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Opinion: DNC hack requires swift, forceful response from WashingtonPresident Obama and other Western leaders need to send a strong and lasting message to Moscow that meddling in democratic institutions is off limits.
Opinion: A better tech platform for Hillary ClintonThe 2016 Democratic Party Platform fails to offer meaningful improvements to national tech policy that would improve cybersecurity. But Americans deserve a plan that would strengthen networks, bolster security, and safeguard civil liberties.聽
Opinion: How the Justice Department data-sharing plan defends privacyThe proposal updates an antiquated law so that countries can exchange electronic data as part of investigations while safeguarding Americans' privacy and promoting security.
Pentagon aims to spark innovation by looking outside the beltwayThe Department of Defense opened its second聽Defense Innovation Unit Experimental in Boston in hopes of working more closely with researchers and academics to sharpen its ability to confront Digital Age threats.
It's not impossible. Digital security on the cheapInternet users on the lower end of the income scale are especially vulnerable to malicious software because public computers and cheap cell phones are the ideal place for cybercriminals to test their new hacks.
Experts: Obama鈥檚 color-coded rankings oversimplify cybersecurity threatsThe DNC hack is a prime example of why President Obama鈥檚 new cybersecurity policy directive does not adequately account for the complex nature of the digital security threat, experts say.聽
Machines v. hackers: Cybersecurity's artificial intelligence futureThe US is short hundreds of thousands of information security professionals. But that gap is driving investments in artificial intelligence that may make armies of cybersecurity workers unnecessary.
The Internet of Toys raises new privacy and security concerns for familiesPasscode, the Family Online Safety Institute, and the Future of Privacy Forum hosted a discussion on kids and the connected home this week. Here are five things we learned.聽
Opinion: How to talk digital privacy with kidsIt may not be possible without eliciting moans and eye rolls. But the digital聽privacy talk is essential in an era when technology is so intimately聽intertwined聽with childhood.- Watch: The new student privacy paradigmJoin us for a Privacy Lab talk on聽Wednesday, July 27 for a discussion on how the education industry is adjusting to a new student privacy paradigm.
- Watch: Kids & the connected homeJoin us on聽Wednesday, July 20聽from聽10 a.m. to 12 p.m.聽for a discussion that will cover kids, connected toys and devices, and privacy.
Podcast: 'Zero Days' director Alex Gibney on making Stuxnet a movie starAn award-winning director discusses the challenges of making a聽documentary about a top secret digital weapon. Officials from both countries believed to be responsible for the virus meant to slow Iran's nuclear program won't publicly acknowledge it ever existed.聽
Stuxnet ushered in era of government hacking, say expertsIn the new documentary "Zero Days," director Alex Gibney chronicles the rise of Stuxnet and the widespread use of cyberweapons that followed.聽
Opinion: The triumph of Privacy ShieldThe new data transfer pact between the US and European Union known as Privacy Shield聽opens the door to a new era of safe and secure digital commerce for Europeans.
Microsoft ruling limits government access to data stored overseasTech advocates hailed the decision in a case over access to emails stored on data servers in Ireland as a boon for privacy rights in the Digital Age.
Influencers: Antihacking law obstructs security researchA strong 75 percent majority of Passcode鈥檚 Influencers said a US government law used to prosecute hackers overly restricts necessary security research.- Watch: Online communities and the future of national securityJoin the Atlantic Council's Cyber Statecraft Initiative and Passcode on Thursday, July 14 for a panel discussion聽on the opportunities and challenges posed by disruptive technologies and self-regulating online communities.
Opinion: A bold move in Congress to protect privacyMembers of Congress on Wednesday launched聽the Fourth Amendment Caucus聽to defend privacy in an era of increasingly pervasive surveillance.
The hacker who makes sure 'Mr. Robot' gets it rightCybersecurity researcher Marc Rogers is the principal hacking consultant on the hit TV show "Mr. Robot," which debuts its second season on the USA Network Wednesday.
Opinion: The fatal flaw behind Snooper's CharterBritish Prime Minister-in-waiting Theresa May is relying on public fears of terrorist attacks to push聽through her Investigatory Powers Bill to expand government surveillance powers.
