US intelligence wants to radically advance facial recognition software

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	US intelligence wants to radically advance facial recognition software Identifying people from video streams or boatloads of images can be a daunting task for humans and computers. But a 4-year development program set to start in April 2014 known as Janus aims to develop software and algorithms that erase those problems and could radically alter the facial recognition world as we know it. Read More   WEBCAST: Comcast IT Transformation: Making the Move to Services IT functions today are delivered on-demand from a trusted third-party, often from the cloud. CIOs can focus more on driving business innovation, and less on core functions. Hosted voice solutions directly support this shift: they are cost-effective, streamline disaster recovery and business continuity, and centralize management and processes. View Now In this Issue Microsoft Patch Tuesday advisories urge ditching old, weak crypto algorithms iPhone 5, Galaxy S4 zero-day exploits revealed at HP Pwn2Own contest 12 hot security start-ups to watch Don't expect data on P2P networks to be private, judge rules Car crash prevention technologies face huge challenges WHITE PAPER: AT&T How to navigate the ever-changing mobile device landscape Smartphones, tablets, social networks, and cloud services are all popular, incredibly useful, and a security risk. These days, the security focus is on mobile devices, as they tend to be used a lot to work with corporate information. Learn More Microsoft Patch Tuesday advisories urge ditching old, weak crypto algorithms Microsoft patched serious vulnerabilities Tuesday in Windows, Internet Explorer and Office, but also urged customers to stop using the aging RC4 cipher and SHA-1 hashing function in their systems and services. Read More   WHITE PAPER: New Relic Secure, Reliable & Proven APM for the Enterprise   Your organization depends on your web applications to do business -- from customer facing eCommerce,banking or travel applications, to mission-critical applications for your employees or partners. When it comes to performance, visitors' expectations for service and reliability are high. Read Now iPhone 5, Galaxy S4 zero-day exploits revealed at HP Pwn2Own contest Two teams of Japanese and Chinese "white hat" hackers have been declared victors at HP's Pwn2Own 2013 contest in Tokyo today for finding zero-day exploits that allowed them to compromise the Apple iPhone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S4. Read More   WEBCAST: IBM Webinar: IBM IIM for Fraud, Abuse and Waste in Government View this IBM webinar to learn about the challenges and opportunities in fraud reduction, waste, and abuse in government programs and agencies. You will learn how IBM Intelligent Investigation Manager (IIM) can help your organization. Learn More. 12 hot security start-ups to watch Going into 2014, a whirlwind of security start-ups are looking to have an impact on the enterprise world. Most of these new ventures are focused on securing data in the cloud and on mobile devices. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Illumio, for example, founded earlier this year, is only hinting about what it will be doing in cloud security. But already it's the darling of Silicon Valley investors, pulling in over $42 million from backer Andreesen Horowitz, General Catalyst, Formation 8 and others. Read More   Don't expect data on P2P networks to be private, judge rules There can be no expectation of privacy in data exposed to the Internet over a peer-to-peer file-sharing network, a federal judge in Vermont ruled in a case involving three men charged with possession of child pornography. Read More   Car crash prevention technologies face huge challenges There is a serious move toward adding ever-more technology to cars in an effort to reduce accidents that take 32,000 human lives a year and cause some 2 million injuries. Read More
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