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US hack shows data is the new frontier in cyber security conflict. (2015)
Newspaper / Magazine
Buchanan, W. J. (2015). US hack shows data is the new frontier in cyber security conflict

More than four million personal records of US government workers are thought to have been hacked and stolen, it has been. With US investigators blaming the Chinese government (although the Chinese deny involvement), this incident shows how data could... Read More about US hack shows data is the new frontier in cyber security conflict..

When amateurs do the job of a professional, the result is smart grids secured by dumb crypto. (2015)
Newspaper / Magazine
Buchanan, W. J. (2015). When amateurs do the job of a professional, the result is smart grids secured by dumb crypto

Security relies upon good programming and correct adherence to well-designed standards. If the standards are sloppy, then security has been compromised from the outset. Smart grids, which include the smart meters being rolled out to millions of homes... Read More about When amateurs do the job of a professional, the result is smart grids secured by dumb crypto..

Ashley Madison breach reveals the rise of the moralist hacker (2015)
Newspaper / Magazine
Buchanan, W. J. (2015). Ashley Madison breach reveals the rise of the moralist hacker

There’s value in more than just credit card data, as Avid Life Media (ALM), parent company of the extramarital affair website Ashley Madison, has found out after being raided for millions of their customer’s details. All sorts of information that isn... Read More about Ashley Madison breach reveals the rise of the moralist hacker.

Act now or miss your gender targets. (2015)
Newspaper / Magazine
Dutton, M. (2015). Act now or miss your gender targets. [The Scotsman]

VOLUNTARY approach is not enough if Nicola Sturgeon’s ambition of boardroom 50:50 by 2020 is to be realised, says Dr Matthew Dutton.

Can Humans Trust Robots? Hitchbot, the Hitchhiking Robot, Helps Answer the Question (2015)
Newspaper / Magazine
Zeller, F., & Smith, D. H. (2015). Can Humans Trust Robots? Hitchbot, the Hitchhiking Robot, Helps Answer the Question. [Magazine article]

Apple and Starbucks could have avoided being hacked if they'd taken this simple step (2015)
Newspaper / Magazine
Buchanan, W. J. (2015). Apple and Starbucks could have avoided being hacked if they'd taken this simple step

Apple and Starbucks are two of the world’s most trusted companies, but their reputations were recently tarnished thanks to some novice cybersecurity mistakes. Both setup systems that could have allowed hackers to break into customers' accounts by rep... Read More about Apple and Starbucks could have avoided being hacked if they'd taken this simple step.

Edinburgh leading world in beating online crime (2015)
Newspaper / Magazine
Buchanan, W. J. (2015). Edinburgh leading world in beating online crime. [Print & Digital]

Cyber security surges ahead in the capital, says Bill Buchanan As we become more dependent on the internet by the day, the risks around it also increase, especially from cyber crime, large-scale data loss and the failure of our critical IT infrastruc... Read More about Edinburgh leading world in beating online crime.

Mobilfunk 5G Die ferngesteuerte Welt (2015)
Newspaper / Magazine
Thuemmler, C. (2015). Mobilfunk 5G Die ferngesteuerte Welt. [http://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/hannovermesse/mobilfunk-5g-die-ferngesteuerte-welt/11615084-all.html]

Erst die neue Mobilfunkgeneration 5G soll den Durchbruch für die Industrie 4.0 bringen. Während die Forschung schon um die ersten Patente wetteifert, fürchten Kritiker das Ende der Netzneutralität

The Tour de Maths Reaches Out in Cornwall (2015)
Newspaper / Magazine
Guiver, C., Mueller, M., Lloyd, S., & Townley, S. (2015). The Tour de Maths Reaches Out in Cornwall

Lenovo’s security debacle reveals blurred boundary between adware and malware (2015)
Newspaper / Magazine
Buchanan, W. J. (2015). Lenovo’s security debacle reveals blurred boundary between adware and malware

A widely disliked habit of PC vendors is their bundling of all manner of unwanted software into brand new computers – demo software, games, or part-functional trials. Faced with shrinking margins vendors have treated this as an alternative income str... Read More about Lenovo’s security debacle reveals blurred boundary between adware and malware.