All articles by Lara Williams
Lara Williams
Lara Williams is managing editor of Verdict technology. An experienced writer, Lara previously worked as deputy editor of the Financial Times’s fDi Magazine. Lara has a background in technology journalism writing for the UK’s Computing magazine and has spent almost a decade living in Silicon Valley.
AI‑enhanced DDoS‑for‑hire operations increased rapidly in 2025—report
Conversational AI interfaces are enabling a wave of DDoS attacks as threat actors target enterprise supply chain vulnerabilities.
Opinion: Security leaders must regain control of vendor risk, says Vanta’s risk and compliance director
Khushboo Kashyap, senior risk and compliance director at Vanta, sets out her advice for security leaders navigating changes to the UK’s Cyber Security and Resilience Bill.
Opinion: We must ensure human interaction remains at the centre of our digital world
Ajay Patel, head of World ID at Sam Altman-founded company Tools for Humanity outlines the digital identity trends he believes should be on the radar of tech leaders, regulators, and consumers.
Interview: GSMA’s AI industry director on what to expect at MWC 2026
Louis Powell, director of AI Industry at the GSMA shares his thoughts on the main areas of focus for MWC 2026.
Snowflake’s new coding agent is in a category of its own, says head of product
Cortex Code is designed to give a productivity boost to data management and operations, according to Snowflake EVP of product Christian Kleinerman.
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Opinion: Agentic AI must be deployed at scale with a systematic approach
Rajan Padmanabhan, principal technology architect for data analytics and AI at Infosys advises data readiness for effective agentic AI deployment.
Trusting AI agents should mean putting them on rails, not letting them run free
Arnab Bose, chief product officer at work management platform Asana, highlights the need for nuance on the issue of trust in AI agents.
Interview: Cloudera chief AI architect on building human-first AI
Manasi Vartak is a successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur who advocates cognitive empathy in AI development to ensure enterprise AI tools serve all users.
Opinion: Cisco UK&I chief executive says stop focusing on AI impacting entry-level jobs
Sarah Walker, Cisco’s UK&I chief executive says its time to upgrade the focus on AI impacting entry level jobs and think about the opportunity for the UK’s entire workforce.
Opinion: Quantum computing is reshaping secure communications. Metadata is now the first line of defence
Nathan Jenniges, SVP & GM at BlackBerry Secure Communications, advises critical infrastructure leaders to urgently address quantum resilience.