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Gtri Creates Cyber Technology and Information Security Laboratory
The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) has created a new Cyber Technology and Information Security Laboratory to apply GTRI's broad expertise and systems engineering...
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Iran Detains 'Spies' As It Moves to Ease Fears Over Stuxnet Cyber Attack
Intelligence chief blames western powers for computer worm targeting nuclear systems.
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'fabric' Would Tighten the Weave of Online Security
Cornell University professors Fred Schneider and Andrew Myers are developing a way to incorporate security into the programming language used to write computer...
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One Program to Watch Them All: DARPA
The Pentagon’s surveillance net is massive. But it was holes and seams. Spy drone videos and communications intercepts may be aimed at the same target. Analysts...
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Would Wiretapping Laws Spell the End of Quantum Encryption?
A new effort to ensure that the government can gain back-door access to encrypted messages could thwart one of the most promising applications of physics for...
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Stuxnet Worm Heralds New Era of Global Cyberwar
Attack aimed at Iran nuclear plant and recently revealed 2008 incident at US base show spread of cyber weapons.
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Inside Stuxnet: Researcher Drops New Clues About Origin of Worm
The mysterious Stuxnet worm took center stage at the Virus Bulletin 2010 conference here with a prominent security researcher dropping a raw hint that Israel may...
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Physicists Break Color Barrier For Sending, Receiving Photons
University of Oregon scientists have invented a method to change the color of single photons in a fiber optic cable. The feat could be a quantum step forward for...
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Iran Thwarts Viral Attack on Nuclear Plant System: Atomic Chief
Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali-Akbar Salehi said Wednesday that the enemy's efforts to infect Iranian nuclear systems with a computer virus have...
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Should Code Be Released?
Software code can provide important insights into the results of research, but it's up to individual scientists whether their code is released---and many opt not...
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Personal Fabrication
Open source 3D printers could herald the start of a new industrial revolution.
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Apple Patent Shows Future of Biometrics Isn
A recent Apple patent and a strongly worded report from the National Research Council suggest that the future of biometrics lies with personalization, not security...
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World's First 'cyber Superweapon' Attacks China
A computer virus dubbed the world's "first cyber superweapon" by experts and which may have been designed to attack Iran's nuclear facilities has found a new...
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In a Computer Worm, a Possible Biblical Clue
Deep inside the computer worm that some specialists suspect is aimed at slowing Iran's race for a nuclear weapon lies what could be a fleeting reference to the...
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In a Computer Worm, a Possible Biblical Clue
Deep inside the computer worm that some specialists suspect is aimed at slowing Iran’s race for a nuclear weapon lies what could be a fleeting reference to the...
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.s. Trying to Wage Cyber Warfare Against Iran: Minister
The United States seeks to launch a cyber war against Iran in retaliation to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s remarks at the UN, says Communications and Information Technology...
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India Launches Project to Id 1.2 Billion People
India's vaunted tech savvy is being put to the test this week as the country embarks on a daunting mission: assigning a unique 12-digit number to each of its...
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npublished Iraq War Logs Trigger Internal Wikileaks Revolt
A domino chain of resignations at the secret-spilling site WikiLeaks followed a unilateral decision by autocratic founder Julian Assange to schedule an October...
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Why the Stuxnet Worm Is Like Nothing Seen Before
Stuxnet is the first worm of its type capable of attacking critical infrastructure like power stations and electricity grids: those in the know have been expecting...
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