U.S. businesses and government agencies are facing increasing risks of potential cyber attacks from China, according to a recent report. And IT departments that...Insurance Journal From ACM News | January 27, 2010
Most foreigners who came to the U.S. to earn doctorate degrees in science and engineering stayed on after graduation — at least until the recession began — refuting...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | January 27, 2010
One of the trickiest problems in cyber security is trying to figure who’s really behind an attack. Darpa, the Pentagon agency that created the Internet, is trying...Wired From ACM News | January 26, 2010
On a Monday morning earlier this month, top Pentagon leaders gathered to simulate how they would respond to a sophisticated cyberattack aimed at paralyzing the...The New York Times From ACM News | January 26, 2010
Cybersecurity systems are tough to crack, but not tough enough. A Clarkson University professor is developing software programs that will test cybersecurity systems...Clarkson niversity From ACM News | January 26, 2010
The response to natural disasters like the killer earthquake in Haiti is complicated by the difficulty delivering medical care in a chaotic environment where the...niversity of California, San Diego From ACM News | January 26, 2010
Rapid computer game creation (RCGC) could be used to close the digital divide, according to Nikunj Dalal and colleagues at Oklahoma State University. Schools and...EurekAlert From ACM TechNews | January 25, 2010
After fizzling out over the past couple years, outsourcing is back in vogue. A new PricewaterhouseCoopers study shows outsourcing has roared back to life in the...Forbes.com From ACM Opinion | January 25, 2010
Software developers and tech-savvy individuals from around the world are organizing to help with the Haiti relief effort. Projects already underway include the...Information Week From ACM TechNews | January 22, 2010
William Thies and other scientists at Microsoft Research India have created technologies specifically designed to facilitate socio-economic development, spanning...EE Times India From ACM TechNews | January 22, 2010
The federal government needs to address electronic security to calm Americans' uncertainty about cloud computing and secure its privacy, according to industry representatives...infoZine From ACM News | January 22, 2010
Back at the dawn of the Web, the most popular account password was “12345.”
Today, it’s one digit longer but hardly safer: “123456.”
Despite all the reports...The New York Times From ACM News | January 21, 2010
Techies are gathering in person and online to collaborate on the development of new systems to support rescuers and relief workers on the ground in Haiti, and to...TechNewsWorld From ACM News | January 21, 2010
Blind musicians have had restricted access to scores due to the scarcity and limitations of Braille transcriptions. A new European system makes music for the blind... From ICT Results | January 21, 2010
Is there a recipe a scientist might follow to spur creativity and cook up new discoveries? Cyber security expert Kevin Fu of the University of Massachusetts Amherst...niversity of Massachusetts Amherst From ACM News | January 21, 2010
The U.S. plans to make unrestricted access to the Internet a top foreign-policy priority, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to announce Thursday (January...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | January 21, 2010
The crown jewels of Google, Cisco Systems or any other technology company are the millions of lines of programming instructions, known as source code, that make...The New York Times From ACM News | January 20, 2010
The United States remains the world's leader in science and technology, based on factors such as gross dollars spent, relative spending on research, research articles...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | January 20, 2010
University of Gothenburg professor Aarne Ranta is leading an effort to create a reliable translation tool that covers most of the European Union languages. The...EurekAlert From ACM TechNews | January 20, 2010