Digital Lumens announced strategic expansions to its team, with Kaynam Hedayat joining as Vice President of Product Management, and Jason Hanna as Director of Software Products. These new executives will help Digital Lumens expand its ...
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Sony Mobile has just revealed a new app that will let you help cure Alzheimers while you sleep. Dubbed ‘Folding@Home’, the smartphone software makes use of your blower’s processing power while it’s charging and ...
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We're in the beginning of a world in which everything is connected to the Internet and with one another, while powerful yet relatively cheap computers analyze all that data for ways to improve lives. Toothbrushes tell your mirror to ...
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The U.S. National Security Agency reportedly hacked into over 50,000 computer networks around the world as part of its global intelligence gathering efforts, and also taps into large fiber optic cables that transport Internet traffic ...
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The Information Commissioner's Office has doled out its latest data breach fine, this time to the Ministry of Justice, to the tune of £140,000. The ICO identified a "serious data breach", which saw details of all 1,182 prisoners ...
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The US National Security Agency (NSA) has been tapping the French phone system "on a massive scale", according to the latest revelations uncovered by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. The latest documents suggest that the NSA collected ...
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There's a shortage computer hackers willing to fight back against cyber criminals on behalf of government and businesses, a former White House security chief has warned. "As with anything, it really comes down to human capital and there ...
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SAP is to circumvent any spying by the US National Security Agency (NSA) in Brazil by building data centres in the South American country. In documents aired by Brazil's biggest television network, Globo, the NSA had a presentation dated ...
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The National Security Agency (NSA) has tapped into the networks of Google, Brazilian oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA, and systems operated by France's foreign ministry, according to leaked US documents. The documents were aired by ...
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NEC Display Solutions, a provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, has received the Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its 21-inch MultiSync MD211G5 medical-grade monitor. The LED-backlit IPS diagnostic ...
A recent targeted attack that used Chinese malware compromised over 1,000 computers belonging to dozens of South Korea organizations, according to researchers from Israeli security firm Seculert. The main malware tool used in the attack ...
Microsoft and the FBI have combined forces to strike a major blow against one of the world's biggest cyber crime networks, responsible for stealing more than $500m (£323m) from bank accounts. Aided by authorities in more than 80 ...
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A federal court has modified a protective order to allow disclosure of the court records of Internet activist Aaron Swartz, but ruled that names and other personal identifying information of those involved in his arrest and prosecution ...
Computer networks of banks and some broadcasters in South Korea were hit Wednesday in what is suspected to be a cyber attack, according to news reports. At least three broadcasters and two banks reported to the National Police Agency that ...
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The recent attack on computer networks at broadcasting organisations and banks in South Korea has brought cyber war into the limelight. While the cause of the attacks remains unknown, South Korean authorities say they "do not rule out the ...
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