Category: hhs

US blames China for hacks allegedly targeting COVID-19 research

Post author By Randall
Post date April 25, 2020
Categories In cdc, China, coronavirus, covid-19, department of health and human services, gear, Hack, hacks, health, health and human services, hhs, Internet, medicine, News, Security, Tech

[ad_1] It probably won’t surprise you to hear that state-backed hacking is still going on during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the US is reportedly convinced that one country is mounting a large campaign. Officials speaking to CNN claim they’ve seen a surge of cyberattacks against American government agencies and pharmaceutical firms, and they’re pinning the […]

Contact tracing apps are coming whether we like it or not

Post author By Randall
Post date April 24, 2020
Categories In aclu, Apple, bad password, badpassword, contact tracing, coronavirus, covid-19, feature, gear, Google, hhs, Mark Zuckerberg, nhs, palantir, Peter Thiel, san francisco, Tech

[ad_1] Plus, I think everyone sucks at security and few things are as bad as app security. I know this can be done right. I understand the security, privacy and cultural constraints of how to make a contact tracing app successful while not trampling our human rights. But does anyone pushing us to the inevitability […]