John Leonard

A cross-party group of MPs has urged the government to publish classified assessments of the risks arising from the UK’s dependence on foreign technology providers, warning that key threats are missing from the National Risk Register.

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2026/government/mps-urge-government-to-lift-secrecy-over-tech-contracts?utm_source=mastodon_org&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=Apr_MPs

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In a damning report, the cross-party Home Affairs Committee said the original “BritCard” scheme, announced last September, was introduced without sufficient consultation, planning or evidence gathering.

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2026/government/government-digital-id-scheme-nothing-short-of-a-fiasco?utm_source=mastodon_org&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=May_GovID

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The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has advised that passkeys should now be consumer’s first choice for authentication, and that the use of passwords should be gradually phased out.

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2026/security/forget-passwords-passkeys-are-the-future-says-ncsc?utm_source=mastodon_org&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=Apr_Passkeys

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Solar power was the leading driver of global energy supply growth in 2025, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2026/solar-surge-drove-global-energy-shift-in-2025?utm_source=mastodon_org&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=Apr_Solar

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Hackers have stolen data from thousands of GitHub's internal code repositories after compromising an employee's device through a malicious extension for Visual Studio Code.

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2026/security/github-confirms-major-breach-linked-to-poisoned-vs-code-extension?utm_source=mastodon_org&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=May_GitHub

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