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31 Jul 2026
HPE storage exec dishes on AI, cyber, VMware migrations
It’s no secret that enterprises are trying to figure out their AI strategy. But where does storage for AI fit in? How does security affect it? And where can companies save money?
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31 Jul 2026
Weekly news roundup: Anthropic hacking and Al safety concerns, plus ServiceNow layoffs
Stay up to date with the latest U.S. tech news, IPOs and executive moves shaping the industry each week.
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31 Jul 2026
CIOs face IT knowledge loss as baby boomers retire
As baby boomers retire, CIOs risk losing critical institutional knowledge. CIO Joe Locandro explains how to identify knowledge gaps and preserve expertise with storytelling and AI.
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31 Jul 2026
Anthropic lost control of Claude in latest AI cyber blunder
Days after two OpenAI frontier AI models conducted their own real-world cyber attacks, Anthropic admits that three of its models went off the rails and hacked external organisations thanks to a “misunderstanding” with one of its technical partners
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31 Jul 2026
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments this week at Integrity360, TrustedTech, BCN, Exclusive Networks, Park Place Technologies, TD Synnex and AvePoint
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31 Jul 2026
The Security Interviews: Nicole Darden Ford, Microsoft
As a black woman in the white, male-dominated world of cyber security, Microsoft’s Nicole Darden Ford has worked hard to carve out her space in the room. She talks about developing confidence and self-belief, building community, and leading with humility
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30 Jul 2026
Amazon pins multiple open source compromises on North Korea
Amazon threat researchers found one threat actor behind four distinct open source compromises, including the March 2026 incident affecting the axios NPM library
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30 Jul 2026
Annual search for UK’s unsung cyber heroes kicks off
The organisers of the annual Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards call for nominations for this year’s edition
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30 Jul 2026
Police monitored phone data of BBC security editor Brian Rowan to identify confidential sources
Northern Ireland police monitored phone communications of former BBC security editor Brian Rowan after he wrote about a police and MI5 agent in Northern Ireland
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30 Jul 2026
The Security Interviews: Bronwyn Boyle, Cybermindz
Cyber security can be a stressful career and this is becoming a growing concern for organisations. So what can be done to alleviate the pressure?
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29 Jul 2026
Department for Education suffers data breach
The UK’s Department for Education has disclosed a serious data breach orchestrated via a social engineering attack on its external-facing helpdesk
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29 Jul 2026
Laundry Bear pivots to new exploit days after Zimbra alert
The NCSC and partners warned of a novel phishing technique being deployed against high-profile users of Zimbra’s Communication Suite, but the threat actor behind the campaign already seems to be moving on to new targets
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29 Jul 2026
Laundry Bear pivots to new exploit days after Zimbra alert
The NCSC and partners warned of a novel phishing technique being deployed against high-profile users of Zimbra’s Communication Suite, but the threat actor behind the campaign already seems to be moving on to new targets
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28 Jul 2026
Inside police plans to share intelligence and crime data across the UK
Computer Weekly examines how UK police will use Palantir’s AI tools to dramatically increase intelligence sharing between forces, enabling investigators to analyse mobile phone data and sensitive information at scale
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28 Jul 2026
Printers remain a security weakness
Quocirca research reveals a surge in print-related data breaches, costing organisations £1m per incident on average. This presents an opportunity for the channel to step in and tighten up security
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28 Jul 2026
Did an AI agent really break free and attack another company?
The reality of the AI-orchestrated cyber attack on Hugging Face is rather more complicated, and much more worrying, than it might appear at face value
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28 Jul 2026
Crest introduces AI security standards for service providers
Industry organisation reacts to the growing need for independently verified standards surrounding artificial intelligence security
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27 Jul 2026
Bahrain cannot claim sovereign immunity for spyware attack against UK dissidents, top UK court rules
The UK’s Supreme Court rules that Bahrain cannot claim sovereign immunity for infecting the computers of two UK-based dissidents with German-made FinFisher spyware
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27 Jul 2026
Nvidia pushes ahead with security alliance for AI openness
Nvidia and several businesses have formed a cross-industry alliance to promote open, secure AI to improve cyber defences
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24 Jul 2026
US government to consider AI Kill Switch law
Two US congressmen have introduced a bill to give Washington the power to pull the plug on rogue AI models in an emergency
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24 Jul 2026
NetScout doubles AI DDoS defenses after infrastructure buy
NetScout boosts its attack mitigation capacity to 33 Tbps and plans to strengthen integration between its on-premises and cloud-based tools.
