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Research: Ant Defense Practices Could Kill Spam

Stanford University ant expert and Biology Professor Deborah Gordon has co-developed a model of ant behavior that could help keep spam off email servers.

Scenario Learning Launches Suite of Student Safety Courses

Scenario Learning has launched a new suite of courses, SafeColleges Online Training System, designed to help college students make safer decisions.



FCC Seeks Comment on What 'Emergency' Means for School Mass Notifications

Can schools and colleges consider every mass notification they send out an "emergency?" That's the question at the heart of a request filed with the Federal Communications Commission by Blackboard.

MIT Algorithm Lays Path to Safer Code

A team of MIT researchers has come up with a system that can generate inputs to trigger intentional integer overflows to help identify security vulnerabilities in code.

Dump User Names, Says Dartmouth Research

The focus on coming up with unusual passwords for getting into secure sites is probably misplaced, particularly when those passwords are accompanied by user names that are all too guessable. That's what a joint academic and industry research team has come up with after nearly a year of working together on the problem of authentication.

Internet2: Building a Community for Innovation

It takes a community to innovate — CT talked with Florence Hudson about her new role as Internet2's senior VP and chief innovation officer.

MIT Formally Kicks Off Cybersecurity Work

MIT has shared additional details on how it plans to spend a $15 million cybersecurity grant. The multidisciplinary effort will address cybersecurity from three directions: technology, public policy and organizational management.

Northern Arizona U Cleans House, Boosts Performance with New Identity Management System

Northern Arizona University has recently replaced its aging identity management system that authenticates and authorizes 180,000 users of everything from e-mail to the ERP system, and in the process it has consolidated resources, brought its data into strict standards compliance and boosted processing speed.

Panda Security Updates Systems Management Software

Panda Security has updated its Systems Management platform.

U New Mexico Turns To Mobile App for Improved Safety

The University of New Mexico has deployed a mobile app in an effort to better ensure the safety of 27,000 students.