Russia and U.S. Elections.

Ever since President Donald Trump made it to the white house, there has been a lot of talk and controversy surrounding Russia and its so-called interference with the 2016 presidential election.  Many Americans believe that Russia meddled with our electronic voting machines and "hacked" our election.  In a technologically advancing world, such a claim seems like a possibility, but there has been no real evidence that this is actually true.  With the over 130 million Americans who voted in the 2016 presidential election, it is impossible to know for sure whether Russia had anything to do with the ultimate outcome or not.

Although there is no evidence of Russian interference with the presidential election, such a possibility is scary.  Cyber security is a big issue in the United States and any possible hack should be thoroughly looked into.  However, considering all of the other claims and attacks that have been coming from the left-wing media since the election of President Trump, this seems like another attempt to give the president a hard time.  After all, wasn't President Obama who poured over $350,000 into the campaign of Benjamin Netanyahu's opponent in Israel?  If that isn't foreign influence on an election, I don't know what is.  Why is it that there is a double standard when it comes to this?  Until there is some substantial evidence backing up such a claim of Russia being the reason for President Trump's victory, it seems that it is safe to say that Americans were ready for real change. 

WSJ Editorial "WikiLeak's New Damage".

According to a Wall Street Journal Editorial Page, "WikiLeak's New Damage", yet another massive spill of information occurred Tuesday, containing a huge amount of the CIA's hacking information.  8,761 documents to be exact.  Many of these documents contain key information about new technology put in place to keep Americans safe.  This crucial information now lies within arm's length of America's enemies.  The article makes a very good point by stating how the importance of this situation is often overlooked due to many of America's enemies, such as ISIS and al Qaeda, are considered to be primitive.  However, this doesn't mean that they are not capable.

According to the article, much of the leaked information deals with the methods used by the CIA to gain access to personal devices such as iPhones, Androids, etc.  Along with our smartphones and personal devices, documents containing information of how to hack into our automobiles was released as well.  This is a scary thought considering so many of us walk around with our own smartphones in our pockets and drive to work everyday.

With these documents in the wrong hands, the personal information and potentially the lives of many Americans could be a great risk.  Along with the risk of the information of the American people being stolen, the cost to the government that it will reap is another big issue.  Much information after being leaked is considered obsolete due to the fact it is now known to American enemies.  The government will have to invest even more money to develop new technologies.  If the reality of cyber attacks are inevitable, how do we keep our information private and out of the hands of the enemy?