Editorial
Lessons Ukrainians learned from cold calling the enemy – interview
Though most would regard cold calling as an annoying nuisance, Ukrainians have been using the practice to penetrate the information walls the Kremlin has built around the Russian population.
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Struggling during virtual meetings? You might be experiencing meeting fatigue
Do you ever feel overwhelmed when your calendar fills up with back-to-back meetings? Or do you find it draining as you put on your game face in a virtual room with everyone looking at you? If any of these scenarios resonate with you, you might be suffering from meeting fatigue.
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Post-quantum encryption algorithms under rigorous scrutiny: expect more hacks
Researchers cracked a post-quantum algorithm in an hour. Experts believe it is not such a bad thing.
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Twitter leaks were bad but worse may be yet to come, says expert
The revelation that the data of 5.4 million Twitter users is for sale on the dark web might have come as a shock to many, but that could just be the tip of the iceberg.
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From smart plugs to managed lighting: how tech could help reduce your energy use
With energy prices set to rise and remain high for the foreseeable future, many are exploring ways to reduce their energy waste as a more sustainable low-carbon economy begins to take shape.
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Ransomware: a global and growing network
Ransomware is no longer an in-house operation but is widely outsourced to other gangs, as part of an expanded network of cybercriminal enterprise.
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The rise of racist machines: how patriarchal white supremacy produces biased robots
AI bias is a known problem – how much worse if it affects physical robots?
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Losing subscribers and streaming wars: are we witnessing the end of Netflix?
With almost a million subscribers lost in just four months, Netflix seems to be in a rocky position. But what does the wave of quitting viewers signal us: the end of Netflix or the beginning of a new streaming era?
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Cybersecurity firms that resort to layoffs may regret it later
Cybersecurity companies, already struggling to find talent, believe that firing people will only make things worse.
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AI can see things we can’t – but does that include the future?
With tech companies already using machine learning to map world events as they unfold, it is reasonable to ask when artificial intelligence will be able to predict them before they happen.
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The curious case of the self-proclaimed Cryptoqueen behind the $4b scam
Ruja Ignatova is the woman behind the biggest crypto scam in history. But where is she now?
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Cybersecurity skills shortage paradox
Many employers are hesitant to hire entry-level talent, further perpetuating the skills gap issue.
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Tamagotchi generation: are you ready to raise virtual babies in the metaverse?
Increasing concerns around the environment and overpopulation, not to mention the cost of raising a child, are giving credence to the prediction that we are destined for a future of Tamagotchi kids and virtual parenting.
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Rare Enigma machine lost and found in Ukraine
As chaos ensued following the Russian military onslaught on Kyiv, a World War II-era Enigma encryption machine went missing from the local museum. An OSINT community then found the machine on an online marketplace.
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Exoplanet imaging could be humanity’s best chance to find extraterrestrial intelligence
Active messaging may be one way to proceed in searching for extraterrestrial intelligence. Laying low to avoid outer space threat actors could be an alternative course. A better option yet might be investing more in telescopes capable of imaging exoplanets, a leading SETI researcher says.
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In space, cutting losses invite cyberattacks
The cybersecurity of commercial satellites can be on par with any government spacecraft. However, companies avoiding loss at all costs is precisely what ransomware gangs prey on. Besides, businesses don't shoot back.
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Why hackers destroying one Starlink satellite could cause orbital Armageddon
A satellite entering a destructive spin cycle results in space debris: fast-moving particles then cause a cascade of destruction with devastating implications for the whole of humanity.
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Why you pay more when brands suffer a data breach
Did you know there is often an invisible cyber tax being passed on to customers, meaning customers pay more every time a big brand gets hacked?
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Ukrainian cyber experts who stayed behind to work and fight
These men I had the pleasure of talking to don’t get much time to rest, as they divide it between work and war, but keeping busy helps them to find relief from longing for their families.
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Here’s an easy way to create a bot, a hacker said and got banned from Twitter
Twitter bot problem is greater than the 5% it’s claiming, a hacker who was banned from the social media platform for toying with bots told Cybernews.
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