The algorithm of racism

Perception is reality within our ever evolving, technology savvy society. The minute we hear a news story, curious minds flock to their mobile devices or computers to confirm via social media. This confirmation of events is ever so prevalent within the millennial generation where they are native searchers and only…

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NIST chooses winner in secure hash algorithm competition

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  cyber_security NIST said “catch-ack” in selecting a new algorithm that could be used as part of a secure foundation for future information technologies. The agency announced the winner of its five-year-long Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-3) Competition on Oct. 2, choosing “Keccak”  –   which it said…

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RSA denies flaws in security algorithm

After having its flagship RSA crypto system called flawed this week by prominent researchers in a paper they made available online, EMC’s RSA security division struck back by saying the paper’s results don’t indicate a fundamental flaw in the RSA algorithm but more likely a problem with implementing it. “On…

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Researchers break W3C XML encryption algorithm, push for new standard

Researchers in Germany have demonstrated weaknesses in the W3C XML encryption standard used to secure websites and other Web applications. <img alt="Researchers break W3C XML encryption algorithm, push for new standard, Blog, encryption, Researchers, push, break, standard, algorithm"height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechBiz &partnerID=167&key=segment”/><img alt="Researchers break W3C XML encryption algorithm, push…

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