As reported by Military.com, the Army recently banned the app TikTok from use on phones. "It is considered a cyber threat," Lt. Col. Robin Ochoa, a spokeswoman for the Army said in the Military.com article. This comes after Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York and Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, both members of the Armed services intelligent committee, requested an investigation of the … [Read more...]

In a press release earlier this month, the Pennsylvania Department of State is adding additional security to their voting systems as part of a test, but not what you might expect. The program will use statistical analysis to review election results as a part of a “risk-limiting” audit . While normal election audits take significant time and money, a risk-limiting audit provides … [Read more...]

Pew Research recently asked adults in the US some basic digital knowledge questions as a part of a research study. Out of 10 questions asked, only 20% scored 70% or higher with correct answers. There are some concerns about the questions Pew used though. While the survey asks some good questions, one of the questions doesn’t relate to digital knowledge. It asks to identify a … [Read more...]

Last week, researcher Tavis Ormandy from Google Project Zero found and published a vulnerability in The LastPass browser extension. The vulnerability affects the Chrome and Opera extensions and could allow a malicious server to capture LastPass credentials. Neither LastPass nor Project Zero released details on how this exploit works but by reviewing the notes from Project Zero … [Read more...]