News tagged with authentication

WikiLeaks releases mystery file

WikiLeaks released a mysterious encrypted file on Wednesday after telling its followers on Twitter to stand by for "an important announcement."

Technology / Internet

created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

US fears individuals at risk after WikiLeaks dump

The United States voiced renewed concern over the risks to individuals after the anti-secrecy site WikiLeaks made public more US diplomatic cables, many of which contained the names of sensitive sources.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Authenticating ancient artifacts

(PhysOrg.com) -- Piecing together the history of ancient ceramic objects can be difficult, especially when all that remains is a few small shards. However, clues about the authenticity and provenance of such ...

Technology / Software

created Aug 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Protecting medical implants from attack

Millions of Americans have implantable medical devices, from pacemakers and defibrillators to brain stimulators and drug pumps; worldwide, 300,000 more people receive them every year. Most such devices have ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

World's smallest and slimmest vein sensor

Fujitsu today announced its achievement of the world's smallest and slimmest contact-free vein authentication sensor out of the previous plethora of vein authentication devices including those for the finger ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 20, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Informatics students discover, alert Facebook to threat allowing access to private data, bogus messaging

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Facebook security vulnerability discovered by a pair of doctoral students at Indiana University Bloomington's School of Informatics and Computing that allowed malicious websites to uncover ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Feb 03, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Wi-Fi Direct allows P2P connections without Wi-Fi hot spots (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Wi-Fi Alliance has begun certifying laptop components incorporating the new Wi-Fi Direct technology, which provides peer-to-peer (P2P) Wi-Fi connections between devices such as cameras ...

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 26, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 8 | with audio podcast report

Being true to yourself: Psychologist publishes new research on being authentic

(PhysOrg.com) -- Staying true to yourself and not changing your personality to fit different situations is highly valued in Western culture. Shakespeare’s famous line "to thine own self be true," has been echoed across ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 13, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Conference showcases Fujitsu PalmSecure Biometric Authentication technology

Fujitsu Frontech North America will showcase the Fujitsu PalmSecure palm vein biometric authentication solution during Biometric Consortium Conference 2010. PalmSecure authentication technology was recently integrated with ...

Technology / Other

created Sep 15, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ancient cave paintings found in Romania

Romanian experts have discovered the most ancient cave paintings found to date in Central Europe, aged up to 35,000 years old, Romanian and French scientists said Sunday.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jun 13, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (17) | comments 3

For better romantic relationships, be true to yourself

Be true to yourself, and better romantic relationships will follow, research suggests.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 15, 2010 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (10) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New research advances voice security technology

Most people are familiar with security technology that scans a person's handprint or eye for identification purposes. Now, thanks in part to research from North Carolina State University, we are closer to practical technology ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 08, 2010 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The safe way to use one Internet password

(PhysOrg.com) -- A little-used Internet authentication system from the 1980s could provide the answer for enabling web users to securely log in only once per Internet session, a Queensland University of Technology researcher ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Feb 25, 2010 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (3) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Facebook for scientists: Map your expertise

(PhysOrg.com) -- Indiana University has received more than $1.8 million from the National Institutes of Health to collaborate on a $12.2 million, seven-university project designed to network researchers around ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New publication offers security tips for WiMAX networks

Government agencies and other organizations planning to use WiMAX -- Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access—networks can get technical advice on improving the security of their systems from a draft computer security ...

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0