On the earth of cybersecurity, there may be at all times one certainty: extra hacks. That’s the unavoidable fixed in an trade that can spend an estimated $150 billion worldwide this 12 months with out having the ability, but once more, to really cease hackers.

This previous 12 months has seen Russian authorities hacks aimed toward Ukraine; extra ransomware towards hospitals and faculties—and towards complete governments too; a seemingly limitless collection of pricey crypto hacks; and high-profile hacks of firms like Microsoft, Nvidia, and Grand Theft Auto maker Rockstar Video games, the final hack allegedly carried out by youngsters.

However whereas all these kind of hacks will proceed subsequent 12 months and within the close to future, cybersecurity consultants don’t imagine subsequent 12 months will probably be all doom and gloom for cybersecurity. Learn the complete story to search out out why.

—Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Have a look again over a few of this 12 months’s most thought-provoking cyber safety tales:

+ Erik Prince needs to promote you a “safe” smartphone that’s too good to be true. MIT Expertise Assessment obtained Prince’s investor presentation for the “RedPill Cellphone” again in August, which promised greater than it might presumably ship. Learn the complete story.

+ Hackers linked to China have been focusing on human rights teams for years. A hacking group linked to China has spent the final three years focusing on human rights organizations, assume tanks, information media, and companies of a number of international governments. Learn the complete story.+ The US navy needs to grasp an important software program on Earth. Open-source code runs on each laptop on the planet—and retains America’s essential infrastructure going. DARPA is nervous about whether or not it may be trusted. Learn the complete story.

The must-reads

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1 Chinese language protestors are rejecting zero covid
It’s the widest demonstration of dissent that President Xi Jinping has ever confronted. (Economist $)
+ Information of the protests on Twitter has been intentionally obscured by pornography. (WP $)
+ Why demonstrators have been holding up clean sheets of paper. (BBC)
+ The protests are nationwide and multi-faceted. (FT $)
+ The protests have dealt Xi’s popularity a hammer blow. (Nikkei Asia)