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• Security Think Tank: Expect more from GenAI in 2024

  But 2024 also feels slightly different; the past 12 months have seen generative AI burst on to the scene, and this year its impact will continue to be felt, says Turnkey Consulting's Harshini Carey.  Continue Reading

• Quantum, AI and geopolitical conflict: '24 will be a big year for cyber

  With big trends like quantum, generative AI and geopolitical conflict, 2024 looks set to be a big year in security, but defenders have an unparalleled opportunity to harness these trends for good, says Quorum's Federico Charosky  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: What to expect in cyber this year

  Risk arising from insecure generative AI, an explosion in mainstream acceptance of zero-trust, and increasingly tight cyber insurance policies will all be high on the agenda in 2024, writes Forrester senior analyst Alla Valente  Continue Reading

• Bulk sender authentication: More vital than ever

  With new guidelines from Google and Yahoo governing bulk emails coming into force in February 2024, here's what you need to know to keep your sales and marketing lists compliant  Continue Reading

• The race to regulate AI: 2024 unpacked

  EU’s AI Act is set to become ‘gold standard’ of AI regulation. Will other countries adopt the same high standards or like the UK opt for a light touch in favour of growth and investment?  Continue Reading

• Mitigating the risks of modern application development

  Organisations need to have visibility over their software supply chain, secure and monitor interfaces to legacy systems and adopt zero trust to mitigate the risks of modern application development  Continue Reading

• IT Sustainability Think Tank: Why 2024 should be less about predicting and more about acting

  With 2023 now behind us, it is time to look ahead at what enterprise leaders should be focusing their IT sustainability efforts on during the year ahead  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: 2024 is the year we bridge the cyber divide

  ISACA's Steven Sim Kok Leong shares his thoughts on the coming year in cyber security, considering the impact of regulatory change, the evolving role of the CISO, and advances in innovative cyber tech  Continue Reading

• Tech trends: what will be hot in 2024?

  Five major technology trends for 2024  Continue Reading

• Powering up cyber security defences with AI

  AI holds great promise when it comes to securing valuable, and vulnerable, data, but security teams face some challenges if they are to get the best out of it, writes IBM’s Christopher Meenan  Continue Reading

• AI will create a thousand Post Office scandals

  Critical computing expert Dan McQuillan weighs in on the proliferation of artificial intelligence throughout the public sector and the potential this opens up for a slew of new IT scandals  Continue Reading

• 2024: The year Generative AI is let out of its cage  

  Instead of worrying about AI taking over their jobs perhaps people should wonder if their work will be taken over by a new starter who knows how to use AI.    Continue Reading

• Paula Vennells fails to practice what she preaches in Post Office scandal

  Reverend Richard Coles tells Computer Weekly how a recent ITV drama ‘moved and enraged’ a public that had missed the unfolding of the biggest miscarriage of justice in modern history, in front of their noses  Continue Reading

• The human toll of ransomware: how IT pros suffer during incidents

  Any ransomware attack causes significant challenges for a business or organisation going through such incident. But ransomware attacks also have tremendous impact on the staff – especially IT teams – working on mitigating the attack’s effect  Continue Reading

• How the UK is supporting the Ukraine tech community

  The launch of a TechBridge between UK and Ukraine allow IT experts from each country to collaborate and share experiences  Continue Reading

• Redefining the cyber domain to tackle the challenges of tomorrow

  Emerging technologies have brought about a new age of cyber – and we need a 360-degree collaborative approach more than ever to succeed  Continue Reading

• Inadequate cloud logs are proving a headache for CISOs

  The mass adoption of cloud environments is pushing strained CISOs to the brink and a lack of attention to logging isn't helping. Vectra's Mark Wojtasiak calls for organisations to do more to improve visibility in their clouds in 2024  Continue Reading

• Designing an IT department for a world defined by change

  Traditional functional organisational models cannot adapt adequately to the demands of a 21st century digital business - especially not in the IT department. How can a service-based structure help?  Continue Reading

• Trauma and fear means victims of the Post Office scandal are suffering in silence

  Just like victims of child abuse, it is likely that issues of trauma, fear, feelings of shame and a complete loss of trust in authority are some of the powerful inhibitors preventing victims of the Post Office scandal from coming forward  Continue Reading

