Category: ComputerWeekly

Generative AI boosts HPE Q2 earnings
25
Sep
2023

Amazon takes $4m minority stake in AI safety research startup Anthropic

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is taking a minority stake worth $4m in artificial intelligence (AI) safety and research startup Anthropic, and…

Workers ‘deeply uncomfortable’ with digital surveillance at work
25
Sep
2023

Apple fixes three vulnerabilities found by spyware researchers

Apple has once again moved to lock down zero-day vulnerabilities uncovered by researchers specialising in commercial spyware and government surveillance,…

Insights from launching a developer-led bank
25
Sep
2023

Insights from launching a developer-led bank

The banking world has always belonged to bankers – and historically, it has been an exclusive and not particularly technology-friendly…

How ready does the world need to be for the quantum era?
22
Sep
2023

How ready does the world need to be for the quantum era?

In a post discussing how it was hardening its protocols to prevent encryption being cracked by powerful quantum computers, Signal…

Top marks for graduates of CIISec vocational cyber course
22
Sep
2023

Annual Security Serious Awards nominations announced

The convenors of the Security Serious Unsung Heroes awards have announced the security professionals and organisations nominated for the 2023…

CMA unblocks Microsoft/Activision deal without cloud gaming
22
Sep
2023

CMA unblocks Microsoft/Activision deal without cloud gaming

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has accepted a deal from Microsoft on its purchase of Activision, which will exclude…

UK and US move closer to transatlantic data bridge deal
22
Sep
2023

UK-US data bridge to open to traffic on 12 October

The proposed UK-US data bridge will formally open to traffic in just under three weeks, on Thursday 12 October, enabling…

Cyber experts set out plan to secure crucial 2024 US election
22
Sep
2023

Cyber experts set out plan to secure crucial 2024 US election

A group of security experts, organised through US-based nonprofit the Information Technology – Information Sharing and Analysis Center (IT-ISAC), have…

Fear is the mind-killer: Governance key to safety in the cyber dunes
22
Sep
2023

Fear is the mind-killer: Governance key to safety in the cyber dunes

Cyber security governance and risk management are top of mind for many organisations in 2023. Until now, the cyber insurance…

Lords begin inquiry into large language models
22
Sep
2023

Lords begin inquiry into large language models

The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee has launched an inquiry into the risks and opportunities presented by large…

Cisco snaps up Splunk in $28bn application observability deal
21
Sep
2023

Cisco snaps up Splunk in $28bn application observability deal

Cisco has announced its intention to acquire IT firm Splunk for $28bn, in a deal the company hopes will bolster…

Bumbling IT security analyst convicted of blackmail offences
21
Sep
2023

Poor digital experience a blocker for cyber resilience

Organisations that neglect the so-called digital employee experience (DEX) are exposing themselves to a litany of risk, from employees quitting…