World Passcode Passcode Influencers
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Security What keeps cybersecurity experts up at night?
For Passcode’s last Influencers Poll, we asked an open-ended question: What’s the most urgent cybersecurity or privacy challenge right now, and what’s one way to fix it?
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Influencers: Apple should not help FBI crack San Bernardino iPhone
As the world’s largest tech company goes head-to-head with the US government, 60 percent of Passcode’s pool of digital security and privacy experts who took the survey sided with Apple.
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Influencers: Tech firms should do more to block extremist content
A slim majority of Passcode Influencers said that US tech companies should ramp up efforts to remove extremist content from their platforms.
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Influencers: Paris attacks don't justify government access to encryption
In a survey, 74 percent of Passcode Influencers cautioned against a knee-jerk response to a tragedy that could give US intelligence and law enforcement agencies a power that could harm all consumers’ security and privacy.
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Influencers: Europeans should be able to sue over data misuse in US
Europeans should be allowed to sue in US courts if their personal data is misused, 74 percent of Passcode Influencers said.
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Hackers Influencers: China’s arrests of hackers don’t prove commitment to stop economic espionage
But 78 percent of Passcode Influencers said the move does not prove China is willing to follow through on its promise.
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Security Influencers: US should hit Russia harder for political hacks
The US should retaliate more strongly against Russia for its digital attacks on American political organizations, more than three-quarters of Passcode’s Influencers said.
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Security Influencers: Trump won’t improve cybersecurity
Three-quarters of Passcode's pool of digital security and privacy experts say they do not believe cybersecurity will improve with the Republican in the Oval Office.
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Critical Infrastructure Influencers: Calling it 'critical infrastructure' won't protect the vote
While US officials and politicians have suggested designating election systems as critical infrastructure in the aftermath of the Democratic National Committee hack, 62 percent of Passcode's Influencers said that's not enough to safeguard voting from hackers.
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Influencers: Antihacking law obstructs security research
A strong 75 percent majority of Passcode’s Influencers said a US government law used to prosecute hackers overly restricts necessary security research.
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Influencers oppose expanding federal hacking authorities
Nearly two-thirds of Passcode’s Influencers said US judges should not be able to issue search warrants for computers located outside their jurisdictions.
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Cybercrime Influencers: FBI should disclose San Bernardino iPhone security hole to Apple
Now that American law enforcement may have a way into the iPhone used by the San Bernardino, Calif., shooter, it faces a new conundrum: Should it inform Apple so it can fix a vulnerability that may affect millions of consumer devices – even if that disclosure could make it harder for law enforcement to unlock iPhones in the future?
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Influencers: Incoming federal CISO can improve US government’s cybersecurity
The person who fills the newly created US chief information security officer position will be able to improve the government’s cybersecurity, a 77 percent majority of Passcode’s pool of digital security experts said.
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Influencers: Revise copyright law so researchers can tinker with car software
A majority of Passcode Influencers said the US should revise copyright laws so that people can legally tinker with automotive software in light of the Volkswagen scandal.
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Influencers: Lawsuits to prevent reporting vulnerabilities will chill research
Companies pursuing legal action against security researchers to prevent them from revealing the vulnerabilities they find discourages further critical research, said a majority of Passcode's Influencers.
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Espionage Influencers: US should sanction China for economic espionage
In a survey, a strong majority of Passcode’s pool of security and privacy experts said sanctions aimed at curbing China’s economic espionage would send the right message.
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Data Breach Influencers: OPM chief should be held responsible for breach
The White House backs Katherine Archuleta after the data breach, but a whopping 84 percent of Passcode’s pool of security and privacy experts say she should be held accountable.
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Security Influencers: US plan to limit export of software vulnerabilities a bad idea
Three-quarters of Passcode's Influencers worry that changes to the Wassenaar Arrangement could hinder legitimate analysis of computer security weaknesses.
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Influencers: Congress should end NSA bulk data collection
In a Passcode survey, a group of more than 90 experts from across government, the private sector and privacy advocacy community call for surveillance reforms.
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Hackers Influencers: Companies should not be allowed to hack back
The vast majority of Passcode Influencers don't think private companies should respond to cyberattacks by chasing down digital intruders to recover stolen data or retaliating against hackers.
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Security Influencers: Stronger encryption on consumer devices won't hurt national security (+video)
The vast majority of Passcode Influencers oppose weakening encryption so that law enforcement could have easier access to personal data. In fact, many say that stronger privacy protections will ultimately improve national security.
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Security Meet Passcode's Influencers
Big thinkers vote in a regular survey on the most critical issues in security and privacy.
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Michael B. Farrell
Michael Farrell covers arts, media, and culture. Previously, he edited Passco...
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Sara Sorcher
Passcode Deputy Editor | Sara covers security and privacy policy from DC.
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Jack Detsch
Staff writer | Jack is the Mark Clayton Fellow in Cybersecurity
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Paul F. Roberts
Correspondent | Paul covers critical infrastructure and the Internet of Things.
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Jaikumar Vijayan
Correspondent | Jaikumar is an award-winning technology reporter.
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Nadya T. Bliss
Columnist | Nadya directs the Global Security Initiative at Arizona State Uni...
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Lorrie Faith Cranor
Columnist | Lorrie is chief technologist at the Federal Trade Commission
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Dan Geer
Columnist | Dan is chief information security officer for In-Q-Tel.
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Jason Healey
Columnist | Senior Research Scholar, Columbia University SIPA
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Sascha Meinrath
Columnist | Sascha founded the Open Technology Institute.
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Lysa Myers
Columnist | Lysa Myers is a security researcher at ESET.
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Bruce Schneier
Columnist | Bruce is a noted cryptographer and security expert.
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Evan Selinger
Columnist | Evan is a philosophy professor at Rochester Institute of Technology.
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Melanie Teplinsky
Columnist | Melanie teaches information privacy law at American University.
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Nicole Wong
Columnist | Nicole served as deputy chief technology officer at the White House.
