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Burnout burden: why CISOs are at breaking point, what needs to change

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Let’s face it, no one talks about burnout in cybersecurity until it’s already too late. The pressure for CISOs and security leaders has been quietly mounting for years. Late nights, increasing number of incidents, shrinking budgets, ever changing landscape of regulations and threats and the constant expectation to be everywhere and be across everything. They’re…

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Estimated 96% of EMEA financial services sector not ready for DORA

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The vast majority of financial services firms across Europe believe themselves to be unable to meet the full business resiliency requirements of the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) regulation. Research conducted by Censuswide on behalf of data backup supplier Veeam in June 2025 found that 96% of EMEA financial services organisations believe they need…

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CISPE criticised over securing preferential cloud pricing on Microsoft products for members

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A European trade body is facing criticism for striking a deal with Microsoft that allows its members to host and resell the software giant’s cloud offerings with preferential pricing terms.   The Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers In Europe (CISPE) trade body has reached an agreement with Microsoft that will see its members offered revised pricing…

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MoD supply chain cyber scheme gets up and running

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Construction business Morgan Sindall has become the first UK organisation to achieve certification under a new scheme set up by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and certification body IASME.The Defence Cyber Certification (DCC) scheme was established in a bid to improve supply chain security across the nation, and strengthen the UK’s overall resilience in the…

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Better governance is required for AI agents

4 minutes of reading / AI, API, chatbot, compliance, machine learning, natural language processing, Tech / By

AI agents are one of the most widely deployed types of GenAI initiative in organisations today. There are many good reasons for their popularity, but they can also pose a real threat to IT security. That’s why CISOs need to be keeping a close eye on every AI agent deployed in their organisation. These might…

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Should we trust Humphrey to boost public sector efficiency?

7 minutes of reading / AI, Apple, automation, chatbot, compliance, social media, Tech / By

In a twist of bureaucratic brilliance that Yes, Minister fans will appreciate, the civil service is rolling out a suite of artificial intelligence (AI) tools named – yes – Humphrey. Named after Sir Humphrey Appleby, the oh-so-helpful civil servant who was actually a master of obstruction through cooperation, this AI initiative is designed to streamline…

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Pure CEO Charlie Giancarlo on data management, all-flash and tariffs

8 minutes of reading / API, Cloud, compliance, Meta, Tech / By

At Pure Storage’s Accelerate 2025 event this week in Las Vegas, the company launched its Enterprise Data Cloud, which knits together a common operating system across its storage products, plus monitoring and management capabilities from its Fusion control plane and as-a-service procurement options. We caught up with CEO Charles Giancarlo to ask him about Pure’s foray…

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Dutch cloud pioneers face the hard limits of digital sovereignty

8 minutes of reading / AI, Amazon, Apple, AWS, Cloud, compliance, Google, IBM, Kubernetes, Microsoft, open source, Oracle, Tech / By

When Dutch hosting provider mijn.host launched what it claimed was “one of the Netherlands’ first digitally sovereign public clouds” late last year, it struck a chord with a growing European anxiety. Built entirely on open source Apache CloudStack technology and hosted exclusively within Dutch borders, the platform promised businesses a genuine alternative to American cloud…

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Cyber Essentials certifications rising slowly but steadily

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The number of Cyber Essentials badges issued via the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) backed security certification scheme continues to increase but at a slower pace than is really needed to secure the resilience of Britain’s business community. This is according to new statistics – covering the January to March 2025 quarter – published on…

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Cyber Bill at risk of becoming a missed opportunity, say MPs

3 minutes of reading / AI, compliance, quantum computing, Tech / By

The UK’s Cyber Security and Resilience (CSR) Bill represents a golden opportunity to enhance Britain’s national cyber security posture but risks losing the support of key industry stakeholders unless its backers adopt a more comprehensive outlook, a group of MPs has warned. In a report published 11 June, the Cyber Innovation All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG)…

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