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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Op-Ed: Getting an attacker’s view of your security

It is often said in security circles that defenders have to be right all the time, while attackers only need to get things right once. For IT security teams, the emphasis ...

SECURITY • Wed, 01 Feb 2023

KeePass password manager vulnerability revealed — but KeePass doesn’t agree

There’s a rumble afoot in the world of cyber security. On one side are the experts behind the common vulnerability and exposures team, who have just listed a new CVE ...

SECURITY • Tue, 31 Jan 2023

Ukrainian organisations getting hit by destructive new SwiftSlicer malware

Researchers have observed a new form of malware afflicting organisations in Ukraine, as the country struggles toward 12 months since Russian forces invaded.

CULTURE • Tue, 31 Jan 2023

TSA responds to no-fly list leak with new security directives

The fallout from last week’s leaking of the United States’ no-fly list is continuing, with the Transportation Security Administration sharing a new security directive ...

SECURITY • Tue, 31 Jan 2023

ATO renews cyber security partnership with Macquarie Government

The Australian Taxation Office has renewed its ongoing agreement with Macquarie Government to keep Australia’s taxation infrastructure secure.

COMPANIES • Tue, 31 Jan 2023

Researchers link 2 hacking ‘personas’ to Iranian Cobalt Sapling group

The world of criminal hacking groups is a rather protean one, with groups constantly changing and merging. To make matters muddier, many groups also operate under other ...

CULTURE • Mon, 30 Jan 2023

French citizen extradited to the US to face hacking charges

A 21-year-old Frenchman was extradited to the United States last week after being arrested in Morocco in 2022. Sebastien Raoult — who hails from the French commune of ...

SECURITY • Mon, 30 Jan 2023

OneNote files are now being used to spread malware

Security researchers have been monitoring the rise of a new technique for spreading malware, using Microsoft’s OneNote to deliver malicious payloads to unsuspecting ...

TECH • Mon, 30 Jan 2023

Russian hackers target German airports after promise of tanks for Ukraine

In the wake of Germany’s decision to send tanks to help Ukraine continue to defend its territory against Russian aggression, Russian hackers have targeted a swathe of ...

GOVERNMENT • Mon, 30 Jan 2023

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