How, if at all, can users be confident that the systems on which they rely will function as they are supposed to? In a world of growing dependence on technology, consumers of information and communications technology (ICT) goods face an increasingly…
Before both parties had finished their conventions, speculation had already begun about the nature of the Cabinet in the next administration. Oddly, much of that speculation ignores the Department of Homeland Security. Perhaps it’s because nobody…
The idea—which aims to develop systems to scan photographs and messages before they are sent or received by users—is attractive, but it has far too many technical, legal and policy uncertainties to be ripe for adoption at this time. In recent years,…
THE KEY Want more cybersecurity news and analysis in your inbox? Sign up for The Cybersecurity 202 newsletter. Kirstjen Nielsen’s resignation as secretary of homeland security could deal a blow to the Trump administration’s cybersecurity efforts –…
THE KEY The Justice Department should release special counsel Robert Mueller’s full report — because it may contain key information that will aid the fight against Russian hackers targeting the 2020 elections. That’s one reason Democrats say…
THE KEY Republican leaders of the House Oversight Committee released a scathing report about the Equifax data breach on Monday morning, detailing a series of security failures that preceded the 2017 compromise of 140 million Americans’ personal…
