Communications of the ACM
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March 2014
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DARPA Targets Counterfeit Electronics
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is developing a tool to verify the trustworthiness of electronic components.
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The Ietf Needed a Wake-Up Call on Security, Says Chairman
Internet Engineering Task Force members are focusing on security and how to protect users from pervasive monitoring in a meeting that began Sunday in London.
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Report Calls for Better Backstops to Protect Power Grid From Cyberattacks
Despite increasing anxiety over the possibility of a cyberattack on the power grid, the U.S. energy industry and government are ill-equipped to counter the threat.
From Communications of the ACM
Reading Brains
The first steps have been taken toward enabling a computer to perceive one's thoughts.
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World Without Wires
Capturing electricity from ambient RF transmissions can keep low-power applications off the grid.
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Playing at Health
Developers try to tap the beneficial effects of video games.