In recent days, President Donald Trump announced a U.S. ban Tik Tok, an extremely popular application that features short videos where their creators often dance or lip-sync to viral audio clips. Trump issued the ban because U.S. officials have become increasingly concerned that the Chinese government could access personal information about Americans who use TikTok. Tik Tok is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance.

How does the government remove an application from its users, and can it in fact remove it 100 percent?

A Tulane University expert on homeland security says recent attacks and vandalism on electrical substations have raised questions about protecting these valuable pieces of America’s infrastructure.

Last week, gunshots severely damaged two substations in Moore County, N.C., leaving 45,000 homes and businesses in the dark. Power has since been restored. A day later, gunfire was reported near the Wateree Hydro station in Ridgeway, S.C.

Federal officials have warned U.S. financial institutions to prepare for the possibility of Russia-linked cyberattacks in the wake of the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Two new tools are helping cybersecurity professionals fight the vast volume of threats and attacks— artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.

The Apple AirTag, the newest addition to the Apple family, launched last year and is designed to help consumers keep track of personal items. But the gadget could have another, more sinister use – stalking people. While an owner is tracking their items, someone can follow the owners’ movements through the device. So, who’s tracking who?

Voting is the staple of democracy and has been done in person in the United States since the nation’s founding. While the controversy over the integrity of mail-in voting continues, never in our country’s history has voting in person been more fraught with potential security risks that could alter the outcome.

“Juice jacking” is a maneuver that has recently gained traction by cybercriminals stealing data from unsuspecting users when their phone is plugged into a public USB at airports, hotels, malls and other high-traffic areas.

Although the concept is not new, the attacks have become so common they caught the eye of the FBI, which issued a warning to users. The FBI suggested that people not use public charging stations, and public Wi-Fi poses a greater risk.