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Julio Rivera
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August 8, 2025
The FDA Needs a MAGA Style RebootBy now, MAGA voters have learned that in Washington, getting rid of a problem doesn’t always mean it stays gone.
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July 31, 2025
Did Microsoft Hand China Front Row Access to the Pentagon?Microsoft, the federal government’s longtime tech golden child, may have handed China a backstage pass to America’s most sensitive defense systems.
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June 29, 2025
Nukeless Iran is Still a ThreatIran doesn’t need a working uranium enrichment program to be a menace. In fact, Tehran’s most insidious weapons today don’t require any uranium at all -- just a keyboard and a decent broadband connection.
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June 10, 2025
Business as usual in the Senate GOPSen. Roger Marshall (R-Kans.) attempts to torpedo a Trump-supported bill in hopes of pulling in a few bucks.
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May 30, 2025
Are Incompetent Humans More Dangerous Than AI?The rise of artificial intelligence is opening the floodgates to a new kind of threat.
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April 17, 2025
Small Business and CybersecurityNowadays, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are caught in an endless cybersecurity “Squid Game,” where the rules keep changing, the stakes are life-or-death.
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March 29, 2025
Trump takes on Fauxahontas's brainchildSince its inception in 2011, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been the bureaucratic boogeyman in Washington’s regulatory funhouse.
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March 15, 2025
Hacktivism and the Possibility of WW IIIAs the world tiptoes toward a resolution in Ukraine, the cyber war will rage on.
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January 31, 2025
Trump’s spending freeze: The reset America needsThere are a few federal departments that actually deserve their funding believe it or not — and could even use more.
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December 21, 2024
Cyber-Year in Review: What does Trump need to do in 2025?Our cybersecurity is hanging by a thread.
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December 15, 2024
Protecting American WaterwaysA victory by anyone other than Trump would have potentially jeopardized America’s maritime industry and security.
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November 29, 2024
Can Trump Save America’s Failing Cyber Infrastructure?The Trump administration has a chance to not only strengthen American cybersecurity but set a global standard for resilience.
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October 28, 2024
Trump win holds key to America’s cyber futureAs Democrats prattle on about diversity in cybersecurity hiring, Trump’s staffing roster promises a change for the better.
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September 27, 2024
Globalized Cybersecurity is a Gift To HackersAs 2025 approaches, the U.S. government is promising sweeping changes in cybersecurity -- more alignment, more cooperation, more jobs.
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August 29, 2024
Hacking and the 2024 ElectionIn the grand, chaotic spectacle of global politics, election meddling has become the hit show that no one asked for but everyone is watching.
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July 27, 2024
CrowdStrike Offers Glimpse of Potential Cyber ApocalypseThe recent CrowdStrike catastrophe serves as a clarion call for heightened vigilance and aggressively proactive cybersecurity measures.
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May 24, 2024
Will AI-driven cyber-threats affect the 2024 election?The stakes are high, and we can’t afford to be complacent.
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April 23, 2024
Microsoft Monopoly Endangers American Security InterestsGovernments need to put more responsibility on themselves to secure the digital borders that protect some of our most important industries, political and business secrets, and critical infrastructure.
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January 12, 2024
Cybersecurity: Can Biden do at least this right?Mixed reviews so far. Maybe 2024 will be better than 2023 was.
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November 17, 2023
Protect yourself online this holiday seasonBlack Friday and Cyber Monday will bring an increasing tide of cyber-threats.
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October 13, 2023
Cybersecurity threats loom largeThe USA has been in the cybersecurity game for about 20 years now, with successes and failures.
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September 16, 2023
Cyberthreats Against SchoolsWhile the digital transformation towards increased virtual learning has brought immense benefits, it has also opened the door to an increased threat of cyberattacks
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August 7, 2023
Biden administration owns cyber-workforce crisisCyber-security has been another Joe Biden failure.
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June 25, 2023
Is Biden's cyber-strategy a bust?We're halfway through 2023, and the Biden administration is floundering against a slew of foreign cyber-attacks.
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June 3, 2023
Trump's Abraham Accords proceed into cyberspaceOne of the president's most significant foreign policy achievements just got even better.
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May 5, 2023
Biden's national cybersecurity strategy may be a disaster for private businessesEntrepreneurs should worry that they may be unfairly targeted.
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April 1, 2023
How Google is enabling cyber-criminalsGoogle needs to take action in order to prevent the continued exploitation of its business model by online criminals.
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February 17, 2023
Zuckerberg’s Meta Hit with €390 Million Fine for Ignoring Privacy RulesWill it lead to improved protections for social media users?
