1+ hour, 8+ min ago   (496+ words) Cybersecurity has developed an interesting new problem. We are getting better at finding holes in software, but that does not necessarily mean we are getting better at closing them. There are already private-sector projects trying to deal with this. Akrites,…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (396+ words) We've all worked jobs and left those employers for new opportunities. But for two employees who worked at a North Carolina restaurant, their former employer held onto their personal info and reportedly used it to hire illegal aliens instead. This…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (936+ words) When something goes terribly wrong, we expect government to ask questions. Investigations begin. Decisions are examined. Timelines are reconstructed. We ask what happened, whether procedures were followed, whether different decisions could have produced a different outcome, and how to reduce…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (1117+ words) My oldest son is a West Point graduate training to fly Black Hawks. My youngest brother spent his career as a Green Beret Weapons Sergeant. Between the two of them, I have spent a couple of decades getting used to…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (489+ words) No group of people loves themselves as much as the liberal media does. They create awards – new ones every year, named after themselves – to give each other. They throw elaborate dinners to honor themselves (It’s a lot more than the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (579+ words) New inventions and technologies, from the lightbulb to the farm tractor to the automobile to the laptop computer to Uber drivers, cause serious job market disruptions. They also cause a backlash, as horse and buggy operators, cab drivers, video rental…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (710+ words) Imagine discovering your bank account has been emptied, your email has been hijacked, your retirement savings are gone, and your identity is being sold online. Then imagine learning that your antivirus worked, your password was strong, and you even remembered…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (259+ words) An indictment unsealed earlier this week in the Northern District of Ohio charging three Russian nationals and two related “bulletproof hosting” companies for cybercrimes against U.S. victims, causing tens of millions of dollars in losses. The indictment, returned in…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (185+ words) Now, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has released a report on Butler, highlighting the many failures of the Secret Service, including how agents missed more than 100 radio transmissions warning about the gunman, and that…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (393+ words) An alleged member of the criminal cyber hacking group Scattered Spider has been arrested in Finland and extradited to the United States to face federal criminal conspiracy charges in the Northern District of Illinois. A criminal complaint unsealed earlier this…...