There appears to be a massive gap between expectations from business chiefs as to their organisations’ artificial intelligence (AI) readiness and what IT leaders believe is possible. A survey of 1,100 organisations, commissioned by Kyndryl published in the company’s People readiness report 2025, has found that only 16% of the CEOs polled believe their technology…
Cyber security has long been likened to building a fortress: thick walls, watchtowers, and a moat separating the inside from the outside. This perimeter-focused approach thrived for decades, but in today’s hyper-connected digital world, resources and users extend beyond traditional fortress boundaries, providing attackers with expanded opportunities for engagement. Recent cyber attacks have only underscored…
The hype has been strong on agentic artificial intelligence (AI) and the potential business benefits are real. However, their greater autonomy means you can go off the rails without introducing guardrails from the start to reduce risk and avoid cost blowouts. Ev Kontsevoy, chief executive at identities management platform Teleport, says the good news is…
With millions of businesses now using Amazon Web Services (AWS) for their cloud computing needs, it’s become a vital consideration for IT security teams and professionals. As such, AWS offers a broad range of cyber security tools to secure AWS-based tech stacks. They cover areas such as data privacy, access management, configuration management, threat detection,…
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Earlier this month the House of Lords had its first debate on the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill. The Bill aims to reduce government losses to benefit fraud and error, and would give the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) unprecedented powers of investigation to routinely and covertly check benefit claimants’ bank accounts,…
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Anyone who has been held in a customer service phone loop trying to resolve issues relating to products, services, accounts and so on will know the feeling – customer service can be a frustrating, time-consuming experience. It feels like technology has not helped that much, so when Gartner trumpeted the prospects of agentic artificial intelligence…
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Nearly 60% of CIOs believe a recession this year is likely or already underway, according to a study from Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Its latest CIO spending survey, conducted in April 2025, found a sharp shift in sentiment. BCG noted that the introduction of tariffs and the risk of an economic slowdown are driving IT…
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Despite the UK’s position as one of the world’s most dynamic technology hubs, the industry still faces a persistent and well-documented challenge – equitable access to investment. Underrepresented entrepreneurs – particularly women, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+ founders, and individuals from non-traditional backgrounds – remain significantly disadvantaged when it comes to securing the capital needed to start…
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Financially motivated threat actors – including ransomware crews – remain the single biggest source of cyber threat in the world, accounting for 55% of active threat groups tracked during 2024, up two percentage points on 2023 and 7% on 2022, demonstrating that cyber crime really does, to a certain extent, pay. At least, this is…
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Attackers exploit human nature, making authentication a prime target. The Snowflake data breach is a clear example – hackers used stolen customer credentials, many which lacked multi-factor authentication (MFA), to breach several customer accounts, steal sensitive data and reportedly extort dozens of companies. This incident highlights how one seemingly small, compromised credential can have severe…
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