Category: ComputerWeekly

Ransomware gangs focus on winning hearts and minds
04
Feb
2026

Ransomware gangs focus on winning hearts and minds

The tried-and-tested ‘business models’ favoured by some of the world’s most adept, and dangerous, ransomware gangs are scaling rapidly as…

Infosecurity Europe launches cyber security startups stream
03
Feb
2026

Infosecurity Europe launches cyber security startups stream

The Infosecurity Europe event, being held in London in June, has announced a cyber security startups stream. Event organiser RX…

OpenAI now offers open AI models, but CIOs need to assess the risk
03
Feb
2026

Gartner: AI and datacentre spending ramps up

IT spending is to grow almost 11% (10.8%), hitting $6.2tn in 2026, according to the latest forecast from analyst Gartner….

From chaos to clarity: How AI is redefining construction at scale
03
Feb
2026

From chaos to clarity: How AI is redefining construction at scale

The construction industry has long been associated with delays, cost overruns and fragmented ways of working. Despite managing trillions of…

CGI’s artificial intelligence boss knows his job title won’t exist for long
03
Feb
2026

CGI’s artificial intelligence boss knows his job title won’t exist for long

CGI’s artificial intelligence (AI) head knows his current job title won’t exist in the future, when AI is established in…

UK government’s back and forth on planning
03
Feb
2026

UK government’s back and forth on planning

Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. 3 February 2026 Datacentre indecision: UK government’s back and forth on…

Apple encryption row: Does law enforcement need to use Technical Capability Notices?
03
Feb
2026

Why the UK needs to rethink the Investigatory Powers Act and allow intercept evidence in court

The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA 2016), now 10 years’ old, is seriously out of date. It provides the main…

VMware vSphere 8 end-of-support challenges
03
Feb
2026

VMware vSphere 8 end-of-support challenges

Organisations using vSphere 8 have until October 2027 to migrate to vSphere 9 before product support ends, with additional costs…

2026 is the year we must get serious about being a data nation
03
Feb
2026

2026 is the year we must get serious about being a data nation

The UK is beginning 2026 with big artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions, but without a clear approach to the data that…

Remote purchase fraud surges 14%, says banking industry
03
Feb
2026

Banks on the hook for £173m in APP fraud reimbursement

UK banks reimbursed customers who fell victim to authorised push payment (APP) scams to the tune of £173m last year,…

Management reboot essential for agentic AI strategy
03
Feb
2026

AI agents, human judgement and the future of work in the UAE

The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) agents is no longer a theoretical discussion for organisations in the UAE. As…

UK government vows to fast-track AI growth zone planning and energy access
03
Feb
2026

Kendall names Barnsley as UK’s first tech town

The government has named Barnsley the country’s first so-called “tech town”. This follows the launch of free artificial intelligence (AI)…