“By design” principles considered harmful

“By design” principles considered harmful Jukka Ruohonen, University of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg, Denmark PUBLISHED ON: 20 Aug 2025 Introduction The Dutch computer scientist Edgar Dijkstra (1968) popularised the famous phrase about something “considered harmful”. This phrase was then widely adapted for essay titles in computer science and beyond. When using the phrase, an author seeks to…

Why more transparency around cyber attacks is a good thing for everyone

Eleanor Fairford, Deputy Director of Incident Management at the NCSC, and Mihaela Jembei, Director of Regulatory Cyber at the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), reflect on why it’s so concerning when cyber attacks go unreported – and look at some of the misconceptions about how organisations respond to them. Read the full article →