Security
Is gut instinct as effective as AI at spotting fakes online?
Earlier this year, the world looked on in amazement as a series of TikTok videos of a deepfake Tom Cruise...
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When Hacking Competitions Are Used For National Advantage
Competitions for young hackers are increasingly commonplace. One of the most popular was held in the UK, with teams placed...
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What men can do to help women enter the cybersecurity field
The skills shortage across the cybersecurity sector has been well documented, but with the computing sector generally, and cybersecurity specifically...
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The guardians of supercomputers, the targets of interest
An attack on a high-performance computer (HPC) could stall a life saving pharmaceutical research of, for example, COVID-19 and have...
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Cybersecurity is not too technical. Nor should be a career in the field
The talent shortage in the cybersecurity field is often self-inflicted. Numerous technical requirements scare capable people away when a large...
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Longtime cybersecurity professional Kathie Miley: unknown malware is stressing out CISOs
Cybersecurity tools are trained to look for familiar malware and vulnerabilities. But recent major cyberattacks, such as SolarWinds, were caused...
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The self-healing software that fights back against hackers
The “self-healing” software is being deployed by the ABN-AMRO bank, and researchers say that they are the first major institution...
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Mapping the consequences of cyber-physical attacks
At the start of this year, the World Economic Forum (WEF) published their annual Global Risks Report, and while there...
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Quantum internet and the future of cybersecurity
Advances in technology, and the advent of a new way of handling information on the internet, could potentially head off any attacks before they occur.
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Is cybersecurity insurance your silver bullet?
The Covid era has seen a significant rise in cybercrime, as criminals have sought to capitalize on the chaos and...
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Kaspersky report highlights the growth in state-sponsored hacking
While we often think of hackers as loners toiling away in their mother's basement, the modern hacker is increasingly well...
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Prioritize cybersecurity before it’s too late
Instances of cybercrime have risen in recent years, such that cybersecurity is ever so gradually becoming a more pressing concern...
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Busting myths around bug bounty platforms
Cybersecurity attacks continue to rise not only in numbers but in sophistication and complexity. A data breach that violates GDPR...
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Make cybersecurity a strategic priority, before it’s too late
A study explores the response of companies to the NotPetya attack, and offers a strong insight into how to prepare and respond to cyberattacks.
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The rise of offensive AI
While even the most casual observer of the media over the past few years could be mistaken for thinking AI...
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Top myths about malware, ransomware, and spyware
One of the downsides of always being connected is the constant threat of malicious software and threats that come in...
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How safe is your car from hackers?
The progress of autonomous vehicle technology has largely run up against a very human buffer, with considerable concerns emerging about...
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How teenagers can slip into a life of cybercrime
Former US congressman Beto O'Rourke is perhaps inadvertently the archetypal image of hackers in the public consciousness. As a teenager,...
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Glacier Kwong from Hong Kong: speaking up when you’re being monitored takes a lot of creativity
Hong Kong is nothing more than a Chinese city now, says Glacier Kwong from Keyboard Frontline. She welcomes Google’s decision...
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Massive analysis of 311 million malware warnings: here’s how hackers fool us
311 million records containing 77 million URLs were analysed to develop the document. Malware is a massive issue for internet...
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