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How to break our bad online security habits – with a flashing cyber nudge

Last Updated on 29 January 2023 by Daniel

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Emily Collins, University of Bath and Joanne Hinds, University of Bath

The number of cyber attacks is estimated to have risen by 67% over the last five years, …

Published 29 January 2023
Categorised as Online Security

Hackers are making personalised ransomware to target the most profitable and vulnerable

Last Updated on 28 January 2023 by Daniel

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Lena Connolly, University of Leeds and David S. Wall, University of Leeds

Once a piece of ransomware has got hold of your valuable information, there is very little …

Published 28 January 2023
Categorised as Online Security

There’s a massive cybersecurity job gap – we should fill it by employing hackers

Last Updated on 27 January 2023 by Daniel

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John McAlaney, Bournemouth University and Helen Thackray, University of Portsmouth

Cybersecurity incidents are gaining an increasingly high profile. In the past, these incidents may have been perceived primarily as …

Published 27 January 2023
Categorised as Online Security

Which is more vulnerable to viruses and hackers: Windows 10 or Mac OS X?

Last Updated on 26 January 2023 by Daniel

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Robert Merkel, Monash University

During the 2000s, Apple ran a hugely successful advertising campaign for its line of …

Published 26 January 2023
Categorised as Online Security

What happens when people lose trust in the Internet?

Last Updated on 25 January 2023 by Daniel

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David Glance, The University of Western Australia

An April 2018 survey by the Pew Research Centre has found that fewer people …

Published 25 January 2023
Categorised as Online Security

How to spot a cyberbot – five tips to keep your device safe

Last Updated on 24 January 2023 by Daniel

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Adrian Winckles, Anglia Ruskin University and Andrew Moore, Anglia Ruskin University

You may know nothing about it, but your phone …

Published 24 January 2023
Categorised as Online Security

Brazil, US show that secure elections require agreement – not just cybersecurity and clear ballot records

Last Updated on 23 January 2023 by Daniel

Protesters who support Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro storm the National Congress building in Brasilia, Brazil, on Jan. 8, 2023. AP Photo/Eraldo Peres

Herbert Lin, Stanford University

There are a number …

Published 23 January 2023
Categorised as Online Security

Zoom security: I’ve researched problems with video conferencing for years – here’s what you need to know

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Thomas Reisinger, De Montfort University

The video conferencing app Zoom gained about 2 million new users in the first two months of 2020 – and that was before the World Health Organization declared the …

Published 22 January 2023
Categorised as General

Should cyberwar be met with physical force? Moral philosophy can help us decide

Last Updated on 21 January 2023 by Daniel

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Christopher J. Finlay, Durham University

In conventional warfare, it’s accepted that if a state finds itself under attack, it’s entitled to respond – either with defensive force, or with a …

Published 21 January 2023
Categorised as Online Security

Say Hola! to the newest route around web censorship

Last Updated on 20 January 2023 by Daniel

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Karl Schaffarczyk, University of Canberra

The ongoing copyright arms race between content owners and …

Published 20 January 2023
Categorised as Online Security

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