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Bots could be cloaked by encryption

News In their quest to retain control of hijacked PCs, cybercriminals will add encryption to their malicious software to avoid detection and removal, one expert predicted on Monday. The IRC traffic can be a giveaway to the presence of bot software on a...

15 November 2005, 9:03

Anti-plagiarism tech catches cheaters

News University admissions body Ucas is using automated detection technology to spot plagiarised applications from students. The organisation has also sent letters to schools warning about the new plagiarism detection tactics.

Tags: cent, google, detection, trial

2 October 2007, 9:29

Photoshop could bust image cheats

News Probability plays a significant role in fraud detection. Adobe is working with Dartmouth professor Hani Farid, an expert in photo fraud detection. In the near future, it could be a lot easier to see if those pictures of the person you've been...

9 March 2007, 10:03

Software smokes out photo hoaxes

News How it worksFraud detection software for images essentially searches for anomalies in photographs that the human brain ignores or can't detect. Although it's difficult to estimate the size of the market for fraud detection tools, the demand is...

1 February 2006, 9:05

Do more megapixels mean better photos?

News Among features camera makers are beginning to add to point-and-shoot models are face detection to set focus and exposure better, lenses that gather more light and zoom lenses that work better with wide-angle views.

Tags: pixel, digital cameras, resource, digital camera

8 February 2007, 8:00

Physicists re-create nature's best sound system

News Physicists at the University of Twente in the Netherlands have built artificial hairs like those found on the chirping insects, whose highly evolved sound detection helps avoid predators like spiders or wasps, according to research published this...

23 June 2005, 10:25

Fujifilm adds to compact camera line

News In addition, Fujifilm announced its $299 (£152), 8-megapixel Finepix F40fd, which includes face-detection technology designed to recognise as many as ten faces and set exposure and focus appropriately.

5 January 2007, 10:12

iRobot unveils sniper detector

News The remote-controlled gear, named Redowl (short for 'robot-enhanced detection outpost with lasers'), is designed to work with iRobot's PackBot combat device. With a new sensor system, iRobot aims to help soldiers locate enemy snipers.

5 October 2005, 10:34

Academics crack Great Firewall of China

News The researchers found that it was possible to circumvent the Chinese intrusion detection systems by ignoring the forged transmission control protocol resets injected by the Chinese routers, which would normally force the endpoints to abandon the...

4 July 2006, 9:44

Sony to refund consumers in 'rootkit' lawsuit

News Antivirus companies later discovered Trojan horses that exploited this software to avoid detection and found that another type of Sony DRM, MediaMax, also posed a security risk. Sony BMG has struck a deal with the plaintiffs in a class action...

30 December 2005, 10:15

GPS tech trialled on Swindon buses

News The system will also use 'selective vehicle detection' at traffic-light junctions to change the lights and give buses priority passage. Swindon is spending almost a million pounds on a new real-time information system for buses to improve...

23 January 2007, 9:56

High price of sat-nav turns off car buyers

News Systems such as blind spot detection (65 per cent) and satellite radio (44 per cent) have not penetrated the European market to the same extent as in the US. The most desirable in-car technology for UK car buyers is satellite navigation.

25 September 2006, 11:09

Online poker 'rife with cheating'

News Marcus says he knows of systems operating online currently that are evading detection and making serious money, including systems that in some online casinos will reveal the other cards on the table. The boom in Internet gambling may be about to...

7 November 2005, 10:29

Leopard hacked in '30 seconds'

News Apple has been notified of the flaw, according to TippingPoint, the intrusion-detection company that provided the prize money. Apple's Leopard has been hacked within 30 seconds using a flaw in Safari, with rival operating systems Ubuntu and Windows...

Tags: air, attack, iphone, operating systems

31 March 2008, 10:04

CA fixes high-risk bug in antivirus products

News Affected business products include eTrust Antivirus, Intrusion Detection and Secure Content Manager, according to the advisory. A high-risk security flaw in several of Computer Associates International's antivirus products could put users at risk...

25 May 2005, 10:34