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Mysterious G-Men in Black SUVs Guard Fiber-Optic Cable in DC
A construction crew putting up an office building in the heart of congested Tysons Corner in McLean, Va., hit a fiber-optic cable no one knew was there. Within moments, three black SUVs drove up, half a dozen men in suits jumped out, and one said, \"You just hit our line.\"
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Australian Police To Go Wardriving
Some Australians who haven\'t secured their wireless networks may soon be getting a (relatively friendly) visit from the police. It seems that a few officers intend to do a little wardriving in order to find unsecured networks and warn the owners of possible problems.
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Cyber Neighborhood Watch boosts security
The digital equivalent of a twitching curtain and a timely phone call could help improve cyber security online. The US Department of Energy has developed new security software that it likens to crime-fighting busy-bodies Neighbourhood Watch. This new software allows systems to share information on digital attacks.
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Sneakey software can dup keys from images even bad ones
Computer programmers at UC San Diego have whipped up software that poses a serious threat. Called \"Sneakey,\" it can use an image of a key from almost any angle to create an exact replica. It doesn\'t have to be a good image, either
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Can AI Fight Terrorism? Better Question: Should It?
Computer programs that have the ability to not only collect and sort millions of bits of random data, but to recognize how they relate to each other, are invaluable in the fight against terrorism because no human being has the ability to process the enormous amount of information that our intelligence agencies receive.
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