John Leonard

6 days ago | computing.co.uk | John Leonard

But don’t worry, the CEO has ‘never been more optimistic’ CrowdStrike is cutting 500 jobs, representing 5% of its global workforce, citing AI as a factor in its decision. The cybersecurity company, which attained notoriety last year after a faulty software update brought down millions of Windows devices around the globe, said that AI can accelerate innovation and streamline operations, reducing the need for certain roles.

1 week ago | computing.co.uk | John Leonard

After going its own way for a year, the latest Redis releases once again offers an open source licensing option, but will developers be convinced? Redis, the database company that last year ceased licensing its code with the open source BSD-3 licence in favour of "source available" SSPL licences, which are not recognised by the Open Source Institute (OSI), has returned to the open source fold.

2 weeks ago | computing.co.uk | John Leonard

Check Point finds that threat actors are following the evolution of AI closely, and adapting models to their needs Cybercriminals are increasingly adapting large language models for criminal purposes, including writing malicious code, social engineering and fraud. They take commercially available models such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude, and remove the safeguards designed to prevent them producing harmful outputs, often selling their efforts on the dark web.

2 weeks ago | computing.co.uk | John Leonard

ETSI security guidance covers the entire AI product lifecycle With many organisations rolling out AI systems that may not be fully understood or functionally mature, there are concerns that the technology will significantly broaden the attack surface. Against this backdrop the European standards organisation ETSI has published its latest technical specification for securing and benchmarking AI systems against cyber threats.

3 weeks ago | computing.co.uk | John Leonard

All online services in scope and accessible in the UK must comply by 25th July Ofcom, the UK’s telecoms and broadcasting regulator, has finalised its child safety requirements that sites and apps must introduce by 25th July to comply with the Online Safety Act.