David Hollingworth

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David Hollingworth has been writing about technology for over 20 years, and has worked for a range of print and online titles in his career. He is enjoying getting to grips with cyber security, especially when it lets him talk about Lego.

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FOI request reveals what the FBI can — and can’t — get from messaging apps

A recent freedom of information request has led to the release of a document that outlines what information the FBI can acquire from instant messaging applications.

SECURITY • Wed, 28 Jun 2023

The state of zero-trust adoption in 2023 is still a work in progress

A new report has outlined the ongoing uptake of the zero-trust security model, and while more organisations recognise the need for the model, there are still some hills ...

TECH • Tue, 27 Jun 2023

Chinese threat actor Volt Typhoon deploys unique tactics to recon networks

Volt Typhoon, the Chinese-backed hacking group that targeted US facilities in the Pacific in May 2023, has been observed in the wild using what one security team has ...

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 27 Jun 2023

SolarWinds employees targeted for possible legal action by SEC

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has begun to issue Wells notices to a number of SolarWinds executives over a 2020 cyber attack.

CULTURE • Tue, 27 Jun 2023

Welcome to login hell – Diablo IV hit by multiple DDoS attacks

Video gamers looking to obliterate hordes of beasts and monsters over the weekend were disappointed by a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against ...

SECURITY • Tue, 27 Jun 2023

3 things you need to know about social engineering

Social engineering is a malicious tactic used by cyber criminals to manipulate and deceive individuals into divulging sensitive information or performing actions that can ...

CULTURE • Tue, 27 Jun 2023

Most people still aren’t taking passwords seriously

A new report has shed light on our password habits, and it’s not a particularly promising picture.

CULTURE • Mon, 26 Jun 2023

UK hacker gets a 5-year prison sentence over SIM-swapping fraud and 2020 Twitter hack

Following his indictment in November 2021 over a SIM-card-swapping operation that saw him and his co-conspirators steal US$784,000 in cryptocurrency, Joseph James ...

SECURITY • Mon, 26 Jun 2023

Op-Ed: 5G’s tsunami of fast-moving, far-reaching data has security leaders concerned

In today’s hyper-connected world, the proliferation of 5G is transforming how we think about networks and communications, the speed at which we deploy networked devices, ...

TECH • Mon, 26 Jun 2023

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