Editorial
Who has dealt with cybercriminals better: Colonial Pipeline or Ireland’s Health Services?
We saw two different approaches to crisis management in recent Colonial and Irish Healthcare Service Executive (HSE) hacks. While Ireland...
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The proposed AI law to make Europe fit for a digital age
Big tech quickly changed the world with its move-fast-and-break-things mantra. But it didn't stop to think of the future implications...
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DarkSide strives for “ethical hacking” after hitting a vital fuel pipeline in the US
It isn’t often that the US government declares a state of emergency. But then, a ransomware attack that takes down...
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Strict punishments for cybercrime are useless. Here is why
What motivates people to commit crimes is something that has vexed academics and policymakers alike for several decades. Economist Gary Becker...
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Should your old personal data leak be a point of concern?
The number of data leaks reported in recent months has been increasing, and with that more and more of us...
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Data privacy vs data security: what's the difference and why you should care?
The world is a dangerous place. Cybercrime is on the rise, and an inexorable worry for many people operating online...
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Is paying ransomware the worst strategy?
Given the huge pressure the pandemic has placed on service providers, cyberattacks have risen considerably, with ransomware being a particularly...
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Building the Metaverse - are you ready?
As the lines between offline and online begin to disappear, are we ready to build digital spaces that transcend the...
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From hero to zero: meteoric rise and fall of Tandy computers
Home computers should have been a short-term play, plugging a hole in Tandy Corps’ sales left by a passing tech...
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Designers gone wild: most bizarre functioning computers
Throughout the history of computing, computer manufacturers released quite a few oddities to the public. Take a look at some...
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A decade-long attempt to enter PC history: Atari home computers
Atari’s name is almost synonymous with video games and everything ’80s. However, the video game titan made home computers for...
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Titans that perished: Commodore
Few 'greats' from the dawn of personal computing of the late '70s remain unscathed. One of the unfortunate, Commodore, has...
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Recent Facebook, LinkedIn and Clubhouse leaks explained
Everyone’s social media platforms are leaking data lately. But why?It won’t have escaped your notice that a lot of people’s...
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Forget Windows, Apples, and Penguins: enter a world of ‘lost’ OSs
Most consumers can’t imagine their life without an established operating system. However there’s a whole world of alternative OSs.
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Coded bias: do you need to be white to play peekaboo with a robot?
Facial recognition systems are prone to errors, especially when it comes to people of color. When Joy Buolamwini first started...
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Bitcoin is horrible, but NFT will shine, early investor in blockchain claims
More than a decade ago, Shidan Gouran, an early investor in the blockchain space, got 3000 bitcoins as a gift....
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Facebook data leak: you should be on the lookout for scams
A database containing 533M Facebook users’ data resurfaced on the internet, only this time for free. It means that more...
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How hacking affects the bitcoin market
Is there more than just market forces behind crypto price fluctuations?The price of bitcoin has reached new highs during 2021,...
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How can we design AI systems to avoid health inequities? Anthropologist answers
The Sepsis Watch watch is a rare example of numerous AI systems in healthcare that actually works. The reason is...
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The cybersecurity skills gap: How businesses are attracting cyber talent
The effects of the global pandemic on the job market have been profound. It has impacted everything from healthcare to...
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