From hacked supermarket fridges and freezers to casino fish tanks, connected devices have been creating security headaches for years. So why are we still getting the basics wrong? It sounds like the plot of a rather peculiar disaster movie. Supermarket fridges and freezers across France are hacked, their temperatures climb... read more →
Oct
20
Oct
13
From ASOS to Hobbs, Whistles and Phase Eight, fashion retailers are finding themselves in cyber criminals’ sights. But the real lesson extends far beyond the high street. Fashion has always had its copycats. Protecting a designer’s latest creation from counterfeiters is one thing; protecting the business behind the brand from... read more →
Oct
07
There are probably few Beatles songs more appropriate for a cybersecurity article about cars than Drive My Car. The timing is rather good too. On 2 October, Rubber Soul is being re-released in a new special edition, bringing one of the Beatles' best-known albums back into the spotlight. And somewhere... read more →
Sep
29
Technology has never been cheaper, more accessible or more readily available. Computing power that once required significant capital investment can now be rented by the hour. Storage is abundant. Software can be subscribed to rather than bought. Cloud providers compete aggressively on price. All of which sounds like good news.... read more →
Sep
22
There are few parts of the internet that have been around as long as the humble domain name. Long before cloud computing, SaaS, smartphones, social media or AI, businesses were registering their names on the internet and pointing them towards a website. For more than three decades, domains have remained... read more →
Sep
15
There are probably few things more personal than grief. So, when Dolly Parton's sister asked people to stop posting AI-generated tributes following the singer's death, it was difficult not to wonder how we had arrived here. On 7 September, Stella Parton pleaded with people to stop posting what she described... read more →

