Infrastructure ProtectionProtecting Infrastructure from Hackers Published 8 November 2021 Two Midwestern universities lead an effort to form a coalition of regional research centers to work together to develop the region’s cyber defense talent with an eye to bolstering the defense of the region’s infrastructure against hackers. Midwesterners fretting in dark kitchens after a storm have a

FloodsExtreme Ice Melting in Greenland Raises Global Flood Risk Published 8 November 2021 Global warming has caused extreme ice melting events in Greenland to become more frequent and more intense over the past 40 years, raising sea levels and flood risk worldwide. Over the past decade alone, 3.5 trillion tons of ice has melted from

RansomwareU.S. Offers Reward for Information on Russian DarkSide Cybercrime Group Published 5 November 2021 The United States has announced a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of any individual holding a “key leadership” position in DarkSide, a cybercrime group believed to be tied to Russia.The DarkSide syndicate

China WatchChina Nuclear Arsenal Growing Faster Than Previously Thought: Pentagon By Carla Babb Published 5 November 2021 The Pentagon warns that China’s rapidly growing nuclear arsenal is expanding at a much faster pace than estimated just a year ago, while a new Chinese military modernization goal could provide Beijing with “more credible military operations in Taiwan.”

Hacking InsuranceGovernment Action Needed to Ensure Insurance Against Major Hacking of Driverless Vehicles: Experts Published 5 November 2021 Government action is needed so driverless vehicles can be insured against malicious hacks which could have potentially catastrophic consequences, experts say. Traditional vehicle insurance wouldn’t cover the mass hacking of driverless cars, and an incident like this

PrivacyFace Recognition Is So Toxic, Facebook Is Dumping It By Matthew Guariglia Published 5 November 2021 Facebook’s decision to end its face-recognition program comes at a time when face recognition technology is receiving push back, criticisms, and legislative bans across the United States, and the globe. Facebook announced it is, for now, shutting down its face recognition

Data Transfer SecuritySecuring Data Transfers with Relativity Published 5 November 2021 The volume of data transferred is constantly increasing, but the absolute security of these exchanges cannot be guaranteed, as shown by cases of hacking frequently reported in the news. Scientists have implemented a new way to secure data transfers based on the physical principle

ExtremismIn 9/11 Video, Al Qaeda Doubles Down on Enmity toward Jews and Israel Published 3 November 2021 Each year, to commemorate the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, Al Qaeda releases a video featuring one of the group’s senior leaders who typically reiterates the significance and impact of those deadly events from

SpywareU.S. Sanctions NSO Group, Israeli Maker of Pegasus Spyware Published 3 November 2021 The U.S. authorities said the NSO Group’s spyware helped authoritarian governments “silence dissent.” The new measures will limit NSO Group’s access to U.S. components and technology. The U.S. Department of Commerce on Wednesday announced export limits on the Israeli software company NSO Group,

PandemicsPreventing Future Pandemics Starts with Recognizing Links between Human and Animal Health By Deborah Kochevar and Guilherme Werneck Published 3 November 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that zoonotic diseases – infections that pass from animals to humans – can present tremendous threats to global health. More than 70 percent of emerging and reemerging pathogens