Shannon Williams

1 week ago | itbrief.com.au | Shannon Williams

Tenable has released a new report warning that organisations are increasingly exposed to cybersecurity risks as they adopt open-source AI tools and cloud services at a pace that exceeds their security readiness. According to Tenable's Cloud AI Risk Report 2025, a growing reliance on open-source frameworks and rapidly configured cloud AI services is creating vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and elevated risk of data exposure across cloud environments.

1 week ago | cfotech.co.uk | Shannon Williams

The banking sector in the UK has been identified as the most trusted industry for sharing personal information, although overall trust remains low among consumers, according to findings from the 2025 Digital Trust Index – Consumer Edition by Thales. The report, which surveyed over 14,000 consumers in 14 countries, revealed that just 51% of British respondents ranked banking among their most trusted sectors for personal data handling.

1 week ago | securitybrief.co.uk | Shannon Williams

A recent survey of 1,000 senior UK managers has revealed that 85% consider it important for their data to be stored within the UK, amid heightened concerns over AI data security and privacy. The poll found that nearly two-thirds (64%) of UK workers are using artificial intelligence tools at work without any restrictions, yet data security was identified as the biggest concern by business leaders. One in three respondents reported issues related to AI data security and privacy.

1 week ago | ecommercenews.uk | Shannon Williams

New data from Metapack estimates that UK and European retailers lost approximately GBP £464 million in parcel revenue during the peak shopping season from September to December. The figures reveal that only 0.06% of parcels were officially declared lost, which still translates to roughly 3.72 million missing items within the four-month period.

1 week ago | itbrief.co.uk | Shannon Williams

A survey has found a sharp contrast between the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the daily lives of people in the UK compared to its uptake in workplace settings. The EY AI Sentiment Index, which collected responses from 15,000 people in 15 countries, including the UK, shows that 70% of UK respondents have knowingly used AI in their daily lives over the past six months. This figure is below the global average of 82%.