I believed everyone had heard more or less about that Hilary Clinton’s computer systems were hacked about two months ago and about 20,000 emails from top Democratic National Convention (DNC) officials were leaked on WikiLeaks. According to the WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange, he still had more data from the DNC hack and some could eventually result in the arrest of Hilary Clinton.
This action could influence the presidential election in a tremendous way. Hack and leakage is absolutely illegal, but it may help some people to see the real dark side of politic and even Hilary Clinton. If the contents of the emails are true, will you still vote for Hilary Clinton? The candidate of president of USA still have cyber security problem, how could he/she protect our privacy? Or maybe other candidate of president hired hackers to reveal any information they want to know. This makes me very insecure and felt disappointed about the country.
Link：http://thehackernews.com/2016/07/hillary-clinton-hacked.html
One of the things I hope all of you will come to understand as we go through the semester is that there is no such thing as a “secure” system. All any of us can hope is to harden are systems to make it more difficult. If an attacker is determined, they will get in.
I feel a bit hopeful knowing that the President doesn’t get to make a lot of technology calls. Obama was stuck with a Blackberry for years. He has finally upgraded to a smartphone, but it is so locked down that it can be considered a dumbphone. It can’t do pictures, music, or texting at all. I believe the staff around the President will be able to consult with the top offices of our spy agencies to make sure secrets stay safe in the White House.
source: http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/11/11910306/obama-upgrades-from-blackberry