News in Brief The Rise of the Hacker Industrial Complex We continue to put our faith and finances in networks that are increasingly difficult to protect. By Jonathan… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How to Protect Your Digital Privacy in the Era of Surveillance and Public Shaming Americans face unprecedented threats to the digital safety of their personal information. We offer nine tips to foil… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How Quantum Physics Will Keep the Internet Secure Thanks to advances in photon manipulation, NASA scientists may have discovered the future to online security. By Rick… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Who’s Trying to Murder the Internet? An inside look at the most basic and effective way for hackers to shut down someone’s website. By… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Hacking America How an unchecked amendment could threaten Americans’ privacy and security. By Negin Parsee & Chris Ryder (Photo: Sean… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Meet the Hackers Collecting Big Rewards for Bug-Sized Bounties A growing number of Whitehat hackers have begun to search for and report bugs to websites like Facebook or Google in exchange for cash. Vidhi Doshi
Economics This Graph Shows How Damaging Data Breaches Are on Hospitals They can be a big hindrance on hospitals' reputations—and their wallets. Max Ufberg
Environment I Ramped Up My Internet Security, and You Should Too Here’s how ProPublica reporter Julia Angwin upped her defenses against hackers and spies. Julia Angwin
Social Justice From the Silver Screen to Cybersecurity How Hollywood might be keeping more women from wanting to work in computer science. Andrea Limbago
Environment 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. Nathan Collins