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Quantum Cryptography: Perfect Eavesdropper Illustrates Overlooked Loophole in Secure Communications Technology
June 14, 2011 — Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a tool to provide confidential communication between two remote parties. QKD is perfectly secure in principle, but researchers have long been aware that loopholes ... > full story -
Leakage of Private Information from Popular Web Sites Is Common, New Study Finds
June 2, 2011 — A study of more than 100 popular web sites has found that three-quarters leak either private information or users' unique identifiers to third-party tracking sites. The study showed how such leakage ... > full story -
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Code Green: Energy-Efficient Programming to Curb Computers' Power Use
May 31, 2011 — A new system called EnerJ helps computer programmers go green, letting them cut a program's energy consumption by up to 50 ... > full story -
The Quantum Computer Is Growing Up: Repetitive Error Correction in a Quantum Processor
May 26, 2011 — Physicists have demonstrated a crucial element for a future functioning quantum computer: repetitive error correction. This allows scientists to correct errors occurring in a quantum computer ... > full story -
A New System Increases Network Communication Security and Anonymity
May 24, 2011 — Researchers have developed an anonymous system with automatic routing management. The system sets up a data transmission communication environment whose users are unidentifiable. This safeguards user ... > full story -
Hardware Encryption Developed for New Computer Memory Technology
May 17, 2011 — Security concerns are one of the key obstacles to the adoption of new non-volatile main memory (NVMM) technology in next-generation computers, which would improve computer start times and boost ... > full story -
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Build Safety Into the Very Beginning of the Computer System
May 11, 2011 — A new publication provides guidelines to secure the earliest stages of the computer boot process, the so-called BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) that initializes the computer hardware when you switch ... > full story -
Hide Files Within Files for Better Data Security: Using Executable Program Files to Hide Data With Steganography
May 9, 2011 — A new approach to hiding data within executable computer program files could make it almost impossible to detect hidden ... > full story -
Single Atom Stores Quantum Information
May 2, 2011 — A powerful quantum computer could be designed with an incredibly tiny memory. Researchers wrote the quantum state of single photons, i.e. particles of light, into a rubidium atom and read it out ... > full story -
Privacy Mode Helps Secure Android Smartphones
April 13, 2011 — Researchers have developed software that helps Android smartphone users prevent their personal information from being stolen by ... > full story -
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
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