Schools struggling to stay open during the Covid-19 pandemic are being targeted by ransomware, as hackers threaten to post sensitive student information online....The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | November 19, 2020
Some technology experts believe using artificial intelligence to gauge voter sentiment could help to better understand the electorate.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | November 11, 2020
Online retailers have taken steps during the pandemic to improve their search and recommendation engines by building predictive models with high levels of accuracy...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | November 10, 2020
U.S. election officials used voting machines and other devices linked to the "sneakernet" to process results from Tuesday's elections.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | November 4, 2020
A computer hacker publicly released election-related files from Hall County, GA, after county officials failed to pay a ransom.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | October 30, 2020
Hundreds of the world's leading cryptographers are competing to develop encryption standards to protect online data against classical and quantum-computing cyberattacks...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | October 19, 2020
The U.S. National Security Council on Thursday issued guidelines to protect technologies crucial to national security.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | October 16, 2020
Market research firm Gartner forecasts cybersecurity spending by companies and governments will grow 9% annually from 2021 to 2024.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | October 15, 2020
U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russel George said he will review Internal Revenue Service use of software that enables warrantless surveillance...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | October 13, 2020
Computer scientists are using artificial intelligence and digital databases to examine dreams and potentially identify mental issues.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | September 16, 2020
U.S. cities and towns are using artificial intelligence to monitor and regulate short-term rentals, with some hoping to spot tax-revenue opportunities during the...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | September 15, 2020
China this week launched the Global Initiative on Data Security, in a bid to establish international data-security standards.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | September 11, 2020
Visa has introduced a more advanced artificial intelligence tool to approve or deny credit and debit transactions when banks' networks are down.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | September 8, 2020
Startups are developing prototype autonomous trucks to haul freight while reducing transportation costs and expediting deliveries.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | September 4, 2020
U.K. ocean-research nonprofit Promare will launch an autonomous boat next spring to retrace the trans-Atlantic journey of the Mayflower.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | August 31, 2020
The U.S. National Security Agency has released new guidance for military and intelligence community staff, warning of threats to national security from cellphone...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | August 13, 2020
Surveillance technology deployed in schools to prevent or contain coronavirus infection raises issues about its effectiveness, as well as its post-pandemic applications...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | August 12, 2020
Police use of "geofence" warrants is being disputed by criminal defendants in Virginia and San Francisco, and could be banned by lawmakers in New York.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | July 29, 2020
Colorblind users are pressing technology developers to redesign products to accommodate their disability.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | June 8, 2020
The U.S. Government Accountability Office last month published the first half of a review of privately developed algorithms used in policing.
The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | June 3, 2020