Russell Wilson and Seahawks face scrutiny after appearing to skip concussion protocol during ‘Thursday Night Football’

Norm Hall/Getty Images Russell Wilson took a shot to the jaw during “Thursday Night Football” and was sent to the sidelines by the referee to be checked for a concussion. Wilson returned to the field just one play later without being examined, potentially breaking the NFL’s concussion protocol. The Seahawks could face up to $ 150,000 in […]

Severe flaw in WPA2 protocol leaves Wi-Fi traffic open to eavesdropping

(credit: Aurich Lawson / Thinkstock) An air of unease set into the security circles on Sunday as they prepared for the disclosure of high-severe vulnerabilities in the Wi-Fi Protected Access II protocol that make it possible for attackers to eavesdrop Wi-Fi traffic passing between computers and access points. The proof-of-concept exploit is called KRACK, short […]

Fed officials keep breaking with protocol in a way that could compromise the central bank’s independence

Getty Images Only one person gets to choose the Federal Reserve’s chair, and that’s the president of the United States. Which makes it all the more curious that a second top Fed official, Vice Chair Stanley Fischer, has taken the unusual step of opining on whom Donald Trump might pick as his future boss. Like William […]

NHL's concussion protocol can leave players vulnerable

Even if you know nothing of Sidney Crosby’s concussion history, seeing him careen head-first into boards last night was unsettling. Crosby stayed down for a few moments before slowly getting back to his feet and gingerly rejoining the play. After watching the replay and seeing Crosby’s head smash into the boards, the questions on everybody`s […]

Thieves drain 2fa-protected bank accounts by abusing SS7 routing protocol

Enlarge (credit: Raimond Spekking) A known security hole in the networking protocol used by cellphone providers around the world played a key role in a recent string of attacks that drained bank customer accounts, according to a report published Wednesday. The unidentified attackers exploited weaknesses in Signalling System No. 7, a telephony signaling language that […]

Trump breaches diplomatic protocol by inviting Duterte without telling State Dept.

Published time: 1 May, 2017 10:26Edited time: 1 May, 2017 10:32 In what is becoming a recurring theme, the Trump administration’s national security and diplomatic apparatus was once again caught off guard when the POTUS extended an official invitation to President Duterte of the Philippines without telling them. The two controversial and highly outspoken presidents […]