Stalkerware: The Invisible Crime Hiding on Millions of Phones
By Sanjana Rathi
Most crimes have a clear moment you can point to — a break-in, a stolen wallet, a
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Teaching Kids to Spot the Warning Signs Online: A Parent's Guide to Cyber Safety
A generation ago, a child's social world stopped at the front door or, at most, reached as far
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Land, Leadership, and Logins: Why Closing Africa's Gender Gap Starts With Trust
For years, the story told about Africa's digital future has centered on infrastructure: more towers, more fiber, more
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Pretty Good Privacy: How One 1991 Tool Still Shapes the Way We Protect Digital Communication
Every day, people send emails and store files they'd rather no one else read — tax records, medical details,
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Securing the Power Sector: Why Energy Is the Backbone of Critical Infrastructure
What Makes Infrastructure "Critical"?
Every society runs on a small set of essentials — food, water, shelter, and energy.
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Why Africa's Cybercrime Fight Needs More Than a Drill — And Why Drills Alone Won't Win It
A Week in Victoria Falls
Earlier this year, law enforcement officers, national CERT/CIRT/SOC teams, and cybersecurity practitioners from
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Privacy Badger and the Privacy Paradox: Why We Say One Thing and Click Another
A Small Icon With a Big Job
If you've ever installed a browser extension called Privacy Badger, you&
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"Why a Workshop Just for Women?" — A Question Worth Answering Properly
Whenever we announce a cybersecurity or online safety workshop designed specifically for women entrepreneurs, one question comes up almost every
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From Storms to Servers: How the Energy Sector's Vulnerability Story Shifted from Climate to Cyber — and Why That's Actually Good News
In 2013, the U.S. Department of Energy published a sobering report on how climate change and extreme weather were
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When the Same "Digital Key" Ends Up in Too Many Hands: The Hidden Risk of Duplicate SSH Certificates
Most people have never heard of SSH, but almost every website, app, and company you interact with relies on it
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