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24 Jul 2026
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments this week at 11:11 Systems, Ignition Technology, Phoenix Software, Bechtle, Keepit and BCE
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24 Jul 2026
Russian APT Laundry Bear perfects zero-click phishing attack
A newly identified Russian state threat actor is using a novel zero-click phishing technique, likely developed with the help of an AI, to target Western users of Zimbra software products
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24 Jul 2026
Why embodied AI security extends beyond the robot
As AI moves into robots, autonomous vehicles and industrial systems, attackers are likely to target the credentials, cloud services and update channels that control them
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23 Jul 2026
OpenAI models escape containment, hack Hugging Face
In an unprecedented -- and unintended -- cyberattack, frontier AI models autonomously escaped their contained testing environment and breached another company's systems.
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23 Jul 2026
MI5 and PSNI ordered to pay damages to BBC journalist Vincent Kearney over unlawful surveillance
The Security Service, MI5 and the Police Service of Northern Ireland have been ordered to pay damages to former BBC journalist Vincent Kearney following multiple attempts to identify his confidential sources
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23 Jul 2026
Exclusive signs ServiceNow to bolster AI options
Distributor makes vendor signing as Sophos warns criminals are using the technology to launch more attacks
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23 Jul 2026
How CIOs can navigate federal, state AI regulation uncertainty
AI laws are evolving across the EU, U.S. states and the U.S. federal government. An effective governance framework helps organizations meet requirements across all jurisdictions.
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22 Jul 2026
Barracuda enhances partner programme
Security player rolls out enhancements, while Titania appoints a fresh channel head so it can get cracking on developing its offering
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22 Jul 2026
Hugging Face ‘hacker’ was rogue OpenAI model
A hacker who broke into Hugging Face’s systems last week has been exposed as a pair of advanced OpenAI frontier models that were trying to cheat on an exam
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22 Jul 2026
Singapore to hold CII boards accountable as AI reshapes OT threat landscape
The Cyber Security Agency’s first update to its critical infrastructure code of practice since 2022 will make boards directly answerable for cyber resilience
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22 Jul 2026
Middle East faces new cyber reality: attackers logging in, not breaking in
Geopolitical tensions, stolen credentials and increasingly rapid attacker movement are reshaping the Middle East’s cyber threat landscape, putting pressure on organisations to look beyond traditional, alert-driven security models
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21 Jul 2026
Jisc recommits to academic cyber collaboration network
Academic IT services network Jisc re-signs a collaborative MoU with partners from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US
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21 Jul 2026
BellSoft takes on Dockerfile sprawl with Hardened Builder
BellSoft's Hardened Builder lets Paketo Buildpacks users build zero-CVE container images on hardened base images, reducing security toil without changing application code.
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21 Jul 2026
Kanishka Narayan takes on AI sovereignty in Burnham cabinet
AI minister will attend cabinet meetings held by UK prime minister Andy Burnham, with focus on ownership of UK tech
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20 Jul 2026
Employees' shadow AI use is poorly monitored, survey finds
Employee behavior has always presented one of the biggest enterprise cybersecurity challenges. Add AI into the equation, and education and governance become even more critical.
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20 Jul 2026
Cosmetics giant Estée Lauder victim of mass Oracle breach
Employee data at US-based cosmetics firm Estée Lauder was compromised through a vulnerability in Oracle’s software, likely orchestrated by the Cl0p ransomware gang
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20 Jul 2026
How Lithuania became a tech startup nation
Lithuania has built a network of tech startup companies the hard way, through bootstrapping. Today, it claims six companies with valuations over a billion dollars
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20 Jul 2026
Westcon-Comstor UK sales lead looking for growth
The freshly appointed UKI executive shares her priorities and first impressions of the task ahead
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20 Jul 2026
Singapore spells out how personal data can be used in GenAI
Advisory guidelines clarifying when organisations can scrape and reuse personal data to build GenAI models are among a raft of announcements at the inaugural Singapore Data Festival
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17 Jul 2026
Industry reacts to Gold Eagle vulnerability management plan
As AI-discovered software vulnerabilities accumulate at an unprecedented pace, security pros say they hope Gold Eagle creates some order from the chaos.
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17 Jul 2026
Check Point builds homegrown AI model as attack barriers collapse
The company is training a security-only small language model as AI hands attackers industrial-scale capabilities and pushes cyber defence towards full automation
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16 Jul 2026
Palantir: Can anyone else do what it does?
