Tag: Internet of Things
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...
‘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...
30 years ago, the world’s first cyberattack set the stage for...
Scott Shackelford, Indiana University
Back in November 1988, Robert Tappan Morris, son of the famous cryptographer Robert Morris Sr., was a 20-something graduate student at...
Russians hack home internet connections – here’s how to protect yourself
Sandeep Nair Narayanan, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Anupam Joshi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Sudip Mittal, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
In late...
Global ransomware attack reinforces message of Trump’s new cybersecurity order
Frank J. Cilluffo, George Washington University and Sharon L. Cardash, George Washington University
A cyberattack is sweeping the world, infecting thousands of computers...
Is it time for a presidential technoethics commission?
Daniel N. Rockmore, Dartmouth College
A recent New York Times article highlighted the growing integration of technologies and textiles, displaying a photograph of a delicate...
It’s the year 2020…how’s your cybersecurity?
Steven Weber, University of California, Berkeley and Betsy Cooper, University of California, Berkeley
What if, in 2020, wearable devices did not care about how many...