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28 May 2026
New Starburst platform extends AI to distributed data
By Eric AvidonThe vendor's approach to developing agents and other cutting-edge applications eliminates the time, cost and risks of moving data and could be a competitive differentiator.
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27 May 2026
OT attacks shift from recon to physical control, raising stakes
By Alissa IreiMalicious hackers are no longer just snooping around OT systems, researchers warn. They're preparing to cause real-world damage.
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27 May 2026
For CISOs, dawn of OpenAI Daybreak brings good and bad news
By Craig GalbraithOpenAI Daybreak shows how AI reshapes vulnerability discovery. But AI-driven security tools raise accountability questions and fuel the AI arms race between defenders and attackers.
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10 Jun 2025
Channel continues to deliver security training and support
By Simon QuickeResearch and MSP training platforms from security players underline the position of partners to deliver threat awareness
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10 Jun 2025
UK defence scheme invests in future cyber tech Cheri
By Alex ScroxtonCambridge-based SCI Semiconductors is awarded DTEP funding to work on the application of defensive Cheri technology
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10 Jun 2025
Third-party security weaknesses threaten Europe’s big banks
By Karl FlindersSecurity breaches via third parties increased by 25% at Europe’s largest finance firms
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09 Jun 2025
Channel moves: Who’s gone where?
By Simon QuickePersonnel movements this week at Exclusive Networks, Six Degrees, Tenable, Pure Storage and LogicMonitor
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09 Jun 2025
US lawmakers say UK has ‘gone too far’ by attacking Apple’s encryption
By Bill GoodwinUS politicians are calling for Congress to rewrite the US Cloud Act to prevent the UK issuing orders to require US tech companies to introduce ‘backdoors’ in end-to-end encrypted messaging and storage
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06 Jun 2025
News brief: CISA and partners face budget overhauls, cuts
By Staff reportCheck out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.
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06 Jun 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
By Simon QuickeDevelopments this week at Infinigate Group, Assured Data protection, Diliko, N-able, Coro and Quantum Dice
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06 Jun 2025
InfoSec distribution panel: The value of expertise
By Simon QuickeAt security industry show InfoSec, executives from a number of distributors shared their views on the benefits they offer to partners and vendors
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06 Jun 2025
UK ICO publishes AI and biometrics strategy
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe UK data regulator has outlined how it will approach the regulation of artificial intelligence and biometric technologies, which will focus in particular on automated decision-making systems and police facial recognition
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06 Jun 2025
UK ICO publishes AI and biometrics strategy
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe UK data regulator has outlined how it will approach the regulation of artificial intelligence and biometric technologies, which will focus in particular on automated decision-making systems and police facial recognition
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06 Jun 2025
CISOs must translate cyber threats into business risk
By Stephen WithersTo manage risk effectively and secure board-level buy-in, CISOs must stop talking about technology and start speaking the language of business, according to a senior Check Point executive
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05 Jun 2025
UK backdoor order to Apple raises bipartisan concerns
By Makenzie HollandU.S. officials fear that gaps in existing law may enable countries to target U.S. companies with data access requests that harm user privacy and security.
