Cybersecurity
Russia Is Planning to Unplug From the Internet. Here's Why.
Welcome to the return of Internet nationalism.
How China Is Gaining Political Influence Through Social Management
The Chinese Communist Party is exploiting and exporting technological innovations to establish a panoptic form of governance—one through which it becomes possible for the state to constantly monitor individuals.
Trump Is Making It Easier for the U.S. to Launch Cyber Attacks
President Donald Trump on Wednesday undid an Obama-era policy that set limits on how the United States deploys its cyber weapons.
How Unreliable Data Leads to the Undercounting of Cybercrime
Until we find more certainty regarding how cybersecurity statistics are reported, we won't be to able to fully understand the scope of the problem.
How Prime Numbers Are Used for Cybersecurity
It may seem odd to spend enormous amounts of time to discover new prime numbers, but these figures play a key role in keeping information safe in the digital age.
House Passes Bill Mandating DHS Cybersecurity Oversight
The legislation adds requirements for the Department of Homeland Security to report to Congress on its process and policies throughout the evaluation of vulnerable information.
Can the Honest Ads Act Fix Facebook?
An online consumer-protection expert breaks down the new advertising-disclosure bill working its way through Congress.
Peace Corps 2.0: The Legacy Institution Must Evolve Into the Digital Age
As cybersecurity concerns reach a fever pitch around the globe, the U.S. should expand the Peace Corps mandate to create a new Cyber Peace Corps.
Girls Scouts to Earn Badges for Cybersecurity Skills
The new badges will offer primers in online privacy and Internet infrastructure.
The Rising Concern About Security at Trump Properties
Two dozen House members have asked White House counsel to intervene, saying "these networks may already be stolen and the systems may already be compromised."
These Four Charts Show the Sorry State of Cybersecurity
Cyber attacks are ramping up, and we're not ready for it.
What Libraries Can Teach Us in Our Fight for Digital Rights
As civil society worries about the threat of targeted surveillance, the library provides a critical blueprint for how to tackle the problem.
What's at Stake in the Apple Encryption Debate
The government has never been allowed to create a "backdoor" to encrypted devices. Now, it's trying to force Apple to build one.
From the Silver Screen to Cybersecurity
How Hollywood might be keeping more women from wanting to work in computer science.
The Non-Rise of the Massive Data Breach
Massive data breaches aren't getting any bigger, researchers say—but that might just mean the IT department is doing its job.
Defending Social Media in Real Time
Computer scientists have devised a way to catch faked social media posts as they happen.
Hacking Is the New Normal
A series of humiliations for the U.S. government represent a brave new world for Americans and their data.
The Human Element in Cybersecurity Attacks
People are much stupider, and much smarter, than algorithms.
The Government Internet ID Proposal's Pros and Cons
An expert on electronic privacy walks through the possibilities and perils on a national online security system designed, in part, by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Cybercop Fights Organized Internet Crime
Steve Santorelli gets computing experts and law enforcers to cooperate in a global fight against organized Internet crime.
Giving the NSA Keys to America’s Closets
With the president’s permission, the Pentagon can now fight cyberbattles inside the U.S. — and why that’s worrisome.
NATO Ponders Using Cyber-Attacks as Justification for Hot War
Particularly if NATO recognizes cyber-attacks as a trigger to start shooting.
Governments Propose Building the Hack Into the System
Efforts to introduce malware into computer systems are less precise than building a secret portal right into the architecture.