Category: ComputerWeekly

WhatsApp is refused right to intervene in Apple legal action on encryption ‘backdoors’
19
Aug
2025

US says UK has agreed to drop encryption ‘back door’ demands against Apple

The US director of national intelligence said that the UK has agreed to drop demands for Apple to create a…

L’Oréal to promote cyber resilience for Britain's beauty salons
18
Aug
2025

L’Oréal to promote cyber resilience for Britain’s beauty salons

The UK and Ireland branch of multibillion-pound beauty giant L’Oréal is to work with the National Cyber Resilience Centre Group…

Extremist hacker who defaced websites and stole data imprisoned
18
Aug
2025

Extremist hacker who defaced websites and stole data imprisoned

A Rotherham man who hacked and defaced a number of websites, and stole login credentials on over four million individuals,…

Workday hit in wave of social engineering attacks
18
Aug
2025

Workday hit in wave of social engineering attacks

Human resources (HR) platform provider Workday has become the latest large organisation to fall victim to a cyber attack originating…

AI advances clear path to software development careers
18
Aug
2025

AI advances clear path to software development careers

Thanks to advances in artificial intelligence (AI), starting a career as a novice software developer or retraining to become a…

Autocratic UAE gets democratic artificial intelligence
18
Aug
2025

Okta: AI adoption fuels problems for identity management

Research from identity management supplier Okta is pointing to new security problems, connected with the emergence and growth of artificial…

Lenovo partners its way up the storage maker rankings
15
Aug
2025

Lenovo partners its way up the storage maker rankings

Lenovo is notable among storage array makers for a recent rapid rise in market share, and the prominence of the…

Global cyber spend will top $200bn this year, says Gartner
15
Aug
2025

UK cyber leaders feel impact of Trump cutbacks

Cyber security decision makers and leaders in the UK are increasingly alert to the cascading effects of cyber security cuts…

Scattered Spider widens web to target insurance sector
15
Aug
2025

Warlock claims ransomware attack on network services firm Colt

London-headquartered telecoms and network services company Colt is attempting to bring various customer-facing services back online after being hit by…

Would you hire a hacker?
15
Aug
2025

Would you hire a hacker?

In the wake of four young people being arrested over suspected involvement in the recent Marks & Spencer, Co-op and…

AI chip restrictions limit Nvidia H20 China exports
15
Aug
2025

US trade body calls on Washington to cut cyber red tape

The US Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) has called on president Donald Trump’s White House to slash red tape around…

Teen hackers aren't the problem. They're the wake-up call
15
Aug
2025

Teen hackers aren’t the problem. They’re the wake-up call

The face of cyber crime has changed. It’s no longer the cliche of a shadowy figure operating in anonymity from…