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August 29, 2017

Two Methods to De-Identify Large Patient Datasets Greatly Reduced Risk of Re-Identification

July 28, 2017 — Two de-identification methods, k-anonymization and adding a 'fuzzy factor,' significantly reduced the risk of re-identification of patients in a dataset of 5 million patient records from a ... read more

Shh! Proven Security for Your Secrets

July 14, 2017 — Researchers show the security of their cipher based on chaos theory. The research highlights that their Vector Stream Cipher is not only secure, but structurally simple and low on memory usage ... read more

Who Is Responsible If a Brain-Controlled Robot Drops a Baby?

June 29, 2017 — As brain-controlled robots enter everyday life, researchers say that now is the time to take action and put in place guidelines that ensure the safe and beneficial use of direct brain-machine ... read more

Adaptive Cyber Security Decision Support to Prevent Cyber Attacks

June 27, 2017 — Recognizing the complexity of cyber attacks and the multi-stakeholder nature of tackling cyber security are the key components of a new data-driven cyber security system currently being developed. ... read more

Shortcut to Satellite-Based Quantum Encryption Network

June 15, 2017 — Researchers demonstrate ground-based measurements of quantum states sent by a laser aboard a satellite 38,000 kilometers above ... read more

Security and Privacy in Electronic Healthcare Systems

June 15, 2017 — All over the world, digital tools are increasingly being used to improve and streamline healthcare services. This does not only lead to positive results, but also creates opportunities for new types ... read more

Smarter Use of Mobile Data

June 12, 2017 — The data constantly collected and reported by smartphones can find numerous applications. An new project devoted to crowdsensing has found ways to improve privacy and localization accuracy as well as ... read more

7 in 10 Smartphone Apps Share Your Data With Third-Party Services

June 9, 2017 — Our mobile phones can reveal a lot about ourselves: where we live and work; who our family, friends and acquaintances are; how (and even what) we communicate with them; and our personal habits. With ... read more

App Uses Smartphone Compass to Stop Voice Hacking

June 5, 2017 — Engineers are creating an app to stop voice hacking. The app uses existing smartphone components, including the magnetometer for the phone's compass, to detect when someone's voice is being ... read more

Catching the IMSI-Catchers: SeaGlass Brings Transparency to Cell Phone Surveillance

June 2, 2017 — Security researchers have developed a new system called SeaGlass to detect anomalies in the cellular landscape that can indicate where and when IMSI-catchers, cell-site simulators and other devices ... read more

Random Numbers: Hard Times Ahead for Hackers

May 31, 2017 — Whenever we need to communicate in secret, a cryptographic key is needed. For this key to work, it must consist of numbers chosen at random without any structure – just the opposite of using the ... read more

System Piggybacks on Bitcoin to Prevent Identity Theft

May 24, 2017 — Researchers have developed a new system that uses Bitcoin's security machinery to defend against online identity ... read more

Taking Control Back from the Cloud

May 29, 2017 — A user-controlled file security scheme makes it possible to instantly revoke access to files hosted on Internet cloud ... read more

Under Cyber Attack: Researchers Look at How to Catch a 'Phisher'

May 16, 2017 — As cybersecurity experts scramble to stop another wave of ransomware and malware scams that have infected computers around the world, computer science experts are 'phishing' for reasons why ... read more

Kids, Parents Alike Worried About Privacy With Internet-Connected Toys

May 10, 2017 — Researchers have conducted a new study that explores the attitudes and concerns of both parents and children who play with internet-connected toys. Through a series of in-depth interviews and ... read more

New Password Meter That Will Change How Users Make Passwords

May 8, 2017 — Researchers have just unveiled a new, state-of-the-art password meter that offers real-time feedback and advice to help people create better ... read more

Unpolarized Single-Photon Generation With True Randomness from Diamond

May 8, 2017 — Scientists have demonstrated dynamically and statically unpolarized single-photon generation using ... read more

The Key to Private and Efficient Data Storage

Apr. 29, 2017 — Cloud storage services, like Dropbox and Gmail, may soon be able to better manage your content, giving you more storage capacity while still being unable to ‘read’ your ... read more

Your Phone's Power Use Can Give Hackers an Opening

Apr. 12, 2017 — Experts have long known the risks associated with charging a smartphone using a USB cord that can also transfer data, but new research shows that even without data wires, hackers using a "side ... read more

Internet Atlas Maps the Physical Internet to Enhance Security

Apr. 11, 2017 — Despite the internet-dependent nature of our world, a thorough understanding of the internet’s physical makeup has only recently ... read more
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