Day Headlines in Computers News: 2025-12-08
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Ethical hackers can be heroes: It's time for the law to catch up (ComputerWeekly.com 2025-12-08 17:11:00)
The UK government's plan to finally rewrite the 1990 Computer Misuse Act to provide much-needed legal protections for ethical hackers is welcome, but now we need firm action. -
NCSC warns of confusion over true nature of AI prompt injection (ComputerWeekly.com 2025-12-08 16:59:00)
Malicious prompt injections to manipulate GenAI large language models are being wrongly compared to classical SQL injection attacks. In reality, prompt injection may be a far worse problem, says the UK's NCSC. -
How police live facial recognition subtly reconfigures suspicion (ComputerWeekly.com 2025-12-08 10:29:00)
A growing body of research suggests that the use of live facial recognition is reshaping police perceptions of suspicion in ways that undermine supposed human-in-the-loop protections -
UK altnet market ‘entering its most dangerous phase yet’ (ComputerWeekly.com 2025-12-08 09:34:00)
Research predicts shakeout for UK’s independent broadband sector, with likely survivors being those companies that build infrastructure where it matters, invest where returns can be realised and collaborate where value can be unlocked -
SBB undertakes Europe’s first major railway with IMS, VoLTE comms (ComputerWeekly.com 2025-12-08 07:45:00)
Infrastructure upgrade offers onboard 4G service designed to ensure nationwide comms for rail network ahead of planned decommissioning of 3G, redefining connectivity and reliability -
Forrester: The role of internal developer platforms in DevOps (ComputerWeekly.com 2025-12-08 04:00:00)
How does a self-service internal developer platform enable organisations to improve their DevOps workflows?