John Velimesis7 days ago1 minHow Law Enforcement Gets Around Your Smartphone's EncryptionNew research has dug into the openings that iOS and Android security provide for anyone with the right tools. LAWMAKERS AND LAW enforceme...
John VelimesisDec 9, 20201 minOrientalism, Cyberpunk 2077, and Yellow Peril in Science Fiction Cyberpunk as a genre, and CyberpunkThe Origins of the Cyberpunk Genre The origins of the cyberpunk genre involve Western anxieties about the East. Techno-orientalism is the...
John VelimesisSep 28, 20201 min30 Excel tips you need to knowMicrosoft Excel was first released in 1985, and the spreadsheet program has remained popular over the years. Whether you are a Microsoft ...
John VelimesisMay 12, 20202 minThe Confessions of Marcus Hutchins, the Hacker Who Saved the Internet At 22, he single-handedly put a stop to the worst cyberattack the world had ever seen. Then he was arrested by the FBI. This is his untol...
John VelimesisMay 3, 20201 minInside the Early Days of China’s Coronavirus Coverup The dawn of a pandemic—as seen through the newsLATE ON THE night of February 2, as her insomnia kicked in, a Beijing woman whom I’ll call Yue took out her phone and religiously clicked...
John VelimesisMar 15, 20201 minDon’t Go Down a Coronavirus Anxiety SpiralHere’s what you can do to relieve your worries, while still keeping you and your family safe. The past few days have made clear how serio...
John VelimesisMar 11, 20202 minIs It OK to Make Coronavirus Memes and Jokes?Humor can relieve anxiety; it can also stoke racial tensions or spread misinformation. So, the answer isn't simple. A global outbreak tha...
John VelimesisNov 4, 20191 minShould Tech CEO's Go to Jail Over Data Misuse? Some Senators Say YesRon Wyden turned heads this month with a bill that would put tech executives behind bars, but not all of his colleagues agree it would be...
John VelimesisOct 29, 20191 min50 years ago today, the internet was born in Room 3420When I visited UCLA’s Boelter Hall last Wednesday, I took the stairs to the third floor, looking for Room 3420. And then I walked right b...
John VelimesisSep 26, 20191 minHow The U.S. Hacked ISISThe crowded room was awaiting one word: "Fire." Everyone was in uniform; there were scheduled briefings, last-minute discussions, final r...
John VelimesisSep 17, 20191 minAfter 6 Years in Exile, Edward Snowden Explains HimselfEdward Snowden, arguably the world’s most famous whistle-blower, is a man who lived behind plenty of pseudonyms before putting his true n...
John VelimesisAug 31, 20191 minCyberwar: The Complete GuideNot so long ago, stories about cyberwar started with scary hypotheticals: What if state-sponsored hackers were to launch widespread attac...
John VelimesisJul 24, 20191 minCould Feds Force Companies to Support Your Right to Repair? In a big step toward possible legislation, the Federal Trade Commission held a workshop on whether consumers should be able to fix their ...
John VelimesisJun 14, 20191 minGOOGLE'S PUSH TO CLOSE A MAJOR ENCRYPTED WEB LOOPHOLE ELENA LACEY; GETTY IMAGES THE INTERNET-WIDE PTHE INTERNET-WIDE PUSH to encrypt more web traffic has resulted in a wave of safer, snoop-proof connections. The next challenge, though, ...
John VelimesisMay 29, 20191 minTHIS CRAFTY ROBOT CAN WRITE IN LANGUAGES IT’S NEVER SEEN BEFOREAMONG THE MANY things we humans like to lord over the rest of the animal kingdom is our complex language. Sure, other creatures talk to o...
John VelimesisMay 1, 20191 minSECURITY EXPERTS UNITE OVER THE RIGHT TO REPAIRTWO YEARS AGO, as Nebraska was considering a “right to repair” bill designed to make it easier for consumers to fix their own gadgets, an...
John VelimesisApr 13, 20191 minNOISY QUANTUM COMPUTERS COULD BE GOOD FOR CHEMISTRY PROBLEMSSCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS have long extolled the extraordinary potential capabilities of universal quantum computers, like simulating ph...
John VelimesisApr 2, 20191 minApril Fools’ Day 2019: the best and cringiest pranksHappy Monday, and happy April Fools’ Day, aka the day on which all brands come out in full force to take us by storm with bad dad jokes. ...
John VelimesisMar 21, 20191 min WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE THROWN IN JAIL FOR POSTING ON FACEBOOKTHE FOUR MEN who shuffled into an antiterrorism court in Islamabad, Pakistan, on a mid-October morning were shackled together, a chain le...
John VelimesisFeb 20, 20191 minStill using 2-factor authentication? Think again...This is your blog post. Blogs are a great way to connect with your audience and keep them coming back. They can also be a great way to po...