Category: ComputerWeekly

14
Aug
2025

What’s going on inside Intel?

Intel’s woes have continued this week, after its CEO met with US president Donald Trump. Trump previously called for the…

More girls take A-level computing despite overall dip in numbers
14
Aug
2025

More girls take A-level computing despite overall dip in numbers

More girls chose to take A-level computing this year, despite fewer students taking the subject overall. The number of girls…

Protecting your data in the EU means protecting an independent authority 
14
Aug
2025

Protecting your data in the EU means protecting an independent authority 

The effectiveness of the European data protection framework depends on two essential pillars:  robust individual rights and the institutional independence…

BlackSuit ransomware payment recovered in takedown operation
13
Aug
2025

BlackSuit ransomware payment recovered in takedown operation

Over a million dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency assets laundered by or on behalf of the notorious BlackSuit ransomware gang –…

Over £18m stolen from Santander UK customers in first three months of year
13
Aug
2025

Santander will make AI training mandatory for all staff in 2026

Banco Santander will introduce a mandatory artificial intelligence (AI) training programme for all its staff next year, as part of…

The UK’s ransomware payment ban is a strategic win
13
Aug
2025

What the UK’s ransomware crackdown signals for Europe

Cyber attacks are no longer confined to the realm of IT – they are a systemic risk to economies, governments,…

ODI tells EU to balance AI safeguards with innovation promotion
13
Aug
2025

ODI tells EU to balance AI safeguards with innovation promotion

The Open Data Institute (ODI) has published a manifesto that spells out six principles for the European Union (EU) to…

Eight critical RCE flaws make Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday list
12
Aug
2025

Eight critical RCE flaws make Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday list

No fewer than eight critical flaws that could allow a threat actor to achieve remote code execution (RCE) on a…

Beyond the hook: How phishing is evolving in the world of AI
12
Aug
2025

UK work visa sponsors are target of phishing campaign

Cyber criminals are exploiting Home Office branding in a newly identified phishing campaign that targets holders of UK immigrant sponsor…

Preparation and appreciation – the human factor in incident response
12
Aug
2025

Researchers firm up ShinyHunters, Scattered Spider link

The ShinyHunters hacking collective responsible for a wave of cyber attacks orchestrated via Salesforce products is likely collaborating with the…

Workday research: 75% of employees will work with artificial intelligence, but not for it
12
Aug
2025

Workday research: 75% of employees will work with artificial intelligence, but not for it

Artificial intelligence (AI) agents are gaining ground in the workplace, but human workers are cagily resisting their incursions, according to…

UK state-owned bank goes cloud-native
12
Aug
2025

UK state-owned bank goes cloud-native

The UK’s National Savings and Investments (NS&I) bank is replacing its legacy core banking system as part of a wider…