Security

When it comes to personal cybersecurity, you might think you’re doing alright. Maybe you’ve got multi-factor authentication set up on your phone so that you have to enter a code sent to you by [...]

As people increasingly buy and install smart devices in their homes, all those cheap interconnected devices create new security problems for individuals and society as a whole. The problem is [...]

Every day, often multiple times a day, you are invited to click on links sent to you by brands, politicians, friends and strangers. You download apps on your devices. Maybe you use QR codes. Most [...]

Many of us start a typical day by checking our phones to read emails, social media posts and the weather. Our phones are trusted devices we use constantly throughout the day to communicate. But [...]

In early September, Apple removed several Trend Micro anti-malware tools from the Mac app store after they were found to be collecting unnecessary personal information from users, such as browser [...]

Cyber crime is a threat to every organisation that operates internet-connected devices. It’s highly profitable, highly disruptive, and hard to police due to the transnational nature of [...]

Hooray for the warmer weather! Spring has finally sprung, and the summer break is not too far off. I’ve spent a great deal of time this year consulting, thinking and writing about IT security. [...]

New research has illuminated a really interesting, and somewhat disturbing, fact of modern life: there’s no such thing as privacy in the age of the smartphone. Tech security company Symantec [...]

I write, and speak, a lot about cyber security. Sometimes I feel like a broken record; but I can’t stop! The hackers and scammers don’t stop; so why should I? Last week, my team had to help a [...]