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Cybersecurity

A light projection of a fingerprint over a young man's head while he types on a cell phone

Age Verification Is Building the Internet’s Next Identity Layer

The rapidly expanding push for mandatory online age verification is really about the future of digital identity. Billions Network’s Evin McMullen argues that the architecture chosen for age verification today could determine whether the next generation of the internet is built around private, portable proofs or mass identity collection.
By Evin McMullen
Man adjusts settings on CSIR MK, the first digital computer, c. 1952

The Privacy Economy’s Next Frontier Is Governing A.I.

Speakeasy’s Sagar Batchu examines the growing tension between connecting A.I. to proprietary enterprise data and protecting that data from misuse. Batchu argues that as models become interchangeable, visibility and governance will become the next critical layer of enterprise infrastructure.
By Sagar Batchu
An illustration of a mop and words

The Business of Helping the Ultra-Wealthy Vanish From the Internet

A growing industry now sells executives and high-net-worth clients something increasingly difficult to secure on their own: a smaller digital footprint.
By Rachel Curry
Twitterl whistleblower Peiter Zatko

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

By Sissi Cao

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

By Sissi Cao

Russia’s Invasion Puts NATO On Guard for Cyberwarfare

By James Ledbetter

JetBlue’s Cyber Monday Sale Offers $100 Off Your Next Trip, But You Need to Act Fast

By Morgan Halberg

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

By Sissi Cao

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

By Sammy Nickalls

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

By Chris Roberts

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

By Sissi Cao

Zoom Reveals How Much Money It Made During Coronavirus Pandemic

By Sissi Cao

Is Internet Company Cloudflare Servicing Alt-Right & Pedophilic Sites?

By Harmon Leon
Iowa Caucus App

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

By Chris Roberts
F-35 fighter jet

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.

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

By Chris Roberts
Iran has a long history of politically motivated cyberattacks.

Cyberattacks: Could This Be How Iran Retaliates Against the US?

By Harmon Leon

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

By Harmon Leon

Heat Map Shows Billions Spent on Black Friday Weekend Shopping

By Gabriela Barkho
A comparison of an original and deepfake video of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

How This Viral Video App Uses Blockchain to Counter Deepfakes

By Harmon Leon

How Retailers Are Competing With Online Shopping This Black Friday

By Gabriela Barkho

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.

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.

Safecrackers Can Unlock ATMs as Easily as Hacking a Baby Monitor

By Harmon Leon
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