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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Security overload is leaving admins with too much alert data to comprehend - which makes things even more dangerous

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Notifications are overwhelming even security experts, Google Cloud finds.

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Microsoft SharePoint attack now sees victim count rises to 400 organizations, including US nuclear agency

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Microsoft SharePoint hack may be bigger than previously thought, experts warn.

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The UK wants to ban some organizations from paying ransomware demands

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

New measures set to be introduced to dispel ransomware gangs.

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Microsoft SharePoint server hack sees Chinese threat actor hit roughly 100 orgs - here’s what we know so far

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

A recently discovered SharePoint security flaw has been exploited by threat actors.

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Microsoft to stop using China-based engineers for US military tech support

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Chinese engineers are apparently being employed with minimal supervision from US personnel.

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Breaking up cybercrime gangs is helping save the planet, incredibly

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

As much as 10k tCO₂e in emissions have been removed by fighting cybercrime, report claims.

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US government wants to ban Chinese technology in submarine cables

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

The FCC is set to vote on proposals to secure submarine cables from foreign adversaries.

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Hacker using backdoor to exploit SonicWall Secure Mobile Access to steal credentials

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

An ongoing campaign leveraging a SonicWall vulnerability has been identified.

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Europol says it disrupted a major pro-Russian DDoS crime gang

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Servers were disrupted and major infrastructure was taken offline in Operation Eastwood.

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Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" set to award $1 billion funding to "offensive cyber operations"

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Security spending may be slashed, but cyber offensives are getting a boost from Trump bill.

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DOGE employee leaks private xAI API key from sensitive database

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

The staffer had access to millions of Americans’ personal data.

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US Army soldier pleads guilty to hacking telcos, extortion, wire fraud, identity theft

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

An ex-soldier faces up to 20 years for various fraudulent charges.

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Russia shifts cyberwar focus from US to UK following Trump's election

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Russia has set its sights on Britain.

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AI ‘wingman’ app leaks 160,000 screenshots of private chats - here's what we know

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Flirty chats have been exposed after leak at AI dating advice chatbot.

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AI job losses will come "if the world runs out of ideas”, Nvidia CEO warns

By Ellen Jennings-Trace last updated

Fresh ideas are needed to protect the workforce from AI fuelled unemployment, Jensen Huang says.

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The Spanish Government wants Huawei to monitor for system wiretaps

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

The Spanish Government has awarded Huawei the contract despite security concerns.

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Get the dunce's cap - experts warn pathetically weak passwords in the education sector leave classrooms at risk

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Schools records are vulnerable from weak passwords, report warns.

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“We're putting our money where our mouth is” - CyXcel reveals it’s one stop digital risk shop

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Why knowing the risks can help your business stay safe.

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Cybercriminals are abusing LLMs to help them with hacking activities

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Legitimate AI tools are being hijacked by hackers.

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Hackers claim to be selling 61 million Verizon records online, but it might not be what it seems

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

The information has been posted by criminals for sale .

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British man behind ‘IntelBroker’ hacker group charged with stealing millions

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

A notorious data thief has been charged by the FBI.

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Most organisations are at risk thanks to immature supply chain security

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Supply chain worries affect 88% of respondents.

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New bill could see DeepSeek and Chinese AI models banned in government departments

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

The newly introduced bill could see the model prohibited.

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Small business leaders are struggling to cope with a plummeting UK employment rate

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

SME leaders are suffering with stress and higher workloads.

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Ransomware disruptions contributed to a patient death, NHS finds

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

The ransomware attack disrupted care and harmed a patient.

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