Kate O'Flaherty
Kate O'Flaherty is a freelance journalist with well over a decade's experience covering cyber security and privacy for publications including Wired, Forbes, the Guardian, the Observer, Infosecurity Magazine and the Times. Within cyber security and privacy, her specialist areas include critical national infrastructure security, cyber warfare, application security and regulation in the UK and the US amid increasing data collection by big tech firms such as Facebook and Google. You can follow Kate on Twitter.
What are privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs)?
privacy
What are privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs)?
As businesses need to consider privacy now more than ever, privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) are gaining traction
12 Jan 2023
Why is cyber security's sexual harassment problem so rife?
Careers & training
Why is cyber security's sexual harassment problem so rife?
From physical assault to unsolicited explicit images, women in the industry face a barrage of inappropriate behaviour and find little support from emp…
9 Jan 2023
The scariest cyber security horror stories of 2022
cyber security
The scariest cyber security horror stories of 2022
Lapsus$ group, Log4Shell, new Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities, and the Russia-Ukraine war dominated cyber security headlines in 2022
22 Dec 2022
How to use machine learning and AI in cyber security
Security
How to use machine learning and AI in cyber security
New technologies can augment your security team's response and may even be able to actively deceive attackers
18 Oct 2022
How will 6G transform the workplace?
Network & Internet
How will 6G transform the workplace?
The next generation of network connectivity could supercharge the metaverse, boost productivity, and render the smartphone obsolete
11 Oct 2022
Should your business worry about Chinese cyber attacks?
cyber warfare
Should your business worry about Chinese cyber attacks?
State-backed hackers are upping the anti, with businesses on high alert over the potential for falling victim to cyber espionage and IP theft
10 Aug 2022
The new wave of cyber security threats facing critical national infrastructure (CNI)
cyber security
The new wave of cyber security threats facing critical national infrastructure (CNI)
CNI is increasingly becoming a viable target, thanks to a litany of new malware strains, with cyber attacks threatening to have serious consequences
8 Jul 2022
Should your business worry about Russian cyber attacks?
cyber warfare
Should your business worry about Russian cyber attacks?
What is the real Russian cyber security threat facing UK businesses, and how can organisations protect themselves?
7 Apr 2022
What is cloud ransomware and how can you avoid attacks?
Cloud
What is cloud ransomware and how can you avoid attacks?
With ransomware increasingly targeting cloud applications and data, as well as cloud-based companies, we explain how you can protect your business
25 Mar 2022
Rebooting your BYOD strategy
BYOD
Rebooting your BYOD strategy
With hybrid working becoming the norm, there's a need for a device management overhaul. What does BYOD 2.0 look like?
10 Feb 2022
The UK's IoT proposals are riddled with ‘astonishing’ gaps
Internet of Things (IoT)
The UK's IoT proposals are riddled with ‘astonishing’ gaps
The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (PTSI) Bill aims to address the connected devices security nightmare, but experts agree it …
19 Jan 2022
The risks and strategies of using privacy as a business differentiator
privacy
The risks and strategies of using privacy as a business differentiator
With privacy increasingly driving customer decisions, here’s how to make it a differentiator for your business
13 Dec 2021