Microsoft smashes record for biggest ever Patch Tuesday update

Microsoft has not only broken but obliterated the record for the largest ever Patch Tuesday drop, with its June 2026 update addressing approximately 200 flaws, and three zero-days.

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Partnership to ensure entry-level jobs for young people

Early Careers Jobs Alliance between the government and industry will provide skills and guidance to ensure young people can begin careers in an AI-focused world

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Gulf enterprises face the resilience gap ransomware is exposing

Ransomware pressure and stricter resilience expectations are exposing a gap that Gulf enterprises have not fully confronted

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Infosecurity Europe 2026: AI turbo-charging cyber crime and response

AI is accelerating cyber attacks by criminals and hostile states, with attackers faster, more persistent and increasingly collaborative, say experts speaking at Infosecurity Europe 2026

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How AI is being used to manage networks

Network management is becoming reliant on artificial intelligence-enabled tools, which use machine learning based on network monitoring data

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Publishers can now opt out of Google AI summaries and training

The UK’s competition watchdog has ruled that Google must provide online publishers and news organisations with the ability to opt out of their work being summarised by artificial intelligence, or otherwise used to train the company’s models

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Interview: Clare Hickie, EMEA CTO, Workday

The IT chief went from implementing Workday software at one of the firm’s largest customers to leading technology at the supplier – she discusses what she learned

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Property sector plans for digital ID collapse over government policy concerns

A major initiative to introduce a standard digital identity scheme for house buying and selling has been shelved due to political uncertainty and lack of clear benefits

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Capita launched civil service pension scheme site without ‘basic’ web security

Outsourcer went live with its troubled civil service pensions administration without a basic Domain Name System security feature

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Subpostmaster federation hit by ransomware attack

National Federation of Subpostmasters suffered a ransomware attack in April after hackers exploited a bug in the web hosting software it uses

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Agentic AI helps Microsoft speed-up viable quantum computer

Microsoft researchers have made a breakthrough in quantum reliability with the help of agentic artificial intelligence

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Interview: Michael Cole, chief technology officer, DP World Tour

AI promises to revolutionise the experience of watching or taking part in the traditional sport of golf for players, fans and TV viewers – the IT chief leading the change explains how

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Over half a trillion dollars generated by global fintechs last year

Fintech sector has emerged from a “reset year” as a more mature industry, according to report

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Scottish residents granted permission for group action against Capita

People of Scotland given the go-ahead on group proceedings regarding the 2023 Capita cyber breach, in which the personal information of millions of people was stolen from Capita systems after a major cyber attack

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Age verification tech could put children at greater risk, says think tank

UK proposals for mandatory age verification will not mitigate children’s exposure to harmful content and ‘addictive’ app design, and risks excluding vulnerable groups from online services, says Foundation for Information Policy Research

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AI agents help Cato slash ‘time-to-protect’ from new CVEs

The application of agentic AI to vulnerability management workflows has slashed mitigation times in experimental conditions, claims Sase specialist Cato Networks.

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Retail Technology Show: No let-up in retail tech investments

At the 2026 Retail Technology Show, retailers share some of the challenges and benefits of implementing emerging technologies

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Sapphire 2026: SAP executives admit route change on high road to business AI

SAP shifted its AI strategy eight to nine months ago to focus on business outcomes over tech, launching an SAP Business AI platform said to integrate business context with AI agents

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