From Ukraine to Taiwan, Satellite Firms Wrangle With Geopolitics in Space October 6, 2023 By Peter Apps If China attempts to cut Taiwan off from the world by severing more than a dozen undersea cables that connect...
In Search of the Best Defense Against Corporate Cyber Crime June 11, 2014 By Peter Apps With hackers stealing tens of millions of customer details in recent months, firms across the globe are ratcheting up IT...
Hunt for Missing Flight MH370 ‘Bedeviled by Regional Rivalries’ March 31, 2014 By Peter Apps and Tim Hepher The search for flight MH370, the Malaysian jetliner that vanished over the South China Sea on March 8, has involved...
Increase in Cyber Attacks Costing Millions, Stressing Internet March 6, 2014 By Peter Apps Crashing websites and overwhelming data centers, a new generation of cyber attacks is costing millions and straining the structure of...
Melting Arctic May Redraw Global Geopolitical Map April 3, 2012 By Peter Apps This year’s frenzy of oil and gas exploration in newly accessible Arctic waters could be the harbinger of even starker...
Politicians, Investors Worry Over Shrinking Middle Class, Role of Social Media September 22, 2011 By Peter Apps The rising gap between rich and poor in nearly every country, rich or poor, went largely ignored during the decades...
International Monetary Fund Cyber Attack Boosts Calls for Global Action June 13, 2011 By Peter Apps Governments, multinational corporations and global institutions are losing the battle against computer hackers and must combine their resources if they...
Stigma Keeps Many Firms From Reporting Cyber Attacks June 6, 2011 By Peter Apps Wary of alarming customers, many firms never report the kind of cyber attacks suffered by Sony, Google and others —...
Risk of Cyber Attacks Escalation Rises as Technology Outpaces Policy June 3, 2011 By Peter Apps From the satellite pictures on Google Earth, Jinan looks like any other Chinese city — sprawling construction sites, massive factory...