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How Surveillance and Privacy Will Overlap in 2025
In a new paper from Pew, experts warn that privacy will become a luxury commodity as surveillance-free spaces are rapidly disappearing. By Adrienne Lafrance
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Why the US Doesn't Immediately Halt Hackers During an Attack
This fall, the White House, State Department and U.S. Postal Service each deliberately delayed fully stopping malicious activity after suffering a data breach. Here's why. By Aliya Sternstein
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These Were China's Top 10 Cyber Security Threats in 2014
A Chinese internet company just listed 2014's biggest information security incidents. By Adam Segal
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Can Iran Turn Off Your Lights?
Is Iran all bark and no bite on cyberwar? By Patrick Tucker
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Worrying About Cyber War Is Making Us Less Safe
Here’s why hype makes for bad policy. By Leo Mirani
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What Happens When You Pose as the Defense Secretary on Twitter?
What you can learn about real threats from the fake secretary of defense. By Patrick Tucker
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What Happens When Spies Can Eavesdrop on Any Conversation?
The possibility of searchable conversations anywhere, thanks to better speech recognition software, recording device miniaturization, and future smart dust. By Patrick Tucker
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Will Veterans' Data Ever Truly Be Secure?
The VA’s chief information officer told a House committee that the agency’s domain controllers are secure. By Frank Konkel
Threats
The State Department's Reluctance To Disclose Hacking Unsettles Lawmakers
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle demand to know why the State Department waited at least a month before disclosing its unclassified email system had been hacked. By Aliya Sternstein
Threats
State Department and White House Networks Hacked at the Same Time
The breaches have forced officials to take down the State Department's unclassified email system for repairs, disrupting email traffic and access to public websites. By Aliya Sternstein
Policy
Public Increasingly Wary of the NSA, Poll Finds
The NSA’s PR outreach just got a lot harder. By Patrick Tucker
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The FBI’s Quiet Plan To Expand Its Hacking Powers
Authorities are asking a little-known rule-making panel to increase the FBI’s search warrant powers to remotely hack into computers. By Dustin Volz
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The Next Big Thing To Fight Hackers? Self-Healing Computers
Homeland Security networks should be able to not only detect hackers and throttle their destructive tactics -- but also robotically bounce back. By Aliya Sternstein
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The NSA's Mass-Surveillance Program Is About to Go on Trial
More than a year after Edward Snowden’s disclosures, an Appeals Court will weigh the government’s bulk collection of U.S. phone records. By Dustin Volz
Threats
The Ubiquity of Cyber Espionage
Here’s why nation-states are the hackers we should be most afraid of. By Robinson Meyer
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Navy Launches ‘Task Force Cyber Awakening’
The Navy is embarking on a year-long effort to protect hardware and software across the service. By Aliya Sternstein
Threats
NATO's Take on Cyberspace Law Ruffles China's Feathers
There was hope that discussions about international law governing cyberspace might yield progress between the U.S. and China on the matter. Here's why that's naive. By Adam Segal
Threats
Major Cyber Attack Will Cause Significant Loss of Life By 2025, Experts Predict
However, there may be nothing to fear but the threat of cyber apocalypse itself. By Patrick Tucker
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Could Selfies Replace Passwords?
Obama's cyber chief wants to strengthen log-in credentials, and that may mean ditching the password as we know it. By Brendan Sasso
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