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Three Ideas for Solving the Cybersecurity Skills Gap
"Scott Shackelford, chair of the cybersecurity program at Indiana University, Bloomington, says one big cause of the shortage is the lack of a focused tale…
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Security Risks of Government Hacking
Abstract: As the use of encryption and other privacy-enhancing technologies has increased, government officials in the United States have sought ways to ensure…
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New Whitepaper: Security Risks of Government Hacking
Today, CIS is publishing a whitepaper called “Security Risks of Government Hacking.” Also called “equipment interference” or “lawful hacking,” government hackin…
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NSA leader to hackers: Cybersecurity’s a team sport
"His omissions underscore two of the agency’s biggest current problems, says Richard Forno, director of the Graduate Cybersecurity Program at the Universit…
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Energy and Natural Resources Committee holds hearing on blockchain technology
"In his testimony, Arvind Narayanan, associate professor of computer science at Princeton University, discussed the cybersecurity implications of blockchai…
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The Cybersecurity 202: Tech giants open up about election cyberthreats as specter of regulation looms
"“It’s a corporate win-win,” said Andrea Matwyshyn, a Northeastern University law professor specializing in technology policy. “There’s no downside for com…
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Omarosa's White House Recordings Are Raising Security Concerns — Experts Break It Down
"Richard Forno, Assistant Director of the UMBC Center for Cybersecurity and Director of the Cybersecurity Graduate Program at UMBC, however, sees it as evi…
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Facebook's Transparency Is a Good Start, but Its Market Power Could Make It a Major Advocate for Privacy and Cybersecurity Worldwide
"In the last week, Facebook disclosed a campaign by foreign interests – likely from Russia -- to disrupt the 2018 midterm elections and announced dramatic…
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State, Local Governments Taking Steps To Improve Election Security
"Scott Shackelford is chair of Indiana University’s Cybersecurity Program. He says the conversation about election security has to go beyond equipment. “I…
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How Wireless Carriers Get Permission to Share Your Whereabouts
"“That was a green light for telecommunications carriers to monetize customer location data,” said Stanford University law professor Al Gidari, who helped…
Cyberspectives: Kristen Eichensehr On Extraterritorial Issues Of Domestic And International Law
In this episode, Kristen Eichensehr discusses the challenge of extraterritoriality in cyber, the concept of "digital Switzerlands," companies acting i…
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The Cybersecurity 202: Spyware theft case offers a cautionary tale for encryption debate
"“There's nothing preventing an Apple employee from doing the exact same thing in a world where there's mandatory key escrow for exceptional access…