Tag: Cybersecurity
K-12 schools need to take cyberattacks more seriously
Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
Teachers in Baltimore County Public Schools knew something was wrong late in the day on Nov. 24...
Sketchy darknet websites are taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic –...
David Maimon, Georgia State University
Underground markets that sell illegal commodities like drugs, counterfeit currency and fake documentation tend to flourish in times of crisis,...
Private browsing: What it does – and doesn’t do – to...
Lorrie Cranor, Carnegie Mellon University and Hana Habib, Carnegie Mellon University
Many people look for more privacy when they browse the web by using their...
Ransomware criminals are targeting US universities
Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
As COVID-19 cases in the U.S. continue to climb, government and higher education leaders have been focused...
Twitter hack exposes broader threat to democracy and society
Laura DeNardis, American University School of Communication
In case 2020 wasn’t dystopian enough, hackers on July 15 hijacked the Twitter accounts of former President Barack...
How Apple and Google will let your phone warn you if...
Johannes Becker, Boston University and David Starobinski, Boston University
On April 10, Apple and Google announced a coronavirus exposure notification system that will be built...
Videoconferencing keeps people connected while the coronavirus keeps them inside –...
Elizabeth Stoycheff, Wayne State University
If, before COVID-19, you were concerned about all the data that technology companies had about you, just wait. As stay-at-home...
Society’s dependence on the internet: 5 cyber issues the coronavirus lays...
Laura DeNardis, American University School of Communication and Jennifer Daskal, American University
As more and more U.S. schools and businesses shutter their doors, the rapidly...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
