Ellen Jennings-Trace

Ellen Jennings-Trace

Staff Writer

Ellen has been writing for almost four years, with a focus on post-COVID policy whilst studying at the University of Cardiff. During her time at university, Ellen studied BA Politics and International Relations, for which she achieved second-class honours (upper division). Ellen then went on to study an MA in Political Communication, receiving a Merit. Before joining TechRadar Pro as a Junior Writer, she worked for Future Publishing’s MVC content team, working with merchants and retailers to upload content. When she’s not working, Ellen is a keen badminton player, Formula 1 fan, and gym enthusiast.

Articles by: Ellen Jennings-Trace

Artificial Intelligence

MI6 and CIA are combatting tech-savvy criminals with generative AI

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Intelligence services are harnessing GenAI to navigate extremist content.

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X is apparently going on a security hiring spree at last

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

X (formerly Twitter) is hiring almost two dozen security and safety staff.

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Generative AI is reportedly tripling carbon dioxide emissions from data centers

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Data centers set to be a top polluters with 2.5 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

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Homeland Security looks to infosec testbed to help protect ports

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

The department revealed ambitions to help ports develop better cyber security.

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US rolls out more tech export restrictions on China, Russia, Iran

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

US expands Chip-related export controls in attempts to curb Chinese tech industry.

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Russian hackers with military links charged after critical infrastructure attacks

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Investigators have linked cyber attacks to a unit of Russia’s armed forces.

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Taiwan has accused Chinese firms of poaching their tech engineers

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Taiwan has raised concerns about corporate espionage from Chinese chip companies.

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Verizon set to buy Frontier Communications in $20 billion deal

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Verizon looks to gain competitive edge by boosting its fiber network.

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North Korean hackers target job seekers with fake interviews

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Hackers tricked victims into downloading malware through fake video call apps.

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The FCC has finally banned Kaspersky from telecoms kits

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

The use of the Russian antivirus software has been prohibited.

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The number of active ransomware groups is on the rise, research finds

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

The number of active groups has risen 56% since 2023.

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Chinese influence campaigns targeted US voters, research finds

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Chinese backed campaigns pushed propaganda and spam content on social media

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Hacktivists target Russian organizations using WinRAR vulnerability

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Hactivist group ‘Head Mare’ linked to cyber attacks on Russian and Belarusian firms

Facial recognition

Clearview AI fined $33 million for facial recognition database

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

The Dutch Data Protection Authority also issued a non-compliance fine of €5 million.

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China threatens retaliation against Japan for chip restrictions

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Japan introduced restrictions under pressure from US to weaken Chinese tech power.

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Critical infrastructure sustained 13 cyber attacks per second in 2023

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

The US are top targets for the growing number of cyber attacks.

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Security camera company required to pay $3 million to FTC for CAN-SPAM act violations

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Verkada failed to implement a proper security program, leaving customers vulnerable.

China

China leads in up to 89% of tech research, study shows

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

The US and China dominate despite the US’s recent slump.

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Ransomware group Brain Cipher take responsibility for French National Museum cyberattack

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Brain Cipher have taken responsibility for the attack on the Olympic venue, and threaten to leak stolen data.

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Russia could target critical infrastructure including internet and GPS, NATO warns

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Backup plans are urgently needed to safeguard undersea cables, experts say.

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Doomed to fail? Most AI projects flop within 12 months, with billions of dollars being wasted

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Start-ups jumping to try and capitalize on the AI hype are being thoroughly disappointed.

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Hackers linked to Russian government found using some very familiar malware tools

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Exploits developed by spyware companies were found to be indistinguishable from those used by Russian hackers.

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CrowdStrike just reported its best ever financial results — but unsurprisingly, it's not going to last

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

CrowdStrike reports encouraging results, but effects of global outage may harm future reports.

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It's official — nearly all of us are much more productive when we work from home

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Zoom survey reveals that most employees get more done from home, but their tools need development

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X pledges to fix AI chatbot after it spread misinformation about US election

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

X (formerly Twitter) users were fed misinformation about Vice President Kamala Harris.

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