Quantum-powered random numbers could provide key to better cryptography
Are current random number generators ‘good enough’ or should we use quantum technology to achieve better randomness for crypto keys?
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Is the wildly popular WordPress a conduit to compromise?
SC Media UK asked security professionals, and a long established web developer, about WordPress being such a conduit to compromise…
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Time for bosses to sit up and take notice of cybersecurity
C-suite executives may find that new European Union legislation (GDPR) will force them to take the threat of cyber-attack seriously
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Has WannaCry trashed reputations of leading cybersecurity vendors?
Ian Trump (phat_hobbit on Twitter) has harsh words for the itsec industry post WannaCry, here are some of its responses…
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WannaCry fallout: is hoarding exploits, delaying fixes ever justified?
Government agencies hoard undisclosed vulnerabilities in order to aid surveillance, but what about the consequences as exposed by WannaCrypt0r attack?
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Ransomware risk to NHS was well known, and totally avoidable…
Cyber security is not just about systems, it’s about process and understanding. The NHS sadly appears somewhat lacking in both…
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What is the cybersec industry response to the WannaCrypt0r ransomware attack?
With the world’s biggest ransomware attack over, IT Security Thing has been listening to the security industry perspective on WannaCrypt0r.
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The problematic security legacy of the NHS
Published just days before the NHS found itself held to ransom by a WannaCrypt0r attack, I was predicting just that…
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Is neural network password checker answer to poor login credentials?
Researchers have developed a neural network powered password checker, but is it actually using a cannonball to crack a walnut?
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