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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White House looking to an executive order to manage AI growth

President Joe Biden could soon sign an executive order directing how government agencies and departments can take advantage of the growing power of generative artificial ...

TECH • Mon, 14 Aug 2023

Sydney engineering firm allegedly hit by Play ransomware attack

The Play ransomware gang has threatened to post the data of a Sydney-based engineering firm after claiming to have stolen an unknown amount of the company’s data.

SECURITY • Mon, 14 Aug 2023

US review board to investigate Microsoft email breach

The Department of Homeland Security in the US has directed the Cyber Safety Review Board to look into a Microsoft hack that led to the emails of numerous government ...

SECURITY • Mon, 14 Aug 2023

Transport app vulnerabilities could have been exploited in the wild

An Intel-owned Israeli transport app was recently shown to have three vulnerabilities that could have led to customer data being stolen by malicious actors.

SECURITY • Mon, 14 Aug 2023

Evil-GPT is the latest malicious AI chatbot to hit the darknet

More often than not, if a tool can be used for good, it can also be used for evil. After all, tools are largely neutral – it’s what people do with them that sets the ...

TECH • Fri, 11 Aug 2023

Phishing-as-a-service operation shut down in global operation

Indonesian authorities have arrested the operators of a US-hosted phishing-as-a-service (PaaS) operation after an investigation involving Interpol, the FBI, and the ...

SECURITY • Fri, 11 Aug 2023

Report: Nearly two-thirds of all travel spam emails are scams

As the demand for travel continues to grow post-lockdown, scammers are paying attention and taking advantage of that pent-up desire.

CULTURE • Fri, 11 Aug 2023

Interview: Aaron Bugal, field CTO at Sophos – large bug bounties are ‘plague’ on ethical hackers

Cyber Security Connect recently got a chance to virtually sit down with Sophos’ field chief technology officer for the Asia-Pacific region about cyber security and ...

SECURITY • Thu, 10 Aug 2023

Report: Australia not doing enough when it comes to cyber security

New research conducted among Australian cyber professionals has revealed a staggering lack of faith in Australia’s cyber security posture.

SECURITY • Thu, 10 Aug 2023

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David Hollingworth

White House looking to an executive order to manage AI growth

Sydney engineering firm allegedly hit by Play ransomware attack

US review board to investigate Microsoft email breach

Transport app vulnerabilities could have been exploited in the wild

Evil-GPT is the latest malicious AI chatbot to hit the darknet

Phishing-as-a-service operation shut down in global operation

Report: Nearly two-thirds of all travel spam emails are scams

Interview: Aaron Bugal, field CTO at Sophos – large bug bounties are ‘plague’ on ethical hackers

Report: Australia not doing enough when it comes to cyber security

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