FBI Official Says Foreign Hackers Targeting COVID-19 Research
A senior cybersecurity official with the FBI said on Thursday that foreign government hackers have broken into companies conducting research...
Mobile App Puts COVID Info in Hands of Millions
A mobile alert created in South Africa is putting information about coronavirus into the hands of millions. Praekelt.org has gone...
NASA Scientists Operate Mars Rover from Home
Like so many other workers around the world affected by a COVID-19 lockdown, the team of scientists that operates the...
Robots to the Rescue in COVID-19
When COVID-19 hit Washington, D.C., and health officials said people had to stay 2 meters apart, Broad Branch Market owner...
COVID-19 Could Be Robots’ Time to Shine
At a time when human contact is considered a health hazard, robots may be more useful than ever. From helping...
US Looks to Expand Use of Data in Fighting COVID-19
U.S. lawmakers and rights groups are raising concerns about privacy protections and civil liberties as health authorities study China, South Korea and other nations for insights into deploying big...
Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, ‘Global Hack’ Searches for Solutions
The internet is playing a special role in the coronavirus pandemic, allowing billions of people sheltered at home to communicate....
Global Hack Searches for Solutions
With billions locked down at home by COVID-19, the internet is a lifeline, allowing people to work, study and share...
Pentagon Issues New Guidance on Zoom Use
The Department of Defense has issued new guidance on the use of the popular videoconferencing application Zoom following a week-old...
Apple, Google to Harness Phones for Virus Infection Tracking
Apple and Google on Friday launched a major joint effort to leverage smartphone technology to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.New software...
Global Move to Telecommute Work Increases Security Risks
As countries scramble to control the coronavirus pandemic with stay-at-home orders, millions of people around the world have turned to...
US Military, Government Workers Still Use Zoom Despite FBI Warning
U.S. military and government employees continue to use the popular videoconferencing application Zoom for official business, despite FBI warnings about privacy...
Is Zoom Endangering Government Data?
U.S. military and government employees continue to use the popular videoconferencing application Zoom for official business, despite FBI warnings about privacy...
Virus Outbreak Gives Tech Darlings a Harsh Reality Check
Just as the coronavirus outbreak has boxed in society, it’s also squeezed high-flying tech companies reliant on people’s freedom to...
Smart Thermometer Shows Fevers Dropping in Areas with Sheltering Measure
In the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, one sign that social distancing measures may be working is that people’s temperatures...
Gamers Check Back in to Habbo Hotel as Coronavirus Refuge
Habbo Hotel, a hit online networking game more than a decade ago, is drawing back hundreds of thousand of players...
Taiwan Tells Agencies Not to Use Zoom on Security Grounds
Taiwan’s cabinet has told government agencies to stop using Zoom Video Communications Inc’s conferencing app, the latest blow to the...
Hackers’ New Target During Pandemic: Video Conference Calls
Ceri Weber had just begun to defend her dissertation when the chaos began: Echoes and voices interrupted her. Someone parroted...
Technology Helps Doctors, Health Industry Track Patients, Treatments
As the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to overwhelm doctors and hospitals throughout the country, medical technology firms and health centers are...
Delivery Apps Trending as Americans Seek to Avoid Infection
With social distancing now the mantra to keep the coronavirus from spreading further, more American consumers are turning to online...
Twitter Deletes Egypt, Saudi Accounts Over ‘Pro-Govt Direction’
Twitter said Thursday it has removed thousands of accounts in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Honduras, Indonesia and Serbia that allegedly took...
Google Boosts Support for Checking Coronavirus Facts
Google on Thursday said it is pumping $6.5 million into fact-checkers and nonprofits as it ramps up its the battle...