• Mind the gap: AI leaders pulling ahead as LLMs take off

  Advice on how to implement large language models safely within an enterprise IT environment  Continue Reading

• IT Sustainability Think Tank: Why 2024 is the year for IT managers to revamp their green IT plans

  With 2023 now behind us, it is time to look ahead at what enterprise leaders should be focusing their IT sustainability efforts on next year  Continue Reading

• IT Sustainability Think Tank: How enterprises can push sustainable innovation in 2024

  As 2023 draws to a close, it is time to look ahead at what enterprise leaders should be focusing their IT sustainability efforts on next year  Continue Reading

• Beyond the office walls: Safeguarding remote workers from attack

  Remote working has enabled people to work from almost anywhere but has piled pressure on cyber pros. Three years after Covid, how are best practices evolving and what can we expect going forward?  Continue Reading

• Zero-trust principles: Your gateway to securing remote workers

  Remote working has enabled people to work from almost anywhere but has piled pressure on cyber pros. Three years after Covid, how are best practices evolving and what can we expect going forward?  Continue Reading

• What we learned in cyber in 2023, and what to look out for

  PA Consulting's Rasika Somasiri looks back at a busy 12 months in the cyber security world, and highlights some key learnings from 2023  Continue Reading

• IT Sustainability Think Tank: Green IT resolutions for the year ahead

  As 2023 draws to a close, it is time to look ahead at what enterprise leaders should be focusing their IT sustainability efforts on next year  Continue Reading

• Evolving best practice: What next for securing remote work?

  Remote working has enabled people to work from almost anywhere but has piled pressure on cyber pros. Three years after Covid, how are best practices evolving and what can we expect going forward?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Testing to improve remote worker security

  Remote working has enabled people to work from almost anywhere but has piled pressure on cyber pros. Three years after Covid, how are best practices evolving and what can we expect going forward?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Anytime, anywhere access is achievable

  Remote working has enabled people to work from almost anywhere but has piled pressure on cyber pros. Three years after Covid, how are best practices evolving and what can we expect going forward?  Continue Reading

• IT Sustainability Think Tank: Navigating towards a greener future for IT in 2024

  As 2023 draws to a close, it is time to look ahead at what enterprise leaders should be focusing their IT sustainability efforts on next year  Continue Reading

• IT Sustainability Think Tank: How to bake green thinking into IT projects in 2024

  As 2023 draws to a close, it is time to look ahead at what enterprise leaders should be focusing their IT sustainability efforts on next year  Continue Reading

• Governance best practices for citizen developers

  The rise of citizen developers is revolutionising the way organisations approach software development. Here is a guide to supporting them  Continue Reading

• Ending the cycle of rush and burnout in software development

  Instead of focusing on speed in software delivery, addressing risks affecting on-time delivery is the secret to preventing burnout  Continue Reading

• Considerations for the security of evolving workspaces

  Remote working has enabled people to work from almost anywhere but has piled pressure on cyber pros. Three years after Covid, how are best practices evolving and what can we expect going forward?  Continue Reading

• Cyber and remote working: How Covid moved the cursor

  Remote working has enabled people to work from almost anywhere but has piled pressure on cyber pros. Three years after Covid, how are best practices evolving and what can we expect going forward?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Four steps to secure remote workers

  Remote working has enabled people to work from almost anywhere but has piled pressure on cyber pros. Three years after Covid, how are best practices evolving and what can we expect going forward?  Continue Reading

• Prepare for your worst day: How to create a cyber incident response plan

  What goes into a good incident response plan, and what steps should security professionals take to ensure they are appropriately prepared for the almost inevitable attack, and secure buy-in from organisational leadership?  Continue Reading

• Uncertainty lingers with Broadcom’s VMware acquisition

  Large enterprises with complex VMware environments are looking to de-risk their businesses from potential changes resulting from the Broadcom-VMware deal  Continue Reading

• IT Sustainability Think Tank: Circular economy concept picks up speed in 2023

  The conversation around IT sustainability stepped up a gear in 2023, but has it been another year of all talk and no action?  Continue Reading

