A Location-Sharing Disaster Shows How Exposed You Really Are
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Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 19 May 2018 11:00:00 +0000
The failures of Securus and LocationSmart to secure location data are the failures of an entire industry.
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Gruesome Jihadi Content Still Flourishes on Facebook and Google+
Credit to Author: Issie Lapowsky| Date: Thu, 17 May 2018 16:00:00 +0000
Despite improvements to algorithmic filtering, Facebook and Google+ still host scores of ISIS and related content and accounts that sometimes stay up for months.
Read More4 Key Takeaways From Mueller’s First Year—and What’s Next
Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Thu, 17 May 2018 11:00:00 +0000
One year in, Robert Mueller’s investigation into Trump and Russia appears poised to connect all the pieces of the puzzle.
Read MoreInside the Takedown of Scan4You, a Notorious Malware Clearinghouse
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 16 May 2018 23:07:02 +0000
How security researchers caught the creators of counter antivirus services Scan4You.
Read MoreSenators Grill Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower Christopher Wylie
Credit to Author: Issie Lapowsky| Date: Wed, 16 May 2018 19:46:36 +0000
Christopher Wylie testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that Cambridge Analytica specialized in “disinformation, spreading rumors, *kompromat*, and propaganda.”
Read MoreJigsaw’s Project Shield Will Protect Campaigns From Online Attacks
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 16 May 2018 12:59:38 +0000
Project Shield already defends journalists and human rights groups from DDoS attacks. Now, Jigsaw will help political campaigns out as well.
Read MoreWhite House Cuts Top Cybersecurity Role as Threats Loom
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Tue, 15 May 2018 23:06:55 +0000
Former national security officials say the Trump administration’s decision to eliminate top cybersecurity policy roles sends the wrong message.
Read MoreThe Untold Story of Robert Mueller’s Time in the Vietnam War
Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Tue, 15 May 2018 09:30:00 +0000
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s job is to make sense of how Russia hacked the 2016 election. But to make sense of Mueller, you have to revisit some of the bloodiest battles of Vietnam.
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