In the world of cybersecurity, there’s all the time one certainty: extra hacks. That is the unavoidable fixed in an trade that may spend an estimated $150 billion worldwide this yr with out having the ability, but once more, to really cease hackers.
This previous yr has seen Russian authorities hacks geared toward Ukraine; extra ransomware in opposition to hospitals and colleges—and in opposition to entire governments too; a seemingly limitless sequence of pricey crypto hacks; and high-profile hacks of firms like Microsoft, Nvidia, and Grand Theft Auto maker Rockstar Games, the final hack allegedly carried out by youngsters.
But whereas all these kind of hacks will proceed subsequent yr and within the close to future, cybersecurity consultants don’t consider subsequent yr might be all doom and gloom for cybersecurity. Read the total story to seek out out why.
—Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Take a glance again over a few of this yr’s most thought-provoking cyber safety tales:
+ Erik Prince needs to promote you a “secure” smartphone that’s too good to be true. MIT Technology Review obtained Prince’s investor presentation for the “RedPill Phone” again in August, which promised greater than it may probably ship. Read the total story.
+ Hackers linked to China have been concentrating on human rights teams for years. A hacking group linked to China has spent the final three years concentrating on human rights organizations, assume tanks, information media, and companies of a number of overseas governments. Read the total story.+ The US navy needs to know an important software program on Earth. Open-source code runs on each pc on the planet—and retains America’s important infrastructure going. DARPA is anxious about whether or not it may be trusted. Read the total story.
The must-reads
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1 Chinese protestors are rejecting zero covid
It’s the widest demonstration of dissent that President Xi Jinping has ever confronted. (Economist $)
+ News of the protests on Twitter has been intentionally obscured by pornography. (WP $)
+ Why demonstrators have been holding up clean sheets of paper. (BBC)
+ The protests are nationwide and multi-faceted. (FT $)
+ The protests have dealt Xi’s repute a hammer blow. (Nikkei Asia)