Interpol is the latest law enforcement agency to demand tech firms provide access to encrypted communications - but doing so could be a gift to cybercriminals. We look at the arguments.

Adrien Ogée and Marco Pineda 04 Dec 2019

Digital Economy and Society

Here's how we make the internet safer for children

How can children be safer online without losing access to the benefits of the digital world?

Joanna Rubinstein and Lina Fernandez 29 Nov 2019

Digital Economy and Society

Hackers can use public USB chargers to steal personal data. Here’s what you need to know about ‘juice jacking’

Hackers are capitalizing on the convenience of public USB charging points to introduce malware to mobile phones.

Charlotte Edmond 26 Nov 2019

Cybersecurity

Passwords should become a thing of the past. Here's why

Using passwords for online authentication is no longer fit for purpose. We can build a more secure and easy-to-use way to identify ourselves.

Adrien Ogée and Parker Crockford 18 Nov 2019

Cybersecurity

Why law enforcement and businesses need to join forces to fight global cybercrime

The World Economic Forum’s Regional Risks for Doing Business 2019 report says cybercrime is the #2 risk for businesses today. Here's how law enforcement and the private sector can join fo...

William Dixon and Craig Jones 12 Nov 2019

Internet Governance

We must bridge the gap between technology and policymaking. Our future depends on it

As technology continues to permeate society, surviving the future depends on bringing technologists and policymakers together. Here's how we might achieve it

Bruce Schneier 12 Nov 2019

Information Technology

This is what hurricanes and cybersecurity have in common

When it comes to natural disasters, information sharing is paramount to overcome adversity, so why when it comes to cybersecurity is data hoarded by companies and governments?

Algirde Pipikaite and Haiyan Song · Scientific American 12 Nov 2019

Cybercrime

This is the crippling cost of cybercrime on corporations

It is estimated that between 2019 and 2023, $5.2 trillion of global value will be vulnerable to cyberattacks. So what can we do to mitigate the risk?

Iman Ghosh · Visual Capitalist 07 Nov 2019

Cybercrime

This new initiative aims to make cybercrime harder - and riskier - to commit

Cybercrime seems easy to commit and difficult to punish - but it shouldn't be hard to turn that on its head. Now a new initiative from BT and the World Economic Forum aims to do just that

Alois Zwinggi and Kevin Brown 07 Nov 2019

Cybersecurity

Why good cybersecurity in business is everyone’s responsibility

From training and incentives to a corporate culture that clearly communicates the cyber-risks at all levels of the business, how can organizations manage daunting cybersecurity challenges?

Paige H. Adams 01 Nov 2019

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity can teach business how to succeed with platform models. Here's how

Since the turn of the millennium, the cybersecurity industry has been grappling with the most ruthless adopters of platform models: cybercrime networks. What have they learned?

William Dixon and David Balson 31 Oct 2019

Digital Economy and Society

3 ways digitalization will help end crime

The enhanced traceability of digital currencies and internet-connected items will make criminal transactions far more difficult in future.

Henrik Hvid Jensen 29 Oct 2019

Cybersecurity

Global public-private collaboration tackles cybersecurity skills gap

Over the next five years, economic loss due to cybercrime is predicted to reach a staggering $5.2 trillion. Unless we train the next generation of defenders, our systems remain vulnerable.

Ken Xie, Jim Alkove, and Alois Zwinggi 24 Oct 2019

Cybercrime

Cities are easy prey for cybercriminals. Here's how they can fight back

Outdated digital infrastructure and a lack of know-how has left cities around the world lagging behind the digital revolution, and cybercriminals are ruthlessly exploiting that gap. But t...

Robert Muggah and Marc Goodman 30 Sep 2019

Cybersecurity

AI is the latest weapon cybercriminals are exploiting

AI is transforming the future of cybercrime. It is enabling criminals to become more sophisticated and opening up new fronts through which they can attack. Now a new group of cybersecurit...

William Dixon and Jamil Farshchi 25 Sep 2019

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Cybersecurity

Encryption is under attack. Here's why that matters

Here's how we make the internet safer for children

Hackers can use public USB chargers to steal personal data. Here’s what you need to know about ‘juice jacking’

Passwords should become a thing of the past. Here's why

Why law enforcement and businesses need to join forces to fight global cybercrime

We must bridge the gap between technology and policymaking. Our future depends on it

This is what hurricanes and cybersecurity have in common

This is the crippling cost of cybercrime on corporations

This new initiative aims to make cybercrime harder - and riskier - to commit

Why good cybersecurity in business is everyone’s responsibility

Cybersecurity can teach business how to succeed with platform models. Here's how

3 ways digitalization will help end crime

Global public-private collaboration tackles cybersecurity skills gap

Cities are easy prey for cybercriminals. Here's how they can fight back

AI is the latest weapon cybercriminals are exploiting

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