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
Kelihos suspect: I didn't do it
By Tom Brewster published
News Andrey Sabelnikov heads online to protest his innocence after Microsoft claims he was helping run the Kelihos botnet.
NAO: Police mobile rollout failing to deliver
By Tom Brewster published
News The police are not getting enough benefits from the Mobile Information Programme, the NAO says.
Intel splashes $120 million on RealNetworks patents
By Tom Brewster published
News Intel gets patents and software in a $120 million deal with the RealPlayer owner.
Twitter to censor tweets geographically
By Tom Brewster published
News In fear of getting in trouble over sensitive issues, Twitter says it can now block certain kinds of content in different countries.
Moxie Marlinspike pans Google privacy changes
By Tom Brewster published
News Marlinspike, now working for Twitter, says Google is not respecting customer trust in the search giant.
webOS to be fully open source by September
By Tom Brewster published
News webOS is to be handed over to the open source community once autumn arrives.
Nokia suffers weak Q4 despite Lumia success
By Tom Brewster published
News Nokia is still struggling to get some good numbers out, even though its Lumia range is performing well.
Symantec: Disable your pcAnywhere software
By Tom Brewster published
News The security giant advises users against running pcAnywhere until it has fixed vulnerabilities highlighted by a source code leak.
O2: Sorry for giving away your phone numbers
By Tom Brewster published
News The operator says a technical error meant website owners were shown customers' mobile numbers.
EU proposes radical data protection refresh
By Tom Brewster published
News The EC does as expected in proposing 24-hour breach disclosure rules and heightened powers for regulators like the ICO.
BT and Everything Everywhere score 4G trial extension
By Tom Brewster published
News The telecoms giants get a six-month extension to their 4G trial in deepest, darkest Cornwall.
Google to introduce new privacy policy
By Tom Brewster published
News The Mountain View giant says its new privacy policy will be easy to read, whilst terms and conditions will be shorter.
Twitter buys security firm Dasient
By Tom Brewster published
News The micro-blogging service looks to bolster its security credentials with the acquisition of Dasient.
Tube to get Wi-Fi by summer despite delays
By Tom Brewster published
News Even though the tender process has gone on for longer than expected, the Underground should still get Wi-Fi in time for the Olympics.
Microsoft suspects ex-antivirus worker of Kelihos botnet
By Tom Brewster published
News A Russian IT pro is accused of helping create and run the Kelihos botnet.
Nokia Lumia 900 landing in UK this June?
By Tom Brewster published
News The Nokia Lumia 900 looks destined to land on UK shores this summer, but the Finnish mobile giant is keeping quiet on a release date.
ISF: Businesses need 'cyber resiliency'
By Tom Brewster published
News There are some attacks companies won't be able to protect themselves from, so drawing up a resiliency strategy is essential, the ISF says.
Government appoints Andy Nelson as CIO
By Tom Brewster published
News Nelson will make the move over from the MoJ at the end of March.
Ofcom unveils Olympics spectrum sharing plans
By Tom Brewster published
News The Ministry of Defence is one Governmental body which will be giving up some of its spectrum to support massive demand during the Olympic Games.
Tom Watson asks Met to investigate Times email hacking
By Tom Brewster published
News The feisty MP writes to the Met asking it to investigate hacking at the Times, after the paper admits a former reporter had compromised a police officer's email.
Virgin trials 4G in London
By Tom Brewster published
News The telecoms giant starts testing 4G connections at a London store, saying it wants to commence trials with consumers soon.
Google dumps disaster recovery product amidst clean out
By Tom Brewster published
News The internet giant dumps the Google Message Continuity product to focus on its Apps lineup.
Unite ends quarrel with Fujitsu
By Tom Brewster published
News The IT company avoids any future strikes thanks to a compromise with Unite.
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