Capitology Blog

Construction Safety: Ergonomics

April 5, 2021
Ergonomics is the study of people’s efficiency in their working environment, and often focuses on implementing strategies to reduce the risk of work-related injuries.
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Girls need modems! The battle cry of hacktivist Jude Milhon

March 31, 2021
Hacker, writer, activist, feminist... these are just a few of the words used to describe the cyber giant Judith (Jude) Milhon.
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Testing wastewater for COVID-19 RNA delivers early information around infection rates, tracking hot spots and developing proactive mitigation strategies

March 29, 2021
How can public health organizations better determine rates of COVID? AECOM, an infrastructure consulting firm, along with New Jersey County Utilities and Columbia University, are tracking COVID-19 rates through wastewater testing.
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Runa Sandvik: Cybersecurity Expert and Journalistic Ally

March 25, 2021
The news media is no stranger to trouble.
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Worst Cyberattacks of 2020

March 22, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic may have shut down a number of industries and sent Americans into quarantine, but it didn’t change the prevalence of cyberattacks. Here are some of the worst hacks impacting businesses across the globe.
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Ups and Downs Continue for SpaceX

March 20, 2021
Just a few years ago, space launches were few and far between, and were seen as major events around the world. As more private contractors make contributions to space travel, both test and final launches are occurring more frequently—even days apart, as recently showcased by SpaceX.
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Assessing the January 6, 2021 Violent Takeover of the U.S. Capitol Building: The Threat and the Security Technology Response

March 18, 2021
This article will assess the takeover of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 from the perspective of counter-terrorism, by focusing on the types of security technologies the FBI and other law enforcement authorities have been using to identify and, if possible, accumulate sufficient evidence to arrest the alleged suspects who may have been involved in the event.
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Growing National Focus on Fighting Domestic Terrorism Has Many Complexities

March 18, 2021
With the Biden Administration’s increasing focus on fighting domestic terrorism, counterterrorism professionals need to be prepared for potential attacks both inside and outside of the United States.
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UScellular Data Breach Highlights Importance of Employee Security Training

March 16, 2021
UScellular issued a release on January 21 that customer accounts were impacted by a data breach, potentially exposing names, addresses, PIN codes, and phone numbers. UScellular does not believe that more sensitive information, such as social security numbers or credit cards, were impacted.
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Celebrating Pi Day

March 15, 2021
Yesterday, March 14, more commonly known as pi day, is celebrated each year by mathematicians and pun lovers around the globe because not only is it the birthday of Albert Einstein, but the date resembles the first three digits of the infamous mathematical number pi when the month and day are numerically written.
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