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One year on from M&S attack – has retail cyber security improved?

Published in One year on from M&S attack – has retail cyber security improved? on 28.04.2026

In this week’s Computer Weekly, it’s been a year since the ransomware attack that brought down Marks & Spencer – but has the retail sector learned from the experience? Connected vehicles are entering the AI era – we look at the latest automotive developments. And a quantum algorithm scientist explains what’s happening in this important emerging field. Read the issue now.

Container storage in the AI age: Block vs object and CSI vs container-native

Published in One year on from M&S attack – has retail cyber security improved? on 28.04.2026

We look at key choices when it comes to providing storage for containerised applications and whether to choose block, file or object storage

How to make AI work for Britain: consolidate demand, diversify supply

Published in One year on from M&S attack – has retail cyber security improved? on 28.04.2026

The government must learn from years of experience introducing digital transformation if the UK is to make the most of the opportunities AI offers to the public sector

Are tech leaders risking a cyber resourcing crisis?

Published in One year on from M&S attack – has retail cyber security improved? on 27.04.2026

Tech leaders may be building up problems for the future by not sufficiently rewarding their security team

Why AI is forcing a reset of the identity stack

Published in One year on from M&S attack – has retail cyber security improved? on 27.04.2026

The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers the intersection of AI and IAM. In this article, we explore the shift from identity management to identity intelligence.

Was Capita’s Royal Mail pension contract a botch too far?

Published in One year on from M&S attack – has retail cyber security improved? on 27.04.2026

The Cabinet Office’s decision to end Capita’s contract to administer the Royal Mail pension follows heavy criticism of the supplier’s work on the civil service pension contract

DSIT gets sums badly wrong on AI datacentre carbon footprint

Published in One year on from M&S attack – has retail cyber security improved? on 27.04.2026

Government revises July 2025 projections for AI-driven datacentre carbon footprint upwards by around 100x, but Carbon Brief suggests the numbers could be much higher still

Almost 90% of women leave tech industry within 10 years

Published in One year on from M&S attack – has retail cyber security improved? on 27.04.2026

Women aren’t staying in the tech sector for longer than 10 years, but may come back after leaving if the circumstances are right for their return