DNC Breach More Severe Than First Believed

The Big Question: Will the US Respond?Fallout from the leaked Democratic National Committee emails continues, with a new finding that suggests cyberattackers compromised a staffer's personal email account. The FBI also has... Read more »

‘No More Ransom’ Portal Offers Respite From Ransomware

Police, Security Firms Debut Decryptor for Shade Ransomware, Promise MoreA new portal - NoMoreRansom.org - aims to help ransomware victims avoid having to pay ransoms to get their data back. Backed by... Read more »

Solving Big Risk Problems One Small Step at a Time

The Global Cyber Alliance is taking on small projects to come up with solutions to big cyber risk problems. "It's essentially using a startup approach to a much bigger problem," CEO Phil... Read more »

President’s Cyber Response Directive Gets Mixed Reviews

Experts Debate Whether the New Policy Is Too ComplicatedCybersecurity and government policy experts disagree about whether a new presidential policy directive on how to coordinate response to a large-scale cyber incident is... Read more »

When Shareholders Speak Their Minds

A large proportion of shareholder proposals contested by firms receive support from other investors when put to a vote. Read more »

Mailing It In

Before the Internet, the telephone, and the telegraph, the U.S. Postal Service revolutionized communications. Devin Leonard's sweeping new history of America's often-maligned post office describes how America's mailmen and mailwomen... Read more »

The Internet Shakes Up the Art Market

The Internet is disrupting one of the world's oldest professions: selling art. Read more »

Singapore: The First-Mover Nation for Driverless Cars

Startup nuTonomy thinks that the island nation is the place to make autonomous vehicles -- in the form of driverless taxis -- a reality. Read more »

Is U.S. Manufacturing Really in Decline?

Although fewer people are working at factories in America, output has been rising. Read more »

Analyzing Clinton’s Positions on Cybersecurity, Privacy

Proposals Aplenty, But Details Are LackingAs Democrats gather in Philadelphia to nominate Hillary Clinton for president, it's a good time to examine the former secretary of state's positions on cybersecurity and online... Read more »