Hacking News

Putting A 'Korset' On The Spread Of Computer Viruses: Invention Stays One Step Ahead Of Anti-virus Software

Anti-virus companies play a losing game. Casting their nets wide, they catch common, malicious viruses and worms, but it may take ...  > full story

Light Touch: Controlling The Behavior Of Quantum Dots

Researchers from NIST and the Joint Quantum Institute have reported a new way to fine-tune the light coming from quantum dots by ...  > full story

How Secure Is Your Network? New Program Points Out Vulnerabilities, Calculates Risk Of Attack

To help IT managers safeguard valuable information most efficiently, computer scientists are applying ...  > full story

Potentially Serious Security Flaws Found In Most Bank Websites, Including Large Bank Sites, Study Shows

More than 75 percent of the bank Web sites surveyed had at least one design flaw that could make customers vulnerable to cyber thieves ...  > full story

• Political Science
  Communications
  Internet
  Software
  Educational Policy
  Computer Science
   

  Hack-a-vote: Students Learn How Vulnerable Electronic Voting Really Is

  October 8, 2008 — This week undergraduate and graduate students in an advanced computer security course at Rice University in Houston are learning hands-on just how easy it is to wreak havoc on computer software used ... > full story
• Computer Science
  Hacking
  Information Technology
  Mobile Computing
  Encryption
  Computer Programming
   

  Computer Hardware 'Guardians' Protect Users From Undiscovered Bugs

  October 7, 2008 — As computer processor chips grow faster and more complex, they are likely to make it to market with more design bugs. But that may be OK, according to researchers who have devised a system that lets ... > full story
• Quantum Computers
  Physics
  Quantum Physics
  Quantum Computing
  Encryption
  Hacking
   

  Novel Process Promises To Kick-start Quantum Technology Sector

  September 30, 2008 — The brave new world of quantum technology may be a big step closer to reality thanks to researchers that have come up with a unique new way of testing quantum devices to determine their function and ... > full story
• Privacy Issues
  Computer Science
  Hacking
  Internet
  Encryption
  Information Technology
   

  Just In Time For School: Free Adeona Service Tracks Stolen Laptops

  September 30, 2008 — Researchers have created the first free laptop theft-protection tool. The open-source software not only provides a virtual watchdog on your precious machine -- reporting the laptop's location when it ... > full story
• Today's Healthcare
  Encryption
  Hacking
  Privacy Issues
  Public Health
  Information Technology
   

  Protecting Patient Privacy The New Fashioned Way

  September 29, 2008 — The Medical De-identification System (MeDS) is a highly accurate and speedy computer software program designed to de-identify patient information while retaining the essential data key to medical ... > full story
• Hacking
  Encryption
  Information Technology
  Detectors
  Computer Modeling
  Energy Policy
   

  Verifying Wireless Hackers For Homeland Security

  September 4, 2008 — Wireless sensor networks used to detect and report events including hurricanes, earthquakes, and forest fires and for military surveillance and anti-terrorist activities are prone to subterfuge. In ... > full story
• Communications
  Internet
  Computer Science
  Hacking
  Computer Programming
  Information Technology
   

  Low-cost System System Thwarts Internet Eavesdropping

  August 26, 2008 — The growth of shared Wi-Fi and other wireless computer networks has increased the risk of eavesdropping on Internet communications, but researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer ... > full story
• Physics
  Quantum Physics
  Quantum Computers
  Quantum Computing
  Hacking
  Computer Science
   

  Fast Quantum Computer Building Block Created

  August 25, 2008 — The fastest quantum computer bit that exploits the main advantage of the qubit over the conventional bit has been demonstrated. The scientists used lasers to create an initialized quantum state of ... > full story
• Software
  Computer Science
  Computer Programming
  Computer Modeling
  Mobile Computing
  Hacking
   

  Next-generation Computer Antivirus System Developed

  August 7, 2008 — Antivirus software on your personal computer could become a thing of the past thanks to a new "cloud computing" approach to malicious software ... > full story
• Quantum Computers
  Quantum Physics
  Physics
  Computer Science
  Quantum Computing
  Hacking
   

  Quantum Computers Are One Step Closer

  August 7, 2008 — Complex computer encryption codes could be solved and new drug design developed significantly faster because of new research. The reality of a workable quantum computer is one step closer. ... > full story

Search ScienceDaily