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Safety and Security
Snowden Backs Journalist Who Exposed India’s Aadhaar Breach
January 10, 2018

Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency whistleblower, is calling on the arrests of the people behind the breach of India’s biometric ID system, Aadhaar. According to a report in BuzzFeed, in a series of tweets, Snowden said the journalist who broke the news on the...

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Chip Vulnerability Takes Toll On Intel Stock
January 08, 2018

Intel shares fell nearly 2 percent last Thursday (Jan. 4) after it was revealed that security flaws might allow hackers to steal sensitive information from devices. According to Reuters, the disclosure has caused investors to worry not only about the potential financial liability, but also...

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India Investigates Possible Breach Of ID Database
January 05, 2018

The government of India has started looking into a report that a database with information on its more than 1 billion citizens is being sold online. Citing The Tribune newspaper, Reuters reported that information on the Indian citizens was being hawked on social media for...

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Security Flaw Puts Most Connected Devices At Risk
January 04, 2018

Intel, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and ARM Holdings were facing flack Wednesday (Jan. 3) after the release of a new security research report warning of security flaws that make computing systems vulnerable to hackers. According to a report in Reuters, security researchers warned that any...

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2020 Olympics To Ramp Up Security With Facial Scanning
December 29, 2017

In an attempt to boost security and speed up entry, facial recognition technology will be used at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. According to The Japan Times, digital verification will not only make it difficult to use stolen or forged cards at both events,...

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Snowden Launches Security App
December 26, 2017

Edward Snowden wants to help protect your privacy with an app designed to transform any Android phone into a sensor for detecting intrusions. According to Wired, the app, called Haven, is designed to be installed on a cheap Android burner, using the phone’s cameras, microphones and...

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Trump Administration To Hold North Korea Responsible For WannaCry
December 19, 2017

The U.S. government has finally publicly acknowledged that North Korea was behind the WannaCry computer virus, which inflicted more than 230,000 computers in over 150 countries earlier this year. According to The Washington Post, the Trump administration will now be calling on “all responsible states”...

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Gov’t Agencies No Longer Able To Use Kaspersky Lab Products
December 13, 2017

President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation that bans the use of Kaspersky Lab software within the U.S. government. According to Reuters, this is the final step in purging the Moscow-based antivirus firm from federal agencies amid concerns that it was vulnerable to Kremlin...

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ISIS Targeting Internet For Next Caliphate
December 07, 2017

ISIS’s goal of an Islamic State may be over, but the terrorist group is still a risk using the internet as its main tool to radicalize and do its bidding, reported Reuters. Citing comments U.S. national security officials made to senators on Wednesday (Dec. 6),...