Emma Woollacott is a freelance journalist at various esteemed publications including the BBC, Forbes, and Private Eye. She specializes in technology, business, and science, with a particular focus on themes such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and software development. Emma's work has been featured in prominent outlets like Raconteur, BBC World, and Stanford Social Innovation Review.
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Emma Woollacott's coverage centers around the UK tech industry, digital economy, cybersecurity, AI and data centers. Her focus includes government announcements and regulatory developments pertaining to these topics.
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The risk of 'harvest now, decrypt later' attacks is a leading concern for security agencies
Usually known for its use in prompt injection attacks, ASCII smuggling is now being used to evade spam filters on email platforms
By: Emma Woollacott
Organizations are urged to identify shadow AI use and tighten up security procedures
The Trump administration has taken exception to the UK's plans to increase the prominence of 'trusted news sources' on YouTube and other digital platforms.
By: Emma Woollacott
After a 111-day hiatus, Aikido detected a previously-documented Shai-Hulud worm payload in four npm package releases published this week
By: Emma Woollacott
Google Threat Intelligence Group has issued a warning over the increased threats posed by hackers using agentic AI tools
By: Emma Woollacott
A blob URL renders and delivers the phishing page inside the target’s own browser, making it harder for security scanners to spot
It's not just you: IT leaders say valuable time is being lost every week
By: Emma Woollacott
Under the Cyber Resilience Act, manufacturers will have to report vulnerabilities and security incidents more thoroughly and on a tighter timeline
By: Emma Woollacott
Customers can now adopt and scale governed agentic workflows right across the AI software development lifecycle
