OPM Hack of 1.1 Million Fingerprints Troubling

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More troubling for security experts, even than the OPM hack of personal data for 21.5 million, is the theft of 1.1 million fingerprints, reports GovEec. The 30-day “cybersecurity sprint,” ordered by the White House after the hack, concluded Sunday. Next Gov offers early details, the full report expected out next week.

MIT Technology Review reports the performance of biodegradable, wood-based computer chips as good as the current electronic components beginning to accumulate as waste and potentially toxic.

The Pentagon’s IED office grows as the need expands, reports Defense One.

The Navy Times is asking sailors for information about hazing for possible inclusion in an upcoming article.

The F-16 pilot who crashed in December outside a classified base in the Middle East didn’t know he was descending, PilotOnline details the circumstances.

The threat of climate change to national and international security is as significant as the threat of nuclear war, Defense One reports on a University of Cambridge risk assessment.

National Geographic gives a peek of seven dramatic innovations that cities around the world are implementing to address climate threats.

For decades a single-stage-to-orbit launch capability has been unobtainable, but this is changing as a British-based, hybrid air-breathing rocket system gathers endorsements from the European Space Agency and the USAF Research Laboratory, reports Aviation Week.