Tag: Cybersecurity
‘Internet of things’ could be an unseen threat to elections
Laura DeNardis, American University School of Communication
The app failure that led to a chaotic 2020 Iowa caucus was a reminder of how vulnerable the...
Companies’ self-regulation doesn’t have to be bad for the public
Scott Shackelford, Indiana University
If Boeing is allowed to certify that a crash-prone aircraft is safe, and Facebook can violate users’ privacy expectations, should companies...
Hackers seek ransoms from Baltimore and communities across the US
Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
The people of Baltimore are beginning their fifth week under an electronic siege that has prevented residents from...
Congress is considering privacy legislation – be afraid
Jeff Sovern, St. John's University
Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis called privacy the “right to be let alone.” Perhaps Congress should give states trying to...
A secure relationship with passwords means not being attached to how...
Merrill Warkentin, Mississippi State University; Karen Renaud, Abertay University, and Robert Otondo, Mississippi State University
When you are asked to create a password – either...
Data breaches are inevitable – here’s how to protect yourself anyway
W. David Salisbury, University of Dayton and Rusty Baldwin, University of Dayton
It’s tempting to give up on data security altogether, with all the billions...
Clean up your cyber-hygiene – 6 changes to make in the...
Elissa Redmiles, University of Maryland
Data breaches, widespread malware attacks and microtargeted personalized advertising were lowlights of digital life in 2018.
As technologies change, so does...
Threats remain to US voting system – and voters’ perceptions of...
Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
As the 2018 midterms proceed, there are still significant risks to the integrity of the voting system –...
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...
