Mistakes, misuse, mission creep: Biometric screening must end
If identity thieves or stalkers target us, we can change our credit card numbers and even our names, but we […]
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Gartner: Five Trends in Cybersecurity for 2017 and 2018
Gartner presents five trends in cybersecurity for 2017 and 2018 here . It notes that folks with cybersecurity skills have […]
The Man Who Wrote Those Password Rules Has a New Tip: N3v$r M1^d!
Bill Burr’s 2003 report recommended using numbers, obscure characters and capital letters and updating regularly. As his advice is overturned, […]
This Shadowy Company Is Flying Spy Planes Over US Cities
It has tracked cell phones for military training and flown a camera that can watch over a city for hours […]
UK government publishes cyber security guidance for driverless cars
The UK government has issued new guidelines aimed at improving cyber protection for smart and driverless vehicles, ahead of planned […]
Apple files patent for screen with privacy-viewing options
Application describes technology integrated with a device display to restrict its angle of view. Source: Apple files patent for screen […]
WannaCry-Stopping Hacker Charged With Helping Write Banking Trojan
Marcus Hutchins is under arrest in Las Vegas for allegedly writing Kronos, a banking trojan, three years ago. Source: WannaCry-Stopping […]
A Solution to Hackers? More Hackers!
What if the problem we face is not too many black-hat hackers, but too few white-hat ones? Source: A Solution […]
London police to use facial recognition software at Notting Hill carnival
Civil liberties groups say plan to scan faces of thousands of revellers at London event has no basis in law […]
When governments get data protection wrong
There have been a number of recent data breaches overseas which offer salutary lessons on how information held by governments […]
Facial recognition technology to replace passports at Australian airports
New technology will be rolled out at Australian airports that will eventually see the end of “known passengers” producing their […]
Cybersecurity for the travelling scientist
Virtual private networks, tracking apps and ‘burner’ laptops: how to protect sensitive data when you take your research on the […]