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Fran Allen: 1932-2020
Frances E. Allen was the first woman recipient of the ACM A.M. Turing Award.
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179 Arrested in Massive Global Dark Web Takedown
Operation Disruptor is an unprecedented international law enforcement effort, stemming from last year's seizure of a popular underground bazaar called Wall Street...
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Bulletproofing RISC-V Cores
The RISC-V open standard instruction-set architecture can improve cybersecurity.
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Accident Prevention Software for Autonomous Vehicles
Researchers at Germany's Technical University of Munich say they have created accident-preventing software for autonomous vehicles that anticipates variations of...
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Singapore to Pay Citizens for Keeping Healthy with Apple Watch
Apple and Singapore's government have partnered on the two-year LumiHealth initiative, which will monitor and reward user behavior via the Apple Watch and an iPhone...
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Woman Becomes First Healthcare Cyberattack Death
A woman in Germany suffering a life-threatening illness was the first person to die from a cyberattack on a healthcare system.
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Smart Transportation Systems Need to Reckon with Rogues
Arizona State University engineers have come up with an algorithm that manages autonomous vehicle traffic through intersections safely, under real-life conditions...
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Police Drones Take to U.K. Skies
U.K. police agencies are trying out the use of aerial drones to support ground-based forces in scenarios where helicopter or aircraft deployments may be less practical...
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The Phish Scale: NIST-Developed Method Helps IT Staff See Why Users Click on Fraudulent Emails
The Phish Scale could help organizations better train their employees to avoid being deceived by seemingly trustworthy emails.
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Millions of WordPress Sites Are Being Probed, Attacked With Recent Plugin Bug
Defiant Inc. reports millions of WordPress sites have been attacked by hackers exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the "File Manager" WordPress plugin.
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Insights Into Dreams and What They Say About Us
Computer scientists are using artificial intelligence and digital databases to examine dreams and potentially identify mental issues.
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AI Tech to Spot Dangerous Drivers
An automated system for vehicle license plate recognition could help identify dangerous drivers in real time before an incident occurs.
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Malware Gang Uses .NET Library to Generate Excel Docs That Bypass Security Checks
Security researchers at NVISO Labs discovered a malware gang is using a .NET library to create malicious Excel files.
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Cities Tap AI to Regulate Short-Term Rentals as Travel Picks Up
U.S. cities and towns are using artificial intelligence to monitor and regulate short-term rentals, with some hoping to spot tax-revenue opportunities during the...
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Privacy, Blockchain, and IoT--Can We Keep Control of Our Own Identities?
Research has found privacy issues innate to current blockchain platforms, suggesting the technology requires further refinement for consideration of privacy rights...
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With Election Cybersecurity Experts in Short Supply, Some States Call In the National Guard
Some U.S. states are asking the National Guard to dispatch cybersecurity experts to fortify their voting systems ahead of the general election in November.
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China Launches Initiative to Set Global Data Security Rules
China this week launched the Global Initiative on Data Security, in a bid to establish international data-security standards.
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Portland Adopts Landmark Facial Recognition Ordinances
The City Council of Portland, OR, on Wednesday adopted two landmark ordinances barring city and private usage of facial recognition technology.
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Helping Companies Prioritize Their Cybersecurity Investments
A platform developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology can quantify security risks for companies without requiring them to disclose sensitive...
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