56238
submission
OffTheLip writes:
AP Technology Writer Brian Bergstein discusses security advantages touted by Microsoft for their new Vista operating system . According to Symantec Corporation' Oliver Friedrichs, "Microsoft has made the core of the operating system more secure, but they've really solved, by and large, yesterday's problems". Many of the threats Vista addresses, such as worms, have already been handled within an fully patched version of Windows XP.
Will the next generation of internet centric security threats be immune to Vista protective measures?
32461
submission
OffTheLip writes:
Several western European countries were in the dark after a power outage attributed to higher energy consumption due to cold weather. "We weren't very far from a European blackout," according to a senior executive with French power company RTE.
As winter approaches and power requirements continue to grow will the current infrastructure be able to support the demands? While this outage was brief and no injuries were reported how long can a modern society pin it's hopes on such a system? It could be argued the power system worked as expected, shutting off some customers to prevent a total blackout but offers little comfort to those without.
9793
submission
OffTheLip writes:
The
US Department of Homeland Security
is funding research into teaching computers to distinguish opinions
from fact in written text.
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept06/Cardie. homeland.ws.html
Cornell University professor
Claire Cardie and associates from
other universities will use machine learning algorithms to scan text
examples containing fact and opinion with the goal to distinguish the
difference.
From
the article:
"Lots of work has been done on
extracting factual information — the who, what, where, when,"
explained Cardie. "We're interested in seeing how we would
extract information about opinions."
Besides
the obvious ramifications to
the veracity of Slashdot discussions is this a good thing for US
security?
