SpywareMacron’s Secure Mobile Phone Compromised by Pegasus Spyware Published 20 July 2021 The secure smartphone of French president Emmanuel Macron was compromised by the Pegasus surveillance malware. It was surreptitiously installed by Moroccan intelligence operatives, who introduced the virus into the phones of former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe and fourteen other current and former French

Cybersecurity educationNew Cybersecurity Education and Research Institute Published 20 July 2021 Several academic institutions in the U.S. Northwest have joined to create the Northwest Virtual Institute for Cybersecurity Education and Research (CySER) program. The initiative, funded with a DOD award, will train ROTC and DOD-skilled civilian workers in computer science and other majors in cyber

Cybersecurity educationCyberForce Program Now offering Year-Round Cyber Defense Events Published 20 July 2021 The cybersecurity field is facing a shortfall of 1.8 million professionals by 2022. To fill that skills gap, Argonne, in partnership with DOE, launched CyberForce in 2016 as an annual competition that has challenged college teams to build and defend a simulated

Nuclear powerThe U.S. Army Tried Portable Nuclear Power at Remote Bases 60 Years Ago – It Didn’t Go Well By Paul Bierman Published 20 July 2021 The U.S. military’s Camp Century was a series of tunnels built into the Greenland ice sheet and used for both military research and scientific projects. The military boasted that

Power outagesCold Weather Cost New England Electric Customers Nearly $1.8 Billion in One Month Published 20 July 2021 Constraints in the supply of natural gas have led to nearly a quarter of all unscheduled power plant outages in New England in the last decade. A new study suggests ways to mitigate fuel shortages. In New England,

Our picks: Cyber education / cyber workforceImproving the Cyber Workforce | Attracting Grads to the Cybersecurity Field | Fuel the Cybersecurity Talent Pipeline, and more Published 20 July 2021 ·  Cybersecurity Training Program Teaches How to Fend Off Attacks ·  How to Attract More Computer Science Grads to the Cybersecurity Field ·  “Perfect Storm” of Market Forces

Water securityGermany’s Water Management Caught between Flood and Drought By David Ehl Published 20 July 2021 For a long while now, there has been talk of a drought in Germany; now, many regions have been deluged with water. How do authorities prepare for these two extremes? Water is a vital resource for life, but it can

Cybersecurity educationNew Cybersecurity Education and Research Institute Published 20 July 2021 Several academic institutions in the U.S. Northwest have joined to create the Northwest Virtual Institute for Cybersecurity Education and Research (CySER) program. The initiative, funded with a DOD award, will train ROTC and DOD-skilled civilian workers in computer science and other majors in cyber

ImmigrationCitizenship and Bank Access for Immigrants Would Add “Enormous Amount of Money” to U.S. Economy Published 20 July 2021 Immigrants living in the U.S. illegally have been an “unrecognized driver of the economy for decades,” writes an immigration researcher. By limiting immigrants’ economic options, the U.S. is missing out on additional growth in its own

Nuclear powerThe U.S. Army Tried Portable Nuclear Power at Remote Bases 60 Years Ago – It Didn’t Go Well By Paul Bierman Published 20 July 2021 The U.S. military’s Camp Century was a series of tunnels built into the Greenland ice sheet and used for both military research and scientific projects. The military boasted that