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Looking Beyond the Technical to Fill America's Cyber Workforce Gap
Think of nontechnical skills as skills that are useful in every possible job like critical thinking, listening to others, and initiative.
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Why Are Scientists So Excited about a Recently Claimed Quantum Computing Milestone?
To understand, we need to go back to conventional, or digital, computers.
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How Federal Agencies Can Be More Proactive About Cloud Security
For starters, agencies need a deep understanding of user behavior.
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The Problem With the State-Level Investigation of Google
The probe may do more for the attorneys general than for the public they’re supposed to protect.
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The Problem With the Whistle-Blower System
As the country learned this week, authorities have too much power to decide the fate of whistle-blower claims, especially when they involve the intelligence community.
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3 Major Threat Trends Federal Agencies Need to Know
Here's what agencies need to be mindful of.
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Algorithms Are People
The secret sauce of search engines gives tech companies an abundance of plausible deniability.
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I Researched Uighur Society in China for 8 Years and Watched How Technology Opened New Opportunities – Then Became a Trap
The Muslim ethnic minority must carry their smartphones or risk being detained.
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Actually, It's OK to Disagree. Here Are 5 Ways We Can Argue Better
Unfortunately, being logical, reasonable and open-minded is easier said than done.
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Happy Insider Threat Awareness Month!
Insider threats are potentially far more dangerous than those attacking from outside.
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Agencies to Security Industry: Automate Cloud Compliance Faster
Cloud providers also want faster, more efficient FedRAMP compliance, and today, this is well in reach.
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How Congress Turns Citizens' Voices into Data Points
No matter why or how people contact their elected officials, they all want one basic thing: They want someone to listen.
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I Won’t Buy My Teenagers Smartphones
Denying a teen a smartphone in 2019 is a tough decision, and one that requires an organized and impenetrable defense.
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9 Tips to Help Secure Every Federal Employee’s Mobile Device
Bad actors increasingly target smartphones and endpoint devices that are generally less protected than government computers.
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In the Deepfake Era, Counterterrorism Is Harder
After failing to detect the 9/11 plot, spy agencies reinvented themselves for an age of terrorism, but a new generation of technological threats requires a new round of reforms.
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I Create Manipulated Images and Videos–But Quality May Not Matter Much
A key element of the battle between truth and propaganda has nothing to do with technology.
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AI Is Coming for Your Favorite Menial Tasks
As AI gets better at performing routine tasks traditionally done by humans, only stressful ones will be left. The work experience could suffer.
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