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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Meta shares Facebook’s year in security for 2022

Facebook’s chief information security officer and head of security policy have shared an overview of the company’s security results for the last year, and it looks like ...

COMPANIES • Tue, 20 Dec 2022

US Cyber National Mission Force promoted to subordinate unified command

US Cyber Command announced last week that its Cyber National Mission Force has been elevated to the status of subordinate unified command.

SECURITY • Tue, 20 Dec 2022

Australian Cyber Security Centre releases Small Business Cloud Security Guides

As 2022 comes to a close, cyber security is on everyone’s lips following a series of high-profile hacks of major businesses and institutions. But smaller businesses are ...

SECURITY • Mon, 19 Dec 2022

Google announces client-side encryption for Gmail is now in beta

Google revealed last week that it is expanding client-side encryption access on a range of its web-based platforms. The encryption is in its beta phase and is now ...

TECH • Mon, 19 Dec 2022

US Senate passes bill to ban TikTok on federal government devices

Following a number of US states banning TikTok, the US Senate has just unanimously passed a bill banning the Chinese social media app on government devices.

TECH • Mon, 19 Dec 2022

Fire Rescue Victoria hit by cyber attack; employee data may have been exposed

Fire Rescue Victoria has confirmed that it was the victim of a cyber attack that has caused the service to shut down some of its systems last week.

CULTURE • Sun, 18 Dec 2022

RMIT unveils the Australian Lithuanian Hybrid Threat Centre

RMIT, working with the Australian Lithuanian Cyber Research Network, has today unveiled Australia’s first hybrid threat centre.

CULTURE • Fri, 16 Dec 2022

Claroty joins World Economic Forum’s Global Innovators Community

Cyber-physical security company Claroty has just announced it has been asked to join the World Economic Forum’s Global Innovators Community. The invite-only group is ...

GOVERNMENT • Fri, 16 Dec 2022

GPS signals are being disrupted in Russia’s west

GPS signals are an important part of our everyday lives. From our own smartphones to commercial enterprises such as airlines and freight companies, GPS tracking has ...