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Cybersecurity. Boffins show PIN bypass attack Mastercard and Maestro contactless payments (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini Boffins from the Swiss ETH Zurich university demonstrated PIN bypass attack on contactless cards from Mastercard and Maestro Boffins show PIN bypass attack Mastercard and...

Cybersecurity. Phorpiex botnet shuts down and authors put source code for sale (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini Crooks behind the Phorpiex botnet have shut down their operations and put the source code for sale on the dark web Phorpiex botnet shuts down...

Afghanistan/China. China’s Goals after the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan (GMF)

Bonnie S. Glaser, Andrew Small GMF’s Asia analysts Bonnie Glaser and Andrew Small answer some of the most important questions about what China’s goals in...

Afghan Refugees/Cities. What More Can Cities Do for Afghan Refugees? (GMF)

Janina Stürner-Siovitz, Paul Costello Governments have been scrambling to evacuate their citizens, embassy staff, troops and some locals who have been working with or supporting...

Cities/Circular Economy. Future-proof cities: building up circular economy (CMCC)

From the importance of data to the limits of our planetary boundaries, from resilience strategies to the research on material flow. How cities in the...

USA. We must fund workforce development (New America Foundation)

Kelsey Berkowitz authored an op-ed in The Hill about funding post-pandemic workforce development to ensure long-term economic success for all workers. We must fund workforce development...

USA. $3B Department of Commerce initiative has big workforce implications (New America Foundation)

Michael Prebil When it comes to funding workforce development projects, the Department of Commerce probably isn’t the first federal agency most state and local leaders...

USA. Making the Chicago Case for 15-minute Cities (New America Foundation)

Meegan Dugan Bassett The West and South sides of Chicago are home to some of the city’s most marginalized families, but also to some of...

Afghanistan. Thousands are Fleeing Afghanistan. What Happens to Their Property? (New America Foundation)

Yuliya Panfil In the days since Afghanistan’s swift fall to the Taliban, news coverage has focused on the thousands of Afghans desperately attempting to leave...

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