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What is ransomware? 2026 Update
Ransomware attacks are big business but affect businesses of all sizes. Here, we explain how it works and how to best defend against it.
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Davey Winder
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.
Critical cPanel Zero-Day vulnerability confirmed — Update servers now
One of the most used web hosting control panels, cPanel, has confirmed a critical zero-day vulnerability that can enable an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain admin access
Okta vishing is the new dodgy email: here’s how to guard against it
Voice phishing has risen to a new level says a report by security researchers, and it's all aimed at compromising Single Sign-On
How North Korean hackers turn legitimate infrastructure into an attack surface
New research from FortiGuard Labs has confirmed how North Korean hackers are using legitimate public infrastructure as command and control for campaigns targeting Windows users.
The US router ban hammer has been wielded – here’s why it’s so stupid
The US Federal Communications Commission has banned the sale of all new consumer routers made in foreign countries, which isn't as clever a move as it may sound
The great mobile banking heist starts on your smartphone
Zimperium has uncovered 34 active malware families targeting 1,243 financial apps across 90 countries - Davey Winder explains what you need to know about its 2026 Mobile Banking Heist report
The cybercrime economy is embracing agentic AI — and that’s a problem
To defend against agentic AI attacks, you need to understand their methods - and that's exactly what the latest reports reveal
Europol and Microsoft hit Tycoon 2FA with a typhoon of takedowns
Tycoon 2FA's three-year reign of terror is hopefully now over, following a Europol takedown led by Microsoft
The open-source AI problem isn’t what you think it is
Black Duck's 2026 Open Source Security and Risk Analysis report makes for worrying reading, explains security expert Davey Winder, and much of the blame is organisations' unquestioned reliance AI
Copilot AI risks run deeper than Microsoft’s confidential email debacle
It turns out that even Microsoft's Copilot AI tools can leave you vulnerable, never mind what your employees might be using on the quiet