Vengadasalam Balagobi says ISO 42001 offers a practical framework as boardrooms grapple with bias, privacy and regulatory compliance risks from generative AI.
Cultus and AWS roll out free cloud, AI and Industry 4.0 courses for Sri Lankan students and unemployed youth, targeting the country's job-readiness gap.
Jana Aragalaya Movement alleges decision-making over Sri Lanka's biometric ID is being ceded to India, with a blacklisted firm now on the bidder list.
Citizens Development Business Finance has rolled out a merchant device that gives instant voice confirmation of QR transactions, with card support to follow.
Customs Department rolls out Cargo Flow, a remittances portal and an e-Vessel Service Charges system as part of its modernisation push.
A school group photo of 16 female teachers was manipulated and circulated on WhatsApp; police found the doctored images on four students' phones.
HelaPay has surpassed Rs. 5 billion in cumulative transactions through the Helakuru SuperApp — fivefold growth from the Rs. 1bn mark reached in two years.
Cabinet has cleared a bill to establish a National Cyber Security Regulatory Authority, with the draft expected to reach Parliament in two to three months.
Telecom regulator will stand up its own coverage monitoring system this year and stop relying on operator-supplied data, DG Bandula Herath says.
EQT-backed IT services firm Virtusa, founded in Sri Lanka in 1996, plans an Indian IPO of at least $1 billion following a roadshow in the second half of 2026.
Digital Economy and Public Administration ministries issue interim guidelines directing state institutions to adopt IT tools and remote service delivery.
Digital Trust Alliance and professional bodies wrote to President AKD urging structured cybersecurity governance after the USD 2.5M Treasury heist.
Jury selection has begun in Elon Musk's lawsuit accusing OpenAI and Sam Altman of betraying the AI lab's original nonprofit mission.
Ten Sri Lankan ICT companies generated over USD 2 million in business prospects and 300+ leads at Japan IT Week Spring 2026 in Tokyo, the EDB said.
Department of Registration of Persons warns of a fake website and scam numbers harvesting personal data under the guise of Digital ID registration.
Digital Economy Ministry says only 12 of 37 cabinet-approved bodies are connected so far; push follows Treasury and Public Admin cyber incidents.
Sam Altman says OpenAI is 'deeply sorry' for not alerting police to the Tumbler Ridge shooter's banned ChatGPT account; BC premier calls apology insufficient.
Five Sri Lankan banks issued simultaneous warnings on Friday over a coordinated phishing campaign using look-alike websites to steal customer credentials.
Finance Ministry will replace plastic insurance cards with a digital version from May 1, in collaboration with IRCSL, IASL and Sri Lanka Police.
Digital Deputy Minister Eranga Weeraratne says the $2.5M Treasury fraud was a phishing scam using a fake domain; Harsha de Silva calls it gross incompetence.
Minister Chandana Abeyratne lodges CID complaint after attackers attempted to auction data from the Ministry of Public Administration website.
Meta lays off around 8,000 workers while Microsoft offers voluntary redundancy to about 8,750 as both firms funnel capital into AI.
Scammers using NIC Office lookalike hotlines and a fake e-NIC app to steal personal data; Department for Registration of Persons issues public warning.
Sri Lanka Police warn of malicious .apk files disguised as wedding invitations or lottery notices that read OTPs and drain victims' bank accounts.