• Making artificial intelligence fit for all our human futures

  Lord Chris Holmes explains why he has introduced a Private Member's Bill on AI regulation for discussion in Parliament - and the important precedents he hopes it will set  Continue Reading

• IT Sustainability Think Tank: IT leaders must prepare for green challenges in 2024

  The conversation around IT sustainability stepped up a gear in 2023, but has it been another year of all talk and no action?  Continue Reading

• DORA raises the stakes for cloud use in financial services

  The EU's DORA regulations will raise the stakes for cloud in financial services but resilience is more than just a tech issue, says NetApp's Steve Rackham  Continue Reading

• Navigating the DPDI Bill: A transformative shift ahead

  The Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill, or DPDI, is set to reshape the UK’s data protection framework. Louise Brooks of DQM GRC considers the implications  Continue Reading

• The future of business software will put users front and centre

  Today, quantum computing and AI; yesterday, cloud and blockchain. As sure as Moore’s law, there is always a Next Big Thing  Continue Reading

• Why transparency and accountability are important in cyber security

  If we accept that the humans who build technology and systems are naturally fallible and mistakes inevitable, and then deal with that with good grace, we could do much to improve cyber standards, writes Bugcrowd's Casey Ellis  Continue Reading

• Security incident response teams are human, too

  What goes into a good incident response plan, and what steps should security professionals take to ensure they are appropriately prepared for the almost inevitable attack, and secure buy-in from organisational leadership?  Continue Reading

• What’s the smart way of moving forward with artificial intelligence?

  Don’t try to use AI to solve everything at once – be clear about what specific use cases you want  Continue Reading

• Why digital leaders should build their personal branding

  Prioritising the development of personal branding can help your organisation attract talented people  Continue Reading

• Breached? Don't panic… if you created a robust IR plan

  What goes into a good incident response plan, and what steps should security professionals take to ensure they are appropriately prepared for the almost inevitable attack, and secure buy-in from organisational leadership?  Continue Reading

• As the jobs market evolves, maximise opportunities, mitigate AI risk

  Heather Thomson, Director of Skills and Talent at The Data Lab urges society to keep calm and focus on the opportunities afforded by artificial intelligence  Continue Reading

• How the Online Safety Act will impact businesses beyond Big Tech 

  The Online Safety Act will impact an estimated 100,000 online services in the UK and overseas  Continue Reading

• How to manage the cultural and operational impact of AI

  Organisations will need to address workplace fears of potential job losses, manage change and improve their talent mix to drive success in AI adoption  Continue Reading

• The best IR plans are well-revised and deeply familiar

  What goes into a good incident response plan, and what steps should security professionals take to ensure they are appropriately prepared for the almost inevitable attack, and secure buy-in from organisational leadership?  Continue Reading

• IT Sustainability Think Tank: Tracking the green IT hiring trends in 2023

  The conversation around IT sustainability stepped up a gear in 2023, but has it been another year of all talk and no action?  Continue Reading

• The plan for the inevitable cyber attack: Get the gist of NIST

  What goes into a good incident response plan, and what steps should security professionals take to ensure they are appropriately prepared for the almost inevitable attack, and secure buy-in from organisational leadership?  Continue Reading

• Enhancing security: The crucial role of incident response plans

  What goes into a good incident response plan, and what steps should security professionals take to ensure they are appropriately prepared for the almost inevitable attack, and secure buy-in from organisational leadership?  Continue Reading

• IR plans: The difference between disaster and recovery

  What goes into a good incident response plan, and what steps should security professionals take to ensure they are appropriately prepared for the almost inevitable attack, and secure buy-in from organisational leadership?  Continue Reading

• How to solve the computer evidence problem

  The Law Commission is in disgrace for its historic misrepresentations of IT experts when pushing a change to the law on the use of computer evidence through Parliament.  Continue Reading

• Incident response planning requires constant testing

  What goes into a good incident response plan, and what steps should security professionals take to ensure they are appropriately prepared for the almost inevitable attack, and secure buy-in from organisational leadership?  Continue Reading

• Use existing structures to build your incident response plan

  What goes into a good incident response plan, and what steps should security professionals take to ensure they are appropriately prepared for the almost inevitable attack, and secure buy-in from organisational leadership?  Continue Reading

• Law Commission misrepresented experts when it changed rule on computer evidence

  The Law Commission repeatedly quoted vague, arm-waving, un-evidenced comments by judges who offered no insight into anything beyond their own technical ignorance. The law change made miscarriages of justice inevitable.  Continue Reading

• Incident response planning is vulnerable to legacy thinking

  What goes into a good incident response plan, and what steps should security professionals take to ensure they are appropriately prepared for the almost inevitable attack, and secure buy-in from organisational leadership?  Continue Reading

• The cause of the Post Office Horizon scandal? The Law Commission? Judges? Lawyers?

