If 2024 and 2025 were the years organisations felt the strain of tightening budgets, 2026 is the year those decisions will fully manifest in their cyber risk exposure. Across both the private and public sectors, years of belt-tightening have led to reduced headcount, ageing infrastructure and postponed modernisation. Analyst reports show growth in cyber security…
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DC Studio/Shutterstock With crypto moving away from GPU (graphics processing unit) mining and AI turning to more specialized chips, GPU prices are finally on the decline, making it a great time to build your long-awaited PC. With plenty of video tutorials walking you through the whole process, the internet has made building a PC easier than…
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Cheng Xin/Getty Images While it is a common joke that you don’t want someone to look at your search history, it is a reality that they aren’t as private as you might think. No matter what you search through Google, it is not kept just between you and the search bar. While you can delete…
Burnout among chief information security officers (CISOs) and cyber professionals is no longer a fringe concern – it is a persistent and growing crisis within the industry. Despite holding senior titles, many CISOs operate in environments where their roles are misunderstood, under-supported, and burdened with unrealistic expectations. Cyber security has evolved alongside business functions rather…
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I don’t imagine there are many CISOs who use Bruce Lee as a point of reference for enhancing cyber security strategies? However, the philosophy of his hybrid martial art – Jeet Kune Do – is based on many principles relevant for staying ahead of ransomware hackers. The UK’s National Crime Agency recently highlighted how the ransomware…
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José Adorno/BGR With iOS 26 now available to all iPhone users, many people might delay updating because they think Apple could be making their devices slower with new software versions. While this isn’t true, Apple confirms that your iPhone’s battery life could take a hit once you update to iOS 26. However, this should only…
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Let’s face it, no one talks about burnout in cybersecurity until it’s already too late. The pressure for CISOs and security leaders has been quietly mounting for years. Late nights, increasing number of incidents, shrinking budgets, ever changing landscape of regulations and threats and the constant expectation to be everywhere and be across everything. They’re…
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Alexsl/Getty Images When OpenAI first launched ChatGPT in November 2022, it quickly became the biggest chatbot in the world. Users initially rushed to ask the platform a variety of questions, but it’s become increasingly clear that are some things you should never ask ChatGPT to do. Although ChatGPT excels at tasks like question answering, text…
D3sign/Getty Images A new report from Bloomberg reveals that in the months leading up to the recent Israel-Iran war, there was a concerted and sophisticated effort to hack iPhones belonging to Iranians living within Iran and abroad. More than a dozen individuals were targeted, some of whom received messages from Apple alerting them to the…
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Citing security concerns, the chief administrative officer (CAO) of the House of Representatives today issued an order prohibiting representatives and staff members from using WhatsApp on government-issued devices. This includes smartphones along with laptop and desktop computers. Further, any individuals with WhatsApp already installed on a device must delete it. Using web-based versions of the…
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