Security

Cyberattack forces Iran steel company to halt production
One of Iran's major steel companies said Monday it was forced to halt production after... Read more
Published on: 2022-06-27
Apple, Android phones targeted by Italian spyware: Google
An Italy-based firm's hacking tools were used to spy on Apple and Android smartphones in... Read more
Published on: 2022-06-24
A simple tool to make websites more secure and curb hacking
An international team of researchers has developed a scanning tool to make websites less vulnerable... Read more
Published on: 2022-06-22
Scams and cryptocurrency can go hand in hand. How they work and what to watch out for
When one of our students told us they were going to drop out of college... Read more
Published on: 2022-06-22
How math and language can combine to map the globe and create strong passwords, using the power of 3 random words
It's hard to imagine that three random words have the power to both map the... Read more
Published on: 2022-06-17
Costa Rica chaos a warning that ransomware threat remains
Teachers unable to get paychecks. Tax and customs systems paralyzed. Health officials unable to access... Read more
Published on: 2022-06-17
Why we need philosophy and ethics of cyber warfare
Cyber-attacks are rarely out of the headlines. We know state actors, terrorists, and criminals can... Read more
Published on: 2022-06-16
Does TikTok pose data espionage concerns for the US? The answer is complicated
While Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok has had a meteoric rise in popularity since it... Read more
Published on: 2022-06-15
Retailers say they use facial recognition for 'loss prevention.' An expert explains what it might mean for you
Once the purview of law enforcement and intelligence agencies, facial recognition is now being used... Read more
Published on: 2022-06-15
Researchers demonstrate two security methods that efficiently protect analog-to-digital converters from powerful attacks
Researchers are pushing to outpace hackers and develop stronger protections that keep data safe from... Read more
Published on: 2022-06-14
If abortion is made a crime, will Microsoft, Amazon and other big data players cooperate with police?
In a moment when dozens of states are poised to curtail abortion access, Washington has... Read more
Published on: 2022-06-13
Researchers discover a new hardware vulnerability in the Apple M1 chip
William Shakespeare might have been talking about Apple's recently released M1 chip via his prose... Read more
Published on: 2022-06-13
More than 90% of cyberattacks are made possible by human error
In a ransomware attack, a company's computer systems are locked, and the attacker demands a... Read more
Published on: 2022-06-09
Keeping web-browsing data safe from hackers
Malicious agents can use machine learning to launch powerful attacks that steal information in ways... Read more
Published on: 2022-06-09
Data breach at health care organization may affect 2 million
A digital attack on a Massachusetts-based health care organization may have compromised the personal information... Read more
Published on: 2022-06-08