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Kiteworks lifts shutdown order after incident-free weekend

Published in Kiteworks lifts shutdown order after incident-free weekend on 28.09.2026

Kiteworks customers are back up and running after a highly-unusual preemptive shutdown that came amid indications of an impending cyber attack.

Are AI coders more trouble than they’re worth?

Published in Kiteworks lifts shutdown order after incident-free weekend on 28.09.2026

More and more code is being produced by AI tools. A poll finds that software teams are struggling to keep pace

The GPU mirage on a lazy Sunday afternoon

Published in Kiteworks lifts shutdown order after incident-free weekend on 28.09.2026

An attempt to spin up my own Whisper transcription server resulted in an afternoon of sold-out zones and vanishing GPUs – a worm's-eye view of the shortage the industry talks about

Oktane 2026: The industry is ready to talk about AI kill switches

Published in Kiteworks lifts shutdown order after incident-free weekend on 28.09.2026

The concept of an AI kill switch – a means to terminate out-of-control agents – sounds dramatic, but security leaders are now starting to talk openly and pragmatically about why they are needed and how to use them

Defining digital sovereignty

Published in Kiteworks lifts shutdown order after incident-free weekend on 28.09.2026

Digital sovereignty has become a much-discussed topic - but most debate misses the point. It's not about where your supplier comes from, but about whether you have the ability to make decisions regardless of technology

Investigative journalist seeks damages from police over unlawful phone surveillance

Published in Kiteworks lifts shutdown order after incident-free weekend on 25.09.2026

Northern Ireland journalist subject to unlawful communications surveillance seeks damages from police in High Court claim for data protection breaches and harassment

Expecting cyber attack, Kiteworks tells users to turn off servers

Published in Kiteworks lifts shutdown order after incident-free weekend on 25.09.2026

An as-yet undisclosed zero-day vulnerability has prompted managed file transfer provider Kiteworks to tell users to preemptively switch off their servers

How Meta plans to deliver petabit connectivity between US and France

Published in Kiteworks lifts shutdown order after incident-free weekend on 25.09.2026

Meta is working with NEC, Sumitomo Electric Industries and Orange to deliver petabit transoceanic cabling capacity