Privacy Law Showdown Between Congress and Tech Looms in 2019
The global conversation around data privacy changed dramatically in March of 2018. That’s when Cambridge Analytica made international headlines. It was the […]
Tag: Security
Pan Am Flight 103: Robert Mueller’s 30-Year Search for Justice
Thirty years ago last Friday, on the darkest day of the year, 31,000 feet above one of the most remote parts of […]
How China Helped Make the Internet Less Free in 2018
As democracies around the world struggle to hold back the rising tide of authoritarianism, a similar crisis is unfolding online. Three factors […]
Cryptojacking Took Over the Internet in 2018
Cybersecurity can feel like a chaotic free-for-all sometimes, but it’s not every day that a whole new conceptual type of attack crops […]
A NASA Hack, a PewDiePie Fan, and More Security News
The week started with bombshell Senate reports on the Russian campaign to influence the 2016 presidential election. We dived deep to explain […]
Cisco patches a critical patch on its software-license manager
Cisco this week said it patched a “critical” patch for its Prime License Manager (PLM) software that would let attackers execute random […]
In Project Maven’s Wake, the Pentagon Seeks AI Tech Talent
The American military is desperately trying to get a leg up in the field of artificial intelligence, which top officials are convinced […]
How China’s Elite APT10 Hackers Stole the World’s Secrets
Imagine you’re a burglar. You’ve decided to tackle a high-end luxury apartment, the kind of building with multiple Picassos in the penthouse. […]
2018 In Review: Memcache and Drupalgeddon
Attackers don’t just utilize old, unpatched vulnerabilities, they also exploit recent disclosures at impressive rates. This year we witnessed two worldwide events […]
Hacking Diplomatic Cables Is Expected. Exposing Them Is Not
On Wednesday, the security and anti-phishing firm Area 1 published details of a breach that compromised one of the European Union’s diplomatic […]