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Cybersecurity

Twitterl whistleblower Peiter Zatko
Sep 13

Whistleblower Peiter Zatko Says Twitter’s Data Security Is 10 Years Behind Industry Standards

Peiter Zatko, Twitter's former security head, told lawmakers Twitter doesn't understand about 80 percent of the data it collects.
By Sissi Cao
Aug 23

Ex-Twitter Exec Peiter Zatko Exposes How Twitter Counts Bots as Musk Trial Date Nears

Peiter Zatko, Twitter's former head of security, says Twitter's method of estimating the number of bot users is misleading.
By Sissi Cao
Sep 14

Apple Urges Customers to Update Software Upon Discovery of Highly Invasive Spyware

The spyware can access a person's full digital life without leaving any trace.
By Sissi Cao
Jul 6

Cybersecurity Experts Are Working to Address the Biggest Ransomware Attack on Record

By Sammy Nickalls
Jan 21

Parler Was Hacked on WordPress, The Internet’s Biggest Platform. Is Everyone At Risk?

By Chris Roberts
Aug 27

Tesla Dodged a Major Russian Cyber Attack Thanks to a Brave Employee (and the FBI)

By Sissi Cao
Jun 2

Zoom Reveals How Much Money It Made During Coronavirus Pandemic

By Sissi Cao
Iowa Caucus App
Feb 4

Why Iowa’s ‘High-Tech’ Caucus Failed (and Why Other States Are Ditching Election Apps)

By Chris Roberts
F-35 fighter jet
Jan 31

America’s $428 Billion Fighter Jet Can’t Shoot Straight. How Big of a Problem Is This?

By Chris Roberts
Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.
Jan 22

New Report: Saudi Crown Prince MBS ‘Personally’ Hacked Jeff Bezos’ Phone Via WhatsApp

By Chris Roberts
Dec 10

Cybersecurity Expert Eases Elon Musk’s Fears of AI—Or Does He?

By Harmon Leon
A comparison of an original and deepfake video of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Nov 27

How This Viral Video App Uses Blockchain to Counter Deepfakes

By Harmon Leon
Nov 20

How Easy Is It to Steal a Hidden Laptop From a Car?

By Harmon Leon
The worst-case scenario, in the spread of disinformation, is, well, complete global catastrophe... that’s all.
Nov 1

Bad Actors, AI & the Historical Context of Disinformation Campaigns

By Harmon Leon
Using nothing more than an oscilloscope and a laptop, hackers can unlock an ATM.
Aug 19

Safecrackers Can Unlock ATMs as Easily as Hacking a Baby Monitor

By Harmon Leon
Mar 30

New York City Launches First-Ever Cybersecurity Initiative to Fight Hackers

By Madina Toure
Mar 16

Why Are Iran’s Dirtiest Hackers Targeting Saudi Oil Fields?

By Micah Halpern
A run tracked on the Runkeeper app.
Feb 6

Is Your Data Safe in Fitness Tracking Apps?

By Leslie Kramer
The decentralized nature of blockchain eliminates the need for passwords.
Feb 6

New York Lawmaker Explores Crypto Use to Enhance Cybersecurity

By Sissi Cao
Iranian high school students sit for their university entrance examination in Tehran.
Jan 12

Iran Cannot Afford to Ban English in Schools

By Micah Halpern
The reuse of passwords is the greatest danger for cybersecurity, experts say.
Dec 7

Trump, UK Government, DoD Had the Worst Passwords of 2017

By Sissi Cao
Data breaches are common to corporates these days, but not all breach cases are treated equally.
Nov 29

The 5 Most Notable Cybersecurity Breaches—and Aftermath

By Sissi Cao
SecurityScorecard estimates one cyberattack costs an e-commerce retailer $4 million.
Nov 21

3 Ways to Protect Yourself From Cybercrime This Holiday Season

By Sissi Cao
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 23: Jay Claton testifies before the Senate Banking Committee during his confirmation hearing to be chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill March 23, 2017 in Washington, DC. Nominated by U.S. President Donald Trump to lead the SEC, Clayton was questioned by senators about his years representing large banks like Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Deutsche Bank and other Wall Street companies. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Sep 21

The One Word That’s Missing From the SEC’s Cybersecurity Statement

By Brady Dale
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