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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Ransomware-as-a-service operation exposed: How does RaaS work?

Security researchers have infiltrated a Russia-based ransomware-as-a-service operation, exposing how the business model works and how much of a cut the gang in charge of ...

SECURITY • Wed, 17 May 2023

US DOJ and Treasury Department target Russian malware developer

US agencies have launched a broad mix of sanctions and indictments against a prolific ransomware developer.

SECURITY • Wed, 17 May 2023

US healthcare service provider fined US$350k over 2018 data breach

Following what it calls a “singular human error”, a US healthcare service provider has been fined US$350,000 following a data breach that saw the records of nearly ...

SECURITY • Wed, 17 May 2023

Google’s new top-level domains prompt possible security concern

At the beginning of May, Google introduced a raft of new top-level domains for purchase from the public — .dad, .phd, .prof, .esq, .foo, .zip, .mov and .nexus.

TECH • Wed, 17 May 2023

Op-Ed: Quantum computing — the next cyber battleground

Australia’s ambitions in quantum computing are not new. There has been ongoing domestic research for a long time, supported by regular government funding. Although the ...

TECH • Wed, 17 May 2023

Vision AI company signs deal with Five Eyes nation for deepfake detection capability

California-based Paravision has been awarded a follow-on contract to provide the capacity to detect deepfake videos to an unnamed country inside the Five Eyes alliance.

SECURITY • Tue, 16 May 2023

Global, effective, and prolific: How the Royal ransomware group operates

The Royal ransomware group may itself be relatively new, but it comes from a remarkable criminal pedigree and has already made a name for itself since it was first ...

SECURITY • Tue, 16 May 2023

3 things you need to know about zero trust

Organisations are constantly seeking ways to enhance their defence systems and protect sensitive data from malicious actors. One approach that has gained significant ...

CULTURE • Tue, 16 May 2023

ACMA targets telcos for allowing SMS scams

Three Australian telcos have fallen foul of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) after being used by scammers to send out malicious SMS messages.

SECURITY • Mon, 15 May 2023