Articles by Benedict Collins, Senior Writer, Security

Benedict has been with TechRadar Pro for over two years, and has specialized in writing about cybersecurity, threat intelligence, and B2B security solutions. His coverage explores the critical areas of national security, including state-sponsored threat actors, APT groups, critical infrastructure, and social engineering.

Benedict holds an MA (Distinction) in Security, Intelligence, and Diplomacy from the Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies at the University of Buckingham, providing him with a strong academic foundation for his reporting on geopolitics, threat intelligence, and cyber-warfare.

Prior to his postgraduate studies, Benedict earned a BA in Politics with Journalism, providing him with the skills to translate complex political and security issues into clear and comprehensible copy.

Outside of his work, Benedict is a fitness enthusiast, running and cycling in the local countryside.

Articles by: Benedict Collins

Chinese hackers abuse Microsoft tool to get past antivirus and cause havoc

By Benedict Collins published 19 February 25

Earth Preta has developed an attack vector to sidestep antivirus software and deploy malware.

Pro-Russian hackers hit Italian bank, airport websites

By Benedict Collins published 18 February 25

The Noname057 hacker group has been linked to recent cyberattacks against Italian banking and airport websites.

Russian cyberattackers spotted hitting Microsoft Teams with new phishing campaign

By Benedict Collins published 17 February 25

Storm-2372 uses legitimate device flow authentication to steal access tokens and move laterally.

“That's the experience we have built up over 40 years, to then bring in to the next 40 years” - Cisco’s Chintan Patel on realizing potential of AI and the lessons to learn from the Internet boom

By Benedict Collins published 15 February 25

Cisco's Chintan Patel explains how there are lessons to be learned from the internet boom that can guide AI direction and innovation.

"It is literally driving our product development direction" - how Cisco is redefining networking security to better protect against cyberattacks and human error

By Benedict Collins published 14 February 25

Cisco's Tom Gillis explains how the N9300 Smart Switch is designed with security and networking capabilities at its core.

Cisco Live! 2025 - all the news and updates as they happened

By Benedict Collins last updated 11 February 25

We were live at Cisco Live! 2025 - here's everything we saw.

DeepSeek AI app should be banned from US government devices, lawmakers say

By Benedict Collins published 7 February 25

US lawmakers want the DeepSeek app banned from government devices, saying it poses a threat to US national security.

Best ransomware protection of 2025

By Benedict Collins last updated 6 February 25

Updated We list the best ransomware protection software to help you protect your data from being encrypted by hackers to prevent you accessing it.

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Paragon spyware cancels contract with Italian government after targeting journalists and citizens across Europe

By Benedict Collins published 6 February 25

Italian government confirms seven of its citizens were targeted by Paragon spyware.

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Israeli spyware company confirms US government and friends are customers

By Benedict Collins published 5 February 25

Israeli spyware company Paragon says the US government is a customer, shortly after it was called out by WhatsApp for targeting journalists.

Casio’s online store hit by bogus credit card stealing checkout form

By Benedict Collins published 4 February 25

The UK Casio webstore was targeted by a malicious credit card skimming script, with customer details being stolen for ten days in January.

Paragon spyware campaign targeting journalists disrupted by WhatsApp

By Benedict Collins published 3 February 25

Paragon spyware uncovered in PDF files sent to journalists and members of civil society, with WhatsApp issuing a cease-and-desist against the company.

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DeepSeek security breach - critical databases exposed, more than one million records reportedly leaked

By Benedict Collins published 30 January 25

A leaky DeepSeek database was discovered by researchers, and could have exposed chat logs, plaintext passwords, API keys, and more.

OpenAI launches a version of ChatGPT just for governments

By Benedict Collins published 29 January 25

OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT Gov, aimed at making the US government more efficient.

DeepSeek forced to pause new signups following large scale cyberattack

By Benedict Collins published 28 January 25

DeepSeek says it is suffering a "large scale" cyberattack, with the platform unable to process new user registrations.

Microsoft Teams is finally introducing a spam and phishing alert - here’s what you need to know

By Benedict Collins published 28 January 25

Microsoft Teams is getting a phishing warning for external messages, better late than never.

British Museum forced to partly close following cyberattack by ex-worker

By Benedict Collins published 27 January 25

A cyberattack caused by a former IT contractor forced the Biritsh Museum to close some exhibitions over the weekend.

Trump blasts EU regulators for targeting Meta, Apple and other US tech giants

By Benedict Collins published 24 January 25

Trump brands EU fines as "taxation" in ongoing feud with the world's largest single market area.

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Best business VPN of 2025

By Benedict Collins last updated 23 January 25

VPN We list the best business VPN services, to help you connect safely and securely online with your business IT network.

LinkedIn facing lawsuit over accusations private messages used to train AI

By Benedict Collins published 23 January 25

Lawsuit accuses LinkedIn of sharing user data with third parties for AI training purposes without notifying users, and trying to "cover its tracks."

‘You’re fired’ - Salt Typhoon investigative body gets the axe in US government cuts

By Benedict Collins published 22 January 25

The Department of Homeland Security has axed all advisory bodies to "eliminate a misuse of resources."

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Best password generator of 2025

By Benedict Collins last updated 21 January 25

Updated We list the best password generators, to make it simple and easy to generate secure and hard-to-crack passwords.

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Providers hosting TikTok could still face penalties despite extension, experts warn

By Benedict Collins published 20 January 25

President Trump has promised to extend TikTok's lifeline by 90 days, with services being restored across the US.

“It's the same doors that the good guys use, that the bad guys can walk through” - former White House tech advisor on data-centric security in the wake of Salt Typhoon

By Benedict Collins published 18 January 25

Former White House tech advisor John Ackerly believes Salt Typhoon attacks were a matter of when, not if, after the US baked backdoors into networks in pursuit of security.

Biden orders review, new rules governing US national cybersecurity

By Benedict Collins published 17 January 25

President Biden has introduced a list of stringent security measures for the federal government and software providers to adhere to, or lose their contracts.

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