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Caitlin Fairchild

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Caitlin Fairchild
Caitlin Fairchild joined Government Executive in summer 2011 as an editorial fellow, after graduating from the College of William & Mary, where she spent four years writing for the student newspaper, The Flat Hat. In March 2012, she was hired full time as a web producer. She has completed internships at Washingtonian Magazine and at the public affairs office of Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas.
Cybersecurity

Critics Urge FTC to Crack Down on Facebook

This organization wants to see heavy fines imposed against the social media company.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Cybersecurity

Beware of Black Friday Scams

Hackers are waiting for you.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Cybersecurity

Survey: Most Employees Unaware of Travel Security Threats

A lot of employees are flouting common security measures while traveling.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Emerging Tech

NASA Collaborated With Autodesk To Design A New Interplanetary Lander

Figuring out a way to explore distant moons requires some creative thinking.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Cybersecurity

Postal Service's Informed Delivery Feature Could Be Helping Fraudsters

A new way to steal credit cards.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Emerging Tech

Google Chrome to Start Warning Users if Sites Might Bill Them

Your monthly bills are already expensive enough.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Emerging Tech

Facebook Increases Effort to Remove Terrorist Content

The social network has improved its numbers.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Cybersecurity

DJI Vulnerability Let Hackers Spy on Drones

The drone company has fixed the problem.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Emerging Tech

How Well Did Wireless Carriers Respond to Natural Disasters? The FCC Wants to Know.

The agency hopes to measure how well they will respond to the next crisis.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Emerging Tech

These Drones Can Search and Rescue Without GPS

Traditional technologies don't always work in remote areas of the wilderness.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Emerging Tech

Senators Want Facebook To Fix Ad Transparency Tool

The system for verifying ad buyers is easily abused.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Emerging Tech

Alexa Will Now Talk to You About the Midterms

She can answer most of your election questions.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Cybersecurity

Google Introduces New Security Push For User Accounts

These are small tweaks to close out Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Cybersecurity

Despite Privacy and Security Controversies, Facebook Continues to Grow

The tech giant is growing in users and in revenue.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Cybersecurity

Signal's New Feature Lets Users Send Messages Anonymously

Signal can remove the return address entirely.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Emerging Tech

Hubble Space Telescope Is Back In Action

Tech support for a telescope is quite the challenge.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
CIO Briefing

Microsoft Finalizes Its Purchase of Github

What's next for the open-source software platform?

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Emerging Tech

ACLU Demands Homeland Security Disclose Facial Recognition Tech Details

The organization is highly concerned with ICE's use of facial recognition technology.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Emerging Tech

Google Streamlines Search Data Controls

This change could be in response to some recent controversies.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Cybersecurity

Mozilla Tests Firefox VPN Service

The popular browser is seeing whether users will pay a monthly fee for extra privacy.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild