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November 18, 2017

First Large-Scale Doxing Study Reveals Motivations and Targets for Cyber Bullying

Nov. 7, 2017 — The first large-scale study of a low-tech, high-harm form of online harassment known as doxing, which involves collecting and publishing sensitive personal information to exact revenge, seek justice, ... read more

Auto-Fix Tool Gets More Programmers to Upgrade Code, Study Finds

Oct. 16, 2017 — Failure to make necessary upgrades to software code can have dire consequences, such as the major data breach at Equifax. A recent study finds that auto-fix tools are effective ways to get ... read more

Security Cameras Vulnerable to Attacks Using Infrared Light

Sep. 19, 2017 — Researchers have demonstrated that security cameras infected with malware can receive covert signals and leak sensitive information from the very same surveillance devices used to protect ... read more

Cost Effective Quantum Moves a Step Closer

Sep. 19, 2017 — Researchers have taken an important step towards enabling quantum networks to be cost-effective and truly secure from attack. The experiments prove the viability of a measurement-device-independent ... read more

'The Dark Side' of Quantum Computers

Sep. 13, 2017 — The era of fully fledged quantum computers threatens to destroy internet security as we know it. Researchers are in a race against time to prepare new cryptographic techniques before the arrival of ... read more

To Improve Smartphone Privacy, Control Access to Third-Party Libraries

Sep. 12, 2017 — Smartphone apps that share users' personal Information often do so through services called third-party libraries, suggesting a new strategy for protecting privacy. CResearchers say controlling ... read more

First on-Chip Nanoscale Optical Quantum Memory Developed

Sep. 11, 2017 — Engineers have built a chip capable of storing and retrieving individual photons of light, with all of their quantum properties left intact. The chip represents the first nanoscale optical quantum ... read more

Voting Vulnerability

Sep. 6, 2017 — Online attackers may be able to purchase -- for as little as a few thousand dollars -- enough personal information to potentially alter voter registration information in as many as 36 states and the ... read more

When Strangers Can Control Our Lights

Sep. 5, 2017 — Smart home products such as lamps controlled via mobile devices are becoming ever more popular in private households. We would, however, feel vulnerable in our own four walls if strangers suddenly ... read more

Security Issues With Health Apps for Dementia Patients Uncovered by Researchers

Aug. 21, 2017 — Many health apps designed to assist dementia patients and their caregivers have inadequate security policies or lack security policies altogether, new research ... read more

Smart Electrical Grids More Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks

Aug. 16, 2017 — Electricity distribution systems in the USA are gradually being modernized and transposed to smart grids, which make use of two-way communication and computer processing. This is making them ... read more

How Secure Are Your Messages?

Aug. 10, 2017 — Researchers have learned that most users of popular messaging apps are leaving themselves exposed to hacking and fraud because they aren't using important security ... read more

DNA Sequencing Tools Lack Robust Protections Against Cybersecurity Risks

Aug. 10, 2017 — A new study analyzing the security hygiene of common, open-source DNA processing programs finds evidence of poor computer security practices used throughout the field. In a scientific first, the team ... read more

Clarifiying Complex Chemical Processes With Quantum Computers

Aug. 2, 2017 — Science and the IT industry have high hopes for quantum computing, but descriptions of possible applications tend to be vague. Researchers have now come up with a concrete example that demonstrates ... read more

New Statistical Model Examines Massive Amounts of Data to Automatically Spot Anomalies

July 31, 2017 — With the number of security breaches and cyber-attacks on the rise, cyber-security experts may soon have a new tool in the fight against online threats. Scientists have developed a new statistical ... read more

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

Ultracold Molecules Hold Promise for Quantum Computing

July 27, 2017 — A study by MIT researchers shows that collections of ultracold molecules can retain the information stored in them for hundreds of times longer than previously achieved in these materials. These ... 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

Why You Might Trust a Quantum Computer With Secrets, Even Over the Internet

July 12, 2017 — Researchers have proposed a way you could use a quantum computer securely, even over the internet, explains a new ... read more

Task Force Finds Open Data's 2 Biggest Challenges Are Finding It and Using It When You Do Find It

June 30, 2017 — Two of the greatest challenges to effectively using open research data are that: even when it is notionally accessible researchers often simply cannot find that data, and if they do find it they ... read more
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