
Davey Winder
Davey is a three-decade veteran technology journalist specialising in cybersecurity and privacy matters and has been a Contributing Editor at PC Pro magazine since the first issue was published in 1994. He's also a Senior Contributor at Forbes, and co-founder of the Forbes Straight Talking Cyber video project that won the ‘Most Educational Content’ category at the 2021 European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards.
Davey has also picked up many other awards over the years, including the Security Serious ‘Cyber Writer of the Year’ title in 2020. As well as being the only three-time winner of the BT Security Journalist of the Year award (2006, 2008, 2010) Davey was also named BT Technology Journalist of the Year in 1996 for a forward-looking feature in PC Pro Magazine called ‘Threats to the Internet.’ In 2011 he was honoured with the Enigma Award for a lifetime contribution to IT security journalism which, thankfully, didn’t end his ongoing contributions - or his life for that matter.
You can follow Davey on Twitter @happygeek, or email him at davey@happygeek.com.
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If not passwords then what?
In-depth Google and Microsoft have both talked up a passwordless future, but what does that mean and is the technology ready to make it happen anytime soon?
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Compromising email accounts is easier than you might imagine
Opinion Why you should take steps to protect your business from zombie phishing attacks
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The A-Z of security threats 2018
In-depth Industry experts give their thoughts on the growing range of threats facing modern businesses
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What is a cyber kill chain?
In-depth How understanding the progression of an online attack can help you defend your business
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Social engineering: your business' biggest security risk
In-depth It's not your network, but your own well-meaning employees that could be the gateway for hackers
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Move over VMs, the future of app deployment is in containers
In-depth A look at a more flexible and efficient way to isolate and modularise your apps
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How to build web traffic without turning to the dark side
In-depth You can buy links and likes, but they won’t do you any favours in the long-run
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How to protect against cyber threats
In-depth IT Pro looks at the four biggest enterprise cyber threats and how to protect against them...
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Brace yourself for Brexit
In-depth Leaving the EU is supposed to give British businesses a boost, but it might not be as simple as that
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Why SMBs need a good disaster recovery plan in place
Opinion Work in a small business? Then you’re a target for ransomware
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Why UK government must get strategic about cybersecurity
Opinion Government investment in cybersecurity is great, but what matters is where the money goes
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How to carry out workplace email surveillance
In-depth Want to monitor employee communications? Davey Winder explains your rights and obligations
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Five security threats Windows 10 protects you against
In-depth Love it or hate it, Windows 10 is a pretty secure OS
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Four cheap dark web cyber threats
In-depth Hackers are turning to the dark web for cheap exploits - here's how to protect your business
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Five weirdest password alternatives of all time
In-depth Computers can identify you based on your butt and your walk, not to mention your smell...
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Privacy is the collateral damage in our war on terror
Opinion More UK citizens must value privacy for government to leave our data alone
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Ethical hackers are finally getting their rewards
Opinion For too long, the unsung heroes of cybersecurity have been undervalued
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Why a nation state isn't behind the Panama Papers hack
Opinion Mossack Fonseca had its data stolen via an embarrassingly easy security flaw
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Encryption is a touchy subject for the Home Office
Opinion Theresa May's Modern Crime Prevention Strategy: strong on rhetoric, light on security measures
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Budget 2016: What about cybersecurity spending?
Opinion George Osborne's failure to explain how cyber budget will be spent was a missed opportunity
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Why Macs are no more secure than the rest of them
Opinion Mac users are fiercely defending their platform's security after KeRanger, but they're wrong to
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RSA 2016: FBI and NSA line up next to security vendors
Opinion The Apple-FBI encryption battle rightly dominates discussion at security conference
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Would a Brexit weaken data privacy in the UK?
Opinion Data privacy should be a central issue in debate of EU referendum pros and cons
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FBI wants a legal backdoor from Apple, not a technical one
Opinion Is the FBI's court ruling about more than getting into San Bernardino killer's iPhone?
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