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Ukraine's army of hackers failed to thwart Russia and quickly gave up

1 September 2022

As Russia invaded Ukraine, much was made of Ukraine's volunteer "hacktivist" army, but an analysis of cyberattacks against Russia suggests they achieved little more than minor digital graffiti
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Thought police: Spotting cyber criminals before they break the law

1 October 2018

Hackers regularly purchase malware online for carrying out cyber-attacks, but a new system could automatically spot those considering doing so before they do it
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Cybersecurity is failing us – and will continue to do so unless we act

8 August 2018

Our current model of internet security is too vulnerable to the mistakes of individual programmers. Better alternatives exist – and should be deployed

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