Hackaday Links: September 3, 2023

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Right-to-repair has been a hot-button topic lately, with everyone from consumers to farmers pretty much united behind the idea that owning an item should come with a plausible path to …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: September 3, 2023

Building a resilient cyber future

During the early days of the Cold War, American planners wrestled with the emerging challenge of deterring a Soviet nuclear strike. Recognizing the destructive potential of nuclear weapons, the U.S. opted to focus its efforts on ensuring that adversaries clearly understood the U.S. capacity to retaliate and impose costs. Defense and resilience was a secondary priority. We did not, for example, build our subway systems hundreds of feet underground to double as fallout shelters, as the Soviets did. We relied heavily on the concept of mutually assured destruction to dissuade adversaries. With the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, we have assessed that a strong offense does not convey the same deterrent in cyberspace as it does in nuclear or conventional war. While the ability to impose costs is important, a U.S. strategy to secure ourselves in cyberspace must prioritize defense, denying adversaries the opportunity and benefits brought by attacking us in this […]

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FEMA Improperly Shared 2.3 Million Hurricane Survivors’ PII with Contractor

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) improperly shared the personally identifiable information (PII) of 2.3 million hurricane and disaster survivors with a contractor. The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector Gener… Continue reading FEMA Improperly Shared 2.3 Million Hurricane Survivors’ PII with Contractor

FEMA leaks sensitive details of 2.3 million disaster survivors

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The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General has released a report revealing that FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) couldn’t protect the private and confidential information of about 2.3 million hurricane… Continue reading FEMA leaks sensitive details of 2.3 million disaster survivors