Ein Jahr das "Beste aus beiden Welten"

Am 7.1.2020 fanden sich die türkise ÖVP und Grüne zu einer Koalition in Österreich zusammen, die maßgebend für Europa werden sollte, weil erstmals rechtspopulistische Kräfte mit nominell Linken koalierten

Am 7.1.2020 fanden sich die türkise ÖVP und Grüne zu einer Koalition in Österreich zusammen, die maßgebend für Europa werden sollte, weil erstmals rechtspopulistische Kräfte mit nominell Linken koalierten

IT-Konsolidierung Bund: Hartmut Mehdorn, übernehmen Sie!

Die 2015 gestartete Modernisierung der Bundes-IT soll erst im Jahr 2028 abgeschlossen werden. Das Projekt wird zum BER der Bundesregierung. Ein IMHO von Friedhelm Greis (Bundesregierung, Security)

Die 2015 gestartete Modernisierung der Bundes-IT soll erst im Jahr 2028 abgeschlossen werden. Das Projekt wird zum BER der Bundesregierung. Ein IMHO von Friedhelm Greis (Bundesregierung, Security)

Feds say that Russia was “likely” behind months-long hack of US agencies

Trump has downplayed the mass compromise and Russia’s involvement. Underlings disagree.

An Orthodox cathedral, complete with onion domes, looks magnificent on a sunny day.

Enlarge / Side view of colorful St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow on Red Square in front of the Kremlin, Russia. (credit: Getty Images)

Hackers working for the Russian government were “likely” behind the software supply chain attack that planted a backdoor in the networks of 180,000 private companies and governmental bodies, officials from the US National Security Agency and three other agencies said on Tuesday.

The assessment—made in a joint statement that also came from the FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence—went on to say that the hacking campaign was a “serious compromise that will require a sustained and dedicated effort to remediate.”

Russia, Russia, Russia

The statement is at odds with tweets from US President Donald Trump disputing the Russian government’s involvement and downplaying the severity of the attack, which compromised the software distribution system of Austin, Texas-based SolarWinds and used it to push a malicious update to almost 200,000 of its customers.

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Feds say that Russia was “likely” behind months-long hack of US agencies

Trump has downplayed the mass compromise and Russia’s involvement. Underlings disagree.

An Orthodox cathedral, complete with onion domes, looks magnificent on a sunny day.

Enlarge / Side view of colorful St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow on Red Square in front of the Kremlin, Russia. (credit: Getty Images)

Hackers working for the Russian government were “likely” behind the software supply chain attack that planted a backdoor in the networks of 180,000 private companies and governmental bodies, officials from the US National Security Agency and three other agencies said on Tuesday.

The assessment—made in a joint statement that also came from the FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence—went on to say that the hacking campaign was a “serious compromise that will require a sustained and dedicated effort to remediate.”

Russia, Russia, Russia

The statement is at odds with tweets from US President Donald Trump disputing the Russian government’s involvement and downplaying the severity of the attack, which compromised the software distribution system of Austin, Texas-based SolarWinds and used it to push a malicious update to almost 200,000 of its customers.

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In a parting gift, EPA finalizes rules to limit its use of science

On its way out, the Trump administration makes things harder for the next one.

A bird stands on a tube snaking through the water.

Enlarge / BARATARIA BAY, Lousiana - JULY 14: A young seagull rests on a boom used to contain the oil spill July 14, 2010. In the future, should this bird be killed by the oil, nobody could be held responsible. (credit: Mario Tama / Getty Images)

With the days counting down to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, the Trump administration has been undertaking a series of actions that will make it more difficult for its replacements to reverse any of its policies or pursue new ones. This is especially true in the area of environmental regulations, where both the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Interior have recently issued decisions.

Over the last few days, Interior has issued new rules that will allow industries to kill migratory birds with impunity, and the department has moved ahead with plans to lease portions of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for drilling tomorrow. Meanwhile, the EPA has finally pushed through a new rule that could severely limit the ability of the agency to establish future regulations. The only small bit of consolation is that the EPA's final rule is less awful than some earlier drafts.

Only the science we like

The EPA's new rule, which will be formally published tomorrow, is an attempt to set additional standards for the evidence it considers when establishing new regulations for pollutants. In principle, the rule sounds great: it wants the data behind the scientific papers it uses to be made publicly available before it can be used to support regulatory decisions. In reality, the rule is problematic, because many of these studies rely on patient records that need to be kept confidential. In other cases, the organizations with the best information on some environmental hazards are the companies that produce or work with them, and they may not be interested in sharing proprietary data.

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Ökonomen fordern neue Wirtschaftspolitik nach der Pandemie

Institut für Makroökonomie und Konjunkturforschung stellt Untersuchung vor: Mit diesen Mitteln soll der Staat arbeitsmarktpolitische Herausforderungen bewältigen

Institut für Makroökonomie und Konjunkturforschung stellt Untersuchung vor: Mit diesen Mitteln soll der Staat arbeitsmarktpolitische Herausforderungen bewältigen

Schwedens Sonderweg ist zu Ende

Stockholm plant strenges Pandemiegesetz zur Eindämmung des Corona-Virus. Diese Maßnahmen sollen nun durchgesetzt werden

Stockholm plant strenges Pandemiegesetz zur Eindämmung des Corona-Virus. Diese Maßnahmen sollen nun durchgesetzt werden

Lilbits: 3G isn’t dead yet

As wireless networks continue to roll out 5G coverage across the globe, many have also announced that they’re pulling the plug on their aging 3G networks… even though there may still be many customers continuing to use phones and other mob…

As wireless networks continue to roll out 5G coverage across the globe, many have also announced that they’re pulling the plug on their aging 3G networks… even though there may still be many customers continuing to use phones and other mobile devices that rely on those networks. But maybe some of those plans were a […]

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