Terrorist potential of generative AI ‘purely theoretical’
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) systems could assist terrorists in disseminating propaganda and preparing for attacks, according to the UK’s terror advisor, but the level of…
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Podcast: How (agentic) AI can help with unstructured data
In this podcast, we talk to Boris Bialek, vice-president and field chief technology officer (CTO) at MongoDB, about how artificial intelligence (AI) can help with…
Co-op chief ‘incredibly sorry’ for theft of 6.5m members’ data
Co-op Group chief executive Shirine Khoury-Haq has apologised to all six and a half million of the group’s members after revealing that their personal data,…
Scattered Spider playbook evolving fast, says Microsoft
Microsoft has rolled out a series of targeted enhancements across its Defender and Sentinel cyber security ecosystem designed to help its customers guard against the…
UK government to invest £1m in building out regional tech clusters
The UK government is investing £1m in accelerating the growth of regional tech clusters outside of London, in acknowledgement of the fact that “tech innovation…
Meta AI training will be challenged at Europe’s highest court, says data protection chief
Europe’s baulked attempt to curb Meta’s artificial intelligence (AI) training will persevere and culminate at the European Court of Justice (ECJ), said the data protection…
Pure Storage profits from all-flash, as-a-service and cloud focus
In this storage supplier profile, we look at Pure Storage, which is distinguished by being all-flash, unlike its competitors that all have hard disk drives…
BBC plans to outsource and offshore thousands of tech roles
The BBC is reported to be looking at how it can meet tough cost-cutting targets by outsourcing roles in tech and finance. According to a…
Forrester urges IT leaders to dump technical debt
IT leaders should reduce their legacy IT to help them manage the risk and uncertainty facing businesses due to global volatility, according to analyst Forrester’s…
Current approaches to patching unsustainable, report says
Cyber security professionals tasked with vulnerability patch management and roll-out duties say they are struggling to effectively prioritise critical updates and tend to fall back…
MoD cyber breach put thousands of Afghan lives at risk
A serious data breach at the UK’s Ministry of Defence, revealed for the first time today after the lifting of a superinjunction preventing the media…
NCSC sets up Vulnerability Research Initiative
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has lifted the lid on a Vulnerability Research Initiative (VRI) programme designed to engage the private sector on…