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AI, cybersecurity, and quantum computing shape UK’s new 10-year economic plan – Computerworld
“We will enable new sectors to establish themselves e.g., our rapidly growing AI sector. […] Driving investment into our internationally renowned cybersecurity sector and supporting cutting-edge innovation to address the challenges that prevent widespread technology adoption,” the government wrote in the the Digital Technologies Sector Plan. With a combined value of £1 trillion ($1.4 trillion) the UK’s tech sector was…
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Government cybersecurity action plan includes £16 million in funding
The UK government is putting more cash into the cybersecurity sector as part of a new Cyber Growth Action Plan. The aim is to boost the UK’s £13.2 billion cyber sector with up to £16 million in new funding for startups, scale-ups, and university spinouts. The project will be led by the University of Bristol and Imperial College London’s Centre…
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RSAC in focus: Collaboration in cybersecurity
“Community. It’s what makes us strong in cybersecurity.” These were the emphatic words of Hugh Thompson, executive chairman of RSAC, as he opened the RSAC Conference 2025. His address, setting the tone for the week, repeatedly underscored that in an era of escalating digital complexity and sophisticated harmful actors, the collective strength of the cybersecurity community – a direct manifestation…
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RSAC in focus: How AI is improving cybersecurity
ITPro created this content as part of a paid partnership with Microsoft. The content of this article are entirely independent and solely reflect the editorial opinion of ITPro. The field of digital protection is continually advancing, and the integration of artificial intelligence in cybersecurity is proving to be a pivotal development. This was unmistakably clear at the recent RSA Conference…
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Microsoft unveils free EU cybersecurity program for governments
Microsoft announced in Berlin today a new European Security Program that promises to bolster cybersecurity for European governments. The program expands to Microsoft’s existing Government Security Program, which is free to all European Union countries, including accession states, European Free Trade Association (EFTA) members, the UK, Monaco, and the Vatican. The tech giant noted that the program primarily aims to…
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UK SMBs are ramping up cybersecurity spending – and it’s about time
More than half of UK small businesses increased their cybersecurity spending last year, with 8% saying the increase was significant. Unsurprisingly, it was the IT and communications industry that recorded the highest increase in spending, with 10% of firms making a sizable investment alongside 52% who reported a “slight” increase. Other sectors reporting significantly increased cybersecurity spending included health and…
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A cybersecurity researcher just discovered a treasure trove of leaked accounts: More than 184 million logins were readily available online, with Google, Meta, and Apple users affected
A cybersecurity researcher has uncovered a mysterious, publicly accessible database containing millions of login credentials from services including Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft. The publicly exposed database was not password-protected or encrypted, and contained more than 184 million unique logins and passwords, adding up to 47.42GB of raw credential data. The data included emails, usernames, passwords, and the URL links to…
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Dell brings new cybersecurity features to PowerStore, Data Domain, and PowerScale product lines
Dell Technologies has revealed new cybersecurity features for three of its key data center hardware products, while also talking up its disaggregated, private cloud capabilities. On the second day keynote of its annual conference in Las Vegas, hosted by chief operating officer Jeff Clarke, the company showed off AI-powered security enhancements for its PowerStore and PowerScale range. Dell PowerStore, launched…
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Why does cybersecurity still struggle with professionalization?
If you wanted advice from a lawyer or accountant, you would want to check they are registered with their professional body. Likewise if you employ an engineer, or engage an architect for a project, knowing that they have chartered status is reassuring. Since 2000, IT even has its own chartered professional status, CITP, through the British Computer Society. Earning chartered…
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UK Legal Aid Agency investigates cybersecurity incident
The Legal Aid Agency (LAA), an executive agency of the UK’s Ministry of Justice that oversees billions in legal funding, warned law firms of a security incident and said the attackers might have accessed financial information. Approximately 2,000 providers, including barristers, solicitor firms, and non-profit organizations, deliver civil and criminal legal aid services in England and Wales under contracts with…
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