David Hollingworth

AUTHOR | No. of articles: 2554

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.

Send me a message

Multi-extortion tactics and harassment on the rise as ransomware operations continue to evolve

A new ransomware report has shone a light on the evolving nature of the threats faced by companies compromised by such attacks.

SECURITY • Wed, 22 Mar 2023

New AI chatbot GPT-4 is already being used to bait crypto scams

OpenAI’s latest generative pre-trained transformer (GPT) bot has only been live since 14 March, but scammers and phishers are already taking advantage of the technology — ...

TECH • Wed, 22 Mar 2023

Fighting cyber crime a key driver of the Australian Federal Police’s new command structure

The AFP has announced a restructure to combat the growing threat of cyber crime and “other tech-enabled criminality”.

CULTURE • Wed, 22 Mar 2023

Op-Ed: Avoiding burnout in cyber by strengthening diversity and HR processes

Stress and hypervigilance come with the job when you’re an effective cyber security professional, as there is an ever-present pressure to detect and prevent highly ...

SECURITY • Wed, 22 Mar 2023

Ferrari hit by ransomware attack, customer details compromised

Prestige Italian car-maker Ferrari has revealed it was the victim of a ransomware attack.

SECURITY • Tue, 21 Mar 2023

New Zealand latest government to announce a TikTok ban, Australia could follow suit

Embattled social media app TikTok will soon be banned on government devices in New Zealand.

TECH • Tue, 21 Mar 2023

Hitachi Energy hit by ransomware attack on third-party provider

Japanese conglomerate Hitachi has revealed one of its third-party service providers has fallen victim to a ransomware attack.

SECURITY • Tue, 21 Mar 2023

Lawyers Weekly articleImages 850x492 James North lw igibu9

What constitutes best practice for cyber attacks?

Following the massive data breaches of last year, organisations need to have adequate responses to potential cyber attacks in place, as well as policies and procedures ...

CULTURE • Tue, 21 Mar 2023

US National Basketball Association warns of data breach

The NBA has sent an email to basketball fans warning that a third-party newsletter service has suffered a data breach.

SECURITY • Mon, 20 Mar 2023

Sections

More