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Why Do We Get Angry With People for Doing What We Incentivize Them to Do? read more

'Vault 7' Leak Suspect Already Detained On Child Pornography ChargesA former CIA software engineer who is facing child pornography charges is a possible suspect in the largest-ever leak of...

With a major Chinese smartphone maker on the rocks following US sanctions, the trade spat between Washington and Beijing appears to be taking a turn for the worse for tech firms in the two global...

Although the National Institutes of Health is implementing strong privacy measures as it begins its effort to enroll 1 million volunteers to contribute data to its "All of Us" precision medicine...

'Secure Data Act' Tries to End Long-Running Encryption StandoffA bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has reintroduced legislation in the House that would stop the government from forcing software...

A threat actor has been targeting business and industrial control networks at electric utilities in the United States and United Kingdom, according to industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos. read more

This survey and report is not surprising: The survey of nearly forty Republican and Democratic campaign operatives, administered through November and December 2017, revealed that American...

Unpatched Struts Implementations Remain Widespread, Researcher WarnsEquifax says it continues to field queries from U.S. lawmakers about the full extent of its massive 2017 data breach, which...

The next major war will be super weird. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here....

A significant percentage of US companies are uncertain about or unprepared for the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that takes effect later this month, according to a new...