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The European Data Protection Supervisor is investigating Europol’s data processing environment, after an investigation by Computer Weekly, Correctiv and Solomon exposed serious data protection and security failures
The insurer has used Quantexa’s data analytics technology to uncover £109.3m in insurance fraud over the past year, including so-called crash-for-cash scams
SailPoint research has found 89% of EMEA enterprises deploy AI agents, but 99% lack the identity security tools to govern them
Card giant is offering free cyber security training to millions of SMEs in the UK through its SME Academy
TSB data shows that purchase fraud losses among its customers are up 4% this year
In October 2026, MI5 revealed it was spending more on countering state threats than it did during the Cold War. The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank explores the changing nature of state-backed cyber threats.
Refrigerators at three meat processors in the UK were hit by cyber attacks amid warnings from the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre to protect internet-facing industrial devices
In a worst-case scenario, self-replicating artificial intelligence could launch cyber attacks at will against UK targets by 2028
A series of cyber attacks targeting supermarket cold chain equipment has highlighted a lack of attention paid to the resilience of operational technology
In October 2026, MI5 revealed it was spending more on countering state threats than it did during the Cold War. The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank explores the changing nature of state-backed cyber threats.
The Court of Appeal finds that the Investigatory Powers Tribunal has no power to award costs against Northern Ireland police despite ‘unreasonable conduct’ by the force
An engineer’s laptop was compromised, enabling hackers to withdraw $6.36bn from Binance wallets
Operational pressures do not reduce the need for lawful and consistent safeguards, says Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office
Patching is not a silver bullet solution. Turning patches into effective protection demands qualified professionals, clear responsibilities and the operational readiness to act.
FISA 702 is one of two key US laws that undermine data sovereignty and allow the US to access foreign data without the subject knowing. Senators demand release of a secret ruling
Austria is following Germany’s lead by introducing a sovereign encrypted messaging service for healthcare professionals
After live exploitation of PHP2Shell was verified at the weekend, the US Cisa cyber agency has updated its vulnerability catalogue, urging organisations to prioritise their fixes
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took to the keynote stage at Oracle AI World, calling for the security community to keep focus in the face of AI-enabled vulnerability discovery
The chancellor wants to boost UK tech sovereignty and has unveiled plans to support chip development, AI defence and biosecurity
With CVE volumes spiking amid AI-assisted vulnerability discovery, Oracle is responding with cyber initiatives and practices for its customers
Five days into the PHP2Shell incident, and patch rates are creeping upwards, but the majority of publicly visible PHP hosts remain exposed