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Lawmakers Strike New Tone With Proposed Cybersecurity Bill
The second draft of a U.S. Senate cybersecurity bill scales back language that would give the president the ability to shut down the Internet in an emergency....
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Women in It: Success and Struggle
Female participation in the information technology (IT) industry is growing and women now account for 15 percent to 25 percent of technical professionals, although...
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Dns Remains Vulnerable One Year After Kaminsky Bug
In the year since security researcher Dan Kaminsky discovered a vulnerability in the domain name system (DNS), which could allow hackers to redirect traffic from...
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IBM Security Software Masks Confidential Info
IBM researchers have developed Masking Gateway for Enterprises (MAGEN), software that uses optical character recognition and screen scraping technology to identify...
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Five Cool Cloud Computing Research Projects
The HotCloud conference on cloud computing in San Diego will showcase a number of research projects. One such project is a Trusted Cloud Computing Platform developed...
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Is the U.S. Ready For Government-Sponsored Cyberattacks?
A recently published report from the National Research Council (NRC) contends that there has to be more public disclosure and informed debate about cyberarms and...
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Telepresence Seen as Space Exploration Game-Changer
Some experts say that telepresence could have such a major impact on society that it changes everything, from how humans explore space to how they remotely communicate...
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Class of 2009: Computer Science Majors Still in Demand
The nation's leading computer science programs say graduating seniors are still sought after by technology vendors and corporate shops, despite the global economic...
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Tech Skills Crucial to Any Career, Students Say
A recent IBM Academic Initiative survey found that 80 percent of 1,600 college students polled agreed that high-technology skills will help them succeed, and a...
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More Science, Less Drama: IT Pros Defend Engineering Careers
Network WorldMany information technology (IT) professionals believe that parents could be doing their children a disservice by not encouraging them to pursue advanced...
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Commerce Chief Faces 5 Internet Emergencies
Network WorldAssuming former Washington Gov. Gary Locke (D) is confirmed as President Obama's Commerce Secretary, he will need to immediately begin addressing a...
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Nsf Looking For Wicked Cool Visual and Data Analysis Algorithms
The National Science Foundation (NSF) wants to develop highly interpretive mathematical and computational algorithms and techniques to help the U.S. government...
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Nearly 1 Million Jobs Could Be Created By It Stimulus Package, Think Tank Says
A $30 billion investment in the U.S. IT industry would create or help retain nearly 1 million jobs, concludes "The Digital Road to Recovery: A Stimulus Plan to...
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Mobile Phones to Be Primary Internet Device By 2020, Experts Predict
Mobile phones will become the primary Internet device for most people by 2020, largely due to their increasing computing power, predicts the "Future of the Internet...
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10 Microsoft Research Projects
Microsoft is supporting a host of projects in its research and development division that are focused on tackling real-world technical challenges but could haveView...
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Internet's Bandwidth Health Still in Trouble, Report Says
Demand for Internet bandwidth will exceed the Internet's capacity by 2012, predicts a new Nemertes Research report. Nemertes originally projected that Internet...
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