New tech could protect you from QR code scams

A new QR code format would let smartphone users know if they’re heading to a secure website—or wading into a potential "quishing" scam.

Camden Flath-Futurity • futurity
Feb. 14, 2025 ~5 min

AI tools are surprisingly vulnerable to targeted attacks

AI tools, such as those that diagnose medical conditions or drive autonomous vehicles, are vulnerable to targeted attacks, say researchers.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Dec. 7, 2023 ~6 min


Why computer security guidelines are so unclear

Researchers have identified two ways to improve computer security guidance, which is often quite confusing.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
July 26, 2023 ~5 min

Expert: TikTok could be a risk to national security

Cybersecurity expert Anton Dahbura explains the concerns about TikTok, security, and the Chinese government.

Lisa Ercolano-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Jan. 4, 2023 ~6 min

Can hidden magnetic tags defeat counterfeit goods?

Techniques from metal additive manufacturing offer a new way to help combat counterfeit goods, such as national defense assets.

Steve Kuhlmann-Texas AM • futurity
Jan. 4, 2023 ~6 min

New attack could’ve threatened spaceflight

Researchers have exposed a major vulnerability in a networking technology widely used in spacecraft, aircraft, and energy generation systems.

Kate McAlpine-Michigan • futurity
Dec. 2, 2022 ~6 min

New attack could’ve threatened spaceflight

Researchers have exposed a major vulnerability in a networking technology widely used in spacecraft, aircraft, and energy generation systems.

Kate McAlpine-Michigan • futurity
Dec. 2, 2022 ~6 min

School security can affect test scores and college chances

Surveillance at schools has a negative effect on students' math scores, their likelihood of going to college, and their chances of being suspended.

Jill Rosen-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Sept. 22, 2022 ~6 min


Can encrypted apps like Signal also moderate abuse?

Is there a way for people to send confidential, secure, untraceable messages, but still track any menacing ones? A program called Hecate may be the answer.

Boston University • futurity
Aug. 15, 2022 ~12 min

Deleting period apps doesn’t clinch post-Roe privacy

Deleting your period tracking app isn't enough to guarantee digital privacy around abortion access, says expert Anton Dahbura.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
July 15, 2022 ~8 min

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