Dec 22, 2018 | Government, Radio Show
When Algorithms Go Wrong We Need More Power To Fight Back, Say AI Researchers Governments and private companies are deploying AI systems at a rapid pace, but the public lacks the tools to hold these systems accountable when they fail. That’s one of the major...
Dec 22, 2018 | Facebook, Google, Internet, Radio Show, Security
The 21 Biggest Data Breaches Of 2018 It seems like every week, a new company has to notify its customers that their data may have been compromised, and personal information may have been affected. Data breaches can happen for a variety of reasons. Some companies are...
Dec 15, 2018 | Computers, Cybersecurity, Email, Microsoft, Radio Show, Security
A Bug Left Your Microsoft Account Wide Open To Complete Takeover A series of vulnerabilities has left Microsoft users’ accounts — from your Office documents to your Outlook emails — susceptible to hacking. This one is showing how today’s complex systems can have some...
Dec 15, 2018 | Hacking, Radio Show
Flash Zero-Day Exploit Spotted – Patch Now! If you’re among the holdouts still running Flash, you have some more updating homework to do. Adobe has issued an out-of-band patch after researchers spotted a Flash zero-day flaw being exploited in the wild. The discovery...
Dec 15, 2018 | Computers, Cybersecurity, Radio Show, Security
Equifax Breach Was Just As Infuriating And Dumb As You Thought, New House Report Finds House Republicans spent 14 months investigating the 2017 Equifax breach only to reach the same conclusions that virtually everyone else with a brain did in the immediate aftermath...
Dec 15, 2018 | Internet, Privacy, Radio Show, Security
Encryption-Busting Law Passed In Australia Will Have Global Privacy Implications With Australia part of the “Five Eyes” of government spying, does this mean that our government will have back-door access to our encrypted messages? What does this have to say about our...
Dec 8, 2018 | Government, Internet, Passwords, Radio Show, Security, Social Networking
Handgun Buyers Would Have To Give Cops Social Media Passwords Under New York Proposal A new proposal would require New Yorkers who want handgun licenses to undergo search engine and social media checks, including handing over log-in information and passwords to...