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Digital currency / digital wallet Ukraine use case
When ICT is to impact external users, the digital transformation journey is very different. How can technology help when humanitarian cash-based interventions are needed, such as providing financial assistance to…
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LastPass Breach Underscores Password Fragility and Value of MFA
LastPass, a password manager, has suffered the latest in a series of successful breaches. Password managers like LastPass, which attempt to create unique, complex passwords for many different accounts, which are then…
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NIST Post-Quantum Encryption Candidate Foiled by Classical Computing
Many are familiar with the progress being made towards the next generation of computing: quantum computing. While quantum computing promises to revolutionize the entire world and provide a wealth of…
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Deep Learning AI Improves Facial Movement Tracking
A growing area of research in mobile data collection is the real-time tracking and communication of facial movements. While this presents another opportunity for human progress through data, it also…
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Use Retraction Watch to Keep Tabs on Bogus “Hijacked” Journals
As a research institution, we know the value of credible, peer- reviewed journals. To cite and be cited is the lifeblood of modern academic discourse. But how do you know…
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A New Approach to Defeating Audio Capture Transcription
In a previous message, we discussed the revelation that various videoconferencing apps were continuing to collect audio data even when microphones were muted, against the expectations of most users. Taking concerns…
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Muting in Virtual Meetings May Not Guarantee Privacy
It is not unreasonable to assume that when you mute yourself in a virtual meeting, your microphone will no longer be accessed by the meeting application. However, a new study…
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Apache HTTP Server Critical Vulnerability under Active Exploitation
There are reports of active attacks on Apache servers. Apache HTTP Server 2.4.48 and earlier are vulnerable to a server-side request forgery (SSRF) flaw, allowing attackers to send crafted requests…
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Another high-profile cybersecurity breach
It is increasingly easy to generate large amounts of content online. With a click of a button, moments of our lives are created in photo and video and whisked immediately…
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New Technique Promises to Improve Privacy and Security for Cloud-Hosted Photos
It is increasingly easy to generate large amounts of content online. With a click of a button, moments of our lives are created in photo and video and whisked immediately…
