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Threats
The Steady Rise of Digital Border Searches
At the current rate, customs agents are on track to increase inspections of travelers’ electronic devices by a third this year.
Science & Tech
Is Trump Still Tweeting From His Unsecured Android Phone?
If so, he’s extremely vulnerable to being hacked.
Threats
How the Rise of Electronics Has Made Smuggling Bombs Easier
New restrictions on flights from the Middle East reflect how just about anything with power can be turned into an explosive.
Threats
The Cyberwar Information Gap
Unlike a conventional military strike, state-on-state cyberattacks can go unreported for years.
Science & Tech
The Government’s Intelligence Wiki Might Be a Lockbox for Russian-Hacking Secrets
Analysts reportedly tucked classified information about Russian election meddling inside Intellipedia for safekeeping.
Policy
Why Is Obama Expanding Surveillance Powers Right Before He Leaves Office?
It could be to prevent Trump from extending them even more.
Threats
Trump’s Cyber-Appeasement Policy Might Encourage More Hacks
Casting doubt on security experts’ ability to identify the culprits behind cyberattacks could make it hard to deter the next one.
Science & Tech
Are We In a New Era of Espionage?
One scholar compares it to the early Atomic Age, when members of Congress struggled to understand how nuclear weapons were changing diplomacy and war.
Policy
Trump’s CIA Director Wants to Return to a Pre-Snowden World
He’s called for a 'fundamental upgrade' to U.S. spying powers.
Threats
Did the NSA Get Hacked?
A group calling itself the “Shadow Broker” is auctioning off what it says are the agency’s cyberweapons.
Science & Tech
Donald Trump Doesn’t Understand Cyberwar
The nominee is woefully unprepared for questions about the future of digital conflict.
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Science & Tech
America’s Network of Secret Bomb Detectors Could Be Growing
Can a mysterious device help the government protect Northern Virginia from a nuclear attack?
Threats
After ISIS, Americans Fear Cyberattacks Most
Nearly three in four people consider them a major threat to the U.S., but presidential candidates have largely ignored the issue.
Science & Tech
Are These Syrian Hackers Cyber Warriors, or Just Thieves?
The FBI added two Syrian hackers to its most-wanted list for cybercriminals, a project that's only been running since 2013 and includes individuals from China, Russia and Eastern Europe.
Ideas
The US Government Is Secretly Huddling With Tech Firms to Fight Extremism
A coalition of civil rights groups wants to be included in the closed-door meetings to keep the feds in check.
Science & Tech
So That Thumbprint Thing on Your Phone Is Useless Now
Researchers found a cheap, easy way to copy your fingerprints a few months after millions of Americans had theirs stolen by hackers.
Science & Tech
The FBI's War on Phones Is Bigger Than You Think
Apple’s lawyers revealed the feds want access to about a dozen devices after San Bernardino.
Science & Tech
Twitter Suspensions Are Muting Islamic State Messaging
Researchers found that suspending ISIS sympathizers' accounts reduced both the size of their networks and the pace of their activity,
Threats
A Cyberattack Has Paralyzed a Los Angeles Hospital
Doctors have been locked out of patient records for more than a week by hackers who are demanding money to release the data.
Science & Tech
Kazakhstan's New Encryption Law Could Be a Preview of US Policy
The Central Asian country will require 'back doors' that will allow the government to surveil and censor Internet traffic.
