Tag: security
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Digital currency / digital wallet Ukraine use case
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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 people forced to flee their homes due to conflicts, violence, human rights violation, etc.? Building on the increased acceptance of contactless mobile money and digital…
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NIST Post-Quantum Encryption Candidate Foiled by Classical Computing
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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 innovations and advancements in our industry, it also comes with significant challenges. One of the most salient and immediate concerns is its ability to break…
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Deep Learning AI Improves Facial Movement Tracking
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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 raises technological challenges and serious privacy concerns. Research in this area has faced a variety of barriers. Potential solutions have been too physically cumbersome, too…
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Use Retraction Watch to Keep Tabs on Bogus “Hijacked” Journals
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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 if a journal is what it purports to be? As reported recently in Nature, the project Retraction Watch, can allow researchers to find out before they submit if a…