Quantum Encryption Network Goes Live, Claims To Be Unbreakable [Quantum] (Gizmodo)
Scientists have connected up the world's first computer network protected by “quantum cryptography,” a supposedly unbreakable system that functions off a scheme based on the Heisenberg Uncertainty...
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Connecting to the Idaho Regional Optical Network (KMVT Twin Falls)
Idaho is connecting to a high-performance computer network, which will make research quicker and more accessible.
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World Bank Under Cyber Siege in 'Unprecedented Crisis' (Fox News)
The World Bank Group's computer network -- one of the largest repositories of sensitive data about the economies of every nation -- has been raided repeatedly by outsiders for more than a year, FOX News has learned.
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U.S. air-traffic network outdated, costly (CNN)
CHICAGO (AP) -- A World War II-era air traffic network that often forces planes to take longer, zigzagging routes is costing U.S. airlines billions of dollars in wasted fuel while an upgrade to a satellite-based system has languished in the planning stages for more than a decade.
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Sarah Palin Hacker accused of previous computer intrusion (TG Daily)
David Kernell, who was indicted earlier in the week for illegally gaining access to Governor Sarah Palin’s personal Yahoo e-mail account, was allegedly also involved in computer intrusion almost eight years ago, when he was only in middle school. Another student and Kernell guessed the password to a school server when they were in attendance at Easter Hills Middle School in Texas. They were able ...
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Lenovo, Acer, Asus Give Sprint's WiMax Network A Boost (InformationWeek)
Computer makers are offering products equipped to connect to Sprint's Xohm high-speed wireless network, launched recently in Baltimore.
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Electricity a hazard to your computer (Carroll County Times)
Is your computer plugged in? Do you use a power strip with a surge protector? Do you depend on your computer and the data it generates? If so, you are a heartbeat away from disaster and don't even realize it.
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First Secure Quantum Crypto Network Up and Running (Slashdot)
John Lam was one of many readers to send in news that on Thursday, "at a conference in Vienna, Austria, as reported by the BBC, a European Community science working group built a quantum backbone using 200-km of standard commercial optical fiber running among seven sites and successfully demonstrated the first secure quantum cryptographic key distribution network. In addition, each of the seven ...
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Palin Hacker Allegedly Involved in Another Computer Intrusion (Wired News)
A 20-year-old Tennessee student who was indicted this week for gaining unauthorized access to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's Yahoo account, was involved in another computer intrusion years ago while in high school, a former teacher says. David Kernell and a fellow classmate guessed the password to a system storing lesson plans and got detention for it, the teacher says. Wired.com
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Indian-origin researcher’s WiFi network for cars cuts commuting time by 25pc (New Kerala)
Washington, October 10 : A mobile-sensor network created by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for traffic analysis is being tested on dozens of cars in Boston to determine whether it can help reduce commuting time, and alert drivers to potential engine problems and more.
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