Scott Shackelford

IU-Bloomington

Latest articles by Scott Shackelford

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US seeks to change the rules for mining the moon

By Scott Shackelford published

Several U.S. companies have plans to mine the moon, but how would that work?

The Moon
Floods of traffic can clog up an internet server and the wires connecting it to other systems.

What Was the World's 1st Cyberattack?

By Scott Shackelford published

In November 1988, Robert Tappan Morris wrote a program that would travel from computer to computer and ask each machine to send a signal back to a control server, which would keep count.

Computing
Hiker sitting on the stairs of hikers rest cabin with a dog and using smart phone.

Should Cybersecurity Be a Human Right?

By Scott Shackelford, Ethics published

Recent developments at the United Nations and the G-20 suggest that the well-known human rights to privacy and freedom of expression may soon be formally extended to online communications.

Internet