Kate O'Flaherty
@kateoflaherty.bsky.social
Freelance cybersecurity and privacy journalist @theguardian.com | @wired.com | @Forbes | IT Pro | SC Media UK and more. Dogs 🐕
Here’s the latest on the US/Israeli strikes on Iran. @mattburgess1.bsky.social & @lhn.bsky.social report www.wired.com/story/us-ira...
US and Israel Launch Strikes Against Iran
US president Donald Trump said a “major combat operation” against Iran had begun as he called for the country’s government to be overthrown.
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New on @forbes.com Before you create that ChatGPT caricature…. And yes, this is me Thanks @jakemooreuk.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/kateof...
The New ChatGPT Caricature Trend Comes With A Privacy Warning
Jumping on the ChatGPT caricature trend could see people handing over a bunch of potentially sensitive data to the AI tool. Here's what you need to know.
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Cybersecurity - and #Compliance with #Cybersecurity regulations - remain among of the #Utilities sector’s greatest challenges. Kate O'Flaherty shares how organisations can build a more solid foundation: https://www.isms.online/cyber-security/the-utilities-compliance-challenge/
New by me @wired.com It’s targeted at a specific set of users, but spyware is still very scary stuff. Here’s how to protect your smartphone. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
How to Protect Your iPhone or Android Device From Spyware
Being targeted by sophisticated spyware is relatively rare, but experts say that everyone needs to stay vigilant as this dangerous malware continues to proliferate worldwide.
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What could Santa have under the tree for your organization? Yep. It's North Koreans for you this year and in 2026. Thanks to @kateoflaherty.bsky.social for grabbing my thoughts! insight.scmagazineuk.com/the-evolutio...
The Evolution of North Korea – And What To Expect In 2026
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Big thanks to @kateoflaherty.bsky.social for including my thoughts on this look at CRINK threat actors. www.itpro.com/security/cyb...
So weird! Apple has removed “and later” from the devices that can run iOS 18.7.3. 👀
Cyber attacks are now having a measurable impact on GDP, as demonstrated by the JLR breach. Kate O'Flaherty explores how every organisation can do their part to minimise the impact of cyber attacks on the UK economy: https://ow.ly/75jF50XK8JH
Amazon Web Services (#AWS) was hit by one of the biggest outages in years in October. Kate O'Flaherty shares how supplier disruptions can cascade into customer-facing risks, including #Phishing and #SocialEngineering: https://ow.ly/SNqu50Xxlul
Going to take a rare impromptu afternoon off. Diagnosed with pneumonia last week and probably not been taking rest seriously enough. If I don’t reply for a while, I’m on the sofa and will be back tomorrow morning.
In case you missed it, there was an outage earlier today…. www.forbes.com/sites/kateof...
Cloudflare Down: Global Outage Impacting Large Parts Of The Internet
Services including X, Zoom and ChatGPT are experiencing issues after a technical outage at web infrastructure firm Cloudflare. Here's what you need to know.
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Remembering that time I sent a document to an editor with the file name ransomware.KO
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Last month’s #Cyberattack on a software supplier impacted passenger processing software used by airlines, leading to delays at many European airports. Kate O'Flaherty discusses how #Heathrow stayed on the right side of disruption vs disaster: https://ow.ly/QwcT50Xiavt
the AWS outage is affecting Ring doorbells. Sky News says “some users can’t see outside their house, definitely scary” just look outside your window 😅
New by me Remember *that* defcon talk? This story was a wild ride, even if I do say so myself. I have been obsessed for over a week. Thanks @mrr3b00t.bsky.social www.thestack.technology/defcon-ebpf-...
DEFCON talk on Linux kernel bugs drives AI slop row
"The code would not compile or run. This all points to LLM hallucination..."
thestack.technology
New by me Remember *that* defcon talk? This story was a wild ride, even if I do say so myself. I have been obsessed for over a week. Thanks @mrr3b00t.bsky.social www.thestack.technology/defcon-ebpf-...
DEFCON talk on Linux kernel bugs drives AI slop row
"The code would not compile or run. This all points to LLM hallucination..."
thestack.technology
Syria holds first elections since fall of Bashar al-Assad www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Syria holds first elections since fall of Bashar al-Assad
After more than a decade of civil war, committee members will choose transitional parliament
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Just went to see One Battle after another and it’s my film of the year 🍿
New on @forbes.com Should you update to 18.7 or iOS 26? Here’s some info to help you make the decision. Thanks @jakemooreuk.bsky.social for comments! www.forbes.com/sites/kateof...
iOS 18.7 Vs iOS 26— Here’s Which iPhone Update To Choose
Both iOS 26 and iOS 18.7 are available for anyone whose iPhone will run the software. Here's which iPhone update to choose.
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Trust there to be an airport (supplier) cyber attack the day I’m travelling home. Not affected, as far as I know, though. Here I am with the hotel cat
