Wanted: A US Strategy for ‘Offense’ in Cybersecurity
Experts offer ideas on what a more aggressive US approach to cyber threats might look like
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This Game-Changing Tech Could Disrupt the $300B Cybersecurity Industry
SMX unveils groundbreaking blockchain-based digital twin solution for critical infrastructure protection, targeting the $300B cybersecurity market with immutable asset tracking.
Stargate’s First Data Center Site is Size of Central Park, With At Least 57 Jobs
The $100 billion venture from OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle is starting with a small Texas city.
US sanctions Chinese firm, hacker behind telecom and Treasury hacks
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned Yin Kecheng, a Shanghai-based hacker for his role in the recent Treasury breach and a company associated with the Salt Typhoon threat group. […]
Girls Do Porn Ringleader Pleads Guilty, Faces Life In Prison
Michael James Pratt, the ringleader for Girls Do Porn, pleaded guilty to multiple counts of sex trafficking last week. Pratt initially pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking charges in March 2024, after being extradited to the U.S. from Spain last year. He fled the U.S. in the middle of a 2019 civil trial where 22…
Cyber Insights 2025: Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is upending cybersecurity. It is used by adversaries in their attacks, and by defenders in their defense.
Why All of the JFK Assassination Documents Haven’t Been Released Yet
In recent days, various high profile commentators have been having a conniption about the fact that the Trump administration and the National Archives have not yet released new records about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy after Trump signed an executive order to create a “plan” to declassify and release new documents. This hit…
Saudi Arabia Buys Pokémon Go, and Probably All of Your Location Data
A Saudi Arabian company that was created by the Saudi Arabian government just purchased Pokémon Go, the most popular augmented reality game of all time, with a collective worldwide player base of more than 100 million people and their locations in the real world. Niantic is selling Pokémon Go, Pikmin Bloom, and Monster Hunter Now…
Pocket, One of the Only Apps I Ever Liked, Is Shutting Down
Pocket, an app for saving and reading articles later, is shutting down on July 8, Mozilla announced today. The company sent an email with the subject line “Important Update: Pocket is Saying Goodbye,” around 2 p.m. EST and I immediately started wailing when I saw it. “You’ll be able to keep using the app and…
Judge Orders CDC and FDA to Restore Pages Removed by Trump Admin Before Midnight
On Tuesday, a judge ordered the Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control, and Food and Drug Administration to restore several of the webpages they removed following President Trump’s executive order attacking diversity, equity and inclusion. The health agencies have until 11:59 p.m. on February 11 to restore the pages to how…