Sara Sorcher
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Nebraska car crash involving crowd of pedestrians kills 2, injures 19
Lincoln police said the crash near 52nd and O streets sent “a number of people who were present on the sidewalk area" to hospitals. → Read More
Dogs in costumes visit Congress for ‘bipawtisan’ Halloween parade. One was dressed as Mitch McConnell.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) brought his dogs, who were dressed as the Senate minority leader and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.). → Read More
The Energy 202: EPA's big coronavirus announcement questioned by scientists
The pressure's on to get Americans to fly again, but the disinfectant could have adverse effects. → Read More
The Energy 202: Human quarantines are helping wild animals. Conservationists want more protections.
"The goats absolutely love it," one Wales resident says as coronavirus empties streets. → Read More
The Energy 202: Environmentalists rally to #SaveGrouse after Trump makes it easier to drill in habitat
The iconic sage grouse has a storied history in the U.S. → Read More
The Energy 202: Labor opposition to Green New Deal could be a big obstacle
A Senate vote could come this month. → Read More
The Energy 202: What you need to know about Trump’s quiet order to fight wildfires
It will dramatically increase logging on public land. → Read More
The Cybersecurity 202: Justice Department's charges against Iranian hackers are a step forward
But holding them accountable could be tricky. → Read More
Podcast: Life as a teenage hacker
Paul Vann, the 14-year-old chief executive officer of VannTechCyber, and his father, Raytheon's Paul Vann, join this episode of The Cybersecurity Podcast. → Read More
What keeps cybersecurity experts up at night?
For Passcode’s last Influencers Poll, we asked an open-ended question: What’s the most urgent cybersecurity or privacy challenge right now, and what’s one way to fix it? → Read More
The Cybersecurity Podcast
Passcode and New America have a podcast featuring the leaders and thinkers of cybersecurity. → Read More
Podcast: How to hack the Pentagon
The Cybersecurity Podcast crew interviews Chris Lynch, the director of the Defense Digital Service, and Lisa Wiswell, the group’s digital security lead, about the Pentagon's bug bounty programs. → Read More
Lessons from a digital mercenary: Beware the ‘October Surprise'
Cybersecurity expert Chris Rock researched ways to overthrow a government using only his computer for a talk at the DEF CON hacker conference in Las Vegas – and he says there are some lessons for the US elections. → Read More
Experts: Obama’s color-coded rankings oversimplify cybersecurity threats
The DNC hack is a prime example of why President Obama’s new cybersecurity policy directive does not adequately account for the complex nature of the digital security threat, experts say. → Read More
The Internet of Toys raises new privacy and security concerns for families (+video)
Passcode, the Family Online Safety Institute, and the Future of Privacy Forum hosted a discussion on kids and the connected home this week. Here are five things we learned. → Read More
How much is a security flaw worth? An inside look into Yahoo’s bug bounty program
As companies try to balance the need to be transparent with outside researchers while protecting their own sensitive business information, the often opaque bug valuation process can be controversial. → Read More
Thousands of New Yorkers named as apparent Islamic State targets
An online group claiming Islamic State ties threatened 3,600 New Yorkers and distributed their personal information last week on a secure messaging app. → Read More
Podcast: Niloofar Howe on the looming cybersecurity industry implosion
On the latest edition of the Cybersecurity Podcast, RSA's chief strategy officer makes industry forecast and Raytheon's Jack Harrington talks about defending US networks and how to recruit new talent to the field. → Read More
Digital activists begin broad, grass-roots battle to fight antiencryption bill
In a draft bill introduced this week, lawmakers are seeking to outlaw unbreakable encryption. Now, digital rights groups, which have warned about such a move, have a concrete proposal around which to launch a rallying cry for stronger privacy protections. → Read More
Photos of the Day 04/05
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