Category Archives: Security

My interview with BBC Radio Ulster on OFCOM stating there had been “deeply concerning reports” of X being used to create and share undressed images of people, as well as “sexualised images of children”.

My interview with ITPro on the problem with tool sprawl and how it can creep in gradually but is rarely deliberate.

My interview with BBC Radio Foyle about the future of AI.

My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on the need to be cyber secure at Christmas.

My interview with Computer Weekly on how human judgement, strong access controls and staff training are critical when deploying AI.

My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on Roomba vacuum cleaner filing for bankruptcy, The U.S. asking visitors to hand over their social media history, People who own ‘dodgy’ Amazon Fire TV Sticks receiving a warning reminding them their viewing habits are illegal and how your TV’s HDMI port can monitor what you watch.

My interview on BBC Radio Foyle about memory prices rising because major manufacturers are instead ramping up production for AI data centers & AI in education.

My interview on BBC Radio Foyle about 1 in 4 GPs using AI at work, Google sharing text messages with employers and 7 million UK households thought to be paying for broadband speeds they do not need.

My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on the WhatsApp security flaw which leaked data from 3.5 billion accounts.

We also discuss drivers of modern electric cars being hit with a wave of in-car digital advertising; Northern Ireland having the best full-fibre broadband coverage among UK regions with 95% of homes able to access it; The European Commission wanting browsers to manage cookie preferences instead of pop-ups on every website; Age-verification laws not keeping minors away from adult sites and a AI-powered chatbot teddy bear telling children how to start fires, find knives and locate medical pills.

My interview with BBC Radio Foyle on the makers of AI chatbot Claude claiming to have caught hackers sponsored by the Chinese government using the tool to perform automated cyber attacks against around 30 global organisations.