Communications of the ACM
A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Google Pledges $1 Million to Secure Open Source Software
Google's Open Source Security Team is starting with a $1-million investment, and plans to expand the program's scope based on community feedback.
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Post-Quantum Cryptography: Protecting Today from Tomorrow
Crafting more difficult algorithms to protect secrets so they are resilient to future quantum computers is creating, in effect, post-quantum cryptography.
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Widely Used Bitcoin ATMs Have Major Security Flaws
Security researchers at crypto exchange Kraken warn that many bitcoin ATMs contain serious vulnerabilities that hackers could exploit.
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In the Face of Neurotechnology Advances, Chile Passes 'Neuro Rights' Law
Chile has become the first country to pass a "neuro rights" law that establishes the rights of individuals to personal identity, free will, and mental privacy. ...
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Smartphone Motion Sensors Could Be Used to Listen to Phone Conversations
Smartphone accelerometers could be used to eavesdrop on phone conversations, according to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers.
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Research Finds Security Flaws in Apps for Popular Smart Home Devices
Researchers discovered "critical cryptographic flaws" in the smartphone companion apps of 16 popular smart home devices.
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'Stalkerware' Apps Are Proliferating. Protect Yourself
These spyware apps record your conversations, location and everything you type, all while camouflaged as a calculator or calendar.
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There's a Multibillion-Dollar Market for Your Phone's Location Data
A huge but little-known industry has cropped up around monetizing people's movements.
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Researchers Discover Vulnerability in Widely-Used Method for Securing Phone Data
Researchers demonstrated how an attack on low-end Android phones targetted a standard encryption process.
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States at Disadvantage in Race to Recruit Cybersecurity Pros
U.S. states face a shortage of cybersecurity professionals and lack the deep pockets to compete with federal, global, and specialized cybersecurity companies.
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Federal Agencies Warn Companies to Be on Guard Against Prolific Ransomware Strain
U.S. federal agencies issued a joint alert warning companies to be on guard against the Conti ransomware variant.
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2021 has Broken the Record for Zero-Day Hacking Attacks
The reasons why are complicated—and not all bad news.
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Dialing the Trust Level Down to Zero
With cybersecurity under increasing attacks, experts say we should move to the Zero Trust Architecture.
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Flatter Chips
Two-dimensional materials — graphene and its cousins — could enable better integrated circuits.
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A Switch in Time
The introduction of the nanosheet transistor is just one step in the continuing attempt to stick to the spirit of Moore's Law.
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Biden Administration Combating Ransomware with Crackdown on Cryptocurrency Payments
Cybersecurity experts see exchanges as a weak point for ransomware gangs that otherwise operate wholly in on the Internet, all but untouchable by law enforcement...
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The Problem with 'Complex' Passwords
University of Strathclyde in Scotland's Karen Renaud said requiring complex passwords to deter hackers has the unintended effect of making the process too difficult...
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