Editorial

Virtual influencer Ami Yamato: “Nobody is real on YouTube”

YouTuber Ami Yamato has been an influencer for almost ten years. Yet, she’s not a real person. Does it even...
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WhatsApp leader: people are being spied on in horrifying ways

“Private messages, private calls are so sensitive that they should not just live on some server. That’s just too big...
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Women in cybersecurity

You've probably heard about the cybersecurity skills shortage. That's undoubtedly a severe problem in itself, but there's a related issue...
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A tenth of all cyber-attacks are easily preventable: report

Last year saw a surge of criminal cyber activity, with as many as 304 million ransomware attacks recorded globally, a...
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Report: these businesses are a perfect ransomware target

While certain businesses get bombarded with cyber attacks, others enjoy worry-free operations with little to no concerns about threat actors....
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In most cases, paying the ransom is the obvious way out - experts

If we ban paying the ransom, cybercriminals won’t scatter like cockroaches in the kitchen when the light is turned on....
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Access Now: governments vilify and persecute information security researchers

The white hat hackers might be the unsung heroes of cybersecurity. Yet, governments worldwide are still persecuting them for finding...
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Retros of the lost age: vintage computers from the East

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Forget Commodore, Atari, and Apple with their Western feel and familiar retro features. Many vintage computers were made outside the...
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Why the future of payments is frictionless and invisible

Cash is no longer king in a digital world where the experience is more important than the transaction. The arrival...
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Smart cities: progress with a hidden price tag

From New York and Barcelona to Tokyo and Singapore, the promise of smart cities evokes a glittering vision of effortless...
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Why Hollywood movies about hackers make this cybersecurity veteran cringe

Veteran cybersecurity professional and published author Greg Scott believes that fiction helps us understand the real world. However, Hollywood fiction...
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Don’t toss your broken phone just yet. Soon, the repair costs may go down

If a new phone would cost you as much as to repair the old one, what would you do? It’s...
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Digital ID in a post-pandemic world

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Over the last 18 months, life during a global pandemic has ushered in a new era of contactless convenience where...
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Let's talk about unified communications

Eighteen months ago, workers were prevented from swinging by a colleague's desk for a face-to-face catch up. Overnight, teams across...
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From truck to lap: how ‘portable’ computers evolved over time

In the advent of the digital age, it was hardly evident that a computer of over 3kg (6.6 lbs) will...
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The rise in contactless convenience

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As the world begins to open back up, many people have become very wary of public touchscreens, communal card readers,...
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Oppressors used Pegasus for nefarious means. It can’t be that shocking

The Pegasus Project caused a global shock, a non-profit organization behind the latest investigation about Pegasus spyware Forbidden Stories claim....
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Check your attic: these old computers are crazy expensive

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In a world where NFTs are sold for millions of dollars, an idea to invest in an vintage computer does...
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Opinion: Signal is under attack, and that’s why you should use it

From oppressive governments and intelligence services to politicians and child protection advocates, those in power seem to be rather preoccupied...
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How digital twins are solving the Big Data mystery

To create a bridge between our physical and digital world, many organizations are embracing a trend called digital twinning. But...
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