Cybersecurity News that Matters

A Holiday Break from The Readable

By Dain Oh

Dear Readers, As the year comes to a close, I want to take a moment to thank you for your unwavering support of The Readable. Your engagement and encouragement have been the driving force behind our success in 2024. Please note that The Readable will take a brief holiday break from December 23, 2024, to […]

[Perspective] Deepfake crimes are an ongoing social issue

By Minkyung Shin

In July, I reported on deepfake crimes and emerging forms of cyberbullying in schools. That article highlighted data from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, which revealed that 63.1% of school violence cases involved cybercrime. These included incidents where deepfake technology was used to create and distribute fake images and videos. Content abuse has been a […]

Opinion: Toward trustworthy spatial computing

By The Readable

By Dr. Hwanjo Heo, principal researcher at ETRI With the release of its first spatial computing device, the Vision Pro, Apple is reshaping the metaverse industry, which was previously focused on virtual reality (VR). The company envisions a next-generation computing experience where digital content seamlessly blends with the real world. Meanwhile, Meta, a leader in […]

Opinion

[Perspective] The FUD against a payment solution

Fear, uncertainty, and doubt. The acronym FUD is a familiar word in the cybersecurity industry. It often plays a role in marketing as a way of making potential customers feel terrified and urging them to adopt cybersecurity products in response to upcoming attacks. The purpose of FUD varies. It can be used to inflate brand […]

[Perspective] Collaboration to pivot the threat landscape

By Dain Oh, The Readable In February 2021, I was a journalist for a daily newspaper who was starved for a scoop and prowled the technology jungle, devouring tips that would lead me to write big stories. One normal day while talking to my source, it caught my complete attention when the source mentioned that […]

[Perspective] Why the truth matters

“The veracity of information is the absolute imperative in cybersecurity.” The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of RSA said at the world’s largest cybersecurity conference, RSAC, on June 6. During the event, which was held in San Francisco from June 6 to 9, Rohit Ghai dedicated nearly one third of his twenty-four minute opening keynote to […]

From the editor

Hello! I’m Dain Oh, The Readable’s founding editor-in-chief. When S2W first gave me the opportunity to establish a cybersecurity newspaper for a global audience, I was not completely sure what they wanted from me or what I needed to do to make the news site successful. A number of things are still in progress, but […]