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A Glance at the Security of Blockchain Technology
This article explores the security risks and vulnerabilities of block chain technology.
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Book Review - Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World
A book review of Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World written by Bruce Schneier. Published by W.-W. Norton & Company in 2015.
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Book Review - Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
Book review for Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez. (New York, NY: Abrams, 2019).
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Gives Landmark Cryptocurrency Speech at AU
Yellen told an assembled crowd and media at AU鈥檚 Center for Innovation that the government should ensure responsible innovation in digital assets
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Government & Politics 路
A Whole-of-Government Approach to Climate Change: Assessing DoD鈥檚 Role
Biden has prioritized climate resiliency calling for 鈥渁 whole-of-government approach鈥 to climate change. Taking this approach would create joint efforts with the Department of Defense, but will it come at the cost of traditional defense priorities?
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Making a Difference One Hack at a Time
Hack-for-a-Change is a hackathon with a difference. It鈥檚 also multidisciplinary, involving students from a range of AU disciplines. There鈥檚 a big incentive involved, too: it comes with a $10,000 cash prize split between the three finalists.
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International 路
Russian Cyber Sovereignty: Global Implications of an Authoritarian RuNet
Russia has made many moves to create a sovereign internet that the Kremlin can control and surveil in isolation. How the US and big tech companies respond to these activities could have a lasting impact on Russia鈥檚 ability to gain cyber control.
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Welcome Dr. Samantha Bradshaw
The Center for Security, Innovation, and New Technology is delighted to welcome Dr. Samantha Bradshaw to American University, the School of International Service, and CSINT.
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Book Review - Click Here to Kill Everybody: Security and Survival in a Hyper-connected World
This is a book review of Bruce Shcneier's Click Here to Kill Everybody: Security and Survival in a Hyper-connected World, written by Ryan Tyrrell.
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AU Group Pushing Inclusive Approach to Tech Policy
A new inclusive tech policy group brings together AU鈥檚 experts on technology, security, and science who shape decisions and policies at the national and global level.
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