Security
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EU cyber programme makes room for AI security
The EU cybersecurity work programme has been amended to support implementation of its AI cybersecurity action plan. The change establishes a programme priority but does not announce additional funding or completed projects.
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AI incidents reach boards as controls lag
IBM research suggests that AI incidents are reaching senior decision-makers more quickly than companies are improving their safeguards. The UK findings highlight weaknesses in accountability, financial risk assessments and supplier oversight.
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Met Police ordered to tighten third-party data controls
The Information Commission has issued a reprimand and enforcement notice after Metropolitan Police personnel used an unapproved crime intelligence platform to share personal data. The force must improve its oversight of external technology.
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Cohere moves to acquire autonomous security specialist AISLE
Cohere has signed a letter of intent to acquire AISLE, bringing autonomous vulnerability discovery and remediation expertise into its enterprise AI strategy. The proposed transaction would expand the company’s cybersecurity capabilities in Europe.
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Nvidia puts $250m of computing behind UK AI safety
Nvidia has pledged computing access worth $250 million over five years for UK research into autonomous AI safety and security, including work at Oxford, UCL and Imperial College London.
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EU and Ukraine establish closer cyber response links
CERT-EU and Ukraine’s state communications authority have signed an arrangement intended to initiate closer threat intelligence exchange with CERT-UA, extending existing cooperation between European and Ukrainian cyber responders.
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Banks face tougher recovery tests as AI threats grow
The ECB and Bank of England are examining banks’ cyber recovery capabilities as more capable AI tools increase the potential speed and disruption of attacks on financial infrastructure.
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UK trials autonomous AI against public sector vulnerabilities
The UK government plans to extend cyber defence work using frontier AI after pilots identified more than 1,000 potential vulnerabilities across government systems.
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Wind Tre penalty tests control of outsourced sales
European regulators have published details of a €16.7 million Italian privacy fine against Wind Tre concerning unsolicited marketing and sales-network data practices.
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Britain and Germany agree joint response to hybrid threats
The UK and Germany have announced a counter-hybrid threat partnership covering cyber attacks, sabotage and critical infrastructure protection. The agreement is separate from their industrial technology corridor, although operational arrangements remain to be defined.
