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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 7/16/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 7/16/21

Vaccine Passport: The Government Can't Share Your Data, But Airlines Can

"American Airlines' privacy policy's language is unclear enough that I cannot be sure that they won't share my health information to their email marketing provider," John Morris, an expert in privacy law with the Brookings Institution told Newsweek.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 7/14/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 7/14/21

Cubans Cry for Help on Social Media: 'Tomorrow We Will Go So They Will Beat Us to Death As Well'

As the protests against Cuba's communist dictatorship ramp up, citizens of the island nation have taken to social media to plead for help.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 7/13/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 7/13/21

Under Biden, More European and Asian Migrants Seek Entry at U.S.-Mexico Border

As the U.S. emerges from the pandemic, migrants from Europe and Asia are journeying to the U.S.-Mexico border in search of health and economic opportunity.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 7/8/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 7/8/21

Launching a Ransomware Attack Against a Nation Is Far Easier Than You Think

"It used to be that you had to be very technically adept to be a hacker, but the way the cyber market or cyber underground has evolved is a lot of those things have become services now," a U.S. military cyberwarfare officer told Newsweek.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 7/7/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 7/7/21

Amid Calls to Defund Police, Departments Struggle to Finance Cybersecurity

America's rising crime rate and the future of policing are subjects of political debate, while police agencies across the nation face cyber threats.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 6/30/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 6/30/21

Hackers Attacking Companies Through Employee Online Activities

Since the pandemic's onset six out of 10 IT security leaders cited their remote workforce as the cause of a data breach. Downloading content from illegal websites can put entire companies at risk for a cybersecurity breach.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 6/29/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 6/29/21

Cybersecurity Firms Take the Offensive While Avoiding 'All-Out War'

"The dimension of cyber enables countries to operate and send a strong signal, but in a much more controlled way," Cybereason CEO Lior Div told Newsweek.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 6/28/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 6/28/21

While Abbott and Trump Stump for More Wall, Texas Border Farmers Argue Property Rights

"We're still looking to the federal government on this issue and are not expecting Texas to fix this problem," Russell Boening of the Texas Farm Bureau told Newsweek. Texas still faces several eminent domain cases surrounding the previous building of the wall.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 6/23/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 6/23/21

How Cyber Thieves Use Your Smart Fridge As Door to Your Data

Americans now have more choices than ever before when it comes to upgrading their homes with the latest smart technology. However, recent security breaches across the nation have cybersecurity experts asking which products are worth the risk.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 6/21/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 6/21/21

As Classes Resume at UMass Lowell After Cyberattack, MIT Cyber Expert Weighs In

Stuart Madnick, director of Cybersecurity at MIT Sloan School of Management (CAMS), said that in terms of cybersecurity infrastructure, the higher education sector sits far behind the manufacturing and energy industries, which in turn fall a decade behind the nation's financial sector.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 6/21/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 6/21/21

What Pride Means to the World's LGBTQ+ Refugees

As America celebrates the month of Pride, LGBTQ+ refugees from across the world share their experiences and what it means to be Proud.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 6/17/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 6/17/21

Cyber Talent Shortage Undermines U.S. in Cyber Warfare

With over 359,000 unfilled jobs, the U.S. has the greatest shortage of cybersecurity talent in the western world.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 6/15/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 6/15/21

Facing a Historic Heat Wave, Migrants at the Border at Greater Risk Than Ever

As Texas, Arizona, and California face a historic heat wave, migrants traveling through the desert and awaiting asylum face medical risk.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 6/11/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 6/11/21

Ransomware Hacker Skills Now As Good or Better Than Countries, Expert Says

“It's a moment of reckoning for our industry,” Vasu Jakkal, Corporate Vice President for Microsoft Security, said. “(Solar Winds) was one of the most complex attacks we've seen, and that continues.”

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 6/10/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 6/10/21

As Mexico's Economy Crumbles, Fewer Children, More Adults Cross Border

With fewer children and more adults crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, the trend indicates a shift toward more economic migrants and fewer individuals seeking political asylum.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 6/9/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 6/9/21

Border Shelters Emptying as Joe Biden Admits 'Vulnerable' Asylum Seekers

“There’s never one thing at work,” Tony Payan, Director of the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University, told Newsweek. “Those who were waiting in Mexico are being let in, the flow is less, and the deportees are being processed more efficiently.”

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 6/4/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 6/4/21

LGBTQ+ Migrants From Central America Flee For Their Lives

LGBTQ+ individuals living in Central America's Northern Triangle face discrimination and violence. One trans women ventured to the U.S. and uplifted those in her community along the way.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 6/3/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 6/3/21

Human Smugglers Charging Up To $15,000 Per Person for U.S. Border Crossing

"Those who arrived at the border and are already there in groups or caravans and are stuck there sometimes are so desperate they hire the services of a smuggler...a lot of smugglers visit migrant shelters and find new clients," said Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera of George Mason University.

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 6/2/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 6/2/21

Migrant Surge Lands 500 Kids in Chicago as Nonprofits Struggle to Provide Care

“Once (migrants are) released from custody, it’s all on the NGOs to provide support,” Shaw Drake a Texas-based staff attorney and policy counsel for border and immigrants' rights at the ACLU, told Newsweek. “CBP facilities are notorious for not providing sufficient medical care.”

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Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 5/26/21 Newsweek Alex Rouhandeh 5/26/21

Joe Biden Continues Donald Trump's Title 42 Asylum Rejections Despite ACLU Lawsuit

Title 42, which allows for the removal of immigrants entering the U.S. from countries where a contagious disease was present, was implemented in March 2020 by the Trump Administration during the COVID-19 pandemic, and remains in effect under the Biden administration.

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