(This story has been updated to include information about new legislation by Sen. Amy Klobuchar.) MORGANTOWN – If you’re stressed about the potential demise of TikTok (or […]
Tag: cybersecurity
Focus Forward symposium: Cybersecurity is key to our future and could make West Virginia the ‘center of the universe’
MORGANTOWN – On May 7, 2021, the Columbia natural gas pipeline was temporarily shut down by a ransomware attack. That attack, and the ever-present vulnerability of our […]
Feb. 11 letters to the editor
Lawmakers can do more to protect women I fail to understand how our Legislature continues to get it so wrong! The women of West Virginia should […]
Fledging cybersecurity professionals go after the (fake) bad guys
WHITE HALL — America’s businesses, hospitals, colleges, and banks are under a daily cyber assault. The larger ones, industry watchers say, can expect to endure around 1,200 […]
Russian cyberattacks a threat — so is Americans’ fear of shortages
by Sheldon H. Jacobson Reports of Russian cyberattacks against our domestic infrastructure have raised alarms and calls for heightened vigilance across the United States’ public and private […]
U.S. must be prepared for cyber warfare
Historically, “national defense” meant uniformed soldiers and sailors and pilots in tanks, ships and planes. But in warding off Moscow’s coming blows against the U.S. as the […]
The Fourth Estate: Free press’ check on government
The news media is often called the Fourth Estate. It is not an official part of government, but it is an important element of our country’s system […]
America’s most secretive utility
by Timothy L. O’Brien Amazon.com Inc.’s ubiquitous cloud-computing network, the spine for a lot of digital communications and transactions across the U.S., went dark for several hours […]
What a house cat can teach us about online security
by Herbert Lin The news today often contains reports about cybersecurity breaches that steal our data or threaten our national security. The nation spends billions of dollars […]
The fragile internet is a threat to the economy
by Tae Kim It has been a rough few months for the internet. In June, Fastly Inc.’s content delivery network failure forced some of the world’s biggest […]