Cloudflare outage showed us how fragile the internet is
How could a small internet service provider (ISP) in Pennsylvania cause millions of websites worldwide to go offline? That’s what happened on June 24, 2019 when...
Hackers are holding Baltimore for ransom
The people of Baltimore are beginning their fifth week under an electronic siege that has prevented residents from obtaining building permits and business licenses – and even buying or...
The cost of a cyberattack on the power grid and who will pay it
Recently, a neighbor asked one of us whether Russia, China, North Korea and Iran really are capable of hacking into the computers that control the U.S....
A new approach to cybersecurity
As cybersecurity incidents proliferate around the country and the globe, businesses, government agencies and the public shouldn’t wait for an inevitable disaster before investigating, understanding and preventing these failures.
Biometric Systems: Are fingerprint and face scanners secure?
Despite what every spy movie in the past 30 years would have you think, fingerprint and face scanners used to unlock your smartphone or...