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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Report: Bad news, as industrial ransomware attacks rise sharply in Q3

Dragos’ latest Industrial Ransomware Analysis report reveals the rise of Qilin and the fall of LockBit, as RaaS services dominate.

SECURITY • Wed, 17 Dec 2025

UK government announces intelligence overhaul, cyber key plank of new Defence Counter-Intelligence Unit

The United Kingdom’s military intelligence will be overhauled and coordinated centrally into a newly announced Military Intelligence Services agency.

SECURITY • Wed, 17 Dec 2025

What business leaders need to know when using airport Wi-Fi this Christmas season

Three essential safety tips to stay safe on Wi-Fi while waiting for your next holiday or business flight.

SECURITY • Tue, 16 Dec 2025

CrowdStrike launches Falcon AIDR to secure AI prompts and agents

Cyber security firm CrowdStrike has extended its Falcon platform to protect AI interactions in real time, targeting prompt injection and malicious agent behaviour.

SECURITY • Tue, 16 Dec 2025

Watch that supply chain: Pornhub and OpenAI caught up in third-party hack

UPDATE: Pornhub recants Mixpanel involvement in data breach, as Mixpanel says breach was via "legitimate employee account".

SECURITY • Tue, 16 Dec 2025

CISA adds Apple zero-day and Gladinet vulnerabilities to its known exploited list

One of two WebKit vulnerabilities has been added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, as Apple warns of an “extremely sophisticated attack”.

SECURITY • Mon, 15 Dec 2025

CISA warns of active exploitation of Sierra router and Google Chrome Mac vulnerabilities

Hackers are targeting one very new vulnerability, and one that is more than five years old.

SECURITY • Mon, 15 Dec 2025

Exclusive: Harbour Town Doctors suffers alleged patient data breach

Hackers claim to have stolen patient records and more from a Gold Coast medical centre.

SECURITY • Sun, 14 Dec 2025

Securing the supply chain: Cyber resilience in transport and logistics

As transport networks go digital, cyber resilience is now critical to keeping goods moving and economies stable.

SECURITY • Sun, 14 Dec 2025