And, Islamist opposition group in Syria's reignited civil war is on the rise. Nazareth University scholar of Middle East politics Sefa Secen joins us to explain what this means for U.S. troops there.
Then, the National Institute of Standards and Technology is issuing new guidelines for passwords, designed to make passwords easier to manage and more secure. Carnegie Mellon University's Lorrie Cranor joins us.
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