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Nations Must Talk to Halt 'cyber Terrorism': Kaspersky
From ACM Opinion

Nations Must Talk to Halt 'cyber Terrorism': Kaspersky

Eugene Kaspersky, whose lab discovered the Flame virus that has attacked computers in Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East, said on Wednesday only a global effort...

Cyberthreats Turn Into Megabucks
From ACM Careers

Cyberthreats Turn Into Megabucks

As Congress boosts spending on cybersecurity and mulls over new data safety requirements on private industry, some companies stand to get rich.

Cyber-Attack Concerns Raised Over Boeing 787 Chip's 'back Door'
From ACM News

Cyber-Attack Concerns Raised Over Boeing 787 Chip's 'back Door'

Two Cambridge experts have discovered a "back door" in a computer chip used in military systems and aircraft, such as the Boeing 787, that could allow the chip...

Idf Admits to Using Cyber Space to Attack Enemies
From ACM News

Idf Admits to Using Cyber Space to Attack Enemies

The IDF uses cyber space to gather intelligence, attack enemies, and conduct various military operations, the military revealed on Sunday in a posting on its official...

From ACM News

Iran: 'flame' Virus Fight Began with Oil Attack

Computer technicians battling to contain a complex virus last month resorted to the ultimate firewall measures—cutting off Internet links to Iran’s Oil Ministry...

With Goal-Line Tech, Soccer Tries Kicking Its Addiction to Human Error
From ACM News

With Goal-Line Tech, Soccer Tries Kicking Its Addiction to Human Error

Saturday's high-profile match between England and Belgium is the biggest test yet for a system that may finally put an end to flubbed goal-line calls, a technological...

Iran 'finds Fix' For Sophisticated Flame Malware
From ACM News

Iran 'finds Fix' For Sophisticated Flame Malware

Iran says it has developed tools that can defend against the sophisticated cyber attack tool known as Flame.

Craig Venter Wants to Solve the World's Energy Crisis
From ACM Opinion

Craig Venter Wants to Solve the World's Energy Crisis

There is one version of Craig Venter's life story where he would’ve been a dutiful scientist at the National Institutes of Health, a respected yet anonymous researcher...

From ACM News

Was Flame Virus that Invaded Iran's Computer Networks Made in ­sa?

As the United Nations and Iran warn that the newly discovered Flame computer virus may be the most potent weapon of its kind, U.S. computer security experts tell...

Shots Fired, Pinpointed and Argued Over
From ACM News

Shots Fired, Pinpointed and Argued Over

 At 7:22:07 p.m. on a recent Thursday, an electronic alarm went off in the soundproof control room of a suburban office building here.

What Fearmongers Get Wrong About Cyberwarfare
From ACM Opinion

What Fearmongers Get Wrong About Cyberwarfare

Should we worry about cyberwarfare? Judging by excessively dramatic headlines in the media, very much so. Cyberwarfare, the argument goes, might make wars easier...

Meet 'flame,' The Massive Spy Malware Infiltrating Iranian Computers
From ACM News

Meet 'flame,' The Massive Spy Malware Infiltrating Iranian Computers


From ACM Careers

Silicon Valley Foreign Worker Search Speeds ­p After Lull

Technology firms have tripled their recruitment of foreign workers this spring after a hiring lull of several years—a development that is reigniting the debate...

The Whois Database May Finally Get an Overhaul
From ACM TechNews

The Whois Database May Finally Get an Overhaul

A volunteer group at ICANN has released a report on the Whois database that points out the problems with the database, the parties responsible, and some potential...

As Computing Changes, Hewlett-Packard Struggles to Follow
From ACM News

As Computing Changes, Hewlett-Packard Struggles to Follow

As the computer industry makes a radical shift to new modes of computing—in the cloud and on tablets and smartphones—Hewlett-Packard, a stalwart of the previous...

High Court to Hear Warrantless Eavesdropping Challenge
From ACM News

High Court to Hear Warrantless Eavesdropping Challenge

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether to halt a legal challenge to a once-secret warrantless surveillance program targeting Americans' communications...

From ACM News

Browser Choice: A Thing of the Past?

Like to pick your browser? Beware, because new mobile devices threaten to stifle the competitive vigor of the market for Web browsers on PCs.

Data Mining Meets City Hall
From Communications of the ACM

Data Mining Meets City Hall

Local and national governments are turning to open data to cut their costs, increase transparency and efficiency, and respond to the needs of citizens.

At Wsis Forum, Divisions Arise Over Future of Internet Governance
From ACM TechNews

At Wsis Forum, Divisions Arise Over Future of Internet Governance

The recent World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2012 discussed the future of Internet governance.  

Silicon Valley Tech Executive Nabbed in False Barcode Scheme Involving Lego Toys
From ACM News

Silicon Valley Tech Executive Nabbed in False Barcode Scheme Involving Lego Toys

Ever since smartphones got their own bar code scanners, it's become commonplace for store security officers—who carefully monitor surveillance cameras at big box...
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