Splunk helps US research uni embrace ‘student-powered’ security
When someone first proposed the idea of letting computer science students run her security operations centre (SOC), Sharon Kelley, chief information security officer (CISO) at…
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UK national centre will fight Russian disinformation, says UK prime minister Andy Burnham
The UK is to set up a centre to fight an “insidious campaign” of disinformation from Russia and other hostile states, UK prime minister Andy…
Law firm paid £200m to support Post Office, while police investigating scandal are forced to beg
Law firms have taken hundreds of millions in taxpayer cash to carry out work for the Post Office in relation to the scandal it caused,…
Former subpostmaster demands extension to Post Office scandal claims deadline
A former subpostmaster who unearthed a hidden “operational defect” has demanded the Post Office extend the deadline for loss claims to be made through the…
UK government defends ‘fundamentally flawed’ eVisa system
The Home Office will not make design changes to its error-prone electronic visa (eVisa) system, despite tens of thousands being affected by software glitches and…
Okta debuts agentic lifecycle management tools, AI kill switch
Setting out to help its customers answer pressing questions such as, ‘where are my agents?’, ‘what can they do?’, ‘what are they doing?’ and ‘how…
Zero-trust was built for people. Nobody told it about agents
For years, zero-trust has run on a simple premise: never trust, always verify. It’s a model built for a world where access is usually requested…
Data dive: Mapping UK police forces’ hyperscale dependence
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) carries one of the most sensitive remits in British policing. Its public internet footprint is also the most…
Capita lacks the ‘capacity and ability’ to run GP pension scheme, BMA tells MPs
The British Medical Association’s (BMA’s) pensions committee has called for the general practitioner (GP) pension scheme to be brought in-house due to Capita’s lack of…
Will new grid rules put the future of UK datacentres at risk?
Planning, land availability and construction costs remain significant considerations for datacentre developers. Increasingly, however, the critical issue is power. With 315 datacentres reported as currently…
Digital Realty: Aaron Binkley’s passion and progress in sustainability
When Digital Realty’s vice-president of sustainability, Aaron Binkley, started out, sustainability and carbon emissions reduction wasn’t a big focus. Whether in the real-estate and architecture…
AI hasn’t changed ‘core skills’ needed for work, say experts
Artificial intelligence (AI) has had a significant impact on both education and the world of work, but has not changed the fundamental skills needed to…