Editorial

Using source code protection to prevent hacks to your mobile apps

I'm sure we're all familiar with stories of popular websites being hacked, or of IT systems in airlines and banks...
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Do some firms “deserve” to get hacked?

COVID-19 has had a significant impact on a great many of that which we hold dear. The fractious nature of...
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Scientists are excited about taking the quantum leap

Recently, Israel allocated $60 million to build its first quantum computer and became the latest country to join the global...
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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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People are aware of deepfakes. And yet, they keep sharing them

Deepfakes are becoming more and more pervasive, with new tools emerging to make the creation of fake media material within...
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She helps people break into cybersecurity: an interview with ‘super-recruiter’ Renee Small

The cybersecurity skills shortage is growing exponentially, and companies need another 3+ million trained workers to fill the gaps. Renee...
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Anett Madi-Nator: with so few women in cybersecurity, pay gap is not an issue

President of  Women4Cyber Foundation Anett Madi-Nator in an interview with CyberNews expressed a wish to reach gender neutrality in the...
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The hype around quantum computing: it's not too early to get in

Quantum computing is transitioning from scientific curiosity to technical reality. There’s so much hype around it because it comes with...
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Darknet researcher: they said, they’ll come and kill me - interview

While the darknet offers refuge to criminals of every creed, good guys are lurking in the shadows, too. Providing insights...
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Don't click: 8 famously lousy vintage keyboards

With the advent of personal computing, designers and developers tried to find the best balance between cost and build quality....
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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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