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Candles are lit at a rally in support of Iranian election protesters organized by Amnesty International in New York

Canadian software helps Iranian dissidents connect

Technology / Internet

created Jun 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Software developed by a Canadian lab to circumvent online censorship has been downloaded by more than 18,000 Iranians in the last 10 days, says its developer Rafal Rohozinski.





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Researchers: Cyber spies break into govt computers (AP)

Researchers: Cyber spies break into govt computers

Technology / Internet

created Mar 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(AP) -- A cyber spy network based mainly in China hacked into classified documents from government and private organizations in 103 countries, including the computers of the Dalai Lama and Tibetan exiles, ...


Investigation detects cyber espionage network

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Information Warfare Monitor - a joint effort of the SecDev Group (Ottawa) and the Citizen Lab (University of Toronto) - detected a cyber espionage network involving over 1,295 compromised computers in ...


Protecting electronic information from theft, abuse research goal

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Apr 09, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Learning to design computers so that personal and security information can be protected from theft or abuse is the goal of Virginia Tech College of Engineering researcher Patrick Schaumont, who has received a National Science ...


Computer forensics is a red-hot job market

Technology / Other

created May 01, 2006 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Computer forensics graduates have been in high demand since the field first appeared and now the demand is growing even larger.


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Second Life creates virtual world for businesses

Technology / Internet

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Linden Lab on Wednesday announced it is adding a new dimension to Second Life online world to give businesses private places for virtual meetings.


Japan falls behind in chip manufacturing

Technology / Semiconductors

created May 16, 2006 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A university study suggests Japan is falling behind other nations in the production of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) chips for personal computers.


Pentagon reviews social networking on computers

Technology / Internet

created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The Pentagon is reviewing the use of Facebook and other social networking sites on its computers with an eye toward setting rules on how to protect against possible security risks.


Obama setting up better security for computers (AP)

Obama setting up better security for computers

Technology / Internet

created May 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- America has for too long failed to adequately protect the security of its computer networks, President Barack Obama said Friday, announcing he will name a new cyber czar to take on the job.


Chinese people surfing the internet in Beijing

China deploys secure computer operating system

Technology / Software

created May 12, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (24) | comments 27

China has installed a secure operating system known as "Kylin" on government and military computers designed to be impenetrable to US military and intelligence agencies, The Washington Times reported on Tuesday.


Denial of service denial: New filtering system could protect networks from zombies

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 3

A way to filter out denial of service attacks on computer networks, including cloud computing systems, could significantly improve security on government, commercial, and educational systems. Such a filter is reported in ...



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