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Fraudster who targeted ransomware victims appears in US court

Zohar Pinhasi stands accused of duping distressed ransomware victims by offering fake cyber services that he could not provide.
NCSC and pals call out company that backed Chinese state hackers

The NCSC's joint advisory names perennial offender Integrity Technology, accusing it of facilitating cyber attacks on behalf of Flax Typhoon, a Chinese state threat actor.
Major hurdles found in shift to autonomous broadband network

Research highlights poor device compatibility and inconsistent data as key challenges that must be addressed before broadband networks can become autonomous
Openreach adds vigour in push for customers to go digital

UK’s leading communication provider accelerates programme to transition customers away from analogue services, aiming to reach 16.4 million people with stop-sell rules by November 2026
WBA sets out requirements to shape Wi-Fi, 6G convergence

Framework sets out how Wi-Fi and 6G convergence can help to reduce network costs, improve customer experience, and unlock new services and commercial models
Mastercard commits to offline payment capability

Payment card provider will enable offline payments to be accepted in Europe in the event of power and network outages

Gartner: Process mining and task mining insight

Gartner analysts explain when enterprises should focus on process mining and when they should use task mining
NRF Europe: tech transformations prevalent among major retailers

NRF Europe 2026 saw some key themes across the retail space, including AI, SaaS and ongoing technology transformation for even the biggest of retailers
Has the time arrived for the retail chief AI officer?

The retail jobs of the future are oft-debated, but the industry looks to be entering an era primed for the arrival of the chief AI officer

Microsoft Windows winds back the clock- Cliff Saran's Enterprise blog

When Microsoft launched Windows 95 in August 1995 to the theme of the Rolling Stones’ Start me up, Apple took out a tongue-in-cheek ad in national newspapers. “C:\ONGRTLNS.W95,” Apple said, poking ... Continue Reading
Why coding agents need runtime security as they gain more autonomy- CW Developer Network

Arcjet this week announced an expansion of its Agent Runtime Security product to secure the coding agents developers use to build applications. DevOps (and dedicated security) teams can now ... Continue Reading
What to expect from AeraHUB 2026- CW Developer Network

Billed as the “decision intelligence global summit”, the Computer Weekly Developer Network is off to AeraHUB 2026, October 27 & 28, 2026, in New York City. For the uninitiated, Aera Technology ... Continue Reading
AI + NTT + DATA = A Conversation With Warren O'Driscoll- Networks Generation

Had a most fascinating conversation with Warren O’Driscoll, head of security practice at NTT DATA (UK&I) the other day and – yes, that two letter acronym beginning with “A” and ending in “I” ... Continue Reading

Green IT: Taking responsibility for software’s physical footprint

Green IT must look beyond physical datacentres to software efficiency. Optimising code, data retention, and architecture reduces energy demand and hardware churn
Guide to supply chain cyber resilience

Cyber resilience is not just built by drafting better policies, but by proving your organisation can withstand and respond to incidents and manage risks buried deep within the supply chain.
The AI kill switch – what actually happens when you press it?

Talk of an AI kill switch abounds, but what would such a thing actually look like in practice, and what would it mean to ‘press’ it?