The dramatic rise in hacktivism

 2016 was the year hacktivists disrupted cyberspace like never before. The December launch of the new…

Why a cybersecurity solution for driverless cars may be found under the hood

 Autonomous vehicles were one of the most talked about technologies in 2016. Ever since Tesla, Google…

Crunch Report | Judge Rules CRISPR-Cas9 Belongs to Broad Institute

Verizon is reportedly getting a $250 million discount on its Yahoo deal, judge rules CRISPR-Cas9 belongs…

Attack of the drones

 A drone recently crashed into a Boeing 737 as it approached a landing strip in Mozambique.…

This Amazon Dash button donates $5 to the ACLU whenever Trump tries your patience

 Amazon’s Dash button is a mad genius-level exploit of consumer behavior, but one programmer decided to…

Netflix engineers hacked a brain-controlled interface

 This is pretty much the definition unnecessary, but then, that’s part of the fun of hack…

Mirai botnet creator unmasked as DDOS protection developer tempted by the dark side

 Mirai, the botnet that subverted thousands of poorly secured internet of things devices and set them…

Marissa Mayer resigning from Yahoo board as company renames itself Altaba

 Despite hiccups, Yahoo’s planned sale to Verizon appears to be moving forward — but some portions of…