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  Quantum Effort to Nix Hacker Advantage

  R. Colin Johnson | Date: 02-17-12 |

  With hackers winning the cyber-wars, the U.S. government is expanding its funding of uncrackable communications techniques that make use of quantum mechanics.
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  Wireless Implant Meters Drug Doses

  R. Colin Johnson | Date: 02-16-12 |

  Smart medical implants can now dispense drugs into the bloodstream as a result of wireless signals sent to it from the doctor's office.
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  Security Training for Social Media

  R. Colin Johnson | Date: 02-14-12 |

  Best practices for protecting personal information--called digital responsibility--is best learned right now, regardless of your age. That's the goal of a free Internet security training suite for students, teachers, worried parents, and even savvy users.
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  Cloud Computing at the Quantum Level

  Rebecca Kutzer-Rice | Date: 01-31-12 |

  Using quantum computers to create cloud infrastructure could enable faster and more complex cloud systems. But the intricacies at the quantum level could risk security. Now a team of Austrian researchers has successfully demonstrated a security feature for future quantum cloud computing.
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  Tool Improves Security and Understanding of DNS Configurations

  Rebecca Kutzer-Rice | Date: 01-23-12 |

  Researchers have created a tool to improve the effectiveness of a federally mandated DNS security mechanism. Called DNSViz, the tool could increase IT workers’ understandings of how complex DNS configurations work and lessen vulnerabilities from malicious third-party attackers.
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  Cyber-Security Worsens

  R. Colin Johnson | Date: 01-23-12 |

  Internet security breaches spiked in 2011, and despite the best efforts of programmers worldwide, the bad guys are winning. Mobile devices, especially minimally vetted Android apps, will likely mark even worse unauthorized intrusions in 2012.
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  Federal Initiatives Provide Cloud Security Guidance

  Salvatore Salamone | Date: 01-18-12 |

  Two efforts aimed at improving the security of cloud services used by federal agencies provide guidelines for providers. As the provisions of those specifications are adopted, businesses will reap the benefits of improved security for their cloud services.
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  Smart Homes Redefine Housework as IT

  R. Colin Johnson | Date: 01-10-12 |

  Smart household robots, appliances, energy managers, entertainment systems and security systems, all communicating device-to-device, are redefining housework as an IT function.
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  Rolls-Royce, ASU Partnership to Combat Billions in Health Insurance Fraud

  Alison Diana | Date: 01-04-12 |

  Alaris has developed biometric signature-verification that uses sound waves for authentication.
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  Telecommuting Efforts Increasingly Aided by the Cloud

  Alison Diana | Date: 01-03-12 |

  Organizations are increasingly able to offer the benefits of telecommuting to workers, due in large part to their increasing adoption of cloud solutions that support secure remote access to corporate networks and data.
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  New Federal Cloud Program to Mandate Security

  Rebecca Kutzer-Rice | Date: 12-15-11 |

  FedRAMP, a new federal cloud-standards program, aims to improve the security of cloud products and services. Over the next two years, standards set by the program will be mandatory for all federal agencies.
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  Smart Grids Driving $1 Billion Markets

  R. Colin Johnson | Date: 12-13-11 |

  As the global energy grids modernize with smart meters, alternative generation and energy storage technologies, whole industries will get infusions of prosperity.
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