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Major Step Taken Towards 'Unbreakable' Message Exchange
August 3, 2012 Single particles of light, also known as photons, have been produced and implemented into a quantum key distribution (QKD) link, paving the way for unbreakable communication ... > full story -
Smart Wirelessly Controlled Power Outlets
August 2, 2012 Many homeowners dream of being able to wash a load of laundry when the photovoltaic panels on the roof are delivering a maximum of electricity, even when they are not at home. A new Internet-enabled ... > full story -
Cell Phone Financial Identity Theft
July 26, 2012 While the cell phone is an amazingly useful device, using it for banking — and consumers are increasingly using mobile phones as banking tools — can lead to identity theft and other ... > full story -
'Control-Alt-Hack' Game Lets Players Try Their Hand at Computer Security
July 24, 2012 Do you have what it takes to be an ethical hacker? A new card game developed by computer scientists gives players a taste of life as modern computer-security ... > full story -
Disentangling Information from Photons
July 12, 2012 Theoretical physicists have found a new method of reliably assessing the information contained in photon pairs used for applications in cryptography and quantum computing. The findings are so robust ... > full story -
Cloud Computing: Same Weakness Found in Seven Cloud Storage Services
June 29, 2012 Cloud storage services allow registration using false e-mail addresses – experts see the possibility for espionage and malware ... > full story -
Researchers Advance Biometric Security
June 21, 2012 Researchers have developed a way for security systems to combine different biometric measurements -- such as eye color, face shape or fingerprints -- and create a learning system that simulates the ... > full story -
Cell Network Security Holes Revealed, With an App to Test Your Carrier
May 21, 2012 Popular firewall technology designed to boost security on cellular networks can backfire, unwittingly revealing data that could help a hacker break into Facebook and Twitter accounts, a new study ... > full story -
Self-Adapting Computer Network That Defends Itself Against Hackers?
May 10, 2012 Cybersecurity experts are researching the feasibility of building a computer network that could protect itself against online attackers by automatically changing its setup and ... > full story -
Thwarting the Cleverest Attackers: Even Most Secure-Seeming Computer Is Shockingly Vulnerable to Attack
May 1, 2012 Savvy hackers can steal a computer's secrets by timing its data storage transactions or measuring its power use. New research shows how to stop ... > full story
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