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Editorial: Hacking into elections
""Interfering with the electoral and political process of countries is a classic tool of intelligence and foreign policy,” noted Richard Forno of the…
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Opinion: How to make democracy harder to hack
With the alleged Russian government hack of the Democratic National Convention email servers, and further leaks expected over the coming months that could influ…
Risky Business #417 -- PlayPen ruling to let FBI off leash?
In this week's feature interview we're chatting with Stanford's very own Jennifer Granick about a recent ruling in a Virginia court that appears to…
Biometrics in Banking Is Not Secure
Hacking of banks and identities is big business. An estimated 17.6 million Americans were subject to identity theft in 2014, mostly through breached bank accoun…
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Court ruling in child-porn case stirs privacy fears
"“This is the opinion of one court judge,” said Andrea Matwyshyn, a law professor at Northeastern University. “Other courts will, at best, find this to be…
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Why haven’t hackers taken down the power grid?
"“Taking down major infrastructure on a national or regional level harms the bad guys as much as the good guys,” says Richard Forno, director of the Gradua…
What you need to know about the cyberspying deal with China
Last week, the United States and China came to an agreement on cyberspying. What are its consequences likely to be? The agreement addresses a big U.S. concern.…
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Ashley Madison Hack Creates Ethical Conundrum For Researchers
"Jennifer Granick, a law professor at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, said that the legal questions around the hack are still murky, but a fe…
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Car hack is the tip of the iceberg for Internet-connected vehicles in future, warn researchers
"The Internet of Things promises to thrust into the spotlight an issue of liability that software makers have managed to avoid, according to Jennifer Grani…
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Hackers and government live in an uneasy house
"The tone was set in the morning’s opening keynote by Jennifer Granick, a director with the Stanford Center for Internet and Society. Granick, who has been…
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Black Hat: Hackers urged to protect Internet freedom
"“The dream of Internet freedom is dying,” warned Jennifer Granick, the Director of Civil Liberties at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society during…
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Controversial cybersecurity bill on hold as experts charge it won't stop hackers
"Dave Levine, a fellow at Princeton’s Center for Information Technology Policy, said that information-sharing is hard to improve, given the reticence of co…