Arqit to support NCSC’s post-quantum cryptography pilot
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has enlisted quantum-safe encryption pioneer Arqit Quantum to help lead on the UK’s looming migration to post-quantum cryptography. The…
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MI5 unlawfully monitored the phone of BBC journalist Vincent Kearney
The Security Service MI5 has admitted to unlawfully spying on the phone of former BBC investigative journalist Vincent Kearney. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) heard…
‘Utter madness’ as Post Office paid law firm double the cost of scandal public inquiry
Taxpayers paid one legal firm double the amount in fees to represent the Post Office in the Horizon scandal statutory public inquiry than they paid…
Go big or go home: Should UK IT buyers favour US clouds or homegrown providers?
Governments across the continent are increasingly championing the use of local, homegrown providers and tightening the rules on where the data of their citizens can…
EU Data Act comes into force amid fears of regulation fatigue
The European Union (EU) Data Act comes into force today (12 September 2025), giving, says the European Commission, citizens control over data generated by their…
GDS publishes guidance on AI coding assistants
The government has published guidance for software engineers working in government departments on how they should use artificial intelligence (AI)-based coding assistants. The Government Digital…
The ‘people, process and technology’ triangle is key to AI success
Debojyoti ‘Debo’ Dutta admits that his deep domain experience means he is just “a little biased” when it comes to talking about the overwhelming theme…
TechUK report on datacentre water usage habits criticised
A TechUK report that claimed datacentres in England use less water than previously thought has been accused of containing “methodological flaws” designed to appease tech…
Retailers turn to tech as in-store crime soars
Sainsbury’s CEO Simon Roberts, Wickes chief David Wood, and Fortnum & Mason boss Tom Athron were among the executives to sign an open letter in…
How AI can help to optimise supply chains under pressure
The flow and ebb of international supply chains is far from new, with the grand medieval churches of the Cotswolds partly paid for by wool…
Ministry of Defence signs £400m sovereign cloud deal with Google
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected Google Cloud to provide it with sovereign cloud capabilities in a deal worth £400m. The agreement will see…
Cloud block storage: Key benefits and use cases
Cloud block storage allows organisations to run applications that depend on high throughput and low latency in the cloud. The latest block storage offerings make…