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New Office Sensors Know When You Leave Your Desk
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New Office Sensors Know When You Leave Your Desk

About a year ago, in a widely reported story, journalists at British newspaper the Telegraph found little black boxes installed under their desks.

Simulated Ransomware Attack Shows Vulnerability of Industrial Controls
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Simulated Ransomware Attack Shows Vulnerability of Industrial Controls

Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a form of ransomware that was able to take control of a simulated water treatment plant. The simulated...

How Do Israel's Tech Firms Do Business in Saudi Arabia? Very Quietly
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How Do Israel's Tech Firms Do Business in Saudi Arabia? Very Quietly

Over the course of 30 years working in Israeli intelligence, Shmuel Bar immersed himself in the hermeneutics of terrorism.

Protecting Bulk Power Systems from Hackers
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Protecting Bulk Power Systems from Hackers

Reliability measures of electrical grid is a crucial step towards improving its security.

Cryptoparties Teach Attendees How to Stay Anonymous Online
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Cryptoparties Teach Attendees How to Stay Anonymous Online

Don't expect balloons and singing at a cryptoparty.

Sandia Adds Augmented Reality to Training Toolbox
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Sandia Adds Augmented Reality to Training Toolbox

Computer scientists have adapted augmented reality headsets to enhance physical security training and analysis at Sandia National Laboratories.

Federal Workers Turn to Encryption to Thwart Trump
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Federal Workers Turn to Encryption to Thwart Trump

Federal employees worried that President Donald Trump will gut their agencies are creating new email addresses, signing up for encrypted messaging apps and looking...

Botnets Could Meet Their Match in Robot Hackers
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Botnets Could Meet Their Match in Robot Hackers

Last summer the Pentagon staged a contest in Las Vegas in which high-powered computers spent 12 hours trying to hack one another in pursuit of a $2 million purse...

The Internet of Things Comes to the Lab
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The Internet of Things Comes to the Lab

Out of town for the US 4 July holiday, Kyle Turner got news that no lab manager wants to hear: his freezer was dying.

Quantum Computing Paranoia Creates a New Industry
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Quantum Computing Paranoia Creates a New Industry

Fear sells in the computer security business.

The Human Toll of Protecting the Internet from the Worst of Humanity
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The Human Toll of Protecting the Internet from the Worst of Humanity

Henry Soto worked for Microsoft’s online-safety team, in Seattle, for eight years.

Google's Harder Look at Moon Shots Seems to Be Paying Off
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Google's Harder Look at Moon Shots Seems to Be Paying Off

In the past few years, Google has become known for more than just its iconic search engine.

Israeli Cybersecurity Industry Grows as Global Threats Multiply
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Israeli Cybersecurity Industry Grows as Global Threats Multiply

Investments in Israe's cybersecurity industry jumped 9 percent in 2016, a year when the world suffered a successful cyberattack on a national power grid, a massive...

Rumours Swirl About Trump's Science Adviser Pick
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Rumours Swirl About Trump's Science Adviser Pick

US President Donald Trump has met with two rumoured front-runners for the role of White House science adviser.

Heartbeat Could Be ­sed as Password to Access Electronic Health Records
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Heartbeat Could Be ­sed as Password to Access Electronic Health Records

Researchers at Binghamton University have devised a new way to protect personal electronic health records using a patient's own heartbeat.

What's Your 'public Credit Score'? The Shanghai Government Can Tell You
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What's Your 'public Credit Score'? The Shanghai Government Can Tell You

The Shanghai city government thinks it can make citizens more honest through a smartphone app.

Apple Removes New York Times App in China 
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Apple Removes New York Times App in China 

Apple has removed the New York Times app from its store in China after a government request, in an example of how far the company will go to please the authorities...

Watch Out Hackers: Deploying Ransomware Is Now a Crime in California
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Watch Out Hackers: Deploying Ransomware Is Now a Crime in California

As of January 1, the delivery of ransomware is illegal in California thanks to Senate Bill 1137 going into effect.

How Russia Recruited Elite Hackers For Its Cyberwar
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How Russia Recruited Elite Hackers For Its Cyberwar

Aleksandr B. Vyarya thought his job was to defend people from cyberattacks until, he says, his government approached him with a request to do the opposite.

The Last of New York's Commodity Trading Pits Are Closing for Good on Dec. 30
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The Last of New York's Commodity Trading Pits Are Closing for Good on Dec. 30

Starting in the late 19th century, commodities traders and brokers crammed each day into New York City's trading pits, shouting, and signaling their way to a deal...
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