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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Outdated processes mean nearly all IT teams are ill-equipped to combat outages

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Outdated systems have a serious impact on the way IT teams deal with problems.

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Hackers claim to have hit US Marshals Service with a major cyberattack

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Ransomware group Hunters International claim to have hacked the federal agency.

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The worst security test ever? University slammed over fake Ebola scare as phishing test

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

A fake report of an Ebola case was by UCSC sent to trick students

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The telecom company that allowed a Biden deepfake scam will have to pay the FCC $1m

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Lingo Telecom fined after allowing Life Corporation to call voters using a deepfake of President Biden.

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UN cybercrime convention inadequate, says Human Rights Watch

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

UN treaty falls short when protecting digital freedoms, tech firms and activists say.

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New method for phishing discovered for Android and IPhone users

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Researchers uncover novel way to trap unsuspecting customers with a new phishing attack.

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Democrats neglect cyber but promise data privacy at DNC

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

The Democratic party platform shifts towards cyber-regulation

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EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager to step down after nearly a decade

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Margrethe Vestager to leave office after spending 10 years in top EU post.

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Digital wallets allow for the use of stolen credit cards

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Criminals can link stolen cards to digital wallets, and make purchases with them.

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FBI says it's sure Iran was to blame for Trump campaign hack

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Iran behind attempts to influence a ‘particularly consequential’ US election, as intelligence community confirms ‘thefts and disclosures’.

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Popular astrology app leak exposes data on millions of users — find out if you're affected

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

GPS data, emails, and employee credentials found publicly accessible following Moonly leak.

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AI push from US tech giants leads to skyrocketing water consumption figures

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

‘Data Centre Alley’ water consumption has jumped two-thirds since 2019.

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ChatGPT accounts suspected of being Iranian influence operation shut down by OpenAI

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Iranian cyber-campaign accounts looking to spread chaos via ChatGPT disabled by OpenAI.

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The dreaded Blue Screen of Death is still plaguing many firms — but over half of these crashes are preventable

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

A high proportion of devices crash even under ‘good’ operating conditions, report warns.

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The Paris Olympics saw a whole load of domain-related cybercrime

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Cybercriminals targeted visitors the Paris Olympics with fake websites and social media site

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Half the population of this entire country may have had their personal data leaked in massive data breach

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

The home addresses and financial details of 10 million Chileans affected in massive data leak

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The IRS has loads of legacy IT — but it's not equipped to replace it

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

IRS advised to re-establish its office for decommissioning outdated IT systems.

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Businesses are struggling to prepare for deepfake attacks

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Research shows over two thirds of companies are not confident they are doing enough about deepfake attacks.

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Majority of US Congress members at risk of personal information being exposed

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Personal information on House members, such as contact details and addresses, could be easily obtained.

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AI PC sales are on the rise — but they won't come cheap

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Over eight million AI-capable PCs shipped globally in Q2 2024.

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One of the biggest data breaches ever leaks details on billions of users — here's what we know so far

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Personal information of billions of victims listed for sale online by cybercriminals.

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Dell prepares even more layoffs in latest large-scale job cuts

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Dell announces even more workforce cuts in fresh round of layoffs.

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Microsoft makes security a ‘core priority’ for all employees in major worker shift

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Microsoft memo to employees places security as a key focus following several recent high-profile incidents.

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Attacks from nation-states targeting physical device supply chains posing a rising threat

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Supply chains attacks by nation states are becoming more dangerous than ever, report warns.

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Popular office app may have exposed details of thousands of workers

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Employee details at Dell, Verizon, Capital One, and others exposed via popular office app.

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