Monthly Archives: January 2006

Computer Security Graphical Passwords

Source: ACM News Service. Rutgers University-Camden computer science professor Jean-Camille Birget and colleagues have developed a new computer security program that makes use of graphical passwords and an icon system. The new program works by having a user select areas … Continue reading

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McAfee Loses Chief to Competitor

Antivirus software provider McAfee announced the resignation of President Gene Hodges today, who is stepping down to take the chief executive post at rival security firm Websense. Hodges will succeed Websense CEO John Carrington, who has served as CEO since … Continue reading

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EFF Wants Protection For CD Research

From InternetNews.com: The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) wants Sony EMI to grant legal protections for computer security researchers examining the copy-protection technologies of the music giant. In November, EMI — whose labels include Virgin Records, Capitol Records and Liberty Records … Continue reading

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Voting Machine Source Code Must be Available for Review

Read interesting WTN News article here. Also read what Bruce Schneier has been talking about electronic voting here (2004), here (2003), and here (2000).

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Security Flaws on the Rise, Questions Remain

Pervasive bugs in Web applications contributed to the first major increase in publicized security vulnerabilities in three years, though different databases offer competing figures on the number of security risks discovered in recent years. A recent examination of four major … Continue reading

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Quantum Cryptography: When Your Link Has to Be Really, Really Secure

Quantum cryptography (QC) can deliver utterly secure data transmission through the harnessing of the laws of physics, photon quantum states, and Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle. BBN Technologies devised a fully operational, multi-node QC system that has been running for over two … Continue reading

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