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CompSci boffins claim they can recreate missing lines in log files
'Event imputation' draws on lots of other sources to fill in gaps
15 Dec 2021 11:28 | 58
Research
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Science
Boffins demonstrate a different kind of floppy disk: A legless robot that hops along a surface
This is fine
08 Dec 2021 09:15 | 20
Software
Academics tell Brit MPs to check the software used when considering reproducibility in science and tech research
It's seldom subject to the same rigour as conventional apparatus
25 Nov 2021 12:33 | 89
Science
British govt emits fuzzy vision for UK version of American boffin special forces group Darpa
Aria. Doesn't have quite the same ring to it, does it?
19 Feb 2021 15:30 | 53
Science
MIT professor charged with failing to disclose China ties while hitting up US Dept of Energy for research grant
Academic also charged with hiding foreign assets, false tax statements
15 Jan 2021 01:51 | 11
Science
Boffins from China push quantum computing envelope for 'supremacy' in emerging photon field
Light-based quantum system bests classical supercomputer
04 Dec 2020 23:00 | 37
Video
Hey, over here, I'm talking... Academics help computers figure out which way you're facing when you speak
Which could be useful for AI assistants as they'll know whether you're barking orders at them or the kids or the TV
06 Nov 2020 16:10 | 6
Security
Shocked I am. Shocked to find that underground bank-card-trading forums are full of liars, cheats, small-time grifters
No honor among thieves
23 Jul 2020 07:04 | 31
Security
LCD pwn System: How to modulate screen brightness to covertly transmit data from an air-gapped computer... slowly
To be honest, it was the impracticality and inefficiency that first attracted us to this otherwise cunning exfiltration
06 Feb 2020 06:09 | 43
AI + ML
Amazing peer-reviewed AI bots that predict premature births were too good to be true: Flawed testing bumped accuracy from 50% to 90%+
'These models should not go into clinical practice at all,' academic tells El Reg
24 Jan 2020 06:03 | 18
Security
Hash snag: Security shamans shame SHA-1 standard, confirm crucial collisions citing circa $45k chip cost
Unsafe hashing algorithm really is unsafe
08 Jan 2020 22:21 | 24
Video
LightAnchors array: LEDs in routers, power strips, and more, can sneakily ship data to this smartphone app
Talk about gone in a flash
12 Dec 2019 08:02 | 74
OSes
Brilliant Boston boffins blow big borehole in Bluetooth's ballyhooed barricades: MAC addy randomization broken
Scrambling addresses can't always hide you from stalkers, say eggheads
12 Jul 2019 20:31 | 25
Security
Open-heart nerdery: Boffins suggest identifying and logging in people using ECGs
Heartbeat rhythms could be the next biometric authentication method
25 Jun 2019 11:57 | 50
Security
Defense against the Darknet, or how to accessorize to defeat video surveillance
Boffins from Belgium break people recognition software with a colorful placard
19 Apr 2019 21:16 | 155
Storage
Altered carbon: Boffins automate DNA storage with decent density – but lousy latency
An entire data centre the size of a sugar cube? Sweet!
22 Mar 2019 10:32 | 56
Security
Boffin suggests Trappist monk approach for Spectre-Meltdown-grade processor flaws, other security holes: Don't say anything public – zip it
Prof asks: What good comes from letting everyone know a vulnerability exists?
04 Feb 2019 22:36 | 69
Security
Hey boffin, take a walk on the wild side: Stuffy academics need to let out their inner black hat
If hackers and nerds played together nicely, security would benefit, reckons compsci boffin
29 Jan 2019 14:52 | 7
Security
New side-channel leak: Boffins bash operating system page caches until they spill secrets
Novel data-siphoning attack is hardware agnostic
05 Jan 2019 01:30 | 26
Security
I found a security hole in Steam that gave me every game's license keys and all I got was this... oh nice: $20,000
Sorry kids, it was patched weeks ago by Valve
09 Nov 2018 22:39 | 38
Science
Transformers: Robots... at least it tries: Watch boffins' Optimus Dime rearrange on the fly
Its creators see this shape-shifter droid as more like Big Hero 6 than cheesy Autobots
02 Nov 2018 08:04 | 11
Security
Oslo clever clogs craft code to scan di mavens and snare dodgy staff
There's Norway you can escape detection, thanks to computers, software, and skills
28 Sep 2018 06:33 | 16
Security
Bug bounty alert: Musk lets pro hackers torpedo Tesla firmware risk free
Carmaker won't void warranties, fling sueballs at folks seeking security vulnerability rewards
06 Sep 2018 23:17 | 21
Security
Boffins bork motion control gear with the power of applied sound
Researchers manipulate gyroscopic controls with ultrasonic attack
28 Aug 2018 06:00 | 9
Security
Now that's a fortune cookie! Facebook splats $5k command-injection bug in one of its servers
Find flaw, report flaw, fix flaw, get paid. Bish, bash, bosh
24 Aug 2018 21:51 | 7
Updated
SentinelOne makes YouTube delete Bsides vid 'cuz it didn't like the way bugs were reported
Research silenced amid copyright, trademark claim
18 Aug 2018 00:51 | 25
Legal
Oz researchers, uni unite against Defence overreach
Brass hats seek more control over technology and research
19 Jul 2018 02:58 | 4
Security
Intel finds a cure for its software security pain: Window Snyder
Microsoft, Mozilla veteran will also handle external researcher work
