If 2024 and 2025 were the years organisations felt the strain of tightening budgets, 2026 is the year those decisions will fully manifest in their cyber risk exposure. Across both the private and public sectors, years of belt-tightening have led to reduced headcount, ageing infrastructure and postponed modernisation. Analyst reports show growth in cyber security…
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Gunnar Glasneck, data workstream lead at tobacco company, Imperial Brands, describes his role as the data tower lead. He is responsible for data migration, as well the implementation of the company’s SAP analytical cloud. Computer Weekly met up with Glasneck during the UK and Ireland SAP User Group (UKISUG) conference in Birmingham at the start…
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The company behind open source satellite internet protocol Spacecoin has announced it has successfully launched three satellites aboard a rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in the US. Designed to be an alternative to Starlink to provide global connectivity without relying on centralised providers or traditional ground infrastructure, Spacecoin is claimed to be the…
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The concept of security awareness training is traditionally one of static procedures, including online training and tests, phishing simulations, and physical elements such as posters and displays. This is all practical for compliance, but does this concept move with the times? In a world where AI is king, how does awareness training fit with this…
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Leicester-based Cambridge and Counties Bank has been using a modern middleware platform from SnapLogic to help it drive out manual processes. Chief transformation officer (CTO) David Holton has worked at the 10-year-old bank for four years and is responsible for integrating more technology into the bank and its processes. Cambridge and Counties Bank operates mainly in…
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2025 was a wild ride for cyber security. The landscape is shifting faster than ever, and several themes stand out when I think about the most important cyber security lessons from the year. Nation-state risk remains constant. In June, US authorities urgently warned companies to prepare for Iranian cyber attacks. This is just one example…
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Mamun_Sheikh/Shutterstock Waze sets itself apart from the competition, like Google Maps, by making the experience more engaging. For starters, it’s focused on car and bike drivers, versus generalized maps and traffic alerts. That means, Waze is a great app to use if you’re looking to find the best possible route to somewhere, especially fast. But…
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The use of “trusted” digital ID software to verify your identity online in the UK has taken on a statutory footing as of 1 December. The measures contained in the Data (Use and Access) Act, which became law in June this year, have now taken effect, introducing a formal and legally backed set of standards…
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Off the back of its expanding agentic AI security vision, identity specialist Okta has turned in a solid third quarter, with revenues up 12% to $742m (£562m), along with reversing a 12 month-ago multimillion dollar GAAP operating loss and booking GAAP net income of $43m, up from $16m year-on-year. In a signal that strategic decisions…
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The UK’s failed attempt to bring a prosecution against two alleged Chinese spies was “shambolic”, “beset by confusion” and suffered from “systemic failures”, a cross-party group of MPs and peers has concluded. The high-profile espionage case against Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry collapsed in 2024, when the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decided there was not…
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