Day Headlines in Computers News: 2026-02-18
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Flaws in Google, Microsoft products added to Cisa catalogue (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-18 14:09:00)
Cisa has added six CVEs to its Kev catalogue this week, including newly-disclosed issues in Google Chromium and Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines, and some older flaws as well.
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Flaws in Google and Microsoft products added to Cisa catalogue (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-18 14:09:00)
Cisa has added six CVEs to its Kev catalogue this week, including newly disclosed issues in Google Chromium and Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines, and some older flaws as well
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0APT ransomware crew makes embarrassing splash (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-18 13:26:00)
A new ransomware gang called 0APT has attracted attention, but many of its victims may not even be real, and its operators are being accused of over-egging their criminal pudding.
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Generative and agentic AI in security: What CISOs need to know (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-18 12:01:00)
AI is introducing new risks that existing evaluation and governance approaches were never designed to manage, creating a widening gap between what AI-backed security tools promise and what can be realistically controlled.
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VMO2 owners make Substantial acquisition to gain altnet broadband business (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-18 11:45:00)
Acquisition of UK’s second-largest altnet by broadband major claimed to be able to unlock value of £3.5bn, creating sustainable, scaled network competition and wholesale choice in the UK
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Global 5G standalone dynamic shifts from coverage to capability (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-18 09:45:00)
Annual study of 5G SA market reveals coverage gap between major economic blocs narrowing by the end of 2025, but with growing signs of more consequential signs of divergent spectrum strategies, investment depth and network optimisation
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EU-South Korea research consortium gets to work on lowering AI chip energy use (ComputerWeekly.com 2026-02-18 08:36:00)
EU-South Korea research group is pioneering the use of photon-based hardware chips to help reduce the energy consumption of artificial intelligence datacentres