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From ACM NewsSandrine Ceurstemont Commissioned by CACM Staff| June 1, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
In a fast-moving war with an elusive foe like the Islamic State militants, information is as important as guns, jet fighters and bombs.Reuters From ACM Opinion | August 21, 2014
Cyber security researcher Ruben Santamarta says he has figured out how to hack the satellite communications equipment on passenger jets through their WiFi and inflight...Reuters From ACM News | August 6, 2014
A highly anticipated talk on how to identify users of the Internet privacy service Tor was withdrawn from the upcoming Black Hat security conference, a spokeswoman...Reuters From ACM News | July 22, 2014
MasterCard Inc, the world's second-largest debit and credit card company, sees business booming from selling data to retailers, banks, and governments on spending...Reuters From ACM Careers | June 17, 2014
Some of the largest U.S. companies are looking to hire cybersecurity experts in newly elevated positions and bring technologists on to their boards, a sign that...Reuters From ACM Careers | May 30, 2014
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a robotic arm for amputees that is named for the "Star Wars" character Luke Skywalker and can perform multiple...Reuters From ACM News | May 12, 2014
Security industry pioneer RSA adopted not just one but two encryption tools developed by the U.S. National Security Agency, greatly increasing the spy agency's...Reuters From ACM News | April 1, 2014
Crashing websites and overwhelming data centers, a new generation of cyber attacks is costing millions and straining the structure of the Internet.Reuters From ACM News | March 10, 2014
Last year's revelations over the U.S. tapping of phone and internet data gave telecoms firms pause for thought over whether they should sell their "big data" for...Reuters From ACM News | February 25, 2014
The FBI has warned U.S. retailers to prepare for more cyber attacks after discovering about 20 hacking cases in the past year that involved the same kind of malicious...Reuters From ACM News | January 24, 2014
U.S. cable and satellite television operators, already locking horns with programmers over subscriber fees, are now squaring off over the mobile apps that viewers...Reuters From ACM News | January 6, 2014
The price gap between bitcoins trading in Chinese yuan and those sold for other currencies has evaporated in recent days, highlighting the porous nature of China's...Reuters From ACM News | December 11, 2013
The Supreme Court agreed last Friday to rule on the divisive issue of what kinds of software are eligible for patent protection in a case being closely watched...Reuters From ACM News | December 9, 2013
China's government banned financial institutions from trading in bitcoin on Thursday, in what analysts said was a restrained first step towards regulating the digital...Reuters From ACM News | December 5, 2013
As a diplomatic row rages between the United States and Europe over spying accusations, state-backed Deutsche Telekom wants German communications companies to cooperate...Reuters From ACM News | October 28, 2013
Ed Terebus was an 18-year-old high school student when he and his big brother Jim, a laid-off auto worker, decided to build their first haunted house 34 years ago...Reuters From ACM News | October 25, 2013
In a staged simulation called Quantum Dawn 2, bank executives in charge of operations, technology, and crisis planning were tasked with detecting how a massive...Reuters From ACM News | October 22, 2013
For the governments and corporations facing increasing computer attacks, the biggest challenge is finding the right cyber warriors to fight back.Reuters From ACM Careers | October 15, 2013