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February 3, 2023
Why on earth are Democrat congressmen using TikTok?The app is a cyber-security nightmare. Perhaps these people are too naïve to hold office.
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December 30, 2022
Cybersecurity in 2022Despite the fact that threats facing public and private sector entities carry the largest potential for devastation, the greater majority of cyberattacks still target individuals.
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November 26, 2022
Watch Out! Black Friday/Cyber Monday is a windfall for cyber scammersOnline shopping does not have to be dangerous if you remain vigilant and aware of the dangers that exist in the cybersphere.
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October 27, 2022
Wokeness has no place in the security worldThe American left's obsession with wokeness is a disease that has begun to spread to most of the rest of the world.
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October 1, 2022
Is the Senate slow-walking American voters?With an ever-so-critical midterm election roughly five weeks away, important security issues seem to be going by the wayside in Washington.
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August 20, 2022
Recent cyber-gatherings paint grim outlook for global securityThe threats facing businesses and the public sector will only multiply in the coming years. Will Generation Z answer the call?
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July 6, 2022
This is the real person most responsible for the abuses of the Jan 6 CommitteeNo, it's not Liz Cheney. And this guy needs to be held accountable...now.
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June 30, 2022
Threat of disaster: We're short-staffed in the cyber-worldGlobal hacking threats and cyber-warfare loom on the horizon of 2022.
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May 29, 2022
Ukraine War heightens cyberattack threatNo one can dispute the fact that China and Russia pose the greatest cyber threat to the West.
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April 29, 2022
Can the US defend against Russian cyber-attacks?Because of Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the world has a heightened risk of "malicious cyber-activity."
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March 29, 2022
New FBI indictments have Russia targeting US — and even China's — infrastructureLook to 2022 to be the biggest year for cyber-attacks ever.
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February 15, 2022
United Russia and China loom as potential cyber-threat to USAAmerica has a serious Russia-China issue if Russia-Ukraine tensions escalate into military operations.
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December 17, 2021
2021, measured in cybersecurity devastationHold on to your hats. Here are the most notable cybersecurity events for the year 2021.
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November 10, 2021
US defense contractors victimized by foreign hackersThe formula needed to stay a step ahead of hackers in this new theater of warfare has eluded America.
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October 16, 2021
Is America meeting the cyber-security challenge?Under Biden, China is behaving recklessly while the administration’s Kindergarten Cops fail to respond to an increasingly brazen Red Dragon.
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September 16, 2021
Biden Afghanistan debacle has made entire world less safeBiden's errors raise questions as to how many more there will be.
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August 14, 2021
The Biden administration bungles cyber-defenseThe Biden administration has a serious cyber-security problem.
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June 13, 2021
How far can Congress go in forcing new cybersecurity measures on the private sector?Even Republicans are demanding additional oversight.
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May 12, 2021
How the Biden administration enabled the latest huge cyber-attackWe can probably expect more Russian and Chinese hacks.
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April 10, 2021
Biden's New Security RealityAmerica has seemingly sent a message internationally that the U.S. is no longer making its security a top priority, and not just at the southern border.
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March 6, 2021
Biden and the growth of cyber-threatsFor the federal government going forward, cyber-security must be a top priority.
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February 5, 2021
2021 ratchets up cyber-security threats to American individuals and businessesWith fewer resources and lost revenue forcing the attention of most businesses on keeping their operations afloat, cyber-criminals are projected to have their most profitable year ever.
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January 14, 2021
CISA and the SolarWinds attack: What do we know?Months after news broke about the massive SolarWinds hacking attack, one still needs to read between the lines to understand what's going on.
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December 20, 2020
As runoffs loom, Georgia's election integrity is a jokeWith recent hacks and absentee ballot issues, can Georgia ensure legitimate victors in January?
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October 29, 2020
Scammers using fake PAC emails to steal from votersThese attacks have not been limited to victims of any particular political persuasion.
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October 10, 2020
Will the Failed ‘Silent Coup’ Become the ‘Stolen Election?’Cyberespionage efforts from foreign entities obsessed with destroying the American way of life are sure to continue until November 3rd.
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September 20, 2020
The Bushes, the Clintons, China... and TrumpBoth political parties prior to the 2016 election victory of Donald Trump had largely failed America.
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September 14, 2020
The Bushes, the Clintons, China... and TrumpBoth political parties prior to the 2016 election victory of Donald Trump had largely failed America.
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August 15, 2020
The China Conundrum is November’s Most Critical IssueAmericans face a decision between reelecting the America-First choice or ceding control back to the very profiteers that have been selling out America internationally for decades.
