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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Smartwatches infected with malware are being ‘gifted’ to US military personnel

The US Army’s Criminal Investigation has warned service members to beware of receiving unsolicited gifts of a certain make of smartwatch.

SECURITY • Fri, 23 Jun 2023

LockBit ransomware is evolving: Apple and ARM devices in the crosshairs

Security researchers have uncovered what appears to be an iteration in LockBit ransomware capabilities, suggesting the group is looking at targeting a range of hardware ...

TECH • Fri, 23 Jun 2023

Australian cashless gambling trial hacked

A Newcastle leagues club has been forced to halt a cashless gambling trial after the trial’s banking partner was hacked.

TECH • Fri, 23 Jun 2023

eSafety Commissioner takes Twitter to task over cyber bullying and hate speech

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has delivered an ultimatum to social media platform Twitter — explain how it plans to handle the proliferation of online hate speech or ...

SECURITY • Fri, 23 Jun 2023

Op-Ed: The biggest factors putting pressure on IT security teams in 2023

When asked to nominate the biggest source of stress for their organisation’s IT security team, most senior managers would point to cyber threats.

SECURITY • Thu, 22 Jun 2023

Apple quickly releases patches to address zero-click exploits in iOS

Apple has rushed to patch a trio of vulnerabilities affecting its iOS-based devices.

TECH • Thu, 22 Jun 2023

Chinese hackers are the leading nation-state-based cyber threat

China is the leading source of nation-state-based cyber attacks in the first quarter of 2023 around the world, according to a new threat intelligence report.

SECURITY • Thu, 22 Jun 2023

3 things you need to know about the Australian Signals Directorate

The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) is Australia’s leading agency for signals intelligence and cyber security.

SECURITY • Thu, 22 Jun 2023

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Interview: Deepen Desai, CISO and VP of security research at Zscaler

Cyber Security Connect recently had a chance to sit down with Deepen Desai, Zscaler’s chief information security officer and vice-president of security research.

SECURITY • Wed, 21 Jun 2023

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Smartwatches infected with malware are being ‘gifted’ to US military personnel

LockBit ransomware is evolving: Apple and ARM devices in the crosshairs

Australian cashless gambling trial hacked

eSafety Commissioner takes Twitter to task over cyber bullying and hate speech

Op-Ed: The biggest factors putting pressure on IT security teams in 2023

Apple quickly releases patches to address zero-click exploits in iOS

Chinese hackers are the leading nation-state-based cyber threat

3 things you need to know about the Australian Signals Directorate

Interview: Deepen Desai, CISO and VP of security research at Zscaler

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