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The Complex Path to Quantum Resistance
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The Complex Path to Quantum Resistance

Is your organization prepared?

Quantum-Safe Trust for Vehicles
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Quantum-Safe Trust for Vehicles: The Race Is Already On

A discussion of concerns on quantum vulnerability for the automobile industry.

WebRTC
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WebRTC: Real-Time Communication for the Open Web Platform

What was once a way to bring audio and video to the Web has expanded into more use cases than we could ever imagine.

Application Frameworks
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Application Frameworks

While powerful, frameworks are not for everyone.

The SPACE of Developer Productivity
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The SPACE of Developer Productivity

There's more to it than you think.

Toward Confidential Cloud Computing
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Toward Confidential Cloud Computing

Extending hardware-enforced cryptographic protection to data while in use.

Enclaves in the Clouds
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Enclaves in the Clouds

Legal considerations and broader implications

Battery Day
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Battery Day

A closer look at the technology that makes portable electronics possible.

Everything VPN Is New Again
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Everything VPN Is New Again

The 24-year-old security model has found a second wind.

Out-of-This-World Additive Manufacturing
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Out-of-This-World Additive Manufacturing

From thingamabobs to rockets, 3D printing takes many forms.

Differential Privacy
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Differential Privacy: The Pursuit of Protections by Default

A discussion with Miguel Guevara, Damien Desfontaines, Jim Waldo, and Terry Coatta

The Identity in Everyone's Pocket
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The Identity in Everyone's Pocket

Keeping users secure through their smartphones.

The Die is Cast
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The Die is Cast

Hardware security is not assured.

Security Analysis of SMS as a Second Factor of Authentication
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Security Analysis of SMS as a Second Factor of Authentication

The challenges of multifactor authentication based on SMS, including cellular security deficiencies, SS7 exploits, and SIM swapping.

The Life of a Data Byte
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The Life of a Data Byte

Be kind and rewind.

Five Nonobvious Remote Work Techniques
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Five Nonobvious Remote Work Techniques

Emulating the efficiency of in-person conversations.

The History, Status, and Future of FPGAs
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The History, Status, and Future of FPGAs

Hitting a nerve with field-programmable gate arrays.

Debugging Incidents in Google's Distributed Systems
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Debugging Incidents in Google's Distributed Systems

How experts debug production issues in complex distributed systems.

Dark Patterns
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Dark Patterns: Past, Present, and Future

The evolution of tricky user interfaces.

Power to the People
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Power to the People

Reducing datacenter carbon footprints.
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