With four decades of experience, Davey is one of the UK's most respected cybersecurity writers and a contributing editor to PC Pro magazine. He is also a senior contributor at Forbes. You can find him at TechFinitive covering all things cybersecurity.
The X-Force Files: report says security fundamentals, not AI attacks, dominate the threat landscape
IBM's X-Force report reveals organisations' weak points, how AI is helping to enhance phishing attacks and what can be done to fight back
LockBit down but far from out
Don't believe the reports, says Davey Winder. While LockBit may have suffered some nasty blows, it will likely survive - even if it does so under a different name
Can Google’s AI Cyber Defense Initiative come to the rescue of global cybersecurity defenders?
Google has announced a new AI Cyber Defense Initiative, but our security expert isn't convinced that it's going to work.
Forget Patch Tuesday: it’s Take Action Thursday as Microsoft confirms Windows zero-day double-header
In light of two zero-day vulnerabilities announced by Microsoft for Patch Tuesday, today should be called Take Action Thursday says Davey Winder.
Your security defences will dive, dive, dive unless you sink hunter-killer malware
Hunter-killer malware is on the rise and represents a far-reaching change in how threat actors are able to both identify and counteract advanced enterprise defences.
Forget hacked toothbrushes, worry about the rise in real DDOS attacks
A ridiculous story about three million hacked toothbrushes being used in a DDoS attack went viral this week - the real threat is more worrying
A fragmented cybersecurity landscape is weakening your defences, research suggests
Following best-practice security policies may actually be making your defences weaker due to the amount of time it takes to onboard new services
Scooby Doo hacker behind 50 million customer Europcar “breach”
News appeared overnight on X (formerly known as Twitter) detailing an alleged major data breach involving Europcar - but it wasn't true.
Cybernomics report flags ransomware, GenAI and people as three big threats
Barracuda’s Cybernomics 101 report analyses the financial drivers behind cyberattacks and reveals a harsh reality: defending your data is expensive.
UK law enforcement agency issues warning about AI-aided ransomware
A new report from the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre warns that not only are AI ransomware attacks on the rise but numbers are likely to grow rapidly.