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Computers: The Art of Magnetic Writing
August 1, 2011 Miniaturization in computer hard drives allows us to store vast amounts of digital data in a very small space, but it has created numerous problems that physicists and engineers are struggling to ... > full story -
Experts Complacent About Network Attacks: Study Shows Physical Attacks to Communications Network Infrastructure Deemed Low Priority Risk
July 28, 2011 Industry experts and researchers may be underestimating the threat to Internet security posed by physical attacks to telecommunications infrastructure, according to new research. Only nine percent of ... > full story -
Why People Phone Hack: A Look Into the Psyche of Wrongdoing
July 27, 2011 Phone hacking. It doesn't even sound ethical. Neither does phone spying nor so called, 'phreaking.' So how does management at a best-selling newspaper approve this and everyone else play ... > full story -
Protecting Networks Is Just a Game
July 27, 2011 Information technologists have used game theory to develop a defense mechanism for networks that is more effective than previous ... > full story -
New Software Protects Water Utilities from Terrorist Attacks and Contaminants
July 25, 2011 Americans are used to drinking from the kitchen tap without fear of harm, even though water utilities might be vulnerable to terrorist attacks or natural contaminants. Now, thanks to new open-source ... > full story -
Breakthrough Toward Quantum Computing
July 15, 2011 To build a quantum computer, one needs to create and precisely control individual quantum memory units, called qubits, for information processing. Scientists have made a breakthrough in the creation ... > full story -
The Over-80s Are Locked out of Modern Banking
June 30, 2011 A significant gap prevails between the services provided by the UK’s banking industry and the everyday banking practices of people over 80, according to new ... > full story -
Subatomic Quantum Memory in Diamond Demonstrated
June 27, 2011 Physicists have developed a breakthrough in the use of diamond in quantum physics, marking an important step toward quantum ... > full story -
Youth Cybercrime Linked to Friends' Influence
June 23, 2011 Peer influence and low self-control appear to be the major factors fueling juvenile cybercrime such as computer hacking and online bullying, according to a new ... > full story -
Careless Behaviour of Cloud Users Leads to Crucial Security Threats, Experts Find
June 20, 2011 Scientists in Germany have discovered major security vulnerabilities in numerous virtual machines published by customers of Amazon's cloud. Among 1100 public Amazon Machine Images (AMIs), which are ... > full story
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