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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It doesn't take a genius to be a cybercriminal - and open source ransomware is making it easier than ever

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

New research shows just how low the barriers are.

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“Humans and AI will coexist and they'll super power each other” - Are you ready for the AEO revolution?

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Businesses might have to forget what they know about SEO.

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US Senator says Microsoft should be probed for 'gross cybersecurity negligence' after hospital ransomware attacks

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Senator Wyden calls for Microsoft to be held responsible.

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NASA imposes blanket ban on Chinese nationals accessing worksites and calls

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Chinese citizens with valid visas will be barred from the agency.

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US Department of Defense issues strict new cyber rules for potential contractors

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Vendors will have to prove adherence to strict new compliance rules.

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UK Electoral Commission finally recovered from China hack after three years and £250,000 grant

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

The commission was publicly reprimanded after the security failings.

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This cloud storage doesn’t hand over your data to AI - and costs less than a coffee a month

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Prime Day Want secure cloud storage? This Proton deal is the best we’ve seen.

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UK policing watchdog finds National Crime Agency heavily reliant on weak legacy systems

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

An independent audit reveals unfit for purpose tech in the NCA.

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HubSpot Inbound 2025 - all the news and announcements as it happens

By Ellen Jennings-Trace last updated

We're live in San Francisco for HubSpot Inbound 2025 day three!

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‘We did not chase clicks, we build trust’ - How Hubspot wants to help write the AI marketing playbook

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Hubspot’s new framework for AI powered marketing.

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‘They're small fractions of a second, but they make the difference’ - How Mercedes-AMG F1 team and SAP are going for gains on and off the Formula 1 track

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

We hear how SAP is supporting Mercedes F1 in its ambitions to get back to the front of the Formula 1 grid.

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Top tech conferences: The ultimate tech events guide for September 2025

By Ellen Jennings-Trace last updated

We've compiled the ultimate list of technology events so you don't have to.

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Hackers are also going back to school - major campaign hijacks Google Classroom to hit targets

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Google Classroom users are being targeted in social engineering attacks, experts warn.

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Reports claim billions of Gmail accounts could be vulnerable after data breach - but Google says that's not true

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Threat group ‘ShinyHunters’ has targeted more than previously thought.

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Anthropic warns that its Claude AI is being 'weaponized' by hackers to write malicious code

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Chatbots are being used to write code for cyberattacks.

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US warns Chinese tech firms may have ties to notorious cyber espionage group which hit hundreds of firms

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Transport, telecoms, military, and government agencies have been targeted by the Salt Typhoon group, and things might only get worse.

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Chinese nationals will no longer be allowed to manage Pentagon cloud services

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

The US Defense department will now review who is managing its cloud services.

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The first AI-powered ransomware has been spotted - and here's why we should all be worried

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

‘PromptLock’ may not be fully functional, but it could still cause problems.

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AI really is cutting out entry-level jobs for human workers, study claims

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

The job market continues to deteriorate for young people as AI takes over more roles.

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Google reveals just how much energy each Gemini query uses - but is it being entirely truthful?

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Google’s estimates on energy usage might be a lowball, experts say.

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Now that's an embarassing U-turn - bank forced to rehire human workers after their AI replacement fails to perform

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Automating mundane tasks is harder than it looks, CommBank admits.

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Microsoft restricts access to its cyber early warning systems for some Chinese firms

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Microsoft's cybersecurity vulnerability warning system won’t be fully available for Chinese firms anymore, it confirms.

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White House confirms plans to take a stake in Intel - and it might be eyeing up other chipmakers too

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Intel may be about to hand over 10% of the company to the US Government.

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Almost all GenAI pilots companies deploy are failing - so are they really worth the hype?

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

AI guzzles water and energy, but so far, it’s not really backed up by results.

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Allianz Life breach now thought to have affected 1.1 million customers - here's how to stay safe

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Majority of Allianz Life customers are thought to be affected by recent data breach.

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