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

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FTC orders Marriott and Starwood to boost cybersecurity following major incidents

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Marriott has been ordered to implement stricter security after three major data breaches.

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US Government Defense bill waters down creation of US Cyber Force, allocates billions to "rip and replace" Chinese tech

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Upgraded defense policy will create a joint force to look after Pentagon networks, and remove Chinese tech.

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US Government officials urged to lock down devices amid telecoms breach

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

High-ranking US officials have been urged by CISA to enable advanced security features.

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Safety policies are needed for safe AI adoption, security leaders say

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

New research from CrowdStrike shows security leaders have mixed feelings about AI tools.

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Millions of us say we don't know how to remove data from an old device - here's what to know

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Millions of Brits don’t know what to do with their old devices, but we're here to help.

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Government employees are still using Kaspersky despite the ban

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Workers are trusting Kaspersky products despite a Government ban.

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US government mulls entire TP-Link product ban - routers, switches and more all set to be blocked

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

The US Government has serious concerns about TP-Link routers.

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Meta hit with $263m fine over 2018 Facebook data breach

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Meta sanctioned for the handling of a bug which allowed unauthorized access to Facebook profiles.

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TikTok is under investigation for Romanian election interference concerns

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Formal proceedings opened against TikTok in relation to the Romanian election.

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Almost a million ConnectOnCall users may have had data stolen by hackers

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

900,000 patients who called doctors out of hours may have had their information stolen following data breach.

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Ransomware, deepfakes, and scams: the digital landscape in 2024

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

ESET Threat report flags deepfake and crypto scams as 2024's top threats.

Fake job tasks are costing victims millions, FTC warns

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

FTC warns job seekers are being scammed out of millions in a new task scam.

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US set to allow tech giants to control access to AI chips

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Access to AI chips outside the US may be heavily influenced by companies like Google and Microsoft

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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