After years of targeted hacks, epic heists, and run of the mill data breaches you might think that institutions would be getting wise to the importance of strong cybersecurity. But it seems 2018 was not the year. Here’s WIRED’s look back at the … Read More
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Hard lessons for Energy Dept., power sector after Ukraine hack
At a Passcode event Thursday, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Energy Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall said the unprecedented cyberattack in Ukraine provides valuable lessons for the US power industry. Four months after malicious hackers infiltrated a Ukraine utility and cut power to some … Read More
Will Quantum Encryption Arrive Before Quantum Computers Break All Our Passwords?
Scientists are racing to deploy foolproof quantum encryption before quantum computers come along that render all our passwords useless. Passwords work today because the computers we have, while theoretically capable of breaking passwords, would take an impractical amount of time to do so. “The encryption … Read More
Going Dark: Encryption, Technology, and the Balance Between Public Safety and Privacy
Full Committee Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2015 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Dirksen 226 Presiding: Chairman Grassley Agenda July 1, 2015 NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing entitled “Going Dark: … Read More