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Technical Difficulties of Contact Tracing
(Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, 2021-02)
In mid-October, thousands of English and Welsh citizens received phantom alerts that they had potentially been exposed to COVID-19. A quick Twitter tour reveals the spiraling fear, frustration, and confusion that ensued. ...
New Risks in Ransomware: Supply Chain Attacks and Cryptocurrency
(Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, 2022-05)
With the first attack dating back to 1989, ransomware is far from a new phenomenon. However, as of late, ransomware attacks have significantly changed in nature, becoming larger, more sophisticated, and more frequent. While ...
Guns, Incels, and Algorithms: Where We Are on Managing Terrorist and Violent Extremist Content Online
(Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, 2023-06)
Ten years ago, U.S. national security agencies grew concerned about a relatively new and powerful weapon used by terrorists: the World Wide Web. What had begun as an effort to connect end users from across the world to ...