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  • December 19, 2024 19 Dec'24

    French court refuses to expedite trial of Sky ECC cryptophone distributor Thomas Herdman

    Canadian businessman Thomas Herdman, who was arrested by French police despite agreeing a deal to cooperate with US investigators, has been denied bail after 42 months in pre-trial detention

  • December 18, 2024 18 Dec'24

    The Security Interviews: Martin Lee, Cisco Talos

    Threat intel expert and author Martin Lee, EMEA technical lead for security research at Cisco Talos, joins Computer Weekly to mark the 35th anniversary of the first ever ransomware attack

  • December 18, 2024 18 Dec'24

    Top 10 cyber security stories of 2024

    Data breaches, data privacy and protection, and the thorny issue of open source security were all hot topics this year. Meanwhile, security companies frequently found themselves hitting the headlines, and not always for good reasons. Here are ...

  • December 18, 2024 18 Dec'24

    Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2024

    From ransomware targeting the NHS to nation-state-backed intrusions, 2024 was another big year for cyber criminals and cyber spooks alike, but they didn't have it all their own way as the good guys fought back