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While organisations invest in cyber resilience, the resilience of those leading the charge, chief information security officers (CISOs), is often overlooked. The CISO role is consistently ranked among the most high-pressure in the C-suite. According to ISACA’s State of Cybersecurity 2025 report, 66% of cyber security professionals say their role is more stressful now than it was…

Tapati Rinchumrus/Shutterstock CompariTech on Thursday released a report detailing the most-used passwords of 2025, which reveals that “123456” is the worst password of the year. More than 7.61 million accounts out of 2 billion passwords leaked on data breach forums this year have set “123456” as their password. This isn’t the first time a report…

Some of the world’s most widely used open-weight generative AI (GenAI) services are profoundly susceptible to so-called “multi-turn” prompt injection or jailbreaking cyber attacks, in which a malicious actor is able to coax large language models (LLMs) into generating unintended and undesirable responses, according to a research paper published by a team at networking giant…

You might not expect there to be much risk of collisions out in the infinite void of space, but at least within Earth’s orbit, there’s a veritable gravel pit of loose debris flying around at potentially dangerous speeds. Earth’s space junk problem is pretty concerning, what with the well over million pieces of debris in orbit,…

Fuelled by a mandate to create “an experience for millions”, the City of London is aiming to redefine how connectivity utilising leading-edge technologies empowers residents, visitors and businesses. As part of this plan, it has forged a partnership with Roc Technologies. The City of London Corporation is the governing body of the Square Mile of…

The government has announced 14 projects sharing £14m through Innovate UK’s Quantum Sensing Mission Primer awards, to support the development of next-generation sensors that could be used in healthcare, transport and defence. The funding announcement ties in with the National Quantum Technologies Showcase, which brought thousands of researchers, investors and global policymakers together in London.…

José Adorno/BGR Following Apple’s ongoing dispute against the European Union’s Digital Markets Act legislation, the company confirmed to French publication Numerama that iOS 26.2 will remove automatic Wi-Fi network syncing between iPhone and Apple Watch in the region. According to the report, Apple is responding to the European Commission’s interoperability requirements, which wants the American…

Cheng Xin/Getty Images In August, Google announced a Gemini-powered tool that can help you make sense of the financial world, the new Google Finance “reimagined with AI at its core.” On Thursday, Google unveiled new features coming to Google Finance, including an AI capability some users will love: Support for Deep Search reports. If the…

Jeff Bridges-owned WideluxX unveiled a prototype of its analog, retro camera at the annual convention of the International Association of Panoramic Photographers. In a video shown during the conference, the Bridges — Jeff and his wife Susan Bridges — presented the new camera design to the audience. Involved are the Bridges, Charys Schuler, and Marwan…

Rido/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For some people, reading can be as simple as grabbing a book from the shelf — or opening one on Kindle — and then curling up in a quiet corner. For others, though, their reading experience wouldn’t be complete without some technology. Yes, technology…