Security
hideSecurity is the degree of protection against danger, loss, and criminals.
Security has to be compared and contrasted with other related concepts: Safety, continuity, reliability. The key difference between security and reliability is that security must take into account the actions of people attempting to cause destruction.
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News tagged with security
Good code, bad computations: A computer security gray area
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 27, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- If you want to make sure your computer or server is not tricked into undertaking malicious or undesirable behavior, it's not enough to keep bad code out of the system.
Computer scientists successfully boot one million Linux kernels as virtual machines
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Computer scientists at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, Calif., have for the first time successfully demonstrated the ability to run more than a million Linux kernels as virtual ...
Experts uncover weakness in Internet security
Dec 30, 2008 |
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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 ...
Microsoft to Offer Free Antivirus Protection
Jun 11, 2009 |
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Microsoft is gearing up to offer Windows users a free real-time antivirus protection. Code name Morro, the antivirus product will be a hosted service. Morro works by routing all users Internet traffic to a ...
Social security numbers can be predicted with public information, researchers find
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jul 06, 2009 |
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Carnegie Mellon University researchers have shown that public information readily gleaned from governmental sources, commercial data bases, or online social networks can be used to routinely predict most — ...
Microsoft to release free antivirus PC software
Sep 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. says its new computer security program can be downloaded starting on Tuesday.
Secure computers aren't so secure
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Even well-defended computers can leak shocking amounts of private data. MIT researchers seek out exotic attacks in order to shut them down.
Democracies with separation of powers less likely to stop using torture
Jul 16, 2008 |
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A system of checks and balances in government is usually regarded as a good thing, except when it comes to the probability that a nation will stop its use of government-sanctioned torture, according to a Florida State University ...
Microsoft warns of serious computer security hole
Jul 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. has taken the rare step of warning about a serious computer security vulnerability it hasn't fixed yet.
Ants vs. worms: New computer security mimics nature
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 25, 2009 |
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In the never-ending battle to protect computer networks from intruders, security experts are deploying a new defense modeled after one of nature's hardiest creatures -- the ant.
New guide explores making the most of Social Security
Sep 04, 2008 |
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Many older Americans may be shortchanging their golden years by tapping into Social Security too soon, according to a University of Illinois expert who has studied the federal retirement program for nearly two decades.
Special alloy sleeves urged to block hackers?
Jul 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- To protect against skimming and eavesdropping attacks, federal and state officials recommend that Americans keep their e-passports tightly shut and store their RFID-tagged passport cards and enhanced ...
WPA Wi-Fi Encryption Cracked In Sixty Seconds
Aug 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Two Japanese computer scientists have developed a way to crack the WPA encryption between wireless routes and devices in 60 seconds.
iPhone worm Rickrolls Australia
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- iPhone users in Australia have been hit during the last few days with a worm called "ikee". The worm replaces the default wallpaper with a difficult to remove picture of British singer Rick ...
Top US cybersecurity official quits
Mar 07, 2009 |
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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).
