
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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Why explosive smartphone airport checks are pants
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Facebook experiment: a despicable breach of user trust
In-depth Davey Winder vents his fury over Facebook's controversial news feed experiments
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Why security vendors need a red card during the World Cup
In-depth The World Cup is being seized on by security vendors to spread FUD. Davey Winder's not impressed
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Get Safe Online? Not with advice like this
In-depth Davey Winder points out the short-comings in the password security tools used by Get Safe Online
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Are we really in the middle of a data breach epidemic?
In-depth Davey Winder explains why the recent run of data breach headlines are really nothing to worry about
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What the eBay data breach means for its reputation
In-depth eBay's handling of its recent data breach leaves a lot to be desired, says Davey Winder
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Does BYOD really stand for Bolster Your Own Delusions?
In-depth Are the hardware savings of BYOD enough to compensate for the security risks it brings? Davey Winder doesn't think so
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Why enterprises need a data breach response plan
In-depth The recent Verizon Data Breach report has got Davey Winder thinking hard about enterprise security
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Why Microsoft is guilty of bad parenting with the XP update
In-depth Microsoft should have employed tough love tactics and excluded XP users from the latest Internet Explorer patch, argues Davey Winder
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Building a business case for password managers
In-depth Davey Winder ponders the best way for SMBs (and larger firms) to tackle the thorny issue of password security
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Heartbleed FUD: scarier than Jedward as triplets?
In-depth Davey Winder thinks the fact password reset floodgates are about to open...
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The Windows XP Zombie Apocalypse
In-depth The countdown is finally over for those looking for extended life support for XP (unless they've inked a deal). But are they still secure?
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Why earwax is no use to IT security
In-depth Security researchers claims the unique properties of people's earwax could make it a password killer. Davey Winder's not convinced
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Web app security patches: Closing the risk window
In-depth Web application vendors are taking, on average, 11 days to provide critical fixes. Davey Winder thinks that's still too long...
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Weapons of mass data destruction
In-depth What's the best way of securely disposing of your enterprise's sensitive data? Davey Winder investigates...
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What has Edward Snowden taught us about Quantum Cryptology?
In-depth The NSA may want quantum computing, but is it any nearer to cracking the problem or cryptology?
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The Bitcoin business: Securing your crypto-currency
In-depth For many, Bitcoin remains clouded in confusion. Davey Winder explores what it is and how to use it securely.
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Is your enterprise a security thicko?
In-depth Security training needs to be much more targeted if it is to be successful, argues Davey Winder.
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Enterprise security: the protective power of patterns
In-depth How can businesses keep up with the fast paced threat landscape?
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Cybercrime: Hidden backdoors to enterprise data
In-depth How much of a risk do backdoors pose to corporate data? Davey Winder investigates...
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Enterprise security skills: the communication factor
In-depth How important are good lines of communication as far as the enterprise IT security strategy is concerned? Davey Winder investigates...
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How to define a security incident
In-depth Do we need to do a better job of understanding exactly what a security incident actually is? Davey Winder takes a look...
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The Syrian Electronic Army: Lessons to be learned
In-depth Davey Winder probes just who is doing just what and why, and asks what enterprises can learn from it.
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Tricks of the malware trade
In-depth And what the enterprise can learn from them...
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