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Zack Bentolila, director of global field, channel and alliance marketing at application security vendor Checkmarx, talks to Computing about the latest in cyber security, and what it means for marketing strategy.

A new study has found that AI tools such as ChatGPT were likely used to assist with a significant number of research papers published in 2023, mostly without proper disclosure.

A damning report by the US Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB), has revealed a "cascade of errors and security failures" at Microsoft which allowed a major breach of its systems last year.

Microsoft's April 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes a total of 150 security flaws, including 67 remote code execution bugs and two zero-days. Unusually, though, there were no patches for Microsoft Exchange this month.

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Norwegian government ministers have put forward proposals to regulate datacentres in the country.

CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, has long had some of the biggest of big data needs. Its engineers historically built their own IT systems including for distributed and high performing computing (HPC), and sometimes still do. But the culture has largely shifted to engaging with open source communities with similar requirements, including adopting OpenStack for the computing needs of the Large Hadron Collider.

Qualys is offering free 30-day access to its SaaS TruRisk platform. This move aims to assist organisations in adhering to the UK National Cyber Security Centre's (NCSC) guidelines that recommend a 5–7 day window for patching vulnerabilities. The announcement was made by Sumedh Thakar, the CEO of Qualys, at the Qualys Security Conference in London on Wednesday.

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A group of prominent political, technology and civil society leaders have raised concerns about the threat posed by AI-generated content to the integrity of the upcoming UK elections.