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How to Avoid COVID-19 Fake News

The first tip is to get your info from established news sources, not social media.

  • By Melissa De Witte, Futurity
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How to Cope with Anxiety While Social Distancing

Being along doesn't have to be lonely.

  • By Patti Verbanas, Futurity
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Cybersecurity Must Be Embedded in Every Aspect of Government Technology

While cybersecurity has evolved, it has not kept pace with cyber threats that have become increasingly sophisticated.

  • By Allison Patrick
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Don’t Let Data Die in the Dark

The ramifications of disorganized data can impact a business far beyond paying consumers financial settlements for non-compliance. 

  • By Todd Forsythe
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How Feds Can Work Safely Despite Coronavirus

Technology has made it so that many workers can do their jobs from home, especially if the right precautions are taken.

  • By John Breeden II
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Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Executive Order Welcomed with Mixed Reactions

Some stakeholders applauded the administration’s attention to PNT services while others said the order kicked the real work down the road.

  • By Dana A. Goward
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How to Stop ‘Force Multiplier’ Tactics from Hitting Your Supply Chain

Here are six steps agencies can take to mitigate third-party compromises.

  • By Thomas Etheridge
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Dark Web, Not Dark Alley: Why Drug Sellers See the Internet as a Lucrative Safe Haven

First, it's safer than dealing in person.

  • By James Martin and Monica Barratt, The Conversation
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The Official Coronavirus Numbers Are Wrong, and Everyone Knows It

Because the U.S. data on coronavirus infections are so deeply flawed, the quantification of the outbreak obscures more than it illuminates.

  • By Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic
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Predicting the Coronavirus Outbreak: How AI Connects the Dots to Warn About Disease Threats

While the CDC and laboratories around the world race to find cures for the novel coronavirus, researchers are using AI to try to predict where the disease will go next.

  • By Vandana Janeja, The Conversation
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The Path to Improved Citizen Digital Experiences

Measuring digital efforts is critical to creating meaningful improvements for citizens.

  • By Bob Withers
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The Problem With Telling Sick Workers to Stay Home

Even with the coronavirus spreading, lax labor laws and little sick leave mean that many people can’t afford to skip work.

  • By Amanda Mull, The Atlantic
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'Surfing Attacks' Could Let Hackers Read Your Texts

“We want to raise awareness of such a threat,” says Ning Zhang, assistant professor at the Washington University in St. Louis.

  • By Brandie Jefferson, Futurity
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A Checklist for Congress and the President in a Divided America

There are technologies waiting to be tapped as forces for good.

  • By Gary Shapiro
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How Can We Prepare for the Coronavirus? 3 Questions Answered.

First and foremost, people need to be prepared for their daily life to be affected.

  • By Aubree Gordon, The Conversation
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Where Everyone Goes When the Internet Breaks

Downdetector is a simple, ugly utility, which becomes a weird little life raft for displaced communities when their websites crash.

  • By Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic
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FBI Cyber Crime Report Shows the Weakness of Password Protection

It’s time we see passwords for the paper tigers that they are.

  • By John Breeden II
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Ancient Animistic Beliefs Live on in Our Intimacy with Tech

We’re learning that humans can bond, form attachments and dedicate themselves to non-conscious objects or lifeless things with shocking ease.

  • By Stephen T. Asma, aeon
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You May Feel More Focused with Your Phone Nearby

Leaving phones behind can be distracting.

  • By Tim Christie, Futurity
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Keeping Up with Compliance in the Digital Age 

Late adopters to the Homeland Security Department’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program can still benefit.

  • By Marc Chenoweth
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