PERSPECTIVE: Cybersecurity NightmareWhat’s the Deal with the Log4Shell Security Nightmare? Published 11 December 2021 What started out as a Minecraft prank, has now resulted in a 5-alarm security panic as administrators and developers around the world desperately try to fix and patch systems before the cryptocurrency miners, ransomware attackers and nation-state adversaries rush to exploit

Truth DecaySome Doctors Spreading Coronavirus Misinformation Are Being Punished Published 11 December 2021 State medical boards are receiving more and more complaints about false or misleading information about COVID-19, but only a handful have taken action against doctors. Researchers say that misinformation delivered by doctors can be particularly insidious as a result of the credibility

Truth DecayJabbed in the Back: Russian, Chinese COVID-19 Disinformation Campaigns Published 11 December 2021 The public health and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have also become a battle about the nature of truth itself. From the emergence of the first reports of a virus in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, opportunistic leaders in China,

CybersecurityNew Cyber Protections against Stealthy “Logic Bombs” Published 11 December 2021 Cybersecurity researchers proposed new ways to protect 3D printed objects such as drones, prostheses, and medical devices from stealthy “logic bombs.” Cybersecurity researchers at Rutgers University-New Brunswickand the Georgia Institute of Technology have proposed new ways to protect 3D printed objects such as drones, prostheses,

China WatchHow China Could Cyberattack Taiwan By Ralph Jennings Published 11 December 2021 China has the means to launch a disabling cyberattack against political rival Taiwan ahead of any military invasion, experts say, as the technology is already targeting the island’s political leadership. A straight-up military invasion would cost lives and mobilize U.S. forces for

FloodsStorm Drains Keep Swallowing People During Floods By Topher Sanders Published 13 December 2021 An alarming number of people (especially children) have drowned after disappearing into storm drains during floods. The deadly problem should be easy for federal, state and local government agencies to fix, but tragedy strikes again and again. On the night of Sept.

Truth DecayInformation Disorder: A Crisis That Exacerbates All Other Crises Published 13 December 2021 The Aspen Institute has issued a report analyzing the dangers of truth decay – the report’s authors prefer the term “information disorder” — and making a number of recommendations. In their introductory remarks, the authors write that “Information disorder is a

PERSPECTIVE: Cybersecurity NightmareWhat’s the Deal with the Log4Shell Security Nightmare? Published 11 December 2021 What started out as a Minecraft prank, has now resulted in a 5-alarm security panic as administrators and developers around the world desperately try to fix and patch systems before the cryptocurrency miners, ransomware attackers and nation-state adversaries rush to exploit

Health SecurityAll Countries Remain Dangerously Unprepared for Future Epidemic, Pandemic Threats Published 11 December 2021 Despite important steps taken by countries to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, all countries—across all income levels—remain dangerously unprepared to meet future epidemic and pandemic threats, according to the new 2021 Global Health Security (GHS) Index. The report calls on

PandemicHuman and Economic Impacts of Covid-19 Published 9 December 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the behavior of businesses and households.  Those behavioral changes, intensified by government actions like mandatory closures, have had a reverberating impact on the U.S. economy. Throughout its unsteady course, the COVID-19 pandemic has altered the behavior of businesses and households.  Those