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Meta pauses employee monitoring program after data protections fail

Poor data protection allowed employees to view everyone’s data, creating a trust issue.

By Evan Schuman

Jun 23, 20265 mins

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Estonia plans government IDs giving AI agents rights and responsibilities

Jun 17, 20263 mins

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Got a Google Pixel? Find these 4 Android 17 features ASAP

Jun 17, 202610 mins

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Microsoft says you don’t need another email security tool; experts say, not so fast

Jun 16, 20266 mins

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Warrantless wiretaps cut off for a week following US Congress vote

By Maxwell Cooter

Jun 12, 20262 mins

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Microsoft's Patch Tuesday updates: Keeping up with the latest fixes

By Dan Muse and Ken Mingis

Jun 12, 20266 mins

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For June, Patch Tuesday means an IT scramble

By Greg Lambert

Jun 12, 202618 mins

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French government's secure messaging system breached

By Maxwell Cooter

Jun 12, 20262 mins

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Inside the coming war over face cameras

Jun 12, 20267 mins

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How to opt out of Google's new AI training default

Google's gonna start using your search-oriented images and audio to train its AI systems — unless you explicitly tell it "no thanks."

Jun 11, 2026 6 mins

AndroidData PrivacyGenerative AI

UK move to filter photos and messages triggers encryption worries for CISOs

Whether or not encrypted data would be put at risk comes down to one unknown: Would this analysis happen solely on the device?

By Evan Schuman

Jun 10, 2026 8 mins

Data and Information SecurityEncryptionEnterprise

What Safari reveals about Apple’s AI strategy ahead of WWDC

Ahead of the company's big developer conference, Apple Is using its web browser to make its AI case.

Jun 4, 2026 5 mins

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Enterprise Spotlight: Rethinking cloud strategy in the age of AI

Download the June 2026 issue of the Enterprise Spotlight from the editors of CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World, and learn how to navigate the latest cloud strategy developments.

By Computerworld staff

Jun 3, 2026 1 min

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Why security matters in the meeting room

Where hybrid collaboration meets regulation, risk, and responsibility.

By Yannic Laleeuwe, Marketing Director, Workplace Collaboration, Barco ClickShare

Apr 28, 2026 5 mins

Windows 11 Smart App Control explained

After an update, Microsoft's app gatekeeping feature is more flexible but still lacks granular controls.

Jun 1, 2026 10 mins

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Certifiably random: Swiss researchers claim perfect random number source

The randomness in quantum physics is imperfect and needs amplification to be considered truly random, the researchers say.

By Maxwell Cooter

May 29, 2026 2 mins

Communications SecurityData and Information SecurityEncryption

How to protect Windows 10 and 11 PCs from ransomware

Ransomware is running rampant, but there are several ways individuals and admins can protect their Windows PCs. Here’s what to do.

By Preston Gralla

May 29, 2026 13 mins

Small and Medium BusinessWindows 10Windows 11

Another IT governance headache: AI-enabled sanction evasion

A new report from RUSI focuses on how AI models are enabling regimes such as North Korea and Iran to execute cyber operations while evading detection.

May 27, 2026 7 mins

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Microsoft previews automatic device isolation in Defender for Endpoint

The new capability will be added to the automatic attack disruption tool, however, new research warns that the tool has to be tuned to avoid it becoming an attack vector.

By Howard Solomon

May 26, 2026 7 mins

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ECB warns banks of new AI risks

The European Central Bank says new AI models could change the threat landscape for banks and calls for faster progress on security measures.

By Viktor Eriksson

May 26, 2026 1 min

Financial Services IndustryFintechGenerative AI

Apple opens its post-Quantum encryption vault

The company has made public the mathematics behind its post-quantum encryption verification, setting a challenge to the entire industry to prove its own code is equally secure.

May 26, 2026 5 mins

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FAQ: What you need to know about expiring Windows Secure Boot certificates

A major change is coming to Windows that neither individual users nor IT admins can ignore. Here’s how to prepare.

By Andy Patrizio

May 26, 2026 9 mins

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Microsoft is turning Windows 11 into an AI operating system

Jun 26, 20264 mins

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AI vendors fund non-profit to help workers adapt to AI era

By Lynn Greiner

Jun 26, 20264 mins

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Why SpaceX is the McDonald’s of AI

Jun 26, 20267 mins

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By Arnold Davick

May 22, 20262 mins

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May 22, 20262 mins

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May 18, 20262 mins

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AI is making business scams harder than ever to spot

May 26, 202636 mins

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By Arnold Davick

May 22, 20262 mins

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May 22, 20262 mins

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