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June 27, 2020
Missing the point on the Jones ActIf there is one thing that we have learned from the coronavirus pandemic, it is the importance of nationalism in regard to certain industries, especially those that pertain to the health and welfare of Americans.
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May 30, 2020
Cyber-threats haunt health care sector amid coronavirus panicIn today's world, where seemingly every country is dealing with an outbreak of COVID-19, a major cyber-attack could have catastrophic consequences.
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May 3, 2020
Coronavirus panic raises government contempt of privacy to new heightsWe have seen what many consider to be the needless overstepping of boundaries.
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March 31, 2020
Hackers now preying on coronavirus fears"Never let a crisis go to waste" seems to have become the new credo of the hacking for profit community.
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January 22, 2020
Are Americans In Danger from a Possible Iranian Cyber-Offensive?Will the Iranian mullahs turn to cyberwarfare to exact revenge against the United States and other western countries?
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December 18, 2019
Federal cyber-security guidelines finally require agencies accept help from 'white hat' hackersAs the decade closes, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) changes its stance on ethical hacking.
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November 27, 2019
Are security cameras a security threat?Devices like Amazon Cloud Cams and Ring Cameras may be exposing your most personal moments.
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November 1, 2019
Leaving China BehindThe so-called "Trade War" could present an opportunity for companies to pull away from China.
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October 11, 2019
27 Countries Sign Cybersecurity PledgeLost in the hoopla that can only be described as “GretaMania” was a historic cybersecurity joint agreement signed by 27 countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, and Canada
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September 14, 2019
The Surveillance State: Have Americans Unwittingly Opted In?It's imperative that we truly understand the depth of access we are allowing into our lives for the devices and applications that are supposedly designed to simplify things.
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September 7, 2019
IRS fakers using malware to steal financial information from AmericansWith the increased frequency and sophistication of online hacking attacks, Americans should continue to be on 24/7 watch against attacks coming from all angles.
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August 24, 2019
Is Backdoor Encryption a 4th Amendment Violation?Adding backdoor encryption to services not only violates privacy, but the constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure.
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August 15, 2019
Is post-Capital One breach criticism of Amazon fair?Are lawmakers demanding the wrong answers from Amazon?
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July 27, 2019
Has World War 3 already begun? The NSA may know somethingNow more than ever, agencies like the newly forming Cybersecurity Directorate will play a critical role in our nation's defense strategy.
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June 20, 2019
Cyber-attacks: A new age in warfareOnline attacks can now cause damage equal to traditional military aggression.
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April 25, 2019
Government vs. ransomware attacksHow exactly does America protect her intricate and overlapping layers of network communications from cyber-criminals?
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April 13, 2019
LockerGoga ransomware and national securityThe recent cyber-warfare attack on Norsk Hydro raises serious questions.
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March 12, 2019
Another shady Chinese dealA deal between Chinese-owned Tsingshan Group and U.S.-based Allegheny Technology Incorporated (ATI) threatens to render the military and aerospace industries in America dependent on China.
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February 4, 2019
New Challenges in CybersecurityOur capability to defend ourselves from a cyberattack is not yet where it should be.
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January 1, 2019
The Latest Danger from MemesEver inventive, sophisticated hackers have now incorporated the use of steganography as a vehicle to deliver infectious malware.
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December 12, 2018
Which country will win the artificial intelligence arms race?Like it or not, A.I. is setting the stage for the world's next big geopolitical conflicts.
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November 10, 2018
Microsoft joins the Trump administration's cybersecurity programA safer online future is dependent on cooperation and data sharing between technology leaders and nation-states
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October 29, 2018
Is the U.S. Failing at Cyberwarfare?Government investigations have uncovered serious vulnerabilities in U.S. cyberwarfare capabilities.
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October 14, 2018
Cyber-warfare: Time for the USA to take the gloves off?Cyber-attacks can be just as dangerous as conventional weapons. We should not tolerate them against us.
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October 7, 2018
Have Cyber-Threats Surpassed Terrorism and Nuclear War?Advances in the capabilities and reach of our enemies in the cyber-sphere have surpassed even the long feared threats of terrorism and "mutually assured destruction" via nuclear war.
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May 12, 2018
The DNC's Blame ShiftA frivolous lawsuit underlines the DNC's failings during the 2016 election.
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April 15, 2018
Did Hillary deliberately allow her server to be hacked?This has the look of a carefully orchestrated, internally executed conspiracy to allow for classified American intelligence on an unsecured server to be accessible by even the most rudimentary methods of cyber-espionage.