Tom Brewster
Tom Brewster is currently an associate editor at Forbes and an award-winning journalist who covers cyber security, surveillance, and privacy. Starting his career at ITPro as a staff writer and working up to a senior staff writer role, Tom has been covering the tech industry for more than ten years and is considered one of the leading journalists in his specialism. Between his roles at ITPro and Forbes, Tom has also assumed the position of deputy editor at TechWeekEurope and worked as a freelance journalist for nine years, securing bylines in other leading technology publications.
He is a proud alum of the University of Sheffield where he secured an undergraduate degree in English Literature before undertaking a certification from General Assembly in web development. You can read his work here at ITPro, over at Forbes, and sign up for his newsletter, The Wiretap, to learn about how surveillance is used in the real world, as well as containing all the security and privacy news worth knowing.
Latest articles by Tom Brewster
Top 10 tips for moving up the IT career ladder
By Tom Brewster published
In-depth If the phrase "New Year, new career" sums up your plans for 2015, check out our top tips for securing your next job in IT
Virtual currency in a cloudy world: On the road to mainstream adoption?
By Tom Brewster published
In-depth Bitcoin et al have created much debate, but are we in the throws of a crypto currency cloud revolution?
The rich list: Who are the wealthiest people in IT?
By Tom Brewster, Caroline Preece published
In-depth It's all about the money as we run down the top ten richest people in tech
Microcosm: Bringing forums back from the dead
By Tom Brewster published
In-depth The forum is back, but not as we know it, writes Tom Brewster...
Making boring bits of the web fun and profitable
By Tom Brewster published
In-depth There's gold in them thar mundane tech hills, according to Tom Brewster...
Finding the right translation service to go global
By Tom Brewster published
In-depth Tom Brewster looks at the importance of speaking the same language as customers...
Using tech to get paid on time
By Tom Brewster published
In-depth Tom Brewster looks at how one British firm is innovating when it comes to payments
Staying secure upon the death of Windows XP
By Tom Brewster published
In-depth Extended support for XP will soon be no more. Tom Brewster asks if your business is ready for the deadline?
Edward Snowden and the rise of cloud encryption
By Tom Brewster published
In-depth The post-Snowden outcry drove firms to encrypt more data - but what are the factors to bear in mind?
Croydon Tech City: A start-up saviour or another flop?
By Tom Brewster published
In-depth Tom Brewster doesn't seem too impressed with the latest tech innovations to come out of London...
Stopping automated attacks with shapeshifting websites
By Tom Brewster published
In-depth How we can defend against automated attacks? Tom Brewster takes a look...
Enter the drones
By Tom Brewster published
In-depth Amazon's drone plans were met with derision, but unmanned aircraft could benefit a wealth of industries.
EC: Google competition concessions fall short
By Tom Brewster published
News Google's proposals deemed "not acceptable" leaving the tech giant facing a fine
BlackBerry losses hit $4.4 billion
By Tom Brewster published
News Christmas doesn't bring much cheer for BlackBerry, despite a Foxconn deal.
Spanish slap Google with £751k fine over privacy policy
By Tom Brewster published
News Privacy pros not convinced fines will stop Google collecting data illegally.
ARM server chip crew Calxeda 'shutting down'
By Tom Brewster published
News Calxeda runs out of money despite apparent industry interest in ARM servers.
Verizon promises transparency after Snowden revelations
By Tom Brewster published
News Telecoms giant says its first public transparency report will land in early 2014.
Google: Government removal requests spike again
By Tom Brewster published
News Tech giant concerned about 68 per cent jump in government requests to take down content.
Going robotic; how cloud data centres will get slicker
By Tom Brewster published
In-depth Robots are set to speed up cloud data centre performance, what differences will the user see?
Driving business performance through KPI dashboards
By Tom Brewster published
In-depth Effective KPI dashboards can help you keep track of your targets and how you're measuring up to them.
Mozilla Lightbeam to shine light on web's hidden connections
By Tom Brewster published
News Firefox tool to show users who is tracking them when they visit different websites.
Twitter IPO values firm at $11 billion
By Tom Brewster published
News Micro-blogging king going for modest IPO.
PHP.net hacked to serve exploits
By Tom Brewster published
News Site powering popular programming language has two servers compromised.
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