Palantir is a US defence-intelligence company, born from the CIA's venture arm that now operates inside the UK public sector. We examine the claim that its technology does what no other supplier can
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16 Jul 2026
Horizon3.ai boss talks of partner importance
Security player has seen its revenues via the channel continue to grow as it looks to ramp up its indirect business
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16 Jul 2026
Scattered Spider hackers sentenced over TfL attack
Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair, the hackers behind the 2024 TfL cyber attack, have been sentenced to five-year prison terms at Woolwich Crown Court
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16 Jul 2026
Sophos looks to partners to take Fusion to market
The channel is seen as the best source of delivery for the security player’s AI offering
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16 Jul 2026
A fifth of PC devices still on Windows 10
While support ended in October 2025, community-driven insights from Lansweeper has found that smaller businesses are still using Windows 10
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15 Jul 2026
Chaotic July Patch Tuesday threatens to overwhelm defenders
Another mammoth Patch Tuesday update, likely topping 600 flaws in total, sends defenders into the weeds
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15 Jul 2026
Reeves speaks up about UK sovereign AI
The UK government has ambitions to build out its own AI capabilities, but its plans are stumped by high datacentre power costs
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15 Jul 2026
Australia launches Office of AI to drive world-first national framework
Prime minister Anthony Albanese establishes Office of AI to coordinate binding standards for the technology, promising the world's first single national AI framework
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15 Jul 2026
Made in Spain: Surveillance tech banned in EU booms in India
India is rolling out facial-recognition technology to monitor millions of its citizens, with much of the software coming from a Spanish company – but critics argue the government promise of public safety is not the main aim
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14 Jul 2026
Cribl buys CardinalOps for detection engineering, edges into SecOps
Erstwhile Splunk nemesis adds a "SIEM-like" experience, with IP and engineering from CardinalOps folded into its "Bring Your Own Agent" pitch to IT buyers.
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14 Jul 2026
AI impacting stress levels among cyber professionals
AI is affecting the day-to-day careers of cyber security pros in regard to stress levels, but respondents to an ISC2 data-gathering exercise are split over whether or not their stress levels are going up or down
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14 Jul 2026
DMCC launches cyber security hub as UAE accelerates development of digital resilience ecosystem
DMCC Cyber vertical brings together more than 200 cyber security firms under the DMCC Tech platform, reinforcing Dubai’s ambition to become a global technology and cyber innovation hub
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14 Jul 2026
Channel faces challenges around AI security
The technology increases risk but has the potential to help defenders if they can master the opportunity
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14 Jul 2026
Interview: Lucie Audibert, solicitor in MP Jess Asato’s Grok case
AWO solicitor Lucie Audibert speaks with Computer Weekly about representing Labour MP Jess Asato’s legal claim against xAI’s chatbot Grok, its nudification capabilities and how this case may define what liability for developers of AI tools look like
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13 Jul 2026
Cyber body Crest launches AI security charter
Crest’s industry-backed AI charter commits signatories to supporting responsible AI adoption and aims to foster trust in AI-enabled security services.
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13 Jul 2026
UK and EU impose sanctions on hacking groups linked to Kremlin
Hackers linked to Russian intelligence behind attack on Poland’s energy infrastructure, theft of credentials and using vulnerable routers to attack critical national infrastructure
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13 Jul 2026
The quiet rise of digital identity: Convenience, control and the new social contract
Governments are rapidly expanding digital identity systems, promising greater convenience and faster access to services, but concerns around privacy, trust, surveillance and inclusion continue to grow
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13 Jul 2026
MSPs ideally placed to improve supply chain resilience
Research from Proxima indicates more CEOs are worried about their ability to defend from attacks originating outside the organisation
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10 Jul 2026
ClickFix and removable media lead malware delivery methods
Now more than ever, defenders must look for suspicious behavior, not specific malware. Learn how to defend against two trending initial access methods.
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10 Jul 2026
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments this week at Barracuda, Arrow, TD Synnex, Giacom, Durabook and MSP Finance Team
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09 Jul 2026
Cyber field doubts promise of Cyber Shield
The NCSC has shared more details of its national AI Cyber Shield initiative, but experts say the project faces serious delivery challenges
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09 Jul 2026
UK’s largest businesses dangerously exposed to cloud outages
British businesses, particularly those in the FTSE 100, are dangerously dependent on large cloud providers, with hypothetical large-scale outages at AWS or Azure regions likely to cause major economic damage, according to the Cyber Monitoring Centre
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08 Jul 2026
First fully agentic ransomware attack sparks readiness concerns
An AI model's autonomous execution of a complete ransomware operation marks a new era. Learn why experts say rapid detection and response, not revolutionary defenses, are key.
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08 Jul 2026
European Central Bank demands AI security ‘action plan’
European Central Bank gives banks deadline to outline their plans to defend against artificial intelligence-based security threats
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07 Jul 2026
TSG, Databarracks and Genesys hit acquisition trail
Trio of channel players take steps to add more expertise and depth to their service offerings
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07 Jul 2026
Can Oman become the Gulf’s third AI infrastructure hub?
The Sultanate is leveraging subsea cables, lower costs and regulatory stability to position itself alongside regional AI giants, but a large ecosystem scale gap remains
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07 Jul 2026
M&S among first businesses to sign UK government’s resilience pledge
Marks & Spencer joins the likes of Accenture, Microsoft and Vodafone by committing to take practical steps to improve cyber standards through the government’s voluntary Cyber Resilience Pledge
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07 Jul 2026
Complaint urges ban on ‘unlawful’ Europol processing of personal data
Migration campaign group Front-Lex has filed a complaint to Europe’s data protection watchdog, calling for a ban on Europol’s data processing operations that do not comply with EU law, following an investigation by Computer Weekly, Solomon and Correctiv
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06 Jul 2026
Onecom unifies managed services
Firm brings together all of its capabilities under one brand and targets customers seeking security assistance
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06 Jul 2026
UK regulator publishes ‘landmark’ AI review
FCA review of the use of artificial intelligence in retail finance follows MPs’ criticism of regulators
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06 Jul 2026
Middle East urged to prioritise prevention as cyber workforce gap hits 300,000
As cyber attacks accelerate and organisations expand their digital footprints, security leaders are being urged to prioritise prevention and zero-trust architectures over expectations that AI will close the region’s growing skills gap
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03 Jul 2026
Europe’s sovereignty ambitions stall at the procurement desk
Nextcloud Summit in Munich shows that Europe’s sovereignty ambitions meet their real test not in the technology, but in the procurement decisions that will determine whether EU legislation changes anything on the ground
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03 Jul 2026
Breach of IBM-managed environment exposes personal data of 70,000 in Singapore
Unauthorised access to a development and testing environment managed by IBM has exposed the names, NRIC numbers and property addresses of about 70,000 people held by the Singapore Land Authority
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03 Jul 2026
SAESL turbocharges aircraft engine maintenance with data and AI
The world’s largest supplier of Rolls-Royce engine maintenance services is working with Kyndryl to modernise its IT infrastructure, build a single source of truth for data, and scale up the use of AI across its business
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02 Jul 2026
UKtech50 2026: The most influential people in UK technology
Computer Weekly has announced the 16th annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK tech sector
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02 Jul 2026
US cyber agency warns over forgotten SharePoint flaw
An RCE vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint that was mistakenly omitted from the May Patch Tuesday bulletin is being exploited in the wild, says Cisa
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02 Jul 2026
Digital readiness gaps emerge around FIFA World Cup 2026
Dynatrace research highlights disparities in federation website performance around the FIFA World Cup 2026, with Saudi Arabia among the slowest performers, as organisations turn to AI and observability to manage unpredictable traffic spikes
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02 Jul 2026
Bank of England explores trading ‘kill switches’ to contain AI meltdowns
UK central bank’s deputy governor outlines challenges facing regulators as artificial intelligence reshapes the finance sector
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02 Jul 2026
Data dive: Kill switch and catch-up – can Europe close the sovereignty gap?
As the US demonstrates it can wield an AI ‘kill switch’, the EU and UK unleash a wave of sovereign tech measures. Can state-led industrial policy bridge a $2tn revenue chasm?
