
Emma Woollacott
Emma Woollacott is a freelance journalist writing for publications including the BBC, Private Eye, Forbes, Raconteur and specialist technology titles.
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Half of agentic AI projects are still stuck at the pilot stageNews Organizations are stymied by issues with security, privacy, and compliance, as well as the technical challenges of managing agents at scale
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Microsoft warns of rising AitM phishing attacks on energy sectorNews The campaign abused SharePoint file sharing services to deliver phishing payloads and altered inbox rules to maintain persistence
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Why the UK is primed to lead a global charge in ‘green AI’ innovationNews UKAI says there are major economic incentives and a big opportunity for the UK to lead the world in green AI development
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Trade groups hit out at EU's proposed Digital Networks ActNews The European Commission has set out its proposals to boost the EU's connectivity, to some criticism from industry associations
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Fears over “AI model collapse” are fueling a shift to zero trust data governance strategiesNews Gartner warns of "model collapse" as AI-generated data proliferates – and says organizations need to beware
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LastPass issues alert as customers targeted in new phishing campaignNews LastPass has urged customers to be on the alert for phishing emails amidst an ongoing scam campaign that encourages users to backup vaults.
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CEOs are fed up with poor return on investment from AINews Most CEOs say they're struggling to turn AI investment into tangible returns and failing to move beyond exploratory projects
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NCSC names and shames pro-Russia hacktivist group amid escalating DDoS attacks on UK public servicesNews Russia-linked hacktivists are increasingly trying to cause chaos for UK organizations
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An AWS CodeBuild vulnerability could’ve caused supply chain chaos – luckily a fix was applied before disaster struckNews A single misconfiguration could have allowed attackers to inject malicious code to launch a platform-wide compromise
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New industry 'ambassador' scheme looks to shore up software security practicesNews The Software Security Ambassadors scheme aims to boost software supply chains by helping organizations implement the Software Security Code of Practice.
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1,800 MSPs impacted in Pax8 data leak after company shared partner information via emailNews More than a thousand MSPs have been alerted that competitors may now have access to sensitive business data
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Workers are wasting half a day each week fixing AI ‘workslop’News Better staff training and understanding of the technology is needed to cut down on AI workslop
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IBM Sovereign Core targets AI and cloud data residency gains for European enterprisesNews The new IBM Sovereign Core service allows organizations to build, manage, and deploy their own AI-ready sovereign workloads
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Finance and security leaders are odds over cyber priorities, and it’s harming enterprisesNews Poor relations between the departments can be solved by CISOs talking in a language CFOs understand
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Irish data center expansion plans draw fireNews A new plan to attract investment in energy intensive sectors will be bad for locals and the environment, critics say
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There’s a dangerous new ransomware variant on the block – and cyber experts warn it’s flying under the radarNews The new DeadLock ransomware family is taking off in the wild, researchers warn
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AI-related cuts could come back to haunt enterprisesNews A frantic push to automate roles with AI could come back to haunt many enterprises, according to Forrester
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Supply chain and AI security in the spotlight for cyber leaders in 2026News Organizations are sharpening their focus on supply chain security and shoring up AI systems
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Generative AI data violations more than doubled last yearNews Shadow AI is preventing business leaders from keeping a lid on sensitive data
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Cyber criminals recruiting insiders at specific organizationsNews Dark web ads are looking for workers at crypto and social media firms
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Veeam patches Backup & Replication vulnerabilities, urges users to updateNews The vulnerabilities affect Veeam Backup & Replication 13.0.1.180 and all earlier version 13 builds – but not previous versions.
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A critical HPE OneView flaw is being exploited in the wildNews A maximum-severity HPE OneView vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild, prompting an alert by CISA.
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Retailers ramp up automation to tackle supply chain challengesNews Companies are moving AI projects from pilot to production across the board, with a focus on open-source models and software, as well as agentic and physical AI
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Phishing kits soared in popularity last year as rookie hackers ramped up DIY cyber attacksNews As PhaaS kits increase in sophistication, organizations should be on the alert
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