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• The US is set to delete a datacentre security rule. Bad timing July 10, 2026
  The US Federal Data Center Enhancement Act expires soon and will remove critical physical security baselines. This risks eroding standards during the AI-driven global infrastructure boom
• Cyber field doubts promise of Cyber Shield July 9, 2026
  The NCSC has shared more details of its national AI Cyber Shield initiative, but experts say the project faces serious delivery challenges
• UK’s largest businesses dangerously exposed to cloud outages July 9, 2026
  British businesses, particularly those in the FTSE 100, are dangerously dependent on large cloud providers, with hypothetical large-scale outages at AWS or Azure regions likely to cause major economic damage, according to the Cyber Monitoring Centre
• The silent substrate: how 175,000 AI endpoints are reshaping the internet July 8, 2026
  A new layer of compute is forming beneath our feet – distributed, ungoverned, and increasingly capable of action
• CW@60: Reflections of an accidental technology anthropologist July 8, 2026
  Computer Weekly security editor Alex Scroxton looks back at how a fascination with people watching became realised through technology
• AI won't break your security, but your governance might July 7, 2026
  The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers if Anthropic’s Claude Mythos frontier AI model is a benefit or barrier to achieving resilient enterprise IT security, and how security leaders need to adapt.
• The cyber law that could change everything July 7, 2026
  The aim of the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill is to target critical infrastructure operators and essential service providers. Midmarket businesses need to be aware that they may be part of a critical supply chain and open to scrutiny as a result.
• M&S among first businesses to sign UK government’s resilience pledge July 7, 2026
  Marks & Spencer joins the likes of Accenture, Microsoft and Vodafone by committing to take practical steps to improve cyber standards through the government’s voluntary Cyber Resilience Pledge
• Complaint urges ban on ‘unlawful’ Europol processing of personal data July 7, 2026
  Migration campaign group Front-Lex has filed a complaint to Europe’s data protection watchdog, calling for a ban on Europol’s data processing operations that do not comply with EU law, following an investigation by Computer Weekly, Solomon and Correctiv
• Middle East urged to prioritise prevention as cyber workforce gap hits 300,000 July 6, 2026
  As cyber attacks accelerate and organisations expand their digital footprints, security leaders are being urged to prioritise prevention and zero-trust architectures over expectations that AI will close the region’s growing skills gap
• US cyber agency warns over forgotten SharePoint flaw July 2, 2026
  An RCE vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint that was mistakenly omitted from the May Patch Tuesday bulletin is being exploited in the wild, says Cisa
• Bank of England explores trading ‘kill switches’ to contain AI meltdowns July 2, 2026
  UK central bank’s deputy governor outlines challenges facing regulators as artificial intelligence reshapes the finance sector
• British public won’t tolerate cyber disruption any more June 29, 2026
  The British public’s tolerance for cyber disruption, particularly at high-profile organisations such as retailers, is wearing thin, according to a TalkTalk Business study
• UK businesses fear stigma of ransomware June 29, 2026
  Data from the UK’s Report Fraud service reveals the scope of ransomware attacks is going underreported, with few businesses confident enough to identify themselves as victims
• How IAM providers are preparing for agentic AI June 29, 2026
  There is little doubt that enterprises will be deploying agentic AI. As such, technology firms are looking at various ways to secure these systems
• Why frontier AI must be stress-tested before CISOs trust it June 26, 2026
  The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers if Anthropic’s Claude Mythos frontier AI model is a benefit or barrier to achieving resilient enterprise IT security, and how security leaders need to adapt.
• The ‘year of AI’: 2026 sees influx of ransomware attacks June 26, 2026
  At Infosecurity Europe 2026, Cynthia Kaiser, former FBI cyber deputy director and now SVP of anti-ransomware platform services supplier Halcyon, warns that ransomware is evolving with AI and becoming readily available on the dark web
• Canvas breach hit 160 UK unis but caused limited damage June 25, 2026
  The April 2026 ShinyHunters breach of the Canvas learning management system caused downstream impacts at more than 150 higher education institutions in the UK, but the damage appears to have been limited
• EU proposes tech-backed expansion of Europol policing agency June 25, 2026
  Enhanced powers to collect and share data are at the heart of EU plans to expand Europol, putting it at loggerheads with human rights groups
• UK’s cultural institutions failing on cyber security, warns PAC June 24, 2026
  The UK’s national museums and galleries have failed to heed the lessons of high-profile cyber attacks and remain highly vulnerable. The Public Accounts Committee is calling on DCMS to do more to help