CyberwarWith Cyberattacks Growing More Frequent and Disruptive, a Unified Approach Is Essential By Yasser Morgan Published 1 July 2021 Coordinated cyberattacks can create massive disruptions to infrastructure and supply chains. New treaties are needed to prevent cyberwarfare, but it’s challenging to predict technological advances. Cyberwarfare consists of coordinated attacks of mass disruption (AMD). In the June summit

China watchBeijing’s Persecution of Uyghurs Reaches Nearly 30 Countries: Report Published 1 July 2021 China persecutes the Uyghurs not only inside China, but in other countries as well. Its anti-Uyghur campaign has expanded overseas, and so far has reached 28 countries. The Chinese campaign has been successful because these countries’ governments, out of fear of

RansomwareThe Ideal Responses to Ransomware Attacks Published 1 July 2021 A ransomware attack is like a cyber hijacking, with criminals infiltrating and seizing an organization’s data or computer systems and demanding a payment or ransom to restore access.What is the best strategy to decrease the risk of digital extortion? A pair of College of Business professors

CybersecurityBuilding a Better “Canary Trap” Published 1 July 2021 A new artificial intelligence system generates fake documents to fool adversaries. The system automatically creates false documents to protect intellectual property such as drug design and military technology. During World War II, British intelligence agents planted false documents on a corpse to fool Nazi Germany into preparing

Technology costRecent Technology Cost Forecasts Underestimate Pace of Technological Change Published 2 July 2021 A comparison of observed global energy technology costs, with forecasts generated by models and forecasts predicted by human experts, showed that both forecasting methods underestimated cost reductions. This suggests that decisions based on forecasts may be overestimating the cost of climate

Heat waveMore Than 100 Deaths Tied to Heat Wave in Pacific Northwest Published 1 July 2021 More than 100 deaths in Oregon, Washington, and y British Columbia may have been caused by hyperthermia, authorities say, as the region continues to experience record-shattering high temperatures. More than 100 deaths in the Pacific Northwest of North America may

CyberwarWith Cyberattacks Growing More Frequent and Disruptive, a Unified Approach Is Essential By Yasser Morgan Published 1 July 2021 Coordinated cyberattacks can create massive disruptions to infrastructure and supply chains. New treaties are needed to prevent cyberwarfare, but it’s challenging to predict technological advances. Cyberwarfare consists of coordinated attacks of mass disruption (AMD). In the June summit

China watchBeijing’s Persecution of Uyghurs Reaches Nearly 30 Countries: Report Published 1 July 2021 China persecutes the Uyghurs not only inside China, but in other countries as well. Its anti-Uyghur campaign has expanded overseas, and so far has reached 28 countries. The Chinese campaign has been successful because these countries’ governments, out of fear of

CybersecurityBuilding a Better “Canary Trap” Published 1 July 2021 A new artificial intelligence system generates fake documents to fool adversaries. The system automatically creates false documents to protect intellectual property such as drug design and military technology. During World War II, British intelligence agents planted false documents on a corpse to fool Nazi Germany into preparing

RansomwareThe Ideal Responses to Ransomware Attacks Published 1 July 2021 A ransomware attack is like a cyber hijacking, with criminals infiltrating and seizing an organization’s data or computer systems and demanding a payment or ransom to restore access.What is the best strategy to decrease the risk of digital extortion? A pair of College of Business professors