Trump’s Missile Defense Plan Creates More Problems Than It Solves
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 12:00:00 +0000
The Trump administration has presented its Missile Defense Review, and yes, there are lasers.
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How the Feds Failed to Track Thousands of Separated Children
Credit to Author: Issie Lapowsky| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 19:57:12 +0000
Ad-hoc systems and haphazard databases made the Trump administration’s cruel border separation policies somehow even worse.
Read MoreBe Careful Using Bots on Telegram
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 13:00:00 +0000
Introducing a bot to a secure Telegram conversation downgrades the level of encryption—without providing any visual cues.
Read MoreHow Trump Could Wind up Making Globalism Great Again
Credit to Author: Robert Wright| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 11:00:00 +0000
OK, so it was never great in the first place. But the rise of rank nationalists could finally—perversely—spark an era of progress and cooperation for all humanity.
Read MoreAn Astonishing 773 Million Records Exposed in Monster Breach
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 01:12:58 +0000
Collection #1 appears to be the biggest public breach yet, with millions of unique passwords sitting out in the open.
Read MoreTrump Must Be a Russian Agent; the Alternative Is Too Awful
Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 20:05:04 +0000
We know a lot about the “what” of the Mueller probe’s findings. The crucial questions now focus on the “why.”
Read MoreA ‘Fortnite’ Vulnerability Exposed Accounts to Takeover
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 14:00:00 +0000
Epic Games has since patched the attack, which would have allowed attackers to view account info, listen in on in-game conversations, and more.
Read MoreAs the Government Shutdown Drags on, Security Risks Intensify
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 12:00:00 +0000
From potential nation state hacks to a brain drain, the shutdown has done nothing good for cybersecurity.
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