Barclaycard Payments adds Visa checkout for UK merchants
about 7 hours agoUK merchants will gain a single integration for cards, wallets and Click to Pay as Barclaycard Payments folds Visa's Unified Checkout into Smartpay Fuse.
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UK Connect Chief named in LDC top 50 ambitious leaders
The recognition places UK Connect among a group of businesses with combined annual revenues of GBP £1.4 billion and almost 8,500 staff.
UK Connect Defence wins Made in Britain recognition
The recognition underlines growing pressure on defence suppliers to prove resilient UK production as demand rises for deployable military communications and sensing systems.
CyberFest 2026 secures sponsor backing for North East
Backing from national and international sponsors will help draw more than 1,000 delegates to CyberFest 2026 in the North East this October.
WorkNest Secure wins CREST cyber resilience accreditation
It strengthens the firm's ability to test banks and other regulated groups against realistic attack scenarios that expose response gaps.
Oxford Pilates brands add BON CHARGE red light recovery
Oxford members will get red light therapy in Pilates, yoga and recovery sessions as the Holford Centre adds new devices and a Reset Room.
Cisco says UK observability costs outstrip IT budgets
UK IT teams are cutting data coverage and facing surprise bills as telemetry expenses increasingly outstrip infrastructure budgets.
Editor Interviews
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Tributech: AI is rewriting the threat model for Europe's CNI
New UK reporting rules and AI-enabled attacks are leaving critical infrastructure operators with far less time to spot and contain breaches.
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Fortinet: The AI challenge is visibility and control, not permission
Shadow AI is driving higher breach and compliance risks, with exposed firms incurring around $670,000 more in data-breach costs.
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Aveni CEO: Why small AI models matter to UK finance
Smaller specialist models could save UK banks millions on compliance work while reducing reliance on a handful of US tech giants.
This month
Interview: Cloudera says AI agents reshape zero trust
Enterprises must update identity controls as software agents generate more requests and need tightly time-limited access to sensitive systems.
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AI moves fast: are you training your people to use it wisely?
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Europe energy groups warn cyber rules lag behind risk
Attackers could exploit gaps in connected energy devices and grid links unless utilities, manufacturers and regulators improve practical resilience, experts said.
Dell study says EMEA AI rollout hit by security concerns
Security and compliance worries are slowing AI deployment across EMEA, where 55% of IT leaders say they have already delayed rollouts.
UK organisations hit harder by cyberattacks on operations
UK firms are seeing more cyber incidents disrupt production, with 65% reporting operational impact in the past year, the highest among markets surveyed.
Hitachi Vantara wins security certification for VSP One
Government buyers may find procurement easier, as the VSP One Block storage platform has gained independent security approval valid through 2031.
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Analyst Insights
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Hack The Box launches AI range for enterprise security teams
Security leaders are being given a way to judge whether AI agents and staff can handle cyber tasks safely as adoption speeds up.
2 days ago
InfrOS launches tool to tune cloud AI infrastructure
Businesses are being pushed to rework cloud estates faster, as InfrOS says AI-optimised infrastructure spending will climb 96% to USD $42 billion in 2026.
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Fastly named Leader in IDC MarketScape WAAP assessment
The recognition may help Fastly win business as firms seek to curb bot traffic, API abuse and fragmented defences across online services.
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Omnissa launches AI tools as endpoint use surges 1,000%
Three-quarters of AI assistant use was unsanctioned, underscoring why enterprises are turning to tighter controls as adoption jumps nearly 1,000% year on year.
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