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Current Event: Safety of Encryption from future Quantum Computers
All of us feel a certain kind of safety when we are dealing with credit cards, online banking and any other transaction or process which should be secure because we know that our personal information is protected by cryptographic systems. … Continue reading
Security Review: Robot Scientist automates the discovery of new drugs!
A group of researchers working in the EU funded IQ project have put together a robot scientist that can devise a theory, come up with experiments to test the theory, carry out the physical experiments, interpret the results and then … Continue reading
Data Breach at Heartland
A New Jersey based payment card processing company- Heartland Payment System Inc. admitted last week to a data breach into their system. In what may result as one of the largest compromises in payment card information, Heartland disclosed that intruders … Continue reading
Towards Biometric Passports
The EU recently passed a bill to introduce computerized biometric passports which will include people’s fingerprints as well as their photographs. It joined a host of other countries which have taken similar steps towards increasing the security of their … Continue reading