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

Classroom

Schools are facing greater cybersecurity threats than ever before

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Most parents are confident in school’s cyber safeguarding, but this trust might be misplaced.

China

Chinese police found using spyware to monitor Android devices

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Previously undocumented spyware is being used by Chinese law enforcement.

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Skoda security flaws could let hackers remotely track cars

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Black Hat event shines a light on some serious Skoda security vulnerabilities.

Dating App

Data breach at Senior Dating website spills info of 765,000 users

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

A database containing information from matchmaking website Senior Dating has been discovered online.

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IT decision makers are blindly trusting suppliers and wasting tech, research shows

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Most IT decision makers don’t collaborate with procurement teams to assess their own team’s needs.

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Google says its next data centers will be built alongside wind and solar farms

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Google is partnering with an energy company to develop renewable energy sources for its data centers.

China

Chinese cybersecurity firm facing US sanctions over alleged ransomware attacks

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

US Government sanctions Chinese cybersecurity firm responsible for thousands of critical infrastructure attacks.

Amazon recycled racks data center

Recycled racks and spare part servers: Amazon reveals major data center sustainability push

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Data centers are notoriously energy guzzling, but Amazon is reducing, reusing, and recycling to hit sustainability goals.

TikTok ban protesters

TikTok says US businesses will lose billions if its US ban is enforced

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

US TikTok ban could devastate businesses, new claim says.

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Microsoft challenges you to hack its LLM email service

By Ellen Jennings-Trace, Sead Fadilpašić published

AI hackers have the chance to earn a little extra cash this Christmas by identifying vulnerabilities.

Undersea Cable

NATO plans to deploy sea drones to monitor and protect undersea cables

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Plans to protect critical undersea cables are being drawn up by NATO.

Panasonic Manufacturing plant

Panasonic breathes new renewable energy life into Cardiff factory

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Panasonic's Cardiff factory has been transformed into a new renewable ‘proof-of-concept’ hydrogen fuel cell facility.

Election

Romania cancels election after systems targeted in cyberattacks over 85,000 times

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Declassified Romanian intelligence documented 85,000 attacks targeting election infrastructure.

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Businesses received over 20 billion spam emails this year

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Spam and malicious emails are being sent to businesses more than ever.

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Pegasus spyware is still targeting top business leaders

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

iVerify tools have identified new Pegasus infections are more prevalent than previously thought

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Police crack encrypted chat service MATRIX used by criminals

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

European authorities have disrupted and deciphered a chat service used by criminals.

NHS

Yet another ransomware attack - an NHS children’s hospital is the latest victim

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

One of Europe’s busiest hospitals has been hit with a ransomware attack.

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AI chatbot builder leaks hundreds of thousands of records online

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Researchers have discovered 346,381 files belonging to AI startup WotNot.

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Huge data breach exposes over 600,000 records, including background checks, vehicle, and property records

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

A database from SL Data Services with over 600,000 records has been exposed online, experts reveal.

Starbucks Store

Starbucks has gone back to pen and paper after vendor ransomware attack

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Employee pay and schedules are being tracked on paper at Starbucks following supply chain attack.

Half man, half AI.

AI could save the public sector billions — if it is willing to open up

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

The public sector is yet to embrace AI, but Google says it could save up to £38bn annually in the next 5 years

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Google has blocked a huge network of pro-China propaganda news websites

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

The ‘Glassbridge’ network has been blocked by Google for spreading Chinese propaganda in search results.

Cartoon Phishing

Microsoft takes down hundreds of malicious websites used in phishing scams

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

240 fraudulent websites seized by Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit.

Data Breach

Top online gift platform leaks user details, including thousands of US military members

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Security researchers discovered 300,000 private emails leaked for months from popular online gift shop.

A person scanning a QR code on a smartphone

The majority of QR codes are spam, new survey claims

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Cisco Talos research details how QR codes are increasingly being used by cybercriminals.

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