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Researchers create super-thin laser mirror

Researchers create super-thin laser mirror

Berkeley boffins believe technology could improve next-gen laser devices.
Robert Jaques Feb 15 2007 9:50AM Hardware
Researchers spot first mobile spyware

Researchers spot first mobile spyware

Researchers with McAfee claim to have found a first spyware application that targets the Symbian operating system for mobile phones.
Tom Sanders Dec 7 2006 9:55AM Security
Researchers cite risks in swipe-free credit cards

Researchers cite risks in swipe-free credit cards

Swipe-free credit cards are gaining in popularity, but there are significant information security risks associated with the cards' radio frequency identifier (RFID) technology, a group of Massachusetts researchers have determined in findings released this week.
Dan Kaplan Oct 26 2006 11:17PM Security
Researchers issue unofficial IE security patch

Researchers issue unofficial IE security patch

But Microsoft urges users to wait for official update.
Tom Sanders Sep 26 2006 9:56AM Security
The Month: Researchers raise concern over RFID security

The Month: Researchers raise concern over RFID security

Researchers have raised concerns over Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) security and privacy, just as US passports containing the tags are issued.
Staff Writers Sep 4 2006 3:56PM Security
Researchers craft bacteria powered micromotor

Researchers craft bacteria powered micromotor

Bactaria powering engine in horse-mill-like device.
Tom Sanders Sep 1 2006 10:17AM Oddware
New worm targets virus researchers

New worm targets virus researchers

Malware seeks to embarras research community.
Tom Sanders Jul 13 2006 2:40PM Security
Researchers take VoIP security back to school

Researchers take VoIP security back to school

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued four awards totaling $600,000 to the University of North Texas (UNT) to lead a multi-university collaboration to develop a geographically distributed, secure test bed to analyze VoIP vulnerabilities.
William Eazel Apr 13 2006 2:30PM Security
Researchers detail why phishing works

Researchers detail why phishing works

Researchers from Harvard University and the University of California at Berkeley released a paper last week on why users fall for phishing scams, concluding that current anti-phishing deterrents are ineffective.
Ericka Chickowski Apr 6 2006 9:57PM Security
Researchers pioneer digital fingerprint forensics to nab cyber thieves

Researchers pioneer digital fingerprint forensics to nab cyber thieves

Researchers have demonstrated a new forensics technology designed to help catch cyber thieves and digital pirates. The digital fingerprinting technology, which was developed by academics at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering, is designed to help protect digital assets and identify national security leak sources.
William Eazel Mar 10 2006 9:51AM Security
Toronto researchers claim encryption breakthrough

Toronto researchers claim encryption breakthrough

A new system of protecting sensitive data while it is being transmitted over fiberoptic cables has been described by its University of Toronto inventors as “the protective equivalent of a fire-breathing dragon."
William Eazel Mar 6 2006 10:24AM Security
Researchers issue warning over Princess Diana spam scam

Researchers issue warning over Princess Diana spam scam

Security firms warned of a spam campaign which pretends that the recipient has won a charitable grant set up to create a living memorial to the late Diana, Princess of Wales.
Wiliiam Eazel Dec 9 2005 2:01PM Security
Debate» Security researchers should be paid for finding vulnerabilities in code

Debate» Security researchers should be paid for finding vulnerabilities in code
Kip McClanahan Aug 26 2005 3:41PM Security
Security researchers warn of DNS poisoning

Security researchers warn of DNS poisoning

Researchers at the SANS Internet Storm Center have been tracking domain name system (DNS) cache poisoning attacks that redirected users to malicious web sites.
Marcia Savage Apr 8 2005 10:10PM Security
Researchers find vulnerabilities in anti-virus software

Researchers find vulnerabilities in anti-virus software

Anti-virus software can be exploited to corrupt IT systems, according to a report by a group of researchers.
Dan Ilett Jan 14 2004 3:18PM Security

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