The European offensive against encrypted phone evidence
Over the past four years, I have handled numerous international cases involving SkyECC, Ennetcom, EncroChat, and other PGP- or crypto-phone networks. These networks were designed…
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SolarWinds RCE bug makes Cisa list as exploitation spreads
A critical vulnerability in SolarWinds’ Web Help Desk service has been added to the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (Cisa’s) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (Kev)…
Smaller, safer AI models may be key to unlocking business value
Artificial intelligence (AI) I hasn’t just hit the big leagues; it is the big leagues. Over the course of 2025, AI was embedded into every workflow, leveraged across IT operations, and relied upon to build…
UK government must get its hands dirty on security, report says
Persistent weaknesses in cyber security posture and policy are imposing costs on the UK’s economy, hampering growth, and exposing critical national infrastructure (CNI) to increasing…
Ransomware gangs focus on winning hearts and minds
The tried-and-tested ‘business models’ favoured by some of the world’s most adept, and dangerous, ransomware gangs are scaling rapidly as cyber criminals increasingly adopt structured…
Infosecurity Europe launches cyber security startups stream
The Infosecurity Europe event, being held in London in June, has announced a cyber security startups stream. Event organiser RX said the Cyber Startup Programme…
Gartner: AI and datacentre spending ramps up
IT spending is to grow almost 11% (10.8%), hitting $6.2tn in 2026, according to the latest forecast from analyst Gartner. Gartner’s most recent IT spending…
From chaos to clarity: How AI is redefining construction at scale
The construction industry has long been associated with delays, cost overruns and fragmented ways of working. Despite managing trillions of dollars in global capital expenditure,…
CGI’s artificial intelligence boss knows his job title won’t exist for long
CGI’s artificial intelligence (AI) head knows his current job title won’t exist in the future, when AI is established in enterprise environments. Russell Goodenough, UK…
UK government’s back and forth on planning
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Why the UK needs to rethink the Investigatory Powers Act and allow intercept evidence in court
The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA 2016), now 10 years’ old, is seriously out of date. It provides the main legal framework within which the…
VMware vSphere 8 end-of-support challenges
Organisations using vSphere 8 have until October 2027 to migrate to vSphere 9 before product support ends, with additional costs needing to be considered beyond…