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Boston University researchers discovered vulnerabilities in the ubiquitous computing protocol that keeps time synched across networks, opening up critical operations such as air traffic control to attacks.

The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act is missing a key component needed to strengthen America's digital defenses – transparency into what the government itself is doing or not doing to protect its networks from hackers.

While 'Back to the Future Part II' didn’t envision connected cars, car companies are working together to safeguard a cornerstone of the Internet of Things

Join Passcode on Oct. 21 along with policy experts and lawmakers for a discussion on one of today's preeminent challenges: securing the Internet of Things.

As soon as Congress realizes that good security and privacy practices are paramount to cultivating a thriving tech economy, it can begin working with Silicon Valley to forge a more prosperous digital future. 

A majority of Passcode Influencers said the US should revise copyright laws so that people can legally tinker with automotive software in light of the Volkswagen scandal.

Rapid advances in technology could soon turn science fiction notions of effortless encryption into a reality. But ensuring that we can trust that technology will take more public vigilance against government and corporate eavesdropping.

Presidential campaigns are using sophisticated data mining and analytics software to gain the edge when it comes to courting voters. But the wholesale collection, storage, and sale of voters' political information raises serious questions over how potential supporters are targeted and how their information is exploited.

Join Passcode and the Atlantic Council's Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security for a discussion on the Atlantic Council's  report "Risk Nexus: Overcome by Cyber Risks? Economic Benefits and Costs of Alternate Cyber Futures" on Oct. 15 from 9 to 10:30 am.

At a Passcode event on Thursday, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Director Arati Prabhakar, along with leading government figures in cybersecurity, offered a rare glimpse into research happening in government labs.

In an interview at the Monitor on Thursday, David O’Sullivan, the European Union’s ambassador to the US, said he was confident that Europeans and their American counterparts could forge a new transatlantic data transfer deal that included more robust privacy protections.

Speed in cyber will be as strategically important to tomorrow's conflicts as stealth, precision guided weapons are today.

This week's European ruling striking down the transatlantic Safe Harbor deal is a stark reminder that no one's data is safe until governments around the world reform digital surveillance practices.

The demise of Safe Harbor may be a victory for privacy advocates but it leaves global tech companies in the lurch. A new version of the deal is needed so that companies can get back to work while improving privacy protections for users around the world. 

In cybersecurity as in life, hammers don’t drive nails on their own. It’s all about the people behind the tools.  Here are the three things enterprises need to do to unleash the power of their analysts.

Join Columbia University for an in-depth discussion focused on how the US is protecting against cyber threats.

The Court of Justice of the European Union on Tuesday invalidated a data transfer deal between the US and EU in a move that could have broad repercussions for thousands of American businesses.

How are different government agencies working to address evolving security challenges? Join Passcode on Oct. 8 for a conversation with senior officials to get an inside look at how these challenges are being addressed.

If countries erect more borders and limits in the digital domain, the engine of global social and economic change that's powered by the Internet will quickly stall. 

Even as universities suffer a growing number of breaches, most school websites lack security protocols that can prevent hackers from stealing students' information.