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05 Jun 2025
HMRC phishing breach wholly avoidable, but hard to stop
By Alex ScroxtonA breach at HMRC saw innocent taxpayers tricked into letting scammers impersonate them through simple phishing attacks leading to account takeover. Such attacks are avoidable, but hard to stop
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05 Jun 2025
CyberSentriq and Netgear both courting MSPs
By Simon QuickeArrival of fresh brand in the security market and an acquisition move by networking player should provide managed service providers with options
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05 Jun 2025
UK’s error-prone eVisa system is ‘anxiety-inducing’
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonPeople experiencing technical errors with the Home Office’s electronic visa system explain the psychological toll of not being able to reliably prove their immigration status in the face of a hostile and unresponsive bureaucracy
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05 Jun 2025
How GitLab is tapping AI in DevSecOps
By Aaron TanGitLab CISO Josh Lemos explains how the company is weaving AI, through its Duo tool, into the entire software development lifecycle to enhance efficiency and automate incident response
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04 Jun 2025
Put ROCs before SOCs, Qualys tells public sector
By Alex ScroxtonPutting risk operations before security operations may help government agencies and other public sector bodies better manage the myriad threats they face, and make better decisions for the security of all
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04 Jun 2025
NCSC sets out how to build cyber safe cultures
By Alex ScroxtonThe UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has published guidance for security teams and leaders on how to foster accessible and appropriate cyber security cultures in their organisations
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04 Jun 2025
Investigatory powers: Guidelines for police and spies could also help businesses with AI
By Bill GoodwinComputer Weekly talks to Muffy Calder, technology advisor to the UK’s investigatory powers commissioner, about privacy, intrusion and artificial intelligence
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04 Jun 2025
Microsoft outlines three-pronged European cyber strategy
By Alex ScroxtonMicrosoft chair Brad Smith outlines an expansive cyber programme targeting governments across Europe with enhanced threat intelligence and support
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04 Jun 2025
European Commission should rescind UK data adequacy
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonCivil society organisations have urged the European Commissioner to not renew the UK’s data adequacy, given the country’s growing divergence from European data protection standards
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04 Jun 2025
Infosecurity 2025: SMEs feel on their own in the face of cyber attacks
By Brian McKennaProject findings to be presented at Infosecurity Europe 2025 highlight vulnerability of SMEs to cyber attack
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03 Jun 2025
HashiCorp Terraform leads IBM, Red Hat integration roadmap
By Beth PariseauHashiCorp and IBM have begun to knit together products such as Terraform and Ansible and divulged some roadmap details, but a few potential product overlaps are still unresolved.
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03 Jun 2025
SailPoint charts course for AI-driven identity security
By Aaron TanSailPoint is driving the use of agentic AI in identity security with its Harbor Pilot offering while preparing to help enterprises govern and secure AI agents
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02 Jun 2025
US cyber agency CISA faces stiff budget cuts
By Alex ScroxtonCISA is one of several US agencies facing drastic budget cuts under the Trump administration
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02 Jun 2025
Cyber and digital get over £1bn to enhance UK’s national security
By Alex ScroxtonThe government has set out plans to spend over a billion pounds on digital and cyber warfare capabilities to enhance the UK’s ability to defend itself and fight offensive wars
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02 Jun 2025
Launch of e92spark extends distie’s options
By Simon QuickeDistributor establishes fresh division to enable the business to capture emerging vendors bringing innovative technology to market
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02 Jun 2025
Infosecurity 2025: NCA cyber intelligence head spells out trends
By Brian McKennaWill Lyne, head of cyber intelligence at the National Crime Agency, sketches out cyber criminal trends as ransomware and other attack varieties become democratised beyond Russophone, skilled software developers
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30 May 2025
News brief: Week's top breaches stem from third-party attacks
By Staff reportCheck out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.
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30 May 2025
Software supply chain security tools take on toil for users
By Beth PariseauRecent updates from software supply chain security vendors simply take over vulnerability management on behalf of IT orgs, rather than provide facilitating tools.
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30 May 2025
Dutch businesses lag behind in cyber resilience as threats escalate
By Kim LoohuisThe Netherlands is facing a growing cyber security crisis, with a staggering 66% of Dutch businesses lacking adequate cyber resilience, according to academic research.
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30 May 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
By Simon QuickeDevelopments this week at Distology, Bitdefender, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, TD Synnex and Xledger UK
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30 May 2025
Noisy quantum hardware could crack RSA-2048 in seven days
By Cliff SaranResearch highlights the need for quantum safe cryptography given the speed with which quantum computing is evolving
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30 May 2025
Cloud migration demands contractual safeguards and clear strategy
By Aaron TanCyber security experts urge organisations to define clear objectives, understand shared security models and implement strong data governance when migrating workloads to the cloud
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29 May 2025
Gov.uk Wallet open to public sector bodies
By Lis EvenstadGovernment departments can soon begin to add documents to Gov.uk Wallet, as the Government Digital Service publishes guidance for public sector bodies on how to use the smartphone app
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28 May 2025
UK biometric surveillance exists in ‘legal grey area’
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe rapid proliferation of ‘biometric mass surveillance technologies’ throughout the UK’s public and private sectors is taking place without legal certainty or adequate safeguards for the public
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28 May 2025
Adidas confirms customer data was accessed during cyber attack
By Caroline DonnellySportswear manufacturer Adidas has confirmed its systems were infiltrated by an unauthorised third party