Warwick Ashford is security editor at Computer Weekly. He joined the CW team as
chief reporter in June 2007, focusing on IT security, business continuity, IT law and regulation,
compliance and governance. He was appointed security editor in May 2012. Before joining CW, he
spent four years working in various roles including technology editor for ITWeb, an IT news publisher based in
Johannesburg, South Africa. He came to IT journalism after three years as a course developer and
technical writer for an IT training organisation and eight years working in radio news as a writer
and presenter at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).
Contributions from Warwick Ashford
- ID theft biggest fraud threat, says Cifas
- New EU data breach laws will need proactive security
- City of London School wins National Cipher Challenge
- Universities get in on Cyber Security Challenge UK
- Half of UK youngsters get no online safety training
- Google proposes alternative to passwords
- US general warns of Iran’s growing cyber capability
- Red October exploits patched Excel and Word flaws
- Businesses finally see ROI for IT security
- RSA identifies 'bouncer' phishing attack
- Intel’s business hit by falling PC sales in 2012
- Malware hits US power plants
- Cloud security key to BYOD, (ISC)2 study shows
- Huge botnet infecting smartphones in China
- Critics oppose Nominet plans for secure .uk domain
- UK office workers swamped with phishing emails
- Security firm recovers data from recycled hard drives
- Researchers uncover advanced cyber espionage campaign
- UK hackers admit stealing Jackson tracks from Sony
- Anonymous uses Aaron Swartz suicide to call for reform