Security

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Technology

If Microsoft has a security breach, are government agencies at risk?

Soundside host Diana Opong sits down with cybersecurity journalist Eric Geller & cybersecurity researcher Quentin Hodgson to talk about the recent report about security issues at Microsoft.
Diana Opong

Jason Burrows
Technology

Hackers want your medical record

Cyber attacks on healthcare organizations are getting much more common. In the past three months at least 13 healthcare providers with patients in Washington were hit by data breaches. It all comes down to how connected our medical records are to the internet. Seattle Times Health Reporter Elise Takahama dug into why these attacks are becoming more common and how people can protect themselves.
Patricia Murphy

Clare McGrane
Government

Collect your mail quickly, says USPS, after security concerns in Seattle

As South Seattle mail delivery resumes, postal inspectors are still raising the alarm about theft and fraud.
Paige Browning
Technology

Apple Will Scan U.S. iPhones For Images Of Child Sexual Abuse

Apple's plans to scan iPhones for images of child sexual abuse is raising concern among some security researchers who say the system could be misused.
The Associated Press
Government

The vehicle checkpoints and fencing are gone, but security concerns remain at Washington’s Capitol

At Washington’s Capitol Campus, a post-legislative session calm has settled in. Gone are the State Patrol checkpoints and National Guard troops that...
Austin Jenkins
Politics

State Capitols Tighten Security Amid Threat Of Armed Protests Ahead Of Inauguration

The FBI is warning of protests and potential violence at all 50 state capitols ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. On Wednesday, Trump urged that there be no violence of any kind.
Greg Allen
Politics

How Inauguration Day Is Shaping Up: Beefed Up Security, Limited Public Access

Law enforcement and elected officials have implemented several security changes ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's swearing in on Jan. 20.
Jaclyn Diaz
Technology

Zoom CEO Tells NPR He Never Thought 'Seriously' About Online Harassment Until Now

Eric Yuan says he is willing to make his video-conferencing software harder to use, if that means it will be safer. Zoom is grappling with a wave of online harassment on its platform.
Shannon Bond
Politics

Third & Pine in Seattle, corner of a concern

Today city and business leaders gather to discuss the state of Seattle’s downtown. It's happening at a time when many people are concerned about 3rd and Pine.
Carolyn Adolph
National

From A Hashtag To A Movement: #NatSecGirlSquad Empowers Women In National Security

#NatSecGirlSquad is focused on placing and promoting women in national security, a field that's overwhelmingly white and male. "We don't want anything special. We just want equal footing."
Rachel Treisman

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