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The researchers analyzed and found vulnerabilities in a number of commercial smart irrigation systems, which enable attackers to remotely turn watering systems on and off at will. The researchers tested three of the most widely sold smart irrigation systems: GreenIQ, BlueSpray, and RainMachine smart irrigation systems.

AUDIT is a cryptographic system aimed at improving government accountability for surveillance while still maintaining enough confidentiality for police to do their jobs. AUDIT involves a public ledger in which officials share information about data requests through so-called 'cryptographic commitments.' If the courts decide to release the data they requested, the public can be assured that the correct documents were released in full; if they decide not to, then that refusal itself is made known.

The human factors researchers' alternative passphrase systems showed significantly better user recall compared with existing systems.

The Internet gives people worldwide access to applications and services, but in many cases, Internet traffic passes through a few dominant countries, according to new research from Princeton University.

Leading brands including Amazon and Wikipedia are failing to support users with advice on how to securely protect their data, a study shows.

In a paper in the journal Bioinformatics released on June 20, the Large Scale Genomics Work Stream announced six new implementations of its htsget protocol for streaming genomic without using file transfers.