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A growing chorus of complaints about the U.S. government`s `unfunded` debts may be unsettling, but no cause to become unnerved, a University of Illinois tax expert says. http://www.physorg.com/news157831522.html Other Sciences Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:05:55 EST news157831522 Computer security top guns around the world watched warily as the dreaded Conficker worm squirmed deeper into infected machines with the arrival of an April 1st trigger date. http://www.physorg.com/news157783544.html Technology Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:46:21 EST news157783544 The US Department of Homeland Security released a tool on Monday to detect whether a computer is infected by the Conficker worm. http://www.physorg.com/news157655763.html Technology Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:17:21 EST news157655763 The New Economic (In)Security of Seniors, issued today by the Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP) at Brandeis University finds that Massachusetts seniors face widespread financial insecurity. Almost 7 in 10 senior households in Massachusetts lack sufficient resources for long-term economic security, according to the study. Economic risk is especially pronounced for single senior households -with 82 percent among them facing financial insecurity. http://www.physorg.com/news157368779.html Other Sciences Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:38:56 EST news157368779 (AP) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission says it has dropped its lawsuit against McAfee Inc.'s former general counsel which accused him of illegally tampering with stock options. http://www.physorg.com/news156715215.html Technology Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:08:27 EST news156715215 (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. released a new version of Internet Explorer Thursday, adding features meant to speed up common Web surfing tasks and bringing the browser's security measures in line with those of major competitors. http://www.physorg.com/news156663747.html Technology Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:43:01 EST news156663747 Recent news reports indicate a computer containing confidential information about the helicopter that transports President Barack Obama was breached by a computer in Iran. In January, Heartland Payment Systems, a company that provides credit and debit card, payroll and related processing services to more than 250,000 business locations nationwide, announced it had a data breach that potentially exposed credit card numbers, expiration dates and other data. The Heartland breach includes about 700 Penn State purchasing cards, which are in the process of being replaced. http://www.physorg.com/news156530590.html Technology Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:43:57 EST news156530590 A study of the mental state of the modern American woman by a Princeton University psychologist has found a powerful link between concerns over financial security and satisfaction with one's life. http://www.physorg.com/news156521998.html Other Sciences Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:20:31 EST news156521998 Skin texture and the way a person walks could help pinpoint security threats if a Singapore government project is implemented, a top cabinet minister said Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news156520269.html Technology Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:51:33 EST news156520269 In new research published in the Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, New York University Professor Mitchell Moss explains that the cornerstone Federal disaster relief legislation, the Robert T. Stafford Act, is dangerously out of date, and must be reformed to provide for rapid relief after a catastrophe. http://www.physorg.com/news156177961.html Other Sciences Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:46:52 EST news156177961 There is no question that the recent economic crisis has wreaked havoc on companies and on families across the country. Now, a recent study of 300 married, working couples conducted by Wayne Hochwarter, the Jim Moran Professor of Management at Florida State University's College of Business, is revealing just how deeply the crunch is being felt. http://www.physorg.com/news156075470.html Other Sciences Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:18:16 EST news156075470 Ruggedized, self-contained cameras, similar in concept to the black box used in aircraft, would record video data that could be retrieved by investigators following a catastrophic incident. http://www.physorg.com/news155836252.html Technology Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:52:20 EST news155836252 A top US cybersecurity official has quit, complaining in a resignation letter obtained by Wired magazine that US cyber protection efforts are being dominated by the super-secret National Security Agency (NSA). http://www.physorg.com/news155675902.html Technology Sat, 07 Mar 2009 19:19:01 EST news155675902 Computer security specialists warn that Facebook users have been hit with a series of data-stealing attacks in the past week as cyber crooks increasingly stalk social-networking websites. http://www.physorg.com/news155288782.html Technology Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:46:41 EST news155288782 A new risk management tool can help software developers identify security vulnerabilities in their programs early in the planning process, effectively solving problems before they exist, simply by having the developers lay their cards on the table. The system, called "Protection Poker," was developed by computer security experts at North Carolina State University and is already being used in a pilot project to identify security problems. http://www.physorg.com/news154694556.html Technology Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:43:13 EST news154694556 Schemers claiming to be Uncle Sam are filling e-mail boxes in Contra Costa County, Calif., and across the country with messages asking for