‘No government entity, large or small, previously targeted or not, is immune’: Ransomware attacks on government agencies have surged 91% in a yearComparitech has observed a rise in ransomware attacks against government organizations Oct 30 26October 30, 2026Article at IT PRO
‘Our most prolific engineers have demonstrated that neither the developer role nor their output is defined by the use of AI’: Amazon tells software engineers that not every task needs AI as token consumption surgesThe tech giant wants staff to stop tokenmaxxing and start using AI when it's sensible Oct 29 26October 29, 2026Article at IT PRO
Microsoft Teams is getting a suite new AI features to crack down on phishing attacksA sharp rise in phishing attacks against Microsoft Teams has prompted a raft of new features Oct 27 26October 27, 2026Article at IT PRO
Microsoft’s ‘voluntary exit’ offer explained: Why is the company offering staff buyouts and which staff are eligible?The tech giant expects fewer than 30% to take up the offer, but the move shows changes are afoot at Microsoft Oct 27 26October 27, 2026Article at IT PRO
Enterprises are being stung by unexpected AI bills, and it’s disrupting IT budgetsA survey by Cisco found that observability costs are skyrocketing amid the shift to AI, despite half unable to measure LLM response quality Oct 23 26October 23, 2026Article at IT PRO
‘Speeding up coding alone won’t translate into business outcomes’: Developers are shipping software at record pace with AI – but time savings are being squanderedAn Atlassian survey suggests AI helps coding, but workflow friction needs to be addressed too Oct 23 26October 23, 2026Article at IT PRO
Microsoft says AI is causing a workforce rupture among British businesses – leaders are backing the technology, but workers still aren’t soldNew Microsoft research shows a huge disconnect between leadership and employees when it comes to confidence in the UK leading in AI Oct 21 26October 21, 2026Article at IT PRO
Hackers are using patches to create vulnerability ‘maps’ – that means the 'patch and move on' approach needs to endTerra Security has spotted a leap in vulnerabilities in patches or otherwise fixed code Oct 20 26October 20, 2026Article at IT PRO
Bank of America hired 1,000 security consultants to address Mythos-spotted flawsTemp hires were needed to work through patches and other fixes necessary to address vulnerabilities spotted by the AI security models Oct 15 26October 15, 2026Article at IT PRO
Gartner: PC shipments collapse by nearly a quarterPC sales continue to slide as AI drives up component prices Oct 13 26October 13, 2026Article at IT PRO
French fridges hacked in country-wide supermarket attackInternet-connected fridge temperatures raised remotely by hackers, spoiling food and sparking fires Oct 13 26October 13, 2026Article at IT PRO
Employees are bringing AI to work – companies must catch upEmployees are using AI to work faster - often beyond IT control. NTT Data believes the answer isn’t a ban but small steps and governance Oct 09 26October 09, 2026Article at Techfinitive
If Amazon wants Americans to love data centres as much as freeways, it needs to get its argument straightMatt Garman, CEO of Amazon Web Services, wants the US public to learn to love data centres as much as the highways built in the 1950s Oct 08 26October 08, 2026Article at Techfinitive
Finance teams are wasting a quarter of their week checking AI slopAI adoption is high in financial processes, but accuracy and accountability remain challenges Oct 08 26October 08, 2026Article at IT PRO
Meet Le Chonk: Everything you need to know about Mistral's new open-weight AI modelMistral claims its latest foundation AI model is the best open weight design outside China Oct 07 26October 07, 2026Article at IT PRO
Enterprises aren't quite sold on autonomous IT operationsA new survey shows companies aren't ready for autonomous AI, and those with technical skills are the most pessimistic Oct 06 26October 06, 2026Article at IT PRO
Danish data breach: Everything we know about the cyber attack that hit 8.8m DanesAround 8.8 million citizens have been impacted in the incident, according to official figures Oct 06 26October 06, 2026Article at IT PRO
Here's how AI could pay for itselfBain lays out the challenge of paying for the high costs of AI infrastructure Oct 01 26October 01, 2026Article at IT PRO
California bans firing by ‘robo boss’You can work for a robot, but you can't be fired or disciplined by one – without human oversight Oct 01 26October 01, 2026Article at IT PRO
Who’s to blame for rogue AI? It could be you as ignorance of the law is no defenceWhen developers unleash autonomous tools without adequate safeguards, victims shouldn’t be blamed for failing to build a higher fence Sep 30 26September 30, 2026Article at Techfinitive
