Archive for the ‘security’ category: Page 118
Aug 25, 2016
Ban Ki-moon: ‘digital technologies like 3D printing have the potential for massive destruction’
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: 3D printing, biological, law, security, space, terrorism
https://youtube.com/watch?v=FGEm1ktRJgk
More on the UN’s concern on the next gen technologies.
UN Photo/Rick Bajornas
Aug 24, 2016
World not prepared for biological attacks, new technology threats: Ban Ki-moon
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: 3D printing, bioengineering, biological, government, robotics/AI, security, space
CISO & CSO at many companies are certainly going to have their work cut out for them in the long-term future as more and more new tech such as 3D Printing, Synthetic Bio, etc. are adopted into companies; really brings a new level of security concerns not only in government; but also the private sector.
He pointed out that while there were international organisations to prevent the spread of nuclear and chemical weapons, there was no such agency to deal with biological weapons.
Speaking at the Council debate on weapons of mass destruction (WMD), he sought to expand its definition beyond nuclear, chemical and biological to embrace the threats arising from 21st century science, technology and globalisation.
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Aug 24, 2016
The NSA Plans for a Post-Quantum World
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: computing, encryption, government, information science, internet, privacy, quantum physics, security
Hope they’re working with QC researchers in Los Alamos and DARPA; it is the US Government which is known for its silos and multi-layer bureaucracies.
Quantum computing is a novel way to build computers — one that takes advantage of the quantum properties of particles to perform operations on data in a very different way than traditional computers. In some cases, the algorithm speedups are extraordinary.
Specifically, a quantum computer using something called Shor’s algorithm can efficiently factor numbers, breaking RSA. A variant can break Diffie-Hellman and other discrete log-based cryptosystems, including those that use elliptic curves. This could potentially render all modern public-key algorithms insecure. Before you panic, note that the largest number to date that has been factored by a quantum computer is 143. So while a practical quantum computer is still science fiction, it’s not stupid science fiction.
Aug 19, 2016
Senior DARPA Scientist Warns of Widespread LETHAL ATTACKS Upon the Public Coming From Microwave Towers
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: mobile phones, security, terrorism
Hmmmm;
It is an old issue, but with a new revelation by the most credible insider source to date. Recently, I was contacted by Dr. Paul Batcho. Batcho is a former DARPA senior scientist who worked at Los Alamos and held a top secret security clearance. In short, Batcho asserts that clandestine forces are purposely engaging in “acts of terrorism” against the general public through emission of dangerous frequencies from cell phone and microwave towers in the St. Petersburg/Orlando/ Tampa, Florida area.
Before launching into a revelation of the stunning claims presented to me by Dr. Batcho, let’s establish his crediblity as a reliable witness.
Aug 17, 2016
Exploring the promise of the quantum realm
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: engineering, nanotechnology, particle physics, quantum physics, security, terrorism, transportation
Nice work; understanding the quantum effects in nanomechanical systems is closer to reality in being achieved. Imagine a nanobot or microbot with quantum mechanic properties.
Rob Knobel is probing the ultimate limits of nanomechanical systems to develop and build tiny vapour sensors, which could be used as airport security tools to prevent terrorism or drug smuggling.
He and his students are using highly specialized equipment in the $5-million Kingston Nano Fabrication Laboratory (KNFL), which opened a year ago in Innovation Park, to fabricate nanosensors made from graphene, a form of carbon a single atom thick.
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Aug 17, 2016
DARPA’s EXTREME Program will Manipulate Light to Strengthen US National Security
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: materials, security
It aims to introduce engineered optical materials (EnMats) and associated design tools for creating innovative optical systems with improved performance, new functionality, and drastically reduced size and weight.
It will do this by finding ways to manipulate light in ways beyond the conventions of classical reflection and refraction, delivering optical systems the size of a sugar cube.
If successful, EXTREME could introduce a new era in optics and imagers for national defense.
Aug 15, 2016
IARPA looks to reinvent the virtual desktop
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: security, virtual reality
The Intelligence Community’s research agency is exploring the use of role-based virtual environments to enhance security.
Aug 15, 2016
A Quantum Computing-Dominated World Is Coming In Less Than 10 Years, Says CEO Of Acronis
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: quantum physics, security, solar power, supercomputing, sustainability
I told folks this; I see another one from Google has joined the QC less than 10 year club. My guess is more likely less than 7 years.
A seminal moment in the quantum technology field just happened: Google’s team of scientists have simulated a hydrogen molecule from its quantum computers, a breakthrough that suggests it could “simulate even larger chemical systems,” writes one of Google Quantum’s engineers, Ryan Rabbush. The search engine’s achievement underscores the technology’s potential as Rabbush posits it can “revolutionize the design of solar cells, industrial catalysts, batteries, flexible electronics, medicines, materials and more.”
As advances in such supercomputers continue, investment and research in this field gathers greater momentum as Google, Alibaba, Baidu, Amazon and other tech giants and governments too are racing to develop this technology. Recently, the European Commission allocated €1 billion to research, incubate and invest in quantum technologies. Meanwhile Google last month made headlines about testing its quantum security to shield its Chrome browser.
Aug 15, 2016
China launches ‘hack-proof’ quantum satellite in world first
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: encryption, quantum physics, security, space
This is so exciting.
The transfer of data using quantum communications is considered impenetrable due to a particle phenomenon known as quantum entanglement, with eavesdroppers unable to monitor the transfer without altering the quantum state and thereby being detected. In theory, two parties can communicate in secret by sharing an encryption key encoded in a string of photons.
China’s big-spending quantum research initiative, part of Beijing’s broader multi-billion dollar strategy to overtake the West in science and space research, is being closely watched in global scientific research and security circles, with groups from Canada, Japan, Singapore and Europe also planning their own quantum space experiments.
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