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The Canary in the Bitcoin Mine

No one would call me a cryptocurrency expert, and maybe that’s why bitcoin speculators should listen. Granted, the math and technology is beyond most people’s comprehension. But this week in NYC, as the value of Bitcoin soared yet again, I…

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Future Hack: Are You Ready?

The security expert at BootstrapLabs’ Google Launchpad event had just delivered a litany of reasons to fear our fast-approaching sci-fi future. The question from the floor: what will be some of the first car hacks? “I could be snarky, and…

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The Russian Ransomware Blues

Businesses, hospitals, and power plants, a country’s infrastructure held hostage. An ultimate covert weapon that can disable defense systems and unravel decades of technological innovation. Cyberwarfare is no longer the stuff of science fiction. Today, we’re facing one of the…

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Whack-a-Bot: Fighting Fake News

To prove that you’re human on the internet, you’re often forced to play quirky games – spotting cats or identifying street signs among a tableau of random images. Captcha, the often irritating internet puzzle, has been the most common way…

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