Cyber Security
latest news & developmentsEU leaders are looking to improve economic security and resilience
Creating an environment for small businesses to thrive in is of particular concern
Hacked in a nano-second
Ryan Enslin spent 10 years curating his Instagram account only to have it hacked in seconds.
Social media oversharing can be a danger to people, their children and their companies
Posting intimate details of our of our personal and professional online gives cybercriminals valuable information
The metaverse will not be immune to cyber threats
Three cyber threats we might encounter is this new digital realm and how to deal with them
How Facebook undermines privacy protections for its 2bn WhatsApp users
WhatsApp assures users that no one can see their messages — but the company has an extensive monitoring operation and regularly shares personal information with prosecutors
What cyberhacking data means for you
About 24-million people and almost 800 000 businesses were affected when hackers stole information held by Experian credit bureau. The M&G examines how you can protect yourself
Online safety is a family matter
Google has a number of tools and apps that parents may find useful
Build bond between science and society
New ideas and technologies can provide solutions but in unethical hands they can be dangerous
Cloudflare ends services for ‘lawless’ 8chan after El Paso massacre
In a blog post announcing the move, Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince described the no-censorship site as "a cesspool of hate."
Online nude, offline problem
Send the pic, but take measures to prevent more exposure than you wanted
Huawei defends global ambitions amid Western security fears
The company has been under fire this year, with Washington leading efforts to blacklist Huawei internationally
IMF backs state-issued digital currency
Cryptocurrencies are imploding but Lagarde says central banks should join the fintech revolution
‘Targeted crackdown’ on society
A new report claims the Zambian government is harassing and threatening its critics
Chinese-style ‘digital authoritarianism’ grows globally — study
The annual Freedom House study of 65 countries found global internet freedom declined for the eighth consecutive year in 2018,
If we can’t trust Kaspersky, can we trust Microsoft?
An intelligence agency may still break into software companies to backdoor their software, and probably will.