Monthly Archives: September 2022

Ransomware attackers are abusing VoIP software to breach organizations

Ransomware attackers are abusing flaws in VoIP software to breach organizations and achieve initial access, researchers are warning.  Cybersecurity experts from Arctic Wolf Labs are warning about CVE-2022-29499, a remote code execution vulnerability found in Mitel MiVoice VOIP appliances, being used by the Lorenz threat actor to attack certain companies.  he researchers did not name…

Why Joe Biden thinks he’s never too old to be your president

Dirck Halstead/Getty Images; Howard L. Sachs/CNP/Getty Images; Nathan Howard/Getty Images; Rebecca Zisser/Insider If Biden wins a second term, he would be 86 when he leaves the White House in 2025. As the oldest sitting president, he’s raising concerns about how long he can continue governing. But allies say he’s motivated by his agenda, patriotism and…

How the US government has become a gerontocracy as the gap between old leaders and young Americans grows wider and wider

Getty; iStock; Rebecca Zisser/Insider America’s leaders are old and getting older. And across Congress, the judiciary, and the executive branch, government is becoming less and less reflective of the youthful society it represents. “Red, White, and Gray” explores the costs, benefits, and dangers of life in a democracy helmed by those of advanced age, where…

How the mind of an 80-year-old president is biologically different from a 45-year-old president’s

Brandon Bell/Peter Dazeley/Kent Nishimura/Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/Insider People’s brains start to shrink in their 30s and 40s.  As they get even older, it becomes harder for them to process information and remember things. But people, and presidents, age differently because of their genetics and unique circumstances. Read more from Insider’s “Red, White, and Gray” series….

What it’s like working for lawmakers whose golden years are clouded by power struggles, rumors of senility, and constant second-guessing

Tyler Le/Insider Congressional staffers who’ve worked for aging lawmakers say it can be a blessing and a curse. “Old people can be allowed a sick day or two now and then, can’t they?” Sen. Robert Byrd once said. Observers say some age-based attacks just provide cover for power grabs. Read more from Insider’s “Red, White,…