
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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Is this new zero-day dark market the real deal?
Analysis Davey Winder takes a look at the latest market to appear on the dark web and ponders whether it's a sting operation...
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How can ISO 27017 and 27018 help secure the cloud?
In-depth Standards are crucial to both secure the cloud and give businesses the confidence they need to make the move...
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How the cloud is driving down the cost of security
In-depth Cloud is having a positive, rather than negative effect on security, argues Davey Winder
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Why is SSL under attack?
In-depth Don't get sidetracked by a storm in the SSL teacup, warns Davey Winder...
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Don't click on this link: How to avoid the cloud credential scammers
In-depth Davey Winder gives some advice to help you avoid getting caught out by cloud credential cons
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The WordPress CMS isn't insecure – you are!
Analysis Another vulnerability in WordPress is bad news for the CMS platform
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Why Box hasn't solved the cloud encryption conundrum
Analysis Davey Winder takes a closer look at Box's recent cloud data encryption push and finds the vendor still has some work to do
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The cloud security conundrum: de-perimeterisation or re-perimeterisation?
In-depth De-perimeterisation and re-perimeterisation come as a necessary pair when it comes to cloud security, as Davey Winder explains
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How to convince your CEO that the cloud is secure
In-depth It's a tough discussion, but one that really needs to be had
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Why are security vendors faking digital certificates?
In-depth Davey Winder shares his thoughts on the tricky subject of using digital certificates
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What IT security lessons can teenagers teach the enterprise?
In-depth Davey Winder looks a little closer to home to see how the enterprise can learn from his teenage son's approach to security...
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Why Microsoft needs to realise forewarned means forearmed
In-depth Davey Winder explains why Microsoft is mad to halt its Patch Tuesday Advanced Notification alerts for all users
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Hackers are gonna hack, but can the enterprise do jack?
In-depth With Lizard Squad offering up their DDoS tools to others, Davey Winder wonders why the enterprise isn't doing more to protect itself?
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Deleted data by mistake? Here's how to get it back
Tutorials Davey Winder offers some timely advice on what to do if you accidentally delete some important data
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Wearable tech & the risk it poses to enterprise data
In-depth Davey Winder explains why IT directors need to wise-up about including wearables in their organisation's BYOD security policies
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Russian webcam hackers: Nothing to see here
In-depth Davey Winder explains why the Russsian webcam story isn't news at all...
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Why Apple fanboys are in security denial
In-depth Davey Winder tells Apple users why they're wrong to assume their operating systems are "more secure" than Microsoft's
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Is your security policy a no-brainer?
In-depth Davey Winder explains why having a robust security policy, that everyone follows, is a must for the enterprise
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How to choose a secure CSP
In-depth Davey Winder runs through some key questions you should ask your cloud service provider to check their credentials
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How to secure the bare metal cloud
In-depth It may not have a hypervisor, but does it make for a more secure cloud?
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US firm opens new sec op centre in Wales
News Wales selected as location of choice for new set-up
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Dropbox didn't drop the ball, users did
In-depth Davey Winder lets rip over the tendency to blame vendors, rather than users, for some data breaches
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Opt out of plugging in for a more secure CMS
In-depth Davey Winder explains why CMS plug-ins are not worth the security risk
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Why the Xen flaw NDA represents good responsible disclosure
In-depth Many have criticised AWS, Rackspace and IBM for not going public straightaway with Xen flaw details, but Davey Winder thinks they're wrong
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