Future Cyber Threats: The four ‘horsemen of the apocalypse’
As a CISO and cyber specialist, I am often asked what I see as the big cyber threats of the future. Whilst I’m not a fan of crystal ball...
Redditors prank AI-powered news mill with “Glorbo” in World of Warcraft
Enlarge / A World of Warcraft illustration from the Zleague.gg article on "Glorbo."Zleague.gg On Thursday, a Reddit user named kaefer_kriegerin posted a fake announcement on the World of Warcraft subreddit...
Handbook helps Dutch organisations migrate to quantum-safe communication
Cryptography forms an essential part of organisations’ information security and is indispensable for preventing the theft of sensitive data, verifying that received data is correct, and preventing unauthorised access...
The problem with ‘secure’ messaging
From the shocking scoop of Matt Hancock’s Whatsapp messages to Boris’ reticence to share his messages, the use of secure messaging has become a hot topic. Although it may...
The ‘90s Internet: When 20 hours online triggered an email from my ISP’s president
Banj Edwards | Aurich Lawson | Getty Images "When checking the system this morning, I noticed your account logged in for over 20 hours," begins a December 1998 email from...
Commsignia wheels out vehicle-to-everything for bicycles
Noting that accidents and road deaths among cyclists are rising at an alarming rate, transport communications firm Commsignia has unveiled the OBU Lite vehicle-to-everything (V2X) device for electric bicycles...
Government boosts protection for encryption in Online Safety Bill but civil society groups concerned
The government has introduced an amendment to the Online Safety Bill that it says will require the regulator to conduct extra scrutiny before requiring technology companies to scan encrypted...
Quordle today – hints and answers for Friday, July 21 (game #543)
It's time for your daily dose of Quordle hints, plus the answers for both the main game and the Daily Sequence spin off. Quordle is the only one of the many...
Google demos “unsettling” tool to help journalists write the news
Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a "robot journalist."Midjourney Google has been developing tools aimed at helping journalists write news articles, reports The New York Times and Reuters. It has...
Firmware vulnerabilities in millions of computers could give hackers superuser status
Two years ago, ransomware crooks breached hardware-maker Gigabyte and dumped more than 112 gigabytes of data that included information from some of its most important supply-chain partners, including Intel and...