High-profile filings prove world’s biggest stars will not wait for AI legislation
29 April 2026
Taylor Swift has applied to trademark her voice and appearance in an apparent attempt to protect herself from AI impersonations.
The pop superstar has lodged three trademark applications in the US – one using a photo of herself on stage during her Eras Tour and the other two being audio clips of her introducing herself while promoting her last album.
Find out more UK cybersecurity workforce embraces AI, highlighting growing need for advanced skills
27 April 2026
ISC2, the non-profit member organisation for cybersecurity professionals, has published UK data from its latest ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study revealing that while UK cybersecurity teams are rapidly embracing AI tools, they do not yet have the AI skills needed to safely deploy or defend against a surge in AI powered threats.
As AI becomes central to cyber defence strategies, UK professionals report that demand for AI related expertise is outpacing their ability to keep up, creating a widening divide between ambition and preparedness.
Infosecurity Europe highlights surge in Agentic AI as 64% of UK cybersecurity leaders say it will have the biggest impact on cyber defence over the coming years
27 April 2026
Infosecurity Europe, the information security event, running from 2-4 June 2026 at Excel London, has announced a major focus on artificial intelligence across its 2026 programme, as new research reveals that nearly two-thirds (64%) of UK cybersecurity leaders believe Agentic AI will have the biggest impact on cybersecurity over the next three years.
The findings, part of Infosecurity Europe’s 2026 Cybersecurity Trends Research, underscore the growing impact of AI on cybersecurity. Across Europe, Agentic AI was selected by 52 per cent of respondents as the most impactful emerging technology, far surpassing alternatives such as cloud native application protection (16%), quantum computing, non-human identity, and zero-trust architecture. When broken down by region, 64 per cent of surveyed UK IT decision makers cited Agentic AI as becoming most significant, ahead of Germany (57%) and well above Denmark, Belgium and France (all 46%).
Find out more NinjaOne Unified Backup surpasses 15,000 customers
27 April 2026
NinjaOne, unifying IT to simplify work, has announced significant momentum for NinjaOne Backup, with more than 15,000 customers now relying on the solution to protect their endpoints, servers and SaaS applications.
The growth reflects increasing demand from IT teams and managed service providers (MSPs) for backup and recovery to be embedded within a unified IT operations platform, where shared context and streamlined workflows reduce complexity, improve efficiency, and lead to faster recovery times and stronger resilience.