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01 Jul 2026
Japan revises AI strategy amid frontier AI threats
Just six months after releasing its national AI framework, Tokyo is updating its guidelines to address the weaponisation of frontier AI models capable of finding and exploiting unknown vulnerabilities
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01 Jul 2026
QBS adds Dropzone AI to bolster security portfolio
Distributor gains exclusive status across EMEA for the AI-driven SOC solution specialist
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01 Jul 2026
SCC to invest £100m into ramping up AI capabilities
Channel player outlines multi-year plan to bolster its position as a key technology supplier
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01 Jul 2026
Self-harm and cyberflashing added to online safety offences list
The Online Safety Act has been updated to include ‘self-harm’ and ‘cyberflashing’ as ‘priority offences’, meaning online service providers will need to update their risk assessments of both categories
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30 Jun 2026
Singpass to roll out passkeys in fight against phishing scams
The passwordless feature will launch for iPhone users on 1 July 2026 with a device-bound model to avoid the security risks of cloud-synced passkeys
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29 Jun 2026
British public won’t tolerate cyber disruption any more
The British public’s tolerance for cyber disruption, particularly at high-profile organisations such as retailers, is wearing thin, according to a TalkTalk Business study
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29 Jun 2026
UK businesses fear stigma of ransomware
Data from the UK’s Report Fraud service reveals the scope of ransomware attacks is going underreported, with few businesses confident enough to identify themselves as victims
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26 Jun 2026
NO FAKES Act advances: What CISOs need to know
As the NO FAKES Act moves to the Senate, the country is closer to real protections against unauthorized AI replica use -- a move that also has enterprise implications.
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26 Jun 2026
Resist the point product sale to advise on AI security
The conclusions of a recent Gigamon survey have underlined the need to gain visibility over customer infrastructure
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26 Jun 2026
Former ICO boss found using ‘vulgar’ language with female staff
An independent investigation into UK’s former information commissioner John Edwards uncovers his use of ‘highly sexualised’ language with staff, days after his resignation
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26 Jun 2026
Metropolitan Police chief warns against law updates amid substantial tech expansion
The Metropolitan Police is to significantly expand use of AI, drones and facial recognition to ‘regain the advantage’ over criminals, but warns progress could be held back by legislation and data integration issues
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26 Jun 2026
Secure Code Warrior CEO on surviving the AI ‘vulnerability apocalypse’
As enterprises embrace agentic AI and vibe coding, Secure Code Warrior CEO and co-founder Pieter Danhieux warns that code-generating models are still producing critical security flaws
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25 Jun 2026
Risk management firm Optro opens Singapore hub
The AI-powered governance, risk and compliance platform aims to disrupt the underserved Asia-Pacific market and help customers such as Singapore’s OCBC Bank modernise their audit functions
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25 Jun 2026
Red Hat and IBM, Chainguard take on OSS security risk
Industry players are using a clearinghouse model to triage the AI-fueled surge in OSS vulnerabilities -- and, in some cases, act as maintainers of last resort.
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25 Jun 2026
Canvas breach hit 160 UK unis but caused limited damage
The April 2026 ShinyHunters breach of the Canvas learning management system caused downstream impacts at more than 150 higher education institutions in the UK, but the damage appears to have been limited
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25 Jun 2026
Cohesity emphasises need for customer minimum viability
Vendor encourages its channel base to embrace the data resiliency opportunity it has seen grow among users
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25 Jun 2026
EU proposes tech-backed expansion of Europol policing agency
Enhanced powers to collect and share data are at the heart of EU plans to expand Europol, putting it at loggerheads with human rights groups
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24 Jun 2026
As Q-Day looms, 90% of systems are unprepared for PQC
Quantum computing could break encryption in the next several years, and research suggests that few organizations are ready. Experts say CISOs must act now.
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24 Jun 2026
UK’s cultural institutions failing on cyber security, warns PAC
The UK’s national museums and galleries have failed to heed the lessons of high-profile cyber attacks and remain highly vulnerable. The Public Accounts Committee is calling on DCMS to do more to help
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24 Jun 2026
Digital surveillance tech facilitates ‘arbitrary’ border abuses
Outsourcing migration processes to third countries via the transfer of powerful digital surveillance technologies is entrenching an ‘arbitrary and deterrent’ approach to border management that is hard to scrutinise and ultimately undermines the human rights of migrants
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24 Jun 2026
UBDS secures investment from LDC
Funding will enable digital transformation specialist to achieve growth ambitions that could include more acquisitions
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24 Jun 2026
Overwhelming support for Microsoft SMS designation in CMA responses
Some 25 organisations back Strategic Market Status for Microsoft’s business software ecosystem, while the Open Cloud Coalition estimates £60m in annual public sector costs
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24 Jun 2026
Cisco: Legacy networks can no longer support the new AI workforce
At Cisco Connect 2026 Singapore, tech leaders and policymakers warn that businesses must modernise their IT infrastructure and governance frameworks to pave the way for agentic AI