
Can Christmas Tree Lights Really Play Havoc with Your Wi-Fi?
While many different factors can dull your wireless signal, it would take a lot of holiday twinkling to thwart your router

Can Christmas Tree Lights Really Play Havoc with Your Wi-Fi?
While many different factors can dull your wireless signal, it would take a lot of holiday twinkling to thwart your router

Avoid Being Hacked: Lessons from Recent Data Breaches
This week I’m going to cover some of the high profile hacks that have happened recently, including Lastpass, Kaspersky and the White House’s Office of Personnel Management (OPM). My hope is that by learning more, you can avoid being hacked, stay more secure and know what to do if you have been hacked


Anonymous's Cyber War with ISIS Could Compromise Terrorism Intelligence
Efforts to take down the terrorist organization's Web sites and expose its supporters could interfere with carefully planned law enforcement operations

Weakening Encrypted Communications Would Do Little to Stop Terrorist Attacks, Experts Say
Giving governments backdoor access to private communications would do more harm than good, security analysts warn

Three Books Explore the Spiral of Shame
Scientific American MIND reviews “So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed,” “Beyond Bullying,” and “Is Shame Necessary?”

Sex: Seniors Find Answers Online
Older adults are seeking support and carnal knowledge from peers

A Quick Guide to the Senate's Newly Passed Cybersecurity Bill
The basics of the controversial Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA)

Back to the Future, Part II Predicted Techno-Marvels of October 21, 2015
Mr. Fusion aside, this 1989 time-traveling comedy was spot-on about many devices that we now take for granted

Entrepreneurs Explore Bitcoin's Future
Academics and entrepreneurs are fascinated with the cryptocurrency's core block chain innovation, which serves as the official online ledger of every Bitcoin transaction

NSA Spying Relies on AT&T's "Extreme Willingness to Help"
The National Security Agency's ability to capture Internet traffic on U.S. soil has been based on an extraordinary, decades-long partnership with a single company: AT&T

YouTube's Rock Stars of Science Make a Splash a VidCon
With hundreds of millions of video views, the new faces of science communication are lighting up the web and reaching more young people than Carl Sagan and Neil deGrasse Tyson combined

How Does Wi-Fi Work?
Have you ever stopped to consider exactly how e-mail or streaming video gets into your smartphone or tablet so quickly, seamlessly, and in real time? That's wi-fi in action. This week, Tech Talker delves into the technology behind wireless devices