Communications of the ACM
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
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It Security: Staying Ahead of the Curve
The size and scope of cybersecurity needs to account for the integration of information technology into everything, says Robert Brammer with the Northrop Grumman...
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Former CIA Director: Build a New Internet to Improve Cybersecurity
The United States may seriously want to consider creating a new Internet infrastructure to reduce the threat of cyberattacks, said Michael Hayden, President George...
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New Software Aids Fight Against Nitrates in Florida's Groundwater
Florida State University researchers have developed software designed to help state and local governments measure the amount of nitrates from septic systems that...
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Computer Scientists, Computational Biologists, Statisticians Designing Hiv Vaccine
The medical community is calling on computer scientists, computational biologists, and statisticians to help its work on a safe and effective vaccine against HIV...
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Silicon Valley Status Symbols Emphasize Mind Over Material
Aaron Patzer lives in a 600-square-foot, one-bedroom apartment in Palo Alto with an old couch and TV. His favorite shoes are hand-me-down brown leather wingtips...
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Spies Want to Mine Your Tweets For Signs of the Next Tsunami
The intelligence community has seen the future, and the future is Google Trends. Actually, more like a highly sophisticated version of Google Trends, with Twitter...
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Can Anyone Create a Hacker-Proof Cyberspace?
The opportunity for cyberattacks increases every day as corporations and governments continue stockpiling information about individuals in complex networks across...
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Protecting Protestors With Photos That Never Existed
In a response to protestors getting arrested for taking pictures of government-instigated violence, researchers have developed a method that uses graphics processors...
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Old Dominion U. Researchers Ask How Much of the Web Is Archived
Old Dominion University researchers, led by professor Michael L. Nelson, are trying to determine how much of the public Web is archived and where it is being stored...
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Should the Government Need a Search Warrant to Track Your Car with Gps?
The Supreme Court ended its term with a high-profile ruling that violent video games are protected by the First Amendment, but a bigger technology decision could...
From ACM Opinion
Nasa's Lessons From The Outer Limits
In April 1981, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration launched a space shuttle program meant to take astronauts, cargo, research experiments and military...
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U. Va. Engineers Help Manage Crisis With Crowdsourcing
A Web-based crowdsourcing application developed by a team at the University of Virginia could be used to provide the public with critical information in the event...
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Panel Proposes Killing Webb Space Telescope
The House Appropriations Committee proposed Wednesday to kill the James Webb Space Telescope, the crown jewel of NASA’s astronomy plans for the next two decades...
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Roving Robot to the Rescue
A roving robot that can locate victims of natural disasters via their mobile phones or bombs that are detonated through mobile phones has been developed by students...
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How Divorce Lawyers Use Social Networks
Updates you've posted to Facebook and Twitter can present obvious problems when you're searching for a job or starting a new relationship. But a growing number...
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Phone-Call Cartography
Americans are more connected now than ever. Mobile phones allow people to maintain relationships with friends, family, and colleagues across long distances. If...
From ACM Opinion
Was the Space Shuttle a Mistake?
Forty years ago, I wrote an article for Technology Review titled "Shall We Build the Space Shuttle?" Now, with the 135th and final flight of the shuttle at hand...
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Global Tech Leaders Promote Open Internet
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development has released a set of 14 policies designed to maintain the Internet as a forum for open communication...
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Maryland Sees Its Moment in Cybersecurity
As Fort Meade increasingly becomes a stronghold for federal cybersecurity, Maryland officials and business advocates are trying to take advantage of what they...
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