Canvas breach hit 160 UK unis but caused limited damage
The April 2026 cyber incident that hit Infrastructure Holding’s Canvas learning management system (LMS) is now thought to have affected approximately 160 British higher education…
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Metropolitan Police chief warns against law updates amid substantial tech expansion
Metropolitan Police commissioner Mark Rowley has set out the force’s plan to drastically upscale its use of artificial intelligence (AI), live facial recognition (LFR) and…
Former ICO boss found using ‘vulgar’ language with female staff
Evidence of “vulgar and highly sexualised language” was found by an independent investigation into the UK’s former information commissioner John Edwards, leading to his resignation…
The ‘year of AI’: 2026 sees influx of ransomware attacks
Prior to taking up the role of senior vice-president of Halcyon’s Ransomware Research Centre, Cynthia Kaiser worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) for…
Why frontier AI must be stress-tested before CISOs trust it
The current debate around Anthropic’s Claude Mythos can be unnecessarily binary. Depending on who you ask, frontier AI models are anything from an existential cyber…
Met Palantir pilot: The DPIA that raises more questions than answers
An eight-to-12-week pilot that stretched to six months. Highly sensitive employee data – health records, criminal offence information, details of vulnerable individuals – processed by…
Finland drives AI growth amid low take-up concerns
Finland plans to ramp up funding for advanced technology-specific research and development projects and key state industrial development agencies in a bid to bolster innovation…
Boomi CEO shares vision of AI cost management
Boomi is hoping it can provide IT leaders with greater visibility on their token spend, something which is lacking across the industry. The company is…
Former Post Office legal boss referred to disciplinary council
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has referred a former Post Office general counsel to the Solicitors Disciplinary Council over her statutory public inquiry no show.…
Six companies selected as AI tutoring development partners
The UK government has selected six partner firms to develop artificial intelligence (AI) tutoring tools which will be offered free to pupils around the UK.…
Nationwide bets on VCF as Broadcom responds to Tesco
Nationwide Building Society has extended its contract with Broadcom covering VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). The virtualisation platform forms the foundation for a fully integrated, enterprise-grade…
EU proposes tech-backed expansion of Europol policing agency
The European Commission has unveiled plans to double the budget of Europe’s policing agency, Europol, giving it new powers to collect and share personal data…