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Simple Arithmetic for Faster, More Secure Websites
April 7, 2011 Faster, more secure logins for multimedia sites might be possible thanks to a new approach to website and database security. Boolean logins would allow thousands if not millions of users to more ... > full story -
Off the Hook: Who Gets Phished and Why
April 6, 2011 Communication researchers have found that if you receive a lot of email, habitually respond to a good portion of it, maintain a lot of online relationships and conduct a large number of transactions ... > full story -
Looking to Blue Skies for Cloud Security
April 6, 2011 Cloud computing represents a significant shift in how we use information technology. Storage space for digital files, processing power and services and software are abstracted away from the user's ... > full story -
Personal 'Geo Data' as Sensitive as Private Genetic Information, Experts Argue
April 4, 2011 Precise geographical data that pinpoints your whereabouts at any given time should be legally defined as sensitive data on a par with one's genetic information, according to legal experts in Denmark. ... > full story -
Smartphones: Delivering Seamless, Secure Exchange of Data Across Multiple Platforms
April 4, 2011 Applications dominate today's smartphone market. In the future, internet-capable televisions, tablet and desktop PCs, and cars will all run apps, which can, for example, help plan and book a ski ... > full story -
Scientists Reach Beyond the Clouds With a Mobile Phone App to Explore the Outer Atmosphere
March 30, 2011 Engineering scientists have reached above the clouds in a first-of-its-kind experiment to develop new technologies that probe the stratosphere using an unmanned ... > full story -
Quantum Hot Potato: Researchers Entice Two Atoms to Swap Smallest Energy Units
February 23, 2011 Physicists have for the first time coaxed two atoms in separate locations to take turns jiggling back and forth while swapping the smallest measurable units of energy. By directly linking the motions ... > full story -
Security and Privacy Issues in the PDF Document Format
February 22, 2011 Researchers in Spain have compiled information on security and privacy for authors or readers of PDF documents, the most popular format for publication of digital ... > full story -
Security Weaknesses in File-Sharing Methods Used in Clinical Trials Revealed
February 16, 2011 Patients who participate in clinical trials expect that their personal information will remain confidential, but a recent study found that the security practices used to transfer and share sensitive ... > full story -
US Secret Service Moves Tiny Town to Virtual Tiny Town: Teaching Secret Service Agents and Officers How to Prepare a Site Security Plan
February 15, 2011 With the help of the US Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate, the Secret Service is giving training scenarios a high-tech edge: moving from static tabletop models to ... > full story
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