Billion-Dollar Secrets: What Your Video Games Aren’t Telling You
The privacy policies of online games often feature design elements that might mislead, deceive, or pressure users. Gaming is a $193 billion industry – nearly…
Security News
Security refers to the measures, protocols, and systems put in place to protect people, property, information, and systems from harm or unauthorized access. It encompasses a wide range of disciplines including physical security, which involves securing buildings and personnel through measures such as surveillance cameras and security guards; cybersecurity, which protects information and digital infrastructure from cyber threats like hacking and data breaches; and national security, which involves strategies to protect a nation’s citizens and interests against external and internal threats. The concept of security is dynamic and continuously evolving, driven by technological advancements and changes in the threat landscape. Effective security practices require a comprehensive and proactive approach to anticipate, mitigate, and respond to potential security threats.
Tighter School Security Reduces Academic Performance
Recently, schools have been increasing security measures. However, could this increased security be impacting children’s test scores? According to recent research from the Brown School…
Scientists Create a Pattern That Is Impossible to Duplicate – High-Security Identification That Cannot Be Counterfeited
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba create millimeter-size chips with unique color patterns that cannot be forged. Try whispering at one end of the Echo…
Warning: Smart Light Bulbs Could Open Up Your Personal Information to Hackers
Smart bulbs are expected to be a popular purchase this holiday season. But could lighting your home open up your personal information to hackers? Earlier…
Secure Printing Using Pure Water As Invisible Ink [Video]
Researchers in China have developed a rewriteable paper coating that can encrypt secret information with relatively low-tech invisible ink—water. A message printed out by a…
Researchers Create Frequency Comb to Encrypt Data and Protect Cryptocurrencies
Data travels through thousands of miles of fiber optic cables underneath the world’s oceans–via pulses of light. And according to experts, the data in these…
New Debugging Method Finds 23 Undetected Security Flaws in Popular Web Applications
A new debugging system found 23 previously undiagnosed security flaws in 50 popular Web applications, and it took no more than 64 seconds to analyze…
DARPA Focuses on Behavioral Biometrics to Enhance Cyber Security
DARPA’s Active Authentication program is working to develop behavioral biometrics focused on the user’s cognitive processes to enhance cyber security. In the world of network…
Cyber-Attacks Could Be Thwarted By CPU Symbiotes
Targets for hackers are becoming more widespread. The chips running car engines, routers that form the Internet’s backbone, power plants, and rail lines are all…
Verifying Identity With Patterns Could Make Computers More Secure
If there’s one thing that should be learned by everyone with the most recent hacking fiasco of Wired’s Mat Honan, passwords aren’t secure. A team…
Brainwaves Hacked Using Consumer Grade EEG Headsets
Consumer-grade EEG headsets might be great for gaming, but a new study has found that sensitive personal information, like PIN numbers and credit card data,…
New Programming System Could Help Prevent Information Leaks
Developed by computer scientists, Aeolus is a new programming system that could help prevent inadvertent information leaks by automatically keeping track of users’ data-access privileges….
New Approach Uses Mathematics to Improve Automated Security Monitoring
In an effort to remove human error and fatigue from security surveillance, researchers at MIT have created a new approach using mathematics. The system can…
Thwarting Side-Channel Attacks and Increasing Computer Security
Personal computers and corporate computers have long been susceptible to hackers, but now savvy hackers are using cloud technology to their advantage to steal a…
DARPA’s HACMS Program Seeks to Create New Technology
DARPA’s High-Assurance Cyber Military Systems program seeks to improve the security of embedded computer systems. To do this, researchers are looking to create new technology…
Sleeping On The Job: Russian Rocket Security
As a general rule of thumb, it isn’t a good thing to be sleeping on the job; especially if you are Russian rocket security. It’s…
Hackers Attack ATT. Is Your Wireless Phone Safe?
AT&T recently reported that an organized attempt was made to hack information from as many as 1 million wireless customer accounts, but they want customers…