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Digital Security

How scammers are exploiting DeepSeek's rise

How scammers are exploiting DeepSeek's rise

Digital Security

How scammers are exploiting DeepSeek's rise

As is their wont, cybercriminals waste no time launching attacks that aim to cash in on the frenzy around the latest big thing – plus, what else to know before using DeepSeek

Editor31 Jan 2025


Scams

Going (for) broke: 6 common online betting scams and how to avoid them

Going (for) broke: 6 common online betting scams and how to avoid them

Scams

Going (for) broke: 6 common online betting scams and how to avoid them

Don’t roll the dice on your online safety – watch out for bogus sports betting apps and other traps commonly set by scammers

Phil Muncaster28 Jan 2025


Digital Security

Cybersecurity and AI: What does 2025 have in store?

Cybersecurity and AI: What does 2025 have in store?

Digital Security

Cybersecurity and AI: What does 2025 have in store?

In the hands of malicious actors, AI tools can enhance the scale and severity of all manner of scams, disinformation campaigns and other threats

Phil Muncaster15 Jan 2025


Kids Online

Protecting children online: Where Florida’s new law falls short

Protecting children online: Where Florida’s new law falls short

Kids Online

Protecting children online: Where Florida’s new law falls short

Some of the state’s new child safety law can be easily circumvented. Should it have gone further?

Tony Anscombe14 Jan 2025


Digital Security

Crypto is soaring, but so are threats: Here’s how to keep your wallet safe

Crypto is soaring, but so are threats: Here’s how to keep your wallet safe

Digital Security

Crypto is soaring, but so are threats: Here’s how to keep your wallet safe

As detections of cryptostealers surge across Windows, Android and macOS, it's time for a refresher on how to keep your bitcoin or other crypto safe

Phil Muncaster09 Jan 2025


Digital Security

AI moves to your PC with its own special hardware

AI moves to your PC with its own special hardware

Digital Security

AI moves to your PC with its own special hardware

Seeking to keep sensitive data private and accelerate AI workloads? Look no further than AI PCs powered by Intel Core Ultra processors with a built-in NPU.

Cameron Camp06 Jan 2025


Privacy

Black Hat Europe 2024: Hacking a car – or rather, its infotainment system

Black Hat Europe 2024: Hacking a car – or rather, its infotainment system

Privacy

Black Hat Europe 2024: Hacking a car – or rather, its infotainment system

Our ‘computers on wheels’ are more connected than ever, but the features that enhance our convenience often come with privacy risks in tow

Tony Anscombe13 Dec 2024


Digital Security

Black Hat Europe 2024: Why a CVSS score of 7.5 may be a 'perfect' 10 in your organization

Black Hat Europe 2024: Why a CVSS score of 7.5 may be a 'perfect' 10 in your organization

Digital Security

Black Hat Europe 2024: Why a CVSS score of 7.5 may be a 'perfect' 10 in your organization

Aggregate vulnerability scores don’t tell the whole story – the relationship between a flaw’s public severity rating and the specific risks it poses for your company is more complex than it seems

Tony Anscombe13 Dec 2024


Digital Security

Black Hat Europe 2024: Can AI systems be socially engineered?

Black Hat Europe 2024: Can AI systems be socially engineered?

Digital Security

Black Hat Europe 2024: Can AI systems be socially engineered?

Could attackers use seemingly innocuous prompts to manipulate an AI system and even make it their unwitting ally?

Tony Anscombe12 Dec 2024