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Image Searches 'poisoned' By Cybercriminals
More than 113 million Internet users were redirected to malicious pages due to search engine poisoning in May 2011, according to Trend Micro.
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Replicating Human Errors to Test Network Security
University of Southern California researchers have developed a system for testing the security of computer networks by making computers simulate the type of human...
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Chinese Cyberwar Video Goes Missing
Now you see it, now you don’t. A Chinese documentary that showed off the military’s ability to conduct a cyberattack against a U.S.-based site appears to have...
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Google Highlights Trouble in Detecting Web-Based Malware
It is now more difficult to identify malicious Web sites and attacks as antivirus software is proving to be an ineffective defense against new threats, according...
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Simple Security For Wireless
A new wireless security scheme from MIT protects against man-in-the-middle attacks does not require password protection or some additional communications mechanism...
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Linux Foundation Releases Specification to Ease Licensing Headaches
The Linux Foundation and FOSSBazaar have released the Software Package Data Exchange, a data exchange specification that tracks license information in a standardized...
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Seeing the Future of the Office Internet
Inside the headquarters of networking giant Cisco in San Jose, California, lies a technology showcase where executives can test out advanced technologies like...
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'smart' Cctv Could Track Rioters
Researchers at Kingston University have created a system that uses artificial intelligence to recognise specific types of behaviour, such as someone holding a...
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Ben Fry, Information Designer
In the golden age of data visualization, he helps designers think like programmers, and vice versa.
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When Algorithms Control the World
If you were expecting some kind warning when computers finally get smarter than us, then think again.
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IBM Work With World's Thinnest Material Seen Creating Faster Pcs
A one-atom-thick layer of carbon may one day help International Business Machines Corp. and the U.S. military build more precise radar and computers that operate...
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Judge Says Warrant Required For Cell Phone Location Data
In recent years, the courts have struggled to decide whether the government needs a warrant to access historical records about a cell phone user's location. Some...
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Antennas in Your Clothes? New Design Could Pave the Way
Ohio State University researchers are working on a new way to incorporate radio antennas directly into clothing, in an effort to improve communications reliability...
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Motorola
Hundreds of framed patents hang on two separate walls at the headquarters of Motorola Mobility in Libertyville, IL. They testify to the pride in innovation at...
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Face Recognition Technology Fails to Find U.k. Rioters
The response was as aggressive and swift as the riots themselves. Within a few hours of the worst of the looting across London and other English cities, attempts...
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Mediocre Hackers Can Cause Major Damage
Even minimally competent hackers can hijack the computer systems that control critical industrial machinery to deadly effect, according to security researchers. ...
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W3c Ignites Developer Participation in Web Standards Process
The World Wide Web Consortium recently announced a new track, called W3C Community Groups, that makes it easier for developers and businesses to create Web technology...
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Red-Light Cameras Throughout Nyc Are Bringing in $52 Million from Speedy City Drivers
Lights, cameras, cash. New York's driver nanny cams are working, generating more than $52 million in fines last year from unsuspecting motorists who blew through...
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Big Silicon Valley Demand For Analog Engineers' 'black Art'
You want a good look at Silicon Valley's bipolar job market? Step into the 11th-floor office of Young Sohn. The CEO of Santa Clara-based Inphi is tearing his...
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