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Malware probes find China angle
News Canadian researchers say Tibet-focused "GhostNet" has hit 1,300 computers in 103 countries, while Vietnamese firm spots possible Chinese connection for Conficker.
Tags: Data security, Viruses and worms, Malware, Security, Attack, GhostNet, payroll, computer, Attacker, University of Cambridge
Asian TLDs bide their time on DNSSEC
News update Thailand goes ahead to adopt security protocol for country-code top-level domain, but other countries in region continue testing and may not follow suit yet.
Tags: Web sites, Domain names, Network security, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, DNS, Registry, Thailand, Web Browser, browser company
CERN's big collider now in action
News The first particle beam successfully traverses the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest machine. Still to come: creating mini black holes.
Tags: Networking technology, CERN, Video, grid computing, image search, England, University of Cambridge, photograph, career, U.K.
Robo-scientist makes gene discovery--on its own
News Scientists designed "Adam" to carry out scientific research automatically, without the need for further human intervention.
Tags: Robot, Robotics, Bot, Robot, Yeast, Artificial Intelligence, University of Cambridge, U.K., researcher, scientist
IBM urges service innovation
News A report challenges private and public sectors to support more technological innovations for service systems such as transport, communications and healthcare.
Tags: Innovation, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), IBM Corp., Service Innovation, Report, Business Model, Innovation, University of Cambridge, BAE Systems Plc., career path
Red Hat announces embedded Linux hypervisor
News The company claims it will continue to support the Xen virtualization project, despite working on an alternative method that is integrated with the Linux kernel.
Tags: Virtualization, Business applications, Software, Linux, Open source, Red Hat Inc., Database, Novell Inc., Hypervisor, operating system
Scholars living in glasshouses
Blogs This is not about Alice in Wonderland but about a Singapore government scholar by the name of Eng Kai Er. It seems Eng, ...
Penguin unveils Linux-based HPC in the cloud
News Penguin Computing has begun allowing researchers, scientists and engineers to lease its high-performance computing capabilities through the cloud.
Tags: Cloud computing, Computing, Intel Xeon, Cloud computing, Amazon.com Inc., high-performance computing, University of Cambridge, high-performance, financial, Linux
UK privacy watchdog cracks down on NHS breaches
News The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office is asking the Department of Health to tighten up data protection after a series of breaches.
Tags: Data security, Breach, Spokesperson, Hardware, University of Cambridge, Microsoft Office, data protection, Data Loss, private data, patient
UK govt denies developing mass surveillance tech
News Security experts point out that while the U.K. government has denied intercepting and recording content, it avoided saying anything about traffic data.
Tags: Data security, Privacy, Home Secretary, Database, Spokesperson, Britain, Government, phone, University of Cambridge, U.K.
DNS creator: It's time to add security
News Paul Mockapetris has called on Internet service providers to boost the Domain Name System security following the exposure of a fundamental flaw.
Tags: Domain names, Security, Network security, Domain Name, Attack, DNS, University of Cambridge, network, researcher, Internet Service Provider
Barclays rolls out contactless debit card
News Barclays Bank has launched a contactless debit card, using RFID technology.
Tags: Security implementation/standards, RFID, Barclays Plc., Security, Chip, Spokesperson, payment, University of Cambridge, debit card, U.K.
Kaminsky reveals details and extent of DNS flaw
News Security researcher Dan Kaminsky has detailed an underlying flaw in the Domain Name System that opens attack vectors including Web browsers and mailservers.
Tags: Security, Network security, Domain names, Domain, Flaw, Advertisement, Attacker, port number, DNS, University of Cambridge
OpenID at risk due to DNS flaw, warns researcher
News The reliance of OpenID on the Domain Name System puts the integrity of the authentication system at risk, a Sun technologist has warned.
Tags: Security, Domain names, Open source, Authentication, Google Inc., Domain Name, Yahoo! Inc., Flaw, Sun Microsystems Inc., DNS
Stolen e-passports 'worth millions' on black market
News Thousands of blank U.K. e-passports stolen on Monday are likely to sell for up to £20 million (US$39.5 million) on the black market, say privacy experts.
Tags: Privacy, Biometrics, Authentication and encryption, E-passport, Security, Chip, Passport, London, University of Cambridge, Silicon.com
