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U.S. Defense Agency That Secures Trump’s Communications Confirms Data Breach

February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 Davey Winder 820 Views databreach, Government, Trump

The U.S. Department of Defense agency responsible, amongst other things, for securing the communications of President Trump has been breached.

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Black Friday 2019 Security Threat: U.S. Government Advises Consumers To Stay Vigilant

November 11, 2019November 11, 2019 Davey Winder 816 Views Black Friday, Government, Warning

Bargains aren’t, sadly, the only thing that shoppers can expect from the Black Friday sales on November 29th this year

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U.S. And U.K. Governments Issue Critical Warning For Windows, macOS And Linux Users

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 Davey Winder 936 Views Government, Linux, macOS, threat intelligence, Windows

When both the U.S. and U.K. government issue a warning about an ongoing cybersecurity exploit, it’s time to pay attention

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Your Starter For Ten: Why Aren’t Universities Winning The Cybersecurity Challenge?

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 Davey Winder 1102 Views budget, Education, Government

New research suggests that as many as a quarter of UK universities believe their research programmes may have been infiltrated

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Does the UK actually need a cyber security ambassador?

May 2, 2019May 2, 2019 Davey Winder 1046 Views Brexit, economy, Government, trade

If the UK already has worldwide recognition in the cyber security field, does it need an ambassador to sell it?

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U.K. Government Confirms Windrush Compensation Scheme Breach

April 8, 2019April 8, 2019 Davey Winder 818 Views breach, Data Protection, Government, WIndrush

The Home Office WIndrush compensation scheme has breached data protection regulations before it even begins, according to the  Home Office…

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GCHQ Director Says ‘Shoddy’ Huawei Security Engineering Belongs In The Year 2000

April 8, 2019April 8, 2019 Davey Winder 1239 Views China, GCHQ, Government, Huawei, NCSC

The technical director at GCHQ’s NCSC seems to think that the Huawei software security engineering team parties like it’s 1999

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Trump’s Shutdown Deadlock Succeeds In Building A Wall: Around Government Websites

January 12, 2019January 12, 2019 Davey Winder 1643 Views Encryption, Government, Trump, United States

President Trump’s ongoing funding fight deadlock over his border wall has now effectively built one around many U.S. government websites

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Introducing The Computer Virgin Who Is Japan’s Cybersecurity Minister

November 15, 2018November 16, 2018 Davey Winder 1423 Views Government, Japan

Not every government minister is an expert, but you’d think a cybersecurity one would have at least used a computer

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Google Confirms Android Camera Security Threat: ‘Hundreds Of Millions’ Of Users Affected

Google Confirms Android Camera Security Threat: ‘Hundreds Of Millions’ Of Users Affected

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Davey Winder
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How Russian Pornhub Hackers Pulled Off $30M Advertising Scam

November 28, 2018 Davey Winder
Hackers Publish First 169 Trump ‘Dirty Laundry’ Emails After Being Branded Cyber-Terrorists

Hackers Publish First 169 Trump ‘Dirty Laundry’ Emails After Being Branded Cyber-Terrorists

May 17, 2020May 19, 2020 Davey Winder
Have Apple And Google Secretly Uploaded A COVID-19 Tracking App To Your Phone?

Have Apple And Google Secretly Uploaded A COVID-19 Tracking App To Your Phone?

June 20, 2020June 20, 2020 Davey Winder
U.S. Government Announces ‘Critical’ Warning For Microsoft Windows Users

U.S. Government Announces ‘Critical’ Warning For Microsoft Windows Users

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 Davey Winder
Samsung Confirms Critical Security Issue For Millions: Every Galaxy After 2014 Affected

Samsung Confirms Critical Security Issue For Millions: Every Galaxy After 2014 Affected

May 7, 2020May 8, 2020 Davey Winder
Samsung Update Warning For 40 Million Galaxy And Note Users

Samsung Update Warning For 40 Million Galaxy And Note Users

October 9, 2019October 11, 2019 Davey Winder
Trump’s Dirty Laundry: Anonymous Hackers Threaten To Reveal All

Trump’s Dirty Laundry: Anonymous Hackers Threaten To Reveal All

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 Davey Winder
U.S. Government Confirms Critical Browser Zero-day Security Warning For Windows Users

U.S. Government Confirms Critical Browser Zero-day Security Warning For Windows Users

January 18, 2020January 20, 2020 Davey Winder
How To Use An Ordinary Light Bulb To Spy On Conversations 80 Feet Away

How To Use An Ordinary Light Bulb To Spy On Conversations 80 Feet Away

June 14, 2020June 14, 2020 Davey Winder
Windows 10 Security Alert As Microsoft Says ‘Do Not Install This Update’

Windows 10 Security Alert As Microsoft Says ‘Do Not Install This Update’

October 18, 2019October 23, 2019 Davey Winder
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Windows 10 Warning For 800 Million Users: Microsoft Says Install THIS Update First

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 Davey Winder
New Orleans Declares State Of Emergency Following Cyber Attack

New Orleans Declares State Of Emergency Following Cyber Attack

December 14, 2019December 14, 2019 Davey Winder
How to build security into pensions

How to build security into pensions

February 28, 2021February 28, 2021 Davey Winder
How To Stop LastPass Tracking You In 3 Easy Steps

How To Stop LastPass Tracking You In 3 Easy Steps

February 27, 2021February 27, 2021 Davey Winder
Got A ‘Day Of Hack’ Email With Your Password? Here’s 3 Things To Do Now

Got A ‘Day Of Hack’ Email With Your Password? Here’s 3 Things To Do Now

February 21, 2021February 21, 2021 Davey Winder
Cybercrime Joker Retires, Becomes A Bitcoin Billionaire

Cybercrime Joker Retires, Becomes A Bitcoin Billionaire

February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 Davey Winder
Beware the ever-evolving ransomware cybercrime tsunami

Beware the ever-evolving ransomware cybercrime tsunami

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 Davey Winder
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Cybersecurity Pros Mistake Rappers For Malware

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 Davey Winder
Frankenstein fraud, deepfakes & replay attacks: how to identify identity fraud threats

Frankenstein fraud, deepfakes & replay attacks: how to identify identity fraud threats

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 Davey Winder
Google Chrome Update Gets Serious: Hackers Already Have Attack Code

Google Chrome Update Gets Serious: Hackers Already Have Attack Code

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 Davey Winder
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Biden Attacks ‘Irrational’ Trump Over Grave Risk To U.S. National Security

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 Davey Winder
It’s Not Just You, Google Is Down: Gmail, YouTube And More Affected—Here’s What’s Happening

It’s Not Just You, Google Is Down: Gmail, YouTube And More Affected—Here’s What’s Happening

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 Davey Winder
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Is Almost Perfect—Apart From One Very Sucky Problem

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Is Almost Perfect—Apart From One Very Sucky Problem

December 13, 2020December 13, 2020 Davey Winder
Microsoft Warns Of Massive New ‘Drive-By Attack’ Targeting Chrome, Edge, Firefox Users

Microsoft Warns Of Massive New ‘Drive-By Attack’ Targeting Chrome, Edge, Firefox Users

December 13, 2020December 13, 2020 Davey Winder
Don’t Use Ass, Eva Or 2010 In Your Password

Don’t Use Ass, Eva Or 2010 In Your Password

December 6, 2020December 6, 2020 Davey Winder
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