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A logo adorns a wall on a branch of the Israeli NSO Group company, near the southern Israeli town of Sapir, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021.

Cybersecurity expert: Israeli spyware company NSO Group poses ‘a serious threat to phone users’

Cybersecurity

John Scott-Railton, a senior researcher with The Citizen Lab in Canada who discovered the Apple iPhone breach with his colleagues, joined The World’s host Carol Hills to talk about the international spyware marketplace that fosters these kinds of exploits.

In this Aug. 22, 2019, file photo, signs on a bank of computers tell visitors that the machines are not working at the public library in Wilmer, Texas. 

Checking in on the pandemic: Part II

Critical State
A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017.

COVID-19 Cyber Threat Intelligence League fights cybercrime amid pandemic

COVID-19
Icons of WeChat and Weibo app in Beijing

Questions remain about the web crash in China, one of the biggest internet failures ever

Environment

Google and GoDaddy go to Washington

Environment

How has the US Been Responding to Cyber Threats?

Arts, Culture & Media

How is the US responding to the onslaught of alleged cyberattacks from China? Anchor, Aaron Schachter discusses the US reaction to the cyberthreat with analyst, Rick Forno, director of the graduate Cybersecurity Program at the University of Maryland.

Cyber Security Breach

Power grids have been disabled by internet hackers – and are still under threat.

Korean DMZ

For nearly 50 years a two and a half mile wide demilitarized zone has separated the Korean peninsula, dividing north from south. This no man’s land has become a de facto nature sanctuary. Host Steve Curwood talks with Penn State University professor Ke Chung Kim about the DMZ and its prospects for permanent reserve status.

The World

Breaking Down the (Fire) Wall in Iran

Development & Education

Over the last two weeks, Iran’s internet has been slowed, hacked, and shut down completely. How did the Iranians set up such a deliberate firewall? Joining The Takeaway to tell us how is Rafal Rohozinski, Principal Investigator with OpenNet Initiative.

The World

Law and disorder in cyberspace

Conflict & Justice

Cybercrime is on the rise and botnets are largely to blame. Botnets are large groups of computers that spew out spam, worms and viruses. The trouble is that international law can’t keep up with the technology. Correspondent Cyrus Farivar reports.