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Secure Communications Via Space
April 23, 2008 — The exchange of information between distant sources is the basis of all communications, but quantum mechanics may open up this distant exchange as never before. Quantum key distribution, for ... > full story -
Airport Security From Chaos
April 21, 2008 — There's safety in numbers -- especially when those numbers are random. That's the lesson learned from new research that is already helping to beef up security at LAX airport in Los Angeles. Soon it ... > full story -
A Chemical 'Keypad Lock' For Biomolecular Computers
March 25, 2008 — Researchers are reporting an advance toward a new generation of ultra-powerful computers built from DNA and enzymes, rather than transistors, silicon chips, and plastic. They describe development of ... > full story -
Next-generation Software Created To Identify Complex Cyber Network Attacks
March 18, 2008 — Researchers have developed new software that can reduce the impact of cyber attacks by identifying the possible vulnerability paths through an organization's networks. By their very nature networks ... > full story -
Future 'Quantum Computers' Will Offer Increased Efficiency And Security Risks
March 6, 2008 — Physicists have made a discovery that may revolutionize encryption technology while bringing quantum computing one step closer. Consumers, credit card companies and high-tech firms rely on ... > full story -
Attack On Computer Memory Reveals Vulnerability Of Widely-used Security Systems
February 25, 2008 — Researchers have demonstrated a new class of computer attacks that compromise the contents of "secure" memory systems, particularly in laptops. The attacks overcome a broad set of security measures ... > full story -
Sniffing Out Insider Threats To Security
February 20, 2008 — A rapid way to spot insider threats from individuals within an organization such as a multinational company or military installation is reported in the International Journal of Security and Networks. ... > full story -
How Safe Are Your Personal Records In The Hands Of Government Officials?
February 11, 2008 — Safeguarding sensitive information -- no matter how sophisticated the IT system -- can never be foolproof, according to new research. The loss of a CD by HM Revenue & Customs in the UK in ... > full story -
New Technique Safely Combines Programming Languages
January 25, 2008 — A computer scientist has developed new techniques that make it easier to combine programming languages. Thanks to these techniques, software is no longer sensitive to the most common method of misuse ... > full story -
New Technology Protects Internet Advertisers From Click Fraud
January 8, 2008 — New technology that protects Internet advertisers from "click fraud" -- falsely driving up hits to ads on Web pages. The extra clicks drive up costs for pay-per-click ... > full story -
Cryptic Messages Boost Data Security
December 23, 2007 — Quantum cryptography, or quantum key distribution, enables two communicating parties to produce a shared random bit string know only to them, which can be used as a key to crypt and decrypt messages. ... > full story -
NIST Issues Call For A New 'Hash' Algorithm
November 26, 2007 — NIST has opened a competition to develop a new cryptographic hash algorithm, a tool that converts a file, message or block of data to a short "fingerprint" for use in digital signatures, message ... > full story
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