Articles by

Jenna McLaughlin

Protecting the Paris Games from cyberattacks

As the Paris Olympics get underway, teams of IT experts have been thinking about one thing...

A worldwide IT outage disrupted airlines, banks, hospitals and businesses today

One of the biggest IT outages ever caused mayhem around the world today, hobbling airlines, businesses...

Ransomware attacks have increased — causing a global crisis

Car dealerships across the U.S. and Canada are at a standstill after a cyberattack on a software...

Why cyberattack cases against journalists are increasing

Cyberattacks against journalists are on the rise. That’s according to a cybersecurity company that offers free digital defenses to...

White House moves to secure rural health care systems from cyberattacks

There’s finally a consensus that ongoing digital attacks on the U.S. healthcare system constitute a crisis. The...

A quantum showcase presents lawmakers with the technology’s threats and opportunities

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill recently got a crash course in quantum science. The technology poses a range...

Internet connectivity — even in 2024 — is vulnerable at a number of levels

Modern human life relies on a stable internet connection. But threats to internet connectivity are varied —...

Justice Department is being urged to protect researchers testing AI platforms

Cybersecurity experts want more federal protections for good faith security researchers, or "good "hackers, arguing the government...