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Archives: hacking

Security, Safety, SeamlessAccess

The team behind SeamlessAccess discuss why identity federation promotes security and privacy despite coordinated attacks on access systems

  • By Todd A Carpenter, Hylke Koers, Heather Flanagan
  • Jun 7, 2021
  • 6 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Is #DeleteFacebook Going to Change Academic Life and Scholarly Publishing?

What might the recent backlash to revelations about how Facebook was exploited mean for the scholarly ecosystem?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Mar 26, 2018
  • 7 Comments
  • Time To Read: 10 mins

The Wake-up Call — Looking Back at 2017, and Some Factors Affecting 2018

2017 may have been a watershed year for the Internet and its future. What did we learn? And what factors may shape 2018?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Dec 21, 2017
  • 21 Comments
  • Time To Read: 10 mins

Have We Been Hacked By Sci-Hub?

Recent announcements from the creator of Sci-Hub raise the distinct possibility that Scholarly Publishers have been systematically compromised

  • By David Smith
  • Jul 19, 2017
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Locks, Keys, and Firewalls — Why Internet Security Requires Digital, Analog . . . and Diligent Humans

Internet security seems to be crumbling before our eyes, and our media and leaders are not immune and lack a crucial understanding of how vulnerable a totally digital world can be. The answer may lie with analog technologies.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Aug 10, 2016
  • 6 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

Cyberwar and Cyberterror — New and Unwelcome Companions in Publishing and Culture

The emerging spectre of cyberwar and cyberterror has real implications for academic and scientific publishers, who already deal with the side effects and may become targets in the future.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Dec 22, 2014
  • 6 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Risky Connections — How Ubiquitous Computing and Connectivity Are Creating New and Hidden Dangers

Recent research into the risks of connected computing raise serious concerns — about personal safety, privacy, cyberwar, and cyberterror. We are at the early days of the Internet as part of the human condition.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jan 3, 2013
  • 9 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

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