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The Zero-Day War? How Cyber is Reshaping the Future of the Most Combustible Conflicts

Recent history has shown that states often use their offensive cyber arsenals to achieve surprisingly de-escalatory effects.

  • By Simon Handler
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Twitter Is Banning Political Ads – But the Real Battle for Democracy Is with Facebook and Google

Twitter’s political ad ban will have little effect on elections around the globe.

  • By Johan Lidberg, The Conversation
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How Automation Can Lead to Better Ethics Compliance

For one thing, it can help formalize the process.

  • By Drew Jaehnig
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Robots Can Outwit Us on the Virtual Battlefield, So Let's Not Put Them in Charge of the Real Thing

A bot called AlphaStar plays the popular real-time strategy game StarCraft II at Grandmaster level

  • By Toby Walsh, The Conversation
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Why Companies Should Be Open About Cybersecurity

Companies that are open about their cybersecurity risk management fare significantly better with investors than peers that don’t disclose those efforts, new research shows.

  • By Matt Shipman, Futurity
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month Wrap-up and Honoring Animal Heroes

Fix your cyber posture and honor patriotic pets.

  • By John Breeden II
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5 Milestones that Created the Internet, 50 Years After the First Network Message

Will 2019 events become a turning point for the internet?

  • By Scott Shackelford, The Conversation
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How Federal Employees Can Get Training for the Best Job in America

In-person events and online courses can offer options for people with a computer science background. 

  • By Kirk Borne
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5G: Investing in a Smarter Alternative 

The U.S. needs to deepen its commitment to research and development and a diverse supply chain.

  • By Chris Cummiskey
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Artificial Intelligence and the Information Lifecycle 

Records managers need to manage information in new ways. 

  • By Sue Trombley
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Data Lakes: Where Big Businesses Dump Their Excess Data, and Hackers Have a Field Day

These valuable repositories are a tempting target.

  • By Mohiuddin Ahmed, The Conversation
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Democracy Depends on Digital Security

Here’s where campaigns should focus.

  • By Rich Noguera and Rahul Kashyap
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The Not-Com Bubble Is Popping

The unicorn massacre unfolding today is exactly the opposite of what happened in 2000.

  • By Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
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Get Proactive to Better Arm Yourself Against Cyberattacks

Agencies must move to an integrated data-driven approach aimed at predicting and preventing cyber threats.

  • By Craig Harber
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What America Didn’t Anticipate About China

For too long, policy makers ignored the possibility that China could transform the U.S., rather than the other way around.

  • By John Pomfret, The Atlantic
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Teaching Those We Love About the Importance of Cybersecurity

How much do you really tell your kids about online safety?

  • By Gianna Price
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Why a Computer Will Never Be Truly Conscious

So far, attempts to build supercomputer brains have not even come close.

  • By Subhash Kak, The Conversation
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Robots Learn about Feelings and Maybe Plot Their Takeover

So how far away are we from a machine uprising?

  • By John Breeden II
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Putting IP Fears to Rest

The government does not need to own the intellectual property for every acquisition.

  • By Riya Patel
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Can Hiding Likes Make Facebook Fairer and Rein in Fake News?

The science says maybe.

  • By Marian-Andrei Rizoiu, The Conversation
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