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Dawn of Q day: the fun and disruption that quantum computing brings

The age of quantum computing is dawning upon us. Its capabilities both scare and excite scientists. "Quantum computing is going...
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The rise of stalkerware in abusive relationships

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Would you sooner leave a friend unattended in your home for an hour or give them ten minutes alone with...
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Tomorrow Unlocked: Hacking In Healthcare

Earlier this year, German police attributed a patient's death to a cyberattack for the first time ever, after a ransomware...
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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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The man behind the Oscars Chadwick Boseman NFT tribute: why do NFTs excite black artists?

Despite the backlash that followed the NFT tribute to Chadwick Boseman during the Oscars, black artists are hoping that NFT...
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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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Deepfake elections coming soon to a democracy near you?

Deepfake videos are becoming increasingly pervasive, with an estimated 1,000 such videos uploaded to porn sites per month in 2020....
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Vandana Verma: why do we need psychologists in infosecurity?

Vandana Verma, an IBM security architect, believes in diversity in the infosecurity field. By diversity, she means including not only...
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The end of Internet Explorer - how Microsoft lost the browser wars

Your default browser will reveal more about you than you care to admit and the ecosystem you spend most of...
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The Reclaim Your Face campaign urges to sign a petition to ban biometric surveillance in the EU

Biometric mass surveillance, including facial and emotion recognition, is widespread throughout Europe. Activists claim it to be a major human...
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Cyber partisans: the hacktivists fighting back against state oppression in Belarus

While states are using the latest digital tools to monitor and cajole their citizens, there is increasing evidence that activists...
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Tsikhanouskaya supporter: de-anonymization technologies are breaking Lukashenko’s repressive machine

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“De-anonymization technologies have a depressing effect on Lukashenko's repressive machine, followed by a refusal to show violence, unwillingness to carry...
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Samsung and BMW embrace quantum computing

Information is power, and data is the new oil. Much to their chagrin, businesses learned the hard way that if...
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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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Problem with a hacking law that was inspired by a movie

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (1986), partly inspired by the movie WarGames, is still a major headache for white...
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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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