people's personal information. http://www.physorg.com/news153932135.html Technology Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:56:06 EST news153932135 Electronic implants that dispense medicines automatically or via a wireless medical network are on the horizon. Australian and US researchers warn of the security risks in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology. http://www.physorg.com/news153137835.html Biology Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:19:05 EST news153137835 For airline passengers everywhere, good news. Scientists have successfully tested a liquid explosive detection system that may eventually keep dangerous substances off airplanes. This comes barely two years after a plot to make bombs out of liquids aboard planes taking off from London was foiled. http://www.physorg.com/news153054607.html Technology Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:10:44 EST news153054607 What if you didn't have a separate work computer to deal with anymore? Instead, you and your co-workers would use personal laptops to access work files and software - without having to download anything on your computer. It's part of the workplace future that Citrix Systems and Intel are working to make a reality. http://www.physorg.com/news152383531.html Technology Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:46:02 EST news152383531 Older Americans have experienced huge, negative financial shifts that now make it more difficult to enter retirement with sustainable economic security, a new study finds. Seventy-eight percent of all senior households are financially vulnerable when it comes to their ability to meet essential expenses and cover projected costs over their lifetimes. http://www.physorg.com/news152374394.html Other Sciences Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:13:39 EST news152374394 What's possible when a group of scientists are inspired by a famous superhero and a giant creature from the sea? How about a new technology for stopping drivers in their tracks? http://www.physorg.com/news151326442.html Technology Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:07:22 EST news151326442 (PhysOrg.com) -- Security firm F-Secure has advised that the Downadup worm has spread to more than 3.5 million computers by exploiting a vulnerability Microsoft patched last October. This is achieved by trying to connect to various Web addresses. The worm then looks for an active Web server at one of these domains and downloads and runs a particular executable file. This allows the malware to do whatever it wants with all of the infected computers. http://www.physorg.com/news151319896.html Technology Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:18:16 EST news151319896 Thefts of personally identifiable information (PII), such as social security and credit card account numbers, are increasing dramatically. Adding to the difficulty of fighting this problem, organizations often disagree on what PII is, and how to protect it. Now, in a first-of-its-kind publication, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a draft guide on protecting PII from unauthorized use and disclosure. http://www.physorg.com/news151089599.html Technology Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:19:59 EST news151089599 Thanks to an ingenious new strategy devised by researchers at University of California, Davis and Intel Corporation, computer network administrators might soon be able to mount effective, low-cost defenses against self-propagating infectious programs known as worms. http://www.physorg.com/news151082993.html Technology Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:29:53 EST news151082993 (PhysOrg.com) -- With the same type of fiber optic cables used in telecommunications systems, researchers from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed a way to detect and pinpoint the excavation of tunnels during times of war, such as those used for smuggling weapons into Gaza. The findings will be presented at the Defense, Security and Sensing Conference of SPIE (an international society advancing light-based research) in April 2009 in Orlando, Florida. http://www.physorg.com/news150998298.html Technology Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:58:18 EST news150998298 Independent security researchers in California and researchers at the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in the Netherlands, EPFL in Switzerland, and Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands have found a weakness in the Internet digital certificate infrastructure that allows attackers to forge certificates that are fully trusted by all commonly used web browsers. http://www.physorg.com/news149860866.html Technology Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:01:06 EST news149860866 Not long ago, the simple, anonymous thrill of exposing chinks in American software was enough of a payoff for a Russian hacker. http://www.physorg.com/news149839691.html Technology Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:08:11 EST news149839691 Hackers beware. A Rochester Institute of Technology professor knows how to thwart sophisticated and determined intruders from stealing personal and corporate information. His secret? Anchor your online activities to the physical world. http://www.physorg.com/news147546023.html Technology Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:00:23 EST news147546023 A recent Carnegie Mellon University CyLab survey of corporate board directors reveals a gap in board and senior executive oversight in managing cyber risks. http://www.physorg.com/news147448771.html Other Sciences Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:59:31 EST news147448771 (PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers are developing the world`s first optical firewall capable of analysing data on fibre optic networks at speeds of 40 gigabits per second. Their work promises to save the internet from the looming threat of network security bottlenecks. http://www.physorg.com/news144510889.html Technology Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:54:49 EST news144510889