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FBI’s cyber division personnel in front of a computer screen. (FBI) The Institute for Security and Technology (IST) announced Monday it would host a new, broad, multisector task force to find solutions to ransomware, with delegates ranging from industry to law, insurance to government think tanks. "A lot of groups are trying to approach this in a sector-by-sector silo," said Philip Reiner, chief executive officer of IST. "We cant succeed if we stay in a sec...

Biden assembles team to enact ambitious climate agenda Rachel Frazin and Rebecca Beitsch © Getty Images Biden assembles team to enact ambitious climate agenda President-elect Joe Biden has assembled his climate cabinet, the officials who will be responsible for enacting the most ambitious plan to fight global warming ever proposed by a U.S. administration. The agency heads and Cabinet secretaries will be in charge of implementing Bidens proposal, which calls for reaching net-...

YOUR article on the issue of insults voiced by Tories in the Westminster Parliament at the SNP in general, and at Philippa Whitford in particular was very interesting (16.12.2020). I would like to express my agreement with Dr Whitford’s assessment that such behaviour is more than an expression of anger. I would also like to express my admiration for her patience and self control. The time for walking out of Westminster will come, but it is not now. For full effect, it must be done collect...

Michael Jansen The author, a well-respected observer of Middle East affairs, has three books on the Arab-Israeli conflict. The author, a well-respected observer of Middle East affairs, has three books on the Arab-Israeli conflict. 18 Dec 2020 Hanan Ashrawi. Without fanfare Palestine’s most high profile female politician, Dr. Hanan Ashrawi resigned from the Palestinian Liberation Organisation’s Executive Committee on the gro...

Drew Angerer/Getty Images Ive generally been unconcerned with soon-to-be-former President Donald Trumps postelection flailings. His attempts to undermine the US election results seem like more of a moneymaking scheme than anything serious. But there are some worrying trends that Trump exposed during his tantrum. The US economy is still fundamentally broken, the right-wing media is more than willing to subvert the truth, and the Republican Party is undermining our r...

Amb. Laura Holgate to Chair the Forum’s Board Washington, DC – Today, the Stimson Center announced the launch of the International Nuclear Security Forum (INSF) , a new project that unites a diverse group of international experts to identify, create, and support strategies for reducing nuclear terrorism risks. The Forum aims to be the leading space for the nuclear security community to collaborate and share expertise, educate stakeholders, support international nuclear security...

Poor colleges need to get richer to put low-income students on a path to success We cant just guide low-income and minority students to colleges with more resources. We must invest and build up the schools that already serve them. Nick Hillman Opinion contributor Early decision letters from top tier schools are starting to go out — which means we’re about to be inundated with stats about competitive admissions and low acceptance rates. But while you wouldn’t know it from a quick glance at...

Biden faces competing strategies on climate James Osborne, Staff writer FacebookTwitterEmail President-elect Joe Biden must contend with a diverse coalition seeking climate action, but encompassing competing strategies to address the issue.CHANDAN KHANNA, Contributor / AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON - When Joe Biden takes office next month he will face a larger coalition seeking action on climate change than any president before him, a diverse group that ranges from young activists picketing ...

The Cybersecurity 202: A Russian mega-hack is further damaging Trump’s cybersecurity legacy Joseph Marks with Tonya Riley A Russian hacking campaign that breached the Treasury and Commerce departments and ran roughshod through critical companies across the globe is a final stain on the Trump administration’s cybersecurity legacy. National security officials are still scrambling this morning to determine the scope of that campaign, which officials say was going on for mo...

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