History defines who we are and informs how Americans chart the nation’s future. It underpins representative government. Increasingly, historical records and documents are being converted to digital formats. This promises to make essential information available to more Americans than before. There are also troubling implications. It takes only a cursory examination of recent events to understand that history is mutable, and that digital information’s vulnerabilities create opportunities for malicious actors to twist and cripple our national character. Controlling the information that comprises the past can yield control of the future. How the cybersecurity community safeguards the integrity of . . .
From the Winter 2017 Issue
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