Scientists show that cyberattacks not only threaten the technical systems they target but also spark extensive social media discussions that can escalate into broader community crises. Their analysis reveals that public reactions online can be intense, emotional, and wide-ranging. The researchers examine the 2021 cyberattack on the Oldsmar, Florida, water treatment plant as a case study. In that incident, a hacker gained remote access to the facility’s control system in a bid to significantly raise the concentration of sodium hydroxide (lye) in the water supply. Although the intruder initially succeeded in altering the chemical levels, a plant operator noticed the unauthorized changes in real time and quickly reversed them, preventing what could have been a serious public health threat.

A new white paper about credit for prior learning experience from University of Phoenix looks at how CPL can redefine how employers see professional development.

Mass shootings in white-majority neighborhoods received roughly twice the news coverage of mass shootings in neighborhoods where a majority of residents were people of color, while coverage of police-involved shootings was disproportionately high in majority-minority communities, according to new research.

This study by researchers at the University of California, Davis, Northwestern University and the University of Washington is thought to be the first to systematically document bias on gun-violence reporting in a large-scale, nationally representative sample of news media coverage, researchers said.