Computer Sciences
Computer scientists at Columbia Engineering have invented FontCode, a new way to embed hidden information in ordinary text by imperceptibly changing, or perturbing, the shapes of fonts in text. FontCode creates font perturbations, ...
May 10, 2018
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Computer Sciences
A heart attack patient, recently discharged from the hospital, is using a smartwatch to help monitor his electrocardiogram signals. The smartwatch may seem secure, but the neural network processing that health information ...
Feb 18, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Amherst College have recently introduced a new form of steganography in the domain of machine learning called "training set camouflage." Their framework, outlined in ...
Security
Too much trouble. Holding up a bank means you need to buy a ski mask, map out bank exits, zap the surveillance cameras, threaten panic-stricken customers of bad consequences if anyone dares move. And then there is someone ...
Computer Sciences
Machine-learning (ML) systems are becoming pervasive not only in technologies affecting our day-to-day lives, but also in those observing them, including face expression recognition systems. Companies that make and use such ...
Mar 3, 2021
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Business
At some of the world's most sensitive spots, authorities have installed security screening devices made by a single Chinese company with deep ties to China's military and the highest levels of the ruling Communist Party.
Jan 20, 2022
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Computer Sciences
A component of computer processors that connects different parts of the chip can be exploited by malicious agents who seek to steal secret information from programs running on the computer, MIT researchers have found.
Aug 11, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Researchers have found a way to use chaos to help develop digital fingerprints for electronic devices that may be unique enough to foil even the most sophisticated hackers.
Apr 7, 2021
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Computer Sciences
A savvy hacker can obtain secret information, such as a password, by observing a computer program's behavior, like how much time that program spends accessing the computer's memory.
Jun 28, 2023
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Internet
The college student behind the Twitter account tracking Elon Musk's private jet, whose account was banned after the billionaire purchased that social media site, has started an account on Mark Zuckerberg's new Twitter competitor, ...
Jul 14, 2023
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