  The appropriateness of the current law on the use of computer evidence in court is under the spotlight following Post Office scandal revelations  Continue Reading

• The implications of biased AI models on the financial services industry

  The Bank of England has warned of the risk artificial intelligence models present in creating bias that could pose a threat to the UK’s financial services sector. How do those risks emerge and how they might be mitigated?    Continue Reading

• We mustn’t let the return to offices kill the growth of women in tech

  How can tech employers continue to attract women to tech jobs as more companies require employees to work from the office?  Continue Reading

• Reported major cyberattacks are falling – but watch out for the massive threats posed by gen AI

   The number of reported major cyberattacks is falling. Are we just getting used to them?  Continue Reading

• The new data landscape: how will the new UK-US data bridge affect businesses?

  With the UK-US data bridge coming into effect on 12 October 2023, find out what steps your organisation can take to take advantage of, and remain compliant with, the new framework  Continue Reading

• DORA: Moving into a new era of digital resilience

  The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act will come into force in just over a year, the majority of risk management professionals are only at the beginning of their planning journey. Kate Needham-Bennett of Fusion Risk Management explains how to ...  Continue Reading

• Generative AI is a game changer for higher education

  As in most areas of society, generative AI presents risks and opportunities for the higher education sector. But regardless of which side of the debate you fall, it will be a revolutionary technology  Continue Reading

• T Levels expand the work-ready tech talent base and now include a specialism in cyber security

  T Levels are creating a pathway into the technology sector, from software development to cyber security, for people who feel a more academic route is not for them  Continue Reading

• How to move from tech leader to the boardroom

  Five tips to help technology leaders secure a seat on the board  Continue Reading

• AI vs software outsourcing: An opportunity or a threat?

  While artificial intelligence offers unprecedented opportunities for growth, efficiency and automation, it also raises pertinent questions about the future of software outsourcing  Continue Reading

• How AI-powered software development helps digitisation

  AI-powered software development can enable IT leaders to beat the developer shortage and turbocharge innovation  Continue Reading

• The trust deficit in CNI: How to address a growing concern

  When it comes to addressing the trust deficit in CNI, technological advancements, evolving threats, inadequate regulations, insufficient investment, public awareness, and international cooperation are all critical components that need attention  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: To encrypt or not to encrypt, that is the question

  The Security Think Tank assesses the state of encryption technology, exploring topics such as cryptographic techniques, data-masking, the legal ramifications of end-to-end encryption, and the impact of quantum  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Three ways to identify the best encryption use cases

  The Security Think Tank assesses the state of encryption technology, exploring topics such as cryptographic techniques, data-masking, the legal ramifications of end-to-end encryption, and the impact of quantum  Continue Reading

• Insights from launching a developer-led bank

  A software developer's approach to building a bank in the digital age.  Continue Reading

• Fear is the mind-killer: Governance key to safety in the cyber dunes

  Whether you’re tasked with protecting your organisation against cyber threats or ravenous subterranean worms, getting the basics of governance and risk management right counts for a lot and choosing the right framework will remove a huge burden from...  Continue Reading

• The most important law you’ve never heard of - the Electronic Trade Documents Act

  The UK's Electronic Trade Documents Act has come into force, and it promises to make international trading easier, cheaper, faster and greener - but only if companies and government adopt its measures  Continue Reading

• Ending the online fraud epidemic

  A different approach to managing personal data across the web is possible - and it could minimise online fraud, boost e-commerce, and help make the web more secure. So why isn't the government doing it?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: A user’s guide to encryption

  The Security Think Tank assesses the state of encryption technology, exploring topics such as cryptographic techniques, data-masking, the legal ramifications of end-to-end encryption, and the impact of quantum  Continue Reading

