Identity: the new perimeter of ransomware defence
Ransomware has evolved from being an operational nuisance confined to the IT department into one of the most significant strategic risks faced by organisations today.…
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Falcon and beyond: Abu Dhabi’s blueprint for national AI governance
As governments around the world race to define national artificial intelligence (AI) strategies, Abu Dhabi has emerged as one of the most structured and deliberate…
ServiceNow predicts more than one million new AI-driven jobs in UAE by 2030
ServiceNow has forecast that more than 1.03 million jobs will be created in the UAE by 2030 as artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies become…
Top 10 surveillance, journalism and encryption stories of 2025
The tension between the rights of individuals to a private life and increasing demands from states to gain access to people’s private data increased in…
Top 10 women in tech and diversity in tech stories of 2025
The past year has brought uncertainty for diversity in the tech sector as the landscape in the US turned sour, with President Donald Trump ordering…
Top 10 business applications stories of 2025
There is no doubt about what took centre stage in the theatre of business applications in 2025: agentic artificial intelligence (AI). The technology, which sees…
Oldest victim of Post Office scandal awarded OBE in New Year Honours 2026
Betty Brown, the oldest living victim of the Post Office scandal, was awarded an OBE in the 2026 New Year Honours List. She has been…
Top 10 technology ethics stories of 2025
Throughout 2025, Computer Weekly’s technology and ethics coverage highlighted the human and socio-technical impacts of data-driven systems, particularly artificial intelligence (AI). This included a number…
Top 10 European IT stories of 2025
In this year’s review of Computer Weekly’s coverage of IT stories in continental Europe, we feature developments in the Netherlands, France, Norway, Sweden and Spain.…
Top 10 IT careers and skills stories of 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) played a significant role in the tech skills landscape in 2025, from helping teachers do their jobs to becoming a vital skill…
Top 10 information management stories of 2025
No data, no artificial intelligence (AI) party. Without data, AI – whether traditional, generative, or agentic – cannot exist. No surprise, then, that the vogue…
Top 10 Post Office scandal stories of 2025
The past year has been another relentless one in terms of developments in the Post Office Horizon scandal. If 2024 was the aftermath of the…