Hackers have easier ways of getting information out of a computer, but side-channel vulnerabilities show that technology developers need to take a broad view of security.
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Peter Kirstein had to overcome various hurdles to connect the UK to the internet, including intransigent governments, dismissive industry and the taxman.
Ever feel like throwing up your hands and giving up on taking control of your online security? How technology companies market their cybersecurity products might have something to do with that.
CAPTCHAs are a key part of the arms race between AI deceivers and AI deception detectors. A computer scientist explains how they work.
Modern web browsers are increasingly becoming like virtual computers, able to send email and play music and videos. The downside is it’s a new way for hackers to get into your computer.
The padlock symbol simply means that the data being sent between the web server and the user’s computer is encrypted and cannot be read by others. But many people don’t know that.
Former Twitter security chief alleges in a whistleblower complaint gross security malpractice, with many employees having access to the social media platform’s code as well as user data.
A computer security expert explains how keys work – and how they are like passwords.
Cloud services are convenient, but if an organization isn’t careful about how it uses them, the services can also give data thieves an opening.
Log4Shell is the latest hacker exploit rocking the internet, and it’s arguably the worst yet. The vulnerability is in an obscure piece of software used on millions of computers.
Most computer security focuses on software, but computer processors are vulnerable to hackers, too. An experimental secure processor changes its underlying structure before hackers can figure it out.
Women are underrepresented in technology fields, but especially so in cybersecurity. It’s not just a matter of fairness. Women are better than men at key aspects of keeping the internet safe.
Ensuring the integrity of democratic elections from hackers and electronic tampering, and boosting public confidence in democracy, isn’t very difficult, nor expensive.
Russian government agents allegedly penetrated US state and county election databases. Scholars of election security offer insight and recommendations about what to do now.
The Internet provides us with many services thanks to sites hosted by servers. These may be the victims of denial-of-service attacks that paralyze the entire server.
Researchers reveal the ways the US election system is under threat – only one of which has anything to do with Russia.
Chips from the biggest chipmakers – Intel, AMD and ARM – all contain serious security flaws.
Like legitimate e-commerce, ransomware e-crime is increasing in scale, value and sophistication.
How do malware analysts examine software that’s designed to wreak havoc with computers? By using tools that watch software’s inner workings very closely.
Apple’s design decisions don’t please everyone, but in the iPhone the company created something truly revolutionary that has lasted.
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Senior Lecturer in Networking, The Open University
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Head, The Cyber Academy, Edinburgh Napier University
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Fellow of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Computer Security, University of Wollongong
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Teaching Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, and Associate Director, UMBC Cybersecurity Institute, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Lecturer in Software Engineering, Monash University
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Professor, Information Security Group, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Associate Professor, Informatics and Operations, Kingston University
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Professor of Economic Geography, The Open University
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Research associate, University of Cambridge
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PhD; Lecturer in Computer Science and Engineering, UNSW
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Lecturer, Information Systems and Computing, Brunel University of London
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Lecturer in Computer Science, University of Hull
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Professor in Technological Culture & Aesthetics, University of Southampton
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Professor of Operations Research, Brock University