• Consciousness to address AI safety and security

  The co-founder of KikenAI discuses why he has decided to make the technology for protecting LLMs open source  Continue Reading

• Ethical perspectives on ChatGPT

  In the final of three essays, Marc Steen uses ChatGPT as a case study for how to use different ethical perspectives, and practical steps people can take to start incorporating ethics into their projects  Continue Reading

• It might be too soon to claim victory against Qakbot

  The multinational operation to take down the Qakbot (aka Qbot) malware has been hailed as a great victory, but Lumu Technologies’ Ricardo Villadiego argues that the celebrations may be a little premature  Continue Reading

• The quantum threat: Implications for the Internet of Things

  The Security Think Tank assesses the state of encryption technology, exploring topics such as cryptographic techniques, data-masking, the legal ramifications of end-to-end encryption, and the impact of quantum  Continue Reading

• AI and supply chain visibility key to mitigating OT security threats

  Leveraging AI and maintain visibility into the security of your software supply chain are key to mitigating cyber attacks against operational technology systems  Continue Reading

• The right digital tools on the go for SMEs

  SMEs should look out for business laptops that come with the performance, durability and easy management to empower their hybrid workforce to be more productive while on the move  Continue Reading

• Alternative perspectives: relational and virtue ethics in tech

  In the second of three essays, Marc Steen explores the benefits of grounding ethical considerations in an understanding of social and power dynamics, and how relational and virtue ethics can help  Continue Reading

• Why technology jobs are proving resilient

  The clamour for technology professionals has become less frenetic in recent months but demand for IT skills remains high  Continue Reading

• Ethics as a process of reflection and deliberation

  In the first of three essays, Marc Steen outlines a three-step process for how organisations can practically integrate ethics into their IT projects and how different ethical perspectives can inform tech development  Continue Reading

• Generative AI needs humans in the loop for widespread adoption

  Put aside the hype about generative AI replacing jobs - for the technology to achieve its potential, humans will need to be involved and we can all benefit as a result  Continue Reading

• The rise of Generative AI in software development

  Paulo Rosado, founder and CEO of Outsystems discuss how AI is changing the work of software developers and how developers can prepare for it  Continue Reading

• Vigilance advised if using AI to make cyber decisions

  The AI arms race is heating up, and the battle lines are being redrawn. Still, organisations should proceed cautiously and remain vigilant in scrutinising AI’s ability to ensure accurate, safe, and informed decision-making.  Continue Reading

• IT Sustainability Think Tank: Preparing the enterprise for tightening green regulations

  There is an ever-growing list of rules and regulations for enterprises to get their heads around when it comes to sustainability, but what can they do to keep on top of things?  Continue Reading

• AI has a place in cyber, but needs effective evaluation

  Organisations that don’t leverage AI-based security solutions will find themselves more vulnerable than those that do., but cyber pros still need to ensure they can effectively evaluate AI-enhanced tech to ensure it meets their use case  Continue Reading

• IT Sustainability Think Tank: Recruitment and the regulatory landscape

  There is an ever-growing list of rules and regulations for enterprises to get their heads around when it comes to sustainability, but what can they do to keep on top of things?  Continue Reading

• Does AI have a future in cyber security? Yes, but only if it works with humans

  Do AI and ML hold the promise of helping cyber pros achieving the holy grail of operating quicker, cheaper, and with higher efficiency? We shouldn’t hold our breath, says Nominet’s Paul Lewis  Continue Reading

• AI-enhanced cyber has potential, but watch out for marketing hype

  As AI is a hot topic right now, it is no surprise there are some cyber solutions coming to market that have been thrown together in haste, but that said, genuine AI-powered security products do exist and their abilities could yet prove ...  Continue Reading

• NATO countries must coordinate their cyber forces to combat the Russian threat  

  The top item on the agenda at the Vilnius NATO Summit this month was the revamping the alliance’s defences.  Continue Reading

• IT Sustainability Think Tank: What enterprises need to know about regulation

  There is an ever-growing list of rules and regulations for enterprises to get their heads around when it comes to sustainability, but what can they do to keep on top of things?  Continue Reading