The Million Dollar Problem That Could Break Cryptography
P versus NP Usually, you can verify a solution to a problem. Whether it’s using multiplication for division or plugging the answer in for a…
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity is concerned with securing computer systems against unauthorized access. Cybersecurity techniques are constantly evolving to meet the demands of the growing technological sphere. Read about how scientists are implementing cybersecurity at SciTechDaily.com.
Stronger Security for Smart Devices To Efficiently Protect Against Powerful Hacker Attacks
Engineers demonstrate two security methods that efficiently protect analog-to-digital converters from powerful attacks that aim to steal user data. Researchers are racing against hackers to…
New Method Can Stop Cyberattacks in Less Than a Second
Computers, laptops, and other smart gadgets in our homes could be protected by artificial intelligence that can quickly identify and eliminate malware. Cardiff University researchers…
25% of the World’s Internet Users Rely on Infrastructure That Is Susceptible to Attacks
About 25% of the world’s Internet users live in countries that are more vulnerable to targeted attacks on their Internet infrastructure than previously thought. Many…
Security Tool – Privid – Guarantees Privacy in Surveillance Footage
“Privid” could help officials gather secure public health data or enable transportation departments to monitor the density and flow of pedestrians, without learning personal information…
A Security Technique To Fool Would-Be Cyber Attackers – Method Safeguards a Computer Program’s Secret Information
Researchers demonstrate a method that safeguards a computer program’s secret information while enabling faster computation. Multiple programs running on the same computer may not be…
New Chip Can Prevent Hackers From Extracting Hidden Information From Smart Devices
Toward a Stronger Defense of Personal Data Engineers build a lower-energy chip that can prevent hackers from extracting hidden information from a smart device. A…
r2c: An Open-Source Tool for Software Security
The startup r2c, founded by MIT alumni, offers a database of software security checks to simplify the process of securing code. The unfortunate reality of…
Protecting Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations From Cyberattacks
As the number of electric cars on the road grows, so does the need for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and the Internet-based managing systems…
NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Is Not Susceptible to log4j Vulnerability
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter does not run Apache or log4j nor is it susceptible to the log4j vulnerability. NASA takes cybersecurity very seriously and, for this…
New Cyber Protections Against Stealthy “Logic Bombs” Targeting 3D Printed Drones, Prostheses and Medical Devices
Cyber attackers could target 3D printed objects in health care, aerospace, and other fields. Cybersecurity researchers at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and the Georgia Institute…
Securing Data Transfers With Relativity: Information Cannot Travel Faster Than the Speed of Light
A team from UNIGE has implemented a new way to secure data transfers based on the physical principle of relativity. The volume of data transferred…
New Technology That Can Block Cyberattacks From Impacting the Nation’s Electric Power Grid
Researchers from Idaho National Laboratory and New Mexico-based Visgence Inc. have designed and demonstrated a technology that can block cyberattacks from impacting the nation’s electric…
Unlocking the Potential of Blockchain Technology: Decentralized, Secure, and Scalable
Algorand uses a unique architecture developed by MIT Professor Silvio Micali to offer a decentralized, secure, and scalable blockchain. The Republic of the Marshall Islands…
New Vulnerabilities in Wi-Fi Security Revealed
New research has identified various flaws in the security of Wi-Fi connections. Attackers could take advantages of these weaknesses to get access to private data….
National Cyber Defense Is a “Wicked” Problem: Why the Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack and the SolarWinds Hack Were All but Inevitable
Takeaways: There are no easy solutions to shoring up U.S. national cyber defenses. Software supply chains and private sector infrastructure companies are vulnerable to hackers….
An Uncrackable Combination: Invisible Ink and Artificial Intelligence
Coded messages in invisible ink sound like something only found in espionage books, but in real life, they can have important security purposes. Yet, they…
Cybersecurity Researchers Build a Better “Canary Trap” – Using AI to Generate Fake Documents
A new artificial intelligence system generates fake documents to fool adversaries. During World War II, British intelligence agents planted false documents on a corpse to…
