Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans When you think of breaking into computer systems and stealing credit card numbers from retailers, or secrets from the Pentagon, you probably think of shadowy computer hackers in Russia or China. But two UTSA professors have received a $650,000 contraxct from…
Study suggests nearly half of people will plug an unknown USB drive into their computer
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Dive Brief: A group of University of Illinois researchers released a study this week that found 48% of people will plug an unknown USB drive into their computer. To test whether hackers could use booby-trapped USBs to gain network access, last…
A New study reveals that heavy weapons are for sale on social media in Libya
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Weapons looted from military stockpiles during Libya’s civil war of 2011 are being sold illegally through social media sites, and especially on Facebook, a study by the Small Arms Survey has found. While it was in power, the Qaddafi regime tightly…
Up to 85% of child abuse in England remains undetected, study says
Urgent action is needed to identify and prevent child abuse according to a major new study that
Study counts kids who seek help under new sex trafficking law
Numbers offering an initial glimpse of how Minnesota’s new “Safe Harbor” law is working suggest that more than 150 children have sought help in the law’s first year from the Minnesota Health Department’s front line workers, called “regional navigators.” Additionally, there were nearly 200 requests for housing or other assistance….
Obese Kids at Risk for Heart Disease: Study
Obesity and heart disease have always been interlinked in almost adult cases, but not in children. However, recent studies indicate that obese children as young as 8 manifested early signs of heart disease, reported WebMD. The research by lead author, Linyuan Jing, a postdoctoral fellow with Geisinger Health System in…
90 Percent of Websites Leak User Data to Third Parties: Study
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Internet users’ being tracked by particular websites is not a recent development and has been reported by several studies. However, a new study tries to show the magnitude of user data tracking by some popular websites. It further claims that not…
Study: Some texting teens share traits with compulsive gamblers
An interesting study of more than 400 teenagers in the 8th and 11th grade, found disturbing similarities between teens who are always texting, and compulsive gamblers. Many texting teens will commit the same acts that these gamblers do. Teens will lie to cover up the amount of time spent texting,…
Study finds that Android lock patterns tend to be too simple, just like passwords
A study conduced by a woman named Marte Løge, a graduate of Norwegian University of Science and Technology, found that Android users choose to set similar lock patterns that might be too easy for others to figure out. The study looked at 4000 patterns created and discovered that 77% of…
The MyHeart Counts study leads ResearchKit’s international expansion
With the release of version 1.5 of Stanford’s MyHeart Counts cardiovascular study app, ResearchKit has taken its first steps outside of the U.S. The new release of the MyHeart Counts app is now available to iPhone owners in both the U.K. and Hong Kong. So far, medical research apps built…