Security
Plain and simple, it began as worrying security news. Bitdefender researchers identified and demonstrated a new side-channel attack. The flaw could allow attackers to access sensitive data stored in the kernel, said Phil ...
Security
A hacker used a tiny Raspberry Pi computer to infiltrate NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory network, stealing sensitive data and forcing the temporary disconnection of space-flight systems, the agency has revealed.
Jun 25, 2019
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Do you remember Rowhammer, where an attacker could flip bits in the memory space of other processes?
Consumer & Gadgets
Smart watches. Pacemakers. Internet-connected glasses. These are devices designed to make life easier. And yet, all this wearable technology can be hacked. The devices send personal health information to your smartphone over ...
Apr 29, 2019
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Security
You mean my safety blanket isn't safe? A next-gen standard "was supposed to make password cracking a thing of the past," clucked Ars Technica, after learning that vulnerabilities were found in the WPA3 protocol that could ...
Security
A thriving marketplace for SSL and TLS certificates—small data files used to facilitate confidential communication between organizations' servers and their clients' computers—exists on a hidden part of the Internet, according ...
Mar 8, 2019
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Computer Sciences
A novel encryption method devised by MIT researchers secures data used in online neural networks, without dramatically slowing their runtimes. This approach holds promise for using cloud-based neural networks for medical-image ...
Aug 17, 2018
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Engineering
Wireless microsensors have enabled new ways to monitor our environment by allowing users to measure spaces previously off limits to research, such as toxic areas, vehicle components, or remote areas in the human body. Researchers, ...
May 14, 2018
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Energy & Green Tech
New research from the University of British Columbia and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows that using halogens—a class of elements that include fluoride, bromine, chlorine and iodine—in a dye-sensitized ...
Dec 20, 2017
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Energy & Green Tech
Publishing in Nature, EPFL scientists show how light affects perovskite film formation in solar cells, which is a critical factor in using them for cost-effective and energy-efficient photovoltaics.
Apr 26, 2017
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