26 July 2022
Computers are sometimes kept disconnected from the internet, or "air gapped", to avoid remote hackers gaining access to steal data, but now there is a way to use a hard drive cable to transmit information via radio waves
5 July 2022
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has revealed the next generation of algorithms that will keep our private data safe from snoopers
16 June 2022
A new hack called Hertzbleed can read snippets of data from computer chips remotely and could leave cryptography algorithms vulnerable to attack
18 August 2020
Ambulances at North East Ambulance Service and Yorkshire Ambulance Service use data terminals that rely on Windows XP, which no longer gets security updates from Microsoft so can be susceptible to hackers
16 May 2018
So much social media data has been siphoned off and stored in the name of research that questions over its security were only a matter of time, says Paul Marks
16 March 2018
The internet of things is coming thick and fast but so are the warnings that security of devices is poor. The lack of action is alarming, says Paul Marks
15 January 2018
Quantum communications are theoretically secure, but keeping a complex quantum network unhackable in practice is more difficult than expected
12 January 2018
Thousands of websites are tricking people into mining cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, adblockers might be the only way to stop them
28 November 2017
The NHS is hoping that penetration tests favoured by big technology companies will keep it safe from hackers, but if they are to adopt this approach they need to change other attitudes
13 October 2017
A music major or law student might have native cybersecurity skills a trained IT student doesn’t – and this online game will identify you
