News tagged with security
Silkmoth inspires novel explosive detector
Imitating the antennas of the silkmoth, Bombyx mori, to design a system for detecting explosives with unparalleled performance is the feat achieved by a French research team. Made up of a silicon microcantilever ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jun 01, 2012 |
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Plant research funding crucial for the future
The scientific community needs to make a 10-year, $100 billion investment in food and energy security, says Carnegie's Wolf Frommer and Tom Brutnell of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in an opinion piece published ...
Jun 01, 2012 |
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New NIST SRM supports the fight against terrorist bombings
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a new standard reference material (SRM) to aid in the detection of two explosive compounds that are known to be used by terrorists. Researchers ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
May 30, 2012 |
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Embraer to team up with Brazil telecoms in space plan
Brazil's leading planemaker Embraer signed a shareholding agreement Tuesday with Telebras, the country's state-owned telecom provider, to set up a joint venture to launch a communications satellite.
May 30, 2012 |
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Apple CEO Cook gives up $75M in stock dividends
(AP) -- Apple CEO Tim Cook is giving up $75 million in dividends on restricted stock that the company is awarding to all of its employees.
May 25, 2012 |
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Nasdaq caused $35 mn loss in Facebook IPO: broker
A New York broker has asked Nasdaq to compensate it for up to $35 million in losses on the Facebook initial public offering due to the market's computer problems on the first day of trade.
May 24, 2012 |
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Internet voting still faces hurdles in US
Shop online. Bank online. Why not vote online?
May 24, 2012 |
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Cyber crooks cranking out new weapons experts warn
Cyber criminals are cranking out new weapons at a brisk pace, tailoring malicious software for a spectrum of gadgets including smartphones, tablets, and Macintosh computers, a security firm said.
May 23, 2012 |
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Regulators probe bank's role in Facebook IPO
(AP) -- Regulators are examining whether Morgan Stanley, the investment bank that shepherded Facebook through its highly publicized stock offering last week, selectively informed clients of an analyst's negative ...
May 23, 2012 |
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Former Yahoo! executive charged with insider trading
US regulators announced that a former Yahoo! executive has agreed to plead guilty in an insider trading scheme that involved leaking word of the Internet search giant's pact with Microsoft.
May 22, 2012 |
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Researchers develop food aid decision-making tool
Shipping food to foreign countries may not always be the best response to food crises; sometimes sending cash or procuring goods locally is cheaper, faster and more effective.
May 21, 2012 |
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Reports: Nasdaq 'embarrassed' at Facebook delay
(AP) -- The CEO of the Nasdaq stock exchange says it is "humbly embarrassed" by its bungling of Facebook's hugely anticipated debut as a public company on Friday.
May 21, 2012 |
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Sudden wealth part of Silicon Valley's everyday
(AP) -- In Silicon Valley, where sudden wealth is hardly something new and CEOs favor hoodies over bespoke blazers, Facebook's IPO on Friday didn't bring everyday life to a halt.
May 19, 2012 |
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Nasdaq glitch confuses investors of Facebook IPO
(AP) -- Some investors who thought they had bought Facebook shares at the opening of trading were left without knowing for hours whether they had received the shares.
May 19, 2012 |
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ZTE scrambles to get at root of phone flaw
(Phys.org) -- Rattling phone security news surfaced this week for those owning ZTE Score M phones after an anonymous post to Pastebin.com reported a backdoor hole where others can gain control over a user& ...
May 18, 2012 |
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Security
Security is the degree of protection against danger, loss, and criminals.
Security has to be compared and contrasted with other related concepts: Safety, continuity, reliability. The key difference between security and reliability is that security must take into account the actions of people attempting to cause destruction.
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