Category: ComputerWeekly

From breach to resilience: How the Electoral Commission rebuilt its cyber defences
22
Sep
2025

From breach to resilience: How the Electoral Commission rebuilt its cyber defences

When most people think of critical national infrastructure (CNI), they tend to picture energy grids, transport networks, or hospitals. But…

Seven main suspects under police investigation in national Post Office probe
22
Sep
2025

PSNI chief sorry over failure to delete data unlawfully seized from journalists

Northern Ireland’s police chief has apologised after the force failed to delete sensitive data from the phones and computers of…

Cyber attack that downed airport systems confirmed as ransomware
22
Sep
2025

Cyber attack that downed airport systems confirmed as ransomware

The European Union’s ENISA cyber security agency and the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) are among those activating resources…

Teen charged with Las Vegas casino cyber heist
22
Sep
2025

Teen charged with Las Vegas casino cyber heist

A teenage boy suspected of involvement in the Scattered Spider cyber attacks on two major Las Vegas casino operators, Caesars…

Why technology matters in Local Government Reorganisation
22
Sep
2025

Why technology matters in Local Government Reorganisation

The UK Government has established a structured programme for local government reorganisation (LGR). Councils are expected to present robust business…

Balancing IT security with AI and cloud innovation
22
Sep
2025

Balancing IT security with AI and cloud innovation

Organisations increasingly rely on cloud services to drive innovation and operational efficiency, and as more artificial intelligence (AI) workloads use…

UK cyber action plan lays out path to resilience
19
Sep
2025

UK cyber action plan lays out path to resilience

A report produced for the government has today set out nine core recommendations for how the UK can strengthen its…

Jaguar Land Rover admits data has been compromised in cyber attack
19
Sep
2025

Government meets with car parts suppliers amid JLR cyber crisis

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is conducting high-level engagement with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and the wider British…

UK needs better defences to protect undersea internet cables from Russian sabotage
19
Sep
2025

UK needs better defences to protect undersea internet cables from Russian sabotage

The government has been urged to step up defences to sabotage threats from Russia against undersea cables that provide critical…

Can LLMs understand scientists? | Computer Weekly
19
Sep
2025

Can LLMs understand scientists? | Computer Weekly

The use of large language models (LLMs) as an alternative to search engines and recommendation algorithms is increasing, but early…

UK banks still run software code written more than 60 years ago
19
Sep
2025

UK banks still run software code written more than 60 years ago

UK banks are still using software code that was written in the 1960s and 1970s, with only a handful of…

Black Hat USA: Startup breaks secrets management tools
19
Sep
2025

French court ruling may lead to legal challenges over state Sky ECC and EncroChat phone hack

The French supreme court has turned to the European Court of Justice to decide whether EU citizens have the right…