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- Watch live: Cybersecurity's threat landscape in 2016Please join Passcode and the Atlantic Council鈥檚 Cyber Statecraft Initiative for a panel discussion on聽how 2016 will challenge today鈥檚 security thinking.
Tech sector denounces bill requiring firms report terrorist activityIn the wake of terrorist attacks in California and Paris,聽Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Richard Burr are reviving a controversial proposal requiring social media sites report terrorist activity to federal authorities.- Starting up cybersecurity鈥檚 next innovationsGlobally, Northrop Grumman is making investments in research and early-stage cybersecurity ventures that will help build tomorrow鈥檚 cutting-edge technology
Experts question China's promise to curb cybercrimeReports that China arrested several people in connection with the聽Office of Personnel Management surfaced during cybersecurity talks between Beijing and Washington this week. But聽experts worry the arrests are more show than substance.
Opinion: Cybersecurity collaboration needs a toolkit. So we built a prototypeInstead of drafting yet another report saying collaboration is important for improving cybersecurity, we built聽a prototype, Web-based toolkit聽that provides cybersecurity pros a way to start more multidisciplinary cooperation.聽
Islamic State adds smartphone app to its communications arsenalAn independent group monitoring the Islamic State online says it discovered the militant group is distributing its own mobile app, signaling a shift in how the jihadists communicate.
Podcast: Microsoft's Angela McKay on building global cybersecurity normsAngela McKay, who runs Microsoft's public policy work on cybersecurity, and Elana Broitman from聽Greenberg Traurig鈥檚 Government Law & Policy Practice, join the latest edition of The Cybersecurity Podcast.聽
Privacy bill adds safeguards to individuals' old e-mails and textsThe Email Privacy Act would聽replace the current Electronic Communications Privacy Act, a nearly 30-year-old e-mail privacy law that requires probable cause warrants only for searches of e-mails and text messages that are less than 180 days old.
Your Internet router is a security risk. Here's whyNot only are many home and small office routers sold with security vulnerabilities, the devices are often difficult for users to update and easy for hackers to penetrate.聽- Your Internet router is a security risk. Here's whyNot only are many home and small office routers sold with security vulnerabilities, the devices are often difficult for users to update and easy for hackers to penetrate.聽
Opinion: It's time to rethink polarizing encryption debateThe debate over encryption technology that intensified after the Paris attacks is dominated by cyberlibertarians on one side and law and order proponents on the other. But any resolution will require reframing the discussion and figuring out how to apply聽democratic controls to our digital infrastructure.聽
Cybersecurity experts' guide to outwitting Black Friday and Cyber Monday scammersWatch out for bogus e-mails and copycat sites designed to mimic big brands, hang up on unknown callers warning you're an identity theft victim, and never use public WiFi to make a purchase.
The ad blockers debate: What's at stake for consumers and Web publishersBig media companies have ramped up efforts to fight the growing use of technology designed to block online ads. Here's what you need to know about why ad blockers are on the rise, and why many publishers hate them.- The ad blockers debate: What's at stake for consumers and Web publishersBig media companies have ramped up efforts to fight the growing use of technology designed to block online ads. Here's what you need to know about why ad blockers are on the rise, and why many publishers hate them.
Opinion: Encryption makes us more secure, not lessInstead of pushing to diminish tools that are meant to protect modern communications and safeguard speech, our leaders should work toward lasting solutions that can actually thwart terrorism.聽
Influencers: Paris attacks don't justify government access to encryptionIn a survey, 74 percent of Passcode Influencers cautioned against a knee-jerk response to a tragedy that could give US intelligence and law enforcement agencies a power that could harm all consumers鈥� security and聽privacy.
Facebook's balancing act between trust and securityThe Paris attacks highlight the delicate dance for Facebook. But聽Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos says it's vital for the social network to defend users' privacy 鈥� and foster trust among its online community 鈥� in the face of growing pressure from governments to reveal more information about the platform's 1.5 billion users.聽- Facebook's balancing act between trust and securityThe Paris attacks highlight the delicate dance for Facebook. But聽Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos says it's vital for the social network to defend users' privacy 鈥� and foster trust among its online community 鈥� in the face of growing pressure from governments to reveal more information about the platform's 1.5 billion users.聽
Dan Geer: In cybersecurity, expectations drive realityThe worst laws are聽those that are unenforceable, so what would we hope our lawmakers聽say about data collecting and sharing technologies that are not yet critical but soon will be?
After Paris attacks, lawmakers seek greater access to encrypted dataHowever, some senators want to avoid a 'knee-jerk' response to give law enforcement and intelligence agencies a power they say could harm all consumers鈥� security and privacy.
