to…
UK government backs Cyber Essentials discount for SMEs
The UK government is to back a 75% discount for the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC’s) Cyber Essentials certification scheme for small and medium sized…
Government-backed open property initiative enters new phase
The Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT) has moved its open property project to the next phase, with real-world cases to be tested. After…
Workday Rising: Humans and AI must labour cheek by jowl
There was a whole lot of hugging on stage at the recent Workday Rising event in Las Vegas. During the keynote presentation, executives often greeted…
UK to face AI-powered cyber attacks within two years, warns NCSC
The UK will face AI-powered attacks from nation-states and criminal groups targeting critical national infrastructure within two years. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) by…
Cold chain cyber attacks highlight lack of OT security in retail
A series of renewed cyber attacks on retail refrigeration systems across has set alarm bells ringing across Europe, with reports of temperatures in some freezer…