Risk Mitigation
Strong passwords: The mathematical power of 3 random words
Sick of remembering a random string of letters, numbers, and special characters?
MIT proposes Brazil-sized fleet of “space bubbles” to cool the Earth
An out-of-this-world idea could help reduce some of the risk of solar geoengineering.
Why slime is the perfect protection against wildfires
Fire-retardant gels and slimes combine the best attributes of water and foam.
Highway fatality signs may cause more car crashes
Morbid fatality statistics on digital highway signs seem to distract drivers, thus increasing the number of car crashes.
Gen. Stanley McChrystal: Assess risk like a 4-star general
You can’t control external threats, but you can manage how you prepare and respond to the risk.
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Spillback: How often do humans give animals diseases?
COVID-19 and other microbes have shed light on disease spillover from animals to humans, but we can also spillback disease to wildlife.
Solar storms can destroy satellites with ease – a space weather expert explains the science
Forty Starlink satellites were destroyed earlier this year in a geomagnetic storm.
An asteroid impact could wipe out an entire city. Here’s NASA’s plan
60% of all potentially dangerous asteroids remain undetected.
Russia’s cyberattacks foreshadow the future of war
Russia's cyberattacks against Ukraine have been prolific and ongoing for several years. The future of war may begin in cyberspace.
3 global risk areas that demand cosmic action: Space, the metaverse, and Planet Earth
Can space ever be safe? What about the metaverse?
How cybercriminals turn paper checks stolen from mailboxes into bitcoin
Someone breaks into a mailbox that stores letters waiting to be sent and grabs some of them in hopes they’ll contain a check that’s been filled in. That's just the start.
How vulnerable is your personal information? 4 essential reads
“Think defensively about how you can protect yourself from an almost inevitable attack, rather than assuming you’ll avoid harm.”
Cybercrime predictions for 2022: Deepfakes, cryptocurrencies, and misinformation
Between fake vaccine passports and targeted supply chain attacks, things are only getting more risky.
Russian anti-satellite weapon test: What happened and what are the risks?
On Nov. 15, 2021, U.S. officials announced that they had detected a dangerous new debris field in orbit near Earth. Later in the day, it was confirmed that Russia had […]
How to protect Earth from incoming asteroids, according to experts
“Should they strike, each of them has an energy at impact equal to all of the nuclear weapons on Earth combined."
Leaving the cult of entrepreneurship: Intrapreneurs are the true drivers of innovation.
Intrapreneurs tap into the spirit of entrepreneurialism to innovate and find personal meaning at work, but organizations need to celebrate their efforts more.
What goes into a disaster kit and emergency go-bag? Here’s a checklist
You may only have a few minutes to prepare.
How to detect “stealth” solar storms before they destroy our society
While we can see many solar storms coming, some are "stealthy." A new study shows how to detect them.