The size and scope of cybersecurity needs to account for the integration of information technology into everything, says Robert Brammer with the Northrop Grumman...GovInfoSecurity.com From ACM TechNews | July 12, 2011
The United States may seriously want to consider creating a new Internet infrastructure to reduce the threat of cyberattacks, said Michael Hayden, President George...NextGov From ACM News | July 12, 2011
Florida State University researchers have developed software designed to help state and local governments measure the amount of nitrates from septic systems that...Florida State University From ACM TechNews | July 12, 2011
The medical community is calling on computer scientists, computational biologists, and statisticians to help its work on a safe and effective vaccine against HIV...Scientific Computing From ACM TechNews | July 12, 2011
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...The Los Angeles Times From ACM News | July 12, 2011
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...Wired From ACM News | July 11, 2011
The opportunity for cyberattacks increases every day as corporations and governments continue stockpiling information about individuals in complex networks across...Knowledge@Wharton From ACM TechNews | July 11, 2011
In a response to protestors getting arrested for taking pictures of government-instigated violence, researchers have developed a method that uses graphics processors...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | July 11, 2011
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...Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | July 11, 2011
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...Time From ACM News | July 11, 2011
In April 1981, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration launched a space shuttle program meant to take astronauts, cargo, research experiments and military...NPR From ACM Opinion | July 8, 2011
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...UVA Today From ACM TechNews | July 8, 2011
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...The New York Times From ACM News | July 7, 2011
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...Northeastern University News From ACM TechNews | July 7, 2011
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...Technology Review From ACM News | July 7, 2011
Americans are more connected now than ever. Mobile phones allow people to maintain relationships with friends, family, and colleagues across long distances. If...The New York Times From ACM News | July 7, 2011
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...Technology Review From ACM Opinion | July 6, 2011
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...InformationWeek From ACM TechNews | July 6, 2011
As Fort Meade increasingly becomes a stronghold for federal cybersecurity, Maryland officials and business advocates are trying to take advantage of what they...The Washington Post From ACM News | July 6, 2011
University of Oklahoma researchers are using supercomputers to assemble and analyze massive amounts of data on tornadoes, such as updraft, downdraft, and regions...National Science Foundation From ACM TechNews | July 6, 2011