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What Is a Digital ‘Fingerprint’ and Why Do Hackers Want Yours So Badly?

Websites today collect troves of information about visitors, not only for
advertising, business optimization and user experience, but also for security
purposes.

In addition to cookies, websites use ‘fingerprinting’ to collect information
about a user’s web browser, hardware, device configuration, time zone, and even
behavioral patterns, to authorize a legitimate user or de-authorize an impostor.

While ‘fingerprints’ are useful in various ways, they’re crucial in detecting
and preventing ident

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Cyber Incident Cripples UK Criminal Records Office

After weeks of silence, the UK’s Criminal Records Office (ACRO) has issued a statement saying that the issues with the website that have been ongoing since January 17 were caused by a “cyber security incident.” ACRO manages criminal record information, conducting checks on individuals as necessary to determine if they have any convictions, cautions, or […]

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Climate Change Is Making Baseball Worse

Famines, sea level rise, extreme weather, more pandemics—by this point, you’ve probably heard about the most disturbing consequences of climate change. What you might not have heard is that it could also hurt Major League Baseball. That’s right, America’s favorite pastime is imperiled by its other favorite hobby:…

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NTC Vulkan leak shows evolving Russian cyberwar capabilities

National habits and perspectives on waging war are not just apparent in terrestrial conflict. In cyberspace, national ways of cyberwar clearly exist. From the unusually aggressive style of Israeli responses to regional cyber threat activities to the consistent correlation between Communist Party interests and China-attributed cyber espionage, a host of examples show that diverse geopolitical interests, national political imperatives, and institutional cultures seem to produce unique flavors of cybersecurity practice.

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