25 Jun 2018 22:19 | 6
AI + ML
How to stealthily poison neural network chips in the supply chain
Your free guide to trick an AI classifier into thinking an umbrella is the Bolivian navy on maneuvers in the South Pacific
19 Jun 2018 07:03 | 24
Science
The eyes have it: 'DeepFakes' bogus AI-meddled videos outed by unblinking gaze
Phony vids generated by machine-learning models can be detected
14 Jun 2018 20:54 | 43
Science
EmDrive? More like BS drive: Physics-defying space engine flunks out
Test rig itself may be causing detected minute bursts of thrust, warn eggheads
23 May 2018 21:53 | 121
Security
Carnegie Mellon makes network security guru Jahanian president
Chalk one up for the infosec nerds: Arbor founder takes top uni post
08 Mar 2018 23:55 | 4
Networks
Broadcom baits hook with promise of $1.5bn investment fund to catch Qualcomm
Telco promises to pump big bucks into 5G if US signs off on merger
07 Mar 2018 19:15 | 3
AI + ML
Your shoe, chewing gum, or ciggies are now your extra password
Boffins explore personal items as 2FA tokens using computer vision code
25 Oct 2017 05:04 | 25
Science
Harvard, MIT boffins ink up with health-monitoring 'smart' tats
Cutting-edge tattoo checks your blood sugar, still disappoints your mother
29 Sep 2017 19:49 | 15
AI + ML
Has science gone too far, part 97: Boffins craft code to find protesters on social networks, rate them on their violence
Image-recognition system posited as reporting tool
21 Sep 2017 20:24 | 25
Software
Government lab that gives a crap pushes open source
Boffins reveal code for turning cow pies into cash
13 Sep 2017 00:26 | 10
Science
Boffins fear we might be running out of ideas
Research just isn't as effective as it used to be
11 Sep 2017 23:57 | 93
Security
Brazilians waxed: Uni's Tor relay node booted after harvesting .onions
Researchers kicked off network for slurping hidden services en masse
25 Aug 2017 18:18 | 29
Security
Berkeley boffins build better spear-phishing black-box bruiser
Machine learning and code to detect and alert attempts to extract passwords from staff
18 Aug 2017 20:12 | 8
Analysis
Dismayed by woeful AI chatbots, boffins hired real people – and went back to square one
Amazon Turk serfs have their own problems
14 Aug 2017 07:07 | 20
Science
Science sugar daddy extends data-sharing policy to software
Wellcome Trust wants boffins to share
25 Jul 2017 10:55 | 7
Science
Boffins back bubbles for better bonding with beautiful belongings
AKA how to watermark 3D printed stuff with air bubbles
21 Jul 2017 07:01 | 15
Science
Texas says 'howdy' to completely driverless robo-cars on its roads
King of the (autonomous) Hill
16 Jun 2017 20:40 | 22
Networks
Shine on, you crazy Eind minds: Boffins fire out 43Gbps infrared 'Wi-Fi'
Super fast but you'll need line-of-sight
18 Mar 2017 08:04 | 33
AI + ML
UK govt's £17.3m AI-boffinry cash injection is just 'a token amount'
Blighty's machine learning and robotics strategy lags behind other countries, say experts
03 Mar 2017 08:01 | 13
Science
MIT goes down to the wire: Brain cable pipes electricity, chemicals, light straight into minds
Polymer highway into the head promises easier neurological monitoring
23 Feb 2017 22:09 | 7
HPC
Interview: AARNet's Peter Elford on Australia's national research infrastructure
What bits of the boffins' cloud do we build ourselves?
12 Feb 2017 21:02 |
Security
Infosec industry to drive machine learning spend surge says analyst
Amid the AI hype is a real chance to spot more anomalous behaviour, faster
31 Jan 2017 04:04 | 2
Security
Ransomware scum face unified white hat army
BitDefender, Trend Micro, Check Point, Emisoft, others, join No More Ransom project
16 Dec 2016 03:58 | 18
Security
Dear hackers, Ubuntu's app crash reporter will happily execute your evil code on a victim's box
To everyone else, get patching
15 Dec 2016 22:29 | 26
Security
Bluetooth-enabled safe lock popped after attackers win PINs
If you use one, stop now. If you write heist movies, write safe-crackers out of your script
15 Dec 2016 07:02 | 53
On-Prem
Microsoft boffins think VR visions will rival drugs by 2027
No more search boxes, no work benefits, and your social value will be your data trail
06 Dec 2016 01:39 | 25
VIDS
Hackers waste Xbox One, PS4, MacBook, Pixel, with USB zapper
What would happen if someone sticks this USBBQ into an airplane seat socket?
02 Dec 2016 04:58 | 63
Analysis
American supremacy, space, liability, funding, openness – AI gurus lay it all out to US senators
The race is on to be the best in the world
01 Dec 2016 21:33 | 22
OSes
SHIFT + F10, Linux gets you Windows 10's cleartext BitLocker key
Don't panic, because this one's a bit esoteric. Do feel free to face-palm anyway
01 Dec 2016 05:00 | 69
Security
Poison .JPG spreading ransomware through Facebook Messenger
Cick-to-self-p0wn attack sneaks Locky ransomware past Zuck's security model
25 Nov 2016 07:29 | 34
Legal
UK PM Theresa May's £2bn in R&D still a drop in the ocean
Increases proportion of spend from around 0.5% of GDP to, er, 0.6%
21 Nov 2016 14:17 | 25
Security
IoT worm can hack Philips Hue lightbulbs, spread across cities
Easy chain reaction hack would spread across Paris, boffins say
10 Nov 2016 06:02 | 81
Ruxcon
Hackers pop top 'secure' wireless keyboard and mouse kits, gain RCE
Patch? Nah, we'll just remove 'secure' from the tin: vendor
24 Oct 2016 04:56 | 12
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