
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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Shellshocked by the Bash bug
In-depth Davey Winder explains why patience is a virtue when it comes to patching the Bash bug vulnerability
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Why the Edward Snowden scaremongering must stop
In-depth Davey Winder argues that it's time for the security industry to stop fixating on the Edward Snowden's revelations
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Lessons the enterprise can learn from the iCloud photo leak
In-depth iCloud security isn't the problem, argues Davey Winder. Lack of knowledge about how to implement it is
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Gmail app hack: Why it's unlikely to derail your BYOD plans
In-depth Davey Winder takes a closer look at last week's news about the 92 per cent success rate of the Gmail app hack
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Let's play IT security Buzzword Bingo
In-depth A report into the threats employees pose to data security has Davey Winder up in arms this week...
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How Paddy Power gambled against its customers' security
In-depth Davey Winder lets rip over Paddy Power's decision to tell customers about a data breach that happened four years ago...
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In web browsers we should not trust
In-depth Davey Winder explains why end users should be wary of putting too much trust in their chosen web browser
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How to defend against a cloud-based DDoS combination attack
In-depth Protecting your cloud from cyber-extortion isn't rocket science; you need a plan and a cool head
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Project Zero: Show Google's bug-hunting scheme some love
In-depth Google's efforts to address the problems of zero-day vulnerabilities should be applauded, claims Davey Winder
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How to write a cloud security policy
In-depth Your old policy may cover the basics but it may not be appropriate for services in the cloud: time for a rethink
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Why the FUD around APT does more harm than good
In-depth Davey Winder calls on the security industry to stop using scare tactics, and start using education, in the fight against APTs
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Why explosive smartphone airport checks are pants
In-depth Davey Winder picks holes in the latest rules regarding electronic devices and airport security
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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 the Bank of England CIO is not a cloud denier
Opinion Despite the press reports, John Finch is not opposed to cloud, but his doubt is a reflection of common sense
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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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Happy birthday to the secure cloud ... one year old
Opinion Snowden was supposed to have destroyed the cloud; instead it's safer than it's ever been. We owe him much thanks
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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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Don't let marketing paper over cracks in security
Opinion Will the race to the bottom leave security far behind? Don't be blinded by cloud rhetoric, and do ask searching questions
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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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Seven deadly sins of cloud security
In-depth Cloud isn't the root of all evil but sometimes you should be wary of some bad habits
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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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